I Got Engaged To The Blind Duke - Chapter 122

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I Got Engaged to a Blind Duke Episode 122

Did he worry because I suddenly cried?

Marine smiled faintly and buried her face in his broad chest.

How did he know she was crying when he couldn’t even see? She didn’t even know until she opened her eyes.

As expected, not just anyone could be the Male Protagonist.

“Why were you crying?”

“I was thinking of Father and Brother. We were supposed to come here together.”

Then the Duke gently patted her back as if to comfort her.

Marine felt her nose tingle again. His clumsy but tender touch reached her heart more than any words of comfort.

“I’m okay now. Thank you for coming here with me.”

“I’ll take you anywhere you want.”

“Yes.”

At that moment, the Librarian’s voice was heard from beside them.

“Ahem, ahem. You can’t do this here.”

Only then did Marine realize she had been embracing him in a public place and hurriedly pulled away from his body in shock.

“S-sorry.”

Marine’s face turned red as she hurriedly apologized to the Librarian.

“Gerald, let’s go quickly.”

She was embarrassed and wanted to get out of here quickly, but the Duke walked slowly.

She had no choice but to take the Duke’s hand and practically drag him along.

Marine came out in front of the Imperial Palace Library Main Gate and was looking for the Carriage with her eyes.

“The Duke’s Castle Library is wider than here.”

“Pardon?”

“I’m saying you don’t need to come to a place like this again.”

Offering blunt comfort again was so typical of the Duke.

“Yes. I don’t have to come again.”

Marine deliberately smiled even brighter.

She turned around cheerfully and took one last look at the Imperial Palace Library.

Father, Brother.

Now that I’ve come here, it really wasn’t much. I’m sorry. I’ll live well and cheerfully with Mom. So please watch over me from the Sky.

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The Capital was in an uproar.

This was because the Imperial Palace had officially announced the engagement between the Crown Prince and Lady Dia Adria.

Engagement congratulatory gifts poured into the Western Duchy’s Townhouse like a flood, causing the Butler and Servants to suffer from overtime work.

Marine also picked up a fairy tale book to do her job and knocked on the door between the Duke’s Room and her own Room.

Knock knock.

Then he knocked back from the other side as if answering.

Marine placed a chair in front of the door and sat down, waiting for him to have time to lie down on the Bed.

“Gerald, are you ready to sleep?”

“…Yes.”

At the Duke’s Castle, she read books in the Office, but with this connecting door, there was no need to go directly, so she felt less conscious of others watching.

“Since we’re leaving for the Western Region tomorrow, I’ll read diligently for you today. Sleep well.”

She did read to him intermittently during the Carriage journey, but the Bedroom was naturally the most comfortable.

“I have something to ask before you read.”

For some reason, the Duke’s voice could be heard clearly.

Wasn’t he lying on the bed?

“Yes. Please go ahead.”

“It’s our last night, don’t you want to open this door?”

“Pardon?”

Marine jumped up from her chair in surprise and stepped back with loud shuffling sounds.

“Wh-what are you saying?”

“Since it’s the last time.”

His subtle voice sounded seductive.

“So-so what?”

Marine swallowed nervously without realizing it, her eyes trembling.

“I thought it would be okay if you came to my room and did it directly.”

“Did wh-what?”

Marine screamed internally while pacing back and forth in her room.

What do a man and woman do together in a room?

What? Huh? Like? Huh?

Her face turned bright red and felt so hot.

Flutter flutter. As she fanned her face with her hand fan to cool the heat, she heard the Duke’s amused voice.

“Marine, what are you thinking about again?”

“Wh-what? I’m a person without thoughts. I’m someone who has never thought about anything in my entire life.”

Marine grabbed her reddened face with both hands and shook her head vigorously.

“I didn’t know you were that thoughtless of a person.”

His voice was mixed with laughter.

“What I meant was, since it’s the last night, I wanted you to read a book in my room.”

“…A book?”

Her green eyes shook restlessly.

“Yes. What were you thinking about?”

“Of-of course I was thinking about a book.”

“Didn’t you say you don’t think?”

“Well, that’s because it’s so obvious. Th-there’s nothing else besides that…”

Marine screamed internally while bonking herself on the head.

You lewd demon, begone.

“So when are you coming?”

His leisurely voice came from beyond the door.

Marine looked at the connecting door with trembling eyes.

The temptation wasn’t over yet.

“I can’t- no, I won’t go.”

“Why? You read books in my room when we stayed at the inn.”

“That wasn’t Gerald’s room back then.”

“It was still the room I was staying in.”

“Anyway, that and this are different.”

Her answer was firm.

Gerald chuckled and leaned back leisurely against the chair in front of the connecting door.

“I understand.”

“…”

There was no response from her.

“Why are you feeling disappointed?”

“Me? The word ‘disappointment’ doesn’t exist in my vocabulary.”

The end of Marine’s voice could be heard trembling.

Gerald’s lips curved upward.

Since she reacted immediately whenever he teased her like this, he kept wanting to tease her more.

“Alright. Read it.”

“Yes. Then please lie down again.”

Gerald sat quietly in his place.

With his Enhanced Hearing, he could hear her voice clearly no matter where he was, but he had brought a chair in front of the door because he wanted to be close to her.

“Are you lying down?”

“Yes.”

He rested his head against the back of the chair.

Marine’s gentle voice reading the book reached his ears.

Gerald slowly closed his eyelids while savoring her voice.

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“Please travel safely.”

With Canolam Butler and the servants seeing her off, Marine climbed into the Diamond Carriage.

Dia, Yulia, and Elmis were about to follow her in, but the Duke pushed past them and got in first.

When the Duke’s large frame sat across from her, the Diamond Carriage instantly felt cramped.

“Why are you riding here?”

“Because I want to.”

“Last time you said it was too cramped—”

“It’s still cramped. But I still want to ride here.”

What could she say when the Duke wanted to ride here?

Marine looked at the group standing outside the carriage.

“Teacher Marine, I’ll ride in a different carriage.”

“We’ll also ride in a different carriage.”

Following Dia’s words, when Elmis spoke, Yulia who was standing behind them also quickly nodded in agreement.

“Alright.”

When the Duke closed the carriage door, the carriage immediately began moving.

Marine narrowed her eyes and stared at the Duke sitting in front of her.

“Why did you really get in here?”

“Because I want to be close to you.”

The Duke crossed his arms and spoke nonchalantly.

Marine blushed with a flustered look in her eyes.

He’s coming at me so directly like this?

Her heart pounded rapidly. Worried that the Duke might hear her heartbeat, she pressed her hand firmly against her chest.

They were still an engaged couple, so they had to continue acting, but sometimes the Duke’s acting skills were surprisingly good.

“Marine.”

“Yes?”

When she looked at the Duke in surprise, he was tilting his head slightly as if listening intently to something.

“Do you like hearing things like this?”

“What kind of things?”

“That I want to be close to you.”

Her heart pounded even louder. Be quiet!

“…No.”

The Duke stayed still as if thinking about something, then half-rose from his seat in the carriage.

“What are you doing?”

“An experiment.”

“Wh-what kind of experiment?”

Marine’s eyes widened as she stared intently at the Duke moving to sit beside her.

“Do you like it more if I get even closer?”

“Whaat?”

Thump thump thump.

Marine was startled by the sound of her own heartbeat ringing in her ears.

A satisfied smile formed on his lips.

“You like it.”

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