Episode 57. Suspicion (3)

Hwik hwik-

I waved my hand in front of Edward’s eyes.

“Eueum…”

“Heup.”

Edward tossed and turned, his back to me. Monica held her breath, afraid of waking Edward. She had pinched her thigh to stay awake and endure all this time just to confirm this. Fortunately, Edward only tossed and turned, not opening his eyes, probably due to fatigue. However, his face, illuminated by the candlelight, kept frowning as if something was uncomfortable.

Thankfully, the custom-made, top-quality bed from the artisan provided comfort without shaking, even with movement right next to it. The thin summer blanket and summer pajamas were worth their price too. It was a little embarrassing that I had to wear the same thing, but it couldn’t be helped to confirm things.

In the dark night, without even moonlight, I looked at Edward, relying on the dim light of the bedroom candle. I remembered the size I had glimpsed earlier. I had immediately turned my head away out of embarrassment, so I couldn’t gauge the size. I thought I had to see it at least once anyway, so I lightly gripped the sleeve of my pajamas.

No matter how I thought about it, it was strange. We had spent the night together several times, but I had never seen Edward naked. It was strange to say that it was because I had passed out every time… In the end, I worried for the two weeks Edward was away on his trip, but I decided to make a decision after confirming it directly.

“Heok!”

Monica, holding the gown-like pajamas without any bottoms, checked between his legs and was so surprised that she almost stopped breathing.

Despite being tired, my eyes snapped open as if it were dawn. Feeling myself waking up in the unfamiliar bed, I carefully got up and changed my clothes. If Monica were to wake up, I would only hear her nagging from the morning. Fortunately, I left Monica sound asleep and went out to swing my sword. It felt like my whole body was stiff, probably because I had rested for a few days.

“Huu…”

I took the medicine Winnie had prepared and gripped my sword. It was bitter when I ate it in liquid form, but it was even more bitter when dried and clumped together. Feeling like strength was surging from my body, I swung my sword. When I practiced, it felt like my mind became calm, making it easier to sort out the situation.

The biggest thing that happened on this trip was meeting my half-brother, Henry. It wasn’t just meeting him, but seeing him doing something dirty, which made me angry, and when I pushed him away, he just fell over. I was so flustered immediately after that I left right away, but now that I think about it, it was meaningless. It’s not like I ambushed him, and that bastard must have seen my face.

Bung-

I swung my sword greatly out of frustration. I should have just pushed him away without answering there. Or I should have just cleanly… Not kill him, but at least make him unable to speak… Come to think of it, that guy can write too. At this rate, it seems like it’s only a matter of time before I’m exposed as the culprit. It would be troublesome if it became a dispute between Count Families. How should I deal with it?

For now, the Mountberne Family will contact me soon, so I decided to think about it then. If it doesn’t work out, I can just reveal what Henry was doing there. I cleared my mind of 잡s and concentrated on swinging my sword. How much time had passed?

“Heum, heum.”

As I was swinging my sword, I heard Vera’s voice. She was wearing a white dress and a wide-brimmed hat, looking at me from one side of the clearing. Next to her, as always, was a maid holding a basket.

“When did you come?”

“Just now. You’re working hard from the morning.”

Vera’s clothes were quite dusty as she said that. It seemed like she had been wandering around looking for me since morning. Feeling sorry, I quickly cleaned up and changed my clothes.

“You can keep doing what you were doing. Did I bother you…?”

“No, I was going to stop even if Nuna didn’t come.”

“Really? That’s a relief then.”

Vera gestured, and the maid took out a mat from the basket and spread it on the ground. Vera sat on it and patted the ground as if telling me to sit next to her.

“I haven’t washed yet…”

“No, it’s okay. Aren’t you hungry?”

There were sandwiches in the basket covered with cloth. I was exercising without eating breakfast anyway. I was worried about the smell of sweat, but I was hungry, so I ended up sitting down and eating. Vera didn’t seem to care and sat right next to me, slightly apart from me.

“Nyam.”

