Chapter 45

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At Denis’ orders, Sylvan ran outside the club to call the coachman.

 

Denis quickly ran into the secret room and announced that today’s meeting was over.

 

Denis’ face turned white.

 

“Let’s go to the palace as soon as possible.”

 

He urged the coachman.

 

He didn’t want to suffer anymore.

 

When he lost his mother, he felt the door to the world closed.

 

Every time he overflowed with sadness he couldn’t express, he became disillusioned with the same routine as yesterday.

 

Even though his sky had fallen, morning came the next day.

 

Although his land was quenched, he felt thirsty after weeping.

 

Even if the world was over, life went on horribly.

 

He learned from losing his mother.

 

As he approached Tehez through the darkening streets of the capital, he trembled at a sudden thought.

 

That woman was the meaning of his life.

 

She opened the closed door and realized that she had rebuilt his broken world. That’s what she did. 

 

Tehez did it.

 

Denis felt as if he was about to lose his mind at the thoughts that came down like the voice of God. 

 

Then everything made sense.

 

The fact that he was able to sleep comfortably only by Tehez’s side

 

The fact that she doesn’t say anything to him, but he still finds his comfort in her.

 

When he saw her talking to the other man, he found himself unbearably angry.

 

And the fact that the emotion was jealousy.

 

Finally, as if he was facing a completed puzzle, Denis could fully understand his feelings.

 

As he acknowledged his feelings, he felt his heart pound.

 

“We have arrived-”

 

Before the coachman could announce their arrival, Denis jumped out and ran to Tehez’s palace.

 

‘Why does her place feel so far?’

 

Bump-

 

When he opened the door, the girls and the woman were talking in a serious atmosphere.

 

The woman who saw him suddenly approached him said with a smile.

 

“You just came. Let me tell you something about the Duke of Briem…”

 

Denis ran to the woman walking toward him, grabbed her urgently, and hugged her to death.

 

“Oh!”

 

Each of the girls turned their heads in surprise.

 

“Prince…”

 

The woman groaned in his arms as if in embarrassment.

 

Denis hugged her tighter to keep her from escaping.

 

“There are a lot of people watching, Prince…”

 

“Tehez, are you hurt?”

 

He scanned her body thoroughly with his eyes.

 

“There is none. Why are you here all of a sudden?”

 

“I thought I might lose you.”

 

Tehez stuttered at his calm but candid confession.

 

“Why, why do you think that…?”

 

Denis cut off Tehez’s question and said while looking at her eyes that reminded him of the sea.

 

“Tehez, you are my world.”

 

“…What?”

 

Tehez asked with a blank voice.

 

“Oh!”

 

“Oh, my God…”

 

“Quiet and go out quickly!”

 

Danielle led the girls who were watching the two and left the office.

 

Then, in the quiet room, Tehez said with her blushing face.

 

“Please let go. Prince… As you can see, I’m not hurt at all.”

 

“I’m glad you’re safe.”

 

“Then let go now.”

 

Denis said in a playful tone as he watched Tehez keep trying to get away from him.

 

“Why, is there something urgent?”

 

“The Duke of Briem is now-”

 

She had to tell him the Duke of Briem was gathering enlisted men to attack him.

 

“You keep calling other men’s names in front of me?”

 

Denis’ voice filled with laughter, and Tehez didn’t say anything. Confused, Tehez turned his words around.

 

“What happened?”

 

“No, not at all. I just wanted to see you.”

 

Dennis was saying that he missed her with a casual face.

 

“…”

 

Denis hugged her even tighter as Tehez, unable to find her words to respond, kept twisting her body to get away from him.

 

“Don’t do that. Unless there’s something urgent, just stay like this for a while, hmm?”

 

“…”

 

As she remained silent, Denis poured kisses on her cheeks.

 

“Huh? You smell nice.”

 

Denis put his nose in the pulsating spot between her ears and neck and breathed in. 

 

Warm body temperature and familiar smell.

 

Tehez’s smell calmed the soaring anxiety. Instead, other emotions sprang up.

 

Dennis tenderly tucked her side hair behind her ears and looked at her.

 

“Tehez. When I smell you, I get excited like a dog every time.”

 

“Prince, what do you mean…?”

 

He ruffled her hair and stroked her cheek with his fingertips. Then he carefully grabbed the woman’s neck and sucked on her earlobe.

