Chapter 147 - Our First Night (2) (2/2)
And so they completed the wedding’s final act—the reception.
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Evans spoke to his grandson as he stared at the gradually disappearing figures of Carlisle and Elena.
“Why did you ask that question all of a sudden?”
“Aren’t you curious, Grandfather? Is it really a romantic affair or a political one?”
“What does that have to do with us?”
“When the princess was talking, I was listening carefully.”
Evans did not criticize him. Indeed he was surprised at Carlisle’s romantic side, and Elena image wasn’t as bad as he thought. But that was all. They were members of the Imperial Family, nothing more.
“Don’t go out of your way to be friendly to the royalty. You will be thrown into unnecessary disorder.”
“Don’t you trust me? I’ll take care of it, Grandfather.”
A playful smile widened on Harry’s face. His mischievousness was probably because of his young age, but he was not so immature that he did not act without thinking beforehand. If he did, he would have never been groomed as the next successor of the Krauss family. He was a genius. Evans had deep faith in young Harry’s insights, so he left him to take care of the matter.
“Do as much as you like, as long as you do not harm the Krausses.”
“Yes!”
Both men now stared in the direction where Carlisle and Elena disappeared, different ideas swirling in their minds.
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Elena suddenly realized that she was still clutching Carlisle’s arm and quickly released him.
“O-oh…I’m sorry.”
“If you’re apologizing for holding my arm, don’t. Personally, I like it better.”
Elena glanced at him when she heard his playful tone. Come to think of it, they had walked quite a ways away from the reception hall.
“Where are we going?”
“Where are we going? We’re going to our bedroom.”
“…!”
She suddenly remembered that she had to share a bed with Carlisle starting from today. She did anticipate it, but it had slipped her mind once wedding planning overwhelmed her. After overcoming various challenges one-by-one, now she felt like she was facing the final boss. Her face darkened.
‘…This is serious.’
She had been meeting people all day, and her whole body seemed drained of energy. But one night with Carlisle…it was unlike anything she had done today.
With a tense silence, Elena and Carlisle finally arrived at the bedroom in the Crown Prince’s palace.
Kkiiiig—
Carlisle walked forward first and opened the door, and the room came into view.
“…Ah!”
Elena’s mouth dropped open.
She had seen Carlisle’s room several times already, but now it had been transformed into the perfect honeymoon suite. Red petals were scattered around the room, a bottle of wine sat on a table, and even the lighting seemed to be suggestive.
Elena took the scene with wide eyes. Finally, Carlisle spoke, his voice pitched low.
“Come in.”
What? Elena swallowed dryly.