Edwick furrowed his brow, groping through his hazy memories.
[What is your name?] […….] [There will be no punishment for you regarding this matter if you tell me your name. I promise.]On the day rain poured relentlessly, the shabbily dressed boy who brought my daughter bore a striking resemblance to the prince in the palace.
So, I asked for the boy’s name.
[……Kalif.]Yes, he had certainly said Kalif.
“It might be good to look for a child named Kalif.”
Without hesitation, Edwick relayed the name to Layton. Layton nodded and retreated.
“I shall return shortly.”
Edwick responded with a nod. The loyal knight soon exited the library without a sound. Only then could Edwick release the breath he’d been holding.
He rose quietly from his seat and moved back to the window. Recalling forgotten memories had made his mind clamorous.
The moon lodged in the center of the night sky was painfully clear. The face of the boy he had seen in the past floated vividly in his mind.
“……I hope this is just a needless worry.”
He muttered softly and sighed deeply.
It was a sleepless night.
Early in the morning, Kalif sat down at the table as soon as he had been dressed, staring at the transparent bowl.
“How long are you planning to act like this?”
Fom’s brow furrowed, looking discontented. Despite this, Felix, in the form of a hamster, showed no signs of emerging from his tiny house.
－I told you several times I’m deep in thought.
“Yeah, sure.”
－What, am I not allowed to think deeply just because I have a few mediocre abilities?
Felix poked his head out from the small circular door and angrily rattled off a retort.
Kalif’s eyebrows twitched.
“What a spectacle to behold this early morning. Are you throwing a fit over what I said?”
－You’re one to talk, driving a nail into people’s hearts!
The retort came back sharper than ever.
Kalif deeply furrowed his brows. He wanted to let it go for Evelia’s sake, but this was getting out of hand.
“Cut that nonsense. Weren’t you the one who visited Evelia without telling me?”
－Wha, what are you talking about? I was clearly deep in thought…!
“Why do you think I didn’t bother to look for you or make an issue of it after returning to my room last night?”
“That’s it…!”
“I didn’t want to ruin the good mood I had when I was with Evelia. That’s the only reason.”
So don’t provoke me anymore by bringing up yesterday’s events now.
Khalif conveyed his stern warning through words, eyes, and expression. Only then did Felix cautiously emerge from the hamster house. He sighed and slightly closed his eyes.
Soon, a blue aura enveloped the hamster’s small body. The small light became a cluster of lights and brightened like a flash.
Khalif closed his eyes as if he were used to it. And when he opened them again, he easily found Felix sitting on the windowsill.
He was smiling as usual, but his forced smile was uncomfortably trembling. It was a repulsive expression that instantly invoked displeasure.
Khalif turned his head away, as if he’d seen something he shouldn’t have.
“I’ve really seen it all.”
He spat out that one phrase cruelly, and Khalif quickly exited the bedroom. If avoiding his anger was Felix’s goal, it was a great success.
The bedroom became silent the moment Khalif left. Only then did Felix comfortably sit in the chair at the table.
He looked down at his own hands with a rigid face, as if he had never smiled.
“Sigh.”
The breath he’d been holding spilled out. He had been acting cheeky in front of Khalif, but he was deeply engrossed in troublesome thoughts. It was because of yesterday’s events.
“…What the hell is this.”
His deeply sunken voice was tinged with confusion. Even after a day, the sensation he had felt yesterday remained vivid on his fingertips.
[I wish I could join their walk too.]His request to accompany the two people who were about to take a walk was not made thoughtlessly. It was because he wanted to find the answer he couldn’t confirm due to Khalif’s sudden appearance.
Khalif’s firm refusal gave him a good excuse. It allowed him to naturally rest on Evelia’s shoulder, justifying his otherwise indefensible actions.
While wary of Khalif’s unpredictable hand, Felix focused all his attention on finding the mysterious power that might be deep within her.
After clinging flat to her shoulder for quite some time, he could finally feel a faint power. It was not the power he had been expecting.
If the power he had infused in front of Khalif on the night she had collapsed was still lingering, it would be just about that much.
Felix furrowed his brow in strange disappointment. He had forcibly inserted himself despite Kalif’s animosity, and the outcome felt empty. Having gotten the answer he was curious about, he waited for the right timing to leave, not wanting to disturb their date any longer.
In the midst of this, Felix detected an unbelievable energy. It was when Kalif suddenly threw a question at him with a mischievous expression.
Why She Is Still Unmoved (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: He uses various methods to seek her affection, but she remains unmoved.
Synopsis:
Si Qingyu is a doctor who has saved countless lives and enjoys tranquility.
Luo Shaoxuan is ruthless, deeply scheming, and the top young master in the capital. He admires Si Qingyu.
Luo Shaoxuan: I want to be the only one in your eyes and heart.
Features a cold and calm female lead vs A noble and scheming male lead.
There will be both sweetness and torture towards the male after their marriage.
