Before the villa's manager guided Ethan and me to our room, she suddenly asked a rather unexpected question.

‘Are Lord Ethan and Miss Lilith in a romantic relationship? Or are you simply a noble young lord and his personal maid?’

“Well, um...”

“We're in a romantic relationship. Why does that matter?”

“...Yes, we are in a romantic relationship.”

While I was contemplating how to explain our temporary relationship, Ethan confidently declared that we were a couple. I suppose it would be strange to explain something like a “temporary relationship” to someone we just met. So, I didn’t bother to deny …