THE TRUTH NOBODY WANTED

"ECLAIRE noona is the daughter of Duke Ede Perkins?" Graham asked in disbelief. "Then, ma'am, did you also come from our world?"

"No, I'm originally from this world," Mira Song explained. "However, I believe my ancestors came from the other world, milord. The Perkins of the old generation entrusted the Access to the Song Family in order to maintain the door that connects this world to the other."

Ah.

Now it made sense why the Perkins had the 'Access' that directly opened to the house where the Song Family lived in this world.

"If that's the case, then why did you say that the Song Family serves me, ma'am?" he asked curiously. "Aren't you supposed to serve the Perkins then?"

"Our families have been working together for generations because we benefit from each other mutually, but we're not under the Perkins."

Ah, his face turned warm from embarrassment. "I apologize, ma'am. I didn't mean to offend you."