Don't Touch My Thorn (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 28

Ternya naturally slipped in and took Lyudmila’s hand. Rubbing her plump hand was, as always, affectionate.

“Lady? Did you just call us ‘lady’? Oh my, oh my! Of course—just as I’ve been thinking since earlier, you really are strikingly handsome. What’s Ojar anyway? Why don’t you just become king?”

“That’s a splendid idea indeed. If I become king, I’ll make this a land overflowing with honey and food, so that no lady’s delicate fingers ever suffer harm.”

Ternya joked cheerfully.

“That really is a great idea. Yes! What’s Ojar anyway? You should be king. I’ll support you strongly.”

“It’s a true honor that such a beautiful lady would become my very first supporter.”

Ternya crinkled his eyes with a smile and kissed the back of her hand.

In the end, we returned to our original spot with nothing gained.

As I wiped the sleeping child’s drool with a handkerchief, I let out a deep sigh.

“Did she really abandon the child?”

“Oh, Silla. Don’t look at me like that. It feels as if my heart is tearing apart too.”

Ternya gently cupped my face in his palm.

By now, this level of physical contact didn’t faze me at all—I’d learned while walking around the train that he acted this way with every woman, regardless of age.

Of course, Idrish apparently didn’t think so; he snatched Ternya’s wrist and shoved it away.

“Ugh, stop fighting already. This isn’t the time for it.”

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