Chapter 73

Chapter 73 – Don’t Scold Her, Kim Pur Is Your Ally.

A moment of silence passed.

Each time Juan talked to Bella, Rio, who watched the relationship closely, gulped.

‘…I think Kiehl is very angry.’

For someone who didn’t know, he only had an expressionless face, but it wasn’t like that for Rio, who had seen Kiehl for a long time.

Meanwhile, the demons must be more familiar with the cute Kiehl who lived in the mansion.

To them, he was a noble Crown Prince who survived against the nobles who spoke of legitimacy. The person who caught all the weaknesses of the forces that were opposed to him with that handsome head and made them fall under his feet.

“Sir Juan. Hands off.”

However, he has been keeping himself in check and hiding his claws though a bloody atmosphere surrounding the inside of the dining room.

“Ha! Anyone who sees it will think that I did her harm.”

Saying so, Juan relaxed and eventually let go of Bella’s hand.

“Anyway, it’s an honor to borrow a cute Miss’ time.”

He didn’t say it was okay. Besides, Bella wasn’t cute either.

Bella smiled and stood up.

“Really? I don’t think I can make time for it because I’m very busy.”

The next moment, she then approached Pur in front of her and took the handkerchief off her neck naturally.

“I’ll give you this back.”

“…Miss?”

Pur’s eyes widened when she was not able to sit next to her due to Juan, and she tried to take the handkerchief.

“That… That’s Pur’s!”

“The original owner is here.”

“I can’t… Young Master gave it to me!”

“Then, look at Kiehl and ask for another one.”

“NOOOO!”

Pur clung to Bella’s arms and wept.

“Don’t! Don’t…”

Kiehl stood up and patted Pur on the back.

“Pur, is it because I gave it to you?”

When Pur nodded her head, Kiehl took out the handkerchief he had placed on his chest and gave it to her.

“Here, this is really mine, so I’ll give it to you.”

“Hiinhg… Noo…”

Even while saying so, Pur took the new handkerchief and pretended to put it in her pocket. Because she didn’t have any pockets, she ended up putting it around her neck instead.

“Isn’t that nice now? Our bear is good.”

“I don’t want to be good…”

As Pur was talking back, she started crying more and more and threw the handkerchief that Kiehl had given her.

“Not here!”

“Hey! What kind of bad habit is this!”

“Huhh… not here…”

“What is not here?”

Pur burst into tears.

“Waahh… Young Master’s smell… I don’t smell it…”

Pur continued her words while crying as if she was the unluckiest thing in the world.

“Pur is alone all the time…”

“….”

“If I had a handkerchief, it was like being with the two of my favorite people every day.”

Everyone stopped their thoughts at those words.

“Waahh… Now Pur is alone… Huhuu…”

Was it because she was so obsessed with her longing that she held onto that handkerchief? That heart was commendable.

However, Bella quickly frowned and raised the corners of her lips.

“Wait a minute. Kiehl and I never used this, so how can it smell?”

She then glanced at the handkerchief that she had stolen from Pur and carefully sniffed it. What stinky smell was this…?

Pur wiped the tears with her short hand and spoke.

“Once upon a time when the Young Master was sick, I wiped his sweat, and when he was sleeping, I wiped his sweat and collected it.”

Listening to those words, Kiehl, who was stroking Pur’s back, stopped moving.

…That was a few years ago.

“You… Have you never washed this before?”

“Yes! I’ve been collecting since then!”

Everyone was speechless. On the other hand, Juan, who was listening to their conversation quietly, smiled and opened his mouth.

“When will you be free, Miss?”

She couldn’t even tell him to take this dirty thing. At that, Bella laughed awkwardly as she replied.

“I’m really busy.”

“Now that we are a family, shouldn’t we have a chance to get to know each other? When your schedule is over, I will see you.”

Juan stood up and looked at Bella before raising an eyebrow.

“I am more energetic at night.”

Finishing those words, he quietly left the dining room.

As Juan left, Bella swiftly took the perfume from her arms and sprayed it on the handkerchief profusely.

“Ack!”

“This filthy pervert bear.”

“Hhingg…”

When Pur was about to cry, Bella glared at her with even more terrifying eyes.

“Kim Pur. Stop.”

Unlike Bella, who spoke adamantly, Kiehl cautiously placed his hand on Pur’s back.

“By the way, Pur. Now, if you want to see me, you can see me whenever you want, so you don’t need a handkerchief, right?”

“Pur always sleeps alone…”

“You’ve lived two hundred years, what about sleeping alone?!”

“We used to sleep together every day…”

“What do you mean every day!”

Pur was drenched in big tears and rubbed her hands.

“Pur is always alone.”

“…Ha.”

Seeing her like that, Bella let out a long sigh and parted her lips, “Let’s sleep together once a month. Is that okay?”

Pur stared at Bella and asked.

“And, Young Master as well?”

“Well, if Kiehl’s okay?”

Kiehl couldn’t stop the spreading smile.

Of course.

“Yes. It’s okay.”

Pur’s obstruction seemed to be the best in the world, and she was the best at helping.

* * *

Everyone knew how hard Juan had been with Bella at mealtime. All of them had asserted that she would never know. However, contrary to their expectations, she knew his setting all too well.

‘It sounds like he’s trying to make a move on me.’

