Klaus looked extremely satisfied.
“It’s a relief that it wasn’t bad. I was also worried.”
Relief? Why would he be relieved?
Beyond the excitement, an unknown fear seized me in an instant.
“Th-this situation……”
His penetrating gaze felt like it could see through me.
My breath became uneven. I found myself gasping for air.
“Keep it a secret… absolutely a secret…….”
“…….?”
A faint smile disappeared from his face.
But I didn’t care about his expression.
“No one should know. About me and Your Highness……”
The kiss on the lips.
Absolutely, no one should know. Not the Prime Minister, not Roots, not Eveline.
And Lumie too.
“Your Highness!”
“Yeah, got it.”
Fortunately, his face softened with a gentle laugh again.
“I’ll keep the secret.”
“Thank you…….”
His fingers gently touched my lips and cheek.
“All of it, our secret.”
“Yes, a secret…….”
Suddenly, I recalled the conversation with Gretchen.
Being caught in a secret relationship and driven away; the Prince and the maid.
There’s no such thing as eternal secrecy.
Can this secret be kept until the end?
Klaus smiled knowingly, whether he understood my heart or not.
“And people need to satisfy their desires to some extent and live. Otherwise, they’ll explode at once.”
I didn’t understand what he was saying. Maybe my mind had frozen.
“It’s a suggestion to help each other. Don’t take it too seriously.”
“Ah……”
Although I didn’t fully comprehend, I reflexively nodded at his words to not take it too seriously.
Klaus slowly released my hand. Only then did I realize that he had been holding onto me until now.
“Now, it seems you’re somewhat ready to meet Lady Ferner. Be careful and come back with permission.”
“Yes…….”
My head was still in a daze.
I don’t know what he’s saying or how I’m responding.
I mechanically stood up from my seat.
Like avoiding Klaus, I retreated to my own space where his eyes couldn’t reach.
“……. ”
The memory of the sharp first kiss, he said.
It’s too sharp, even cutting through my soul.
First, I decided to write a letter to Lady Ferner. My hands were still trembling, but I firmly gripped the pen.
It might be fortunate that Klaus had practiced this in advance. If Lady Ferner comes out aggressively as he said, I would surely be flustered and not know what to do.
But why did things turn out like this? At first, she seemed to be talking about Lady Ferner’s unfairness.
The human lips were so soft and warm. I had no idea until I experienced it myself.
“……. ”
The mingling of breaths is dizzying.
I understood it all for the first time.
“Oops.”
I snapped back to reality. The hand that had stopped with the pen made a round ink mark on the paper.
“Oh no.”
I bit my tongue lightly.
I let my mind wander and ended up unable to write the letter. I have to start over from the beginning.
“Phew.”
I took a deep breath. I won’t make a mistake now.
But after a moment.
“……Ah.”
Damn, what happened to my head. The letter has become a mess again.
“Tsk.”
I threw the pen. I managed to swallow back the curse trying to come out.
I can’t afford to be like this because I’m not alone right now.
“……. ”
I held my breath and listened for any signs of Klaus working beyond the wall.
Fortunately, there was no particular response.
I felt relieved and scolded myself internally.
Let’s get it together.
I’m not a child who knows nothing, and I’m not an adult who can’t regain composure after a simple kiss.
Klaus had only practiced what might happen when he met Lady Ferner, and attaching any meaning to it was foolish.
And he said. People need to satisfy their desires to some extent and live. Otherwise, they’ll explode and become dangerous. So let’s help each other.
Klaus wasn’t as serious as I was. His words were nothing more than a jest.
But why am I like this alone?
“Ha…….”
I covered my head. I couldn’t continue working like this.
Although it’s a somewhat embarrassing confession for an adult to make, it seems that my soul has completely melted away with just one first kiss.
Did I melt because I was too innocent, or is it because the son of the perfect beautiful male lead from a romance novel is too skilled?
I experienced something shocking in the situation of secretly liking him.
“……!”
At that moment, I heard a sound as if someone was getting up from beyond the wall. I quickly stood up from my seat.
Without looking at me, Klaus walked straight to the door.
“Mużel. I’m going for a short walk. I’ll be with the guards, so you don’t have to follow.”
“Yes, I understand.”
He opened the door without hesitation and went out.
“Haah…….”
I slumped into the chair like a deflated balloon. Now I feel like I can breathe.
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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