Nelia choked on nothing. It was because she had found out about that drug today.
Since she wanted to hear what nonsense Layton would spew, she silently nodded her head.
“So, what is it?”
“Well, the identity of the drug…”
Layton beckoned her closer as if he wanted to whisper something. Nelia leaned her head forward.
Though they already knew the answer, they were curious as to how others had come to know.
“An aphrodisiac.”
“……Aphrodisiac?”
Nelia tilted her head in confusion. Frustrated, Layton raised his voice.
“Ugh, why can’t you understand a single thing I say. I’m talking about an aphrodisiac, a potion that makes for a hot night!”
“……What?”
She found herself pitying Duke Hart anew.
Rumored to be homosexual, and now, rumored to be taking aphrodisiacs.
Denying the rumors, Nelia furrowed her brow.
“That’s nonsense.”
“You just don’t know about it. The Duke might not be interested in a girl like you, but just in case, you should be thankful for the information.”
Layton’s teasing left Nelia speechless.
“Enough, I’ll go to my room first.”
There was a good thing about staying at Duke Hart’s mansion that she had recently discovered.
“Hey, you absolutely cannot let the Duke know!”
She didn’t have to see Layton.
The mere thought of not seeing that fool made her feel much better.
[This is the time separator]Nelia woke up early today. It was the day she moved to Duke Hart’s mansion.
‘You just need to bring yourself, Nelia.’
Duke Hart had certainly said that, but how could she not bring anything with her?
Nelia packed her belongings into the carriage and climbed in. Upon arriving at Duke Hart’s mansion, the butler, Ton, was waiting for her.
As the carriage came to a halt, Ton opened the door and offered his hand.
“Thank you.”
Nelia bowed her head and took his hand as she stepped down from the carriage. For some reason, she was being treated quite differently than when she was just a maid.
“I heard from the Duke. You’ll be staying here from today onwards.”
“……Yes.”
“Follow me. I’ll show you to your room.”
Ton walked ahead briskly.
“The Duke had to go to the palace for an urgent meeting this morning.”
He said she wasn’t responding to the medicine well… Nelia suddenly worried if Duke Hart might be in trouble.
“……Will he be alright?”
“That’s for the Duke to decide.”
Today, too, Ton was robotlike.
Nelia tried to find any change in Ton’s rigid demeanor as she followed him.
‘How far are we going?’
Ton climbed the stairs and kept going. Soon, they passed the third floor where the maids stayed.
‘The fourth floor……?’
This was where, to her knowledge, only Duke Hart’s room was…
“This is your room, Miss Nelia.”
Just as she had suspected, her room was right next to Duke Hart’s.
“Why…… Why is only my room here? I’m fine with staying on the third floor with the other maids……”
“It’s the Duke’s order.”
Of course… It would be.
Nelia gave up and opened the door.
Any displeasure vanished at the sight of the luxurious room that made her eyes widen.
‘Wow……’
The room prepared in just a day was too perfect.
She thought she had lived a fairly affluent life as the daughter of a count, but it was nothing compared to this.
“If you need anything, please let me know anytime.”
As if she could need more.
The antique vanity, the plush carpet, the fluttering curtains, and the magnificent bed with a canopy.
But…
‘Huh?’
Nelia’s eyes fixed on the bed.
‘Why is the bed so big……?’
Was this another one of their luxuries?
It wasn’t the single bed she had seen at the count’s house. The bed was a king size, big enough for three to roll about.
But soon, Nelia accepted this luxurious bed.
Though the bed the size of a sports field was unusual, it wasn’t a bad thing. When else could she enjoy such a princesslike lifestyle?
This time, Nelia went to the wardrobe and flung the doors open. As expected, the wardrobe was filled with clothes.
As if she had prepared everything in advance for her arrival.
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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