Chapter 36
The moment Rafel strangely saw her pink eyes her her heart skipped a beat because of her nervousness her.He was worried about what Annette would answer to her own question about her.But Annette , unexpectedly, didn't take the question seriously.
'Maybe he's asking if I don't regret this marriage?'
Of course it was. Rafel kept her own hospital bed until the end of her previous life. Even though she was weakened by her illness and died ugly, she never showed any distress. Such a man was rare in the world. Annette, who recalled this, answered gently with a smile.
“Yes. It may be disrespectful to the royal family, but I would rather be married to you than be the Crown Princess.”
She was really weird. Annette, who made an embarrassing noise, was calm, but Lapel's face turned red after hearing it. She was embarrassed because it was the first time she had blushed in front of a woman. Sweet enough that she would rather marry him than become the Crown Princess.
Raffel was only the king's illegitimate son. And the Delta society tended to place importance on lineage. Because of this, Raffel was often ridiculed by other nobles until she took her place in her. By comparison, Ludwig, Rafel's half-brother, was the only noble crown prince. Given this situation, Rafel had a strong inferiority complex about her own birth her. It was for this reason that he became coldly attached to Annette, who had married her to her only.
For a woman who was desperate enough to bring down her other rival, the marriage would not have gone unnoticed in the first place. Instead of the treasure I really wanted, I had no choice but to have junk! Lapel had too much pride to be Treated like that by a woman. So, before Annette kicked her out of her, she intended to kick herself first. Lapel's cold attitude at the beginning of the marriage was due to this psychology.
'But marrying me is better than the crown prince… Like it?'
She knows it's shallow, but it was an effective word for Rafel Rafel turned his back, trying to catch the corner of his mouth that was about to rise He was worried that even in his dark hallway, he might see his blushing face her in her.
Annette, unaware of this, just wanted Lafel to go to bed now. She had been to Robert's grave as well, so she hoped that Rafel could sleep comfortably. Annette put her heart behind Lapel's back her and said goodbye to the night affectately.
“Good night, Lapel.”
“… That, Annette.”
It was at this moment that Annette was about to turn her back on her. Suddenly behind her, her lapel called her up. Annette, always ready to listen, tilted her head and looked at him. Easily, and struggled to open his mouth while staring at the poor floor.
“Once in a while… May I go to your bedroom?”
At the unexpected question, Annette laughed thinking that it was very new. One of the downsides of the lapel was that it came in slamming the door open. He rarely even knocked, let alone asked Annette's permission her, of course. In his hallway and staring at the floor without making eye contact, seemed sincere.
'That's why it seems a little cute.'
'That' lapel looks cute.Before his return, he was such a scary and hateful man.Annette was speechless for a moment in a strange feeling.Perhaps mistaken her silence for refusal, Lafel added in a more impatient tone than before.
“That I can't sleep well……You know.”
At those words, Annette's feet her went numb for no reason. It sounds like she can sleep well when she is with her, but could it be that Rafel noticed her 'ability' her? Her own regression to her. Annette, hiding her surprised heart her, asked back as if she was really curious.
“Is it better if you sleep with me?”
“More.”
Rafel, who responded in her firm tone, faced her directly.The blue eyes shining in her long, beautiful eyes were sincere.Somehow meeting his straight gaze at her, Annette's cheeks her flushed slightly in embarrassment. Sleep.
So Annette lowered her eyelashes and nodded to him.They're a couple anyway,so what do you mean?Lapel,who had finally won her consent her,put a smile on her handsome face her her.
“Thank you.”
For the first time, Lapel put the word 'thank you' in her mouth. The moment she heard this, Annette really felt that everything was different from before. A positive atmosphere flowed between the man and woman as they turned their backs to each other's Tonight seemed to be able to have a pleasant dream for a long time.
Today, without fail, a new year has risen. Annette opened her eyes in a daze. Then, in front of her eyes her, without fail, she saw the profile of a handsome man. , Broad shoulders, and muscular upper body revealed his wild masculinity.
Annette, half asleep, stared at Lapel's surreal profile of his.It was only then that the events of the previous night flashed in my mind.
'Ah, I slept here last night too.'
