Chapter 158

I was losing myself in the sweetness spreading through my mouth when he spoke.

“Now I understand why legal wives keep their husbands’ mistresses in check.”

His hoarse voice flowed out slowly.

“What are you suddenly talking about?”

“I understand why they resort to complicated schemes and try to kill them.”

Unlike his tone, which was as sweet as the chocolate lingering in my mouth, the content wasn’t sweet at all.

I worked my mind furiously to understand the statement that had come out without any context, but it wasn’t easy for a normal person like me to deduce what was happening inside his abnormal mind.

“…Can’t you just tell me directly? I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“Is there another man?”

“……”

It didn’t suit him at all to say something that sounded as though it belonged in a melodramatic romance novel.

“Are you still seeing that bastard Theor? Nellan isn’t close enough to travel back and forth in one day. Are you exchanging letters?”

Why was Theor suddenly being brought up, and what was this about Nellan?

Don’t tell me this bastard… Did he have Theor assigned to Nellan?

“Ugh, wait. Don’t hold me so tightly. It’s suffocating.”

When I shifted slightly, the pressure around me loosened.

But not enough for me to escape completely. The uncomfortable pressure remained.

What had gotten into him this time?

Was he still displeased that Theor had sent me a dress?

In the end, I hadn’t even been able to wear that dress, and I had worn the one Gerard had prepared instead.

Even that had become frayed and stained with bodily fluids, and I had no idea where it had disappeared to.

“Louize, I’m asking you. Is there another man besides me?”

He lightly bit the shell of my ear.

Perhaps because of the blanket I had wrapped around him, his cold body quickly returned to its usual temperature.

And that wasn’t all. Every mass of solid muscle wrapped around my body was now so hot that it felt burdensome.

“Another man… There’s no one like that.”

“Then where have you been stopping every day before coming home?”

I was about to tell him about the bookstore, but I stopped.

Judging by the circumstances, it seemed Gerard had sent Theor somewhere far away.

I was worried that he might throw his weight around at the bookstore, which was the only joy and pleasure in my difficult life.

Moreover, Mr. Ruben was letting me read his novel without accepting a single coin.

After receiving such consideration from him, I didn’t want to do anything that might cause him trouble.

“I’m looking for a part-time job. It’s about time I found one.”

…It wasn’t a complete lie. My main purpose was visiting the bookstore, but I also checked the nearby shops from time to time to see whether any job notices had been posted.

He let out a long breath and rested his face against my head.

“I should believe you, right?”

“……”

“Lately, you’ve been…”

Gerard moved his lips as though he had something to say.

“No, forget it. So, did you find work?”

“Not yet…”

My appetite disappeared completely.

The chocolate in my hand was gradually melting from my body heat. Even as it clung stickily between my fingers, I neither set it down nor ate it. I focused entirely on the man behind me.

“I’m not usually someone who interrogates or suspects others. But I can’t seem to help it with you.”

Drop. Melted chocolate fell onto my palm.

“Thinking about you is driving me out of my mind.”

“……”

“You make me choose things that aren’t like me.”

Gerard placed his hand over mine and pulled it toward himself. He put the completely melted chocolate into his mouth along with my fingers.

The sensation of his hot tongue gently licking me tickled, and the muscles around my throat twitched.

“Don’t make me do something insane.”

“……”

“I’m asking you.”

Unlike the pleading tone of his words, his actions felt as though he were threatening me while holding my fingers hostage.

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