Erencia flicked her hand.
Euclid put down the documents he was holding and approached Erencia.
After deciding to enter into a temporary contract engagement, Euclid sent gifts to the Novellita mansion every day and spent most of his time with Erencia.
Erencia demanded a tumultuous romance.
Euclid ordered Frederick to send the items he had bought for his lover when they were dating to Erencia exactly as they were.
I think it would be better to send the things I wanted to buy for you but couldn't. You and I are different, Master.
After that, Bartlea, who was in charge of finances, came and became furious at how many checks Frederick had sent out in Euclid's name.
Could a man in love not even spend that much money?
Euclid played the role of a man who sincerely fell in love.
“But will you be okay?”
Erencia's return home was delayed more than usual.
There was a reason for everything.
“Try to solve it.”
Erencia ignored Euclid's question and only spoke her own mind.
She waved her hand while pointing at Euclid's cravat.
Euclid gently grabbed and shook his cravat as Erencia instructed.
Euclid was a man who was quite generous to his own people.
After signing the engagement contract, most of Erencia's rude behaviors were overlooked.
"No, a little more."
"Is this enough?"
After a few back-and-forth arguments, Erencia let out a sigh.
"Suddenly, just like this, suddenly!"
Eventually, unable to bear it any longer, Erencia grabbed Euclid's cravat, loosened it, and unbuttoned his shirt one by one.
He didn't even have time to be flustered by the swift action.
"What... are you doing?"
When Euclid asked in a voice dripping with panic, Erencia snapped back to reality and trusted Euclid.
Since the sturdy Euclid could not possibly be pushed back, Erencia ended up needlessly groping Euclid's chest.
"Ah. Well. I mean..."
Erencia, who had been trying to explain the situation in a rush because it seemed like Duke Novellita was about to burst in, stopped rambling.
What's wrong with a woman shaking a man's cravat a little and unbuttoning a few buttons?
While they unbutton women's dresses and tear stockings at any time.
Ah. Of course, not Euclid, but other men.
Erencia decided to stand tall on behalf of all women's grievances.
"It looks good."
Erencia said, tilting her head slightly so as not to let her flushed face be seen.
Euclid's lips curved softly.
Euclid grabbed Erencia's wrist, which had moved away, and placed it on his own button.
"Since you like it, I like it too. So, let's get back to what you were doing."
Unlike Euclid's neat and affectionate voice, a mischievous playfulness hung heavily at the corners of his lips.
"I said go ahead."
His slow tone was somehow alluring
Just then, there was a loud thud as something fell.
Erencia quickly rolled her eyes and looked around the room.
No items fell.
What just fell was Erencia's heart.
'You really have no sense, my heart. Please stop acting up.'
However, Erencia's heart also had something to say.
Behold, Euclid!
Plump, pudding-like muscles that look like a fork would bounce off if poked, and those lewd eyes that are clearly seducing me!
Euclid looked at Erencia and lowered his head.
He grinned as he saw his muscles revealed through the gap in his shirt.
"Does it suit your taste?"
Why are you asking something like that?
"Of course, it's not very perfect..."
Erencia barely managed to swallow her true feelings.
And then, unable to find anything to say, she closed her mouth.
It was difficult to look straight at the disordered Euclid.
It must be just my imagination that the see-through skin looks sexy, right?
Why is it so unnecessarily fatal and chaotic?
Erencia quietly stepped back, trying not to look at him.
Ah. I feel stifled. I want to get some fresh air.
"I'll be right back."
"I don't think that is necessary."
Before she knew it, the playfulness hanging on the corners of his mouth had vanished.
He passed Erencia and opened the door.
Frederick stood there with an awkward smile.
"I was just about to knock. Duke Novellita has arrived."
Could it be that they overheard our conversation?
When Erencia glanced at Euclid, Euclid smiled.
"It's soundproofed well."
Euclid turned to look at Erencia and spoke.
Disheveled clothes, a flushed face, the air in the room that feels strangely hot, and the soundproofing... That's even stranger!
It feels like I should at least make an excuse... or maybe not?
No.
It was she who wanted to appear as a woman who pounces on men first from the very beginning.
Erencia lifted her chin confidently.
"I don't mind if others hear it."
Frederick looked at the two of them with a look that seemed full of something to say.
Just then, a faint shout came up the stairs.
The person who really needs to hear and see this is right in front of them.
Erencia quickly slammed the door shut.
Erencia ran her hand through her hair and ran it through.
Euclid's eyebrows narrowed.
"I don't think you should keep him waiting too long."
Frederick peeked through the door.
