He Who Covets the Abandoned Bride (10 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 49

At Adrian’s question, Laila simply stared at him in silence. She wasn’t sure if it was alright to keep meeting his eyes like this, but Adrian, waiting for her answer, didn’t reprimand her at all.

Instead of replying, Laila answered him with a question of her own.

“…Were you truly serious about restoring my family’s house?”

That remark he’d made earlier at the Imperial Palace, which had shocked everyone—it was his intent behind those words that Laila wanted to understand.

“I’m not so bold as to spout nonsense in front of His Majesty the Emperor. And to be precise, it’s not restoration—it’s that I’ll grant you a new name.”

But no country gives names or noble titles to slaves. By that logic alone, Adrian, who still called her “Laila,” was an exceptionally generous master.

And it wasn’t just about her name. He was allowing her numerous exceptions: meeting his gaze directly, speaking to him first, and so on.

As Laila continued her thoughts, she had no choice but to admit it.

“You wouldn’t have spoken falsehoods before everyone.”

At those words, Adrian let out a deflated chuckle and asked in return,

“So you mean the rest was lies?”

“You pretended to be someone else in front of me.”

While retorting, Laila began unbuttoning the buttons on Adrian’s coat. Adrian looked down at her delicate hands and thought to himself—

It’s fortunate her hands haven’t grown rough yet.

“I know it must have seemed ridiculous to you when I played the role of Marquis Millay.”

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