155 - I Got Engaged to a Blind Duke
The Blind Duke and His Contract Wife 155
His gray hair had changed to black, like a black night sky.
Transparent droplets trickled down his face, past his bare, muscular chest, and dripped onto the floor.
“Really, Lord Gerald?”
Marin stared blankly at him, her eyes wide.
Cool eyes, a sharp nose, and alluring red lips formed an arc.
“Yes.”
Marin jumped into his arms.
“I missed you!”
“I’ve been by your side the whole time.”
He hugged her tightly and whispered softly in her ear.
“I know, but… I still missed you so much!”
Marin pulled away from him slightly and stared up at his face.
“Why?”
“Because you’re too handsome.”
He smiled, crinkling the corners of his eyes.
Even handsome people look handsome when they smile. After all, a handsome man is the best.
Marin smiled contentedly and buried her face in his arms. She also loved his sturdy muscles.
“Marin?”
“Yes?”
“Your expression looks a little strange right now?”
At his subtle voice, Marin quickly covered her head.
“I told you not to read my mind.”
He hugged her tighter and burst into a cool laugh.
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Marin couldn’t take her eyes off the Duke, her eyes sparkling.
The black shirt that had dried and been returned seemed a little small on him.
When he was Cal, he had a slender build, so now that he had returned to his original muscular physique, the black shirt didn’t fit well.
When she raised her head, his deep gray eyes came into view.
She never got tired of looking at his eyes, now that they were back to normal.
Marin looked at his face once, then at the meat he had prepared, and nodded her head up and down, moving diligently.
“You’re going to make a hole in my face.”
“People’s faces don’t get pierced that easily just by looking at them.”
He chuckled at her correct statement and turned the meat roasting over the fire so it wouldn’t burn.
“I get to see things like this in the forest.”
“It’s not something a noble lady can easily see.”
The Duke held out the well-grilled meat to her.
Marin quickly took the wooden skewer.
“Lord Gerald, when did you start seeing?”
“From the capital.”
“Yes? That long ago?”
“Marin. Eat up.”
The Duke changed the subject with an awkward expression.
She found his appearance cute, so she didn’t ask any more questions and followed his words.
What good would it do to dwell on the past?
She took a small bite of the well-grilled meat, and the juices burst in her mouth. Delicious.
Gerald watched her eat with an adoring gaze, then turned the meat over again.
“Ah, hot.”
She tried to grill it herself, but as she put the meat she was holding back on the fire, sparks flew.
Surprised, Gerald jumped up and sat close to her.
“Let me see. Are you okay?”
Marin hid her hand behind her back, as Gerald was too worried.
She had made him worry over something trivial.
“I’m okay. It was just a spark.”
“Marin, your hand.”
When he said that, holding out his large hand, Marin unconsciously placed her wrist in his hand.
She had been held by him so many times that her body reacted on its own.
Gasp. Like a trained puppy.
He grabbed her wrist and pulled her close, placing her on his lap and carefully examining her hand.
Marin was very embarrassed to be in his arms in a princess carry position.
“It’s fine.”
“I told you I was fine.”
Marin, embarrassed that she had made him worry about something trivial, tried to return to her original seat, but he didn’t let her go.
“Um, if you’re done checking, can I go back?”
“I’ve been feeling it since a while ago, but why are you sitting so far away?”
“You told me to sit far away because the fire is dangerous?”
“Stay by my side. I’m anxious that you’ll get hurt somewhere if I leave you alone.”
Marin giggled at the worry in his eyes.
“Why?”
“We’re like a real couple.”
At her words, his eyes widened slightly, and he stared down at her eyes.
“…Marin.”
“Yes?”
Marin unconsciously covered her ears as his low voice tickled her ears.
Why is his voice so good?
“You have something on your lips?”
Marin, who had nodded, thinking, ‘Ah, I see,’ at his deep voice, paused.
Something on her lips?
Embarrassed, she hurriedly reached out to wipe it off, but then slowly lowered her hand.
That’s not it. Because she is a sensible intellectual.
Marin blushed and lowered her gaze with an awkward expression.
“Oh my. I don’t have a handkerchief.”
She said that and squeezed her eyes shut. It was an awkward acting tone, but it was the best she could do.
Well done. Me.
And she pouted her lips slightly, but she didn’t feel anything soft and moist touching them as she had expected.
Marin slyly opened one eye.
She could see him looking down at her, trying hard to hold back his laughter.
What? This isn’t it?
His finger came closer and wiped below her lips and showed it to her.
It seemed that Smudge had gotten on her face from eating the meat so enthusiastically.
Marin squeezed her eyes shut, wanting to disappear like dust from embarrassment.
I’m not here. I’m invisible from now on.
“Marin.”
“I’m not here.”
“But you’re right in front of me?”
“Just pretend I’m not here. I’m embarrassed.”
“It would be a disaster if you weren’t here…”
His voice continued slowly.
A disaster? What a clueless person. Like, at times like this, be bold, huh? You know.
Just as Marin was about to open her eyes and say something, his face was right in front of her.
The tips of their noses bumped into each other.
Marin stared at him with a surprised expression.
“I can’t live without you.”
His lips, which had twisted his chin and lowered his head slightly, slowly slid downwards.
Marin unconsciously squeezed her eyes shut.
As she pouted her lips, the fire that she had been desperately suppressing was rekindled. The fire that had been forcibly extinguished at the waterfall burned even more fiercely.
She tried to playfully brush it off in order to somehow put out the fire.
Once she started, she felt like she wouldn’t be able to stop halfway.
But when he saw Marin with her eyes tightly closed, his patience snapped.
His head lowered on its own, and as her clear face came closer, the guy named patience disappeared.
“Marin…”
Her body was stiff in his arms, and her lips were tightly shut.
“I love you.”
As he whispered softly, her body, which had been stiff in his arms, relaxed slightly.
Soon, his lips carefully touched hers. The moment he had so desperately wanted had finally come.
His mind was filled with bursting joy.
Her plump, pink lips were unbearably sweet. The pounding of his heart beat against his ears like thunder.
Meanwhile, Marin felt dizzy and clutched his shirt tightly. Otherwise, she felt like she would plummet to the ground.
In the past, she had imagined a sublime and beautiful kiss like Sleeping Beauty.
But the Duke’s kiss betrayed all the fantasies she had dreamed of.
The thrilling sensation that ran from her toes to her head made her heart ache.
She needed to breathe, but she couldn’t breathe properly because he was relentlessly pushing her.
Marin pushed his chest, tapping it. But he grabbed her hand and pushed her even harder.
Marin resentfully pounded his back with her other hand, which was not being held.
At this, he slowly pulled away as if he was disappointed.
“Breath, I need to breathe…”
“Marin, you breathe through your nose. Not your mouth.”
“I know that, but Lord Gerald, you’re pushing me too hard, so I don’t have time to breathe.”
“It seems like you’ve rested enough.”
Just as he was about to lower his head again with eyes darkened with desire, Marin blocked her lips with her hand.
He raised one eyebrow with a dissatisfied expression.
“J-just a moment.”
“What’s wrong?”
“There’s something caught underneath.”
His face stiffened for a moment.
The moment Marin tried to move her hand, he quickly stopped her hand.
“…It’s not that.”
“Yes?”
Marin looked at him with a puzzled expression.
His earlobes were dyed bright red.
Marin turned pale as she watched him turn his head to the side, avoiding her gaze, after putting her hand back in place.
