Chapter 6 (1/2)
He said:
“I thought you weren’t feeling well yet, but you look pretty well.”
“…yes, probably because many days have passed.”
He looked at me in a subtle way. I followed him and answered calmly.
“Thank you for your concern. I’m relieved to see that Your Excellency also appears to be flawless.”
It was a formal reply. I wonder if Alyssa would have answered like how I did just now. I wanted to imitate her as much as I could, but it was hard to be completely the same. I can’t help it. Even if I had Alyssa’s memory, I wasn’t really “Alyssa”, so it was hard to talk and act like her.
“You feel much relieved?”
Rashid’s brow slightly frowned. No way, did I choose the wrong reply? But it was a very ordinary answer, so I continued on nervously.
“Yeah, I’m worried that something was going on…because of what I did.”
“You, me?”
He looked down at me coldly. It was a gruesome and sharp look, as was the moonlight of this world once looked.
“Why?”
Asked Rashid. His look of contempt sharply stared down at me, as if he would find out what I truly meant as if trying to find my true intentions.
The pressure he was exuding was about to choke me. Do you doubt me? What did I do? Are you wondering what kind of tricks a woman who married you at the emperor’s order would do? Or maybe you even noticed that I wasn’t Alyssa?
I replied cautiously, trying to repress my anxious heart.
“Because…I’m your wife.”
“My wife.”
Recounting on what I had said, Rashid smiled a corny smile. But not everyone whose lips are curved up are smiling. The emotions on his face clearly showed distrust and doubt.
“I wouldn’t blame you if you told me honestly that you wouldn’t mind if I didn’t come back.”
“What?”
“My wife is so kind.”
His mouth is smiling softly, but not his eyes. The bright yellow eyes now looked like a wild animal at night. Feeling like a prey in a game, I ducked my head to avoid him.
“I hope you’re more concerned about yourself rather than me.”
Rashid’s voice rang over my head. I wasn’t foolish enough to think it was true.