Chapter 25.1

Valérez was completely flustered and didn’t respond to me.

“…”

He just kept looking at me, his body stiff. From my head covered in foam, to the wet shirt that clung on my skin, to the inner thighs exposed under my rolled-up skirt. Thoroughly, and very slowly.

If one could eat human flesh with just the eyes, it would probably take this kind of glow. His eyes, which were warm as if clutching the autumn sun, were dark and shiny like heated stones.

Green eyes that glowed a little darker under the shadow of a giant tree. A certain desire nestled within it so black and hot that one can’t dare to look into it.

I was out of breath.

Even though he was definitely an easy opponent, I felt like he was a forest beast. I swallowed a big lump in my throat, as he looked especially big today. At the same time, his throat was throbbing.

“…Lord Ares?”

The atmosphere seemed like Valérez was about to gobble me up in one bit was quickly disrupted.

“Oh, sorry.”

At my call, Ares withdrew, removing his hands on both sides of me.

No, I didn’t mean for him to get out of the way!

I bit my lip at his gentle personality, who withdrew meekly even when he couldn’t take his eyes off of me even now.

‘Can’t he act just like his nickname for once?’

Do something! If he was a slut, he should act like a slut.

I hoped right now that Valérez would hold me in his arms and take me to the secluded woods connected to the laundry. However, it was impossible to expect it from his current attitude, a man described as a virgin and was naïve.

‘What should I do?’

…I must devise a strategy.

If I rushed in now for no reason, this timid and herbivorous virgin might be shocked and run away.

‘The quicker you are, the sooner you’ll return! The quicker, the sooner you’ll go home!’

Ah! But I don’t want to go back…!

It can’t be helped. I closed my eyes tightly as I endured the sensation below, which heated my whole body as if I was going to spill liquid at any moment.

“Forgive me,” I apologized, “I stumbled and fell all over the place.”

With both hands on the floor, I spoke as if I didn’t notice him turn hard.

“Are you hurt?”

“No.”

Valérez nodded slightly at my response, and pressed my cheek with his fingertips.

“Be careful from now on, miss. If I didn’t catch you, you’d really get hurt.”

The way he looked comfortable, he seemed to have regained his composure. I can’t believe I was greeting a wise man after my body heated up like this. It’s shameful. Unknowingly, I rolled my eyes at him.

“Then I’ll get going.”

Valérez retreated with a slightly awkward atmosphere. I grabbed him by the hem of his pants as he tried to get out of the laundry bin.

“Already?”

“Yes. I have a lot of work to do today. I just came to make sure you were well adapted to the mansion.”

Valérez, carefully removing my fingers from grabbing his pants, smiled as if in trouble. I had no choice bit to let him go because I just couldn’t intervene if he was busy.

“Yes, take care now. Ah!”

Immediately, I acted like a swallow with an injured leg. I grunted, clutching my ankle tightly so he’d notice.

“My lady, what’s the matter?”

“I must have sprained my ankle.”

Shocked by my bluff, he returned and stepped into the laundry bin once again.

SQUEAK, SIZZLE

How hot his body was that even the muddy sound of him stepping on wet laundry sounded odd.

“It wasn’t that big of a fall.”

“I have weak bones.”

Quickly making an excuse as he doubted my injury, Valérez opened his mouth like a sigh.

“Eat well, I mean.”

He looked at me sitting in the bin and brushed his hair. I looked up at him and held his hand gently.

“I’m sorry, but can I ask you to help me to the entrance of the mansion?”

“…huh?”

“Yes.”

At my request, Valérez’s face darkened instantly. I could only hide a smile as I noticed that he was troubled and having cold sweat.

The clothes I wore instead of maid clothes and dresses were white shirts that servants liked to wear. The thin summer fabric of the shirt was soaking wet and clung to my body as if I wasn’t wearing a top at all.

“Oh, but if you’re busy, tell someone else-”

I stared at Valérez, who didn’t respond to my question.

“Oh, Mr. Mallorca is passing by!”

“No! Are you crazy?”

Mallorca’s shadow wasn’t even in sight. Valérez must be more sensitive than I am, and his face twisted without noticing that I lied.