Chapter 70.2

And this recognition was also a manifestation of selfishness. If you become attached to me and really think of me, then you should do as I direct you. She will put those shackles on him again.

“So don’t be so reckless.”

From start to finish, the game remained the same. His love for her was sincere, but her confession to him wasn’t pure.

Raynard held his breath and blushed.

There was an awkward silence in the heated room. Raynard couldn’t keep talking and even forgot how to breathe.

Yurina had nothing to say because she poured out everything that was languishing inside.

After a long silence, Raynard, whose cheeks were still red, took a step closer to Yurina and asked.

“This is true?”

“Yea.”

“Really?”

“Really.”

There was no more room for words. Instead, Raynard wrapped his arms around Yurina’s waist and pressed his lips to hers. Not knowing what to do at that moment, Yurina wrapped her arms around his neck. The force of his previous impulse was such that her body stragged slightly.

She tried to tighten her hold on Reynard, but eventually she couldn’t overcome the momentum and ended up on the carpet. The moment before she fell, Raynard grabbed the back of her head to soften the blow.

Both of them were breathing faster. Reynard’s body, which still had a fever, was getting hotter and hotter. Yurina’s breath hitched and she pulled away for a moment to breathe, but then returned to the kiss again.

No one knew how much time had passed for this action.

Regained his senses, Raynard was the first to speak as he kissed Yurina on the tip of her nose.

“I like you, Yurina. Much more than you like me.”

The previously happy Yurina, who had established herself in her selfishness, was once again overwhelmed by guilt.

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“Yurina.”

Yurina, awakened by the gentle touches on her head, stiffened at the sight in front of her. Reynard’s face was right in front of her to the point where his breath fell on her cheek.

“Good morning… I think?”

Raynard’s lips, dry and rough from the heat, now touched Yurina’s forehead. Yurina couldn’t comprehend the whole situation, so she blinked frequently and looked around.

The light of the red sun shone through the thick curtains. Neither Betsy nor the other maids were around.

‘What am I doing here?’

Since she couldn’t leave Reynard alone, she had stayed at his bedside the previous night despite her and Betsy’s resistance. Even when she saw that Raynard woke up, she insisted on her because she couldn’t relax.

However, after her two sleepless nights, Reynard woke up and relieved her stress in an original way. It was the last thing Yurina remembered.

Now she wondered why she was in his bed and how they slept side by side under the same blanket.

She had never slept in the same bed with Reynard before. However, there was a story seven years ago, but then they were 10 and 12 years old.

In fact, no matter how young the child was, in a noble family, the age of ten was considered considerable. It wasn’t customary for a child to sleep with someone in the same bed, even if it was her own family.

Seven years ago, this was only possible because Yurina treated Ray like a child, and her parents, who were supposed to stop her, let her do whatever she wanted.

Upon hearing the news, the Marquise didn’t criticize the two, although she was saddened by the news, saying, ‘When the thunder started, you came to your mother. Now you’re going to your friend’.

The Marquise, of course, didn’t even realize that it wasn’t Yurina who was afraid of thunder and lightning, but Reynard.

Many years later, after their reunion, if Reynard was happy to see her, he could hug her or kiss her on the hand or on the forehead.

Holding her as if he didn’t want to let go, or kissing her on the forehead didn’t seem like the innocent behavior of a childhood friend.

But there are limits to be observed, right? As innocent as it is, they are in the same bed at that age.

Raynard met her surprised eyes and smiled softly.

“You really wanted to sleep. I was afraid you’d be in trouble if people saw us.”

It is true that such a thing promised her problems. But now that wasn’t the point.

“How did it happen that I fell asleep here? We are…”