Chapter 1
1. The Girl Enduring the Love of the Gods
There are things in this world that one cannot dare to see with outsider’s eyes.
“I love you, Your Grace.”
The light pink lips uttered a voice that felt sweeter than anything in the world. The girl’s cheeks were flushed red, and from her deep pink eyes that looked as if an angel had blessed them with a kiss, affection overflowed. Yes, judging from her appearance alone, it was a lovely sight that would make anyone envy the recipient of those words.
However, the face of the man facing such a girl was frigidly cold.
“Miss Hamelsvoort.”
The man, Emmett Lartman, took a step back from the girl with a slightly flustered expression. No, to be precise, it couldn’t be called complete bewilderment. The man already seemed accustomed to this situation, and it was closer to him putting on an expression to show his rejection of the girl.
The gazes of everyone in the banquet hall were focused on them. Surrounding them were the voices of people giggling as if they had found something entertaining.
“It’s troublesome for you to do this in front of people.”
Emmett spoke as if to soothe the girl, but the girl didn’t seem to care at all about the attitudes of those people. The girl’s gaze was fixed solely on Emmett.
“But I truly love Your Grace.”
“I’ve heard those words countless times already, you think I wouldn’t know? Why do you keep saying such things in front of people? This is a great discourtesy!”