“Sir Blaine! Sir Blaine, are you listening to me?”
Blaine opened his eyes, raising his head from his palm where he had placed it to rest for what he thought was just a second. His eyes returned to the clerk, who was staring at him impatiently.
Since Kassian and his family were staying in the Imperial Palace for the time being and it was inconvenient for Blaine to work back at the residence and come over every time he needed a signature or approval, he had been given a small office at the palace. Even with that, it seemed his workload was still impossible to handle.
“Of course I’m listening,” Blaine lied, trying to keep the exasperation out of his voice. He couldn’t help but feel sorry for Kassian, with Raena being unconscious for so long, but dealing with all this work by himself… it w
