Chloe, The Thief Lady

Chapter 9: Bad Things to do at Night (2)

“What really is…”

Chloe looked seriously, holding a sparkling necklace in her hand. It took only one hour to sneak into the baron’s townhouse and get the jewelry that was targeted. It was because it took time waiting for the guard’s shift time, but not because it was difficult to infiltrate. By this point, Chloe began to have doubts. This… is it a trap?

Should I go back a little in each room? The small pockets she brought were full of diamonds, opals, sapphires, and all sorts of brilliant jewels. In her eyes as a princess, it may be genuine, but it may be an extremely elaborate fake. So she was thinking of searching a little more… There were plenty of gold bars in the hidden secret space she found while searching through the office of Baron Clant.

“…Shall I pick up some gold bars?”

Originally, Baron Clant was a merchant family who ran for the top. He was not part of the aristocrats, but a few years ago by chance a scented candle brought from the eastern continent became popular after it was once rejected. Originally, people want to sit down when they stand up and lie down when they sit down. It was the story of Baron Clant that he wanted to have an honor this time as he possessed abundant wealth. So, earlier this year, he gave out six boxes of gold to Count Gillot and won the title. She had thought he must have a lot of money, but she did not expect a pile of gold bars to be there in his office. Chloe was caught off guard when she saw gold bars showing off its presence on one wall. As the only princess of the empire, Chloe has also lived without envy. But still, it was first for Chloe to see such a pile of gold.

“…..”

Chloe glanced at the time and erased hesitation from her face. If it’s a trap, just get out of it. If the jewelry is fake, come back. It was a very simple conclusion. So, Chloe decided to leave after finishing this ridiculously easy first heist. Before closing the open secret door, she grabbed some gold bars. Chloe, who had come in and erased the traces of her presence, sat at Baron Clant’s desk and picked up a pen before leaving.

— Thank you for the gift. 

Rayleigh’s opinion was that she needed a message because she was only a thief. So Chloe picked up a pen and informed Baron Clant of her visit. However, Chloe, who had folded the used letter paper finely, put it in an envelope, and wrote ‘Lady’ on the outside of it. This was a really big mistake. Chloe normally held a pen to write invitations to other women, such as tea parties and reading gatherings. The habit of writing the name of the family with a ‘Lady’ on the receiver is expected to be left out in this case.

“Ha, this. Really.”

After making a difficult expression for a while, Chloe took a picture of the part that was written as Lady as it was crumpled. What to do. Where is the informal thief? And time was tight to write a new one. 2 AM. Soon, according to her memory, it was time to patrol the hallway. There was no hesitation on Chloe’s face when jumping off a three-story building.

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“…Your Highness, Your Highness.”

Knock. Knock. Knock.

Rayleigh laughed in vain at Roy’s unrelenting voice. He didn’t know, but maybe he was thirsty for praise. Once he heard Roy say he was pretty, he heard Roy’s voice ringing in his head. Rayleigh got up from his seat at the thought of calming down after drinking some cold water.

Knock. Knock. Knock.

“Your Highness. Your Highness.”

But no matter how much he thought about it, it felt real.

“Your Highness, if you don’t open it quickly, I’ll break in.”

While Rayleigh was holding water in his mouth, he was agonizing over the sound that was extremely realistic. His worries were not long due to doubts like ‘Is this how hallucinations are supposed to be?’ and ‘Somehow they seem real?’. He could check it out. Rayleigh moved quickly and swung the curtains on the terrace. The gap was black and there was nothing…

“Sleep on your feet? Open it quickly!”

He thought she wasn’t there, but the blue eyes flashed outside the window as if it had been hiding for a while.

“Roy?”

“Quick! Quick!”

“What’s wrong with you?”

Rayleigh, who opened the door, had a smooth expression unlike the embarrassment he felt on the inside.

“What’s wrong? You asked me to bring it, so why don’t you open the door! Ah, it’s cold!”

The cold air spewed out from behind Roy, who pushed her body to his side through the gap.

“You have come back?”

After gauging the location of Baron Clant’s townhouse, Rayleigh could not hide his astonishment this time. It wasn’t a place she could go so quickly. This soon?

“No? Then, are you asking me to order a delivery service or what?”

Roy had no understanding of his surprise. Rather, it’s ridiculous? He thought she was bulging like a squirrel with a fat stomach. Roy walked in and suddenly pulled things out of her pockets. The sound of tong, tong, tong. Three heavy sounds filled the table.

“A gold ingot?”

“Huh.”

“Did you bring the jewelry?”

“Here is the gem, Your Highness.”

Chloe threw a small bag at him. Rayleigh, who caught it reflexively, opened the bag and drooled.

“Roy!”

Rayleigh’s face was white when he took out the necklace.