Senior, I've Come to Visit - Chapter 68

“…That’s a relief. I’ve been anxious this whole time. Honestly, since I was the one who pushed and sucked your breasts first, I thought maybe you only said we should sleep together because you acted impulsively too….”

“From the beginning, if any other man came to visit me because I was sick and said he’d suck my breast, I would’ve rejected him instantly. There’s nobody who could do that except you, and I accepted it because it was you.”

“…Really?”

“Yeah, and at first, I honestly didn’t know how long we’d be seeing each other, but the more we dated, the more I liked you, so later I thought we’d be together for a long time. I…!”

Every word was precious enough to move him.

What had truly hurt him wasn’t that Eloise told him to stop or turned away coldly, but that something difficult had happened and she hadn’t told him. She had tried to handle everything alone instead of relying on him. If Eloise had shared her troubles with him, he would’ve done anything to solve them, so the fact that she hadn’t leaned on him stung and saddened him.

But Eloise promised not to do that again and said she would change, so he was fine now.

And the words that followed calmed his anxiety and melted his heart.

That she would’ve rejected anyone else who offered to suck her breasts….

That the more they dated, the more she liked him, and she thought they’d be together for a long time….

He was so moved his eyes almost filled with tears. He found Eloise so lovely it was unbearable.

Even while having sex, Eloise kept melting his heart again and again. He sank into her sweet words and body. For the first time in a long while, holding his lover filled him with indescribable pleasure and relief. It might have been an old-fashioned thought, but when he held Eloise, he couldn’t deny the feeling that she had become his.

After holding her several times and feeding her when she woke, he held her once more and then quietly watched her as she slept.

“….”

Eloise, who shook his heart and then slept so peacefully, unaware of anything.

Just watching her sleep, hearing her soft, even breathing, made him happy. Her already youthful face looked even more childlike as she slept, and remembering how she had subtly emphasized being his senior earlier made him laugh. He touched her soft cheek and gently stretched it.

So cute….

He wanted to stay lying with Eloise like this forever, but he had something he needed to step out for. He considered handling it with just a letter, but to deliver a clear warning, he decided to meet the queen in person. His goal was to go and return quickly while Eloise slept.

He didn’t want to go, but he had to.

Seeing her pretty face made it hard to leave, yet at the same time, it strengthened his resolve. He wanted to quickly get rid of the problem that had troubled her. Eloise was independent, someone who protected others more than herself, but ironically, that only made him feel a stronger obsession to protect her.

He carefully covered the naked Eloise with a blanket, then left the bedroom without making a sound.

***

“Thank you for giving me your time.”

At the hour when darkness settled thickly, in the reception room of the queen’s palace.

Facing the queen, Nardi wondered if Eloise had been threatened here.

“It’s a request from the Young Duke, so of course I should make time. So, why did you ask to meet?”

The queen smiled her hypocritical smile and stroked her swollen belly repeatedly. Aside from official events, they had never met separately, so she looked curious about why he had requested this meeting.

“I’ll be direct. Eloise is someone who will become a Gracian.”

Eloise Gracian.

Although he hadn’t talked with her about marriage yet, someday in the near future, getting married was only natural. In his mind, he had already married Eloise and moved far beyond that.

“….”

The queen froze in shock, her hand stopping mid-motion.

Her reaction was exactly as he expected, and he watched her without the slightest emotional response. If she had even suspected or guessed at Eloise and his relationship, she wouldn’t have dared to make such a threat.

A short silence passed. He felt it was a waste of time to sit here any longer, but he waited patiently. The queen’s face, twisted with shock and embarrassment, hastily settled into place, and she opened her mouth with an awkward expression.

“I made a mistake.”

“Yes, you made a mistake.”

“…I’m sorry. I apologize. I didn’t know she was someone you cherished. If you wish, I’ll even apologize to Eloise directly.”

“There’s no need for that.”

Whatever the reason, Eloise would never want to meet the queen again. Even hearing the queen speak Eloise’s name was unpleasant to him. She was carelessly calling a name far too precious.

“I see. Then… did Eloise tell you about my plan as well?”

The queen seemed afraid that her poisoning scheme would be exposed.

“You came up with a frightening plan.”

“It was only a thought, nothing I was truly planning to carry out.”

“Is that so?”

At his dry reply, the queen stiffened her forced smile and nodded. “So I’d appreciate it if you didn’t tell anyone else. Can you keep it a secret?”

“That depends….”

He deliberately paused to pressure her.

“It depends entirely on how Your Majesty chooses to act.”

The blade was now in his hand.

Nardi crossed his legs casually and swept his gaze around the reception room.

“First, there’s something you must do.”

***

After the short meeting, he returned and opened the bedroom door with a flutter of excitement.

A rounded blanket mound sat on the bed.

Quietly lowering his footsteps, he approached and saw Eloise sleeping soundly, buried under the blanket.

“….”

So cute….

She hadn’t even rolled over; she was still in the exact same position as before. Fighting the urge to scoop her up, he stood at a distance, simply admiring her sleeping face. After coming from somewhere dirty, he couldn’t bring himself to touch or hold her with an unwashed body.

She’s like a baby bird.

Eloise looked like a baby bird sleeping in his nest. With the heart of a mother bird, satisfied and full, he washed quickly, then lay on his side facing the now curled up Eloise.

“Are you going to keep sleeping?”

His soft whisper didn’t reach her.

With clean hands, he stroked her platinum blond hair, then once again touched her white, soft cheek. Her small face, with its delicately arranged features and plump cheeks, looked irresistibly biteable, so instead he pressed a light kiss to her cheek.

Chup-

Following the soft line of her face, he stroked down her neck, then gently pulled back the blanket covering her body.

“….”

How can a person be this beautiful?

He had seen her hundreds, thousands of times, but every time he looked, her beauty still stunned him.

Her pale, soft body was covered with the marks he had left, like blooming red flowers.

Unable to resist, he lowered his face to her neck and chest and inhaled deeply. The sweet scent that used to mix with the fragrance of her milk was gone now, but the sweetness of her skin still made him feel like he could finally breathe properly. Pressing his face to her chest, rising and falling gently with her breaths, he matched his breathing to hers.

Instinctively, one of his hands rose and cupped her breast. Soft and plump like powdered snow, her breast yielded gently under his touch. Worried she might wake in surprise, he touched her with the lightest, softest pressure. In the warm, cozy bedroom air, her body, wrapped in the blanket, held more heat than usual. Truly warm like a baby bird, fragile and delicate, she made his heart ache.

After savoring the pillowy feel of her full breast, he moved his hand to her slender back and then to her plump, rounded buttocks in turn. How could a butt feel like this? Her skin was smooth, and beneath it, the tender flesh rose softly. As if possessed, he kept patting and stroking it. From her cheeks to her breasts, stomach, butt, and thighs, every place softly filled with flesh was irresistibly tender, and touching her only made him want to touch more. Addicted to the sensation, he slid his hands here and there, caressing her small body.