No, it must have been an easy thing to do."
Only then did Eileen realize who Alessia's "high-ranking person" was. She looked around for a moment and then lowered her voice to ask, "Did... His Grace the Grand Duke do it?" She used a title that had become unfamiliar to her since she hadn't had to use it often recently. Alessia neither confirmed nor denied it. She just stayed silent for a moment and then suddenly brought up a different topic.
"How much do you know about that person?"
"...I'm not sure." Eileen, who was at a loss for words for a moment, hesitated and answered, "I feel like I don't know him well. The person I see is always just a fragment of him." Even though she had observed him her entire life, Cesare was always a mystery. At Eileen's answer, Alessia seemed to ponder for a moment and then brought up a new story. "Malena has worked under His Grace for a long time."
