The Obsessive Male Lead Wants To Become My Husband - Chapter 113
Translator: Nabi
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Chapter 113
Was he really… kneeling down?
I swallowed dryly as a strange and unsettling feeling swirled in the pit of my stomach.
…Indeed, Cassius Brudenell was truly following my words.
“Look… at me.”
I wasn’t confident when I spoke.
‘What am I doing?’
Still, Cassius obediently followed my words. No, it was more than that. As if expecting a command, he stared at me with gleaming eyes as his lips parted.
“Ah…”
“Is this all you want?”
“….”
I licked my lips.
Strangely, the current Cassius seemed as though he would do whatever I wanted him to do. So, what I wanted most right now was, perhaps…
“Kiss me.”
I’ll be honest… half of it wasn’t my intention. Rather, it was more of a sound made by the tongue made as if it had found a familiar movement. Even though I hastily swallowed my breath, once the words were uttered, they became irreversible.
‘Why did I do that?’
Still, there was no time to ponder or think it over anymore as the consequences of the words I had already uttered were already unfolding before my eyes. Cassius straightened his body and slowly approached me, who was partially half-lying on the bed.
My breath involuntarily caught in my throat, rising to the tip of my chin.
“Why are you so frightened?”
He asked in a slightly amused tone.
“You should know by now that you have absolutely nothing to fear from me…”
I let out a panting sound, my breaths coming in ragged gasps.
“I don’t… I don’t know.”
“I’ll let you know.”
Cassius whispered quietly.
“If you don’t want it, I’ll step back, so please tell me now.”
“….”
I glanced up at him.
Was it because of the heat that my vision was becoming blurry? He was looking down at me with a gentle gaze. However, it wasn’t the same gaze filled with passionate desire and conquest like the Cassius in my dream.
“Cassius…”
“Evelyn.”
Saying my name, he wrapped his large hands around both of my cheeks.
“Relax.”
I closed my eyes.
It was because I couldn’t handle the gradually intensifying heat any longer.
˚ ・: * ✧ * :・ ˚
My memories came back very slowly.
To be more precise, it started to gradually emerge in fragments from the moment Cassius half-pressed down on my body. Could it be described as the associative effect brought about by the familiarization process? Because of that, I never once resisted during the course of the affair.
Well, more than that…
It would be more accurate to say that I was too caught up in the pleasure to think clearly.
After all the affairs had come to an end, with my head resting on Cassius’s arms, I asked him quietly.
“Are you… His Excellency the Duke now?”
If my thoughts were correct, the events in dreams were entirely false since they completely contradicted the timeline. Still, I held my breath and waited for his response.
“Yes, Duchess.”
As he gazed at me and smiled mischievously, his smile was filled with vivid joy.
“Are you sure you know which one is real now?”
“…A little bit.”
I caught my breath.
Yes, indeed, there have been many things that have happened in the meantime. No matter how vivid the dream may be, it couldn’t completely erase the things that happened between Cassius and me.
‘I’m Evelyn Garneid… no, Duchess Evelyn Brudenell.’
“Cassius.”
I called out to him quietly.
“Did I often act like this? I can’t recall the memories completely.”
“Not often.”
There was a slight discomfort in his expression.
“But sometimes… there were moments like this.”
I pursed my lips.
Somehow, I wondered if it was just an illusion that it didn’t feel completely like a dream? Still, one thing was certain… It was that I loved the man in front of me and that he, too, loved me with pure feelings, not twisted emotions.
“Cassius.”
“Yes, Evelyn.”
“You know… if it ever happens again in the future.”
“I’ll make sure this never happens again.”
He quickly cut me off.
“Goodness, do you want to give me a heart attack?”
“But, we don’t know about human affairs.”
“No.”
He denied in a firm voice.
“I’ll be there with you in everything you do from now on. I can’t possibly leave it in anyone else’s hands.”
“I’m not a child.”
