Unlike what Hugo was concerned about, David had already gone back .
On the palace terrace, the Queen and the Ducal Couple were having tea . Beth was acting calm but she couldnât help but repeatedly glance at the Duke of Taran . She didnât think a day would come where she would sit and have tea with the Duke .
âDid you resolve your matter of urgency?â
Beth thought that the reason for the Dukeâs sudden arrival was because he had something important to tell the d.u.c.h.ess .
âYes, it was resolved . I apologize for the rudeness from earlier . â (Hugo)
âNo, I hope that Gong can generously overlook my brotherâs rudeness to the d.u.c.h.ess . I admonished him sternly and sent him back . â (Beth)
Beth showed that she was siding with them but she could not exonerate David .
David was already firmly impressed in Hugoâs mind . In a very bad way . Hugo planned to order a thorough investigation that would shake out even the color of Davidâs underwear when he got back today .
Lucia gave him a strange look . Now that she thought about it, she didnât hear his reason for coming here . She turned away from Beth and her eyes met his for a moment .
Reading the question in her eyes, Hugo gave a very faint smile and slowly licked his upper lip . Luciaâs eyes widened as she blushed fiercely and lowered her head . She was reminded of the kiss from earlier and her heart was pounding .
âThis man seriously! Doesnât he know where we are?â (Lucia)
When she lifted her eyes and glared at him, he smirked and lifted the teacup to his mouth . His shamelessness and leisureness was really hateful .
âd.u.c.h.ess . Are you hot? Your face is red . â
âPardon? AhâŠNo, I am alright . â
A handmaid came in and whispered something to the Queen . Beth made a gesture of understanding and sent the maid away then she looked at the Duke of Taran with an odd expression .
âGong . His Majesty sent a messenger . He inquires why you have not come when the afternoon meeting is about to begin . â
âDid you have a meeting?â (Lucia)
You didnât say that earlier! Why are you acting so carefree?! Because there were people around, Lucia kept her criticism to herself but her eyebrows rose threateningly .
âI shall be on my way . â (Hugo)
Hugo nodded to Beth and left the words âa momentâ with Lucia then he went out of the terrace . Lucia excused herself from Beth and followed after him .
Beth tilted her head slightly . The air between the two was unusual . Of course since they were a couple, Beth didnât think they would be indifferent but unlike what she expected, the d.u.c.h.ess did not seem to have any difficulty with Taran Gong .
Beth acted like she didnât see anything but she has seen the two of them exchanging frequent glances .
Lucia came out of the terrace and saw him standing, waiting for her . Why was he taking his time when he was summoned by the king? Lucia was reaching her limit . When she was about to ask why he asked her to come out, he suddenly approached and hugged her waist .
Lucia was startled and hit his shoulder . When she saw the chamberlain that was waiting to escort Hugo tactfully turn away, her face flushed crimson .
Lucia was startled and hit his shoulder . When she saw the chamberlain that was waiting to escort Hugo tactfully turn away, her face flushed crimson .
âOh seriously . What are you doing! They can all see . â
Lucia spoke with a heavily m.u.f.fled voice and pushed against his chest with all her might .
âIâll be late today . â (Hugo)
âI know . You told me yesterday . â
âWill you be going home soon?â
âYes . After talking with Her Highness the Queen . â
âDonât fall asleep . That way we can finish what we didnât finish earlier . â
âHugh!â
He grabbed her chin and kissed her . It was a short but deep kiss . Lucia was astounded .
He grabbed her chin and kissed her . It was a short but deep kiss . Lucia was astounded .
Again, he kissed his wifeâs cheeks that was as red as an apple then he released his hold on her . And walked away as if nothing had happened .
Luciaâs clenched fists trembled as she watching his receding figure . When he got home today, she would make sure to hammer it into his head not to do this again .
âK-hm . K-hm . â
At the sound of someone clearing their throat, Lucia was startled and turned around . At some point, Beth had arrived . How much did she see? Lucia was so embarra.s.sed she wanted to faint .
âFrom the looks of itâŠI donât think it is an absurd rumor . â
Beth thought as she looked at the embarra.s.sed d.u.c.h.ess who did not know what to do .
People focused on the rumor of âthe beautiful d.u.c.h.essâ, and the part where âthe Duke was completely enchanted by her beauty and dragged her to his territoryâ was seen as an arrived conclusion .
Beth realized that the rumorâs a.s.sumed conclusion was more important that the premise .
