When I returned to the mansion, the first person to greet me was Chris.

"Welcome back, Baron. I hope your trip was not too exhausting."

"Thank you for coming to greet me. By the way, where are Chloe and Erika?"

"Lady Chloe is taking a bath, and Lady Erika is at her family’s home. She said she’ll be back by tomorrow afternoon. Should I send someone to fetch her?"

It was already quite late at night, so there was no need to hurry her return.

There was no urgent matter I needed to discuss right now, after all.

"No, there’s …