Duke, Can I Bite You?

Another strange rumor would have been added if the woman had been discovered collapsed in Geoffrey’s room.

‘But, it’s really strange.’

Samuel, who was guarding the door, said it was the first time he had seen that woman. 

He was one of the few people Geoffrey believed in, so he wouldn’t lie.

‘Then she knew he was going to find a room, and she had been hiding in advance…….’

With so many rooms, how did she know he’d be there? And there was no way his senses didn’t notice someone hiding.

‘Is she more skillful than me?’

That day, the woman could have killed Geoffrey if she wanted to.

“She clearly said that she was successful.”

Upon waking up, he clearly heard what the woman said.

‘What did she do?’

He should have asked more earlier, but things didn’t go well because of Lauren’s interruption.

“Damn it! I don’t like this feeling.”

Now he had a lot of other things to take care of besides the strange woman. 

Then, Samuel entered the office.

“Duke, the doctor just visited.”

“Did she fake her illness?”

It was unnatural that she passed out as soon as she met Geoffrey. 

Samuel, who was examining his master’s suspicious expression, opened his mouth.

“She is malnourished and has minor fractures all over her body. It was even difficult for her to walk properly.”

“…Sigh.”

As for her condition, he didn’t expect that at all.

‘But I can’t stop my doubts.’

She may have been planning on it to deceive him.

“Did she say anything weird?”

At Geoffrey’s question, Samuel gulped and began speaking.

“She has been secretly admiring the achievements of the Duke, who won in the battlefield. I didn’t hear this, Lauren told me.”

Samuel, who had light blue hair, coughed in vain with his cheeks red. 

But Geoffrey’s expression was stiff upon listening to Samuel’s words

“Samuel, do you think that is true?”

“But her eyes seem sincere—”

“……Oh my God.”

Even after experiencing all the terrible aspects of the battlefield, Samuel’s positive nature was still there. 

Geoffrey quickly picked up the gloves.

“Calm down and let’s do some training.”

He’s a dog who never knows when he’ll be called back to the frontier.

‘A dog must be faithful to its role.’

Geoffrey’s vein was bulging in his forehead.

* * *

“My lady, how is it? Isn’t it beautiful?”

Lauren brought Mio and explained a lot about the trees and flowers planted in the garden.

“Madame Agatha planted the apple tree the year our duke was born.”

In the middle of the garden, Mio was silently listening to her story.

Actually, she didn’t care about trees and flowers. She didn’t even want to know who Agatha was.

‘Please take me back to bed.’

She already regretted coming out because it was hard to turn down Lauren’s offer. 

Her head was filled with the soft bedding.

‘I’ve never been to a hotel here, but maybe that’s how it feels?’

Lauren, who was pushing Mio in a wheelchair, proceeded to describe the garden to her.

“The Caspian’s garden is simple, but it has its own beauty.”

‘…….’

Mio, who thought it was enough to just nod, opened her mouth carefully.

“How about going back now?”

But before she could finish her words, Lauren responded.

“Being in the room is bad for your health. You need to be exposed to the sun and wind.”

Lauren preached the importance of walking, saying that humans are just like plants.

“Ah yes.”

However, this is one of Mio’s daily routines in the forest.

‘What do you know? Have you ever experienced the cold that penetrates your skin and bones?’

The summer was too hot here. 

When there was little to no water on the trees, she had to eat ants and insects.

‘The nature is overrated.’

For that reason, Mio would have preferred to roll around in the warm bedding. She never knows when she will be able to enjoy this luxury again.

“Here, put this on your lap.”

Lauren put a quilt that she said she had sewn on Mio’s lap.

“Oh my gosh! I was making something in the kitchen and forgot.”

Her face brightened as she thought she would stop listening to Lauren’s garden explanation.

“I will be looking at the lake here, so please go.”

“Okay, I will go back and bring some snacks.”

As soon as Lauren disappeared, silence fell in the garden.

‘By the way, two days have passed.’

She was a little afraid.

What if she turned into a fox again…….

Now she couldn’t even look at Geoffrey’s face.

They should meet and she should try something.

“Will it be embarrassing for me to say I like him?”

Her cheeks flushed with humiliation as she remembered her confession.

Of course, she knew that Geoffrey wasn’t the same as before.

“Yes. I can’t judge blindly.”

She would rather do this than to die again.

“This is good enough for me.”

As her heart began to sink, the wind blew, causing her hair to flutter. 

As she reached out to brush the hair off her face, three ducks landed on the water.

‘They’re pretty plump.’

The corners of her mouth were drooling.