 

“Uhh…”

 

Feeling strange, the woman twisted her body.

 

A small bloody mark appeared on the woman’s earlobe. He raised his hand and touched her ear.

 

It was small.

 

The woman raised her hand in embarrassment and restrained his hand. 

 

The woman’s hand was small.

 

Her stature was also small.

 

‘Why is this woman so small in every corner?’

 

“How can they be so small?”

 

Denis said with a new look.

 

“Some are not small.”

 

“Where?”

 

“Ah, my chest…”

 

The woman bowed her head in embarrassment even after she said it.

 

Denis laughed out loud at the woman’s answer.

 

“Right. It’s not small there. I missed them.”

 

Denis placed a hand on the woman’s left chest.

 

The woman’s heart was beating so fast.

 

“This is my second favourite place in your body.”

 

“Where is the first one?”

 

The woman asked, seemingly confused.

 

Denis said meaningfully.

 

“You know that. Why are you asking, Madam?”

 

Denis winked.

 

“Ah.”

 

Tehez’s face turned red as if it was about to explode.

 

“That is my favourite place. Does Madam like it too?”

 

Tehez asked him blankly, “What?”

 

She looked so cute that Denis wanted to swallow her in one bite.

 

“Does Madam like what I like?”

 

“…Why are you asking such a thing?”

 

He replied with a smirk.

 

“Why do I ask? I want to do something I like.”

 

Dennis pushed her to the sofa. Being thrown vaguely on the sofa, Tehez tried to stop Denis.

 

“Prince!”

 

“‘We must not do this here’ is forbidden, Madam. Because we’ve done the same here before.”

 

“…”

 

“But if you’re going to say that, I’ll take you off and carry it to your bedroom. What do you think?”

 

Denis put his arms on her waist as he spoke, and Tehez, lying on the sofa, looked up at him silently and sighed. Then, as if resigning, she took off her shoes.

 

When she took off her shoes, her small feet were exposed.

 

Denis then smiled brightly, loosened his tie and unbuttoned his shirt.

 

“Good idea, Madam.”

 

Then he got down on his knees and took off Tehez’s stockings.

 

The woman’s white legs were exposed.

 

Denis wanted to stain the woman’s pure white skin quickly.

 

He smiled charmingly while hiding that desire.

 

It was the smile that made the women of the capital fall in love with him.

 

“The last time… did you like the teasing?”

 

Tehez patted his head.

 

From the last time, she felt she was getting caught up in his performance since last time.

 

“But how about this? It’s paid today.”

 

“…How much?”

 

Denis answered Tehez with a nod of his head.

 

“Ten Louis”

 

Tehez was also assimilated by his serious expression.

 

“Can’t I get a discount?”

 

“That would be difficult. Today, I will take you to a special course.”

 

Tehez burst into laughter involuntarily at the nobleman’s manipulation.

 

Denis was combing Tehez’s hair with his fingers.

 

It was after he made a fuss on the sofa and went to the bedroom.

 

Tehez was receiving his touch like a languid cat.

 

“Tehez.”

 

“Yes, Prince.”

 

“Do you remember? The last time…”

 

Denis did not finish his sentence and dragged on.

 

“What?”

 

“The guy I met.”

 

“Yes, Prince.”

 

Tehez didn’t quite understand why he was mentioning Sasha’s name now, as it had been a while since she met Sasha.

 

“Well.”

 

Denis didn’t speak. But it seemed clear that he had something to say.

 

“Say it, Prince.”

 

She raised her body and looked into his eyes.

 

His green eyes, which she loved very much.

 

“Did you date him at the academy?”

 

“What?”

 

“Oh, you can be honest with me. Because I am not the type of person, who clings to and dwells on my wife’s past.”

 

“Oh, no! What!”

 

“Ah, did my wife like him?”

 

“What?”

 

Tehez was getting more and more confused by his words, out of context.

 

“Oh, of course, I don’t mind if you liked that kind of baby… No, but I think of that man. I still remember him clearly. He’s shorter than me, not to mention his face, he’s kind of smarter than me, right? Is that what you like? He’s an employee of the Ministry of Justice. So, was the exam a little easier these days? He could pass the Academy award.”

 

“…”

 

Tehez looked at him, speechless by his ridiculous misunderstanding. She couldn’t even imagine that the words would come out at this moment.

