Chapter 24 (1/2)

Chapter 24: <Chapter 24>

The emperor Lucretius knew exactly how good looking he was.

He was devastatingly gorgeous. Looking at him made me even forget the news about the Aeal family arriving. He was that hot.

Oh right. He took his challenge very seriously. For example, last night, he took a bath in my own bedroom and wore only a gown to cover his wet body. This morning, he wore a pair of glasses even though he had perfect eyesight. He said to me that the maids told him the glasses made a man look more attractive. He grinned at me as he explained.

I tried my hardest to resist his charms.

I had to remember that this man was the one who had been disturbing my sleep for the past month!

I said to him in annoyance, “Get your stupid face away from me.”

“I can’t help how my face looks. I was born like this.”

“Gosh, fine!”

I lowered my gaze so I was only looking at his nose. It helped. As long as I didn’t look at his lips, I was okay.

“I’m sure you knew for a while that the Duke of Aeal was coming, right? You probably knew when he left his home.” I asked in frustration. He needed to answer for this.

“Of course.”

“Then what is the meaning of this? You didn’t tell me in advance, but you should have still told me nonetheless rather than keeping me ignorant till after they arrive. Why?”

He smiled innocently and replied, “Because it’s more fun this way.”

….my blood pressure…

Relax. Relax. Relax.

I needed to calm down and let it go, but it was hard. I was at my limit with this guy. He had been annoying me every single day.

I said to him firmly, “I don’t want to see them!”

“You can do whatever you want.”

“Really?”

He smiled at me as he picked up his cup.

That smile. I knew that smile meant something bad. For me.

“But if you don’t see them, you better be ready to face a huge scandal.”

“You…!”

“If you refuse their request to see you, you will be seen as the woman who refused her own family. It will be quite a scandal.”

I breathed in deeply to calm down.

“If I see them, I will want to punch them in the face!”

He answered nonchalantly, “Then do it.”

“What?”

What was he saying?

When I looked at him in confusion, he continued to drink his water elegantly.

He replied, “As I’ve said, you can do whatever you want. I don’t care.”

I was angry. I could almost feel steam coming out of my ears.

I asked in frustration, “But you are also saying whatever I do, I will be responsible for it?”

He shook his head to my surprise.

“No. You can literally do whatever you want. You can slap the Duke and pour cold water over his wife’s head. It won’t affect Cransia politically at all.”

“Pardon?”