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Chapter 27
Holly returned to her room early and woke up at sunset. Although she slept and woke up feeling better, she was bored with nothing to do. Holly lay on the bed and stared at the closed window.
“…He won’t come today, will he?”
There was a high probability that Cahill fell for the active courtship of that beautiful woman. Even as a woman herself, she was drooling, so for him, as a man, it would be terrifying. Besides, he also had an unusual s*x drive.
“Because I always say no.”
She didn’t know that his voice was gloomy.
Then, the window suddenly creaked open. Holly approached the window, possessed. Cahill, who suddenly turned up, was startled to find her.
“Did you wait for me?”
“…I guess so.”
Gazing at him blankly, she acknowledged his words obediently. Surprised by her candid answer, Cahill slipped a little and climbed in from the window safely. He glanced at Holly’s face, who had lost energy, before grabbing her arm and taking her to bed.
A faint smile appeared on Holly’s face as she was drawn to him. Cahill would always take off her pants when he saw her, so she thought it would be the same again this time.
‘Does he like my body that much?’
It always happened though suddenly her stomach was twisted. Holly licked her lips. However, Cahill had opened the blanket and tucked her into it.
“You won’t do it today?”
At that, he stared at her, who asked sharply.
“Yes. I won’t do it today.”
“If not, what are you doing here?”
It may sound angry, so she softened her voice. Seeing her lying on his arm while she grumbled, Cahill sighed in relief.
“I like sleeping with you in my arms. It’s warm.”
“You don’t like hot things.”
Now, she knew it was too hot for him because he threw his clothes off whenever he had time. Cahill wrapped more tightly around Holly’s struggling body. A muffled voice came out of his lip that was buried in the nape of his neck.
“Yes. But, you are fine.”
Her heart sank at his thoughtless words. Even though she knew he didn’t mean that. She forgot to blink her eyes and stared into the air.
“…Isn’t it strange, the Prince?”
After a while, the words that came out of Holly’s mouth were not pleasant to him. Cahill’s eyes shone strangely.
“He was very kind to me. I’m just an ordinary commoner…”
“I think the Prince also likes you.”
Cahill frowned and exhaled like a grudge. Not only did he not like that Ahmed was kind to Holly, but he also didn’t like Holly smiling at him—not to mention leaving him out and walking around with Ahmed.
“Me? There is no reason for that.”
Holly laughed as if it was nonsense.
In fact, she also believed that Ahmed’s kindness to her was a result of liking. Still, she tried not to mistake a rational favor. Previously, she had worked as an employee of Hallidem and enjoyed great popularity with the guests, so she was somewhat confident in her appearance.
Nonetheless, Cahill knocked it down with one shot.
“What’s wrong with you?”
He tilted his head as if strangely at her firm attitude. When the person who made her think like that didn’t realize it at all, Holly spat out.
“You said I wasn’t even pretty.”
Without realizing it, a sulky tone came out. Realizing this, she bit her lip. Meanwhile, Cahill stared at her face.
Her face was hot.
“Who?”
“You.”
“Lie.”
Cahill said succinctly as if he never would have said that. Holly let out a breathless sigh seeing that.
“Why?”
Cahill narrowed his brow and touched Holly’s cheek with his hand. While she didn’t remember, he wasn’t the kind of person to talk about something wrong. Was it because of his sharp gaze? The part he touched was hot, even with his ice-cold body temperature.
“You’re so pretty.”
Holly inhaled the breath she had been exhaling. Her heart, which had been immobile, sank at his utter words.
“…Don’t.”
She barely spoke.
Cahill, who had gently rubbed her clavicle with his hand, pulled his hand away. The next moment, he buried his face in her neck. Contrary to his body temperature, her hot breath moistened her skin. As she took a breath, he could feel her chest rising against him.
“I’m going to sleep, so don’t talk to me.”
Cahill sputtered and closed his eyes tightly. He took the initiative in fear that she wouldn’t even let him hug her. His soft hair ran and tickled the nape of her neck.
Instead of saying anything, Holly closed her eyes. She didn’t mean to get rid of him anyway. Her arms slowly wrapped around his back. A satisfied smile appeared on Cahill’s lips as she squeezed her body tighter in his arms and closed her eyes.
Soon, the two breaths were evenly mixed.
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The next day.
The door was carefully opened. Her eyelashes, which had been buried in the pillow, trembled slightly. The small footsteps sounded like thunder in her ears. Holly, startled, stood up and looked at the place next to her.
The blanket that covered her fell down to the waist. The place next to her was empty, even when she groped with his hand. Cahill had left a while ago, so the place was cold.
Holly breathed a sigh of relief, then went blank.
‘…Was it a dream?’
Unlike the other times, there were no sore spots on her body. They just cuddled and slept through the night, so it was only natural that it didn’t feel real.
“Are you awake already?”
When she woke up, Mona, who was bringing her water to drink, asked, surprised to see her staring blankly at the bed. She slowly turned her head towards the sound.
“I heard that you came back early because you were ill. Are you okay?”
Come to think of it, she remembered that she had no appetite after returning from going out, so she skipped dinner and stayed in her room. When she woke up from her sleep, her aching chest felt like it had never existed. She felt sorry for thinking that she had worried many people for nothing.
“It got better because I slept well.”
At that, Mona smiled, reassured.
“That’s fortunate. The festival starts today, and it’s a pity if the main star doesn’t enjoy it.”
Holly drank the water she gave her and almost spat it out. Now, Mona didn’t seem to care to gloss over the information that the festival was for her.
“The banquet will start in the evening. The Prince said that he would like to meet you before then. I have to tell him that the Lady is awake.”
Holly rubbed the water running down her chin with the back of her hand. While she drank the water, Mona was busy pulling the rope by the bedside, calling the maid, and opening the window.
“Can’t we eat first? I was hungry because I skipped dinner.”
Holly smiled shyly as she rubbed her hungry stomach. At that, Mona, who took the clothes from the maid who opened her door and entered, immediately delivered her words.
And eventually, she greeted Ahmed, who came to the front door after clearing the massive table for breakfast and getting presentable with Mona’s touch.
We have to prepare for the dinner party, so it’s difficult if the lady comes back too late.”
“I understand.”
When Mona uttered again in a worried voice, Ahmed responded with a firm voice.
“Shall we go?”
Then, he gazed at Holly and held out his hand. He had a soft voice that was different from when he was dealing with Mona, to the extent that he felt like a different person.
Holly looked at Mona out of guilt, but Mona had her head down so she couldn’t look at her expression. As they entered the tower through the long hallway and climbed the spiral staircase, leaning on Ahmed’s arm, they stopped in front of the door at the top.
She looked at him in surprise.
Just yesterday, Ahmed showed her around the castle and he didn’t even mention this room. However, today, all of a sudden, Holly was about to enter this room.
“Your Highness…”
“Call me Ahmed.”
“Yes, Ahmed. Is this a place where I can enter?”
Asking that, she glanced down the stairs with an uncomfortable expression. Ahmed climbed up the stairs, leaving even his men, who had always followed him, down at the bottom of the stairs.
“Because I promised.”