 

And top of the list.

 

Would the word ‘dummy’ fit?

 

Tehez, who was only the second-in-command at the academy at the time, was angry at his words, but she did not respond.

 

“…”

 

“Look, you’re not answering. You’re saying it’s all real, right? You don’t answer when you’re in trouble. Even though I’m telling you to. Anyway, the bottom line is that he and you were in some kind of relationship at the academy!”

 

Eventually, he made it a fait accompli that Tehez and Sasha had some kind of relationship.

 

It was rather fortunate that he could not put into words what the woman was doing with the man in his imagination.

 

Tehez sneaked a smile. Then she put her hand on Dennis’ upper body.

 

As she put her hand on his sweat-slippery chest, she could feel his heart beating fast.

 

Denis’ temperature soon heated up as she touched his chest.

 

“Prince.”

 

“…What?”

 

It was a hoarse voice.

 

“Are you jealous?”

 

“Jealous?”

 

He strongly denied it.

 

“Is it not?”

 

“No.”

 

“Then how would you explain this behaviour now?”

 

“I…”

 

Denis couldn’t keep up with her. He answered after a while.

 

“I’m cracking down on my wife’s conduct. My wife is a Princess, and I am a Prince. You have to keep your face and dignity.”

 

It was an excuse she used to make to Dennis. “Face and dignity.”

 

“I see.”

 

“Yes, that’s how it is.”

 

Denis shut his mouth and nodded, as if it were true. He seemed to have made up his mind to do so.

 

Tehez bit her lip to hold back the laughter that was about to come out.

 

“All right. I will act so as not to damage the face and dignity of a Princess, Prince.”

 

“…Good.”

 

“You’re not really jealous. Are you saying you’re cracking down on my conduct?”

 

“Of course.”

 

“Then can I see Sasha in the future?”

 

“Why? I’ve explained it just now.”

 

“As I said, Sasha is my colleague, and we can meet so I don’t lose face and dignity. It doesn’t matter if we meet for business.”

 

“I mean, wh-”

 

Denis didn’t answer.

 

“…”

 

“Okay, go ahead.”

 

Denis reluctantly agreed.

 

“Okay, thank you.”

 

“…”

 

Denis wanted to ask if she really had nothing to do with Sasha.

 

‘Are you planning on doing that in the future?’

 

‘No, do you mean that you don’t intend to?’

 

“…”

 

The couple’s dream of frostbite was deepening.

 

Then, there was a knock on the door outside the bedroom.

 

“Prince, Are you done with the urgent work?”

 

It was the muffled voice of Sylvan.

 

Tehez got up, as if her mind had returned.

 

“Oh!”

 

As Tehez tried to answer her, Denis raised his hand and stopped her.

 

“It’s not over yet. Wait.”

 

Hearing his answer, there was silence outside the bedroom for a while.

 

“Princess.”

 

Soft calling. 

 

This time it was Danielle.

 

It was Danielle’s voice when she was forcing herself to hold back her anger.

 

The voice that she usually made when she ran into a gentleman she had met before.

 

Tehez jumped up and hurriedly put on her clothes.

 

It was not the time.

 

“I am coming out. Just give me some time.”

 

“… I’ll give you 20 minutes, so hurry up and come out.”

 

“I’m sorry.”

 

Tehez turned her back and said to him, “Prince, please help me fasten the button on the back.”

 

She told him, wearing new stockings instead of the stockings he threw in her office.

 

Denis was looking at her while she was still [email protected]

 

“Prince.”

 

“Yes.”

 

Tehez informed him of the urgency first.

 

“The Duke of Briem is gathering enlisted men. It looks like he plans to hold the Prince for treason.”

 

“…Yes. Tehez, I have something to tell you too.”

 

Denis finally got up and put on her clothes at her words.

 

“It was Fabrice who attacked the Marquis of Ingeliger, and Giselle Lemac took care of it.”

 

“…I see, alright.”

 

Tehez bluntly answered his words.

 

Denis glanced at her face, and he stroked her hair.

 

“Now, let’s go to work, Madam.”

 

Denis put on all her clothes, reached out to her, and locked the buttons. 

 

Then he extended his hand to her. 

 

Tehez took his hand and went outside.

 

(To be continued in the next episode)

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