Chapter 53

“I don’t think I should leave you as you are.”

Without realizing it, Evelina covered herself with her arms around her chest. She didn’t know why he said that. She remembered she was covered in dirt before she passed out. And even the dress turned black.

“Is the water cold?”

“Oh, no.”

Evelina was ashamed, but she tried to come to her senses where she pretended to be more ashamed. But it wasn’t easy, and her face was still too hot.

“Kaiden.”

“Yes.”

“Why am I the only one who took it off?”

She said so out of spite. Then Kaiden looked at her as if he was surprised and said, sweeping the back of his neck with his palm.

“Can I take it off, too?”

“Yes, of course. If you’re going to wash up, let’s wash up together.”

Evelina already knew that his condition was very clean. And she was already clean as if he had washed her.

She felt something strange about washing together in a small bathroom, not in the big one. It wasn’t a small place either, but being in an enclosed space with her husband like this. And the husband was a psychopath who might twist her neck to death at any time.

He had been a pretty patient man, so he won’t kill her until he covets her and achieves what he wants.

Then suddenly, she laughed when she realized that she was going to die before achieving her goal.

“Why are you laughing?”

“It’s a pity to turn around and take it off.”

She said it casually as she turned around in the bathtub and saw Kaiden taking off his top.

But at her words he turned around and undressed. Evelina regretted what she had just said, but her mood improved when she saw his face flushed with shame as if it were not his performance.

Evelina was resentful that the birds were killed like cats’ toys. But she didn’t want to get back at the cats. What do cats know? They just wanted to catch it because it was a bird in front of them.

But she knew who had let the cats loose in her glass garden.

Evelina tried to pinpoint the direction of revenge on the matter. That’s why she didn’t go to the Dowager Empress and shout out to her in revenge.

Her revenge was cold. And she was working on a big plan.

It won’t be too late to get her revenge after she got her adoptive parents out of harm’s way.

She could never get this out of her head, but that didn’t mean she wouldn’t take revenge.

Therefore.

She could feel this anger even when her pet died, and how much he would hate her for losing his mother. It wasn’t such a hard-to-know mindset.

Unlike her body getting hotter, Evelina’s heart sank coldly.

“Lina.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

When called your majesty, he lowered his eyes as if he were disappointed. Then Evelina smiled at his eyes. Then he said with a fresh smile.

“May I join you?”

“Yes, I’d like it. Come here.”

Evelina hugged his leg and let him in. The water in the bathtub was splashing her collarbone when she came in.

“I see.”

As Kaiden entered, the water in the bathtub flowed with a crash.

She thought his body was big, but the bathtub, which felt a little big when she came in, was about to burst when he came in.

“You’re going to stay calm, right?”

“I’ll only move when I get permission. So that you’re not afraid.”

As if laughing at his words, Evelina pressed Kaiden’s thigh with her palm. Then he straightened his legs. Evelina said, spreading her thighs between his legs.

“Will it be heavy if I sit here?”

“It won’t be heavy even if there are three Lina.”

At that, she sat down with her hips on his thighs. It bothered her that her long hair fell over her shoulders and covered her chest. It’s also very itchy.

“Isn’t it really heavy?”

“Yes.”

She hugged Kaiden’s neck, pretending to have the same expression as she smiled brightly when her eyes met me.

“Lina.”

She looked at him gently as he called her. Then he looked at her with a serious face and said,

“Can’t you tell me what happened?”

“Why do you ask that? Aren’t you going to ask someone to find out?”

“I can, but I didn’t. I just wanted to hear from Lina.”

Evelina thought what he said was a lie. She was sure he already looked into it and checked with her. Who truly believes what the enemy’s daughter says?

“I don’t want to talk.”

“I see.”

She leaned her head back on his shoulder and avoided answering. Then his thick arms brushed her chest and hugged her back.

“Kaiden.”

“Yes.”

“You said you wouldn’t move unless I allowed it.”

“Right. Was it unpleasant?”

Evelina answered quietly, “No,” and tried to embrace him equally. But she was embarrassed, so it was hard.

