He even debated whether to pretend to resist if she knocked on the door at night.
Of course, such a thing never happened.
Rose didn’t see the Duke as a romantic interest.
Still, thanks to a mischievous comment from Rivera, Rose found herself thinking about the Duke more frequently than before.
“It wouldn’t be bad to invite you to my mansion.”
Duke Artem rolled up the shirt that had come down to his wrists a few times. Between the well-defined muscles, thick veins were revealed. Rose, without realizing it, fixed her gaze on the Duke’s biceps. Since his robust-looking arms caught her eye involuntarily,
“Does he exercise regularly?” It seems he’s busy with work, so when does he actually find time for exercise? It feels like she wasn’t consciously aware to this extent when she first saw his body at this mansion.
Now, just looking at his well-developed arms made her heart flutter. Through the slightly open window, a refreshing autumn breeze entered. The Duke’s untreated blonde hair naturally swayed above his eyebrows. Rose couldn’t take her eyes off him, as if appreciating a painting. She locked eyes with the person she had thought was insane.
In the fearful gaze of the Duke, there was a subtle color. Moreover, the slightly pulled shirt added another touch. The loosely hanging shirt between broad shoulders created a peculiar decadence. Rose’s appearance caught the Duke’s eyes subtly. His eyes involuntarily moved under Rose’s gaze. The Duke was captivated by the impulse to meet her eyes a bit more closely.
Getting up from his seat, the Duke approached Rose, who was sitting across from him. Then, he sat diagonally next to her. Was Rose’s gaze sending him a signal?
Did Rose consider her gaze as a signal to him? Rose was perplexed by the sudden appearance of the Duke.
“What, what is it?” His sudden actions made Rose’s heart race.
Without saying a word, the Duke’s behavior approached her, making her heart pound unexpectedly.
Duke Artem’s forearm lightly touched Rose’s skin as if brushing against her delicate flesh. She flinched in a ticklish sensation.
Duke Artem swept Rose’s hair away with a peculiar expression.
She didn’t mind the gentle touch of the Duke. No, she rather liked it.
The Duke, who had been staring at Rose with tightly closed lips, leaned in closer.
“Huh,” and in the moment she took a breath, the Duke whispered softly into Rose’s ear.
“A dangerous gaze.”
His husky voice, mixed with half breath, tickled Rose’s ear like a gentle invasion.
“What, what!”
Rose’s face instantly turned red. She pushed the Duke away and covered her mouth.
The embarrassed look on Rose’s face was quite adorable. The Duke thought it wouldn’t be bad to become a bit closer to her according to Rose’s desire.
Ignoring Rose’s touch, the Duke, with a mysterious expression, approached slowly.
Even though they were close, it was too close.
It felt like the Duke’s lips were about to touch hers.
Duke Artem gently grabbed Rose’s hand, which was blocking his mouth. Then, he slowly lowered her hand.
In this inexplicable atmosphere, unable to do this or that,
[Dash] Woof! Woof!A roaring sound accompanied Fin rushing in.
“Fin!”
Rose rolled her big eyes, stood up, and stretched her arms toward Fin.
Due to the Duke sticking to her, Rose leaned backward with a clumsy posture.
Fin rushed towards Rose with a rumbling sound.
Rose lowered her body, reaching out her hand toward Fin. Seeing Fin’s tail wagging, she seemed very pleased.
Rose’s body couldn’t resist Fin’s weight and leaned backward. Regaining her balance quickly, Rose petted Fin’s fur.
“Have you eaten? I thought you were suffering because of the parasites, but you look fine.”
Fin was as neat as usual.
Was he infected with ticks or fleas? Hugging Fin, Rose asked the Duke, looking concerned.
“Fin got infected with parasites, is he okay?”
The atmosphere they barely captured became ruined because of Fin. The Duke looked somewhat dismayed and adjusted his posture.
“Parasites? Fin has never caught anything like that.”
Rose paused at the Duke’s words. Nellan had definitely mentioned it during breakfast. Fin had been infected with parasites.
“What… so, was that story really about me?”
Now it was confirmed. The meaning of the ‘parasite’ Nellan mentioned.
Rose’s arm, holding Fin, slowly lowered. She fixed her expression and pondered Nellan’s words.
[Dash] Whining… Woof, woof!Rose’s arm, which was holding Fin, slid down. Rose tightened her expression and pondered Nellan’s words. [Dash] Kking… Woof, woof!
Fin, seemingly upset that Rose didn’t praise him, dug into her embrace. Then, he earnestly licked only Rose’s fingers, which were clenched in a fist.
“Enough, stop it.”
Rose, who wasn’t in the mood to play with Fin, pulled her hand away and spoke. However, despite her words, Fin continued to wag his tail and licked the back of Rose’s hand.
Rose told Fin once again to stop, but Fin remained the same.
The Duke’s eyes narrowed as he watched this scene.
“… Fin doesn’t listen to Rose’s commands. Was that earlier just a coincidence?”
Because of the sight of Rose in the forest, he thought she might be related to the ‘Tear of Luna.’
In the Duke’s eyes, Rose seemed to be controlling a demon.
However, watching today’s scene made him think that his assumption might be wrong.
“Fin is a demonic hound. He should be unable to refuse the command of the one who absorbed Luna’s Tear.”
He was a creature mixed with demon blood.
Therefore, Fin, too, should obey the one who possessed Luna’s Tear. No matter how trivial the command might be.
The Duke looked at Rose with mixed emotions.
Her brightly shining violet eyes felt unusually troubled.
And Rose, who was contemplating about Nellan, suddenly felt the Duke’s gaze staring at her.
Today, the Duke seemed a bit strange.
The scent that was faintly sensed from the Duke, who had approached earlier, made it difficult to control her pounding heart.
My Ex-Girlfriend Is The Regent In The Female-dominant World (Male lead transmigrates to the matriarchal world)
Two years ago, Gu Sui picked up a homeless woman in ancient costume from the street.
Apart from occasionally claiming to be a princess from a female-dominant country due to illness, her figure, appearance, intelligence, and martial arts skills were impeccable.
Naturally evolving from roommates to girlfriends, as time went on, Gu Sui found it increasingly difficult to tolerate her queen syndrome.
“Mu Jiulu, can you stop controlling me inside and out? Let’s break up.”
Gu Sui made a breakup call, and since then, he couldn’t find any trace of her.
A year later, Gu Sui, who was planning to move, woke up the next day and found himself in a different place.
“Young Master, today is the day you choose your Wife-master through martial arts competition at Jade Dew Pavilion. Please get up quickly.”
Gu Sui: Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?
As the only son of a general’s mansion in a female-dominant dynasty, the young empress personally issued a decree allowing Gu Sui to select his Wife-master through martial arts competition. Whoever could defeat him could marry him.
Gu Sui: “……”
He didn’t inherit the original owner’s martial prowess, so anyone could defeat him! And what the hell is a Wife-master?
Forced to come to Jade Dew Pavilion, the densely packed women below made Gu Sui’s agoraphobia act up, and his face was full of resistance.
Until he saw the Regent sitting on the second floor, with a smile on the corner of her lips, her eyes wicked and nonchalant.
Hmm… she looked a little familiar.
It turned out that the Regent also found him a little familiar.
Mu Jiulu fiddled with her bone clasp, her deep gaze locked on the man who was out of place in this world.
“Finally, I found you.”
Male transmigrates into female-dominant world
One-sentence summary: What goes around comes around, taking turns in the crematorium
