Jenna looked at Kate briefly, then broke into a secretive laugh.
“That’s not what I heard. I didn’t know you were such a kind person.”
“Yes. It was really helpful advice.”
“……”
Kate looked back and forth between Alicia and Jenna, as if she couldn’t believe it.
These two were truly unfamiliar types of individuals to her, who acted as the ‘queen’ among the socialites.
While the three ladies stood in a moment of silence, a strange man called Alicia.
“Miss Alicia Lancaster.”
“?”
Alicia turned her head toward the voice.
The man who spoke was a handsome man with neutral vibes, but his expressionless face made him seem cold.
“Yes. Who are you?”
“Hello. I am Ross, Prince William’s servant. I have been asked to deliver this to you. Please give me your hand.”
“?”
As Alicia extended her hand, Ross placed something on it.
“What’s this?”
“An access pass. It’s for backstage access.”
“Ah.”
Eric must have pulled some strings and asked Prince William for a favor.
As Alicia grasped the access pass, Ross respectfully tied up his words.
“His Highness asked me to escort you to the waiting room.”
“Could you wait for a moment?”
“Of course.”
Alicia smiled apologetically and turned to Jenna.
“Then, Jenna. See you later.”
“Yeah. I’ll contact you separately.”
“Miss O’Brien. See you again.”
“……”
Whether it was the prince’s errand boy who bothered her, she merely nodded her head, turned her body around, and left the spot.
“She seems to dislike me. I don’t think I did anything particularly offensive.”
“It can’t be helped.”
“?”
But Jenna didn’t answer, she just laughed and pushed Alicia’s back.
“More than that, he’s waiting. Go ahead. I have to go too.”
“Ah, okay. See you later.”
“Sure. Let’s talk about what we couldn’t discuss today next time. Bye.”
As Jenna waved her hand while taking steps to return to her parents, Alicia also waved back. Then, she felt a gaze.
It was exactly the same feeling she had felt at the palace.
‘What’s going on?’
For a moment, just like then, Alicia’s entire body was covered in goosebumps.
She hastily looked around, but no one was watching her.
“Why are you doing that?”
“Huh? No, it’s nothing. I’m sorry for making you wait. Can we go now?”
“This way.”
As Ross started walking, Alicia also started to follow.
Just in case, Alicia looked around again, but there was no suspicious person or anyone watching her.
[Star Icon][Star Icon][Star Icon]The place where Alicia arrived was the waiting and preparation area for the Knights.
People were moving busily, and knights dressed in black or red uniforms made it chaotic and crowded.
Walking a halfstep behind Ross, Alicia asked him with worry.
“It seems very busy, are you sure it’s okay to go?”
“I think it will be fine. More than anything, I heard that the Count himself requested it.”
“Ah.”
Ross, still expressionless but polite, pointed further inside.
“You can go a little further in that direction.”
“Thank you.”
“Well, I’ll be on my way now.”
Having offered his polite farewell, Ross quickly slipped away after making sure Alicia was on her way.
[Star Icon][Star Icon][Star Icon]The interior location Ross spoke of turned out to be the standby area of the 2nd Knights Division, filled with people dressed in black uniforms.
Among the countless men dressed in identical black uniforms, one person caught Alicia’s eye.
As her heart suddenly began to race, a surprised Alicia stopped in her tracks.
“Uh, Captain. There’s a woman over there.”
“A woman?”
“Yes. A pretty woman.”
“What?”
At his subordinate’s words, Eric raised his head.
A bright person like a single ray of light among the gloomy men.
Eric grinned widely.
His subordinates chattered excitedly beside him.
“Oh, a beauty.”
“Wow, I thought I was going to go blind from only seeing black and red, but now my eyes are completely opened.”
“Quiet down. Don’t make a fool of yourself and act like knights. Understand?”
“Are you saying this all of a sudden?”
“You said to relax and rest comfortably during break time a while ago.”
“Just keep your mouth shut then.”
Embarrassed by his useless subordinates, Eric threw a few sharp words and moved towards Alicia.
“Did you come?”
“Wowww.”
When a mere casual word caused such a commotion, Alicia didn’t know what to do and hesitated.
As Eric turned his head with an annoyed expression, it quickly quieted down.
He glared for a moment, then turned his head back towards Alicia.
“You found your way here properly?”
“His Highness accompanied me all the way here. But I was worried I might be disturbing you as you seemed busy.”
“Not really. The real disturbance is those guys.”
Eric casually pointed behind him with his thumb towards his still noisy subordinates.
Hidden behind Eric’s body, his subordinates were out of sight but not out of hearing. Alicia peeked over just a little to the side.
That made the boisterous noise grow louder.
“I never thought I would feel embarrassed by my subordinates.”
Eric clicked his tongue and glared once more at his subordinates behind him.
His subordinates quieted down quickly but the moment he turned his head, they began to whisper and giggle among themselves.
The words were quiet and indistinct, but a few words such as ‘loving to death’, ‘the rumored fiancée’, ‘slurp’, ‘insane’ caught Eric’s ear.
‘Those guys.’
If Alicia weren’t here, there might already have been loud yelling.
It would be much more comfortable to get out of here quickly, she thought, but then something soft touched her forehead.
“Aren’t you hot? You seem to be sweating.”
“Huh?”
Alicia lifted Eric’s bangs.
The uproar from the subordinates got even louder and she hesitated, but she didn’t pull her hand away.
“What is this? You’re unusually kind today.”
“You’re working hard in this heat. I thought it was a moment that needed the considerate side of a caring fiancée.”
Seeing the subordinates made her feel embarrassed, so she intentionally focused her gaze on Eric.
Then Eric, holding Alicia’s hand and lowering it, smiled apologetically.
“Huh?”
“It’s smeared on your hand.”
“……It’s okay.”
“Instead.”
“Yes?”
Eric casually intertwined his fingers with hers. The thin finger of Alicia’s touched between his fingers, and the feeling was strangely new.
He had held her hand many times before.
As her fiancé, it was natural, and he had taken her hand without thinking.
But today, it was awkward.
Suddenly, the uniform she was wearing felt hot and suffocating.
“Is it hot? Should we go somewhere?”
“You look hotter than I do.”
“Ah. Because it’s black.”
Eric led Alicia towards the rest area.
He wanted to be alone and comfortable with her as soon as possible.
Without any thoughts. Comfortably. Just like old times.
Male lead is a Love-Obsessed Merman
When he discovers she has gone, he risks everything to pursue her on land, enduring agonizing pain to transform his tail into human legs…
One-line summary: Male lead chases female lead. The male lead’s love is a bit sick, an invincible love brain.
Synopsis
During a voyage at sea, Jiang Yang accidentally captures a merman.
Servant: I heard that mermen are fierce and brutal.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman obediently rubbing her palm like a puppy: “You call this fierce and brutal?”
Servant: I heard that mermen have no human nature.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman with wet puppy eyes, obsessively calling her ‘A Yang’ like a childish infant: “You call this having no human nature?”
With great difficulty, she releases the merman back into the sea and returns to shore.
Who would have thought that in less than half a month, the merman, who should have been freely wandering in the South China Sea, would shed his scales, endure the pain of losing his tail, transform into human legs, and come ashore to find her?
He kneels at her feet, rubbing her palm, with merman tears rolling down: “A Yang, don’t abandon me.”
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