Vera’s good scent entered my nose. In the end, we sat side by side and ate breakfast together.

“Is it okay for just the two of us to eat?”

“The chef will take care of the late sleepers separately. Daria… you eat one too.”

Well, I guess it doesn’t matter. After seeing that maid for so long, this felt like a meal with just Vera. I quickly finished one and took out the next piece. It seemed like she had packed a lot, 맞춰서 to my appetite.

“Edward, just a moment.”

Suddenly, Vera came close to me, as if our shoulders would touch. She wiped the corner of my mouth with her index finger and brought it to her mouth. She licked her finger with her red lips, making a 쪽 sound.

“You’re not a kid, why do you eat with so much on your face?”

I don’t know if it was intentional, but the sandwich sauce was white, probably with mayonnaise. Seeing Vera sucking on the sticky white sauce naturally made me think of something lewd.

‘…Kissing a mouth with semen on it is a bit much.’

I had vowed that only Winnie would use my mouth. Because it felt like Vera’s mouth would get dirty. It’s not like I don’t kiss Winnie either, but… I felt more reluctant to make Vera do such things.

“Heum, heum. Eat quickly.”

Vera turned her head and started eating her share, probably embarrassed that I was staring blankly. Her profile was pretty too, which was nice. But unlike her usual dignified appearance, she was eating quickly, getting it all over the place. On her lips, on the corners of her mouth, but the most impressive thing was…

‘That’s possible.’

It was the bread crumbs that had fallen on her chest. I thought her breasts were big, but was it that much? Some of the crumbs that fell from her mouth didn’t reach the ground and remained on her chest. It wasn’t like they were contained in the sloped curve, but they stuck a little each time they fell, tuk tuk.

“Nuna.”

“Oh, 응?”

Vera turned to me with a bright face when I called her. I couldn’t touch her chest while eating, so I pointed to the area around it with my hand.

“There’s, uh, something on your chest…”

“Chest? Ah, 응… that’s right.”

With a somewhat embarrassed expression, Vera took out a handkerchief and wiped her clothes. I wondered what was wrong with that reaction, which seemed a little disappointed. The answer was, I could tell right away by seeing Vera not wiping her mouth even after wiping her clothes. I should have noticed from the beginning when she was eating with it all over the place, unlike usual. Somehow, the maid Daria seemed to be glaring at me and giving me the eye, too. I don’t know for sure because she always has the same expressionless face.

“Nuna, look over here.”

“…응?”

Vera made an expectant expression when I reached out my arm. I can’t just end it simply after making her expect this much. I pulled Vera in and kissed her.

“Eup!”

Without mixing tongues, I cleanly licked around Vera’s mouth. Of course, it didn’t end even after licking all the sauce off her mouth. I continued kissing, took the sandwich from Vera’s hand, and touched her chest through her dress.

“Haa…”

Vera gasped at the unexpected kiss. Her face was red, but she seemed to like it more than she expected, and the corners of her mouth were 실실 going up. Seeing that, I buried my face in her white neck.

“Ah, no…”

It’s cute that she uses formal speech like usual when she’s flustered. I caressed her chest more strongly at her resistance, which seemed like a protest, but rather seemed to encourage me. Vera, who was trembling as if her sensitivity was being stimulated, stopped me once more.

“What if someone sees…”

“Who would come here.”

I’ve practiced here several times, but I’ve never seen anyone else besides me. But Vera was still anxious and kept stopping me.

“Daria, Daria is watching.”

“You said I can treat her like she’s not there.”

“Still… Heut!”

Daria was standing with her back turned to us. Heum… Feeling slightly resentful, I flicked the tip of her breast once. Well… if she hates it this much, there’s no need to do it. The atmosphere cooled down, and I wanted a cigar. When I got up from my seat to find a cigar, Vera followed me.

“Instead, let’s go for a walk.”

“Shall we…”

Vera, trying to comfort me because she was worried about my disappointed expression. I wasn’t particularly upset, but seeing her react like this, I thought it might be okay to pretend to be in a bad mood sometimes.