The timing was really unfortunate. It feels as if he’s cutting off the conversation precisely when Lilia’s story comes up, doesn’t it?
Even though that’s not the case.
Liz let out a short sigh and looked forward.
Anyway.
“It ended early today?”
“You have to go for your dress fitting, don’t you?”
“Ah…… That’s right.”
She had forgotten.
“I’ll take you to the door.”
“No, it’s okay……”
But Kain ignored Liz’s words and suddenly picked her up.
‘He really does take his responsibilities seriously. Is it because of his old habits?’
Liz reflected on herself, dangling in his arms, heading out, and climbing the stairs.
How much did she have to instill in Kain, who had been with her since childhood, that he was her slave, that he had to do this for her, that he still did it reflexively even when she said it was enough?
She suddenly felt like apologizing to him.
“I’m sorry, Kain.”
“What for?”
Kain asked, widening his eyes.
“I think I’ve made you do too many things you shouldn’t have.”
“……. ”
“You don’t have to anymore. You’re free now.”
Kain’s aquamarine eyes shone sharply for a moment, but Liz, who had already turned her gaze, didn’t know.
‘Free? Free?’
Kain looked down at Liz, who was not looking at him, and thought.
‘Now you want to give me freedom? And you want to get away from me?’
His eyes flashed with a sinister and tenacious light for a moment.
‘I’m sorry, but that’s not going to happen. I have no intention of letting you go.’
(This is a time separator.)
After changing her clothes, she came down to find the carriage already waiting at the entrance.
The coachman, Jonathan, was waiting for Liz, and next to him, Lilia was waiting as well.
Lilia was standing under the scorching sun without even an umbrella. It made one feel sorry.
“Why didn’t you wait inside?”
“I couldn’t go first before my sister.”
Lilia bowed respectfully as if she was saluting to a general.
‘Is she never going to drop this habit?’
She thought she had told her that it was fine now, but habits seemed to die hard. Well, she would adapt on her own. Until then, she shouldn’t push her.
The coachman took Liz’s hand, and she safely climbed into the carriage. Lilia followed her.
Lilia immediately huddled in a corner after getting in.
“Why are you sitting like that in a spacious place? Come over here and sit properly.”
Liz offered her a seat across from her, but Lilia firmly refused.
“No, I’m comfortable here.”
Why the strong refusal……? It’s going to take quite some time to adapt, isn’t it?
Liz tried a few more times, but since Lilia stubbornly stuck to her corner, she just let it be. Then she admired the landscape of the low street through the window.
They passed the place where the accident had happened on the way. Suddenly, the memory of the carriage accident came vividly to her mind.
엄청난 일을 겪으면 그 일을 겪기 전의 삶은 마치 타인의 인생처럼 흐릿하게 느껴진다고 했는데 그 말이 맞았다. Liz는 더 이상 빙의를 자각하기 이전의 자신을 상상할 수 없었다.
그녀가 저도 모르게 흉터를 만지작거리니, Lilia가 이를 기민하게 알아채곤 조심스레 말했다.
“그날 많이 아프셨죠?”
“응?”
갑작스레 걸어온 말에 Liz는 조금 놀랐다. 그래서 잠시 생각한 뒤 말했다.
“아무 생각이 없어. 아픈 것보단 놀라서 말이지.”
“그래도 그만하길 천만다행이에요.”
“나도 그렇게 생각해.”
Liz는 Lilia가 생각보단 당돌한 면이 있다고 생각했다. 눈도 못 맞출 것처럼 굴면서도 곧잘 이야기를 이어 나가니까.
“흉터는 너무 신경 쓰지 마세요. 잘 보이지도 않아요.”
“나도 알아. 그래서 신경 안 써.”
“하지만 앞머리를 내리고 계시잖아요.”
“그건…… 그럴 만한 사정이 있어.”
미라벨 때문에. 자신의 흉터를 볼 때마다 미라벨이 자책하는 게 싫어서였다.
하지만 Lilia는 그 말을 다른 뜻으로 받아들였다.
‘Kain한테 흉한 모습 보여 주기 싫어서?’
