His slightly furrowed brows seemed displeased.
Usually, Nelia would be curious about his reaction, but not now. Her mind was preoccupied, and she had questions for the Duke.
“What did you think of Charlotte, Your Grace?”
Nelia had been curious from the start about how the Duke felt about Charlotte.
‘He must have been surprised by her beauty.’
She had a premonition that her mood would be determined by his upcoming answer, but she wanted to know more about his thoughts on Charlotte.
For some inexplicable reason, she felt that only then could she sleep peacefully tonight.
Nelia waited tensely for the Duke’s reply. However, he seemed unable to answer easily.
He seemed troubled by the question.
‘Did I ask too broad a question?’
Nelia considered rephrasing her inquiry.
“Perhaps, your first impression?”
Upon the more specific question, the Duke seemed to ponder before responding.
“As I said, she didn’t seem like a bad person.”
Nelia felt frustrated by his vague answer.
What she really wanted to ask was, ‘Didn’t you find Charlotte pretty?’
Considering Charlotte’s breathtaking beauty, she thought the Duke would have felt the same.
However, asking so directly seemed awkward.
Nelia brainstormed for another approach.
“When I first saw Charlotte, I was stunned by how beautiful she was. It was the first time I had seen someone so pretty.”
Eventually, tentatively, Nelia verbalized her own first impression of Charlotte.
“People aren’t just about appearances. One has to consider their character.”
“Of course, but…”
The reply was completely unexpected. The Duke seemed displeased.
Nelia felt ‘this isn’t it…’
Still, unable to give up, Nelia continued speaking.
“Charlotte is also kindhearted. She’s as beautiful inside as she is outside.”
Upon hearing Nelia’s praise, the Duke finally set down his utensils.
“Nelia, how many times have you seen her to make such an assessment?”
His tone was tinged with discontent.
More than that, Nelia realized that his words were inconsistent.
“You said she didn’t seem like a bad person too, Your Grace.”
“I said she didn’t seem bad, but I never said she was as goodhearted as an angel.”
Caught in his paradoxical yet compelling logic, Nelia momentarily closed her mouth.
“So… you’re saying Charlotte is not to your liking, Duke?”
“Yes, now that I think about it, she doesn’t particularly interest me.”
Nelia felt relieved yet uneasy at the sudden change in his demeanor, which appeared disinterested in Charlotte.
Even the Duke seemed to be in a bad mood.
As she puzzled over his unreadable expression, Duke Hart spoke to Nelia.
“Nelia, I would like to accompany you the next time you meet that friend.”
“Why…?”
“I’d rather you not ask for a reason.”
His request to accompany her wasn’t very welcome, but faced with the Duke’s earnest demeanor, Nelia had no choice but to nod.
“…Understood.”
(This is a time separator.)
A few days after Charlotte’s visit, a letter arrived from her.
Nelia was relieved it wasn’t an unannounced appearance, but the letter stated Charlotte would visit the day after tomorrow.
‘If you’re going to notify me like this, there’s no difference from showing up unannounced…’
Yet, she didn’t find Charlotte burdensome or annoying; it must be due to her capabilities.
She also felt her initial guard against Charlotte naturally dissipate.
Since nothing had happened the day the Duke met with Charlotte and he hadn’t asked any questions about her afterwards, the news of her upcoming visit wasn’t distressing.
She was simply tired from researching materials related to Siegfried’s heart lately.
As Nelia sighed and folded the letter, Duke Hart asked,
“Who is the letter from?”
“It’s from Charlotte.”
The Duke’s eyes narrowed slightly.
“What does she say?”
“She wants to visit the Duke’s residence the day after tomorrow morning.”
Nelia spoke, gauging the Duke’s expression.
“Is that alright…?”
Though the Duke had never refused her requests before, she felt obliged to ask since he was the owner of the residence.
“Of course, it’s fine.”
He hesitated slightly, but the Duke nodded.
“Thank you, Duke.”
After finishing breakfast, Nelia and the Duke went into the study.
Lately, she had been gathering a lot of books related to Siegfried’s heart or spending the entire day reading on her days off.
She hadn’t found any clues yet.
‘The best way might be to access Elena’s Tears and talk to Renate again…’
And to ask what the Holy Dew is.
At that moment, the Duke, engrossed in reading something, looked up.
“Nelia.”
His serious tone made Nelia look up from her book.
“Yes?”
“Have you ever heard of the ‘Holy Dew’?”
At the mention of the ‘Holy Dew’ from the Duke, Nelia’s eyes widened in surprise.
She hadn’t expected the Duke to mention the Holy Dew.
She had only recently learned about it through Renate.
But she couldn’t let on that she knew about Renate, so Nelia feigned ignorance.
“No, I’ve never heard of it.”
“I just discovered it as well. Apparently, Elena’s final tears were said to have been split.”
Nelia furrowed her brows gently and asked,
“Split, you say…?”
Male lead is a Love-Obsessed Merman
When he discovers she has gone, he risks everything to pursue her on land, enduring agonizing pain to transform his tail into human legs…
One-line summary: Male lead chases female lead. The male lead’s love is a bit sick, an invincible love brain.
Synopsis
During a voyage at sea, Jiang Yang accidentally captures a merman.
Servant: I heard that mermen are fierce and brutal.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman obediently rubbing her palm like a puppy: “You call this fierce and brutal?”
Servant: I heard that mermen have no human nature.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman with wet puppy eyes, obsessively calling her ‘A Yang’ like a childish infant: “You call this having no human nature?”
With great difficulty, she releases the merman back into the sea and returns to shore.
Who would have thought that in less than half a month, the merman, who should have been freely wandering in the South China Sea, would shed his scales, endure the pain of losing his tail, transform into human legs, and come ashore to find her?
He kneels at her feet, rubbing her palm, with merman tears rolling down: “A Yang, don’t abandon me.”
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