She wondered how surprised her husband would be if she told him this . If she was the only one to know for the time being, it would also be fun to see her husbandâs surprised expression when he learnt of it later .
Unlike what Hugo was concerned about, David had already gone back
On the palace terrace, the Queen and the Ducal Couple were having tea . Beth was acting calm but she couldnât help but repeatedly glance at the Duke of Taran . She didnât think a day would come where she would sit and have tea with the Duke
âDid you resolve your matter of urgency?â.
Beth thought that the reason for the Dukeâs sudden arrival was because he had something important to tell the d.u.c.h.ess
âYes, it was resolved . I apologize for the rudeness from earlier . â (Hugo).
âNo, I hope that Gong can generously overlook my brotherâs rudeness to the d.u.c.h.ess . I admonished him sternly and sent him back . â (Beth).
Beth showed that she was siding with them but she could not exonerate David
David was already firmly impressed in Hugoâs mind . In a very bad way . Hugo planned to order a thorough investigation that would shake out even the color of Davidâs underwear when he got back today
Lucia gave him a strange look . Now that she thought about it, she didnât hear his reason for coming here . She turned away from Beth and her eyes met his for a moment
Reading the question in her eyes, Hugo gave a very faint smile and slowly licked his upper lip . Luciaâs eyes widened as she blushed fiercely and lowered her head . She was reminded of the kiss from earlier and her heart was pounding
âThis man seriously! Doesnât he know where we are?â (Lucia).
When she lifted her eyes and glared at him, he smirked and lifted the teacup to his mouth . His shamelessness and leisureness was really hateful
âd.u.c.h.ess . Are you hot? Your face is red . â.
âPardon? AhâŠNo, I am alright . â.
A handmaid came in and whispered something to the Queen . Beth made a gesture of understanding and sent the maid away then she looked at the Duke of Taran with an odd expression
âGong . His Majesty sent a messenger . He inquires why you have not come when the afternoon meeting is about to begin . â.
âDid you have a meeting?â (Lucia).
You didnât say that earlier! Why are you acting so carefree?! Because there were people around, Lucia kept her criticism to herself but her eyebrows rose threateningly
âI shall be on my way . â (Hugo).
Hugo nodded to Beth and left the words âa momentâ with Lucia then he went out of the terrace . Lucia excused herself from Beth and followed after him
Beth tilted her head slightly . The air between the two was unusual . Of course since they were a couple, Beth didnât think they would be indifferent but unlike what she expected, the d.u.c.h.ess did not seem to have any difficulty with Taran Gong
Beth acted like she didnât see anything but she has seen the two of them exchanging frequent glances
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Lucia came out of the terrace and saw him standing, waiting for her . Why was he taking his time when he was summoned by the king? Lucia was reaching her limit . When she was about to ask why he asked her to come out, he suddenly approached and hugged her waist
Lucia was startled and hit his shoulder . When she saw the chamberlain that was waiting to escort Hugo tactfully turn away, her face flushed crimson
âOh seriously . What are you doing! They can all see . â.
Lucia spoke with a heavily m.u.f.fled voice and pushed against his chest with all her might
âIâll be late today . â (Hugo).
âI know . You told me yesterday . â.
âWill you be going home soon?â.
âYes . After talking with Her Highness the Queen . â.
âDonât fall asleep . That way we can finish what we didnât finish earlier . â.
âHugh!â.
He grabbed her chin and kissed her . It was a short but deep kiss . Lucia was astounded
Again, he kissed his wifeâs cheeks that was as red as an apple then he released his hold on her . And walked away as if nothing had happened
Luciaâs clenched fists trembled as she watching his receding figure . When he got home today, she would make sure to hammer it into his head not to do this again
âK-hm . K-hm . â.
At the sound of someone clearing their throat, Lucia was startled and turned around . At some point, Beth had arrived . How much did she see? Lucia was so embarra.s.sed she wanted to faint
âFrom the looks of itâŠI donât think it is an absurd rumor . â.
Beth thought as she looked at the embarra.s.sed d.u.c.h.ess who did not know what to do
People focused on the rumor of âthe beautiful d.u.c.h.essâ, and the part where âthe Duke was completely enchanted by her beauty and dragged her to his territoryâ was seen as an arrived conclusion
Beth realized that the rumorâs a.s.sumed conclusion was more important that the premise
She wondered how surprised her husband would be if she told him this . If she was the only one to know for the time being, it would also be fun to see her husbandâs surprised expression when he learnt of it later