The Reason for Marriage

Eve hadn’t asked him to stay away from her nor was she scared. If that was the case, why did she hug him yesterday and said that she loved him? He had to find her and ask for all the reasons behind it.

“We must find her. Find her.”

“…Yes.”

“It’s the King’s order. Unconditionally, find her and bring her to me.”

“…All right.”

Kaiden left after conceding to Daniel’s order. Daniel cupped his chin and thought for a long time. Kaiden was the same as the Bureau of Investigation; he would not let him know her whereabouts.

But he would find her, he had no intention of giving up. She said she loved him. He was bitter and resentful that she had suddenly evaporated the next day after making love to him. Even if she didn’t remember him, he would keep her by his side. He would make her remember him. Remember everything. Remember that she loved him.

“How are you going to handle it? You are the one who put me in this situation, Eve.”

He hadn’t talked to himself in a very long time. His stomach was burning, and his heart was pounding. She had left him. All the memories they created together were erased from her mind. Daniel never thought that she would be so cruel to him, but the thought that she was Eve was enough.

The reason he didn’t break down at all was because he was determined to find her.

“If you erase your memory, I’ll use all the secrets and lies to make you a Queen somehow… It’s not like you don’t know what kind of human being I am.”

There was something that the Bureau of Investigation was not able to grasp. Due to the ample time they spent and the numerous conversations they held, Daniel knew a lot more about her than anyone expected. Even if the Bureau of Investigation knew almost everything about her, they couldn’t have known all of her and what they spoke during their tea time.

Daniel remembered everything she said–he couldn’t forget–to the extent that he could roughly infer her whereabouts without the help of the Bureau of Investigation.

“I got so much better after joining the agency. I think it’s because it was the first time I was recognized by my own achievements. I like myself enough to never leave the bureau even if you give me money worth billions.”

She couldn’t have left the agency.

He waited for nearly a month, pretending to be completely entrusted with Kaiden’s work.

He couldn’t even sleep because he was worried that he would not be able to find her forever at night, but he needed to pretend to be calm.

He shouldn’t rush around for no reason, so the Bureau of Investigation wouldn’t have to interfere, protecting her.

Soon, the Bureau of Investigation would become occupied with a new operation, and Daniel stifled the urge to turn everything upside down just to see her.

One day, when he had endured enough, he slowly raised his hand and rang the bell. Although he was not as meticulous or competent as the Bureau of Investigation, he was more than persistent. A servant approached at the sound of the bell.

“Bring the list of transfers from all affiliated institutions up to the most recent one.”

***

Originally, horizontal movement between affiliated organizations was not performed well. There were more than 20 people on the moving list, which he wondered if there were only one or two. Almost all of them had left the Bureau of Investigation.

He remembered that Kaiden had said that he had issued all the applicants he had received since a long time ago. Looking back now, he could clearly see the intention. Naturally, there was no name for Eve Jean.

He only selected women from the list. If she was in her fourth year in the Bureau of Investigation, she should have been older than him, but she didn’t have the right age. Come to think of it, he thought it was a normal graduation, so Daniel had never asked about her age.

There were 7 people who were younger than the expected age because there was a possibility of skipping middle school or high school. Excluding married women, there were 4 of them.

Two went to the Intelligence Bureau, one to the Medical Bureau and one to the Judicial Affair Bureau.

“The Judicial Affair Bureau is so small that there is no overtime. Still, I think I’ll do well if I go there. I’m naturally interested in human relations. Come to think of it, I think it’s really okay. Well, it’s much more interesting than departments like administrative offices and pharmacies.”

Once, he had asked her where she would have applied, if it was not the Bureau of Investigation. At that time, the only place that heard a positive answer was the Judicial Affairs Bureau.

As if possessed, he stared at the name ‘Iveca der Esselburn’, who had transferred to the Judicial Affair Bureau. The dark-haired woman staring straight ahead in the black-and-white photo had unfamiliar features.

Count Esselburn’s daughter… She said she was in an agency? Also to the Bureau of Investigation…