“A lady?”
“The, the blonde lady. Well, I’ll take my leave now…!”
The young man mumbled with his head bowed and hurried away without waiting for Aaron’s response.
Under normal circumstances, he would have immediately caught him and pointed out his rudeness, but Aaron stood still, looking down at the key in his hand.
The ornate golden key was for a suite room on the floor above.
It seemed that his former fiancée had been preparing for today’s event for quite some time.
‘More proactive than I expected.’
It was unfamiliar but not unwelcome. After all, a woman who was more assertive would bring greater pleasure than one who rigidly clung to her chastity and virtue.
Aaron hummed a tune as he headed for the elevator.
Perhaps it was the anticipation of finally tasting the fruit he had long desired, but with each step, he felt the blood rushing downwards. The sensation was more intense than usual, but he didn’t think much of it.
It wasn’t until he reached the door of the suite room on the left that he realized something was off with his condition.
However, he couldn’t let such a good opportunity slip away just because he was overly excited.
Thus, without hesitation, he inserted the golden key into the lock.
As he opened the door, a heavy scent hit his nose. Unknowingly inhaling the strange smoke deeply, Aaron frowned and looked around the room.
The suite was shrouded in darkness. Squinting, he noticed a faint light not far away.
The flickering candlelight dimly illuminated the figure of a woman from behind. Her long hair shimmered golden as it swayed, enticing Aaron.
Thump, thump, thump.
Just from seeing her back, his heart began to race uncontrollably. The hot heat dominated his entire body, and his vision became somewhat dizzy.
If he were his usual self, he would have realized how suspicious the situation was and immediately taken precautions, but under the influence of the drug, he could no longer make sound judgments.
He could only keep recalling the words Ariella had whispered to him moments ago.
“…Could you do that again next time?”
In a room where not a single light was on, a woman stood with her back turned, not speaking even though she had heard him enter…
With his eyes half-closed from the heat, he didn’t think any further and threw himself forward.
Soon, the woman’s voice reached him, but he couldn’t recognize that it was different from what he knew.
***
Currently, Countess Annabelle was in a very uncomfortable mood.
The reason was simple. Her lover, who had said he would be back shortly after a quick errand, had not returned for quite some time.
‘I pampered him, and now he doesn’t know his place.’
Feeling the need to teach him a lesson, she lit a small scented candle beside the bed. It was something she had obtained from the East, said to maximize the senses. Especially, the sensations a man feels.
Excessive pleasure can lead to pain. The Countess smiled contentedly, imagining Fabian clinging to her, crying.
As the wick caught fire, thick smoke began to rise. Even a little inhalation made her head spin, but she savored the scent with satisfaction.
Soon, Countess Annabelle let her hair down to lie on the bed. Carefully removing her long hairpiece, the tightly styled golden hair cascaded down beautifully.
Her blue eyes glanced at the hairpiece. This accessory, gifted to her by the false princess, had recently become her favorite.
‘I wore it because it’s pretty, not because of what that girl said.’
Suddenly recalling Ariella’s words to use it as a protective item in places where the Emperor’s protection didn’t reach, her mood soured. How dare she give advice while being a mere puppet?
However, it was undeniable that the false princess’s words had greatly influenced her decision to wear the accessory today.
Countess Annabelle was someone who believed in superstitions and the mysterious divinations of the East, and thus she couldn’t easily dismiss such words.
As she glared at the hairpiece with a somewhat displeased heart, she heard the sound of the doorknob rattling from behind.
It seemed her cute little lazybones had finally returned.
