# Chapter 23: 23
At that very moment Radis almost yelled at Huber to leave.
But she couldn't do it.
Huber's voice was quite loud at that time, which was why he had attracted the attention of many people at that time.
Radis's expression hardened.
After that, it was better for Huber to insult her. Every time he received some kind of favor from other people just for the sake of showing off, it was something he couldn't stand.
Radis took a step back.
—I refuse.
-Because?
—I already told you. I had something to do.
—Hadn't she just stopped in one place? Where is he going? I will accompany her.
Radis pointed in a random direction.
-There!
By coincidence, he pointed towards the women's bathroom.
Huber seemed to have been embarrassed by that.
What could I do if she wanted to go to the bathroom?
While Huber was nervous, Radis quickly walked away and went in the direction she pointed.
Judging by how fast he was running, he looked like he was someone who was in a hurry to go to the bathroom.
—I'll be waiting for you right here!
Huber was heard shouting behind her, but Radis pretended not to hear him.
—Robert… I think it was there.
Radis passed the women's bathroom and headed towards the arched path that led to the beautiful central garden.
Outside the banquet hall, the garden was quiet, but there were also a few people.
Radis looked around the pillars of the arched path to find Robert, avoiding the attention of the other people.
But Robert was not there.
—I must have seen it wrong.
Radis felt his pulse slow.
There was no way Robert could be there.
Considering his family, he really wouldn't be.
He probably saw someone who looked a lot like him.
As the tension in his body eased, his feet began to hurt.
Standing with her back against a pillar, she lifted the skirt of her dress a little to look at her feet.
She had been standing on high heels that her feet were not used to for a long time and just now, she ran in a hurry to avoid Huber. My toes were numb.
Plus, the cheap leather of his shoes gnawed at his heels, causing a pool of blood to form.
-My God.
When he saw how the leather had risen over her skin, he couldn't tell if they were just shoes or if they really were a torture device.
Radis gritted his teeth and took off the heels from his feet.
When he took off his shoes, blood began to flow.
She was standing barefoot on the cold marble floor, silently staring at those pink torture instruments. The heel of one shoe was almost completely broken.
—Huh…
Her feet hurt a little, but she had to wear her heels again when she returned to the banquet hall.
Marquisate Russell's residence was not an easy place to navigate.
Just to achieve his goal today, he had to return to that banquet hall even if it meant he would have to stand on his hands.
She moved forward with determination, but began to falter.
Walking in broken heels was harder than I thought. Every time I walked, my bent heel felt like it was going to break completely.
—Aaah!
Finally, Radis fell to the ground with a scream.
“Oh my god.”
Radis felt so ridiculous as she lay helpless on the ground, her body rigid.
She stumbled.
She was the vice-captain of the Imperial Subjugation Squadron!
She, who had run without stopping, even after her ankle got caught in the vines of the forest, Even after crossing a black swamp that swallowed her feet!
“Are these heels cursed?”
With such doubt in his mind, Radis slowly stood up.
However, it wasn't that easy because of all the layers of her dress.
Radis, who was wearing that uncomfortable dress with uncomfortable high heels, tried to get up, cursing herself as if she were a bored animal.
Then.
-Alright?
Radis raised his head reflexively.
—…!
She was actually very surprised, but it didn't show on her face.
The man who was looking at her while kneeling… was the most beautiful person she had ever met in her two lives.
Her shoulder-length silver hair was like shiny silver threads.
Framed by her beautiful hair was a porcelain face that looked like the work of a master craftsman.
The silver-haired man leaned down to check his condition.
Then, the moonlight shone on his silver hair, making it look like there was a halo over him.
When he looked up again, Radis saw the most beautiful amethyst eyes in the world.
At that moment, a bell seemed to ring in his head.
Red lips were quickly seen moving as the bell rang. Even her voice was as beautiful as her appearance.
—Can you stand up?
But his eyes were…clear.
It was a simple description, but he couldn't find any other words.
There were no emotions in the clear purple eyes that looked like amethysts.
Valiz