Selected as the New Stepmother (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 84

Let’s stop and go inside to sleep? If we keep this up, I won’t be able to sleep at all.

I neatly tied the note and threw it at the dartboard. Ascal examined the reply, paused thoughtfully, then wrote another note and tossed it to me, staring intently.

I silently watched him, chin propped up, waiting. His relaxed attire and natural, unadorned appearance made him look as if he simply wanted to hold hands and sleep—but in the darkness, he seemed like a predator stalking its opportunity.

I raised both arms above my head, crossing them in an X. Ascal immediately understood and bowed his head deeply.

Goodnight. See you tomorrow.

After sending the final dart.

I gathered the notes exchanged between us and stepped inside before I could hear another sigh of disappointment.

He was clearly a fearsome black panther—but when had he become so bear-like, so adorable?

‘Hold on.’

As I folded the note and placed it in the vanity drawer, a sudden thought struck me.

‘A bear is also a predator, isn’t it?’

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The mansion’s front courtyard was in chaos from early morning, filled with carriages arriving. Guests strained to catch even a word from the Crown Prince and his wife, while parents with daughters of marriageable age frantically tried to present their daughters to the young Duke Terrabita.

“Do you know who’s in the bridal chamber?”

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