At her first kiss, Dianaâs legs literally loosened up.
The sense of urgency was incomparable to when she met him on the street of Parmandy the other day.
At first, Cayden, who had been playing with her lips, bit Dianaâs lower lip.
Surprised, she grabbed his arm and opened her mouth without realizing it, and his tongue slipped right through the gap.
It was kind and gentle, but it also seemed like if she were to run away, it would hold onto her tenaciously.
Itâs like giving and receiving heat from their bodies through their mouth.
Diana, who frantically accepted his kiss, trembled with her fingertips because of her lack of breathing.
She must be glad his lips fell the moment she thought she was about to faint.
âHahâŠâ
As soon as Dianaâs lips fell, she hurriedly caught her breath.
Cayden, who took a similarly small breath, made a bizarre face as he looked at her flushed lips.
âWhy soâŠâ
He felt like someone was lighting a fire inside him, even though they stopped.
He didnât want to stop.
He wanted to swallow every breath of this person.
Such irrational impulses continued to incite him.
Cayden unconsciously moved his hand and pressed his thumb against her lips.
âCayden?â
As soon as Diana licked her lips curiously, he felt a shivering sensation on his back.
Cayden, who had almost lost his mind for a moment, hurriedly removed his hand and took a step back.
The sound of applause and bells ringing in line with it marked the end of the ceremony.
Cayden smiled and whispered softly as if trying to extinguish the passion remaining inside of him.
âMay the light be on you. A warm welcome to the Imperial Palace, Diana Bluebell.â
The moment she caught the smile in her eyes, Dianaâs heart suddenly sank.
Thump, thump.
Whether it was because it was sudden or it was because of something else, the sound of her heart beating loudly filled her ears.
Before Dianaâs return, she had never really seen Cayden as the opposite sex.
He was awkward and friendly to her, and she was busy avoiding him.
But what happened a while ago, the mixed breaths, the touching heat, the sensation for a moment was so clear.
Dianaâs face began to heat up at the realization.
~*~
After the ceremony, a reception followed.
Viscount Susfield poured generous investments into the marriage as if to relieve the pain of daily efforts to get closer to the status of the imperial family.
As if to reveal that, the diamonds radiated brilliant light throughout the reception hall.
âAnyway, I wonder who is not a pawnâŠâ
âLook at that smiling face with a tear in his mouth. Without dignity.â
The aristocrats scoffed at the Viscount Susfield, who was smiling brightly while surrounded by people on one side of the reception hall.
However, his wealth was so seductive that it was hard to deny it, as indicated by the crowds around him.
Just looking around him right now, it was felt that Susfieldâs wealth was enormous.
Not to mention the diamond decorations wrapped around, as well as the mountains of wine bottles and endless finger food.
Whether he hired a fire spirit or even a fountain where gold was flowing nonstop, Viscount Susfield was an outstanding merchant, and he knew well that it would be better for him to show his overwhelming wealth if he would be despised in any way.
Thus, the nobles internally regarded Viscount Susfield as lowly, but they were busy smiling in front of him.
According to such an atmosphere, Diana, his daughter and todayâs protagonist, naturally also drew attention from people.
Diana and Cayden were dancing in the middle of the floor under a chandelier studded with diamonds.
The daughter of a kite who fell off a string and an abandoned prince.
So, the relationship between the two was more dramatic.
The nobles laughed at the two of them inwardly, saying that they were really a perfect match based on the modifier alone.
âWhatâŠâ
ââŠIt fits well.â
However, the appearance of them spinning around in a smooth curve was so beautiful that even they couldnât deny it.
Cayden tilted his head slightly and spoke softly to Diana.
Seeing that the corners of her mouth were raised slightly, people thought that they were talking about something friendly between the couple, and they immediately turned off their minds.
But the reality was a little different.
âDiana.â
âYes. Yes?â
Cayden burst into laughter like the wind as he tried to make eye contact with her but kept failing.
Pls read only at pink muffin tl.
