TB

CHAPTER 102

“I had to teach you how to be a prostitute. And now, do I have to teach you how to tie a bow tie?”

Grace, who was struggling with the bow tie, got angry and gave strength to her hands. The black belt tightened around his thick neck and crinkled. The man’s brows were also wrinkled, but it wasn’t like he was suffering from being strangled.

“That’s enough. Go get a handkerchief.”

In the end, he snatched the tie from her hand in one go and glanced at the dresser in the middle of the dressing room.

Grace was embarrassed.

He was a man who enjoyed every time she gave petty retributions. But after that night, he found her provocation annoying. These days, she was starting to realize that there were some people who were treated worse than dogs.

Clank.

She made her way to the dresser, wrapping her hands around the chain that was swinging annoyingly around her neck. Grace, who was opening the second drawer of the drawer and looking for a white handkerchief to match his black tailcoat jacket, suddenly looked into the bedroom beyond the open door.

“What… are you doing here?”

The face of Leon Winston when he woke up the next morning was a sight to behold. He was so embarrassed to see her lying on his bed, unleashed.

She was relieved that he had completely forgotten what happened the night before, but it only lasted for a moment. Judging from his cold face, the moment his eyes landed on the candy apple that had fallen on the floor, it was clear that he had found all of his memories.

It was proof that he remembered.

After that day, he never drank or brought her alcohol again, and he began to distance himself from her.

‘If you’re going to keep your distance, why do you make me serve you while you’re wearing your engagement attire?’

As Grace handed him a white handkerchief, the man who was straightening his bow tie glanced at the chest of his jacket.

Without answering, she put the handkerchief in his pocket and shaped it.

‘You go off to get engaged to another woman and leave your grooming to your mistress. You are truly a despicable human being.’

If it had been before that day, she would have said something sarcastic like this. But now, she treasured her words extremely.

Why did she do that that night?

She was caught up in this man’s swirling emotions and did something she would regret for a long time. Not only was an apology not enough, but she committed the atrocity of confessing that she truly liked him, so she shut her mouth.

Now, Grace was doing what she had been doing since this man discovered that she liked him.

The relationship between the two, which had been filled with disharmony, had been immersed in silence these days. Even chords that were out of tune and jarring could only be caused by friction between the strings and the bow. However, now that even the friction was avoided, the silence continued without any sound.

It seemed like it should be peaceful, but she felt anxious.

If they were uncomfortable with each other, they shouldn’t see each other. She couldn’t do that, but this man could do it without hesitation.

‘But why are you preparing for the engagement ceremony in the annex?’

Grace looked sullenly at the man wearing the golden wristwatch given as a gift by the Grand Duke’s family. As he was fastening the buckle on the inside of his wrist, he tilted his head and glanced to the side.