CH 12

It was difficult to distinguish from the darkness in the hallway because he was wearing a uniform similar to his black hair color.

‘I think it’s my first time seeing him with his hair slicked back…?’

Even in the midst of this, you’re unnecessarily handsome.

After roughly calming my startled heart, I looked up.

The neatly dressed man was looking down at me.

“You’re here.”

I spoke first. It was an ordinary greeting, nothing special.

“…”

However, Davan’s eyes darkened slightly. As if he had never expected such a “normal” greeting.

“Why are you coming in so late?”

As if something came to mind at that moment, Davan’s eyes narrowed narrowly.

“Oh, I was waiting.”

He unbuttoned a few shirt buttons near his neck as if frustrated. His voice remained calm.

“You were waiting? For who? Me?”

At those words, I was quite ashamed.

“Yes, I was just on my way back to my room because you were late.”

But still, I managed to conjure a rough lie.

I kept the thoughts that came to mind firmly and firmly swallowed them.

“You’re really…”

Davan’s, who were looking down at me, lips opened.

“You were waiting for me, you said.”

“…!”

At the same time, my body froze.

“But I don’t think so.”

It was because the man’s hand wrapped around my cold cheek.

“Heins said you went up a long time ago.”

It tingled when the body temperature touched my cold cheek. Davan laughed at my frozen appearance.

“Did Heins lie?”

“…”

“Or was it you who lied?”

The man’s hand that was covering my face fell off at once. I had no regrets.

Anyone could tell that it was not a loving touch. It was like meaningless physical contact.

‘Why are you asking me when you already know everything?’

I was embarrassed because I was caught lying openly.

“I heard you were busy.”

“Well… I was a little busy.”

Maybe it was because my excuses were poor, or maybe it was because my reaction was too mild. Davan’s expression turned cold for a moment.

“You weren’t very interested in that sort of thing, were you?”

The blue eyes that tied me up seemed to search for something.

“You’ve always waited unconditionally.”

“…”

“To the point of persistence.”

For a moment, my eyebrows twitched.

It must have been because it sounded like, ‘You waited like an idiot and was satisfied when you saw my face.’

That tone, which sounded as if he took everything for granted, was also very annoying.

“It…was like that.”

Still, there was nothing to refute.

Leah in the original was like that, what excuse can I make?

“But now I’m exhausted.”

My voice was as peaceful as the other person’s.

In fact, it’s something I can’t remember… Because I was no longer that Leah Prezis.

“Then go back and rest. I’m tired, so I’ll go up first.”

In a nutshell, it meant that we should go our separate ways now.

I was tired after having spoken a few words with Davan.

“…”

At my words, Davan’s expression was distorted for a moment. He looked down at me for a while and muttered quietly.

“How strange.”

“Pardon?”

What’s strange?

I reflexively asked, but Davan shook his head.

It seemed like he was just talking to himself.

“Well, then.”

I took my step after that last perfunctory goodbye.

Most of all, I wanted to get out of this situation quickly. Because dealing with him consumes a lot of energy.

“My lady, can you really just leave like this?”

I turned my back on Davan and walked out first, and then Lindy, who had been hesitating, followed me.

“Gasp!”

Lindy’s, who was secretly looking behind her, shoulders shook like she had just seen something scary.

“Oh my God! My lady, His Excellency is still standing there.”

“I guess he has something left to do.”

Either way, I wanted to stretch out on the bed right away. An unbearable sense of fatigue poured in.

“No, it doesn’t seem like that…”

Lindy whispered to me, as if talking about a conspiracy.

“He’s staring at Your Ladyship! His eyes were closed, like—Whew, my heart is pounding.”

It seemed that the back of my head was stinging slightly. But I didn’t really want to look back.

He said Leah was to the point of persistence, didn’t he?

Even while Lindy was making a fuss, I steadily made my way through the hallway.

But it was then.

“Leah Prezis.”

Davan called me again.

“…”

Looking back, Davan was still standing there.

‘Why are you coming so close?’

He was coming closer and closer to me.

Only Davan’s regular footsteps could be heard in the silent hallway. Little by little, faster, stronger.

“… From now on.”

In an instant, a big shadow came over me. The eyes that looked down at me were so blue that they were cold.

“Wait till the end for me.”

His voice was as calm as ever. The problem was that it was so firm.

“Because it suits you.”

Davan’s smile was a friendly one.

“…”

Well, it must not be easy to make people feel contempt and ridicule all at once like that.

In the end, pfft. He laughed.

A man who can do such a difficult thing is truly amazing.

‘He means, this suits me.’

I stared at Davan’s back for a while as he moved away. I waited long enough for the shadow to disappear.

And then…

“You have no idea.”

After that, I turned my back.

From now on, we’ll walk our separate ways.

***

I sat with my chin on the dressing table for a while.

When I looked at myself in the mirror, that is, Leah, I thought of Davan.

‘It’s more surprising than I thought.’

It was surprising to see him in person.

The settings that I thought were excessive in the original were actually acceptable. Because it fitted so well.

Above all, the way he treated Leah was the most surprising.

I was prepared for something intense…but he looked rather emotionless.

The attitude of wrapping my cheeks without hesitation, the smile he was making, and the gaze.

It wasn’t the attitude of a person who was fed up with Leah.

On the contrary, he was blind to Leah’s affection, it seemed that he was not even impressed by her obsession.

Like a person who watches a movie that they’ve seen so many times. Does that mean they don’t feel that much anymore? But….

—Because it suits you.

When I didn’t act as usual, that is, like Leah, his eyes became bitter from the start.

That would be much better for me.

Is he nervous because the person who used to chase after him suddenly changes? Is this the importance of playing hard to get?

Aiyo, I shook my head.

It couldn’t have been at that level.

“Ah, I don’t know.”

I put my forehead on the dressing table.

Anyway, the relationship between Davan and Leah is better than I thought…

‘It’s not as simple as that.’

It was a really unexpected challenge.

I thought it was going to be a relationship that would be torn apart with just one letter of divorce, but damn it.

“They say it’s better to wait at times.”

I lay face down and looked in the mirror and told Leah the words.

“Honestly, how annoying.”

I didn’t suffer much damage, but on the other hand, I felt bitter.

Does that mean Leah should not eat, sleep, or do anything until he comes? Because that’s how she’s been doing it? What if she doesn’t wait?

“The more I think about it, the more I get angry.”

I sprang to my feet.

Lindy, who was cleaning out the closet, looked back in surprise.

“By the way, my lady…”

Lindy approached me and sat down with her knees on the floor.

“Don’t you think he’s become strange, or a little peculiar… Don’t you feel he’s changed?”

“I think he’s still the same.”

Although it was surprising, he was no different.

Equally annoying and cheap.

“No, my lady. Think about it carefully.”

Lindy shook her head, feeling something.

“Well, in my eyes…”

I looked down at Lindy, and the child hesitated for a long time as she could not think of an exact expression.

“That’s right!”

Lindy clasped her palms together, and said.

“He seemed anxious.”

“Anxious?”

“Yes! He definitely did.”