âYou.â
ââŠâ
âDiana.â
Diana avoided his eyes with an astonishing reflex whenever Cayden put his face in her sight.
And yet again, they were dancing in a way that didnât look strange, so it was absurd.
Eventually, veins quickly sprouted from Caydenâs forehead. He gritted his teeth with a grin.
âIâm sorry. I didnât expect kissing to feel so bad for you.â
âThatâs not it.â
âThen will you look at me if you cover my eyes with a ribbon?â
âPlease donât say something like thatâŠâ
Of course, Diana was well aware that Cayden did not mean that.
However, once her thoughts began to flow toward it, she couldnât stop.
The hands, waist, and breath that are in close contact while dancing are what bothers her every moment.
âWho can help meâŠâ
Diana looked desperately around, but it was empty around them.
It is against the common manners of the social community to interfere with newly formed newlyweds.
No matter how poor and shabby the main characters of the marriage were, it was the same.
Therefore, people were dancing by switching partners except for Diana and Cayden.
Each of their faces had a proud smile.
This is the consideration of intellectuals! Real dignity!
âIâm not thankful at all.â
Diana was in despair.
Meanwhile, Cayden, who was somewhat thirsty for absurdity, said with a slightly disappointed face.
âAnyway, I should have asked and acted on your will in advance in any situation. Iâm sorryâŠâ
âDonât apologize.â
At that, Diana unknowingly raised her head.
The reaction was so fast that he didnât even realize that he had stopped talking.
Cayden suddenly closed his mouth, his shoulders flinched from the blue-purple eyes facing him.
âHow can you have such clear and straight eyes?â
Diana continued with a firm voice, forgetting the awkwardness she had felt for Cayden a while ago.
âYou donât have to apologize. Your Highness has never done anything to need to apologize to me.â
Before returning, she even took Caydenâs life.
Even if he doesnât have any memory now, apologizing in any words will be insufficient.
So, Cayden shouldnât have dared to bow to her.
And in addition to that.
âItâsâŠâ
Cayden tilted his head as Diana blinked.
âI canât hear you well.â
ââŠIâve said this before, but itâs not because I donât like it. Itâs just a little awkward.â
Diana quickly spat out her answer out of embarrassment and then wiggled her hand for no reason.
Cayden stared blankly at Dianaâs face, a little below him.
He was trying hard to capture her expression, but seeing her move her hands from place to place, as if she wanted to leave as soon as possible, made him laugh.
âWhen was the last time I heard that?â
Before the death of his mother.
Cayden has always led a life of shun after that.
He is a child who never knows when he will be killed. A child who might live the hatred of the current empress and first princess.
He was such a child, and when he reached out, people would squeal and step back.
They always called his touches creepy and eerie.
Only now have there been at least a few people like Patrasche, but the memory of that time was quite strongly entrenched inside Cayden.
So, Dianaâs words, âitâs not that I donât like itâ, made him a little bit happy.
Cayden, who quickly brushed off his sadness, returned to his usual appearance.
Isnât it the job of a good husband to relieve his wifeâs heart so that she doesnât feel uncomfortable?
He deliberately opened his mouth with a very serious attitude.
âBut,â
âYes?â
âEven though Iâm a decent husband, if you keep stuttering like that, itâll be hard for me too.â
ââŠWhen did I say I was stuttering?â
âAre you asking because you donât know? Keep your hands like thisâ
âWait a minuteâŠ!â
Diana squealed at the tickling as Caydenâs hand that was resting on her back tried to move.
He eventually giggled and whispered playfully.
âThat side looks weak. Iâll remember that.â
ââŠPervert.â
âI think the pervert is in your head, not me. What were you thinking?â
âAs a decent wife, I think I need to crack down on His Majestyâs debauchery.â
Diana pursed her lips as she pouted.
Cayden thought it was funny and cute that he couldnât stop his pranks.
As he opened his mouth again with a smile on his face, the music stopped.
Cayden, regretful, lifted up the hand that wrapped around Dianaâs waist.