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Daria kept looking at her ever since she left Damon’s office . Her professor cheered her up , patting her shoulders and going ahead to check on his other students , leaving Daphne alone .

“ That jerk ! He must have done this on purpose .  He is trying to get revenge on me . I have to read so many books . Is he even human ? “ said Daphne frustrated .

‘ No my dear , he is not . ‘ thought Daria from behind .

As Daphne was focused on collecting the book on her front , Daria used her magic secretly collecting the other books and holding them to give them to Daphne .

“ That jerk ! How did he know what I was doing ?! Calling him a creep should be a compliment to him . He is much worse . “ said Daphne annoyed .

“ I agree with you . To some extent he can be very annoying .  Even I that ma his sister find him unbearable sometimes . “ said Daria from behind startling Daphne .

She turned her head and looked at her surprised .

“ Your highness , you… “ said Daphne .

“ Just call me Daria . The titles are reserved for working hours or business meetings . “ said Daria .

‘ …Both brother and sister appear out of nowhere .  This must be a family trait . ‘ thought Daphne to herself .

Daria noticed Daphne staring at her .

“ You want to say something ? “ asked Daria .

“ Oh , no . I was just surprised to see you here all of a sudden . “ said Daphne .

“ I was in the garden . “ said Daria .

Daphne looked at the garden and it was a bit far from where she was standing .

‘ How could she have arrived so fast ? ‘ thought Daphne finding it rather puzzling .

She was reminded again of yesterday when Damon came behind her unexpectedly .

‘ …..The two siblings are both weird . Is it a thing that runs in the family to appear out of nowhere ? ‘ thought Daphne to herself .

Daphne collected the book and got up on her feet . Daria looked at her intrigued but at the same time carefully checking out her appearance . She wasn’t a tall sexy woman , she was just a simple girl with a normal appearance .

“ …..Seems like my brother has set his eyes on you . You must be very excited……What do you think about him ? “ asked Daria .

Despite Damon not yet admitting that he had taken a fancy on her , she knew that Daphne had caught his attention and that alone was already a very big red flag in Daria’s plan . She wanted to know Daphne’s opinion .

Daphne looked at Daria with a dumbfounded expression , just realising that she had heard her cursing her brother .

“ What ? “ asked Daria when seeing her face .

“ Do you want me to be honest or lie ? “ asked Daphne leaving her stunned .

“ Pffft ! Just be honest and don’t worry about anything . I like those who speak out their thoughts more than normal boring people with a respectful attitude and fake smile . “ said Daria .

“ Your brother is a narcissistic annoying jerk who keeps appearing out of nowhere and behaving giving me the chills .  Even now , I think he is watching my movement from somewhere . He also has so much confidence in his looks . Sure , he is handsome but there are plenty of handsome men in the world . He is not the only one . He gave me so much work to do just for what reason ?….Because I mistook him for another person . How was I supposed to know that he was the duke himself ?…..I should have watched my tone a bit due to his position as I am only a student but still , he is too much . he really likes to put pressure on people . “ said Daphne releasing all her pent up thoughts .

She felt a sense of relief as she spoke her feelings out to Daria .

‘ Are you seriously stalking her now ? ‘ thought Daria with a helpless smile as she too could clearly sense his eyes on them as they talked .

Seeing her expression Daphne wondered if she had said too much and should have held her tongue back a little . She was reminded to keep her temper in check from her parents before she came here but she just couldn’t hold her honesty inside of her . She realised that Daphne looked worried and laughed at her innocent behaviour .

“ I quite like you Daphne . I am sure the two of us will be good friends . “ said Daria .

Daphne looked at her excited that her new friend was the young duchess .

“ Certainly ! Especially when you are so cool , Daria . “ said Daphne .

“ Cool ? “ asked Daria smiling .

“ Your sense of fashion and expensive taste are to die for . “ said Daphne .

“ Ohhh…..Now I like you even more . “ said Daria .

The two girl started to laugh as they enjoyed their newly burned friendship but the good atmosphere was soon interrupted by the butler’s arrival . The butler came with a servant behind him that immediately took the books from Daria and Daphne .  Daria looked at him with a tired look on her face .

“ I suppose my brother sent you . “ said Daria realising that he must have been worried that she would do something to Daphne .

“ The duke ordered for a servant to help lady Daphne carry the books and show her to her private office . “ said Arnold .

“ Private office ? “ asked Daphne confused .

“ Those are important datas that can never be shown to others aside from the inner working circle of his highness . For that reason , you are to continue working on the private office .  Also , you are to submit the finished research in two days time . “ said butler Arnold .

Daria listened to him with her eyes wide open from the surprise . No normal human could finish that amount of information in just two days .

“ You can take three days if you want . After all you might be good but you aren’t a genius that can finish this job  in just one day . Especially when you might have other things to do such as enjoying chocolate soufflé while receiving flowers in the garden , flirting while on duty . We d not host freeloads . - is what the duke wanted me to relay to you .  “ said Arnold .

Daphne clenched her fists angrily upon hearing his words .

“ Tell that j….that highness of his that what I do in my free time in my business . I finished my duty ahead of time and will certainly finish his task in less than a day even if I have to work all night . “ said Daphne annoyed .

“ Why don’t you take it slow Daphne ?…..There are a lot of books and files you need to organise and collect datas from . “ said Daria a bit worried that it might be too much for her .

“ The faster I finish , the less I will have to see and meet him . “ said Daphne looking at the servant .

“ Please show me the way ! “ said Daphne .

The servant was still surprised by her statement as up until now they had to deal with the trouble of sending women away from the palace because they became obsessed with his highness or fell in love instantly with him yet she was trying to finish her task as soon as possible so that she could get away from him .

Daphne left with the servant , leaving Arnold and Daria still surprised by the unexpected statement .

“ I noticed that his highness paid attention to her . I expected to have to deal with another overjoyed girl but it turns out that she is trying to get him off of her shoulders . It’s my first time in centuries encountering such a situation . “ said Arnold .

“ Well , you aren’t the only one………I thought that the type of women that would catch my brother’s attention or those who would hate him would exist only on novels but looks like we have a living example right here . “ said Daria chuckling .

“ Should I report her words to the duke ? “ asked Arnold confused .

“ Certainly ! “ said Daria , excited at the thought that Daphne would leave her brother speechless .

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