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"Alicia, what's wrong with your eyes?"
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Suddenly, Master Duke opens his mouth while looking at me in a serious mood.
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Oh, you've just met me and you're worried about that? Well, I'm curious.
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"It's nothing."
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I made a deliberate smile and said so.
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"There's no point in fooling around."
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Sharp blue eyes turn to me.
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I almost shivered for a moment. Somehow I feel more powerful than before.
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I'm sure I'll be able to tell any lies in no time.
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"I gave your eyes to someone."
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I said this in a cheerful tone without losing my smile.
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Master Duke's eyes opened wide.
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Mel, who had been smiling earlier, froze and looked at me blindly.
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"What do you mean?
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Mel was the first to open his mouth.
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Mel's high-pitched voice sounded like an explosion in my ears.
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"That's why I'm here."
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Just as I was about to explain again, Duke-sama's hand touched my cheek.
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It feels kind of strong .......
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I looked up slowly at the Duke's face.
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I wonder if this is when he uses the ...... devil's face.
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Master Duke was staring at me with steely eyes. It is rare for him to look at me like this.
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"Why?"
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His voice was so low that I had goosebumps all over. He is ...... angry.
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His mood is so strong that I am at a loss for words. What kind of pressure is this? I can't help but feel scared.
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Both Jill and Mel look surprised at the Duke's behavior.
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"You have no idea how I've been watching over you. I've been playing the bad guy since I was a little girl and I knew he enjoyed it. If it's okay with Alicia, it's okay with me."
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Halfway through, Master Duke stopped talking.
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The anger that had been in his eyes earlier was gone. Instead, they were sad eyes that gnawed at my heart.
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Did he know I was playing the villain ......?
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Duke would certainly have seen through that. But I can't believe he said it so easily.
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"...... I never asked Duke to watch over me."
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I found myself uttering these disgusting words.
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I said them even though I knew I would regret them for the rest of my life.
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If I were a bad girl, I would have ...... said so.
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Because saying harsh words is what bad girls do.
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But if I'm so happy to be a bad girl, why does my heart hurt so much?
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If this is the path to becoming a bad girl, it's really a hardship.
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"Well, I'm sorry."
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Master Duke laughed bitterly.
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I had never seen such a look on his face before in my life.
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I regretted my words to death.
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But what I had said could never be erased again.
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He gently removed his hand from my cheek and went back the way he came.
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I stared at his back, stunned.
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I cannot get that look of Master Duke out of my mind.
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I never thought that a day would come when I would regret so much for a single word I said without thinking.
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I felt like what I did was a very serious crime.
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This is not the kind of bad girl I wanted to be .......
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"Are you stupid, Ali Ali? It sucks."
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Mel glared at me. It was the lowest voice I'd heard all day. Her words stung.
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I know, I know, how much of an a**h*le I've just been.
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I wanted to say it, but I couldn't speak.
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I don't know what to do because I haven't talked to anyone for two years. I know I shouldn't use that as an excuse.
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I know I shouldn't use that as an excuse, but when my head is in turmoil, I can't say anything at all.
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I can't believe I've become such an a**h*le.
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Today I realized for the first time my fear of forgetting to touch people.
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