I couldn't hear Catherine and Count Ethan's voices because of his surprise kiss.
I felt like all the senses in the world were gathered in my mouth.
Nelly seemed like someone who didn't care if we were caught kissing.
Unlike me, who was anxious, he swam very leisurely in my mouth.
Every time his soft body moved, coolness spread throughout my body, and I couldn't push his lips away.
He was gently loosening my stiff heart.
In the midst of this, he even showed his boldness by stroking my hair and waist.
However, I opened my eyes wide, not knowing when they had closed.
When I opened them, I was faced with his face, absorbed in his kiss. I kept staring at his expression as if I were possessed by something.
Even with my eyes closed, I seemed to see his eyes soaked with desire.
His expression was changing all the time, but in fact, he always maintained a lecherous expression. I was worried that Catherine and Count Ethan might hear the sound of our kiss.
I couldn’t concentrate on the kiss at all because I was worried.
I was just being swept away by him.
Nelly must have felt it too, because his eyebrows narrowed and he opened his eyes slightly.
Ah, I didn’t have the confidence to face his intense gaze, so I wanted to force my eyes shut again.
My heart pounded in his wet blue eyes.
Because of my racing heart, I was concerned about my chest being pressed against his.
I thought my heartbeat would be transmitted to him...
However, I couldn’t move my body properly because of his two arms that were tightly holding me.
But that didn’t mean I could move my reason as I pleased.
To be honest, even if he hadn’t tied me down, I didn’t really want to leave him.
It was strange.
When my body touched this man, my whole body felt cool and tired, as if I had just gotten a full-body massage.
If Nelly wasn’t a talented person working in the palace, I had to admit that he was a man I wanted to say, “Let’s date first!”
Our lips parted, but his gaze was more intense than my lips and stuck to my face.
My body was still like this, but my nerves were sensitive from head to toe.
Even his careful breathing felt sensual.
As I felt his solid body becoming more solid, I began to think, “What if I have a serious meeting with Nelly?”
Fear came over me for a moment.
I shouldn’t be lusting after a man like this in my current situation...
“Let me go now.”
I mouthed.
“The floor is dirty.”
He was covering me with his body simply because the floor was dirty.
“It doesn’t matter.”
My heart is dirtier now...
I swallowed my words and repeated that it was okay.
“What’s the problem?”
Then he stroked the right side of my face and asked calmly.
“The problem is that you are doing this.”
I rolled my eyes and glared at his hand that was pinching my cheek.
He closed his eyes gently as if he acknowledged it and smiled silently.
I felt slightly annoyed at his too calm attitude and bit my lip.
'How can you move so actively like someone who has never kissed in their life? In this situation, huh?'
But for someone who has never kissed in their life, his skills were quite adept.
I spoke seriously, but my mouth, which had once parted, showed no sign of closing.
So I had no choice but to emphasize the seriousness of the situation more strongly.
'And if I get caught like this, do you think I'll be the only one who gets death? You and I, both dead!'
I felt like all the senses in the world were gathered in my mouth.
Nelly seemed like someone who didn't care if we were caught kissing.
Unlike me, who was anxious, he swam very leisurely in my mouth.
Every time his soft body moved, coolness spread throughout my body, and I couldn't push his lips away.
He was gently loosening my stiff heart.
In the midst of this, he even showed his boldness by stroking my hair and waist.
However, I opened my eyes wide, not knowing when they had closed.
When I opened them, I was faced with his face, absorbed in his kiss. I kept staring at his expression as if I were possessed by something.
Even with my eyes closed, I seemed to see his eyes soaked with desire.
His expression was changing all the time, but in fact, he always maintained a lecherous expression. I was worried that Catherine and Count Ethan might hear the sound of our kiss.
I couldn’t concentrate on the kiss at all because I was worried.
I was just being swept away by him.
Nelly must have felt it too, because his eyebrows narrowed and he opened his eyes slightly.
Ah, I didn’t have the confidence to face his intense gaze, so I wanted to force my eyes shut again.
My heart pounded in his wet blue eyes.
Because of my racing heart, I was concerned about my chest being pressed against his.
I thought my heartbeat would be transmitted to him...
However, I couldn’t move my body properly because of his two arms that were tightly holding me.
