Cinderella is… the Male Lead? - Chapter 48

“That, first, um— Touching, I mean… taking off my underwear is a bit…”

Though she enjoyed his touch, she wasn’t ready to cross that line yet. Rona shook her head slightly. But Cinderella seemed to mistake her hesitant words as permission. His hand moved. Warmth from his fingers spread through the center of her underwear, making Rona moan.

“Unngh, ah.”

“So, touching over your underwear is okay?”

“Aah, I don’t know… hnngh.”

Rona’s hesitation melted away as soon as his hand touched her. She blushed deeply, unsure of how to react.

“I won’t take them off… Your panties are so wet I can see everything. You’re turning me on even more.”

Cinderella whispered lewdly, which didn’t match his face at all. Rona didn’t know, but Cinderella was used to such dirty talk. He had imagined ravishing Rona countless times while mxstxrbxting.

As he said, the thin fabric allowed a glimpse of her red hair down there, the same color as her head. He rubbed the damp center of her panties with his thumb. As his fingers moved over the hollow, Rona’s hips bucked, and more of her juices soaked the fabric.

“You’re so wet. The fabric is soaked.”

“D-Don’t, aah.”

His fingers pushed deeper. The sound of the fabric rubbing against her hair was sticky and audible.

Rona glanced nervously down. She was scared that Cinderella might push her panties aside and touch her bare skin any moment. The difference was subtle, but if he touched her bare skin, it wouldn’t take long to go all the way.

His fingers delved deeper, and his thumb circled her most sensitive spot. Cinderella pushed back his sweaty bangs roughly. Her pubic hair peeked out around the edges of her panties, exposed by his movements.

“Ah, stop, ah!”

“Oh, so good.”

Cinderella’s breathing grew rougher. A deep, masculine voice that didn’t match his pretty face flowed from his red lips. Now that he had revealed he was a man, he didn’t need to disguise his voice anymore.

Rona, trembling with pleasure, was startled by the new deep voice. She realized he had been disguising his voice all along. Why had he pretended to be a woman?

As she wondered, Cinderella took off his blouse. His upper body was like that of a healthy adolescent. Though his build was thick and obviously male, the clothes had hidden it well enough to be mistaken for a woman.

He cracked his neck loudly, tilted his head, and looked at Rona intently. He resumed moving his hand but then stopped. He was now fully awakened and had revealed he was a man. He no longer needed to maintain the magic his father had cast. He was strong enough now to release the spell entirely.

“Haah, don’t be surprised.”

“What? Oh, oh…!”

Rona’s mouth fell open. With a cracking sound, Cinderella’s body began to swell. His thin limbs filled with muscle, and his flat chest broadened. Before, he had the body of a boy that could be hidden under clothes, but now he had the body of a fully grown man.

‘Did he make his body smaller with magic? To pretend to be a woman? Why…’

Cinderella stroked his arm with satisfaction and looked up. Rona’s shocked expression made him chuckle softly.

“I don’t need to hide anymore. And maintaining the spell made it hard to cxm.”

“Why in the world did you…?”

Rona wondered why he had pretended to be a woman all this time. Cinderella rolled his eyes and calmly replied.

“I needed to hide my identity.”

“Uhh… Why? Why did you hide?”

“Hmm… to watch out for con artists?”

Cinderella pretended to ‘divulge’ the truth while subtly probing Rona. He wanted to hear the truth about the scam directly from her mouth. As he expected, Rona’s expression turned to shock.

Rona felt like she had been hit on the head repeatedly. She opened her mouth but spoke weakly.

“I’m sorry. I didn’t know you knew… So, you knew from the start.”

“Yes. From the beginning. How long were you planning to keep up the act?”

Cinderella’s confirmation made Rona’s eyes widen, and her shoulders slump.

“I felt guilty and wanted to run away, but… I’m sorry. I know just saying sorry isn’t enough…”

Rona rambled. It was a series of shocks. Knowing he had known about the scam from the start made sense. No wonder they hadn’t been caught—it’s only because Cinderella had known all along and was biding his time.

That meant Rona and Susan hadn’t been punished because they mistreated Cinderella but because they had walked into a trap and unknowingly provoked him.

Damn the novel, damn stupid con artists. If they were going to scam someone, they should have done their research.

Cinderella’s probing had worked perfectly. Seeing Rona turn pale and tremble, he felt oddly compassionate. She was just a clumsy con artist, not a spy. A rival household wouldn’t send such an obvious spy, and she wouldn’t have left such blatant traces if she were.

Cinderella looked down at Rona with a sense of ease. Her trembling figure sparked a sadistic urge in him. He had been too lenient on her for her previous bullying. Maybe it was time to be a little more mischievous and give her a fitting punishment.