Lovesick

Lovesick 19

Valentine's eye fluttered when he felt someone creeping closer to him.

Tightly grasping the hand hovering above him, he asked hoarsely. "Who are you?"

The young maid almost jumped in the air from fright. The Duke's movement was not gentle. It felt like her bone was going to crush.

Valentine finally opened his and blankly stared at the woman standing beside him.

"D-Duke Arslan, I am the maid tasked to change your c-clothes and wipe your body." The maid tried to call herself but the handsome stoic face of the Duke made her hair on her stood up in fright. As much as she was attracted to that face, the grip on her arm was enough to cut off her blood circulation. So the terror reigns inside her.

"How long?" Valentine removed his hand and relaxed his back. Staring up at the ceiling.

The maid didn't understand the question. "Pardon this sl-"

"How long did I pass out?" Valentine interrupted her.  "Uhh you've been asleep for a day and half my Lord."

The maid then walked closer and asked permission. "Then Duke Arslan, can I change your clothes now?"

"Get out." The maid didn't expect to be dismissed like that. But still obeyed.

After the awkward sound of her heavy footsteps. Valentine frowned before staring at the ceiling above.

He's stupid. So worthless. After buying so much for her birthday. After the contemplating and planning. In the end he couldn't do anything without her words. He's completely useless without her orders.

Why is everything so hard for him without his Lady Selene's words?

He just wanted to write her a letter. To give her a gift. Because he misses her so much.

Too much

Every pore in his body wanted to connect with her. But just the thought of doing something without her approval.

It drained Valentine. It's too much for him. The voices in his head got louder and louder. The headaches and the nauseous feeling deep in his gut.

He wiped the sweat on his forehead. And moved his body in a sitting position. He quickly summoned the butler to his room after dressing up.

"My Duke, how can this servant be of use?"

"These things.......pack them and put them in the room upstairs." Valentine stared at the mirror and fixed his hair that was messed up from his sleep. Blankly staring at the clean appearance of his face and hair.

The butler glance down at the enormous amount of things lying on the ground. He appeared to be dumbfounded but quickly composed himself. "And wake up every knight and have them ready on the training grounds."

"Yes Duke Arslan." The butler's face remained calm yet deep down he's already noting the things the he needed to report towards the Marquis.

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Jun read the content of the letter calmly. Once in a while he would squint his eyes and frown. As if not understanding the meaning inside it.