Chapter 112
Startled, Sia tried to get up at once, but he was gripping her wrist firmly, so she couldn’t move.
“So even if it’s not a small wound, you react like this.”
“The only one who can deal me a fatal wound is you.”
“……”
Sia’s face flushed hot. The same was true for Nox. As if to cool their burning faces, both of them lowered their heads. After a long silence, he added quietly,
“I just wanted you to call me ‘Nox’…”
“……”
But she had suddenly called him ‘Master’ instead. Well, the title had felt strange to her too, which was why she hadn’t used it before, but wasn’t it what the other servants already called him?
“That’s no different from everyone else…”
“Even if you called me ‘Hey!’, it would still sound sweet to my ears.”
“……”
“It only has meaning if you’re the one saying it.”
Sometimes, Sia thought Nox seemed like a flirt. He said embarrassing things like that far too casually.
“So, will you call me Nox?”
His low voice was incredibly sweet. The way he held her fingertips and gently swayed them as if coaxing her made Sia squeeze her eyes shut.
This man is dangerous.
The way he turned on the charm was no joke. From his moist eyes to the earnest shape of his lips, there wasn’t a single flaw. And on top of that, he was a man who even came with cat characteristics that she adored.
Sia had long since fallen completely for him, though she didn’t want to admit it. Well, she did admit it, but it felt like she didn’t want to give in completely.
‘It feels like I’m being led around.’
This won’t do. Her sunbae once said that you have to take the lead with a man from the beginning…
Still keeping her eyes tightly shut as she thought it over, Sia answered in a voice that was almost fading away.
“…Then.”
“Hm?”
“When your wound heals.”
“…What?”
“So take responsibility and recover quickly.”
“What does my name have to do with my injury… It’ll heal quickly anyway, so call me now, please?”
“If it heals quickly, then that’s good, isn’t it?”
“……”
Nox let out a soft chuckle at her unexpected attitude. He loved the way she worried about his injury. The fact that someone cared for him like this made him happy, and he pulled her hand toward him and pressed a lingering kiss into her palm.
Tickled, Sia curled her fingers slightly, and just then, a knock sounded.
“Have you awakened? Master, Madam.”
Even at Cedric’s call, Nox kept his lips against her palm, his gaze still fixed on her face. In the end, Sia had to answer.
“We’re up!”
Only then did Cedric open the door and step inside, bowing his head first.
“My apologies for the interruption.”
“…If you knew that, you should have left us alone.”
At Nox’s blunt remark, Cedric replied seriously. He had no choice. Since yesterday, the guest staying downstairs had been enough to wear down his nerves.
“That wouldn’t have been possible, Master. Until yesterday, I could make excuses about your injury, but today you must go and pay your respects to His Highness the Crown Prince.”
“…Ah.”
At Cedric’s words, Nox sat up, unable to hide his baffled expression. He had genuinely forgotten about the Crown Prince’s presence. Too many things had happened since yesterday.
Most of it was because he had been too busy enjoying everything Sia did for him for the first time, but even so, he hadn’t expected to forget entirely that a member of the imperial family had come to Blois residence again.
“Ah.”
Sia had also completely forgotten about the Crown Prince.
Isn’t this dangerous?
Seeing the two of them staring at him blankly, Cedric pressed his lips tightly together, afraid something harsh might come out. After taking a deep breath, he delivered his words politely.
“Breakfast has been prepared. Please allow me to assist you with your preparations.”
Sia, who hadn’t seen Cedric with such a stern expression in a long time, quietly nodded. This time, even Nox couldn’t say anything in response.
The two quickly finished preparing and headed to the dining room. On the way, Nox felt happy just holding Sia’s hand. If he could feel this kind of happiness, he felt like he could even pretend to be sick as much as he wanted.
However, the sweet mood plunged straight into the mud the moment they entered the dining room.
Because Louis, who had arrived earlier and was waiting for them, asked this the moment he saw them.
“Duke, she’s human, isn’t she?”
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