IELMHB - Chapter 71 < I Only Want You >
I Ended Up Living Up Next Door With My Ex-Husband
“Hey, Mr. Ex-husband. Do you like me that much?”
A breeze ruffled my hair as I turned my head towards Cedric.
Blue eyes that shimmer like a vast emerald sea.
In those strong waves, countless words broke apart and resurfaced repeatedly.
We made eye contact and no one spoke first.
But our silence was louder than ever.
A spring breeze blew in gently as if trying to cool down the heat rising between the two.
It was only after a slightly cool breeze passed by, cooling my hot cheeks a little, that I realized.
Unlike the north, where it is always winter, the season in the capital is already spring.
That meant that the time promised to the two of us was quickly coming to an end.
Is that why? Cedric's eyes, looking at me, were a mixture of light sadness and joy.
It was sometime later that his lips parted.
“It’s not enough to say I like you.”
He spoke calmly as if he were revealing a precious secret that had been hidden for a long time.
“It’s true that when I first saw you change, I just thought it was strange. And I got to watch you change.”
“...”
“Then at some point...”
Cedric stopped speaking and was silent for a moment with his head down.
Then he looked at me again and parted his lips.
“I have come to love you as you are now.”
The deep confession weighed heavily on my heart.
When breathing, which had stopped for a moment at that moment, finally returned, the heartbeat gradually began to spread throughout the body.
Cedric looked at me with gentle eyes and continued speaking.
“Now every time I see you or think of you, I feel like a helpless human being thrown in front of huge waves.”
“...”
“It was unfamiliar. Something has come up that I can't handle. And it's no one else who makes me like that...”
“...”
“The fact that it’s you.”
He lowered his eyes slightly and smiled faintly.
“Even though I feel unfamiliar with myself, I naturally want you.”
“...”
“And even though I hate the fact that there’s something I can’t handle, it makes me want to give in again.”
“...Isn’t it because of that feeling, that imprint?”
“Imprint, these are the emotions I felt while looking at you even before that.”
Cedric said with emphasis.
It was as if he was trying to completely nip even the slightest misunderstanding in the bud.
“Rather, I was embarrassed because there was no change in my emotions after that. I also heard about imprinting, and I thought there would be a huge change.”
“...”
“But not much has changed.”
Cedric smiled empty-handedly.
“I want only you before and after.”
“....”
“You have no idea what I can do for you.”
“....”
“...Now I don’t even know, so I’m scared.”
The unknown world is called love.
The wind blowing from there was so threatening that even the most perfect man could get lost and wander.
I wrapped my arms around his neck and slowly closed the distance.
As the distance between the two grew closer, Cedric bit his lower lip as if he were trying to hold something back.
When I saw him like that, a faint smile came out.
It was only for a moment that I smiled. I whispered softly in his ear.
“We don’t need to say anything more than this.”
With those words, the distance between our lips began to narrow, as if it were about to touch at any moment.
***
Meanwhile, a little while ago, Adrian was already on the third floor.
This was to avoid nobles who pretended to be friendly and spoke to Emperor Letitz in front of him.
The appearance of the third floor was also the same as the rest of the floors except the first floor.
The space in the middle was wide open with only a central staircase, allowing a full view of the first-floor banquet hall, and a long U-shaped hallway ran along the wall.
As he walks along the corridor, there is a glass terrace, which is a space where young noblemen and women usually go to whisper love or have intimate conversations.
As he was alone, it seemed pointless for him to bother entering the glass terrace.
Adrian simply took a sip of champagne while leaning on the hallway railing on the right side of the central staircase.
At that time, he was breathing tiredly.
He saw a happy face coming up the central stairs.
At the same time, a smile reflexively spread across Adrian's lips.
"Your Highness..."
However, Adrian's movements to greet her warmly soon stopped.
This was right after he checked Rebecca's expression, which seemed to be in deep contemplation.
Just as Adrian was wondering how to approach her, Rebecca suddenly raised her head and looked around her.
He raised his hand again, hoping that this time she would recognize him.
But where her eyes landed was not on himself.
A man standing on the glass terrace in the hallway across from Adrian.
The Grand Duke, Cedric Twins.
Rebecca went straight towards him without giving him even the slightest chance.
It's as if she doesn't even have the slightest interest in anything other than Cedric.
She finally opened the door to the glass terrace, and Cedric turned around at the sudden sign of presence.
“...Rebecca?”
Although the distance from the opposite hallway was quite far, the voices of the two men and women still reached Adrian's ears.
“You here... What’s going on?”
Cedric said that, but it seemed like he was happy to see her.
But Rebecca just looked up at Cedric for a while and she was silent.
For a long time. Finally, a soft sound came out of Rebecca's beautiful lips.
“Cedric, I came because I wanted to ask you something.”