But that didn’t mean I could move my reason as I pleased.
To be honest, even if he hadn’t tied me down, I didn’t really want to leave him.
It was strange.
When my body touched this man, my whole body felt cool and tired, as if I had just gotten a full-body massage.
If Nelly wasn’t a talented person working in the palace, I had to admit that he was a man I wanted to say, “Let’s date first!”
Our lips parted, but his gaze was more intense than my lips and stuck to my face.
My body was still like this, but my nerves were sensitive from head to toe.
Even his careful breathing felt sensual.
As I felt his solid body becoming more solid, I began to think, “What if I have a serious meeting with Nelly?”
Fear came over me for a moment.
I shouldn’t be lusting after a man like this in my current situation...
“Let me go now.”
I mouthed.
“The floor is dirty.”
He was covering me with his body simply because the floor was dirty.
“It doesn’t matter.”
My heart is dirtier now...
I swallowed my words and repeated that it was okay.
“What’s the problem?”
Then he stroked the right side of my face and asked calmly.
“The problem is that you are doing this.”
I rolled my eyes and glared at his hand that was pinching my cheek.
He closed his eyes gently as if he acknowledged it and smiled silently.
I felt slightly annoyed at his too calm attitude and bit my lip.
'How can you move so actively like someone who has never kissed in their life? In this situation, huh?'
But for someone who has never kissed in their life, his skills were quite adept.
I spoke seriously, but my mouth, which had once parted, showed no sign of closing.
So I had no choice but to emphasize the seriousness of the situation more strongly.
'And if I get caught like this, do you think I'll be the only one who gets death? You and I, both dead!'
It was a difficult sentence to understand just by the shape of my mouth, so I wondered if he would understand.
Nelly's lips parted even wider.
As expected, he clearly didn't understand what I said.
That must be why he smiled so absurdly like a man in love while looking at my serious expression.
'Speak more nicely.'
He spoke as if scolding a child.
What, did you understand the curse I gave you?
When I tilted my head, he added one more word.
'Like your face. Pretty.'
'...'
I was speechless.
When a pretty person says you're pretty, it's like, it's true... Is that so?
I just heard that I was pretty.
However, I felt embarrassed as if I had been told that I was the prettiest in the world, and the corners of my mouth went up to the end of the world, but I regained my senses and became serious.
Nelly bit his lips tightly and held back his laughter.
I admit that my drastically changing expression was funny, but I didn’t like it when he laughed so openly.
‘Can you laugh in this situation?’
I asked with a frown.
Nelly wiped the smile off his face and started talking out of the blue.
At first, I didn’t know what he was saying, so I made a face that I didn’t understand him.
Then this time, he opened his mouth a little wider and spoke each word clearly.
I copied his mouth shape.
Stay, by my side...Please.
‘Stay by my side?’
When I asked him again, putting together the sentences I understood, he nodded.
Nelly tightened his arms around my waist while waiting for my answer.
The longer it took for me to answer, the more the force on my waist seemed to increase.
The look in his eyes was so scary that if I said no, he would break my arms with both hands right away.
'I'll think about it... '
I chose that answer because I thought it would be better to say it vaguely than to break my back.
His frozen expression was quickly clearing up.
I didn't even say I would stay by his side, but who would think I proposed?
Was it really this good to just say I was thinking about it?
Nelly's large palm touched the back of my head again.
I saw him tightening his grip, and I shouted silently.
'Don't press my head! I'm going down!'
I pressed down on his lips.
My lips were completely sucked into the gap between his lips that were parted from laughter.
The sound of our lips colliding was heard several times, but fortunately, it was buried in the conversation between Catherine and Count Ethan over there.
At that moment, Count Ethan's panicked voice and Catherine's desperate voice overlapped.
"This isn't right."
"Please hold me!"
“Catherine!”
It seemed like she was rushing at Count Ethan.
“His Majesty would be very angry if he found out...”
It seemed like Count Ethan was trying to force Catherine away.
However, I couldn’t see it myself, so I’m not sure.
Did the Count actually push Catherine away, or was he just talking like Nelly, wrapping his arms around my waist?
“His Majesty trusted me as the blacksmith and covered up our past ill-fated relationship, but if he found out I was doing this with you again, he would feel betrayed.”
