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"Good morning, Alicia."
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He hugged me from behind with his big arms. A slightly sweet smell wafted through the air.
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I wonder if I can say hello normally. Not so long ago it was a normal greeting. ....... I mean, is it safe for a prince of a country to be so involved with an evil woman? I'm going to be punished for seducing the prince.
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"Sweet!"
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"Give me a break this morning, will you?"
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Brother Henri and Gilles look at me with dismay. I wonder if they are looking at Duke rather than at me.
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"Good morning, Mr. Duke. "Good morning, Mr. Duke. And let me go.
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I pushed Duke's body lightly with one hand. I must be a bad girl to treat a prince like that.
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You have a strong body, though. Slender, yet firm... the ideal body...
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"Not so long ago you were blushing at this, but I guess you've gotten used to it."
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Master Duke said wickedly with the edge of his mouth lightly raised.
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...... Is it possible that that back hug was just for the fun of seeing my reaction?
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"Yes, I'm used to it. I will not be the least bit emotionally disturbed in the future. I may be disturbed by someone other than ...... Duke, but..."
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I said, the corners of my mouth turning up. My bad girl points must have gone up a lot with that last comment.
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"Oh, ......."
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"Alicia, this is no time for complacency."
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Master Duke is staring at me as if he sees through me.
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He is ...... angry. I'm sure my words were meant to offend him.
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But she's a bad girl. I should be able to say something like this with dignity.
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"I respect Duke's restraint so far."
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Brother Henri looked at Duke and said with a little impatience.
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Master Duke did not listen to what Brother Henri said, but kept looking at me.
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Oh, his gaze hurts me. For a moment he looked more hurt than angry.
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Is this my fault? ...... but I'm a bad girl. I'm a bad girl when I spit venom.
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"Hey, class is about to start. What's wrong with ......?"
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Master Curtis approached us, looked at Duke, and then looked surprised.
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It is rare to see Master Duke looking at me with such an expression. .......
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"There's nothing here. Let's go."
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The Duke said this in a harsh tone, turned his back on me, and walked away quickly.
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I had completely pissed him off. ....... If I had just decided to be a bad girl, I would have apologized right away when I saw the look on Duke's face. I looked at his back absentmindedly while thinking about that.
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"What happened to you?"
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Don't ask me.
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Henri was there, so you know."
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"......, there was a lot going on."
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What do you mean, "a lot of things"?
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I could hear Master Curtis and his brother Henri talking quietly in my ears.
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No doubt Duke can hear them too.
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"I'm such a wonderfully nasty b*tc*. ......"
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Jill laughed unusually at my words.
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"You're not a nasty b*tc*, you're just a terrible woman."
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"...... You're lying. That's the worst."
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"If it were the other way around, wouldn't you hate what you just said?"
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If I were in love with Master Duke, and despite the fact that I have been in love with him single-mindedly for several years and have expressed my affection for him, I am told that if it were any other woman, I would be disturbed. .......
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"That's pretty disgusting."
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I said exactly what I thought.
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"I hate it when Master Duke says that to me."
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"What? To Duke? Alicia, due."
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"I wonder if Duke is going to leave me now."
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"Huh? That will never happen. I mean, Alicia means Duke.
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"I got zero points for being a bad girl because of my lousy behavior earlier."
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"Listen to me!"
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Jill suddenly raised her voice. I rolled my eyes and looked at Jill, frozen. Jill sighed lightly and stared at me with serious eyes.
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"Alicia, you already like Duke, don't you?"
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It took me a little while to understand Jill's words.
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