"What is it, dear?" Anastasia gently asked as she pulled Luca down to sit on the picnic cloth she had spread on the ground.
Serilla handed him a cup and poured him some tea before offering him some of the snacks that she and Anastasia had the servants prepare for them earlier.
"Thank you," Luca said as he took a sip of the tea handed to him. He didn't take any of the cakes and bread offered since he wanted to quickly convey his worries to the two women.
"Mother, Sister-in-law, I want the two of you to be more cautious now that father and Cecil aren't here. I fear that the Goldenias and the branch families might target the both of you..."
"Hm? What could those fools possibly want with us?" Anastasia uncaringly asked. It was clear that she didn't see any of them as a threat.
"Well, they
