“Go to sleep now. It’s still dawn.”
At the faint whisper that fell on her forehead, Bianca took a small breath.
It had been overwhelming enough.
The moment Bianca felt his hand moving slowly along her back, she tensed up enough to forget to breathe.
My goodness.
She should have worn the hot water bottle, it would have ripened.
No, has it ripened?
Each time his hand moved along her sturdy spine, a heat she had never felt before surged up her spine.
A gentle voice, a soft gesture.
“Today is an unusually cold day.”
Knowing why he was doing this, Bianca struggled desperately not to moan.
However, this sensation she felt for the first time was unbearable.
So she hunched her body, but Bianca had forgotten something.
That if she bends over while hugging him, she would bury herself in his chest.
“……!”
Startled by the sensation of her forehead touching him, she tried to pull back, but Gillian grabbed Bianca’s neck first.
Although it felt good when his large hand gently gripped her neck and then softly stroked the solid part with his thumb, it was also thrilling.
At the goosebumps that made her shiver to the tips of her hair, he seemed to think she was cold and tightly pulled her into his embrace.
So that her cheek was pressed tightly against his chest.
The healthy heartbeat and justright warmth were conveyed through their touching cheeks.
“Sleep well.”
The moment Bianca’s slightly parted lips closed was then.
This, she could not refuse.
“Sleep well, Gillian.”
She felt heat surge from the part that touched him, and her whole body felt hot.
She didn’t think she could sleep.
But she could not push him away.
“Sleep well”
The first time she heard this bedtime greeting was so affectionate that tears welled up in her eyes.
Bianca pressed her forehead a little more tightly against Gillian’s chest.
Until the heat in her eyes cooled down.
A whisper to someone unknown faded away in her mouth.
[Star icon] [Star icon] [Star icon]Her spine, which had been standing tense, soon relaxed smoothly.
As soon as he confirmed that Bianca was asleep, Gillian reached out for the hot water bottle he had put away and placed it inside the blanket.
The heat emanating from the hefty hot water bottle was quite warm.
However, it was not as warm as the heat of Bianca pressed against his chest.
As he put the small hot water bottle behind her neck, Gillian suddenly brushed Bianca’s hair meticulously.
He didn’t realize it because it was so hot, but now he felt the moisture in her hair.
At the moist feeling on his fingertips, Gillian frowned.
Wet hair in the North, how unthinkable.
Gillian sighed lightly.
It was good to consider the cautious Bianca, but it seemed he had to command Hailey to take proper care of her.
At this rate, Bianca might freeze one day.
“I won’t leave it like that.”
His mood soured at the thought, and Gillian looked quite fierce.
But that was only for a moment.
The defenseless look of Bianca, sprawled out in his arms, gave him an odd sense of satisfaction, as if she had accepted him.
His firm lips had relaxed long ago.
Gillian quietly gazed at the sleeping Bianca.
Her gently closed eyes, her relaxed lips.
Perhaps it’s because of the faint blush.
The sleeping Bianca looked slightly smiling and lovely.
So pretty.
Gillian smiled broadly.
Bianca looked so beautiful, and he wanted to hold her in his arms forever and sleep endlessly.
“Have a nice dream.”
After a while, Gillian kissed Bianca’s forehead and rose.
The fading warmth must have been regrettable as she shifted slightly, looking so adorable that he didn’t want to let her go from his arms, but Gillian endured the intense impulse and left the bed.
“Your Grace.”
The knight had been calling him from outside the door with a voice that sounded like he was dying for a while.
That night, the purpose of the visit was clear enough without hearing it.
“Duke! The monster…”
I know that.
Gillian, who was grumbling annoyingly, pulled down the bed curtain so as not to wake Bianca and rushed out of the bedroom with quick steps.
“Hush.”
“Hush.”
In haste, Gillian, who followed him, asked the knight who raised his finger, while putting on his armor.
“Is it the 7 castles?”
“No, it’s near the ice wall.”
“Ice wall? Is it a wave?”
“No, it’s absolutely insufficient to be a wave. But at this time…”
It was just at that moment that Gillian’s pace quickened as if running.
“It’s too early for the monster to crawl out beyond the ice wall.”
“So what is it now?”
The night maids gathered and whispered softly.
It’s always a common thing to chat while waiting for the dawn call, which might come at any time, but today was a little different.
They were not opening their mouths out of duty to drive away sleep.
“What’s going on again?”
“The Duke is not coming out of his bedroom.”
“Oh my, oh my?”
The whispering maids’ eyes twinkled like stars.
It was no wonder that it was Gillian Barlock and Bianca Termina.
It would be strange if attention wasn’t drawn to them.
After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
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After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
