Men of the Harem (137 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 96

Late at night. La Til was going through everything that had happened while she was away, one by one, when she finally set down her pen and pressed her fingers against her eyelids.

Was it because she hadn’t slept properly in so long? Or because the tension had suddenly drained away? Her shoulder muscles felt tightly knotted, and her eyelids grew heavy.

‘I’ll do it later.’

La Til rose from her seat and walked toward the bed. But after lifting the canopy and stepping inside, she came back out not long after.

She remembered Calain asking whether, if she returned to the palace like this, they would have fewer chances to be together like this.

She was exhausted and wanted to rest, but Calain had stayed by her side, traveling with her when she was in danger.

Even if he truly loved another woman, shouldn’t she repay him for the help he had given her during that time?

“Tell Calain that I’ll be there for about thirty minutes, so he shouldn’t be startled. He must be tired, so tell him not to bother washing up or dressing up. Just to stay comfortable.”

In the end, La Til sent a knight to Calain and went out to the sitting room, settling onto the sofa.

But the moment she leaned her neck against the low backrest and looked up at the ceiling, thoughts of her mother and brother made her feel strangely unsettled for no reason.

‘Let’s not think about it at all.’

But would that be easy? La Til let out a groan and lifted her head. That was when she spotted a maid reading in the distance.

Aerandel. The maid who had sharply rejected La Til when she had come here believing the fake was real.

Was that why? The maid pretended to read while continually glancing sideways at La Til, and when their eyes met, she flinched for a moment.

But soon she smiled as if nothing had happened and asked,

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