Chapter 91

Chapter 91

That was true, but… Iellie glanced at Zachary with a side glance. Come to think of it, he was also a man. When did he grow up to be so handsome even the useless flies would be attracted to him?

She raised her eyebrows.

“Who doesn’t know that?”

“Then, why do you keep treating me like a child?”

“You act like a younger brother.”

When Iellie, who was grumpy, replied calmly, Zachary lifted her up in a flash. Her surprise opened her eyes wide as he wrapped his arms around her waist and met her gaze.

“Len.”

“….”

“Do you still see me as your younger brother?”

Her heart skipped a beat at the low voice. Oh, gosh. Her ears were burning. Fearing that her own heartbeat might be heard by Zachary, Iellie became nervous, and she averted his gaze involuntarily.

“…Stupid.”

“What?”

His wrinkled his brow wrinkled after hearing her reply. As she continued, Iellie tried to keep her voice, pretending to be calm.

“…Wh-what kind of person kisses her younger brother?”

“Right?”

Only then did he put her down, half satisfied and half embarrassed. Then, out of habit, he left a kiss on her forehead.

Embarrassed, Iellie cleared her throat.

“Let go of me. I have to read the letter.”

However, Zachary didn’t think of letting go of her.

Rather, his lips, which had first landed on her forehead, were gradually coming down. Starting with her forehead, his lips touched her eyelids before brushing her cheek, sliding down the bridge of her nose, and staying at the tip of her nose.

“Zacha—”

“Shh.”

He whispered softly and swallowed Iellie’s lips. He bit her lower lip softly, urging her to open it to him. The action was so quick that she involuntarily opened her lips.

Not missing the chance, he swiftly pulled her by the waist.

“Ah!”

Iellie and Zachary’s bodies were tightly pressed together. He hugged her tightly around the waist and kissed her lips once more.

“…Huht.”

Iellie’s breathing began to heat up.

The warm, soft flesh of his began to crawl into her mouth. He swept her even teeth, and caressed her gums and the roof of her mouth. Their breaths exchanged, tongues intertwined. She unconsciously hugged him by the neck.

“Uhng…”

All of a sudden, she was clinging to him and Zachary’s hand gently ran down her neck. Feeling the touch of his firm hand, she flinched away from him.

“No, my clothes will be all messed up!”

She didn’t know if the two of them would be alone in the future, but right now, it was a busy time for both the Ducal couple. Especially if she showed the people of the Duke’s castle a disheveled appearance, they would definitely display tremendous imagination.

“Can’t your clothes get messy? After all, we are a couple…”

“No! I want to be seen as a dignified duchess!”

Even though Zachary raised a dissatisfied question, she flinched and protested. Only after hearing her cry that he set her down with a sad face while Iellie pulled out the letter, making a noise as she rubbed her flushed cheeks to hide them.

The sound of the rustling papers tickled her ears.

‘Come to think of it, lately, Zachary’s physical contact has increased a bit…’

In the past, it was common to hold hands or link arms, but these days, it is quite different. Above all, kisses became natural… not to the lips, but to the cheeks and forehead were natural.

‘It’s not that I don’t like it…’

Iellie glanced at Zachary from the side. As she stared at him, her eyes met with his.

“Why? Anything to say?”

“No, it’s not like that!”

After answering that, she hurriedly put her nose in the letter though she could still hear Zachary’s soft laugh.

‘Ugh, really…’

Iellie struggled to read the words of the letter, but the letters couldn’t come into her head properly. It was because she felt like she could feel his gaze behind her back. God, she was constantly conscious of him, right?

‘No, think differently! Think differently…!’

Chewing on her lips, she focused on the letter. Just then, there were letters that caught her eyes.

‘…What?’

In an instant, her expression became serious as she opened the letter while narrowing her brow. The content of the letter…

The introduction of the letter is too strong. No, Lady Rondo hadn’t even talked about getting married the last time they met? Iellie swallowed a gulp. Besides, wasn’t she in a relationship with the Emperor?

‘Who is she marrying?’

She wondered who the great Lord was to marry the Lady who was linked with the Emperor. With a face full of curiosity, Iellie read the sentences of the letter.

And she was astonished.

“…What is this?”

She let out a surprised voice without even realizing it. Zachary asked, fiddling with her pink hair.

“What’s wrong, Len?”

“It said that Lady Rondo is getting married… to the Emperor.”

“What?”

He was also surprised. Of course, speculation about the marriage between the two did not go unnoticed in the noble society. However, so suddenly?

Iellie read what was left of the letter, narrowing her brow.

Clearly, despite the politeness of the content, it was as if she could hear the sarcastic voice of Lady Rondo.

‘This obviously means that she was not willing to get married.’

Iellie swallowed a sigh.

In the first place, Lady Rondo watched right beside her as the Emperor clung to Iellie. She was not a woman who greatly wanted to get married, so of course, she would not like a marriage like this.

“Well, other than Lady Rondo, there is no other woman who can be His Majesty’s companion in terms of status and age…”

Iellie muttered. Still, the sight of the Emperor rushing the wedding all of a sudden seemed to show off. As if he was trying to gather his hurt pride as he watched her return to Zachary… Was it just her feeling?

“Anyway, I should send a letter congratulating the imperial wedding.”

“Well, it should be.”

Zachary narrowed his eyes. Meanwhile, Iellie’s mind was somewhat complicated. The Emperor and Lady Rondo…

“Honestly, I don’t know if marrying the Emperor would be a happy thing for Lady Rondo.”

“Actually, I think so as well.”

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