Arthur took another drag on his cigar, then stubbed it out in the ashtray without it having burned halfway.
He then moved swiftly to the table, pulling out a chair with one hand.
The sound of the chair scraping the floor echoed.
“……”
He swiveled his head stiffly and looked at Reyna.
Following that, a jerk of the head.
“……”
Reyna, who realized he was in a very bad mood, went pale.
“……”
Reyna sat stunned for a while,
Then, she hesitantly moved her feet and stood in front of the chair he had pulled out for her.
Arthur, who quietly pushed the chair in for her, brought another chair right next to her.
Thud. He sat down and crossed his legs in the opposite direction of Reyna.
Then he picked up the cutlery and immediately began cutting the steak.
Without saying a word.
“……”
Marina and Brodie, who had missed the timing to exit, awkwardly placed their chairs around the table, unable to decline.
The table was filled with the most precious and excellent food prepared by Julius’s chef.
“……”
In the chilling silence filled only with the clattering of cutlery,
The three maids began to taste the delicacies with faces ready to cry.
[This is the time separator]After the maids who had finished eating ran away with their trolleys, Arthur, who let out a short sigh, tousled his hair and spoke towards the frozen Reyna.
“Let’s talk.”
Knock knock.
But the knock that followed cut through the air as if a baton had touched it.
“……”
Then, the voice of a visitor came from beyond the door.
“Miss.”
He knew immediately.
It was Doctor Lorenson who had promised to come every day to check Reyna’s wound.
[This is the time separator]“……”
Dr. Lorenson was waiting quietly outside the door after calling out ‘Miss’.
Although he was feeling nervous and cautious about standing in front of Arthur after finding out about the fake marriage, Arthur was friendly towards him despite knowing everything yesterday.
He decided to maintain his friendly and happy attitude, so as not to upset Arthur by appearing guilty because his attitude had changed from yesterday.
He wanted to leave the impression that this was where Arthur would return, even if he was momentarily angry with the treatment of the Duke’s family.
Thud.
Instead of saying to come in, Arthur opened the door himself.
“Ah, Sir Arthur.”
Dr. Lorenson took off his hat and smiled widely with respect.
“I came to dress the lady’s wound… but…”
Lorenson trailed off.
The atmosphere of the groom was chilly.
Dr. Lorenson looked up at Arthur with a bewildered face.
“Sir……?”
“……”
Arthur smiled faintly.
“Dr. Lorenson.”
…but why does he seem upset?
“Come in.”
Reyna was sitting there, her face flushed with impatience, behind Arthur.
―I won’t eat you, let’s be alone.
At the low words he muttered as he stood up, her heart sank and throbbed violently.
[This is the time separator]Arthur stood by Reyna with his arms crossed, watching the doctor dress her wound.
The usually sociable and friendly Dr. Lorenson shut his mouth and silently disinfected Reyna’s wound due to the unusual atmosphere.
“……”
What exactly is the identity of this screwed up atmosphere?
According to the Duke and his wife, it seemed that Sir Arthur already knew that the lady was switched before the ceremonial meal.
If that’s true, then his attitude hasn’t changed because he found out about the fake marriage between yesterday and today…
At first, he thought there might have been some unpleasant issue with this maid girl who was pretending to be Reyna…
Dr. Lorenson began to feel a sense of unease that there might be something else.
Arthur’s gaze had been piercingly fixed on his face since earlier.
Something… different from yesterday…
“……”
It seemed like he was scrutinizing him as if searching for an enemy.
He seemed friendly and friendly when he greeted him yesterday, a stranger.
Now, he felt a strange hostility.
Did Reyna say something bad about me to Sir Arthur…?
“How long have you been working here?”
Arthur suddenly asked.
It was a gentle tone.
‘Was I imagining things…?’
Despite being a little wary, Dr. Lorenson replied with a cheerful smile.
“Just a little over thirty years.”
Arthur stared at him silently and gave him a pure smile.
“You’ve worked a long time. Have you been serving the Duke’s family for generations?”
“Haha… I certainly hope so. That would be the case if Duke Arthur allows it.”
Dr. Lorensen worried that his overly exposed feelings would appear obsequious, so he adjusted his tone to ease the pressure and felt embarrassed.
“However, it is the first time for my family to have a connection with the Duke’s family. The relationship started when I was a humble young doctor 30 years ago, and the Duke’s wife looked favorably upon me and took me in.”
Alvin Lorensen wanted to look good to Arthur.
The Duke of Julius, despite his rough and ridiculous points, and frankly, too many outrageous points, had long since become his ‘wayward child’.
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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