Chapter 455
He had already come back to our side after bringing the bucket and dress to us and we had remained with our head down while listening to him, meeting his gaze as he said these last few things that shook Marianne and I... because... maybe... maybe the duke...
"I think he was suspicious of us." — He added... making my whole self freeze.
"He would become difficult whenever I mentioned you... He may have learned that we wanted to be together."
’..... No... he..... he can’t...’
"Here... I’ll come back in a moment. Change quickly." — As sudden as everything he did was, Paul’s tone changed into a cold one. Ordering us briefly as he stood from the bed. Seemingly upset at our little reaction.
The moment he left, I stood up fast, still confused at what he had said but taking the dress quickly and although feeling faint, I decided not to care about the water there to clean myself since I could sense how he was planning on coming in sooner than expected and I wasn’t about to give him a glance of our body to destabilize his reason further.
’Quick. Quickly!’ — Fast, as much as we could in our dizziness, we took off the dress as well as we could, having some trouble with the discreet corset that was included in the dress itself yet making it right in time... since he did enter when not enough time had passed.
"... You’re done?"
’hf... Luckily!’ — Pulling over my shoulder the sleeve so it would be properly placed. I felt our heart race since we hurried knowing this would happen... although I believe Marianne would have probably fallen for it if not for my dirty mind.
Indifferent to how he intruded without even knocking this time he walked back inside. Checking us up and down, to lastly take the end of the loose belt this dress in place of a corset had. Moving to tie it up on his own accord and give our change a comment. — "I’ll get prettier dresses for you soon. I have seen some I want you to wear..."
"....."
"... Are you hungry?"
"..."