Despite my initial fear, Leus carefully lifted my foot onto his hand. I could see the bandage hanging from Leus’s hand.
‘Ah, it’s because of the bandage…’
Then he silently rewrapped the loosely tied bandage. I was slightly relieved by this unexpected kindness.
But even after finishing with the bandage, Leus didn’t get up. He looked at me intently, as if he had more to say. Then, he suddenly extended his hand towards me.
‘Is he asking for my hand…? Why…?’
Hesitant about his inscrutable action, I cautiously placed my hand on his.
Soon, Leus’s thumb flicked my fingers.
It didn’t seem to hold any particular meaning, more like an unconscious act. He himself seemed unaware of it.
He did the same in the sitting room earlier. It appeared to be a habit when he was lost in thought.
I wondered what he was thinking, as Leus remained silent for a long time.
The continuing silence made me awkwardly twitch my hand. Suddenly, Leus gently wrapped his hand around mine. As I looked at him questioningly, he brought my hand to his eyes.
Briefly startled by Leus’s sudden action,
“Why can’t I remember.”
With just one sentence from Leus, I understood the intention behind his actions.
Despite keeping my mouth shut all day and trying to avoid involvement, I had carelessly fallen into Leus’s trap in just a moment of inattention.
“I have no intention to harm you. So, please don’t move.”
The phrase Leus murmured,
[“I-I have no intention to harm you…! So, please don’t move…”]was the same phrase I whispered in Leus’s ear that day.
Naturally, the memory of that time came back, and my body stiffened.
“Yes. Judging by your reaction, it seems it was you.”
“D-Duke…”
“Why do you have absolutely no intention to speak?”
Leus loosened his grip on my hand.
As my hand fell away, his blue eyes, hidden until now, were revealed.
There was no hint of displeasure in those clear, sky-like eyes. If anything, his dissatisfaction seemed to have softened.
“I think I should stop trying to persuade you.”
“…What?”
“It seems faster to make you want to speak.”
What scheme is he planning now?
I looked at him nervously, but Leus, uncharacteristically, smiled and stood up, straightening his wrinkled clothes.
“You might not realize it, but the only thing that stayed in my memory from that day is that sentence. I couldn’t even distinguish who was speaking it.”
Couldn’t distinguish who was speaking…?
‘Did I make a mistake?’
Leus had been pressuring me all day to acknowledge that I was the one who saved him.
But now he says he couldn’t distinguish who was speaking in his memory…
Something didn’t add up.
“At first, I believed what the man at the cabin said. It would have been better if I continued to believe that… but someone told me. It was you who saved me.”
Even though I heard Leus clearly, I kept mulling over his words.
‘Who told what…? What does that mean…?’
But contrary to my frozen thoughts, my body reacted quickly to the changed situation. A chill ran down my spine, and my back straightened automatically.
“Now you look like you want to talk.”
“Duke.”
“I appreciate your quick change of heart, but as you said, it’s late. It’s best to go to sleep now.”
“Just a moment, Duke…”
As I abruptly stood up, Leus naturally turned me towards the bed.
“Duke…!”
“Then, see you tomorrow, Miss Ivel.”
Without any hesitation, Leus left the room.
Eventually, I couldn’t sleep at all.
‘Who could have seen me…? No, how is that even possible in the first place?’
It seemed like magic had been cast, for the Forest of Silence was enveloped in darkness.
That day, even I couldn’t recognize Leus who was right in front of me, leading to this whole mess!
It’s impossible that someone saw me from a distance. So if someone claims to have seen me, it must have been near Anas…
‘That’s even more problematic…! The person who recognized me must have seen me entering Anas.’
Who knows about me and why would they tell Leus? I couldn’t figure out any of it.
But it was clear that I could no longer respond to Leus with silence.
“Sigh…….”
As I buried my forehead in my knees, deep in thought, a knock came at the door.
“…Yes, come in.”
I straightened up, wondering if it might be Leus. However, it was a maid from the Duke’s mansion.
“The Duke has ordered for Miss Ivel to be brought to him.”
I followed the maid to where Leus was. The way felt incredibly long.
Like someone with anxiety, I couldn’t keep my hands still. Before I knew it, I had arrived in front of Leus’s office.
Knock
“Duke. Miss Ivel has arrived.”
A pleasant baritone voice soon granted permission to enter.
As I entered the office through the door opened by the maid, Leus, who had been reviewing documents, greeted me cheerfully.
“Good morning, Miss Ivel.”
Just by looking at his face, it was evident that he had a comfortable, perhaps even restful night.
I couldn’t close my eyes for even a moment due to anxiety!
Cold Male Lead Became My Clingy Husband (Female-Dominant)
Feng Bai Su transmigrated into a matriarchal novel, becoming the sister of the female protagonist and the Seventh Princess of the Feng Ling Kingdom.
After working herself to death in her previous life, finally reincarnating as a princess, she only wanted to be a lazy fish who could eat, sleep, and play.
Until she met the male protagonist from the book, Wei Jing Mo, and he took a liking to her!
Wei Jing Mo is the top young man in Feng Ling City, talented in both appearance and ability, from a prestigious family, with a cold and otherworldly appearance, a figure like the bright moon in the hearts of noble ladies. It was thought that only the most powerful and talented noble lady in Feng Ling City would be worthy of such a brilliant young man. Who knew that this young gentleman would secretly admire the infamous Seventh Princess?
Short scene 1:
Feng Bai Su looked at the young man crying like a pear blossom in the rain before her, and couldn’t help but doubt her life.
Wasn’t the male lead described as a cold and otherworldly figure in the book?
Then who was this poor little thing crying with swollen red eyes and tear-stained face?
Short scene 2:
Wei Jing Mo stared intently at Feng Bai Su who was about to go out, wanting to say, “Be careful on the road.”
Before he could speak, Feng Bai Su suddenly bent down and bit his cheek.
Her peach blossom eyes were full of disdain: “Tsk! You’re so clingy!”
Wei Jing Mo: “…”
A talented fox spirit female lead with a flirtatious appearance but actually abstinent VS A cold-looking but actually naive and clingy little jealous male lead