As for Lapel, to put it nicely, she was like a skilled assassin, and to be honest, like a night thief. Every time he couldn't sleep, he sneaked into Annette's bedroom without a mouse or a bird knowing. Unfortunately, Annette was a quick sleeper, so she didn't even know when he had sneaked in. Thanks to that, she would be surprised to find Lapel every morning.
However, there were times when, like last night, I noticed Lapel's arrival in advance. It was because his sleepwalking was triggered. Each time Annette woke up, she took Rafel's hand her and brought her to bed. To that, her lullaby skills were improving day by day.
Annette held back the yawn that was about to come out and cautiously raised her upper body. And she studied Rafel's sleeping face carefully. She was a little worried about sleepwalking last night, but fortunately Lapel seemed to have had shade slept no well. His sleeping figure his, exhaling evenly, was as beautiful and strong as the god of war.
'Let's sleep a little longer.'
Annette felt sorry for Lafel, who could hardly sleep comfortably. So, if possible, I wanted to take care of him so that he could sleep for as long as possible. She got down from the bed very gently so as not to break the lapel But, going out like this, something bothered me.
'What if I fall asleep and catch a cold?'
Lapel tended to take off his upper body when he slept at night.Even now, his toned upper body was half exposed above the blanket.Of course he looked very nice to the eye, but it seemed like it would n't be very good for Lapel's health his.
Concerned, Annette carefully pulled up the blanket and put it over his neck. He even carefully pulled the blanket over his exposed fingertips of her. Then, Lapel, who was sensitive to his presence, frowned between his brows and showed signs of waking up. Embarrassed, Annette unknownly patted him gently on the shoulder. Just like soothing a child.
“Go to bed, sleep on your nose.”
Once he had spit it out, Annette wanted to bite his tongue herself. 'Sleep on your nose.' How embarrassing Rafel would be if he woke up and saw himself with a bewildered expression.
Fortunately, the lapel did not break. He wanted to turn his head a little, and then he fell back into a deep sleep. Annette, who had been frozen and unable to breathe, let out a silent sigh of relief. Lifting her heels, she slipped out of the bedroom as best she could.
Click-
Unfortunately, Annette's wish her did not come true. The sound of the door closing was very soft, but it could not escape Lapel's sharp hearing her. In fact, he had been awake with Annette since she woke up. To pretend to be asleep was because he was embarrassed to see Annette.
'I don't think they come here too often, do they?'
Lapel, who was not honest, was worried about that part. He ran into Annette in the morning for no reason, and how much her pride would be hurt if she noticed her. If she was like that, she would have cut off her steps her just because she did n't want to worry about such a mess.But the sleep in Annette's bedroom was too sweet for that.I wondered why I could sleep so well here.
Well, considering Annette's personality of her, it didn't seem like she would kick him out She was not the type to overturn a decision once she had made it, depending on the mood Rafel smiled involuntarily, recalling Annette's actions her earlier.
'Let's sleep, Lani.'
It wasn't something that would come out of Annette, who always seemed calm and clever. Rafel was in fact nervous when she stared at him. If she woke herself up and told her to leave immediately, something inside her would collapse. Know if that will be pride or what.
However, Annette unexpectedly pulled up the blanket and patted him on the shoulder. The touch of those small, light hands seemed to be tapping not on his shoulder her, but on his heart her. Recalling that moment, Rafel felt a strange feeling that somehow his heart was tightening. He didn't know why he was doing this, so he furrowed his brow and rubbed his chest.
'Anyway, this isn't bad either.'
Maybe this is what married life is all about. Rafel thought to himself and rose up contentedly like a lion who woke up from a deep sigh. It felt good to feel the vitality of his body every time he stretched out his limbs. Slept well for a few days, and it was amazing that mornings could be so different.
This made her unable to stop hiding in Annette's bedroom. Lapel was sure that today would be a pleasant day for her. Later, when she returned from her sword training, it wouldn't be bad for her to have dinner with Annette. Unknown couple is.
“What? Annette is out?”
Unfortunately, Rafel's good mood lasted only half a day.After returning from her swordsmanship training, Rafel became acutely uncomfortable.Her maid was frightened at Rafel's question,raising one of her eyebrows her crookedly.
