Episode 42: She Doesn’t Love Me

Raymond hugged her tightly. Finally, he rushed towards her once more, throwing away all his composure as an emperor.

Raymond belatedly discovered two small fingers curled up beneath him.  She was actually an odd lady. She flirted, like seducing him, however now she is belatedly getting scared.

Laughter flowed out at her contradictory habits.

“It’s okay.”

Raymond whispered, stroking her fingers that have been curled up in a circle. She seemed up at him along with her eyes huge open as if shocked.

“I’m not going to do it onerous, so calm down.”

Raymond whispered within the sweetest voice he might make.

“Huh? Chloe.”

As a baby, his mom used to pat him gently, he did the identical to her recalling these moments. She, who was hanging on him and whispering to hug her, blinked a few instances after which slowly closed her eyes.

Raymond moved his lips over the nape of her neck, pondering it was a pity that he couldn’t see the 2 eyes that had been buried below her eyelids. The odor of soppy pores and skin and refined fragrance combined collectively and eroded his senses.

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The variety of conferences that continued twice per week step by step elevated. Three, 4 instances per week…… Finally, he locked her in his bed room and didn’t ship her again for a number of days.

However, it was not sufficient. Raymond even thought it was somewhat scary as a result of he was step by step falling for her.

“Chloe… Chloe Garnet.”

Raymond continuously rolled the identify in his mouth. Each time that occurred, the delicate feeling tickled his coronary heart.

Slip.

Delicate silver hair scattered by thick fingers. Raymond lowered the tip of his nostril to the tip of her hair.

“You all the time odor good.”

Then she seemed again at him slowly.

“What sort of scent is it?”

“Can’t you odor this scent?”

Chloe sniffed at her physique and tilted her head.

“I don’t know.”

Then she quickly curved her eyes and held on Raymond’s arm.

“Your Majesty, please inform me. What scent is it?

“Effectively…”

Raymond grinned and seemed down at her approaching face and moaned somewhat.  Was that pure gesture intentional?

Raymond’s thick palms gently wrapped round Chloe’s face. Chloe slowly lowered her eyes with a beautiful flush over her cheeks, as if she had guessed what would comply with.

His lips landed as soon as on her brow and as soon as on the tip of her nostril.

“Chloe.”

Burning eyes stared at her lips, crimson as cherries, as if stabbing them.

“Due to you…….”

Raymond stroked her lips together with his outstretched finger. The heat of the delicate contact on his finger unfold by his complete physique.

“I feel it’s getting weirder and weirder.”

At that, Chloe let loose a small snigger.  Her slender arms wrapped round Raymond’s waist. Raymond lowered his head, gently lifting the tip of her chin.

“Are you able to imagine it? I feel I’ve come to love you.”

“…….I imagine in you, Your Majesty.”

Raymond glanced at her beautiful eyes, curved, gazing at him and stroked her cheek.

Nevertheless, her lips, smiling saying it was ticklish, didn’t say the identical factor as he stated.

‘Is it nonetheless greed?’’

In fact, Raymond, who anticipated her to admit that she favored him identical to he likes her, was upset. Nevertheless, he didn’t specific it.

If I ask her if she likes me right here, she is going to instantly say sure. Nevertheless, I didn’t wish to obtain a compelled confession with that beautiful echo.

“I such as you, Chloe.”

As a substitute, Raymond confessed to her with a stronger voice together with his coronary heart.

“I really like you.”

The lips of the person who knew love for the primary time, contained a cautious confession.

<Continued to Quantity 2>

Quantity 2

Chapter 5. Raymond Del Astaroth’s Story II

The Emperor’s half-brother and head of the Home Ludwig, Kailos, was the person who introduced the illegitimate baby, and raised her as a sponsored baby when the collateral household fell. He was additionally her guardian in identify and actuality.

“I’m very grateful for His Majesty’s affection for the kid, however because the baby’s guardian, I can’t assist however be involved.”

Kailos sat throughout from Raymond with a reasonably severe expression on his face and raised a cup of sizzling tea.  Raymond leaned his again on the chair and interlocked his fingers.

“Fear? What do you imply?”

A small wrinkle appeared on Raymond’s brow, as if irritated. Regardless of the vicious power that extraordinary folks worry, Kailos gracefully took a sip from the teacup and put it down once more.

