Chapter 142

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He is not a criminal, and although he is the emperor, he belongs to the empire. Annie shook her head broadly as if she had never cared that Ejed’s favorite Lady would misunderstand the situation.

In addition, she called Ejed by name as he wanted.

“How can I be embarrassed? It’s not, Sir Ejed. You can eat it confidently.”

“….·really?”

Ejed, who raised his slightly down gaze, was so pretty. Annie snorted her nose and nodded her head broadly.

It’s not like the sky is falling, and yes, well, the noble girl and the emperor can have a meal together.

If there’s a bad rumor about the business or something, it’s okay to pay it back right away.

“Yes. Did Sir Ejed do anything wrong? You can just eat. I thought it would be difficult.”

“Yes. If Annie said so, then it would be.”

Ejed, who answered coolly, drank a glass of water. It looked like he was quenching his tense neck.

‘Wait. I think I forgot something… .’

Annie quickly erased her thoughts. First of all, it was to appease Jed. She couldn’t see him eating discouragingly.

“We don’t have to hide. Sir Ejed.”

As she spoke strongly, Ejed’s expression was now relieved. Annie clenched the fist of her hand above her lap and regained her mind again.

‘Yes, we are not guilty of anything. If you look closely, where do you think such a good relationship is? Comfort each other, take care of each other, right. There can be a good friendship between a man and a woman.”

When the meal came, Annie said in a loud voice.

“Sir Ejed, enjoy your meal.”

Annie with a knife and fork in her hands began to eat eagerly.

It’s like she’s saying it for the people who was glancing around.

Ejed too followed her and began to eat slowly. There was a faint smile on his lips.

“How was your day today?”

“Oh, well. It wasn’t bad. It was just, as usual.”

Annie answered peacefully and put the salad in her mouth. There was no need to recount the mistakes of her colleagues.

‘It was managed well anyway…..His Majesty will be uncomfortable to hear it.’

“How was Sir Ejed’s?”

“Mine too, it wasn’t bad.”

As he replied that way, there was a real smile on Ejed’s face.

‘Did something good happen?’

At that time, a ‘gasp’ was heard again from the surrounding area.

Annie, moving her fork, stopped her movement and looked around.

‘Why are they doing this again?’

Everyone’s eyes were on Ejed. He was looking at Annie with a nice, natural smile.

‘Ah….’

Annie realized one thing.

Today’s Ejed wasn’t as stiff, or like an emotionless doll as before.

There was a blush on his face.

He didn’t stutter or look nervous as before.

He seemed to blend naturally with the atmosphere of this restaurant. Like originally so, he can now walk over on what other people had said.

“…you have changed a lot.”

Even though she knew that the starting point of the change was herself, the feelings were new.

‘It doesn’t seem like a very long time has passed…’

Staring blankly, Ejed blinked his puzzled eyes.

“Annie?”

“…I want to praise the past me. I was the one who accepted Sir Ejed’s business proposal.”

Even though Annie, who was conscious of the people, spoke secretly, Ejed quickly understood.

“Yes, thank you.”

“…Then, when are you going to give me the bonus? Now I’m slowly making progress, so it’s time to get an extra pay.”

“It’s not far away.”

“….”

“Really, not far.”

Ejed’s assertive voice is full of confidence and certainty. Annie had a gut feeling he would do well.

‘But…. A person that made someone the size of His Majesty chase so hard, that he wouldn’t give up.’

Somehow, she felt a bit bitter.

It would be nice if two people could achieve the fruits of their love, but wouldn’t it be difficult to be together now?

Although she tried to accept it calmly, Annie still tasted bitter. She took a sip of the wine, muttering that it was a useless idea.

***

“Sir Rai, what’s wrong with you?”

“That’s right. You’ve been in a bad mood since you went out earlier. You haven’t eaten dinner…”

Even when his colleagues were talking, Rai couldn’t come to his senses. A wrinkle crept into his forehead as he leaned against the wall.

He was glad the emperor accepted the apology, but his head hurt because of love problems.

Annie was the first person he had liked in years. But not anyone else but her is in a strange relationship with the emperor.

He tightened his chin. The face of the man who confidently answered his own question was vivid.

[ The person I love. ]

There is no one who can oppose it for the emperor has not yet married.

She is the woman that the emperor longs for. Then Annie would become the mother of this country.

‘……no. It’s too early to give up yet.’

Rai was well aware that the reason for his doubts was due to an ambiguous situation.

First, it wasn’t long since Annie declared her non-marriage, and secondly, the emperor didn’t call her a ‘lover’.

‘Then…. Is the emperor also in unrequited love?’

This hypothesis was the most probable. However, considering that the monster was the property of the emperor, it seemed like they were in a good relationship.

As proof of that, Annie worked hard to hide the owner of the monster.

But again, her gaze, when Annie was looking at Ejed, was not towards a lover.

Still, in the restaurant, her gaze turned to Ejed from time to time.

Rai sighed. He seemed to know but does not seem to know the relationship between the two is upsetting him.

‘What’s going on between you two….?’