CH 79

Chapter 79

Elysia was so embarrassed that she couldn’t say anything. Not understanding why Damon was holding her, her head was overloaded and it was difficult to properly judge the situation.

“In this way, both the wife and I can be satisfied.”

No, wasn’t the reason he asked her for a walk to digest? If so, what was the difference between lying in bed?

“I’m fine, please let me down.”

“You may collapse overdoing it again.”

Elysia had never collapsed.

“There is no point in taking a walk like this…”

Even though she didn’t have the slightest desire to exercise this evening, she hated being held by him even more.

“You can just walk around in the greenhouse.”

This guy’s stubbornness… There was no way she could beat Damon in the first place. Elysia quietly gave up and chose to be held. It was because she realized that he was at peace only if he did what he wanted.

“The moon is very bright.”

“I know.”

Hearing that the moon was bright, she looked up at the sky.

The pitch-black sky was beautiful, with the moon shining in the night sky. The moon hadn’t been seen in a very long time. There were no windows in the attic room where Elysia was living in the Caitlin family, and there was no time to see the moon in Rowena’s room, which she had since moved to.

She always felt that Damon’s hair color was like the night sky.

Whenever she saw his pitch-black hair, deep darkness always came to mind. He was a guy who looked awfully good in black. It was only when she went out with him now that she realized that his beauty couldn’t be compared to the night sky.

“Come to think of it, it’s the first time I’ve been out at night with the wife.”

The highly shining moon and the pitch-black veil of the night. Everything lost its light before him. At his breathtaking beauty, Elysia stared at him. His face in the moonlight was so dazzling that she felt like she would go blind.

In particular, she almost reached out to the blue eyes shining in the night sky.

“Wife?”

“Ah… yes, yes.”

If Damon hadn’t called her just in time, she might have put it into practice. That was how dangerous he was at night, as she couldn’t turn a blind eye to the overflowing sexiness.

Although she said she wanted to deny it, it wasn’t something she could deny.

“I will have to come out more often.”

“No…”

Today was enough…

Seeing Damon like this every day wasn’t good for her heart, and Elysia was afraid that even he would find out the sound of her heart beating like crazy now. Lately, he had always had his hair up. His brightly highlighting face—hairstyle made his handsome features stand out even more.

“I can walk from here.”

It might be better to get off and walk with Damon’s back in sight. As she was held, she continued to glance at his face.

Elysia was conscious of that, and there was no way she wouldn’t be noticed by him. Even if she wanted to turn her eyes away from embarrassment, she soon followed him like the law of gravity, it wasn’t something Elysia could deny.

“We’ll be arriving soon, so we can go like this.”

“No… I’m uncomfortable…”

She tried to close her eyes, wondering if it would be better, but she was quickly overcome with curiosity.

It was instinct.

She hated to admit it, but Damon Raphael’s shell was just right for Elysia’s taste… very much so. She even wondered if the friend who created Damon’s character reflected her taste.

“It’s only a short walk away, can’t you stand it?”

“No, no… I will be patient.”

Who would say they couldn’t stand it? Elysia tried to think of something else in order to divert her gaze towards him as much as possible. However, her thoughts quickly dissipated, and everything was filled with Damon.

Rather, it was counterproductive.

“Have you ever been to the greenhouse?”

As he asked suddenly, Elysia opened her eyes.

Had she ever been to the greenhouse… no, there was actually a time? On the first day, she passed by the greenhouse while being guided around the place. Though she didn’t go inside so all she saw was the greenhouse, which looked like a ruin from the outside.

“I’ve been here… but I didn’t go inside.”

It was only a rough look at the entrance. It was because there was not enough time to look around the greenhouse. The Great Duke’s castle was insanely wide, and she had no reason to look around the greenhouse carefully.

“Then, this must be the first time.”

While they didn’t even talk a few times, they had already arrived at the greenhouse before she knew it. It was so fast. If Elysia had walked on her own, she wouldn’t have arrived yet. Perhaps, she would have been better off coming in Damon’s arms from the start.

“Huh…?”

“It looks like Julia cleaned up the greenhouse.”

