Lady Devil - Chapter 167

167.

Johannes’s eyebrows and eyes immediately took on a pitiful look. He was not the only one who felt a bit of anxiety about the marriage proposal that could come at any time. His arm around Inette’s back tightened slightly.

“Don’t worry too much.”

“…Huh?”

“It’s still early for three years. In the meantime, if you’re prepared, we could first do something…”

“Three years?”

Inette’s head snapped up, interrupting Johannes mid-sentence. She stared at him straight with a startled expression, her eyebrows even strangely contorted. Her eyes seemed to urge him to repeat what he had just said.

Johannes’s eyes suddenly widened. The reaction was incomprehensible at first glance, and even the clear impression before him couldn’t be immediately processed. He had no response other than a pathetic “Uh… huh?” He searched Inette’s face with a perplexed gaze, trying to understand her thoughts.

“What do you mean, three years?”

Inette whispered quickly, as if unable to wait any longer.

“No. I can’t wait that long.”

“……”

“No. Absolutely not. I’ll die waiting that long.”

With that, she abruptly escaped from his embrace as if gasping for air. Johannes’s entire body lurched forward due to the sudden loss of weight he had been holding. He immediately corrected his posture, but couldn’t steady his heart that had sunk in that moment.

Did I mishear something? For a moment, he doubted his own ears. A deeply perplexed look began to cloud his face as he straightened his back.

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