With those words, Rebecca closed the glass door of the terrace.
As a result, their conversation became inaudible.
All Adrian could do was watch them behind the glass door.
...As always.
He thought he had already become accustomed to this position for a long time.
But at this moment, why is Cedric’s presence standing next to her so annoying?
Adrian's clenched hand gained strength little by little without me realizing it.
A moment that seemed as if the clean fuse was about to catch fire.
Finally, a match appeared on his side that would do its job.
“Adrian, you’re here. I’ve been looking for it for a while.”
It was his older brother, Elliot.
“Adrian, what are you looking at like that?”
He turned his gaze to follow Adrian's gaze.
When he finally saw where Adrian's gaze had landed, he let out a deep sigh and moved closer to his younger brother.
Adrian still couldn't take his eyes off Rebecca.
In his eyes, Elliot read a deep sense of speculation.
He hadn't seen his brother for many years, but he dared to say that this was the first time he had read such deep, passionate emotions from Adrian.
“....”
Elliot looked at Adrian with pity and gently patted his shoulder.
Adrian seemed to have finally noticed the appearance of his older brother and quickly turned his head.
“Ah, brother, are you here...?”
Still, he could hardly control his expression.
A face like a seventeen-year-old boy who learned the bitter side of love.
Elliot let out a faint smile as he looked at his younger brother.
‘The original guy. I'm already doing that, but the day I get my stamp on it, I'll have to pay for my mistakes.'
He patted Adrian on the shoulder and continued.
“Adrian, I just came from a conversation with Her Highness the Grand Duchess .”
“Her Highness?”
Elliot nodded his head slowly.
"Yes. And then I found out, but it seems that Her Highness still didn’t know about engraving.”
“...Have you tried lifting Her Highness's charge?”
“I’ve heard about the discord between you two, so of course I knew it would happen...”
“....”
“Just in case. For our family, there is no harm in being careful.”
Adrian's expression slowly darkened at his brother's words.
“Brother, because of me, our family has become so...”
"No."
Elliot decisively cut Adrian off, and he continued speaking again.
“Adrian, you will become the most powerful head of the family in the history of our Monter family.”
Elliot's eyes didn't even waver as he said that.
“No matter what you want to do, the vassals of the Monter family will definitely help you.”
"Brother...”
“So don’t miss the opportunity to become their master.”
Elliot walked slowly and stood behind Adrian.
Then he grabbed him by both shoulders and made him look across from him.
Then Adrian's eyes reflexively fell on the woman's red hair.
“So, confidently have what you have longed for.”
At that moment, the only thing that came to mind after hearing Elliot's words was Rebecca's smile.
That beautiful smile flashes in his mind. And she is standing far away, out of reach.
Elliot's voice rang softly in Adrian's ears once again, as he was suffering from the gap.
“We don’t have time, Adrian. Although the feud has continued so far, it may not have gained recognition... You never know what will happen in the future.”
“...”
“Now, look at those two people.”
At those words, Cedric standing next to Rebecca began to appear again.
His blue eyes followed her all the way.
It didn't feel the same chill as before.
It wasn't even lukewarm anymore. A deep and hot longing that can be felt in Adrian's own eyes.
The emotions residing in Cedric's blue eyes suddenly resembled his own.
When Adrian realized this, his muscles finally stood out on his chin.
'I don't want her to be taken away by another man.'
That was the only thought going through his mind.
Only then did Adrian take a step back and realize the hypocrisy of his idea of giving Rebecca a choice.
He didn't want to miss out. No matter what it costs.
“...Older brother."
It was around that time that Adrian's lips, which had been tightly closed, opened again.
“I will become the head of Monterre.”
When Elliot finally heard those words, he let out a long breath and patted Adrian on the shoulder.
“Good thinking, Adrian. It was a really good decision.”
Elliot's eyes turned again to where Rebecca and Cedric were standing.
Eventually, he looked at his younger brother with sad eyes and took a step back.
“I will leave for a moment.”
With those words, Elliot left.
Meanwhile, Adrian's eyes, who were left alone watching Rebecca and Cedric, suddenly became harsh.
Two men and a woman standing in an unreachable place.
It was right after he finally saw the two people's lips lusting after each other.
Soon, thick tendons bulged on the back of his hand, which was clenched into a fist.
“No more... I won’t just watch from afar.”
This was right after he checked Rebecca's expression, which seemed to be in deep contemplation.
Just as Adrian was wondering how to approach her, Rebecca suddenly raised her head and looked around her.
He raised his hand again, hoping that this time she would recognize him.
But where her eyes landed was not on himself.
A man standing on the glass terrace in the hallway across from Adrian.
The Grand Duke, Cedric Twins.
Rebecca went straight towards him without giving him even the slightest chance.
It's as if she doesn't even have the slightest interest in anything other than Cedric.