“언니는 앞머리 올리는 게 예쁜데.”
“……?”
“처음에 베리움 후작저에 왔을 때 언니보고 정말 놀랐어요. 여신인 줄 알고.”
“……여신?”
“네. 언니가 둥근 이마를 드러내고 귀에는 백장미 한 송이를 꽂고 있는데 정말 눈이 부셨으니까요.”
“그…… 렇구나.”
미안하게 됐군. 그 여신이 질투의 화신인 줄은 몰랐을 테니.
“전 언니가 다시 예쁜 이마를 드러냈으면 좋겠어요. 보이지도 않는 흉터 따윈 신경 쓰지 마시고요.”
“생각해 볼게.”
미라벨한테 괜찮은지 좀 물어보고.
전에 잠깐 이마 올렸을 때도 표정이 몹시 안 좋아졌으니까.
Lilia는 한차례 예쁘게 웃어 보인 뒤 다시 본래의 소심한 Lilia로 돌아가 몸을 움츠렸다. Liz는 곧바로 창밖으로 눈을 돌렸다.
둘 사이엔 더 이상 대화가 오가지 않았다.
Liz는 할 말이 없었고, Lilia는 해야 할 말을 다 했으니까.
드레스가 순조롭게 완성되어 가고 있다는 소식을 들은 날, 마지막 수중 훈련이 끝났다.
휴우[대쉬].
Liz는 한숨을 길게 내쉬었다.
안도의 한숨이었다.
이로써 Kain과의 묘한 회동도 끝이 났다. 더 이상 마주할 일은 없겠지.
한집에 살고 있으니 아예 안 마주칠 순 없다 하더라도 지금처럼 얼굴을 한 시간이나 마주하고, 눈을 맞춰야 하고, 대화가 끊어져 어색한 일이 없도록 시시한 말이라도 내뱉어야 할 일은 없을 테다.
Liz는 진심으로 안도했다.
“어쩐지 기분이 좋아 보이시는데요.”
물 밖으로 나오며 Kain이 말했다.
‘티가 났습니까? 전하?’
Top Celebrity Younger Brother Bears Her Child (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: Forced to live stream romance with a top celebrity in a female-dominant world.
Yan Jin transmigrated into a brothel, with a fellow transmigrated junior beside her.
Hearing the obscene words coming from outside, the unfortunate junior covered his ears tightly, his cheeks flushed red, and whispered to comfort her, “Don’t worry, I will definitely help you escape.”
“Don’t worry, I will definitely defend your chastity.” Yan Jin looked at the flawless and delicate features of the unfortunate junior and gently comforted, “Because we have transmigrated into a female-dominant world.”
※※※
Top celebrity Yu Shu suddenly fell into a coma during a concert.
Research scientist Yan Jin fainted in the lab after working overtime.
Two people with no connection were rushed to the same hospital.
Three days later, neither of them had woken up.
Suddenly, the entire nation discovered that a live streaming app had been forcibly installed on their phones.
Upon opening it, they heard the two discussing how to escape from the brothel.
The entire internet was in an uproar.
After the two successfully escaped from the brothel, Yu Shu’s fan group rushed to make a banner and sent it to the hospital overnight.
“Big sister bravely took action to defend the chastity of our idol!”
※※※
When Yu Shu was diagnosed with pregnancy, Yan Jin stared at his belly for a long time.
Covering his stomach, he muttered gloomily, “If you don’t like it, I’ll go get an abortion.”
“It’s not that I don’t like it.” Yan Jin hugged Yu Shu and said softly, “I just feel like I’m not human.”
Yu Shu comforted Yan Jin, “I was already an adult when we got together.”
Yan Jin hesitated, “But you won’t be of legal marriageable age even after giving birth to the child.”
At the same time, a flood of bullet comments appeared in the live streaming room that the two couldn’t see.
[Although it’s inappropriate, I also want a young and handsome boyfriend to have my child.]
①Male pregnancy (highlighted)
The female lead is five years older than the male lead, and the male lead is already an adult when he appears.
