That’s Not What Kissing Means! - Chapter 61

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That’s not what kissing means!

Episode 61

In the end, Evelyn stayed up all night reading the book.

The princess’s seduction was that deadly. She too had fallen completely for the protagonist.

After washing her face, Evelyn looked in the mirror and let out a hollow laugh. Perhaps it was her sunken under-eyes, but she looked somewhat sinister.

Feeling self-conscious, she diligently massaged around her eyes, but it was useless.

‘At this rate, it’s too obvious that I read it earnestly!’

No, no…

Evelyn shook her head by herself.

‘To confront Julian properly, I need to understand the content accurately! I had no choice…’

Then a doubt arose in her mind.

Did Julian really give this to me?

Usually, he didn’t want to get entangled with others over personal matters.

Julian, who was particular about human relationships, wouldn’t gift such primal content.

After deep consideration, Evelyn reached one conclusion.

‘The books got switched!’

Julian had definitely intended to gift her some book.

That’s why he put on that awkward, uncharacteristic act.

But due to his mistake, it got switched with another book.

‘This was Julian’s secret preference.’

She could imagine how mortified he’d be if she asked directly.

First, she’d ask discreetly, and if her suspicion was correct, she’d cover for him.

Though she definitely needed to confront him about it too.

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Theo and Evelyn’s morning routine was always the same.

After waking up and eating together, Theo would head to the office to hear Julian’s reports.

Evelyn would follow Vanessa to stroll through the courtyard or chat.

After spending time separately, the two would meet in the library and spend long hours on their respective tasks.

Today was no different.

As soon as they finished eating, Vanessa came to fetch Evelyn with an excited face.

Though being a conversation partner was her master’s order, she genuinely liked Evelyn. She enjoyed their conversations together and looked forward to morning time.

“Let’s go quickly, Lady Evelyn.”

“Wait a moment, Vanessa.”

Evelyn was looking elsewhere. At the end of her gaze sat Julian. He maintained his usual upright posture.

After confirming he had entered the office with Theo, Evelyn spoke to Vanessa.

“I don’t think I can go to the courtyard today. I have something to take care of.”

“Something to take care of?”

Vanessa, who had been thinking about the connection between Julian and Evelyn, smiled brightly.

“You saw it, didn’t you? That book from yesterday!”

“Vanessa…!”

As she blushed, Vanessa giggled.

“How was it? The content I glimpsed was quite impressive!”

“Shh!”

Evelyn put a finger to her lips and warned her.

Then she approached Vanessa and whispered quietly.

“I think… it might have been Julian’s mistake. Given his personality, he wouldn’t… give me something like that.”

“Is that so?”

Vanessa tilted her head briefly, then looked disappointed.

“I thought he was a more interesting person than expected, but turns out he’s nothing special?”

“So Vanessa…”

“Yes, I won’t tell anyone. Who would want to hear such a boring story?”

She told her to take care of her business and left for the training ground.

After that, Evelyn lingered around the office for a long time.

In the middle, Robert looked at her suspiciously and tried to talk to her, but she smoothly handled the situation by saying, ‘I’m touring the manor!’

Of course, only Evelyn thought it was smooth.

It was when she had circled the spacious main hall for the thirtieth time.

Click-

Finally, the Julian she’d been waiting for appeared.

Evelyn slowly approached him. She thought Julian might apologize first.

However, he gave Evelyn a brief bow and tried to disappear elsewhere.

‘What? Does he still not know about his mistake?’

Flustered, Evelyn called out to him.

“Julian!”

“What is it?”

It was the same prickly expression as usual.

Could he actually be a strange person?

Is he a pervert who throws such books at women and watches their reactions?

When her thoughts reached that point, Evelyn’s expression became resolute.

“Let’s have a talk.”

“Yes, go ahead.”

“This place is a bit… the garden would be better.”

At this point, Julian also found Evelyn suspicious.

Usually, she had no contact with him whatsoever.

Normally in such cases…

‘It’s only when they want to make requests to the Duke through his aide.’

But the Evelyn he’d observed so far wasn’t that type of person. Still, as a competent aide, he needed to consider all possibilities.

“Then let’s go to the garden together.”

Suspicion filled Julian’s sharp eyes.

As an aide, he needed to carefully observe what she would say.

The same went for Evelyn.

In case he really was a pervert, she was loading up all the curses she knew.

Thus, the two went to the garden together, wary of each other.

After walking a few steps, Evelyn stopped moving among the flower beds.

Then she whirled around.

At her quite bold appearance, Julian also put strength in his eyes.

No matter how much his master favored this woman, if she would harm the Duke, he intended to eliminate her without mercy.

However, what came from Evelyn’s mouth was completely unexpected.

“Julian, what was your intention in giving me that book?”

“That book… Ah, you mean the one I gave you yesterday.”

His overly nonchalant expression made her even more flabbergasted.

“Do you still not realize your mistake? Or if not, did you give it to me on purpose?”

“What mistake? I delivered exactly what I intended to give you.”

“Good heavens…!”

She had to suppress the urge to immediately scream that he was crazy.

“Just to be sure, let me check precisely. Did you know that what you gave me was a romance novel? And that it contained intense romantic expressions…!”

“I don’t understand. I’ve never read that book. So, Lady Evelyn, are you saying that book you read completely… has that kind of content?”

“Why are you emphasizing that I read it completely?”

Both their faces began to turn red.

Evelyn cleared her throat and spoke in a clear voice.

“‘Conquering the Innocent Knight’… I could understand if it were Julian’s personal hobby. But if you deliberately gave it to me, I’d find it quite unpleasant.”

That’s when it happened.

A chilling low voice came from behind them.

“What did Julian give you yesterday?”

The sharp voice came out in choppy fragments.

After the meeting ended, Theo immediately went to look for Evelyn.

However, when he found she wasn’t in the library or the courtyard, he began searching other places.

With his keen senses, Theo was quite skilled at tracking down signs of people.

That’s how he was able to encounter the two in the garden right away.

What on earth are they doing?

As far as he knew, Evelyn and Julian had no private connection.

So he suppressed his presence and slowly approached.

But then unexpected words flowed from Evelyn’s mouth.

“Say that again.”

A cold aura emanated from Theo, who wore a chilly smile.

“Theo, when did you get here?”

The two looked at him with wide eyes.

Evelyn and Julian had lived their entire lives far from martial arts, and were slow to notice approaching presences.

That’s why Theo’s sudden appearance was enough to startle them both.

Theo wore his usual mask-like smile.

But they could instinctively sense it. The murderous intent hidden behind his gentle eye-smile.

Theo asked the startled herbivores again.

“Are you saying Julian gave you the book you saw yesterday?”

Naturally, he had thought Evelyn had chosen it herself. But she received it as a gift, and from a man at that!

The brief but intense seduction techniques flashed through Theo’s mind.

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