“Not that arm but the other one. I don’t want you to move.”

She spoke of his flesh on the floor, and he immediately realized it and sighed.

“I’m trying.”

“Then try quickly. I’m scared because it bothers me.”

“…I see.”

He smiled quietly at her words and tried to stay still. However, the feverish body did not die down so easily, and Evelina felt strange because her body temperature seemed to be hotter than water.

“Lina,how about agreeing to grant each other’s wishes one by one?”

“What kind of wish do you want?”

Evelina looked at him nervously because she thought he would tell her the bed. His bright red eyes were soon bent with pleasure as soon as he captured her.

“I’ll tell you my wish after I grant Lina’s wish.”

Then Evelina said, thinking that it went well.

“Just one day. I wish there was a day when no one came into my palace and no one looked for me.”

“Can I ask you why?”

Evelina said, recalling the last day she was going to be alive, after she made her adoptive parents run away.

She wanted to be free right before she died.

“I want to rest for a day without being bothered by people.”

“When should I do it for you?”

“Someday I’ll tell you. Would you do that if I told you I wanted it one day?”

“I see.”

Evelina buried her head again on his shoulder as if relieved when he readily replied. Then he sighed and hugged Evelina’s body and said.

“My wish is for Lina to touch me.”

“I’m still touching you.”

“Close your eyes.”

“Why must I close my eyes?”

“Will it be difficult?”

Evelina wondered if it would be difficult, but she felt uncomfortable closing her eyes. What if he attacked the moment she closes her eyes? Besides, how slippery was the bathroom.

Maybe he was trying to pretend to have it be an accidental death? On the pretext of falling and hitting your head on the floor.

“And … promise me that you will never open your eyes.”

“I will.”

She answered helplessly and closed her eyes. Comforting herself that he has no reason to kill her.

Then he slowly pushed her away. Evelina closed her eyes and her hands seemed to feel bigger and clearer. His palm, which touched her body, was very hot, and her body felt very small in comparison.

Soon, whenever his hot hand moved, the water that touched his body was tight. She was going to move the way he wanted. But he held her hand when he asked her to touch it.

“Didn’t I ask you to touch it?””

“That’s right.”

When he let go of one hand, Evelina persistently felt the back of his neck with her palm and fingers. Even though she closed her eyes, she could feel his tears rolling under her fingers. And when I came down along the ridge, my collarbone trembled. And when her hand came down a little more, it became underwater. She felt less uncomfortable because his chest in the water was stiff and floating.

“Ha.”

He sighed at her touch and then sighed, holding Evelina’s hand.

“If you don’t like it, you can open your eyes. Then I’ll stop right away.”

“Then will the wish be nullified?””

“Yes.”

She stayed there because she didn’t know what he wanted. However, when his lips touched her hand, it was itchy, but it seemed that the sensation was fully conveyed to her, so she felt strangely lost. The reason he told her to close his eyes was not to threaten her, but to make her feel better.

“Kaiden.”

“Yes.”

“Let me touch you.”

Then he replied with a laugh of breath.

“Yes.”

She moved her hand slowly when his answer was over. She touched his face by moving her fingers, stroking his cheek as if she were starting over.

Evelina’s heart felt strange with his warm body temperature reaching her fingertips. Perhaps because she closed her eyes, the air that lowered her body temperature was making her skin cold and sensitive.

Evelina was also feverish when she felt the flesh of Kaiden, who clenched his lips as if he didn’t want to react to it.

She patted his lips with her hand. Then when he stopped biting his lips, she put her thumb in and touched his teeth. There was a sharp fang hidden between the neat teeth.

He pressed his fangs with his thumb grumpily. Then he slipped her finger in with his scruffy tongue. She tried to take her hand out, surprised by the temperature of his flesh and hot mouth, which wrapped her hand with a wet breath.

Let’s do that.

“Are you going to open your eyes?”

His sighing voice was mixed with laughter.

Evelina answered without realizing it because she didn’t want to lose to him.

“No.”