When The Villainess Loves - Chapter 12

“……ha.”

I have no idea. Eugene, who spoke to himself very quietly, has been looking at me with a pretty serious face this time.

Oh my!

I barely managed to calm myself down when I tried to open my mouth. All right, fortunately, I avoided the fallout. Soon after, his red lips opened and a gentle soft voice came out: “Gladly, Your Highness.”

“Oh…… Oh! Oh, thank you so much!”

Awwww! Thank you so much, handsome man!

He had a face full of anxiety and doubt, but I couldn’t confirm it and looked beautiful anyway.

I didn’t even expect this response!

In time, I turned the doorknob carefully to make as little noise as possible. Because I know Cain doesn’t like knocking very much.

“Huh?”

But the door was already open. It’s weird, just as I was pushing the door. An unexpected sound came from inside the office.

“Sir, please listen carefully. We absolutely need the fruit of Trojan. Please help us out!”

“……?”

“……?”

I could hear someone sighing inside. Huh? I stood up my tiptoes right away.

Rox’s voice followed urgently: “I’m sorry if I was rude, however I’m here under the order of His Majesty the Emperor. It’s important, it’s really important. Sir, you need to listen! Right now her Highness is …… from Raphaelis…… .”

As soon as he heard Rox, Eugene turned his head and looked at me. An intense look that almost seemed to be stabbing into my cheek. But I already didn’t have the heart to care about that now.

No, I don’t care if my illness is known around me, but I never thought I’d hear it in front of my face. Why is the doctor of my own Palace here in the duke’s office?

‘I think he’s doing all this for my sake right now.… No, wait!’

Oops!

And at some point I was suffocated. This is because another male god was seen beyond the old doctor, who couldn’t keep his words in the Raphaelis part and bowed his head.

‘Crazy…’

Oh, my God. I was genuinely embarrassed to see Cain sitting at his desk and looking at the doctor with a blunt expression. He’s as handsome as Sir Eugene de Bolton, but his appearance is  catering a little more to my personal taste.

‚Oh, this is really… I was in trouble because I was too excited‘, I sighed while thinking so. Then I smiled as if I couldn’t help it.

‘This is heaven. Eugene on the left and Cain on the right? How did I get in this situation? Hahaha!’

Beauty was truly a treasure. Somehow Sir Bolton’s gaze seemed more intense, but it was Cain who caught my attention more right now. Jet-black hair hung gracefully over the broad, hard-looking shoulders. There are man in the world who looks better with long hair than a painting.

I couldn’t believe it. It’s such a neat and solid line. The perfectly symmetrical features were impeccable. Overall, although he is pale and gloomy, the melancholic look in his eyes had turned out to be a very captivating feature. His well-shaped lips with a reddish tint were firmly sealed in a straight line.

He was so handsome that it’s dangerous! I was mesmerized by his atmosphere and beauty in an instant, but couldn’t help but feel a little sad.

But Dr. Rox kept blocking  my view on Cain! I think he’s here to find a cure for my illness, but I didn’t even want him to find one! I can’t even say what I’m trying to do. I straightened my face that was about to make an awkward expression.

At that time, Cain, who looked into our direction once, opened his mouth to Rox: “The fruit of Trojan. Why are you inquiring me for the legendary fruit?”

I opened my eyes a little wide and swallowed. The voice, it had a very dark tone.

Wow, just your voice makes my heart go up and down! I’m going crazy!

“…because that is our only hope.”

“Well, It’s unfortunate because I don’t know anything about it. So if you don’t have another business with me, get out.”

In the end I couldn’t hold it in and flinched: “Ah…….”

What kind of  flawless handsome men is he? I felt like crying.

For a moment the Duke paused and Eugene gritted his teeth. Was I that loud? Still somewhere dazed, I lowered my eyes as quickly as I could. I couldn’t get caught with my eyes full of innocently admiration.

It was then: “Excuse me, Your Highness.” Eugene whispered close to me.

“……?”

Eugene, who had a somewhat stiffly polite smile on his face, closed the door quietly and blocked my view.

Why? Why won’t you let me see it? Don’t tell me, did I sound like a perv?