She finally opened the door to the glass terrace, and Cedric turned around at the sudden sign of presence.
“...Rebecca?”
Although the distance from the opposite hallway was quite far, the voices of the two men and women still reached Adrian's ears.
“You here... What’s going on?”
Cedric said that, but it seemed like he was happy to see her.
But Rebecca just looked up at Cedric for a while and she was silent.
For a long time. Finally, a soft sound came out of Rebecca's beautiful lips.
“Cedric, I came because I wanted to ask you something.”
With those words, Rebecca closed the glass door of the terrace.
As a result, their conversation became inaudible.
All Adrian could do was watch them behind the glass door.
...As always.
He thought he had already become accustomed to this position for a long time.
But at this moment, why is Cedric’s presence standing next to her so annoying?
Adrian's clenched hand gained strength little by little without me realizing it.
A moment that seemed as if the clean fuse was about to catch fire.
Finally, a match appeared on his side that would do its job.
“Adrian, you’re here. I’ve been looking for it for a while.”
It was his older brother, Elliot.
“Adrian, what are you looking at like that?”
He turned his gaze to follow Adrian's gaze.
When he finally saw where Adrian's gaze had landed, he let out a deep sigh and moved closer to his younger brother.
Adrian still couldn't take his eyes off Rebecca.
In his eyes, Elliot read a deep sense of speculation.
He hadn't seen his brother for many years, but he dared to say that this was the first time he had read such deep, passionate emotions from Adrian.
“....”
Elliot looked at Adrian with pity and gently patted his shoulder.
Adrian seemed to have finally noticed the appearance of his older brother and quickly turned his head.
“Ah, brother, are you here...?”
Still, he could hardly control his expression.
A face like a seventeen-year-old boy who learned the bitter side of love.
Elliot let out a faint smile as he looked at his younger brother.
‘The original guy. I'm already doing that, but the day I get my stamp on it, I'll have to pay for my mistakes.'
He patted Adrian on the shoulder and continued.
“Adrian, I just came from a conversation with Her Highness the Grand Duchess .”
“Her Highness?”
Elliot nodded his head slowly.
"Yes. And then I found out, but it seems that Her Highness still didn’t know about engraving.”
“...Have you tried lifting Her Highness's charge?”
“I’ve heard about the discord between you two, so of course I knew it would happen...”
“....”
“Just in case. For our family, there is no harm in being careful.”
Adrian's expression slowly darkened at his brother's words.
“Brother, because of me, our family has become so...”
"No."
Elliot decisively cut Adrian off, and he continued speaking again.
“Adrian, you will become the most powerful head of the family in the history of our Monter family.”
Elliot's eyes didn't even waver as he said that.
“No matter what you want to do, the vassals of the Monter family will definitely help you.”
"Brother...”
“So don’t miss the opportunity to become their master.”
Elliot walked slowly and stood behind Adrian.
Then he grabbed him by both shoulders and made him look across from him.
Then Adrian's eyes reflexively fell on the woman's red hair.
“So, confidently have what you have longed for.”
At that moment, the only thing that came to mind after hearing Elliot's words was Rebecca's smile.
That beautiful smile flashes in his mind. And she is standing far away, out of reach.
Elliot's voice rang softly in Adrian's ears once again, as he was suffering from the gap.
“We don’t have time, Adrian. Although the feud has continued so far, it may not have gained recognition... You never know what will happen in the future.”
“...”
“Now, look at those two people.”
At those words, Cedric standing next to Rebecca began to appear again.
His blue eyes followed her all the way.
It didn't feel the same chill as before.
It wasn't even lukewarm anymore. A deep and hot longing that can be felt in Adrian's own eyes.
The emotions residing in Cedric's blue eyes suddenly resembled his own.
When Adrian realized this, his muscles finally stood out on his chin.
'I don't want her to be taken away by another man.'
That was the only thought going through his mind.
Only then did Adrian take a step back and realize the hypocrisy of his idea of giving Rebecca a choice.
He didn't want to miss out. No matter what it costs.
“...Older brother."
It was around that time that Adrian's lips, which had been tightly closed, opened again.
“I will become the head of Monterre.”
When Elliot finally heard those words, he let out a long breath and patted Adrian on the shoulder.
“Good thinking, Adrian. It was a really good decision.”
Elliot's eyes turned again to where Rebecca and Cedric were standing.
Eventually, he looked at his younger brother with sad eyes and took a step back.
“I will leave for a moment.”
With those words, Elliot left.
Meanwhile, Adrian's eyes, who were left alone watching Rebecca and Cedric, suddenly became harsh.
Two men and a woman standing in an unreachable place.
It was right after he finally saw the two people's lips lusting after each other.
Soon, thick tendons bulged on the back of his hand, which was clenched into a fist.
“No more... I won’t just watch from afar.”
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