If not, that would be great. However, if so, what should she do?

If she had to ask Kiehl, he’d probably say, ‘Do whatever Bella wants to do.’ She thought it would be appropriate for her to discuss this matter with her current guardian, Shuria, as she was now a member of the Cruell family.

“Princess Shuria. I have a question for you…”

She thought that Shuria would, of course, hate Juan as Bella assumed she would think of him as a useless bastard.

“I feel very sorry for the fact that my uncle passed away early.”

Surprisingly, she felt sorry for Juan.

“He’s bad news, but he’s a good brother to me.”

“…I see.”

“It is true that he meets a lot of women, but he is more pure than he looks. It seems like he still hasn’t forgotten his first love.”

She didn’t know it was so detailed in the novel.

“Is the Princess very close to Sir Juan?”

“Because I don’t have siblings, he is like a brother. When we were young, we used to do street performances together. Brother plays the piano well.”

“Does the Princess also perform?”

“A little bit of violin…”

“Oh, my gosh… Isn’t it so cool?”

How come the more she knew, the more heart-fluttering points she got? As Bella’s eyes twinkled, Shuria blushed.

“By the way, why are you asking about brother?”

“Oh, I must have misunderstood.”

Bella explained to Shuria what had happened ever since they had met when she was in Herod’s room. While Shuria laughed and listened to the story, her expression darkened more and more.

“Even if I am an adopted daughter, we are family. I guess I took it sensitively.”

“Haha… From what I can see, brother was a little overjoyed.”

“It’s inconvenient to keep doing that.”

Bella sighed heavily inside.

After Shuria left, she was left with only Herod Cruell, who was bedridden, and Juan Cruell. Still, she needed this title to see Kiehl often.

“Hmm…”

“If he does that again, politely decline. Brother will not cross the line.”

* * *

Bella waited for Juan.

‘Politely decline…’

She couldn’t even tell him not to play jokes again. Even though she hadn’t even planned how to talk to him yet, Bella’s door suddenly opened.

“At least knock or so—”

And, outside her door stood something unexpected.

“What? I said once a month. Why are you already here?”

“Iwer said it’s a good thing to start today!”

As she said that, Pur’s eyes sparkled while she hung on Bella’s legs.

“Let’s go to the Young Master’s room!”

How did her hair look shiny?

“Are you dressed up now?”

“Yes!”

“What kind of pervert is…”

“You promised! You’re going to sleep with Pur today!”

Bella frowned slightly and followed Pur.

“If Kiehl is too busy, just sleep with me, okay?”

“Why?”

“The Crown Prince is like a demon king in the human world. Unlike the Demon Realm, he has a lot of work to do.”

It was just as Bella said.

At that time, Kiehl was surrounded by papers with the twins, his eyes wide open. His eyes were closed from time to time, but the more he pinched his cheeks, the more accurately he was signing.

“…Cough.”

“Kiehl, why don’t you rest a little early today? You will hurt yourself.”

“Give me the charts you organized. This calculation is not correct.”

Rio grunted and fumbled through the papers.

“By the way, isn’t Iwer coming tonight?”

“I told her not to come for a while.”

“Yes, it’s not good to overdo it.”

“…Cough.”

The twins sighed at his cough.

“Let’s stop here for today and rest. You should get some sleep.”

“If you are tired, go back first.”

Then, when they heard a knock, Kiehl put a hand on his forehead and closed his eyes tightly.

“The Teddy Bear?”

If Iwer didn’t come, maybe it was Pur who came.

At the thought, Kiehl smiled awkwardly and raised his head. Holding Pur’s hand, he met the red cat’s eyes with only the head sticking out.

“Busy?”

“….”

“Pur. He must be busy here. You promised, right? If Kiehl’s is busy, just go to bed with me.”

“Hinngg…”

“Then everyone, good luck.”

Even then, he could only stare blankly at the door until Bella left. Where did the usual smart and clever Kiehl go…?

It was Rinne who opened the door again, not wanting to miss this opportunity.

“Bella! Please give His Highness some sleep!”

Bella turned back in the hallway.

“Do you want him to sleep?”

“Get him to sleep, too! For several days His Highness—uhp!”

All of a sudden, Kiehl covered Rinne’s mouth from behind.

“Ha…haha… Rinne, if you say that, it sounds like you’re being overworked.”

Even though he did make her work a lot, Kiehl obviously worked harder than anyone, so she couldn’t open her mouth to say anything.

“Anyway, it’s just over. Now, everyone is going to bed. Right, Rio?”

“Oh, yes. Rinne is just being a bit too much.”

“Heup, heup!”

Noticing the opportunity, Pur jumped in with a twinkle in her eyes.

“Move!”

Pursing roughly between Rinne and the door, she threw away all the pillows on the bed and sat down.

“Here is my place!”

All of a sudden, while the twins went out screaming for joy for a long-awaited break, Kiehl’s heart was pounding to the point that it was hard to breathe while changing into pajamas.

‘What to do…’

When he saw Bella a while ago, he thought he was so tired that he was only looking at things in vain. Although he abruptly greed to Pur’s offer, he had already come this far.

“Should we sleep now?”

Bella was lying next to him in a soft, white silk pajama, with her long hair loose and her chin resting.

‘Why is she lying down like that?’