“Did you finish washing?”
“Yes.”
“You must have rushed because of me.”
“…….”
“Can I turn around?”
“Yes, I’m fully dressed.”
The gazes of the two men and women, whose emotions were heightened in different ways, intertwined in the air. Carson sighed momentarily.
“Flaws? What nonsense.”
Truly, the beautiful Ines Sweden.
“What are you talking about?”
Ines approached him, checking if she was properly dressed. Since she couldn’t squeeze out any moisture, it wasn’t going to look good.
“It’s just a mutter.”
He didn’t take his eyes off Ines. She, too, found it not easy to look away from him. Always feeling the same, but moonlight suited him so well.
There was a slight fishy smell around the stream. It seemed like it was about to pour heavily.
As he approached close enough to see her face, he saw her slightly parted lips mouthing something.
“What?”
He asked, but there was no answer.
“What if you catch a cold coming out like this?”
As he spoke, he extended his long sleeves, wringing out her hair.
“The weather has gotten much warmer.”
Seemingly dissatisfied, he fidgeted. Then Ines picked up the handkerchief she was holding tightly.
“Hey, that!”
“Why?”
Carson stopped drying his hair with the handkerchief and suddenly realized that there were numbers embroidered on it. The quality of the handkerchief was also not ordinary; it was made of high-quality fabric.
He stopped drying his hair and unfolded the handkerchief to lay it on the rock, illuminated by the torch.
〈Carson Von Raymond〉
His name was embroidered in golden thread, as if it were a matter of course.
Seeing this, Ines reached out to take the item back from him. Blushing, she asked with hidden lips. He already knew it was a positive signal.
Ines had prepared this handkerchief as a birthday gift for Carson. Considering her situation as a priestess, she naturally had no money.
When she needed money, she did sewing after work to earn money. The high-quality fabric that had soaked through his hands mercilessly was the remnants of her sewing, and she could obtain the thread for embroidery only after coming to Landhill.
She fainted at his birthday party, and the missed gift always stayed in her arms.
She wanted to tell Carson, but there was no time to meet face-to-face. Although she occasionally saw him from a distance, the situation did not allow her to approach and talk.
Feeling embarrassed to meet in such a place, Ines thought she should convey it now. Holding the gift firmly in her hand, she stood in front of him.
“A gift?”
“Yes. I prepared it as a birthday present.”
Ines’s tension faded away, and Carson’s lips, without any intention of hiding, went up nicely. Then, as if pointing to the clothes she was wearing, he spread them wide. Inside, a handkerchief that Ines had given him was beautifully embroidered.
Her eyes widened.
“Does it look good?”
She blushed, nodded, and Carson, standing behind her, made her shiver. After shaking the hair that no longer dripped with water, he gathered it up with his large hand.
His rough movements made Ines’s neck shiver greatly. He took a deep breath, and her breath stopped.
His large hand continued to wrap around her wet neck. Somehow, unable to endure the uncomfortable feeling, Ines unconsciously raised her shoulder, avoiding his touch.
Thanks to that, the touch became more solemn, but every time he moved, her arms still had goosebumps. She, for no reason, asked with a slightly raised voice.
“Why… why did you come here?”
Even though it was her own voice, it felt somewhat awkward. Ines brushed his hand off her shoulder several times.
“I’m going crazy.”
“What?”
“I can’t wait any longer.”
Ines, who understood Carson’s words, turned her head abruptly. Surprised at her reaction, he grabbed Ines’s shoulders, making her face him again. Then he gathered her wet blonde hair in his hands.
Thinking that it was somewhat well done, he tied her hair with the handkerchief he was holding.
“Ten months.”
“Ten months?”
At that time, Ines was at the end of her duties as a temple maid. If she didn’t become complete by that day, would she never be able to stay by his side forever?
“I’ll lend you this handkerchief, so return it when you come to me.”
“But it’s too short…”
Carson watched with satisfaction as the handkerchief with his embroidered name tightly bound Ines’s hair. His golden name fluttered beside her blonde hair.
“I don’t care how you look after ten months.”
He turned Ines around. Would it hurt even if pierced by his gaze? She couldn’t move at all because of the tingling sensation all over her body.
“No matter what I say, I’ll do it my way. You’re too slow, and I’ll burst waiting for you.”
“…”
“Until then, wait, and then I’ll come. Running away won’t help. Understand?”
Even if she didn’t understand, she muttered, Carson held Ines’s hand.
“Let’s go, for now. We need to eat.”
While following Carson, Ines was busy reconsidering the meaning of what he had said.
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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