Ch 64
Aria instinctively knew that Killian was lying to her. But she didn’t have any other clever ideas.
Then, she had an idea.
Making Lionell the Emperor would make it easier for her to go down to her territory. She would have to come up to the capital briefly when she was appointed as a Petty Duke, but if he became Emperor, she would never have to come up again.
So, what if she used him, just like Killian was using her?
Thinking that, she embraced his neck and looked into Killian’s violet eyes. The beautiful violet eyes, like violets, were rippling as they looked at her.
It was as clear and beautiful as a transparent glass bead sparkling with violet light.
“Really?”
“……Yes.”
She stroked his ear with her finger. Then, unable to overcome her shame, she lowered her head.
Pretending to be like the original Aria Dolorein was too much for her.
“I don’t want to.”
“Suddenly?”
“I can’t.”
“You were doing it a moment ago.”
Aria was frustrated because Killian was so brazen that he kept making her lose her words. And if he had really kissed Melina.
Isn’t it wrong to do this with me when he did that with Melina?
Thinking that, she pushed Killian’s chest away.
“What are you doing?”
“The right thing.”
Aria was trembling even as she said that. Killian, noticing that she was trembling, felt that her suddenly pushing him away was like some kind of push-and-pull game. At the same time, he was extremely resentful.
“What is the right thing?”
He pushed her down onto the bed.
“Ugh…….”
Her red hair spread out on her back and scattered around her. Aria thought the peach-scented oil in her hair smelled fragrant.
“Not doing this with Killian is the right thing.”
“What is ‘this’?”
“Everything. Imagine Young Lady Melina doing this.”
“…….”
Killian already knew that Melina was doing that. But he didn’t say it because Aria Dolorein had scratched him too much.
In the first place, there was no way that she, the precious daughter of the Dolorein Duke’s family, who was being checked by the Empress and had the Emperor’s support, hadn’t heard the rumors about him and Melina.
She must know what kind of relationship Melina has with his fake younger brother, Leventis Loenbert.
Besides, he had mentioned before that Melina hadn’t looked for him in front of her.
Was this princess really not interested in him at all, and was she speaking as if she couldn’t remember anything?
That was fueling his competitive spirit.
“Do you still like my face?”
“……That was a lie. It was so that Killian would forget everything and leave.”
“…….”
He knew that whenever Aria lied, she would briefly look away before fixing her gaze back.
Killian liked that Aria’s clear blue eyes briefly looked towards the door before turning back to his eyes.
What she said just now was a lie.
“If you didn’t like my face, how about my body?”
“My body?”
“Yes.”
He stared down at Aria, who was momentarily dazed by his words, then took her hand and placed it on his neck. Then, he took her hand to remove his black shirt. But she just stood there as if she didn’t know anything.
Killian thought it was strange that Aria just blinked at him, even when he was provoking her like this.
According to his investigation, it was very common for the Dolorein Princess, who was out of her mind with loneliness after being rejected by Lionell, to bring men into her bedroom.
But she doesn’t know anything like this?
He wondered if it was a reaction because she really hated him, so he stared at her, and she blushed and turned her head away.
He had never thought that the guild’s information he had was wrong. It always had accurate and secret information.
He glared at her, wondering if Aria Dolorein was acting.
She was still trembling as if she didn’t know anything. In a way, it seemed like she was really scared.
“Ha.”
“Stop it.”
“Your acting is quite good.”
“What……!”
Aria looked at him as if she was wronged. He felt that the Dolorein Princess, who had jumped in front of him and thrown herself at the large wolf, was the real one, rather than the Dolorein Princess in the rumors.
The fact that she was trying to make eye contact even though she was so scared was proof of that.
“Don’t you know how disappointed Young Lady Melina would be if she knew?”
“Disappointed?”
Killian was unconsciously smiling crookedly at those words. It was as if Aria had completely forgotten all the warnings he had given her.
“Maybe Melina is in another lover’s bedroom, just like me.”
“Yes?”