“As you realize, the kid is already of marriageable age. Additionally it is my obligation to seek out and ship an appropriate mate.”

“Discovering a mate… You’ll ship her?”

Raymond stared on the half-brother, whereas gritting his tooth. Kailos smiled leisurely and nodded.

“As a result of she will’t be your mistress without end. Though she is an illegitimate baby of the household, if she is fortunate, she is going to have the ability to reside because the widow of an aged nobleman.”

“…….”

“She has been enjoying with the passing hearth for too lengthy. We must always put out the hearth earlier than the rumors unfold.”

“Enjoying with hearth. What do you imply?”

An indignant voice leaked out. He couldn’t forgive Kailos for evaluating his like to nothing however “enjoying with hearth.”

“I by no means stored her by my facet with such a lightweight coronary heart, brother.”

“…….”

On the voice of the indignant Raymond, Kailos shut his mouth.  Raymond was livid.  He was much more indignant with himself, for he couldn’t do something however get indignant at his half-brother’s phrases. He slowly closed his eyes and pressed down on his stinging temple.

I heard that rumors have already begun to unfold.

Chloe Garnet, The Emperor’s mistress……. An unclean lady who seduced the emperor and took the seat subsequent to him, however ultimately doesn’t know when she could be deserted…….

‘No, Chloe is……!’

She was the primary lady who made him understand love. Raymond couldn’t stand the truth that she was insulted due to him.

I couldn’t stand seeing her, who’s the one I really like, being pointed at and referred to as a mistress.

Raymond thought he ought to discover a method one way or the other.

“Your Majesty, awoke first…… Uncle?”

Chloe, who was sleeping within the subsequent room, got here throughout to the parlor to seek out Raymond, however discovered Kailos and widened her eyes.

It was so beautiful to see her blushing and tying her robe collectively. She will need to have been embarrassed. Traces of himself have been seen by her gown.

“Sorry, I’m sorry. I didn’t know my uncle got here.”

The anger that had been engulfed throughout his physique light away on the sight of her. Raymond smiled softly and beckoned her.

“Come right here, Chloe.”

She got here nearer and sat subsequent to him. Chloe seemed into the eyes of himself and Kailos, as if this was a bit awkward.

“……I’m going again now.”

Kailos stood up with a small sigh. Chloe’s gaze, trying down at solely her fingertips, adopted him upwards.

In a really quick second, the eyes of the 2 collided. Kailos smiled at her stressed eyes.

“Effectively then, Chloe.”

Raymond glanced at her as she reacted, trembling at her voice.

“I’ll see you once more on the Duchy.”

“…..Sure.”

Kailos rotated and walked out.  All of the sudden, Raymond felt an odd sense of incongruity.

It was unusual.

Chloe. My Chloe.

Why are you taking a look at my half-brother with these eyes?

“Chloe.”

Raymond frowned and wrapped her chin in his hand and turned her in direction of him.

“Oh, sure, Your Majesty.”

Solely then did the eyes face him and she or he smiled as gently as she all the time does.

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It was right away that doubts become conviction. Raymond then understood, Chloe doesn’t say that she loves him regardless of the gesture that’s positive to seduce him.

“What does Kailos imply to you?”

“What…..?”

Immediately, her spoon that was consuming the clear soup stopped in mid-air.  She made a puzzled expression for a second, however then she answered with a smile on her face.

“He’s an excellent particular person. On the day Garnet collapsed, he took me out of the flames and introduced me to the Duchy and raised me till now.”

“…….”

Taking a look at her expression recalling Kailos, Raymond needed to clench his fist secretly. She seemed clearly totally different from when she checked out him.

A little bit extra affectionate, somewhat extra pleasant…….

Sure, that is the face you will have in entrance of the particular person you actually love.

Raymond slowly closed and opened his eyes and checked out her. She tilted her head like a behavior and smiled as if nothing had occurred.

“Your Majesty?”

“It’s nothing. I used to be simply fascinated with methods to reward him, your benefactor.”

Letting out a small smile. Chloe cautiously approached him and sat on his lap. Raymond caressed her beautiful eyebrows and smiled briefly at her.

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