I looked down at Nelly, hearing Count Ethan’s voice full of guilt.
He was shaking his head.
It seemed like he was also making his own diagnosis while listening to their conversation.
‘Will His Majesty be angry?’
I asked him curiously.
If he were someone who worked under Secretary Raphael, then Nelly would be no different from the Emperor’s confidant, so I thought he would know his personality well.
Since I had no memories of the Emperor, I was a little curious about his personality.
‘No, not at all.’
Nelly replied with a quiet, confident grin.
'She used to be the Emperor's fiancée.'
I said, thinking of Catherine, who must have had a hungry fox's expression. Even though I had no memory of the Emperor, my memories of others were vivid, and words I had heard when I was the Empress came rushing out.
In this awkwardly folded position, I felt like I had to say something quickly.
It was even more so because if I had nothing to say, there was nothing I could do but kiss.
'I know.'
'You knew?'
He nodded.
I had a feeling that Nelly might be closer to the Emperor than I thought.
'Are you going to tell His Majesty?'
I asked, gesturing to where the two were standing beyond the straw.
'Should I tell him to arrest them both?'
Despite his kind smile, a scary sound came out of Nelly's mouth.
'Don't do that!'
'Why? They're the ones who tricked the Emperor.'
He said, rolling his eyes toward the straw.
'That's true, but... they're a bit pitiful.'
When I first witnessed the two meeting in the weapons warehouse before leaving for the Continental Hunt, I thought Catherine was trying to use Count Ethan.
But now that I look back, I think there was some sincerity involved.
Count Ethan was pushing Catherine away, but if he really hated her, he wouldn’t have come all the way here to see her.
Catherine was second, and I felt sorry for Count Ethan, who gave his body and mind to a married woman even though he knew she was married.
“Even if you have a partner, if you’re sincere, is it possible to forgive?”
Nelly asked with a very serious expression.
It was a rather long sentence, but strangely enough, I could read all the movements of his lips.
“Depending on the situation.”
I shrugged and answered.
Well... There could be someone you love who got married for political reasons, or a heartbreaking story that can’t happen.
Nelly’s face brightened up surprisingly at my words.
Is it because my opinion is the same that you like it so much?
When he laughed, I laughed too.
Then he hugged me tightly, feeling even better.
Anyway, it was spring for us, but it was winter over there.
Catherine’s voice was getting louder.
“His Majesty doesn’t care about me anyway! And he's going to remarry soon.”
As I listened intently to Catherine’s desperate voice, Nelly suddenly covered my ears with both hands.
“Why are you suddenly covering my ears?”
Nelly's lips parted even wider.
As expected, he clearly didn't understand what I said.
That must be why he smiled so absurdly like a man in love while looking at my serious expression.
'Speak more nicely.'
He spoke as if scolding a child.
What, did you understand the curse I gave you?
When I tilted my head, he added one more word.
'Like your face. Pretty.'
'...'
I was speechless.
When a pretty person says you're pretty, it's like, it's true... Is that so?
I just heard that I was pretty.
However, I felt embarrassed as if I had been told that I was the prettiest in the world, and the corners of my mouth went up to the end of the world, but I regained my senses and became serious.
Nelly bit his lips tightly and held back his laughter.
I admit that my drastically changing expression was funny, but I didn’t like it when he laughed so openly.
‘Can you laugh in this situation?’
I asked with a frown.
Nelly wiped the smile off his face and started talking out of the blue.
At first, I didn’t know what he was saying, so I made a face that I didn’t understand him.
Then this time, he opened his mouth a little wider and spoke each word clearly.
I copied his mouth shape.
Stay, by my side...Please.
‘Stay by my side?’
When I asked him again, putting together the sentences I understood, he nodded.
Nelly tightened his arms around my waist while waiting for my answer.
The longer it took for me to answer, the more the force on my waist seemed to increase.
The look in his eyes was so scary that if I said no, he would break my arms with both hands right away.
'I'll think about it... '
I chose that answer because I thought it would be better to say it vaguely than to break my back.
His frozen expression was quickly clearing up.
I didn't even say I would stay by his side, but who would think I proposed?
Was it really this good to just say I was thinking about it?
Nelly's large palm touched the back of my head again.
I saw him tightening his grip, and I shouted silently.
