Judging from the vivid response, it seemed to be a delusion, not an illusion. However, Carlos didn’t care even if she was another woman.
“It doesn’t matter either way.”
Because it was enough that she felt like Estelle.
‘The real Estelle is now someone else’s…’
Duke Blanchett would not have allowed her to attend such a masked ball.
However, if he was going to imagine, he should imagine something better.
‘If she could still be mine…’
A thrilling pleasure pricked his mind. Carlos removed his cumbersome mask, grabbed the woman’s chin, and confirmed the azure eyes carefully.
They were the same as the other woman’s.
“I will allow you to spend this special night with me.”
He enjoyed seeing himself reflected in her wavering eyes.
“If I like you, I might even make you my mistress.”
Estelle stiffened in fear at his words. The fresh and youthful charm, different from the familiar women, wafted over.
“Even if you don’t become my mistress, I will be satisfied. I promise.”
However, she slapped his hand away.
Estelle, now distanced, clutched her bracelet with her trembling hand and muttered a name.
“…Johan.”
And that muttering reached Carlos’s ears perfectly.
How dare she say another man’s name? In front of him, the crown prince?
The infuriated crown prince sneered at Estelle.
“You dare to reject me, the crown prince?”
Carlos reached out again, grabbed Estelle’s arm, and attempted to drag her away.
“Whether you are somebody or not, spending a night with the crown prince is an honor”
Somewhere where no one could interrupt.
“Get your filthy hands off.”
A man with black hair, who had appeared behind the woman, flicked off Carlos’s hand.
Johan Blanchett.
“Madam, are you okay?”
After checking on his wife, he glared at the crown prince.
“Why does this absurd thing keep clinging?”
Duke Blanchett, as if she was naturally his woman, tightly hugged Estelle and glared at Carlos.
“Especially to my wife.”
[Star Icon][Star Icon][Star Icon]The crown prince, who suddenly appeared, didn’t seem to listen to me at all.
Having no choice, I called out Johan’s name.
“…Johan.”
He said that the magic on the bracelet would be activated when he called his name.
I spoke softly to avoid provoking the crown prince, but inside, I desperately called out his name over and over.
‘Johan! Johan! You said you’d come if I was in danger!’
At that moment, someone firmly embraced me from behind.
“Get your filthy hands off.”
The deep scent of musk wood, his solid and reliable arms, even the slightly rough feeling, were not painful.
It was Johan.
The vivid madness in his hand that held me was so intense that my skin tingled where we touched.
“Estelle, are you okay?”
I nodded with teary eyes and glared at the crown prince. Johan’s hostile gaze naturally followed mine towards the crown prince.
“Why does this absurd thing keep clinging?”
His low bass voice ominously echoed.
“Especially to my wife.”
The other party was the crown prince.
Even though he was infamous for being a royal troublemaker, he was not an opponent to take lightly.
‘But it’s strange.’
From the moment Johan held me, my unease vanished, and I felt reassured. Somehow, I knew Johan would take care of everything.
Johan’s gaze was on my wrist.
I was the one who had fended off the crown prince, but only my hand was slightly swollen. Seeing that, a murderous look rose in Johan’s eyes.
“Did that bastard do something to you?”
His cold voice dropped, not loud but piercing my ears even more clearly.
“Tell me, Madam.”
As if he would disassemble the crown prince or anyone else on the spot, it was threatening.
“I’ll take revenge for you, just as you want.”
His lips curled up faintly with a grinding sound of teeth.
“Revenge.”
That word felt extremely strange to me. So, I shook my head vehemently.
“There was nothing going on. But now I want to go home.”
“Alright. Let’s go back.”
Yohan hid his intense vigor and consoled me.
“Don’t worry about those messed up things.”
“Why are you rejecting me?”
The Crown Prince, as if he had just sobered up from drinking, staggered, gritted his teeth and asked.
“Do you cling to me knowing who I am? If you knew the truth, you would understand who you should really be clinging to.”
“Let’s go, Duke.”
Before the situation got worse, I pulled Yohan by his hand.
“After all, the writer is not even a real spouse who married you”
“Do you regret it after you left me?”
Yohan’s gaze was directed at the Crown Prince.
“I’m sorry, but this woman is my woman.”
Yohan gently stroked my hair with his big hand. And slowly put his lips on my neatly arranged forehead. Deeply.
“No matter how much you regret, it won’t change.”
Perhaps it was a showy act to prevent the Crown Prince from taking me away.
Rather than feeling uncomfortable with such behavior, I felt oddly thrilled by Yohan’s strong jealousy. As my cheeks turned rosy, Yohan seemed satisfied and smiled.
“My woman is really pretty.”
Just as the Crown Prince was about to speak.
“My wife doesn’t need to deal with that anymore.”
With the end of that statement, the scenery that I could see suddenly changed. Contrary to who was holding me from behind just a moment ago, Yohan was right in front of me now.
‘Did he come by the Duke’s Blanket?’
However, I could hear the sound of the string instruments from the ballroom nearby. It seemed like a different place inside the palace.
A strange shadow passed over Yohan’s face. With a face still seeming to be heated up, he whispered sweetly.
“What tricks did that bastard play?”
“There was nothing going on because you came right away.”
“Don’t lie.”
“Um… apart from trying to drag me away? I guess I shouldn’t have asked him to get a drink.”
Yohan’s languid eyes squinted even more.
“No. That bastard is the one who’s wrong.”
He twisted his lips faintly, as if holding back something boiling. But even such a sight was picturelike and splendid.
“What could my wife possibly do wrong.”
His long finger gently stroked my earlobe. The other hand that wrapped around my waist slowly brought us closer together.
His red eyes, swirling with emotions, slowly approached right in front of me. I stopped breathing and looked at him. He grinned.
“I’ll save the kiss.”
His lips, touching my cheek, slipped down my white neck, and gradually descended further.
His hot, pale lips that lightly settled along my delicate collarbone. Wherever he went, a heat wave spread out, as if burning me.
Finally, when he met his lips on one side of my collarbone, he looked into my eyes again.
“I can’t hold back this.”
Yohan bared his teeth and bit my collarbone.
Like a hungry beast, as if he was trying to devour me right away.
Very violently.
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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