I Had an Arranged Marriage With My Unrequited Love — Chapter 16

Hnng, mwm... ngh...

Mwm...

Ah...

HIS BREATH IS... SO SWEET.

HIS DESPERATE TOUCH, HIS RAGGED BREATHING.

IT FEELS JUST LIKE THAT NIGHT...

IT MAKES MY HEART ACHE OVER AND OVER.

N-Ngh...

AH, D-DUKE...

PL-PLEASE DON'T LOOK AT ME FROM SO CLOSE...

Mhm...!

Ah-ngh, mmm... ngh!

Hnngh, mmm...

Ah-ngh, ngh...

D-DUKE...

Mmm, ngh... hah...

Ah-gh...!

HE DIDN'T SAY A SINGLE WORD...

SO I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT HE'S THINKING RIGHT NOW.

Hah, ngh...

Ngh, mmm...!

I CAN'T THINK STRAIGHT ANYMORE...!

Ah...!

Mhm, ngh...

Hah...

Mhm...

D-DUKE...

I-I CAN'T RIGHT NOW...

JUST WAIT A LITTLE...

Hah, ah...!

Ah-ngh, mmm... hah...

Mhm, ngh...

Ah-ngh...!

Hah, mmm...

Ah...

HE'S BITING... MY BODY AGAIN.

IT HURTS... BUT STRANGELY, IT FEELS GOOD.

Mhm, ngh...

Hah...!

Ngh, ngh!

Duke...!

SLOWLY... H-HMPF!

Ah-ngh...!

MY BODY HAS REACHED ITS LIMIT... BUT FOR SOME REASON, I CAN’T PUSH HIM AWAY.

IS IT BECAUSE OF THE WARMTH WRAPPING AROUND ME?

IT FEELS LIKE HE’S HOLDING ONTO ME SO DESPERATELY.

EVEN IF YOU CAME TO ME AFTER SEEING THAT WOMAN... I...

Hnngh, mmm...

AH-NGH, DUKE...!

W-WAIT A SECOND... I-I CAN’T TAKE...

STILL, I HOPE THAT YOU, AT LEAST...

CAN BE HAPPY.

WHY CAN'T THINGS BE THAT WAY FOR US?

HOW DID OUR ARRANGED MARRIAGE END UP LIKE THIS...

YOUR MAJESTY, I'VE GOT SOMETHING TO REPORT.

IMPERIAL PALACE

THE NEGOTIATIONS WERE SAFELY CONCLUDED THANKS TO THE MEDIATION OF THE DUKE OF DELOISTER.

I SEE, THAT'S A RELIEF.

WHILE WE'RE HELPING, LET'S HAND OVER THE SMUGGLING ORGANIZATION ISSUE AS WELL.

HOW IS THE DUKE'S MARRIED LIFE LATELY?

YOUR MAJESTY. WITH ALL DUE RESPECT...

IT'S BEEN A FEW DAYS SINCE THE DUKE VISITED THE DUCAL ESTATE.

IF WE'RE NOT CAREFUL, RUMORS MIGHT SPREAD THAT THINGS AREN'T GOING WELL BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM.

HMM...

HE USED TO VISIT THE ESTATE NO MATTER HOW BUSY HE WAS.

I UNDERSTAND. ANY OTHER REPORTS?

THERE IS ONE THING I MUST REPORT.

CENTERED AROUND HIGH SOCIETY, THERE ARE REPORTS OF SCAMS TARGETING SEVERAL NOBLE FAMILIES.

THE SCALE OF THE DAMAGE HASN'T BEEN LARGE SO FAR, BUT...

THE SUSPECT WE'VE BEEN WATCHING HAS RECENTLY STARTED MOVING IN AN ORGA- NIZED MANNER.

IT SEEMS WORTH LOOKING INTO AT LEAST ONCE.

ALSO, THE DISTURBANCES AT THE NORTHERN BORDER HAVE MOSTLY BEEN QUELLED.

THE PALACE REPAIRS WILL BE DONE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE...

WHAT ABOUT YOU...?

MY LORD!

MY LORD!

AT THE SAME TIME, IN THE CITY

MY LORD! I SQUEEZED SOME INFORMATION OUT OF THE MAID.

THERE WERE LOUD VOICES IN THE DUKE'S OFFICE, AND A COLD ATMOSPHERE WAS FLOWING BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM.

THE PLAN IS A SUCCESS, MY LORD!

MY LORD, WHAT SHOULD WE DO NEXT?

JUST SAY THE WORD. WE'RE READY ANYTIME...

WELL, NOTHING HAS CHANGED YET.

THE "IMPERIAL FAMILY" IS STILL STANDING STRONG...

AND SO IS THE DUKE.

BUT THE TRAP HAS ALREADY BEEN SET...

ALL THAT'S LEFT IS HOW THEY WALK INTO IT.

...IRENE.

DO YOU REALLY NOT REMEMBER?

I ALWAYS...

DON'T WAKE THE DUCHESS TODAY.

REPORT TO ME THE MOMENT SHE WAKES UP.

YES, YOUR GRACE.

FELIX...

"DO YOU REMEMBER"... WHAT IS HE TALKING ABOUT?

IT FEELS LIKE SINKING INTO A DEEP DREAM.

FAR BEYOND MY MEMORIES, IN A LANDSCAPE HAZY LIKE FOG...

IRENE!

I'M SURE I'VE HEARD YOUR VOICE SOMEWHERE...

IRENE!

7 YEARS AGO, SUMMER