Second Male Lead, You Said It Was A Contract Marriage? (7 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 062

Yezar Ferhaem gently kissed her cheek. Then her forehead, the tip of her nose, and finally a soft touch on her lips, feeling her warmth. A pleasant sound slipped from her lips.

He couldn’t help but smile. The moment when he had proposed a contract marriage to her came back to mind.

“At first, I thought it might have been my imagination. But the longer I spend with you, the more vivid the colors of my feelings become.”

This emotion—wanting to see her smile, craving to be by her side, feeling jealousy, wishing she’d lean on me a little more, hoping she wouldn’t leave—was a striking, vivid red. Much like Julietta’s hair.

But he couldn’t let Julietta see these feelings just yet. She might be frightened and run away.

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I lightly touched my lips. It was a meaningless gesture. Well, actually, it had meaning. The practiced kiss I’d rehearsed with Weaslet to appear affectionate still lingered vividly in my mind.

“Haa… It’s been several days, and I’m still like this.”

Since I couldn’t see clearly at the time, the sensation felt all the more intense. At the moment I woke up after everything, I’d been fine.

As always, Yezar had risen early and wasn’t beside me. I blinked groggily, half-asleep. Briefly, I recalled the maids greeting me with joy.

Ah, and now I realized once again just how thorough Yezar was. When I woke, damp cloths were scattered around, and the bed sheets were rumpled as if from vigorous movement.

“It was just that my body was too clean back then… that was the problem.”

I hadn’t expected to be questioned about that, but I managed to cover it up well. I said he’d remained a gentleman even at night. With just that one sentence, most people seemed to accept it.

Of course, I don’t actually know if he truly was a gentleman. After all, we didn’t do anything. Everyone spreads rumors as if we were insatiable beasts, but if they knew the truth—that nothing had happened between us—would they even believe it?

Still, Ember, who knew our circumstances well, seemed slightly suspicious. Perhaps anticipating that our plan might have failed, I noticed her cautiously calling Lopi aside separately.

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