Elizabeth closed her eyes and accepted it. I felt like I was going to die from the tremors. I had never imagined that Kierne and I would kiss.
Because there is a strict order of status between us, and even if we were friends, goodness existed.
I have never been greedy for it. I thought that he and I had always lived our lives recording that we didn't get along.
However, when I saw him so eager for the news of his engagement, he may have already been greedy.
Elizabeth thought she had done well to steel herself. Thanks to that, I learned about Kiern's heart, which I almost never knew.
Clearly he likes me too. So I'm going to kiss you.
My heart was pounding like crazy at the thought that we had a connection between us.
She confessed, and he kissed her instead of responding.
I felt as if my heart that had been frustrated by the news of his engagement had melted like snow. As much as the world seems to shine.
Elizabeth's body was still shaking. I was more excited by the fact that he felt the same way than by the fact that he knew everything about me.
My first kiss with him was very sweet. As if you were taking a bite of a peach dripping with juice, the soft and squishy texture spreads all over your mouth.
It was a bit of a rough kiss, but even that was good. The process of brushing her teeth and biting into the tender meat in her mouth sent Elizabeth into a frenzy.
He cupped her cheeks and kissed her lips repeatedly.
A soft, sweet tongue slid across the space between her tightly closed lips. When she parted her lips at the sharp sensation, his breath rushed past her lips.
It was hot as a gun. I was out of breath, but it was as good as it was.
It is said that being able to connect with someone you love is a miracle, but at this moment, it was as if she had experienced that miracle.
She thought herself very lucky.
Just the fact that a nice guy like Kiern liked me made me feel like I had the whole world.
My heart trembled with relief that I no longer had to worry about him being around another woman.
'Will you be as excited as I am?'
Suddenly curious about his expression, Elizabeth opened her closed eyes and looked up at him. And it surprised me.
I wasn't surprised when he opened his eyes. It was because her eyes were so dry and cold, unlike mine.
For a moment, I thought it was weird. Because it's such a contrast to my shaky, dying self.
After a while, he let her go. Elizabeth looked at Kiern's face with confused eyes.
Contrary to what I thought was an affirmative kiss, his expression was so cold. Feeling betrayed, Elizabeth was confused.
He carelessly wiped my greasy lips with the back of his hand. The place where he touched his hand seemed to have only a chill.
"You are the same after all."
His voice was colder and fiercer than ever. It seemed that even the bitter cold, like frost, would not give him such a chill.
Elizabeth thought something was wrong, but she didn't know what it was, so she stared at him.
I couldn't tell who it was.
I couldn't believe he was looking at me with such disgusted eyes.
Hesitantly, he turned his head and tried to leave the terrace. Elisabeth took his hand, thinking that she couldn't leave it like this.
“Kiern, wait… … !”
"Let go."
He took her hand away and ordered arrogantly.
"Stop saying my name."
After that, Kiern left the terrace.
The coldness that followed the sweet kiss was enough to frustrate Elizabeth.
It wasn't enough to get rejected, and I felt like the trampled confession had left a hole in my heart.
I thought Kierne was different from other people. Because when I first met, I was different from other nobles.
But now I'm not sure. It was like playing with me. No different from any other man at the banquet.
It was Kiern who encouraged him to bring his secret feelings to light. But when I took out the most precious thing and showed it to her, she left with a cruel kiss.
As I stared at the place where it had disappeared, something warm ran down my cheek.
He stayed there for the rest of the banquet without even thinking about stealing it.
My heart ached and ached, and I couldn't breathe right.
* * *
Before Kiern attends a banquet. I ran into Stella coming out of the Duke's room. Stella greeted him calmly, adjusting her slightly disheveled clothing.
"Are you here to see the duke?"
Kiern didn't want to talk to Stella.
It was from the nauseated feeling that came from his trying to calmly cheat on her even after doing dirty things.
No, maybe he was doing it on purpose. It's because the duke doesn't give you the position he really wants.
When he was about to pass, she said.
“Oh, sir, aren't you going to the banquet? Elizabeth left earlier.
At the word banquet, Kierne stopped pacing. When he answered, Stella smiled and said something meaningful.
"Perhaps I won't return to the castle tonight."
"Maybe you won't come back?"
“Isn't the banquet always like this at night? Even the Bocchan wouldn't know.
Kiern's face scrunched up at Stella's words. It made me sick to think that everything was going the way I saw it.
Elizabeth is Stella's daughter, but she is different. At least he thought it was different, so Kiern cut him off.
"I do not know what you're talking about".
“Well, Bocchan, you might not like that kind of culture. But will the other men be gentlemen to Elizabeth?
"What does that mean?"
"Ellie needs to know how to use my face more."
Stella seemed to let out a rueful sigh, then regained her energy and added.
"I have no choice but to help."
"help?"
What do you mean help?
Stella said as Kiern looked at him coldly.
“Still, there are many people who show interest in Elizabeth. It must be because our Ellie looks like me and is pretty."
“… … .”
“Maybe the eyes are fine now. As you know, our Ellie has a naive side, right? Even if you do it a bit right, you might go overboard. The person who gave the invitation showed interest in Ellie.”
Stella seemed to smile softly, then looked at Kiern.
“Of course I don't know if he'll like it. Although Ellie seems innocent, she is bold and knows how to annoy men. … … Do you think the young master knows?
Stella laughed as if she had told a funny story, then nodded with a disinterested expression and disappeared.
He had a nasty look on his face, like someone who was determined to provoke him on purpose. Kiern was stunned and chewed on Stella's words.
banquet and night
An ungentlemanly and naive man Elizabeth.
And the help of Stella.
"Curse."
Kiern forgot that she was meeting the duke and hurried to the banquet.
He didn't even know what kind of heart was following there.
It was as if she was moving even though she knew that Stella's words were deliberately provoking.
Probably, if you go to your father's room now, there will be a sloppy, promiscuous smell everywhere.
Knowing that she was using an obvious trick to prevent him from entering, Kierne couldn't help but fall for her trick.
Because I feel sorry for Elizabeth, who looks like Stella but doesn't.
As a friend, I was only worried that the good girl would fall for a bad boy and waste her life.
Of course, Kierne knew that the worst man was himself, but he pretended not to.
And there was no law that he would admit to himself even soaked feelings.
Arriving at the banquet hall, the atmosphere did not look good, perhaps because of Stella's words. There were people everywhere who seemed to be dancing but were busy touching each other.
Those who hid behind the curtains and kissed, those who went to the terrace with vulgar looks and those who flirted made a mess.
Kierne found Elizabeth among them. And it wasn't long before he found her.
Elizabeth, in her scarlet dress, stood out more in the room. Her red hair, like the color of a ripe rose, stole the attention.
Kierne was relieved to see her bored alone.
I was worried that something big could happen to her tonight, like Stella said.
Seeing that you were doing well, I was thinking of going back. At that moment, James Parker's approach to Elizabeth caught his attention.
Watching him flirt, Kiern's face fell.
