I Became the Childhood Friend of the Northern Duchess - Chapter 192



192 – Visitor in the Night

After touring the garden alone, the two returned to the palace, finished dinner, and headed to their respective rooms.

Originally, we would have gathered in one room and spent time together, but Ariel left because she asked for some time.

“Hmm… This perfume is good too. Do you think Ed will like it?”

Ariel, who headed to her room, was in the midst of grooming herself.

Since I didn’t bring Shuri with me today, I thought about getting help from another employee in the palace, but I didn’t need to since she was now able to do it quite well without anyone else’s help.

Chick. Chick.

This time, she sprayed her newly acquired perfume a couple of times on the outside of her wrist and the area where it meets her hair, and smiled with satisfaction.

The quality was certain, perhaps because it was a confident gift from Sylvia, who is interested in this type of thing.

As the luxurious yet not too strong scent of lilac and jasmine tickled the corner of her nose, she was convinced that Edgar, who did not like perfume very much, would like it.

‘Because even if that idiot doesn’t like it, he won’t say anything.’

I don’t know if it was out of consideration for her or just her annoyance to talk about, but Edgar rarely spoke out about what she disliked.

Even if you eat food you don’t really like.

Even if the perfume she was wearing was strong enough to make her frown.

Therefore, Ariel had no choice but to adapt to his tastes based on her intuition, but this was more difficult than she expected.

To put it positively, it would also mean that she doesn’t give negative opinions about things that she gives willingly.

‘Or am I being too strict?’

Ariel had a moment of self-reflection, tilting her head in response to the curiosity that suddenly came to her mind.

She has never thought of herself as having an easy-going personality, but perhaps because she has Edgar, who has a relatively mild personality, next to her, she feels like a more rounded rock.

At one point, Helen even said that if Edgar was too harsh, he might run away…

Although she thought she had become gentler than before, she also thought that she needed to loosen her belt, which was a little tight.

Of course, she didn’t think it was possible.

‘Because I am me. Besides, she never asked for that idiot either.’

If Edgar asked her to change her personality, she would at least try to change it, but other than that, she planned to keep it that way.

Of course, her family and everyone around her are important to her, but her first priority was always Edgar.

Everyone has a center in their own world, and the center of her world her, known only as an infantile self-reliant person, was surprisingly not herself, but her precious lover her.

She originally had her own world, and she was always at the center of it.

Her father and her mother were important to her, but more important to her was she herself.

In a way, it could be said to be values befitting the next owner of the Archduchy named Ariel Robeheim.

However, the day he returned unconscious after leaving Whitewood, the world turned upside down.

After hearing the doctor tell her that he didn’t know when she would regain consciousness, she made a promise when she saw him with his eyes closed.

If only this man could wake up and hug her again, even if he becomes a villain in the future, her world she will only move forward for him.

It may seem like her love is a little twisted, but at least she never felt like it was wrong.

No, rather, a change came to the world that she felt existed only for her.

It was the greatest blessing I could ever experience in my life, and at the same time, I just thought that it might be the right thing to do.

‘I want to see that bird again. I’m also in very serious condition.’

Ariel smiled bitterly and placed her hand on her cheek as his face her, which would appear after just a short walk down the hallway, flashed before her eyes.

Now, when I see heat rising to my cheeks just thinking about it, I feel like I’ve come a long way, but what’s even funnier is that I don’t have the will to fix it myself.

But what can we do?

To be honest, even when she inherited the position of owner of the Robeheim family that she had so desperately wanted, the feeling of satisfaction was minimal compared to when she became his lover.

Now it is not enough to turn back.

It feels like someone is constantly adding firewood to the flame located in a corner of my heart.

Do all loved ones live like this?

Probably not. You must be something special.

‘What about Ed?’

Ariel suddenly became curious.

He never doubted that he loved her, but the size of her was comparable to the heart she held in his arms.

How would it feel if we could open each other’s hearts? Will such magic be created in the future?

‘Well, that’s not romantic.’

Ariel, who had lost her mind to that point, shook her head slightly and smiled.

Because we don’t know each other’s feelings, we can cherish each other so much.

