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Translator: Vine
Chapter: 81
Chapter Title: A Rude Awakening
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Romeo appeared, having changed into an elegant outfit with ornate embroidery.
The outfit looked splendid on him, thanks to his fine build.
Lellia’s clothes were much plainer by comparison, and standing next to him, she felt like one of his servants.
Unconcerned, Romeo led Lellia to Calix's quarters.
It was right across the hall.
Romeo burst the door open without knocking and strode inside. Lellia, though startled, hesitantly followed him in.
However, when she absentmindedly passed through the drawing room and followed Romeo into the bedroom, she froze.
One second. Two seconds. Three seconds.
Exactly three seconds later, Lellia belatedly came to her senses and spun around.
On the bed was Calix, sleeping on his stomach, completely shirtless.
“……”
Lellia hurried back to the drawing room. She felt dazed.
It was the first time she had seen a grown man's bare back in the flesh. Of course, she had seen stone statues at the temple back on her estate, but…
Regardless, Calix's back was covered in scars that looked quite old.
‘A result of his hardships on the battlefield, no doubt.’
Lellia bit her lip in sympathy.
But truth be told, his rippling back muscles stood out even more than the scars.
And for good reason. Calix hadn’t looked particularly bulky in his clothes, but seeing him shirtless and lying face down, she realized just how toned his body was.
As she stared blankly out the window, trying to think of something else, she heard a small scuffle from inside.
“I'm not going! I said no!”
Calix's whining voice was followed by the sound of Romeo chuckling.
A moment later, Romeo emerged from the bedroom, looking cheerful.
He looked strangely refreshed.
‘Does his morning routine start with harassing Calix?’
With that thought, Lellia left the imperial palace with Romeo.
