I Never Wanted His Child - Chapter 42
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“The king’s eyes and ears are present here as well. So, what is it that you wanted to say?”
“I thought I would see you often in the future, so I wanted to greet you.”
“Seems like a waste of time. I don’t think I’ll be seeing you often.”
“We are in a new era, and business should be conducted vigorously, shouldn’t it?”
Ah. Mikhail seemed to know why he approached him.
The Vincent family has been involved in various businesses for a long time. With the trend shifting from salons to cafes, he must have seen an opportunity now that the person he supported has become king.
“I am planning a business. If you step forward, I will not forget your kindness.”
“Does building a hotel mean pursuing change?”
“The surroundings are already changing. So shouldn’t the Kingdom of Bartsch follow suit?”
Those accompanying Baron Vincent must have had the same intention.
Mikhail smiled.
It wouldn’t be bad now that Adrian became king and the whole thing collapsed.
The Baron’s expression brightened as he interpreted Mikhail’s response positively.
“If you are interested, please feel free to contact me at any time.”
“Will do.”
Mikhail nodded lightly and extinguished his cigar.
The boredom had only prolonged. He thought he had no reason to stay here any longer.
Having made up his mind, Mikhail walked towards the lounge where Emilia was.
* * *
“We should go now.”
Had she dozed off for a moment?
At the sudden voice, Emilia turned her head towards the door.
Her brows furrowed as she looked down at the man who had entered without even knocking.
“You should know that men shouldn’t come in here. Especially a gentleman without knocking.”
“Isn’t it strange to think that you’re the only one in the lounge?”
It had been quite some time, and there were no other ladies here besides her.
It was a place women frequented several times a day to touch up makeup or fix attire. It was strange that she hadn’t run into anyone since she came in.
‘It’s the Duke’s command, I suppose.’
Even though she didn’t know what he had said to the host, Emilia wasn’t pleased.
She had come here to avoid the Duke, but it seemed to have been in vain.
While Emilia couldn’t fathom the inner thoughts of Madam Kerren, who had readily acceded to the Duke’s request, she also had no way of knowing the Duke’s intentions for personally seeking her out.
“Everyone should know about the Duke’s behavior.”
Emilia’s voice was tinged with thorns, but Mikhail remained unfazed. Instead, he put on an even more brazen expression and asked,
“Do you think I don’t know?”
Of course, he didn’t. It was clear that he was not only unfortunate but also completely ignorant of social etiquette.
“Is that so? You were acting as if you wouldn’t go back, but now it seems your mind has changed.”
“Well, I thought of a more entertaining thing.”
“….”
Emilia felt a twinge of unease. Seeing his red eyes glint, she had a bad feeling about it.
“I think it would be okay for me to go back to the mansion after a little longer.”
“That won’t do. I called the carriage just now because I felt that staying here would only lead to more trouble.”
“You’re so unpredictable and not at all gentlemanly.”
“You know, I’ve never been much of a gentleman to you, have I? You must know that better than anyone.”
Emilia didn’t want to argue anymore and got up from her seat.
She clenched the dropped glove. Just as she was about to put the other hand in, long, thick fingers grabbed the glove.
“…..What are you doing?”
A startled Emilia asked Mikhail, who was holding the glove.
“You said you didn’t want to go back to the mansion.”
“But why?”
No way. It couldn’t be.
Feeling instinctively uneasy, she took a step back.
When her trembling green eyes met his burning red ones, her heart sank.
“I counted and it seems today was the promised day.”
She shuddered.
Seeing his eyes burning with hatred and hearing him casually utter those words, it was clear what he was about to do next.
“Move.”
“You should know that won’t work.”
“…I wouldn’t expect you to do such a thing in a place like this. As a Duke, at least maintain some decorum.”
“I guess you can’t hear it.”
“What…?”
Mikhail reached out and pressed his finger to her lips. Silence hung in the air as she couldn’t speak.
“What are you doing?”
She looked at him with a look of complete incomprehension.
“What are you…!”
“Shh…”
Once again, the words couldn’t escape her lips and were stifled.
As her patience hit its limit, an unbearable sound reached her ears.
“Ah! Ugh!”
It couldn’t be true.
It was undoubtedly the sound of a woman’s moan.
