‘Woah… Honestly, isn’t this the novel version of a play? This place is full of good actors.’
He came next to me in a second, walking with his long legs as if using a spell to shorten the distance.
Lucas roughly bowed his head towards Mia and held out his hand to me.
“You better take a rest, Princess. You don’t look good.”
“Ah, I think that’d be a good idea. I wanted to be at my beloved brother’s engagement ceremony… but I think my ears will bleed now. Such a shame.”
“Oh, no. Your ears shouldn’t be bleeding. I’ll take you to your room.”
“Please. Aiden, as well.”
Aiden flinched as if startled by the sudden call and stood on the side opposite of me. Of course, he was smiling, too.
‘The title of this play must be ‘The man who laughs.’ Ah, isn’t that plagiarism? Scratch that.’<sup>
‘A dear friend’s dear sibling. Ah, come to think of it, he did say that.’
I couldn’t answer because I opened the door and ran away at that moment… I remembered something I had forgotten.
‘He’s a really unhelpful person.’
“That’s right. But I was going to decline.”
“Oh… Without knowing it, I had already told Aaron and the Princess. They both really liked it very, very much, quite a bit…”
The faces of the two men, who smiled with joy in front of me, shimmered.
‘People are like medicine…’
‘Right, at least for a few days… do whatever you want…’
After all, it was natural to be called by my first name in my previous life.
“…Then do whatever you want.”
The moonlight shone on Lucas’ face. A bright and dazzling face that somehow felt dark.
“Thank you, Selena.”
A dizzying past flashed through Aiden’s mind.
The first day he took a walk… The memory of walking alone from the side like a sack of barley…
Now, it was no different from that day except that he was placed behind.
However, he felt a little sad today. He couldn’t believe he was hurt by some nobles’ conversation. That was amusing.
The back of the two neatly dressed people walking side by side along the garden road looked quite picturesque.
Aiden’s eyes slowly headed to the floor. Because his shadow on the dark floor was just like him.
When we arrived at the room, Lucas kissed my hand in front of the door. Honestly, it was awkward and strange, but there was nothing I could do about the escort greeting method here.
‘When in Rome, do as the Romans do…’
“Well then, have a nice dream, Selena.”
‘I don’t want to dream, I just want to sleep soundly!’
I shouted inwardly while nodding.
Lucas smiled once more and turned around.
‘Yeah, goodbye and let’s not see each other again. I’m not going to take a walk anymore, so stop visiting me.’
“Aiden, you must be tired too, so go ahead.”
“Ah… yes.”
Aiden, who had been standing by the door like a shadow until Lucas left, bowed. However, he didn’t bow right away, he just stood for a moment.
“What?”
“That’s… I’m grateful for what happened earlier.”
I assumed he would say thank you. Actually, considering Aiden’s personality, it was a bit late. However, it was okay to not be thanked in particular because it was something I had done in return.
“It’s okay. I did it in return for saving me earlier. Now you have to keep it a secret for sure.”
“…Yes.”
“Then go now.”
After that, Aiden bowed again, with a more relieved expression, and turned around. I saw him leaving and closed the door with both hands.
‘Oh, it was a very tiring and exhausting day.’
I should be lying in bed for at least three days.
I pulled the string with firm determination.
‘I can’t take off the party dress by myself… It’s really annoying in many ways.’
“How long has it been since I ate an orange?”
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Standing alone in the garden, Lucas burst into laughter. It wasn’t an enjoyable thing that could be solved with just a smile.
He didn’t think she would say that.
‘What the hell is she thinking behind that indifferent face…?’
Wiping the tears from his eyes, Lucas headed back to the banquet hall. By now, it would be discreetly noisy with the Princess’s story.
Even if vain rumors leaked out, things would get annoying.
Fools that didn’t even know their places and dared to talk about her.