Replace The Villain's Wife

61 : Second Obstacle

"No, but you're my future children's mother." 

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I can hear the rustling sound getting louder and louder. I can't shout, my mouth won't let me and my voice won't come out. I immediately grab my towel and cover my body even though it doesn't fully does its job. I drown myself in the water, hoping that Lydia will come as fast as possible before I ran out of air.

"Raja." I can hear someone's calling Raja faintly.

A shadow from the ground covers me. The light in the water turns darker, before I ran out of air, a tap on my head startle me. I quickly get my head out from the water and breathe as much of air as I can.

"How is it down there?"

I widen my eyes and cover myself from Karl. My shoulder is exposed but that is not what I care now. My towel is wet now, I can't get out now. Karl kneels down and looks at me.

"Your cheeks are turning red."

"I know!" I shout at him. I turn myself from him, he doesn't have to tell me that. I clearly know myself.

"So here you are," Kairos's voice is suddenly heard.

"This brat!" Karl straightly but quickly throws a rock to Kairos. I sigh in relieve, at least Kairos didn't see me since Karl blocks him.

"Now wife, should I come down to you?"

I splash the water to Karl. "You wish, pervert!"

"Don't move so much, you'll slip and I can't help you."

I immediately stop and huff. Being in this condition won't bring any good to me.

"Where is Lydia? What takes her so long?" I mumble. I look at Karl. He silently looks around, he never has his eyes out from anything, always watching and stay on guard.

"Karl," I call him.

"Hmm?" He looks at me.

I scratch my neck before I say, "Could you give me a hand?"

He lifts his eyebrow. "You want me to carry you?"

I sigh. "Of course no. Could you bring me a new bigger towel?"

"Wife, how many towel do you bring? I suppose your maid only prepared one for you, which is the one you're wearing right now." Karl turns his eyes to see my towel.

"Then can you please call Lydia?" I give him my puppy eyes.

"When did you learn that disgusting expression?"

I sigh. I know it won't work.

"It's getting colder, get up." 

I widen my eyes and look at him. "You're talking to me?"

"There's no one except us here, wife."

"Now?"

"You can stay longer if you want to die from coldness."

"That's why I've told you to go and call Lydia."

"I don't know where she is." Karl's answer makes me pissed. Patience, Antania. Patience!

"Then search for her. It's not that far."

"The witch took her."

"Huh?"

"That witch with white hair."

"Merlin?"

"Whatever you call him."