Chapter 121 (2/2)

He grinned at me playfully, making my heart skip a beat.

“Alright, I’ll stop, so don’t get mad, Bina.” He kissed my forehead soundly and continued, “Don’t get mad at me. I want you so badly, but I am being patient so give me a break.”

“Hmm, we’ll see.”

When I pouted at him, he looked at me lovingly and whispered, “You have no idea how much effort I am putting in controlling myself. You should look forward to the day when I am fully recovered. I won’t let you leave the bed.”

I felt a sudden heat all over my body. I felt so embarrassed I started hitting him with the pillow.

“You are too much!”

He smiled at me happily. He looked so young and handsome. I couldn’t help but turn red.

***

In my bed, we laid down and talked about the day. This had become our nightly routine. I would tell him a summary of the day’s events, and he would make a few comments. I wasn’t reporting to him to get an approval or an order. He would be back to work in a week or two, so I was letting him know how things were going for a smooth transition.

I also wanted to make sure the decisions I made didn’t stray too much from his policies. So far, everything had been going well.

When Lucretius heard about the gift from Genoa, he laughed.

I didn’t bring the box with me. Instead, I asked the chancellor to keep it safe. It was a person’s head, and I didn’t want to carry it with my own hands. If I brought it to my room, I knew I would get a nightmare.

“The Genoan King must have been incredibly angry at his son. I guess he truly loved his sister.”

I suddenly remembered the meeting. I smiled evilly and put my arms around his neck.

“By the way… Prince Izid was very different from Prince Coronel.”

“Yes, I heard.”

“Such as gentleman and… He was VERY HANDSOME.”

I was being mean. When I grinned at him, he started to frown.

Sounding very cross, he asked me, “Really?”

I smiled even wider. “Yes. I invited him for tea tomorrow, so if you want, you can come by to meet him.”

He murmured in a low voice, “Tomorrow… I see. Yes, I will definitely have to go.”

He sounded truly malicious, which made me laugh. I patted his shoulder.

“You know I’m just kidding, right?”

He looked at me with a blank face. “I don’t understand. What are you talking about?”

“You can’t be mean to him just because you got jealous…!”

He suddenly bit my nose lightly. “Gyaa!”

“If you know what I’m like, doesn’t that mean you complimented him in front of me because you wanted me to become jealous?”

“…”

I couldn’t answer him, because… It was the truth. When he got jealous, I liked it.

I felt satisfied for some reason.

I traced his nose to his forehead with my finger gently like I was patting a cat and whispered, “Don’t worry. You are more handsome.”

“And more gentlemanly?”

I couldn’t help but be honest. “Well, I would be lying if I said you are just as gentlemanly…”

He exploded. He hugged me and started to gently bite my nose, neck, and shoulders.

“Gyaa!”

I squealed, but he didn’t stop. It didn’t hurt. He was being very gentle.

The problem was that his bites… made me want more.

I finally couldn’t take it anymore and raised my hands.

“I, I surrender!”

Thankfully, Lucretius didn’t seem truly angry. I guessed even the smallest-minded man wouldn’t take my joke seriously.

He was on top of me looking down. Such a beautiful face.

I reached out and lifted my head, so we could kiss again.