"I'm all ready. I'm going out."
As Erencia hesitated, Euclid moved first.
However, Euclid could not get out. Erencia grabbed his wrist and pushed him against the wall.
Euclid, who was defenseless, suddenly ended up trapped between Erencia and the wall.
Erencia leaned against the wall.
Erencia leaned her face close to Euclid.
Her lips gradually drew closer to Euclid.
Euclid stared intently at her while pressed as close to the wall as possible.
"Close your eyes; it's embarrassing."
Without even thinking of closing his eyes until she spoke.
From slamming the wall to even being ordered to close his eyes.
Euclid never imagined that his assets would be treated like this.
Spending time with Erencia leads to various unique experiences.
The problem is that he doesn't dislike Erencia, who makes him have unfamiliar experiences.
And somehow, he ended up doing whatever she suggested.
Anyway, what a fascinating woman...!
"Where did you just kiss?"
Something squishy touched the nape of his neck and then pulled away.
Whether he was surprised or not, Erencia rubbed her lips against the collar of his shirt.
"Did you put it on your neck?”
Erencia raised her innocent eyes, stared intently at Euclid, and answered.
Euclid covered his neck with his hand where Erencia's lips had touched.
The neck! A woman who gives her first kiss on the neck!
Frederick was speechless at the bold physical contact between the prospective owners.
"I... I didn't see it."
Frederick muttered words that no one was listening to and quietly closed the door.
"The location for the first kiss was chosen incorrectly."
Euclid said, trying hard to hide his embarrassment.
"It was the perfect spot. It couldn't be better for our first kiss. It's the ideal place to show off to others."
Euclid gently pushed Erencia aside and stood in front of the mirror hanging on the wall.
He looked up at his neck and saw Erencia's lipstick mark clearly.
“Well..."
Euclid was at a loss for words.
"Why? Don't you like me? Or do you regret signing the engagement contract with me? Because I look promiscuous?"
Euclid's parted lips slowly closed, and the corners of his mouth stretched out to the sides.
"Not at all. Do I look like such a narrow-minded person who views women promiscuously just because the order of our kisses was a little different? On the contrary."
At that moment, Euclid's eyes changed.
Erencia swallowed hard at the clouded look in her eyes.
It was the look of a beast that seemed ready to devour Erencia.
She just carried out the plan to get her parents' permission quickly, but did that really make her feel that bad?
"I just realized something, you see. Erencia."
He laughed. At the low voice, laced with a nonchalant smile, the back of Erencia's neck stiffened.
"I guess passionate people are my type."
He bent down to meet Erencia's eye level.
That alone narrowed the gap.
Erencia's clear eyes met his abyss-like black eyes.
He smiled sweetly while making eye contact.
Erencia lowered the hand she had been leaning against the wall and clenched it tightly. Her hand was sweating.
Euclid slowly raised his hand and gently brushed Erencia's disheveled hair, tucking it behind her ear.
"Let's try persuading Duke Novellita first today. I look forward to your cooperation in front of Duke Gredelus as well."
Having made a polite request, he was already wearing the mask of a perfect gentleman.
Euclid, who slips away just when you think you has it him in your grasp, and strikes back immediately when you seem flustered.
'He's a scary man.'
Erencia let out a long sigh.
Erencia realized very late that she hadn't even been breathing.
***
Swish, a fist flew in.
It would have been nice if he had taken a hit, but Euclid managed to dodge the punch.
"Shameless lowly bastard! There were rumors everywhere about your lowly bloodline, and it turned out to be true!"
Duke Novellita raised his voice in the middle of the living room of the Gredelus mansion.
Duke Novellita, who was about to politely say, "I object to this marriage," lost his reason the moment he saw Erencia's disheveled appearance and the lipstick marks on Euclid's collar and neck.
He began to spew out abusive language that is too offensive to even repeat.
Among them were secrets about Euclid's birth that had not been properly verified.
Erencia hoped that Gredelus's servants would clearly see and hear about her parents' atrocities and spread the word.
That is why, although she felt a little sorry for Euclid, she did not stop Duke Novellita and stayed by Euclid's side.
"Erencia, come here right now!"
Erencia moved closer to Euclid's side, as if to show off to Duke Novellita.
"Eh, Erencia!"
Seeing Duke Novellita in shock made her feel guilty.
'I'm sorry, Dad.'
Erencia apologized inwardly. For everything that had happened so far, and for what would happen in the future, in advance.
Erencia clenched her stomach tightly. It was her turn to step up.
"Father, please apologize for the insulting remarks you just made to Sir Euclid!"
