Chapter 24 - The Secret Meeting (1/2)

Chapter 24 – The Secret Meeting

Diana was feeling ecstatic after returning to the mansion. She was eating her meal, but her thoughts were on her upcoming secret meeting with the duke.

Charlotte, her nanny, was worried about her. Diana sent them off early as an excuse for being tired. When already alone in the bedroom, she quietly opened the window. The night breeze, which was not cold yet, was blowing and has caused Diana’s hair to become disheveled.

“Oh, candle!” She remembered.

She already lit a candle in her room, but she was worried that Edwin could not find it. So, Diana deliberately moved the candles to the table right in front of the window and kept on looking at the clock, waiting for the time.

“He said at night… Exactly when?”

It was dark already.  Edwin said he would come at night, but did not tell when. And it made Diana wide awake, who was eagerly waiting for his arrival. Their meeting had to be secret and must not attract attention, so the need for seclusion was justified in a rational way.

“Does it have to be in a bedroom at night?” Diana mumbled to herself for no reason. We can meet secretly when no one else is looking.

But Edwin insisted on coming through the window to Diana’s bedroom in the middle of the night, and it could be interpreted in many ways. Somehow, it was quite exciting to cross someone’s bedroom under the cover of darkness

“No, we’ve barely met.” Diana reminded herself before she had a more strange idea. But when she met Edwin’s eyes for the first time, Diana felt something too.

Edwin’s time then seemed to stop. Only Diana’s image was imprinted on his mind, and the desire he felt for her was too deep to measure. Diana first experienced the so-called ‘love at first sight’ that is written in the books countless times. Such an intense fate was that instant.

The sound of a knock on the open window cut Diana’s thoughts and motioned her to tiptoe towards the window.

“Shhh.” The low voice alone revealed that it was Edwin. He went over the window with a gentle knock so that Diana wouldn’t be surprised at his sudden presence. Edwin saw Diana with a confused look after he closed the window.

“Really, you’re here.” She whispered.

“I always keep my word.”

She was persuaded by his promises. The look in his eyes gave Diana such confidence.

“Did you lock the bedroom door?”

“Yes…just in case. I told the maids I’d rest early, too.”

Edwin nodded. “Well done.”

It’s probably because of the mood that their eyes have been staring deeply at one another.

“This is a secret that nobody should know.”

They were speaking in a low-pitched voice, which tickled a corner of Diana’s heart. Despite the awkward feeling, Diana managed to offer a seat to Edwin. He gazed at Diana’s exquisite beauty as much as he wanted, until he finally decided to sit down comfortably. Diana, who is on the other side of the room, was discreetly doing the same thing. And when she looked closely, his broad physique was showcased better.