As usual, he left the office to have lunch with his wife. Because Lisa often got distracted and left the dining table in disarray, she frequently skipped meals.
“What is a lover?”
Left alone with him, his wife asked the question that had been on her mind.
“What did you do today to hear such a thing?
“They say it changes one’s feelings.”
His gaze shifted to the book on the side table. Such words wouldn’t be found in the history of the Kingdom of Kim, but he explained smoothly.
“It refers to a special relationship between a man and a woman. Depending on the context, it can change one’s feelings.”
Lisa seemed somewhat confused. Even as he cut a large meat pie and handed it to her, the questions continued.
“Are we in a special relationship like that, Jungkook?”
“No. We are husband and wife, not lovers.”
“Can you be married and have a lover too?”
“There are cases where a married person forms a separate ‘relationship’ with someone else.”
He paused as he was about to correct her while cutting his own piece of the delicious pie.
Concerned that his wife might misunderstand, he added, “But not me. There can be no special woman beside you, and I hope you also do not keep a lover apart from me.”
“Ah.”
Lisa looked relieved, but he continued with a sigh, “I simply cannot understand such things. Not being able to keep faithfulness, and fundamentally, it’s an act of betraying trust.”
Perhaps he was still agitated over his father’s actions, leading to his lengthy explanation. Jungkook took a small breath and resumed cutting the meat pie with his knife.
“By the way, who exactly said such a thing?”
“Is it okay to bite between couples?”
“You need to answer the question first before moving on to the next.”
Somehow, his tone felt more like he was coaxing a child rather than addressing his wife.
“The Pointy said about the lover, and Gella about the bite,” Lisa replied obediently.
Jungkook shook his head. “They all talk nonsense. And Gella, of all people…”
Should he replace her? However, finding someone as suitable as Gella among the men surrounding him wouldn’t be easy. Unless he borrowed his mother’s maid, Edil.
***
Lisa and Gella had been wandering around since early morning. Curious to see places she hadn’t visited before, Lisa headed towards the room where the maids rested during their breaks.
Edil, worked every other day, and the other two maids took turns working a day each. Today, Edil was off, and a young maid with a fresh face was sitting there.
As Lisa peeked through the door and stepped inside, the young maid glanced up and greeted her. “Young Madam Lisa, you’re here,” she said.
When the maid greeted Lisa, Gella, who had entered alongside her, also cheerfully greeted the maid. “Hello, maid,” Gella said brightly.
The maid nodded briefly in acknowledgment.
Then, she acted as if nothing had happened, closing her eyes and sitting on the sofa. Even when Lisa dramatically pulled the curtains and shouted, the maid didn’t move an inch.
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The surviving princess {Liskook}
Romance"Fine, I shall give you my sister, dearer to me than anything." A bolt from the blue strikes the Jeon family, the heroes of the victory. Jeon Jungkook, the promising heir of a renowned military family, is suddenly ordered to marry the princess. Now...
