Chapter 406: The Spider and Viper (3)
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“You have been spending less time in bed as of late.”
After sending Earl Bercy off, I sat in my chair sipping the disgustingly sweet fruit alcohol. I had fallen into thought. I’ve recently been getting a lot of opportunities to sit around and think.
“It is because there is no reason for me to sleep for a long time.”
“That is not what I mean by less time in bed, Father. You have never done it ever since that woman died.”
“I am curious to know when you became so knowledgeable about my lower body’s affairs.”
I scoffed.
“Has your interest shifted to such matters now that your brain has matured a bit? Know your place. No one would associate with a milk-drinking brat like you.”
“There is no use deflecting. It has been a month already. The fact that a man of your insatiable desires has abstained for an entire month is unheard of.”