I've acquired the image of a morally depraved person!
"What?"
"I told you to apologize properly to Sir Euclid."
Euclid's eyes narrowed.
You said you wanted to get permission for the engagement, but it seems like it's going to get harder and harder.
"Erencia, it looks like you were fooled by that slick face, but the Gredelus have been scoundrels since ancient times."
Duke Novellita soothingly spoke to Erencia, but Erencia remained unmoved.
Duke Novellita glared at Euclid.
It was infuriating to see him standing there with his head held high, looking down at him, when even running over to his knees and begging for permission to marry wouldn't have been enough.
"You wicked Gredelus! Erencia, come here!"
Eventually, Duke Novellita lost his reason and lunged at Erencia, reaching out his hand to grab her.
Euclid, who had been living a relaxed day all along, suddenly changed his expression.
Euclid stepped back, hiding Erencia behind him.
Duke Novellita's hand waved in the air.
"What on earth are you doing!"
"Duke Novellita, what on earth are you doing?"
Euclid's momentum was very fierce.
Gredelus's servants were on edge.
Novellita was a bigger mess than he thought.
Elbers came to mind.
Like father, like son; unable to control his anger, resorting to physical violence.
'He's a total bastard.'
The atmosphere grew increasingly hostile.
Erencia patted Euclid's back.
It was a signal to stop.
If he keeps going like this, she'll lose all her hair before the engagement ceremony even happens.
A young lady getting engaged with her head shaved completely bald... Oh, that's not bad, is it?
However, it was something Euclid did not want.
"Please go home now."
Euclid suppressed his anger.
The order to expel him fell through Euclid's tightly clenched teeth.
Duke Novellita's eyes gleamed menacingly.
It was a look Erencia had never seen before.
She got goosebumps.
She could feel his anger on jer skin.
Novellita's anger was a mix of various reasons.
The sense of betrayal by the daughter he believed to be the successor, irritation at situations not going his way, frustration and anger over the business ruined by the Gredelus family...
There were many reasons, but the arrow of anger was pointing at just one place.
Gredelus.
"Marriage? Not a chance. Who says so! Rather than marrying her off to a poor noble of solid standing, I’d rather marry her off to you, a scoundrel whose bloodline is unknown!"
Seriously, after hearing all this...
Erencia couldn't stand it.
“Get out of the way.”
Erencia pushed Euclid aside.
"Father!"
Duke Novellita opened his eyes wide at Erencia's loud voice.
Erencia swept her disheveled hair upward.
I didn't want to go this far.
"You keep bringing up his background, but if you want to maintain that flawless family bloodline, shouldn't you start by keeping Elbers in check? Do you know which woman he is rolling around with right now? I think you would do well to go see him immediately. Unless you want to repeat the exact same things you said to Sir Euclid to your grandson."
Duke Novellita's face turned yellow.
He pointed his finger at Erencia and trembled.
"Erencia! How dare you speak so carelessly about your brother's business!"
Duke Novellita was angrier at Erencia for revealing the fact in front of Duke Gredelus's family than at Elbers, who was going around acting like a hooligan.
"Dad, do you want me to tell you where Evan is and what he's doing? He went to the gladiator arena and bet a fortune again today...!"
"Stop!"
Duke Novellita shouted.
If they stay here any longer, the shameful secrets of the Novelita family that Duke Novellita has painstakingly hidden are about to be completely exposed.
"Erencia, I'll see you at home. You'd better come quickly."
Since he could not stay indefinitely at his lover's house without permission, Duke Novellita decided to back down.
Duke Novellita staggered away.
"Do you want me to tell you where Elbers went?"
Erencia shouted at Duke Novellita's back as he walked away.
Duke Novellita stopped and glared at Erencia and Euclid.
Duke Novellita, who had been glaring menacingly at her for a while, went out the door, and the sound of a carriage leaving was heard.
Phew. Whoo—a sigh erupted from the servants who had been watching with bated breath.
“Things just got bigger”
Euclid said curtly.
"It's fine as long as you say thank you."
Erencia waved her hand.
Euclid chuckled.
Actually, he was a little impressed.
She took Euclid's side.
She even has to return to the Novellita mansion.
And she didn't ask.
Even though she must be wondering if Duke Novellita's words are true.
Suddenly, he recalled the image of Duke Novellita roughly reaching out his hand toward Erencia.
"Then."
Euclid muttered. Erencia stopped tying her disheveled hair and looked at him.
“What?”
"I cannot let you go like this."
Euclid firmly grabbed Erencia's arm as she headed toward the entrance.
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