'Don't press my head! I'm going down!'
I pressed down on his lips.
My lips were completely sucked into the gap between his lips that were parted from laughter.
The sound of our lips colliding was heard several times, but fortunately, it was buried in the conversation between Catherine and Count Ethan over there.
At that moment, Count Ethan's panicked voice and Catherine's desperate voice overlapped.
"This isn't right."
"Please hold me!"
“Catherine!”
It seemed like she was rushing at Count Ethan.
“His Majesty would be very angry if he found out...”
It seemed like Count Ethan was trying to force Catherine away.
However, I couldn’t see it myself, so I’m not sure.
Did the Count actually push Catherine away, or was he just talking like Nelly, wrapping his arms around my waist?
“His Majesty trusted me as the blacksmith and covered up our past ill-fated relationship, but if he found out I was doing this with you again, he would feel betrayed.”
I looked down at Nelly, hearing Count Ethan’s voice full of guilt.
He was shaking his head.
It seemed like he was also making his own diagnosis while listening to their conversation.
‘Will His Majesty be angry?’
I asked him curiously.
If he were someone who worked under Secretary Raphael, then Nelly would be no different from the Emperor’s confidant, so I thought he would know his personality well.
Since I had no memories of the Emperor, I was a little curious about his personality.
‘No, not at all.’
Nelly replied with a quiet, confident grin.
'She used to be the Emperor's fiancée.'
I said, thinking of Catherine, who must have had a hungry fox's expression. Even though I had no memory of the Emperor, my memories of others were vivid, and words I had heard when I was the Empress came rushing out.
In this awkwardly folded position, I felt like I had to say something quickly.
It was even more so because if I had nothing to say, there was nothing I could do but kiss.
'I know.'
'You knew?'
He nodded.
I had a feeling that Nelly might be closer to the Emperor than I thought.
'Are you going to tell His Majesty?'
I asked, gesturing to where the two were standing beyond the straw.
'Should I tell him to arrest them both?'
Despite his kind smile, a scary sound came out of Nelly's mouth.
'Don't do that!'
'Why? They're the ones who tricked the Emperor.'
He said, rolling his eyes toward the straw.
'That's true, but... they're a bit pitiful.'
When I first witnessed the two meeting in the weapons warehouse before leaving for the Continental Hunt, I thought Catherine was trying to use Count Ethan.
But now that I look back, I think there was some sincerity involved.
Count Ethan was pushing Catherine away, but if he really hated her, he wouldn’t have come all the way here to see her.
Catherine was second, and I felt sorry for Count Ethan, who gave his body and mind to a married woman even though he knew she was married.
“Even if you have a partner, if you’re sincere, is it possible to forgive?”
Nelly asked with a very serious expression.
It was a rather long sentence, but strangely enough, I could read all the movements of his lips.
“Depending on the situation.”
I shrugged and answered.
Well... There could be someone you love who got married for political reasons, or a heartbreaking story that can’t happen.
Nelly’s face brightened up surprisingly at my words.
Is it because my opinion is the same that you like it so much?
When he laughed, I laughed too.
Then he hugged me tightly, feeling even better.
Anyway, it was spring for us, but it was winter over there.
Catherine’s voice was getting louder.
“His Majesty doesn’t care about me anyway! And he's going to remarry soon.”
As I listened intently to Catherine’s desperate voice, Nelly suddenly covered my ears with both hands.
“Why are you suddenly covering my ears?”
Are you trying to prevent me from hearing what Catherine is saying?
But even if I cover my ears, I can still hear everything?
“Do you know when His Majesty’s remarriage is?”
I asked, pulling away Nelly’s hands that were covering my ears.
I had talked to Rosie and Sharon about the Emperor’s remarriage earlier, but neither of them knew the specific date.
Nelly worked under Secretary Raphael, so he could have known about the remarriage.
“I don’t know.”
Even if he did, he would have said he didn’t know.
I looked at him, who seemed somewhat embarrassed, and asked him once more.
“You really don’t know?”
“Huh?”
He replied, furrowing his brow.
Is it top secret? Or is there really no specific date yet?
Catherine continued to cry with her whole body toward Count Ethan.
“I’ll just watch the new Empress and grow old in the West Palace!”
“But Catherine... this isn’t right.”
