Eugene watched Kevrant confess his feelings towards Iris with a quiet stare.
What should one respond when their superior suddenly confesses his love for his wife?
More importantly, why does my superior speak about facts everyone already knows as if they’re something new?
“I know.”
“How?”
“How… if you ask me how, how should I respond?”
“Answer as you know.”
“As I know… hmm.”
If it were the eloquent Jamie, he might have given a wonderful response, but Eugene was not one for words.
“The captain shows his love for your sisterinlaw openly.”
“Me? Impossible.”
Kevrant denied it as if it were impossible, shaking his head.
“Why do you think it’s impossible?”
“I don’t show my feelings on my face.”
“Of course, you’ve been like that so far…”
“So, I haven’t been lately?”
“Yes.”
“In what aspect?”
“Nathan says that when the captain foolishly smiles, it’s because he had a good moment with your sisterinlaw. Jamie said when the captain is dazed and wandering around, it’s because he had that kind of moment with your sisterinlaw. And…”
“No, no. That’s enough.”
Kevrant waved his hand.
“Then, can I go for sword practice?”
“You, hearing that your captain fell in love, that’s all?”
Eugene couldn’t understand what Kevrant wanted.
It was neither strange nor special for a man to love a woman.
Though special for the person involved, it held no interest for others.
Of course, it was a bit surprising that Kevrant, who had shown no interest in women so far, fell in love and became a fool, but that was it.
“Do you want me to throw a congratulatory party?”
“…No, it’s fine. Go. Practice.”
“Yes.”
Watching Eugene swing his wooden sword as if he no longer cared, Kevrant let out a deep sigh and left the training ground.
He had fallen in love.
He loved Iris.
He had thought that his feelings for her were special from the beginning.
When Lisi proposed, no, when she asked him to marry her.
Despite being able to kill her by biting her thin, beautiful neck, when he accepted her proposal.
He had thought she was special.
The more time he spent with her, the more she shone, and he had a hunch that his feelings would get hotter.
But he didn’t expect it to explode so soon.
‘This is a big deal.’
After becoming aware of his feelings, Lisi felt more dear, more missed, more desirable. The heat that used to well up just by seeing Lisi had become unbearably hot.
Being in love for the first time, Kevrant was curious.
How do men in love resist the urge to run to their loved ones and hold them right away?
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Prince Iobeth of Oxboside stared down at the luxurious wedding invitation.
“Is this really the wedding invitation sent by Count Green?”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
Aide Setney replied.
“Did Count Green’s taste change in my absence? I thought he didn’t like such flamboyance.”
Iobeth flicked the wedding invitation.
“Is it Iris Withlow’s taste?”
He had heard that Kevrant married the flower of the Withlow Duke family.
Knowing Kevrant, Iobeth didn’t think he would marry just because of her beauty. There must have been something between the Withlow Duke family and Count Green.
But such a luxurious invitation wasn’t like Kevrant.
“She must have a lot of vanity, having grown up as the flower of the Duke family.”
“There are such rumors.”
“Compared to her, her sister, Brittany, is modest and thoughtful, right?”
“They say so. She worries a lot about her younger sister.”
“Hmm. Brittany will attend this party. And of course, the great Iris Withlow will be there.”
“Yes, Your Highness. But you don’t need to go all the way there to see Brittany. You can just call her to the palace.”
“No, I can’t do that. It’s the wedding of an old friend.”
Iobeth handed the invitation to Setney.
“Reply that I will attend.”
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There was one week left until the wedding.
The man appeared in front of Lisi when she was picking fruits to give to Windy.
“Iris Withlow.”
Startled by the soft voice coming from behind, Lisi turned around.
And was more surprised after seeing his face.
Deep eyes, emerald irises ringed with gold, black hair, and features that somehow seemed decadent.
Eldhert Green.
Kevrant’s younger brother.
“Who are you?”
She asked, although she knew.
“Eldheart Green. The brother of the man who is soon to be your husband.”
“Aha. But why are you here?”
“I have business with you.”
“What business?”
Eldheart’s thick eyebrows twitched.
“You’re impolite, Iris Witlow.”
“It seems you’re the one without manners. We haven’t held the wedding ceremony yet, but you do know that I’ve registered my marriage with your brother, don’t you?”
“Well, whatever. I don’t care much about that.”
Eldheart approached Rishi with a threatening look.
Eldheart grabbed Rishi’s chin with his thumb and index finger, inspecting Rishi’s face as if he was scrutinizing it.
“The flower of the Witlow Duchy.”
“No, Eldheart.”
Rishi knocked Eldheart’s wrist away with a ‘thud’.
“You must be the wife of Earl Green. If you’re not disregarding your brother’s choice.”
Turns Out He’s Been Secretly in Love with Me
One-line summary: He acts like he doesn’t like her but is actually playing hard to get.
Synopsis:
Xu Muzhou like her. He has liked her for a very long time, and through repeated schemes, he finally closed the distance with her.
But this is still far from enough.
He wants to be the one who stands out among her many suitors, to fight for her attention, and to make her take the initiative to pursue him.
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