I hope you love me as much as I love you.

May I love you as much as you love me.

The spinning wheel that constantly rotates between those two wishes is what makes her heart grow bigger.

Haaam.

Ariel, who was deep in thought, somehow felt drawn and yawned.

Soon he would have to go to Edgar’s room her her, and he was worried that even if he lay in bed with him for just a moment, he would fall asleep quickly.

‘Should I sleep a little and wake up?’

She checked her watch and saw that it was 8:10.

At this level, there was still enough time.

Even if I sleep for just an hour and wake up, I will be able to go see Edgar with a lighter spirit.

Ariel called her assigned maid and told her to wake up in an hour, then headed to her bed and leaned against her.

She felt like she wanted to lie down and sleep, but she was worried that if she did that, her head would be ruined when she woke up a little later.

‘You don’t know that I suffered this much.’

Ariel didn’t really want him to know, so she quietly closed her eyes and went to sleep.

She was looking forward to seeing Edgar’s face in an hour.

*

Just past nine o’clock, the sound of a woman’s footsteps filled the hallway.

As she walked down the hallway in somewhat simple clothes, the destination she headed to was none other than Edgar’s room.

And in front of him, a maid assigned to Edgar was standing in her place, holding her oil lamp in her hand.

“Meet His Highness the Archduke.”

As soon as she saw the face of the black-haired woman, Ariel, she bowed politely and greeted her as a maid.

At this, Ariel nodded her head with a grave expression and asked about her lover’s whereabouts.

“Okay. Edgar… “No, Ed’s inside, right?”

“Yes, I have not seen her leave her, so she must be inside her.”

Ariel, with a satisfied smile as if it were as expected, nodded his head and gave him one command.

“Then, everyone on this floor, including you, should leave.”

“Yes? Haha…”

Although this was a separate building built separately from the imperial palace, the employees working here were those who acted under the orders of the emperor.

At the very least, a request to leave the seat may be granted without much notice, but asking all employees on this floor to leave is tantamount to a clear abuse of power.

Therefore, when the maid also expressed her disapproval and noticed her, Ariel’s eyes turned sharp.

“Why? “Are you saying my orders aren’t even orders?”

“Well, how can that be possible?”

“Then, please leave now. Because I want to enjoy a private night together.”

As Ariel’s mouth came out with some pretty explicit words, her maid’s cheeks flushed.

This is because I had a rough idea of what would happen in the room later.

And she was surprised because she didn’t know that someone who was the grand duke of a country would say it with his own mouth.

“If you wish, I will tell the others. However, if you don’t mind…”

“Know. “You mean to keep it a secret so it doesn’t leak out?”

“You have no shame.”

When Ariel asked her maid in advance what she was going to say, she nodded despite her disapproval of her.

In the first place, even though the person in Amman was the owner of the Grand Duke’s house, the employees here also had their own duties.

Moreover, if it were discovered that she had granted such an unreasonable request, it would be as clear as day that not only Ariel, who gave her request her, but all of her employees, including her her, would be devastated.

That’s why she earnestly made this request, even though she knew she wouldn’t be looked upon positively.

Shouldn’t this side also have some level of trust so that they can feel safe and leave people behind?

“Okay. Even if this fact gets out, I will fix it, so don’t worry and go to bed.”

“Okay, thank you. “Your Majesty.”

Fortunately, Ariel reassured her by telling her that she would be her shield even if things got worse, including keeping her quiet.

In response, her maid lowered her head again, her face brighter than before.

Still, I thought that someone who was the owner of a grand ducal family would not change what he said so easily.

“Then let’s go in peace. “Keep what you promised.”

“Is there any question? Well, I hope you have a peaceful night. “Your Majesty.”

Soon after, she put her message into Edgar’s room her her, and the maid, who had been watching Ariel go inside, tilted her head and left.

‘The atmosphere is somehow different from before.’

She feels a bit colder and more authoritative than the Ariel I saw during the day.

The maid had her doubts at that small sense of discrepancy, but she quickly shook her head and moved on, leaving her doubts buried in a corner of her heart.

Today, the moon I looked out the window felt particularly bare and dark.