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Chapter 59 - Not yet

Of course, it would be a very good marriage mate for Lena if it were the Luave’s knights, but in Kahel’s eyes, Lena was still too young to marry. He got goosebumps just imagining how an ignorant girl like her would look like to those beasts.

Chivalry? Chivalry is of no use in the face of lust. If all knights follow chivalry, there would be no such a thing as a full-fledged commoner girl crying in front of the gate of a nobleman’s mansion asking for a knight.

However, Lena, who could not even guess Kahel’s intentions, simply raised her big eyes and nodded her head. When she was embarrassed earlier, she had tears coming out, her eyes had hazed. Kahel said as if he sighed a little,

“It seems that you still do not understand the status of the Duke. Well, I guess I’d look blatant when I say things like this without even buying you a decent piece of gold.”

“Yes?”

“I will tell Arder to call the jeweler, so think about what you need. You should have at least two sets, plus more brooches and hairpins.”

Kahel realizes that he’s never bought Lena a necklace, and as he pondered, he gets a little excited as he thinks of the things Lena should have owned. But Lena only thought that Kahel was being sarcastic and scolding her, so she hurriedly got down from the chair and knelt before him.

“Your, Your Excellency! I was wrong! In the future, I will never take my position lightly! I will take your order.”

Her body trembled. Because it was the hardest when Elliot bullied her like this.

‘Aahh, do you think you are better than me? Then, I’ll have to take care of you. You don’t need to dress me up, Lena. Stop it all. I was making such a very wonderful person do a chore. Sorry.’

Then, with her pajamas on, she went down to the dining hall and said, ‘Lena is a great person, but I have made her do the lowly things.’ Then, that day she heard all kinds of bad words from the Baroness and was beaten several times by Mrs. Marvin. It would have been nice if she was lucky that she didn’t get hit with a tool.

Even so, it wasn’t the end. As a sign of remorse, she had to sit on her knees in front of Elliot for hours, humiliating herself and getting harassed by other maids for at least a week.

Lena trembled as she recalled the incident, but Kahel was the one who was surprised. He could not understand why the offer to buy her jewelry had such an effect.

“Lena?”

Kahel was shocked to see Lena trembling and dripping her tears. He wondered if Lena had been afraid of him so much that his own favor was terrifying, and he thought it was his own mistake that he thought he had gotten closer to Lena over the past half year, so his heart seemed to freeze.

“I am really, sincerely reflecting! I will never do that again!”

“Lena!”

Kahel couldn’t stand it any longer. Without any time to think about what to do, he knelt down on his knees and hugged Lena tightly. Just as he had envisioned, Lena’s body slipped into his arms.

“Lena! I’m not scolding you or blaming you. Don’t be afraid.”

“Ah…… ! Yo, Your…… Excellency.”

It took a little while for Lena, who was trembling in fear, to realize what had happened to her now. Her vision suddenly darkened, Kahel’s scent became thick, and the warmth that enveloped her whole body…….

As soon as she realized that she was hugged by Kahel, the memories from the Barony that had been filling her mind until just now were completely gone. Rather, she would have been less surprised if Kahel had slapped her on the cheek like Mrs. Marvin did. She rested her forehead on Kahel’s shoulder, and placed her hand on his chest. And in the meantime, Kahel started to pat her clumsily on the back. He had never imagined a situation like this, so he didn’t know what to do.