“How is your body? My lovely fiancée.”

What, what…… bird?

Adel was not a bird but a chicken.

At the same time, everyone in the restaurant stopped for a moment.

Is that man really the hero of the war, Viscount Bice?

The man who led the White Ghost Knights and fought mercilessly and cruelly?

Seira and the ladies’ eyes widened, and

Hiccup!

Henry hiccupped.

Whether or not, Christine, the party in question, pulled out the chair next to Adel and sat down heavily.

“Henry, bring breakfast. We have a lot to do, so make it something we can eat quickly.”

He ordered, still unable to take his eyes off Adel, holding his chin with both hands.

“Yes, master.”

Meanwhile, Christine was dripping honey from his eyes, with a wicked smile on his lips.

“You were so seductive last night, and now you’re so lovely in the morning. Adel, you are truly a peacock.”

I’m going crazy, after fiancée now a peacock.

But Adel was still a chicken.

But she wanted to respond passionately to his affectionate expression the moment she saw Seira’s distorted face.

“Chris, it would be good to say that only when we are alone.”

Adel smirked as if to show off, and Christine pretended to be surprised as if she had just realized.

“Ah! Are the guests still here? Henry, you take care of the guests…….”

“Yes, I will see the guests out. Master, mistress.”

Was Henry’s face looking happy just an illusion?

(This is a time separator.)

“The play ends here.”

As soon as Henry chased the guests out of the restaurant, Adel’s face calmed down.

Christine also wiped the dripping honey look from his eyes in an instant.

“Did it help?”

He had acted melodramatically on purpose, sensing the situation in the restaurant.

“Yes, thanks for helping. But I want a full explanation about staying out last night.”

“I wanted to give you a rest.”

An absurd answer instead of a sufficient explanation.

Adel barely smiled and said,

“So should I understand that I also need to stay out to give you a rest?”

Christine’s eyes suddenly became fierce.

“Absolutely not!”

Adel also glared back.

“Tyrant!”

Eventually, Christine took a step back and explained.

“Really, Adel. I had to stay out to give you a rest.”

For Adel, this explanation was not sufficient, but rather baffling.

“It’s ridiculous. You promised never to leave me alone when I’m struggling…….”

Christine was suddenly brought to his senses by Adel’s resentful voice.

It reminded him of the time when he couldn’t be with her when her mother died. When she was most in need and desperate for someone’s help, he wasn’t there for her. He had vowed not to do that again.

But yesterday, he really had no choice.

‘Will there ever be a day when I can explain that to you?’

Christine gently took Adel’s hand with an apologetic heart.

“I’m sincerely sorry about last night, Adel. But you don’t know. How provocative your appearance was. If I had been with you, I probably wouldn’t have been able to resist…….”

Adel’s face turned hot.

“What are you, not even an animal! To think like that while looking at a sick person…….”

“I am an animal.”

Adel was taken aback. She shouldn’t agree with what he said, but somehow, looking into those heated eyes, she felt convinced.

“So where were you all night?”

“Are you interrogating me?”

“Answer!”

He quickly became like a poor puppy scolded by its master, swaying Adel’s heart.

“You know where I was.”

“Were you at the guardhouse?”

“If you’re suspicious, check it out.”

“I don’t need to. They’re all your subordinates. They wouldn’t say anything against you.”

“Really.”

“Fine, I’ll let this one slide. But if you stay out again without reason, I’ll stay out too.”

Though even if she said she would stay out, there was nowhere else to go but Mia’s house.

“You will never…….”

“Repeat after me, Chris. I will never stay out without reason again.”
Adel raised her hand as if swearing an oath.

Christine, who was shaking his head and chuckling, met Adel’s sharp gaze,

‘Don’t tell me this is a joke?’

He wore a face expressing this, but Adel did not lower the hand she’d raised, still straining her eyes.

Eventually, Christine reluctantly raised a hand, grumbling.

“Okay. I won’t go out overnight.”

“Is a guard’s oath usually this lacking in dignity? My lord.”

Unable to do anything else, Christine added force to the hand he’d raised and shouted with dignity.

“Yes! I will never go out overnight without reason again!”

Watching him obediently follow along, Adel found herself laughing. She quickly gathered her expression as her eyes met the pudgy Christine’s, but he must have noticed.

“Okay?”

“Yeah, okay.”

“Then it’s settled. If you’re happy, I’m happy.”

Baffled, Christine brushed her hair back and flashed a twinkling smile.

Adel felt wronged somehow. After spending all of last night unable to sleep, thinking about various worries, to be so easily forgiven with just that twinkle in his eye. As if last night’s events meant nothing at all.

On top of that, she ended up doing something so silly.

“You’ve listened well, so here’s a reward.”

Chok!