“And maybe I’ve already been caught once. Rolling around in bed with someone else.”
“What are you talking about? Is that why Young Lady Melina is doing this to me?”
“…….”
Killian was regretting that he had unconsciously said what would happen soon, even though it hadn’t happened yet.
The problem was that whenever Aria Dolorein was involved, he would say things he shouldn’t say. If it were his usual self, he would be able to hold back and maintain his composure. But when she was involved, he kept doing these thoughtless things.
“That’s…… what I mean.”
“How can you talk about your fiancée like that? I’m really disappointed in Killian.”
“What?”
Killian felt strange at her words that she was genuinely disappointed in him. He also felt somewhat wronged. What did Aria Dolorein know about Melina Le Hrehner?
The Aria he knew ignored Melina. She had never kept her by her side, and she had no interest in the rumors she created.
Aria Dolorein’s interest was solely in Lionell.
“What does Aria know about Melina?”
“I know her well. Melina always speaks kindly and gives people courage. And she knows that Killian is using Melina and doesn’t like her, but she’s still enduring it!”
Aria, frustrated with Killian, who was only piling up things that would make him regret it later and turn dark, unconsciously poured out the contents she had seen in the original story.
Killian couldn’t stand it because what she was saying was so absurd and infuriating.
“Did that dirty woman put some kind of hypnosis on Aria?”
“What are you talking about?”
“You’re like a useless son of a b*tch.”
“Yes?”
Aria was so taken aback by Killian’s outburst that she froze.
Killian, seeing her frozen expression, was flustered because he couldn’t take back what he had said, so he relaxed his body.
“Did you just call me a son of a b*tch?”
“No.”
“You just called me a son of a b*tch……!”
“If Aria is a son of a b*tch, then I’m a ba◈◈◈ son of a b*tch.”
“Then Killian is a ba◈◈◈.”
“…….”
Killian felt strangely bad that Aria had said that to him. He had no intention of insulting her at all.
“I didn’t insult Aria.”
“But just now…….”
“I was talking about someone else, but Aria misunderstood.”
He was somehow flustered because of Aria’s angry expression towards him. At the same time, he took her hand and placed it on top of his, but he was even more flustered because his hand seemed to be sweating. It was as if he was nervous.
Aria wondered what was going on as she watched his cold hand press down on her hand very hard, but then loosen in confusion.
“Does that mean Young Lady Melina is a son of a b*tch?”
“……No.”
“Then what?”
“Melina isn’t a son of a b*tch. She’s a snake.”
“What?”
He said it to try to fix things, but he didn’t know how to fix it because Aria was even more dumbfounded and shocked. Killian hadn’t lied to her at all.
“For Killian to speak so vulgarly. I’m so disappointed.”
“When have I ever spoken nobly? You’re the one who makes me like this, Aria. What do I have to do for you to treat me like before?”
He unconsciously blurted out the words that were in his heart.
Aria, hearing those words, thought he was truly a god of acting and said, calming her pounding heart.
“I think that was a dream. I was also flustered then, so that’s why.”
“…….”
“That was not like me.”
“…….”
“I think it would have been a better ending if I had kidnapped His Highness as planned.”
Aria unconsciously looked towards the window again and then looked at Killian. Killian was glaring at her as if he was going to devour her.
She swallowed hard and tried to pull her hand out of his grasp.
“Take responsibility for me.”
“Let’s pretend that didn’t happen. Killian also promised to forget about it when he went back!”
“I don’t remember. All I remember is that Aria kidnapped me, toyed with me, and locked me in a room.”
“What is that…… Ugh!”
He covered Aria’s mouth as if it wasn’t worth listening to anymore.
Aria struggled to pull her hand out of his grasp, but instead, both of her arms were grabbed and lifted up by his one hand, so she couldn’t move.
“Ugh……!”
He pushed his own into her mouth and reached his free hand under her skirt. His bare hand touched her black stockings. He was bothered by it, so he scratched and tore them off with his fingernails.