Book 13: Chapter 41
I didn’t ask Ying to stay at my side, because I insisted on having her as my bodyguard. I merely wanted to give her something to do at my side. Plus, Ying was a force to be reckoned with. I was confident she could combat any assassination attempts. I just never expected her to be averse to killing to that extent. I thought she had killed before; I didn’t think she loathed killing people so much.
“Lucia, look into my eyes.”
Lucia looked up at me. Puzzled, she asked, “What’s wrong, Your Highness?”
Tone serious, I asked, “Do you see the eyes of someone who has killed a lot when you look into my eyes?”
Lucia shook her head: “Don’t mind what that woman said, Your Highness. In my eyes, you’re very kind as you once were.”
“No, Lucia, look at my eyes. Do you see a murderous aura in my eyes?”
I pressed my hands down on Lucia’s shoulders, and then looked into her eyes. She raised her head to meet my eyes. However, Lucia started having hot flushes within mere seconds, and then shyly lowered her head.
“We’re married and have kids, yet you’re still too shy to exchange eye contact with me?!”
Lucia tightly held my hand after lowering her head and shyly said, “It’s not my fault!! My heart always races uncontrollably whenever I look straight into your eyes! I shy away when I make eye contact with you! When I look straight into your eyes, I feel… your eyes are very nice… very… nice…”