Chapter 141

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Annie’s mind began to return to the emergency situation. She couldn’t believe Ejed forgot the things he was carrying around like his essentials.

Maybe he forgot to bring it. He could have made a mistake, no matter how thorough he was as the emperor.

Annie lowered her upper body enough to touch the table, whispering hastily.

“Excuse me, Sir Ejed… No, Your Majesty! Aren’t you supposed to be careful? Should I get a fedora somewhere?”

As Annie spoke, she rebuked herself inside. She had to take care of him, even if he had forgotten, where did her mind go.

Although he was the emperor, Ejed was younger than her and was her disciple. She also felt obligated to take care of him.

So today, while she was busy with her job, she kept thinking of Ejed. There were no exceptions, in the carriage to and from the Imperial Palace, at her work desk, at the place where she dined with her colleagues.

She was curious about Ejed. Is he having a good day, is Sev not making trouble, is Robbie not doing anything strange, and so on.

He came to mind as she was worried about so many things. It was the same until they met today.

Annie covered her face with her palm as much as she could, waiting for his answer. She also put on her shoes right away so that she could run out as quickly as possible when his permission was granted.

“Annie.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

Annie glanced around her, and replied roughly. She was still very nervous at the gaze that followed.

Of course, the possibility is almost non-existent, but if a scandal between the two of them breaks out, the situation will be out of control.

Ejed is someone who has just started a relationship. She thought of things for him to avoid more than herself.

‘If that Lady knew, she would be offended. No, it’s not going to have any good effect on His Majesty.’

Her worries about Ejed seemed to spark a fire in her mind. She even thought of an excuse to answer in the worst case.

But Ejed brought out nonsensical words.

“Call me by my name.”

“….. Yes?”

“My. Call me by name.”

That’s impossible. Wouldn’t it only stimulate people’s imagination if they showed off their friendship for no reason?

Annie raised her gaze to reveal her refusal. But she was speechless by his calm expression on the contrary.

Ejed didn’t blush or be embarrassed like before. Rather, he seemed to be patient with something. He is more mature than her.

As Annie lost her words, he raised his torso slightly and leaned towards her. Then he gently grabbed Annie’s shoulders with his hands and lifted her up.

“Sit comfortably.”

‘Your Majesty, you can’t do this……’

Annie cried. It was difficult to show such a friendly appearance when it was enough to pretend not to know.

As expected, there was a ‘gasp’ sound around her, and it sounded exactly like so in Annie’s ears. The story they talked about wasn’t exact, but it was roughly expected.

‘Oh, that’s crazy. What should I do with this?’

While Annie was at a loss for what to do, he sat down calmly.

It was as if he had anticipated these reactions.

Instead of persuading him, Annie turned her head the other way. If there are rumors about the two of them having dinner today, how should they respond?

Yesterday, there was an excuse that Rai was together so they could meet the envoy. So, what were they doing today?

This was more important than calling Ejed by name. Because it was a matter directly related to his love and fame.

‘Advice for the previous business? Or as encouragement because I have the best work performance this time…… ’

At that moment, Ejed, who was staring intently at Annie, parted his lips.

“Are you embarrassed of me?”

Annie stared at Ejed with no answer. But at that moment, she was speechless.

There was a strangely bitter smile on Ejed’s face. It was as if he had expected to be hurt.

“Well… no one likes to dine with me. Even when you don’t mind with him, the Kessen diplomat.”

She didn’t even give an answer, but Ejed acted like he had heard the answer. It was a face she had never seen before.

Annie felt more sorry than the question. Guilt pierced Annie’s chest.

“It must be difficult. It must be very uncomfortable and hard… Calling by name must be tiring”

“…..”

“Shall we go now? Oh, or I’ll get a hat. I’m going to use it, so I’ll do it myself.”

Annie was in shock. Since when has Ejed been such a good talker?

What was even more surprising was the content of the conversation. He continued speaking with a nuance as if he was sure of her intentions.

The more she did, the more Annie’s throat burned. She should have said no, and she blamed herself for not doing so right away.

It was also an issue that could not be overlooked insignificantly.

‘…He said he was getting a hat for no reason.’

What did Ejed do wrong that he covered his face with a hat, and a mask.