The redhaired man whispered softly into Doana’s ear.
“Do you prefer me or the Count?”
Instead of answering, Doana voraciously explored the man’s lips, displaying a satisfied smile. She didn’t fear what would happen if Eric found out, she was loyal to the instinct in front of her at the moment.
The intense moment ended and silence came. The man gave Doana a quick look and then hesitantly stood up.
He then slowly walked towards the exit. Before leaving the room, he threw a wink at Doana and said,
“Come find me anytime if you need me.”
Bang.
As the man left, Doana was left all alone.
‘What an ugly guy.’
She was scowling while staring at the place where the man had disappeared.
The redhaired man was a lower knight of the Count. He had been caught on Doana’s heated radar and they had secretly met for the third time already.
She had intended to end it at one time, but he was too good. When sleep didn’t come on those nights, his ugly face would come to mind.
“What to call him again.”
As before, Doana sighed, thinking she should stop meeting him. Flickering her eyes and unable to hide her fatigue, she fell into sleep as if she had fainted.
And two hours later.
Doana, who had briefly fallen asleep, checked the clock in the room and sprung up from her spot.
“It’s already past 10…”
Eric would definitely be waiting for her.
She quickly prepared to leave after washing her body with warm water. It wasn’t far from the Count’s residence, it would take about ten minutes, but her heart was extremely anxious.
[Star Icon][Star Icon][Star Icon]“Move aside.”
A maid was guarding in front of Eric’s room. Doana brushed off the maid with an irritated voice and cleared her throat.
“Hmm,”
Then, completely opposite to earlier, she called Eric tenderly with a sweet voice.
“Count, I’m here.”
“Come in.”
Entering the room, Doana first took notice of Eric’s mood.
From his expression, his mood didn’t seem good. He, who always used to cling to her, was sitting stiffly.
Eric, sitting on the bed with his arms folded and tapping his fingers, was clearly in a low mood to anyone who saw.
“Why are you late? I told you I dislike people who don’t keep their time.”
“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to be late, but someone suddenly asked me to run an errand.”
Doana found an appropriate excuse and said it while sitting next to Eric and being affectionate towards him. But Eric remained immovable even at Doana’s affection.
“Who made you work? I clearly told everyone not to give you any work.”
Cold eyes scanned over Doana’s body. At Eric’s words, Doana rolled her eyes as if startled.
“It was Rosé… I mean, the Countess asked me to.”
“Rosé?”
“Yes. I have to do it if the Countess asks. I’m just a maid, but your wife is the Countess.”
At Doana’s words, Eric’s expression softened a little. He didn’t know the reason why she was late.
Eric abruptly grabbed Doana’s wrist and did not hide the desirefilled look in his eyes.
“Do as I say today.”
A strange expression different from usual. A sense of insecurity flooded her for a moment, but Doana obediently nestled in his arms.
However, this was Doana’s mistake.
It was the moment when Eric’s unusual preference was revealed.
[Star Icon][Star Icon][Star Icon]Time flew fast, and there were only three days left until the banquet. Rosé didn’t waste a week’s time to avoid making mistakes at the banquet invited by the Grand Duke.
‘I’ve got a rough understanding of the names and relationships of the nobles, but it’s a shame I don’t know their faces.’
It would have been great if there were photos, but there was no such thing as a ‘camera’ in this world.
If she could match their faces with their names, the banquet would be very successful.
“… Which group should I get close to first.”
Rosé wrote down the name of Duchess Bella, who has a strong grip on the social world, and crossed out her name, shaking her head.
“Duchess Bella and her group won’t even look at me.”
She thought they wouldn’t be fond of her, who is a social outcast just like them.
The age group didn’t match with Rosé, so they wouldn’t have good conversations either. They, the middleaged, had mature children, and Rosé was no different from their children.
‘And there’s Tersia in that group.’
Tersia was Eric’s biological mother. As long as she, who dislikes Rosé, is there, there would be no room for Rosé in Duchess Bella’s group.
Then… Unmarried ladies of the same age?
Rosé was jotting down the names of the ladies one by one, tapping her pen toktok.
“It might be worth trying.”
Wouldn’t they snub her? Rosé, being a young lady from a fallen aristocratic family who hadn’t even made her debut, had no common friends.
“First, let’s give it a try.”
Rosé laid her pen down on the desk and slowly closed her eyes.
‘But that document… what to do.’
The execution plan of Archduke Arteum.
Rosé had asked the butler to allow her to enter the library again, but Eric did not let her in easily.
My Step-brother Is Obsessed With Me (Female-dominant)
A gentle female protagonist vs pitiful in the early stage, and a sick male protagonist in the later stage
Cheng Songer transmigrated into the body of a vicious cannon fodder female supporting character with the same name as her in a female-dominant novel.
In the original story, the cannon fodder female supporting character was inhumane, committing domestic violence, gambling excessively, being lustful, and even wanting to sell her stepbrother to a brothel for money.
As luck would have it, she just happened to transmigrate at this time.
Seeing Cheng Qingzhi biting his lip, enduring the tears in his eyes, looking pitiful, her heart softened.
She stuffed the money back into the Madam’s hand and reached out to him.
“Brother, come home with me.”
