How To Get Revenge On My Sister Who Stole My Husband (16 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 34

The Duke asked me in a teasing tone. I stared at him blankly for a moment, then slowly nodded my head.

“…Yes. It’s a good plan.”

“Then from now on, let’s make sure we’re on the same page with our words.”

As he spoke, the Duke gently closed my fingers around something. My hand now tightly held the box containing the brooch.

His words and the warmth of his touch—lingering briefly before drawing away—made the tips of my ears flush slightly. I hadn’t expected him to say something like that first at all.

‘If it were Leonard, he’d have worried about his own reputation in this situation.’

A faint ache stirred in the corner of my heart. His willingness to step forward just to reciprocate my goodwill moved me deeply. Clutching the box tightly with both hands, I met his eyes and said,

“Thank you. This time, I’ll truly cherish it.”

At my words, the Duke’s sharp eyes softened gently.

“…You don’t need to go that far. Instead, let’s get back to discussing the royal marriage.”

But only briefly—the Duke quickly returned to his usual impassive expression and shifted the topic back to the royal marriage.

Smiling lightly, I slowly opened my mouth. For a long while, he and I discussed how to safely thwart the Princess’s royal marriage,

both of us holding close the gifts we had exchanged.

* * *

The next morning. The Goddess’s Chamber within the Imperial Palace, capital of the Empire.

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