Secret Private Life of the Villainous Grand Duke - Chapter 12

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Chapter 12

Moritz brought her to the bathroom and entered the bathtub filled with warm water by the employees. Then, he rubbed her body with gentle hands and washed her.

“Did you have a good day, Lily?”

When he asked in his usual soft voice, Lily stared at him with a look that she couldn’t believe.

“Originally, yes…?”

“What do you mean?”

“Like that before…”

Lily, who wanted to ask why the temperature difference between the usual him and during s*x was so large, frowned as she couldn’t think of an appropriate word. When he was like this, she could feel the tenderness she had seen while playing the game, though during the s*x just a while ago…

“Like that?”

As Moritz’s large hands clasped her cheeks and his thumb ran across her lips, Lily’s face blushed in an instant.

“Does your personality come and go?”

She wanted to say something else. However, it was overshadowed by what she was trying to say, and a more straightforward statement came out than she had thought inwardly.

“Did you feel that way?”

“Sorry. I don’t mean that…”

“Lily, you are so cute.”

He didn’t care what she said. After all, even if she intended for harsher expressions, no harsh words could come out of her innocent mouth.

“Somewhat, when we do it, it’s a little…”

Lily resisted what she wanted to say about his personality traits. Because she couldn’t be called a personality wrecker for someone who pretended to be friendly and polite.

How could he be so hypocritical?

She replayed the game and had already seen that if she hadn’t been killed by his hand several times, it was clear that she would not have been able to maintain her composure like this when she saw Moritz.

“Actually, I’m a dominant who likes to bully.”

“You’re really perverted. You’re so mean.”

Moritz shook his head slightly as Lily put her hand in the water before pulling it out and splashed the water in his face.

“It hasn’t even started yet.”

It wasn’t a lie. Considering his disposition and his usual way of playing, this was really nothing.

“Yes…?”

“Lily, I’m being fairly restrained for fear of you running away.”

As he said so, he clutched at her chest.

Lily narrowed her eyes and glared at him. She thought he was a sweet and perfect person, but now that she saw him, she could see the kinky temperament behind his sexy gaze.

A dominant that liked to bully…

Even though she thought such a concept was only used in pornography, there are actually people who have that tendency.

Lily felt terrified. She was terrified that she would wear an iron restraint around her ankles and be locked up in the dark basement of Kneis Mansion.

“What happens if you don’t restrain yourself? Are you going to even eat me alive?”

“You better not know, Lily.”

As Moritz’s hand gripped her chest tightened more and more, she grabbed his wrist and pulled it off.

“Stop, stop thinking that I’m going to be devoured, Moritz.”

“You know what, Lily? It’s much more fun to tame a rebel.”

“….”

Lily bit her lips at his words.

Was that really all? Was he just having fun taming…?

The feelings she felt after experiencing Moritz for a few days didn’t seem to be all there was to it. She seemed to have seen possessiveness, jealousy, such emotions through his beautiful green eyes.

‘If not… Moritz…’

Lily was afraid that the words that would follow would become a reality, so she forced her thoughts out.

Emperor… Let’s focus on targeting the Emperor.

After taking the bath, he headed to the study for the rest of his work, and she was left alone in his bedroom. Lily borrowed the Kneis carriage and returned to her own mansion.

“Miss, would you like me to heat the bath water?”

Herbert, the older male butler at Ravenas mansion, asked her as he helped her take off her robe.

“No, I have washed. There is something else I want you to do.”

“Yes, tell me anything. Miss.”

“Please, find out how many troops in Kretail Castle are owned by Grand Duke Kneis. Take a look at Muniq’s troops.”

At that, the butler put on a bewildered expression. Her words were as good as asking to investigate Mortiz. It was also very clear in the direction she wanted to investigate.

“All right.”

At that, she returned to her own room and immersed herself in her thoughts.

When she played the game, she was attentive to even the slightest clue and doubted every situation she could suspect. To her, Moritz’s control was absurd. Since Moonique’s Night was just a game, she just said, ‘That’s how the game was designed,’ though it wasn’t just that anymore.

As long as she became Lily and moved as her, he was also a living person, so he couldn’t act without reason.

Lily’s role in the game was Moritz’s chess piece. A chess piece that would capture the Emperor’s heart.

Moritz mercilessly killed her while playing with Lily, and then cleverly took advantage of the situation to make his younger sister Empress.

But, when she thinks about it now, she wondered if he really had a need to. The Kneis family ruled the Empire, a prosperous region comparable to that of Moonique, Kretail. Whether or not to produce an empress did not significantly affect power or strength…

Even so, Moritz put a lot of effort into using the character Lily to take the place. In addition, even after killing her with his own hands, he seated his sister in her place.

What he put so much effort into was that he needed a position of Empress whom he could monitor right next to the Emperor and tie up in case of need…

Combining the evidence and Moritz’s actions, Lilly concluded with a terrified look on her face.

Maybe, Moritz was preparing for war.

The next morning, Moritz sent a carriage to Ravenas Manor, which Lily refused. Turning down the invitation, she picked her clothes from the dressing room and tried them on one by one, finding a tight-fitting dress that showed off her body.

Still, the length was short and barely covered the buttocks, it was an ostentatious dress. However, Lily didn’t think that was enough, so she cut it round enough to show her clavicle and chest, and finished it off with hand-stitching.

Gazing into the mirror, dressed in her mended clothes, she was standing there in a mischievous black dress, a pure yet smooth blonde girl with sheer skin and pink cheeks.

It was a combat uniform. Even if it had no defensive function, it was a battle suit because it was full of intentions to disarm the opponent.

‘…Moritz, if you plan a war, I will capture you before then.’

Lily narrowed her eyes and smirked, sticking out her tongue. She was satisfied with the way she looked in the mirror, which looked lustful even to herself.

Julia, who came to let her know that the carriage was ready, was startled to see her. Lilly, who was not as well dressed as though she was naked, didn’t seem like the Lily she knew.

“Miss Lily…”

“Shh.”

Lily put her finger to her lips and smiled brightly, showing off her usual innocence.

“Are you going to dress like that…?”

Julia had an expression on her face as if she was about to cry. It was as if the Miss she was serving was ruined because of the Grand Duke.

It wasn’t wrong.

Since it was Moritz who woke up this side of Lily, who had been sleeping soundly.

Lily draped a black cloak, obscuring it, and got into the carriage. Then, she happily imagined what kind of expression Moritz would make when he saw this as she made her way to the Grand Duke’s mansion.

When she arrived at Kneis Manor, Moritz’s servants led Lily to the basement. That was Lily’s expectation. He was angry that she had turned down his invitation in the morning and was going to punish her.

Left alone in the basement, she glanced around the secret room. She had not only the usual obscene toys, but also unfamiliar tools.

A chain and a leash were attached to the end of a wooden bar.

Where was he going to use that…? Her body trembled with tension. It felt like her spine was getting cold.

“Lily.”

At Moritz’s call from the door, Lily turned behind her and took off her cloak, which she had draped over herself, and let it run down her floor.

“Oh, really…”

Moritz, who had been filled with thoughts of anger until just a moment ago, could only think of putting her on her back and chewing her from the tip of her fingers to the tip of her toes and consuming it.

That was the reaction she wanted. Lily felt proud at the sexy yet sly smile.

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