Chapter 102

Patrizia wasn’t heartless enough to tear off the crying person in my arms, and even more so if the person had just behaved like a crazy person moments before. Damn. She uttered all kinds of curses on the inside, while she carefully held on to him on the outside.

“…”

Love? no. Hatred? Not that as well. This was just compassion and sympathy. She couldn’t figure out the reason why, and she was dying of curiosity, but at the very least she could feel compassion for this situation. To that extent, he was pitiful. Very much at that.

It wasn’t easy for a person to fall into this state so quickly, but he was messed up to that extent. Patrizia wondered what in the world was going on, and what had happened, but to hear the full story, she had to calm down this man. She couldn’t hear the story from a maniac.

“Haa…”

How many minutes had passed? No, it seems like an hour has passed. And it was only after that much time had passed did he seem to calm down. No, to be honest, it was difficult to see even that as being calm. A fever could still be felt through his skin, his eyes were bloodshot, and his body was red everywhere as if he had hurt himself. Patrizia spoke to him only when she reached the decision that he had regained his sense a bit.

“Your Majesty.”

“…”

“Now… are you alright?”

“… ”

No words. After all, he was probably ashamed. She sighed and released her hand that held onto him. Her eyelids were heavy with great fatigue overcoming her. Why he had done this, and what had happened, these questions didn’t seem to matter much compared to her sleep, so she pulled away from him. She spoke in a tired voice while raising her body up.

“I should be making you uncomfortable, so I will go. And I will keep today’s events a secret, so do not worry…”

Patrizia’s words were cut off. She lowered her head and stared at Lucio who was holding onto her hem. The eyes that were still bloodshot were bizarre.

“Do not go.”

“…”

If she had any feelings for this man, this would have been enough to make her heart flutter. Unfortunately, Patrizia wasn’t interested in this man, nor did she have any affection, and nothing close to liking him, let alone loving him. That would be better suited for Rosemond.

That was why Patrizia did not feel his actions were all that sweet right now. To be honest, it was bothersome and annoying. She was very tired from the previous disturbance.

“Do not go.”

“… ”

What was really regrettable was that she was very compassionate. That was why she had excessive emotions even for this man. Patrizia bit her lips a bit. Damn it, this made her concerned.

“You do not like me very much.”

She could only say it like so. But when she tried to turn around, someone interrupted her. It was him.

“Do not go.”

“… you do not like me. So…”

“I like you. So do not go.”

“…”

“Please…”

Ah. She realized at that moment. This man did not like her. What this man had just said was nothing more than empty words that he had spit out to hold on to her. Patrizia was not stupid enough to not be able to decipher the truth. Because of that, the man’s words did not make her heart beat fast, or even flutter.

She was particularly cold in this regard. Even if this was a part of her personality, for her, he already had a criminal record. No, even if those points were excluded, it was too random. That he suddenly liked her.

“… Haa.”

She sighed. She seemed to have heard it somewhere, that people’s hearts beat fast both when they were in fear and when they were feeling good. That was why sometimes people mistook their fear for interest. This man was probably that type. Perhaps it was the fear in the moment that had been mistaken for a liking to her.

No matter how well she tried to look at the situation, it was difficult to come to a good conclusion beyond this. Regardless, Patrizia sat down again. If she just got out of here, she would truly become a bad person.

“You do not have to say anything that you do not mean. I will just stay.”

“… ”

“It is not that you do not like me leaving, but you just do not want to be left alone in this room.”

“… ”

“Am I right?”

He said nothing as if she had pinpointed the truth. He just continued to blatantly stare at her with terrified eyes. She felt a sense of unfamiliarity at his appearance that contrasted too much with his usual image. She muttered internally and bit her lips without her knowledge. What in the world, was this situation?

“I am very tired. How long am I supposed to remain here?”

“… ”

“Please tell me. I am frustrated.”

“…”

Still, there were no words. Patrizia decided that quickly giving up on the conversation would be beneficial for her mental health. Her eyelids gradually began to droop down. Ah, it was not a very good decision to fall asleep with this guy here.

Patrizia tried hard not to fall asleep, but there was nothing more foolish than to try to prevent biological needs with reasoning. Eventually, it took less than a minute after she had decided to not go out before she fell asleep.

Insomnia could not overcome fatigue. The last thing she saw was Lucio, who was still staring at her with his terrified eyes that were brimmed with red.