“I wonder if there’s anything to buy while we’re here.”
As I had such thoughts, Kaern took the lead and walked ahead.
I hurriedly followed him into the store.
“Wow.”
And as soon as we passed through the sturdy wooden door, an involuntary gasp escaped me.
Everywhere, there were brilliantly decorated and illuminated ornaments.
Among them, what caught my eye was a headpiece adorned with ruby-colored gems.
It looked even more beautiful, reminiscent of his eyes.
“Lord Laverion, here are the decorations you ordered last time.”
Between glances, I received a large box from the shop owner while Kaern was by my side.
Next to Kaern, I could also check the contents of the box he received.
Inside were over ten small boxes, each the size of a palm.
“I wonder what kind of items Kaern would order.”
I was curious, but if I asked, he might demand an answer to the question he didn’t hear in the carriage, so I decided to keep quiet.
At that moment, Kaern, holding the box, pointed to the ruby headpiece I had been looking at.
“Pack that one too.”
“Yes? Yes. Understood. Choosing such exotic accessories at a high price on the day they arrived. As expected, Lord, you have a discerning eye.”
The owner swiftly packed the ordered items and the headpiece, presenting them to Kaern.
“Here you go.”
After receiving the box from the man, Kaern looked at me and spoke.
“Don’t you like anything else besides this?”
“What?”
Again.
What…
Could it be that he bought this headpiece for me?
Momentarily flustered, I vigorously shook my head left and right.
“No, thank you. Nothing else.”
“Really? Then I’ll take my leave.”
“Thank you. Goodbye.”
With an excited voice, we left the owner, who was passionately bidding us farewell, and stepped out of the shop.
Then we got back on the carriage and headed home.
After a while, the carriage came to a complete stop.
Before leaving the Duke’s side, I rose to my feet to get off the carriage, accompanied by the walnut cake the butler had prepared for me.
However, Kaern, who had alighted from the carriage before me, reached out his hand awkwardly towards me, who was standing hesitantly.
I took his hand and, after getting off the carriage, immediately greeted him.
“Thank you for the ride.”
Instead of responding, Kaern handed me the boxes he had wrapped up at the shop earlier.
“Here.”
“This is…”
“Gifts I prepared for you.”
“What?”
I was so surprised at the revelation that all those boxes were gifts for me that I couldn’t close my mouth.
“There are too many.”
“I will continue to give you such gifts, so use them without hesitation if you cherish them.”
The moment I heard those words, I realized why he had given me so many gifts.
‘He has been keeping my words in his heart.’
His kindness overwhelmed me to the point where I found it difficult to contain my emotions.
“Thank you. I’ll make good use of them.”
I expressed my gratitude with a bright smile towards him.
As I watched the carriage carrying Kaern depart, I once again strongly pledged to protect him at all costs.
When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem
This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Synopsis:
“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”
Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.
Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.
While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…
Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.
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