Just a while ago, Icarus seemed to doubt her love, and now his mood was unclear as he laughed.

“You kept glancing towards the door, making me think you didn’t want to be with me.”

“Ah…”

Reneve’s mouth slightly opened.

‘So that’s what he meant.’

While relieved, a bit of anger welled up within her.

“Your Highness, I… I have something to tell you.”

As if urging her to speak, Icarus raised his head, and his fingers wrapped a few strands of Reneve’s silver hair around them.

“Well…”

Looking down at him with a hint of a smile, Reneve chose her words carefully. She didn’t want to cause any more misunderstandings with Icarus.

“I also enjoy being close to Your Highness…”

Icarus’s red eyes followed Reneve’s lips like a carnivorous animal finding a delicious piece of meat.

“Are you trying to seduce me right now?”

Icarus’s eyes changed. As his lips curved upwards, Reneve felt a sense of unease and instinctively shivered.

“If that’s the case, it’s a great success.”

Icarus’s face tilted diagonally.

Realizing that Icarus intended to kiss her again, Reneve quickly blocked his lips with both hands.

Seeing Icarus disturbed by the interruption, one of his eyebrows arched with a mischievous look.

‘What am I doing now? Hurry up and remove your hands.’

Icarus gestured with his eyes. His gaze looked dangerous, making Reneve somewhat fearful, but she stood her ground and said,

“Amber and Kieren might be bringing tea. So, let’s…”

That’s when it happened.

“…!”

Something damp and soft touched Reneve’s fingertips. Surprised, Reneve quickly pulled her hand away from Icarus’s mouth.

However, Icarus grabbed Reneve’s wrist faster.

“Were you worried that the two of them might come into the reception room, so you were anxious about being close to me?”

Reneve tried to pull her wrist away, but Icarus didn’t let go and chuckled softly.

The sensation of his warm breath tickling her tender palm felt strange.

“W-Well, yes.”

“Stop unnecessary worries. Since tea is ready, I’ve already told them not to make a fuss near the reception room.”

Not realizing that she had foolishly worried alone… Reneve found herself shaking her shoulders in frustration.
“Anyway, it’s cute.”

“Your Highness, um, it hurts.”

Reneve pleaded, shoulders hunched. Her lips, continuously touched and brushed against, felt a bit sore.

Only then did Icarus drop his lips and gaze fixedly at Reneve. His eyes, dripping with honey like he was observing an adorable creature, tickled Reneve’s spine.

‘Someday, I might get used to this?’

Receiving such overflowing love was unfamiliar to Reneve.

So, after hesitating for a moment, Reneve asked, “By the way, Your Highness, have you been very busy lately?”

Was it because of the accumulated work during his visit to the Siren Marquisate?

During the few days they hadn’t seen each other, Icarus’s face seemed a bit weary.

His handsome face, coupled with fatigue, made Reneve’s heart pound, and yet, she felt sorry for him.

Reneve lightly touched Icarus’s cheek.

Icarus’s red eyes, as if heading towards Reneve’s hand, briefly lowered, and once again, a soft sensation brushed against her palm.

It felt ticklish but also… strange.

Reneve quickly withdrew her hand from Icarus’s cheek. However, he still held onto Reneve’s wrist.

“A bit. I should be finishing up the tasks that have piled up within the next few days.”

Icarus spoke casually, but the truth was, due to the stubbornness of the Siren’s wealthy family, returning to Vasker would take longer than planned.

And Reneve felt sorry for that. It was as much her family’s fault as Icarus’s work was delayed.

‘I wonder if there’s something I can help with?’

Having that thought for a moment, Reneve quickly dismissed it.

The relationship between Lucius and Icarus before the regression was different. He didn’t keep Reneve around because he found her useful.

“By the way, what brings you here today?”

Icarus asked, narrowing his eyes slightly.

“Was our relationship such that you had to have some business to see my face?”

“No… that’s not it.”

Reneve shook her head lightly.

“There is an issue I’d like to discuss. Our marriage, to be precise. It would be nice if we could plan the wedding after Yeongae returns to Paradisium.”

Icarus inquired about her thoughts.

As it was an imperial marriage, there were many things to prepare before the wedding.

‘It might be a bit rushed…’

However, it wasn’t impossible.

When Reneve hesitated to answer immediately, Icarus quickly added, “I’d like to proceed with the marriage as soon as possible, even tomorrow, but I’ve exercised great patience and endured, hoping you’d recognize that.”

Reneve smiled faintly and nodded.

“It seems possible.”

“For the wedding preparations, let’s seek the assistance of the Vanderfeldt Marchioness. If necessary, we can fill in the staff with those Yeongae desires.”

This part matched the opinions of both Reneve and Icarus.

Reneve had no mother to help with the wedding preparations, and she was considering the Vanderfeldt Marchioness as a replacement.

“I’ll do that. But, Your Highness, I hope you can make arrangements so that our marriage doesn’t become known to the outside world until the wedding.”

Perhaps not liking Reneve’s suggestion, the beautiful Icarus frowned deeply.

‘… Is he in a bad mood?’

Sneakily glancing at Icarus’s reaction, Reneve tried to explain the reason for her request.

However, although he didn’t like it, Icarus, as if understanding, nodded slightly.

“Is it because of the Siren Marquisate’s position?”