Chapter 41 (2/2)

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She frowned at his response. Her slanted eyebrows looked pitiable while the middle of her forehead trembled, revealing her nervousness.

Biting her lower lip, she said in a dry voice, “What did I do to you?”

“Why are you sick in bed like this? Why are you avoiding me, and why are you so heartbroken?”

He paused for a moment and then went on, “Why are you swaying my mind so much?”

He again squeezed her hand, with his eyes trembling. She lowered her head.

I shouldn’t see him.

She took pains not to see his face. She felt pain in her neck. If she looked into his soft eyes again, she felt she would not be able to turn away again. She was scared of what would happen, but he opened his mouth easily as if he didn’t fear anything.

“Crown Princess…”

He called her, but she didn’t reply. With her head lowered, she just wiggled her hand. His voice made her nervous.

“Crown Princess….” he called again.

But as she didn’t look at him, let alone reply, he just let out a sigh.

“Oh my….”

Her heart sank at his deep sigh. At that moment, she was troubled by so many concerns.

Gosh! Did I make a mistake? Did I harass him? Did I disappoint him and make him exhausted? I should not have treated him so harshly. What if I regret my act when he gave up on me?

Consumed by her concern, she realized her genuine feelings toward him.

In fact, the moment she bumped into Ruhae in the South Palace on that summer day, she could not resist her surging longing for him, which she had been holding back. She wanted to conceal her feelings forever.

Did he sense her agitation at that moment? He put his other hand on her forehead.

She turned her head away as he spoke, “It’s pretty hot here. Please lie on your back. Let me cool down your fever.”

His voice was soft and peaceful, to her surprise. It was almost the same as it had bee when they walked together in the back garden.

He released her hand and looked at the basins beside her bed. She quickly clasped her hands together. She felt her hand was hot. She couldn’t tell if it was hot because he held it or because of her fever. When she stroked her hand, he put his hand in the basin. There was no cold water. It was lukewarm and even a bit warm.

“Oh my…..”

He let out a sigh again. She flinched. She couldn’t help it. Even before she actually expressed it, her attitude already showed that he was an important person to her.

Checking out the water basins, he put a cloth into a basin with cold water and squeezed it.

The warmer the water in the basin was, the more keenly he felt she suffered from fever.

“Crown Princess, please lie on your back,” he kindly requested.

He found her still sitting up when he was about to put the cold cloth on her forehead.

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Though she hadn’t yet turned her eyes toward him, she lay on the bed without any objection as he asked.

He put the wet cloth on her forehead for a moment then turned it inside out to wipe her face.

“Crown Princess.”

She didn’t reply, though. After all, he stood up, holding a wet cloth, and said loudly, “Crown Princess, why are you ignoring me like this? Even if you pretend not to see me and not to hear me, you still hear and see me, don’t you?”

Though his voice was clear and loud, he was not angry. He just felt she was pitiable.

He continued in a trembling voice, “Why have you become so different? Do you see any big difference between me as an ordinary member of the royal family and as a prince? Did you feel you could get close to me when I was an ordinary royal family member, but couldn’t because I was a prince? Whether I am a royal family member or a prince, I’m still Yuuljin Danmok as I used to be. How come Woorum treats me differently?”

Now, his voice became filled with emotion and hurried. Unable to hold back his emotions, he was panting. When he was done talking, the room was silent.

Kyosul struggled to sit up.

“Please lie down. If you sit up, your fever will worsen. Even now, you have a high fever.” She shook off his hand. Feeling awkward, he withdrew his hand and looked at her sadly. “Don’t you like my touch anymore? Can’t I worry about you?”

He felt heart-broken. He was determined to protect her when he confronted Bipaan. The moment he sat face to face with Kyosul, however, he just got confused because his greed could trouble her mind all the more.