Was he too exhausted from the trip and fall asleep? I kept on knocking at his door earlier but he didn’t open it. I even raised my voice outside his bedroom but he didn’t show his face me. I just assumed he was probably too tired to get up.

Therefore, I gave up, and returned to the dining room to eat alone. I was disappointed because I expected something to change between us as soon as we arrived at his official residence. Then, I chuckled quietly. As if I wasn’t used to eating by myself!

However, I still wondered if he heard me knocking on his door or he just...