Count Ethan’s attitude was quite firm.
“It’s really hard for me to have to ignore you...”
Ah, not so firm.
A sudden silence came after Count Ethan’s voice.
About five seconds after the silence began, I met his eyes.
We suddenly noticed the meaning of the silence that had begun.
The sound of lapels brushing against each other, the occasional sighs, the tickling sounds of someone secretly eating delicious jelly. It was all happening beyond the straw.
I swallowed hard.
‘Oh, why!’
Nelly covered my ears again.
When I twisted my body as if to protest, he closed his eyes tightly, then opened them and said with a pleading look in his eyes.
‘Don’t move like that. Please...’
‘Why, is it heavy?’
Rosie and Sharon didn’t believe me, but I’ve really gained some weight lately.
So I asked him, feeling a little hurt.
“I’m going crazy.”
Huh? It’s not that heavy, is it?
I said, “It’s not that heavy?” and glared, bouncing my whole body slightly.
“...Huh, are you doing this on purpose?”
He asked me, questioning me.
“Huh!”
But even if I cover my ears, I can still hear everything?
“Do you know when His Majesty’s remarriage is?”
I asked, pulling away Nelly’s hands that were covering my ears.
I had talked to Rosie and Sharon about the Emperor’s remarriage earlier, but neither of them knew the specific date.
Nelly worked under Secretary Raphael, so he could have known about the remarriage.
“I don’t know.”
Even if he did, he would have said he didn’t know.
I looked at him, who seemed somewhat embarrassed, and asked him once more.
“You really don’t know?”
“Huh?”
He replied, furrowing his brow.
Is it top secret? Or is there really no specific date yet?
Catherine continued to cry with her whole body toward Count Ethan.
“I’ll just watch the new Empress and grow old in the West Palace!”
“But Catherine... this isn’t right.”
Count Ethan’s attitude was quite firm.
“It’s really hard for me to have to ignore you...”
Ah, not so firm.
A sudden silence came after Count Ethan’s voice.
About five seconds after the silence began, I met his eyes.
We suddenly noticed the meaning of the silence that had begun.
The sound of lapels brushing against each other, the occasional sighs, the tickling sounds of someone secretly eating delicious jelly. It was all happening beyond the straw.
I swallowed hard.
‘Oh, why!’
Nelly covered my ears again.
When I twisted my body as if to protest, he closed his eyes tightly, then opened them and said with a pleading look in his eyes.
‘Don’t move like that. Please...’
‘Why, is it heavy?’
Rosie and Sharon didn’t believe me, but I’ve really gained some weight lately.
So I asked him, feeling a little hurt.
“I’m going crazy.”
Huh? It’s not that heavy, is it?
I said, “It’s not that heavy?” and glared, bouncing my whole body slightly.
“...Huh, are you doing this on purpose?”
He asked me, questioning me.
“Huh!”
He said it was heavier.
When I laughed and made a teasing expression, Nelly’s eyes suddenly changed, and his cool hands pushed aside my skirt hem and reached my thighs.
I couldn’t hide my embarrassment and glared.
But he must have interpreted that as a no, because his hands stopped midway on my thighs. His eyes were telling me to continue what he was going to do, but I didn’t get it...
“Let’s stop here. It’s dangerous if we go any further.”
The words I had to say were coming out of Count Ethan’s mouth over there.
“If we go a little further, no one will know...”
At Catherine’s impatient voice, Count Ethan kicked open the warehouse door and left.
“Wait!”
Catherine immediately followed Count Ethan.
Only then did I relax and put my head on Nelly’s shoulder.
He sat up while holding me.
Suddenly, I sat on his thigh and looked at him again.
No, why am I in this position?
“My back hurts.”
He must have read my discontented gaze, because he made excuses and patted his waist with his clenched fist.
“Why does your waist hurt when you’ve been lying down?”
“Men hurt more when they can’t do anything.”
It was the first time I heard that, but I didn’t ask because his expression was sincere.
“Let’s sit down again.”
I got up first.
While he was getting up, I closed the warehouse door that Catherine had left wide open.
When I closed the door and turned around, he was already sitting on the straw, his buttocks resting on it.
He stretched out his arm and offered me his hand.
Without realizing it, I grabbed his hand and sat down next to him.
