Urseau clicked his tongue as he gazed at Leila's expressionless face.

"Did you suspect that I knew your secret?"

"It's a natural action. As the one who constantly detoxifies the body of the only heir and it's only natural to investigate thoroughly."

He tilted his head as if he were intrigued.

"Aren't you anxious about me knowing your secret?"

"Not particularly. It's not a weakness, after all."

"How peculiar."

Leila and her parents looked alike, not only in appearance but also in attitude, as if they were not parent and child. However, he made her feel much worse than Arcangelo.

Leila narrowed her eyes and smiled.

"If you thought that was a weakness from the beginning, I would have hidden it more thoroughly. It wouldn't have been too difficult with the connection to the head of the investigation bureau."

His gaze evaluating her slowly descended from above.

"Well, that's settled."

That meant that everything they had discussed so far was more like a small talk. Perhaps he was planning to straighten up before starting the real conversation.

"You had sex with my son."

Ah.

"That's quite a blow."

Fortunately, Leila managed to keep her composure and didn't even bat an eye. If she hadn't been trained beforehand, she might have coughed or been surprised.

"It was just part of the detox process for 121."

"And contraception?"

"I've been taking the pills continuously since I started working as an investigator. It can't interfere with my job.

"Is that so?"

His mouth twisted. It was an unexpected reaction.

"I regret to hear that."

"Pardon?"

"If you were to become pregnant, I would have asked you to hand the child over to our side."

Leila failed to hide her expression. Her face contorted.

"I am a cat chimera, doctor. And you, Mr. Urseau, the detective, are a wolf chimera."

"Indeed."

"You know how such a child is named in this relationship. And you also know how society treats such a child."

This refers to the term "heterozygous hybrid," which describes when a chimera with completely different parents, such as a wolf and a cat or a tiger and a rabbit, have a child.

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And they never receive good treatment in chimera society, especially if they come from a noble family. The more purebred they are, the stronger and more noble they are believed to be.

Even among the wolf chimeras, they divide into direct and collateral lines. How cruel it must be for a heterozygous hybrid chimera with completely different parents.

"Do you think that's important? I didn't expect such words to come out of your mouth."

Mr. Urseau tilted his head. His cold, emotionless eyes met Leila's, and the glint in his eyes reminded her of a jewel-toned pumpkin.

"Well, there's no need to say more if there's no chance of pregnancy. That will be all. The person outside will guide you."

Leila stared at his eyes for a moment, then bowed and said, "Yes, understood."

As she turned her back and grabbed the doorknob, Mr. Urseau spoke again.

"If you move recklessly within this mansion, you will pay the price, without me having to say it, won't you?"

"Understood."

"You seem like a rather clever individual who can handle things on their own. After all, you must be a skilled investigator who managed to safely bring the heir back in such a situation."

Leila opened the door and stepped outside, immediately locking eyes with Sijong standing in front of her.

"No time to relax."

She smiled as if contorting her expression, but the laughter shook slightly.

"Thank you."

Sijong didn't miss it, he took note of it and then turned to guide her down the path. She followed him to the guest room assigned to her.

The room she was given was like a suite in a hotel with a bathroom, bedroom, and a sitting room.

Her bag was placed on the table.

"I'll come to serve breakfast tomorrow morning. If you need anything in the middle of the night, just shake the bell."

"Thank you for letting me know."

"You can feel free to make any requests. After all, you are a guest of the Urseau family."

Sijong closed the door after looking at her, and Leila twisted her smiling face as soon as it closed.

"No bugs...good."

She checked around the room to see if any bugs had been installed somewhere. Luckily, there weren't any such tricks.

"I suppose there's no need to resort to such obvious tricks. Thanks for making things easy."

However, she needed to do a thorough check to ease her mind. Finally, after completing the confirmation process entirely, Leila let out a sigh of relief.

"Ah, I am exhausted," she groaned.

She stretched her body out on the bed. The room I was given was located near the central corridor on the second floor. It was a room that would not normally be given to guests.

"It is probably a warning to be careful about words and actions since the guards are frequently around. There may also be a meaning to monitor us."

Even I would probably do the same, so I had no complaints.

"The room is nice."

She buried her face in the pillow.

"What was the point of bringing up the talk about crossbreeding?"

It was not to provoke me. It seemed like the topic did not have much significance to that person.

In fact, I did not feel too bad when I heard the story. I acted that way because I did not know the reason of the other person.

"If you are going to assign work, at least tell me properly and let me do it. It's hard to understand what's going on when information is censored in the middle."

A sigh escaped. Robert had something hidden from me about this matter, and I knew the reason, but I was annoyed.

"I won't just sit here... If you are going to make me suffer like this, pay me some money."

If I am forced to take an unpaid vacation, I won't just sit still. Laila kept hitting the pillow and eventually fell asleep.

"Ah."

She immediately realized that she had fallen asleep. The elegant and clean room had turned into a white snowfield in an instant. It was a familiar scenery.

"Another dream."

As she walked over the snow, which was so cold that it froze her feet, someone grabbed her foot.

The white turned into red.

She closed her eyes, hearing a cursed voice directed at her.

It was cold.

The real her was probably covered with a warm blanket.