Even though she had only seen it from the entrance, it was distinctly different from the greenhouse she had seen that day. The greenhouse she saw that day was unorganized and cluttered. Still, that wasn’t all. It looked like it had been a long time since it had been maintained, close to ruins.

But now, as if it had never been like that, it had changed very neatly.

She couldn’t believe this was the same greenhouse she had been to a few days ago. Elysia never thought a place that seemed abandoned would be transformed like this when not even that much time had passed.

“It will be enough to take a walk.”

She was taken aback by Damon’s behavior as he carefully dropped her off, not knowing he would care like this. She was unfamiliar with his meticulousness in case she might fall.

“Can I hold your hand?”

“…Yes?”

Elysia froze, unable to answer his question. She never expected him to say such a thing.

“I’m afraid I’ll walk faster again.”

To be honest, she didn’t care if he walked fast. She had already arrived at the greenhouse, so she didn’t have to chase after him.

“I want to hold hands.”

“Ah…”

In the end, she couldn’t bear to deny that. Unbeknownst to her, she nodded her head. She still didn’t know why. She just couldn’t say no.

“….”

As Elysia held his hand, they ambled through the greenhouse. This situation was just embarrassing as she said nothing and just walked aimlessly. It was strange for her to speak to him first, so she kept her mouth shut.

“Julia did a very useless thing, too.”

“Yes…?”

Following Damon’s gaze, there was a tree swing.

It wasn’t old. It seemed like it was only a few days ago that Julia asked for permission to change the greenhouse, so it seemed like she had a new one this time.

“Do you want to ride?”

“No, no… I am okay.”

“It’s okay to ride it. After all, if it’s not the wife, there is no one to ride it.”

Actually, she really wanted to ride it. It was in the past, but there was a swing in the Count’s family. The money was not lacking, but it was a rotten family.

Originally, she wasn’t the type to like things like rides. She didn’t even care, especially since she could always ride a swing or something. Although after she was born here, things changed. There was no such thing as an amusement park here, and there was a lack of things to enjoy.

Besides, how much her young body loved to play. Of course, she also wanted to ride on the swing. Even if her mind was an adult, her eyes were on Rowena, who kept on swinging without a know.

There was no way that an illegitimate child, treated like a maid, could swing.

To her, the swing was something she had to only look at at all times.

“Then, I will ride… just a little.”

At first, she tried not to care, but every time she watched Rowena play, the feeling was no different.

She wanted to ride so badly that she felt like dying. Recognizing her feelings, Rowena called Elysia every time she rode on her swing. She then ordered her to keep an eye on it. If she couldn’t do it, Rowena wanted to do more.

Elysia didn’t know why her heart fluttered so much, even though it was just a swing.

“Ah…”

The moment she sat down in the chair, she felt unknown emotions swirling around. While she thought she had forgotten, as soon as she saw the swing, she remembered herself as a child.

Even though she said she was fine on the inside, it seemed that there was resentment in her heart.

“I think I know why she put the swing… it suits you.”

Elysia glanced behind at the swaying swing and saw Damon pushing on it. She couldn’t believe that the swing moved so safely with his power. It was amazing to see a person who could break this swing at once, with all his nerves, pushing the swing delicately.

Screech, screech.

Only the peaceful sound of the swing could be heard in the greenhouse. It was the first time she had ever felt comfortable with him.

“I think I’m fine now.”

“Never mind me, you can ride if you want more.”

“No, I’m really fine. I have ridden a lot.”

It was enough time to satisfy the craving. To be honest, she didn’t expect him to be so patient. Damon silently pushed the swing.

“And I’m here for a walk.”

“Then, let’s get off.”

Even when she wanted to get off, she was surprised to see him extending his hand to escort her. Originally, she wondered if Damon was a character with good manners. At this point, she thought there was nothing more to see, and she wanted to go back soon.

Even if Julia had tried to restore the greenhouse, it was too short a time. A lot had been sorted out, but it had yet to be a sight to show anyone.

“The greenhouse has never been so different.”

“Yes?”

“Even when the former Grand Duke was there, the greenhouse was an abandoned place.”

Of course, she thought it was such a mess because it wasn’t managed.

“Because no one came to the greenhouse, except for one.”

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