Now I’ve finally come to tear up and stared at him. Eugene, however, was no match for doctors. He was also an amazing creature comparable to Cain, so I was soon able to regain a very calm state of mind.

While looking at him, I lowered my head and rubbed my eyes with a desperate look. My vision, which had been dimly blurred, became clear. The next moment, I felt my body being lift up.

“Forgive my rudeness.”

Princess carry?! Oh my God! Oh my God! I’ve never seen anything like this before. OMG!

Eugene’s face and chest are so close to me!. But h… his chest … Wow!

“Oh…….”

It was solid……. Fortunately, Eugene didn’t see my face burning with surprise and joy. He held me in a light hug and looked forward, carefully taking a comfortable position.

It was not long before I heard his voice: “Your Highness…”

Yes, go ahead.

“I only just noticed that you hurt your ankle on our the way here. It’s my fault, so even you’re a little uncomfortable with it, please lean on me.”

What… what?

No, I don’t know why he’s suddenly doing this, but it’s all right.

I worked hard to control the corners of my mouth as I was about to smile. As he said, I relaxed my body a little bit and stretched it out. I also lowered my face a little, so that he wouldn’t be able to see my face well even when looking down. Even when a wicked smile came out, he wouldn’t see it.

When I couldn’t speak as I sniffed my nose I nodded in response and Eugene gently moved on. Are we going back?

Well, Cain is seeing another visitor now, so we had to leave. By the way, the ride was excellent. Hehe. Oh, I love it!

How long did he walk like that? His voice sounded small, reminiscent of a British gentleman: “I won’t ask you if you’re okay. I didn’t hear anything, so don’t worry.”

“……?”

At the unfamiliar words, I took a look at my ankle. Did I really hurt my ankle? Am I the only one who didn’t know? But he was serious enough to make me confused. I didn’t know what he was talking about, so I just rolled my eyes and decided to answer it without any difficulty.

“…Thank you.”

I don’t know if this is the right answer, so at the end my speech was blurred, but the corners of his mouth went up subtly for a moment because it was the right answer.

Oh, it was such a pretty smile. Compared to his usual smiles where only the corners of his mouth were twisted slightly or his involuntary smile, this one was more heartfelt. I couldn’t help but admire him.

I had a small smile in admiration. Then, I made eye contact with him who slightly lowered his eyes. I smiled reflexively as soon as my eyes met his and said while looking at his surprised silver-gray eyes: “As expected, I really like the scenery.”

With the portraits of Eugene and Cain, it was clear that I could spend a week by just admiring them through their portraits. Phew. I’m starting to feel less and less afraid of the beginning of the original story while recovering. At this rate, I may want to stay in the palace for another year. No, that’s impossible.

“Is that so?”

His face was complex and subtle while replying. I guess I’m slowly getting heavy to carry. That’s right. I said, swallowing dawn my regret: “We’re almost there, so I can walk on my own.”

“……We still have a long way to go, so I’ll go a little further and then I’ll drop you off.”

Soon after, Eugene asked with a slightly complicated look on his face: “I’d like to ask you something, Your Highness.“

“Yes? What is it?”

I waited patiently for his questio.

“Why are you like this?”

“What did I do?”

When I asked curiously he furrowed his brows and asked in a subdued voice: “Is me holding your sleeve your only wish?”

“Yes”, answered I cautiously, fearing that it would be too much to ask for. Is it not working?

His expression became more subtle: “You don’t want anything else then?”

“Yes, Sir.”

To be far away from the Imperial Palace is one wish of mine, but that’s not something I could say.

“Now that I am the knight of Your Highness … you can order me to do whatever you want.”

“What else do you want?”

Aha. I only noticed what he was trying to say now.

Eugene had quite a bit of distrust in women. Although I don’t want anything else from him beside it, he might speculate about my secret motives for it. After looking at him for a while, I thought of a good idea.

“Oh, that … there’s something.”

I hesitated a little bit before bringing it up. Then he was silent for a moment with the thoughts ‘as expected’ written on his face.

“Tell me.”

“To hold hands….”