Despite the seriousness of the situation, I found myself laughing. Just because I had fallen off my horse, Cassius was treating me like a child who was completely at the sea’s edge.
“It doesn’t mean you’re a child.”
His eyes softened as he continued.
“I just don’t want you to get hurt. Evelyn, I hope you don’t have a hobby of enjoying getting hurt, do you?”
I let out a gasp.
“It can’t be!”
“Then, it’s settled. I’ll be by your side wherever you go from now on.
“Even at the tea party with the wives?”
“Yes.”
“But, there may be places where I have to go alone…”
“I’ll respect your privacy in the restroom.”
“Cassius!”
“Oh, and when you’re alone with Her Majesty the Empress. But other than that, I can’t leave you alone.”
“You could just assign the most exceptional knight to accompany me instead, right?”
“The one I thought was the most outstanding is probably lying miserably on the street by now.”
“…Yes?”
I looked at him with suspicious eyes.
“I’m kidding, Evelyn. I’ve demoted him. By now, he’s probably busy grooming the horses in the stable.”
“Phew.”
I let out a sigh of relief.
Even though I was the one who fell off the house, I could understand that knight’s frustration with being demoted instead. Nonetheless, it was still better than being thrown out completely… or, worse, being killed by Cassius.
With a sense of relief, drowsiness quickly washed over me in an instant.
“I should go to bed.”
“Go to sleep.”
Cassius smiled as he tucked my hair behind my ears.
“I’ll stay here, Evelyn.”
I quietly closed my eyes at his words.
Soon, a heavy sleep descended upon me, but it wasn’t deep enough to prevent me from hearing Cassius whispering quietly.
“I love you, Evelyn.”
˚ ・: * ✧ * :・ ˚
Evelyn’s recovery was swift.
Cassius Brudenell let out a sigh of relief as he listened to the doctor’s report.
Evelyn’s memories had mostly returned after three days, and there seemed to be no lingering side effects, so the doctor allowed her to resume normal activities without restrictions.
“That’s great to hear, Evelyn.”
“Yes, that’s right.”
Evelyn laughed.
“There’s a lot to do, so it’s fortunate that I have fully regained my memories now. Don’t you think so?”
“You have a lot to do?”
Cassius frowned.
Could it be that his wife wanted to start working as soon as she regained her consciousness? Even his mother, who had now become the esteemed mother of the house, wasn’t as passionate about taking care of the family’s affairs.
“Of course. There’s still a long way to go to establish Ophelia’s position.
‘As expected.’
Cassius laughed to himself. Indeed, even after they got married, the most important person to Evelyn was undoubtedly Ophelia. Nevertheless, that fiery jealousy that once consumed him didn’t ignite as intensely as before.
It was only now…
‘…Because it’s Evelyn.’
Even if she prioritized her younger sister over her husband until the day he died, even if she stubbornly refused to seek her help no matter where they went, even if she got severely injured and couldn’t recognize himself…
She was still Evelyn.
His Evelyn.
“Ah, Cassius.”
Evelyn pranced over with a stack of invitations in her hand.
“Her Highness the Princess has sent me an invitation to a tea party… only to me, of course, because it’s with the ladies. What should I do?”
“What would you like to do, Evelyn?”
At the question, she gazed up at him with sparkling eyes.
“Of course, it would be appropriate for me to go alone. However, now that Cassius has decided to accompany me wherever I go…”
“However, If you don’t want to, I won’t go.”
He hastened to correct himself.
“So, do as you wish.”
“Great.”
Evelyn replied in a cheerful voice.
“I’ve made up my mind. I’ll go with you.”
“…Really?”
“Yes. I’ll inform Her Highness as well, so please make sure not to miss it. Do you understand?”
A smile curled at the corners of Cassius’s mouth. Did Evelyn truly believe that he could resist her words?
“Of course.”
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I am beyond confused
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I like him more now 🥰