Grand Duke, Please Stop Obsessing Over Your Wife! - Chapter 12

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12.

There was a hint of laughter in the Duke’s voice.

‘Damn it. How annoying.’

Annelize forced strength into her legs that were suddenly trembling as if affected by gravity.

The Duke wasn’t familiar with social customs, they said.

He kept people at a distance and always lived alone, they said!

‘Well now. I said my lord was indifferent to social customs, not that he was inexperienced with physical matters.’

She could almost hear Isaiah’s voice saying that.

‘Did you perhaps underestimate him and get caught off guard? That and this are different things, you know?’

Yes, I get it. Stop lecturing me and get out of my head, Sir Isaiah.

More importantly, wasn’t that kiss a bit too intense?

‘This man, did he perhaps develop some ulterior motives toward me?’

But for that to be the case, the Duke’s eyes were far removed from those filled with lust.

‘He doesn’t seem to have any shame either.’

While it was reassuring, somehow an inexplicable sense of emptiness washed over her.

Annelize put distance between herself and the Duke.

“His Majesty the Emperor will arrive soon. We should return to the ballroom. I need to congratulate him on his birthday.”

After speaking to the Duke, she put strength in her feet and turned around.

Her legs, which hadn’t regained their strength yet, wobbled.

‘He’ll probably say something about carrying me again.’

She sighed.

Annelize, who was forcing strength into her legs and walking ahead, suddenly noticed something strange.

‘Huh. He’s not saying anything?’

It was unexpected. When she looked back, the Duke was standing at an angle with his arms crossed.

His gaze fixed on Annelize.

‘He’s really just staying still.’

It was as if he was silently watching to see what she would do.

She definitely didn’t want his support. But still, she felt somewhat disgruntled.

Eventually, Annelize, who had been staggering, fell forward.

The Duke still stood there as if nailed to the spot. Even though it was close enough for him to catch her, he watched Annelize fall as if it were someone else’s business.

“Ow…”

Annelize grabbed one hand with the other. Her index finger stung.

What she had hastily reached out to grab happened to be an old drawer.

Her ankle bone also throbbed, complaining of pain.

‘I can tell very well that he has no feelings for me.’

I get it. I understand it very well.

It was good to gain certainty about the Duke’s feelings, but still.

‘Even if he has no emotions, couldn’t he at least catch me?’

As a decent human being, shouldn’t he do at least that much?

It was when Annelize looked up at the Duke with resentment.

“You won’t say something like you can walk by yourself now, will you.”

With those words, the Duke approached.

His movement was unhesitating, as if he had been waiting for her to fall.

“What are you—”

Before Annelize could say anything more, her body was lifted.

Her view suddenly jumped up in an instant.

The Duke, who had picked her up, tilted his head.

“Let’s go. The ballroom, you said?”

“…Yes.”

Ugh. This is really annoying.

Annelize obediently raised both arms and wrapped them around the Duke’s neck.

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