“Is that true?”
“What?”
“You said you’d stay by my side.”
“I thought I just said I’d think about it?”
“Your eyes were approving.”
Nelly said with a confident tone.
I couldn’t deny it.
My eyes must have told the truth.
“From today... I wish it were the first day.”
He said with an expression so innocent that it was hard to believe that he was the one who had just boldly kissed me on the floor.
“Should I just throw it away?”
The words that I had thought in my mind came out without going through my brain.
“Yes, throw it away.”
He said earnestly, holding my hand.
If I told him that I was joking, his face looked like it would burst into tears.
“Only while I’m in the palace...”
“Anyway, we’re lovers now, right?”
He asked as if confirming.
“Yeah, whatever.”
I nodded, and he seemed very happy.
However, I felt regretful that I was dragging him into my complicated life.
“I’ll tell you in advance, there’s nothing good about being involved with me. Why don’t you think about it again now?”
“I’m not easy either. And it doesn’t matter if there’s nothing good about it. I have no regrets.”
Nelly said confidently.
His unwavering, resolute words made me want to forget about revenge and everything and run away somewhere.
With this man who wants me.
“Yes! Starting today!”
Even though I answered, would I really be allowed a peaceful and comfortable life?
The answer came from an unexpected place.
Bam-!
A thick and long iron bar that had been neatly displayed on the wall fell on his head.
“!”
“Nelly?!”
There was definitely a sound of something breaking.
When I laughed and made a teasing expression, Nelly’s eyes suddenly changed, and his cool hands pushed aside my skirt hem and reached my thighs.
I couldn’t hide my embarrassment and glared.
But he must have interpreted that as a no, because his hands stopped midway on my thighs. His eyes were telling me to continue what he was going to do, but I didn’t get it...
“Let’s stop here. It’s dangerous if we go any further.”
The words I had to say were coming out of Count Ethan’s mouth over there.
“If we go a little further, no one will know...”
At Catherine’s impatient voice, Count Ethan kicked open the warehouse door and left.
“Wait!”
Catherine immediately followed Count Ethan.
Only then did I relax and put my head on Nelly’s shoulder.
He sat up while holding me.
Suddenly, I sat on his thigh and looked at him again.
No, why am I in this position?
“My back hurts.”
He must have read my discontented gaze, because he made excuses and patted his waist with his clenched fist.
“Why does your waist hurt when you’ve been lying down?”
“Men hurt more when they can’t do anything.”
It was the first time I heard that, but I didn’t ask because his expression was sincere.
“Let’s sit down again.”
I got up first.
While he was getting up, I closed the warehouse door that Catherine had left wide open.
When I closed the door and turned around, he was already sitting on the straw, his buttocks resting on it.
He stretched out his arm and offered me his hand.
Without realizing it, I grabbed his hand and sat down next to him.
“Is that true?”
“What?”
“You said you’d stay by my side.”
“I thought I just said I’d think about it?”
“Your eyes were approving.”
Nelly said with a confident tone.
I couldn’t deny it.
My eyes must have told the truth.
“From today... I wish it were the first day.”
He said with an expression so innocent that it was hard to believe that he was the one who had just boldly kissed me on the floor.
“Should I just throw it away?”
The words that I had thought in my mind came out without going through my brain.
“Yes, throw it away.”
He said earnestly, holding my hand.
If I told him that I was joking, his face looked like it would burst into tears.
“Only while I’m in the palace...”
“Anyway, we’re lovers now, right?”
He asked as if confirming.
“Yeah, whatever.”
I nodded, and he seemed very happy.
However, I felt regretful that I was dragging him into my complicated life.
“I’ll tell you in advance, there’s nothing good about being involved with me. Why don’t you think about it again now?”
“I’m not easy either. And it doesn’t matter if there’s nothing good about it. I have no regrets.”
Nelly said confidently.
His unwavering, resolute words made me want to forget about revenge and everything and run away somewhere.
With this man who wants me.
“Yes! Starting today!”
Even though I answered, would I really be allowed a peaceful and comfortable life?
The answer came from an unexpected place.
Bam-!
A thick and long iron bar that had been neatly displayed on the wall fell on his head.
“!”
“Nelly?!”
There was definitely a sound of something breaking.
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