Chapter 71

Lakis’ eyes shook slightly at my question . Perhaps he didn’t expect me to ask so bluntly . His eyes were fixed on me without even blinking once .

Then he opened his mouth .

But I continued speaking before Lakis could reply .

“But if I wasn’t the one who helped you, you would probably be interested in that person, right?”

I didn’t really want to hear whatever Lakis’ answer was . If the person who saved him when he collapsed outside wasn’t me but Anne-Marie, wouldn’t Lakis end up liking her, just like in the novel?

I couldn’t help but have such a thought .

“Honestly, it probably wouldn’t matter even if I wasn’t the one who helped you back then . ”

Of course, this didn’t mean I could not accept Lakis because it bothered me . In fact, it wasn’t that important to me . Above all, there was no law that said the events in the novel must take place in reality . So I knew it was meaningless to make assumptions about it .

However, the reason why I brought this up with Lakis now was because I felt it was something he also needed to consider .

“And even if you weren’t the one who fainted in front of my house, it probably wouldn’t matter to me . ”

And, I had some doubt .

Obviously, I had a favorable impression of Lakis, though it wasn’t as much as his . But I couldn’t tell if that favorability was because of him alone, or because he was the medium that helped me recover my emotions .

Maybe it was simply that I had been longing for warmth, so I wanted to keep him by my side . In addition, if it was someone other than Lakis who drew this reaction out of me when we touched, I might have felt the same feelings towards that person as well .

And when I said that, Lakis’ gaze changed .

“That…”

Soon, his lips slowly parted and a voice much lower than before flowed out .

“That doesn’t matter . ” (Lakis)

Like that, it flitted past my eardrums .

“What matters, is that I met you, and you met me . ” (Lakis)

Lakis’ eyes facing me were slightly cold . I moved my hand and gently placed my fingers on the back of his hand . As always, as soon as our skin touched, various emotions rushed into me .

I still hadn’t found a pattern to this, but the stimulation wasn’t as huge as before where I couldn’t control myself . So I was still able to speak in a rational state of mind .

“I like holding your hand, Mr . Lakis . ”

And as I intertwined our fingers, his body flinched slightly . Seeing Lakis like this, I slowly lowered my head . My hair slid down my shoulders and fell onto his chest .

“Kissing you too…”

I softly overlapped my lips with Lakis’ frozen visage .

“I think it’s nice . ”

After that, I added:

“But if you ask me if I like you…well, I don’t know . ” [1]

Lakis’ blue eyes stared into mine without the slightest movement .

“But still, do you like me?”

Honestly, I didn’t know what kind of answer I wanted to hear from him . Maybe it was a yes, or maybe it was a no . However, I planned to decide my future attitude based on Lakis’ answer now . Of course, I knew it was cowardly to pass off the responsibility to someone else like this .

And soon, my hand which was entangled with Lakis’ was squeezed so hard that it hurt .

“I don’t know why you have to think so much . ”

A dim smile bloomed on his tight lips . I saw a cold light flash through his clear blue eyes for a moment .

“If you like holding hands with me or kissing me…”

His other hand which I wasn’t holding moved to my neck .

“Then you can keep doing it . ”

And right after, Lakis pulled my neck towards him and swallowed my lips . He bit my lower lips painfully and I unknowingly groaned softly . It was the roughest he had ever kissed me before . He bit, licked and suckled until my lips and tongue ached .

But it wasn’t just pain; heat spread from everywhere Lakis touched me and it felt like there were goosebumps all over my body .

“Ah…wait, hn . ”

I unconsciously tried to move my head back but Lakis held the back of my head firmly, so the attempt failed . Instead, he held me tighter and pulled me closer .

I felt myself getting short of breath and my cheeks were burning . My body slowly got tired and I leaned on Lakis completely . Only then, did the hand holding my neck slide down to cup my face .

The moment his finger touched my ear, my shoulder unconsciously flinched . Then Lakis paused for a moment, before beginning to blatantly fiddle with my ear and lick it .

I subconsciously tightened my grip on Lakis’ shoulders . A sound I couldn’t imagine coming out of my mouth before, sprang out from my throat .

Plop!

Then regardless of my will, my body was flipped over . Suddenly, our positions were reversed and Lakis, who was lying on the chair, was leaning over me .

His hand which was stimulating my ear slid down to my neck . Lakis’ lips briefly covered mine and after a bite, he pressed them to my chin and continued down .

“Mr . Lakis…”

My chest surged up and down threateningly . I gasped for breath and moved my lips slightly . The sensation of Lakis’ face in my neck was ticklish .

“Stop, let’s stop now . ”

I managed to use my voice . But it didn’t seem to reach Lakis’ ears . Yet like an illusion, his movement slowed when I added more .

“It’s a little…scary . ”

Finally, the lips on my bare skin went away . The former heat on my neck felt slightly cool . It wasn’t as bad as mine, but Lakis’ breathing was also a bit rough and scattered .

Lakis stayed like that for a moment then he lifted his head . I’d also caught my breath a little in the meantime so I could speak more easily than before .

“You might have a lot of experience with this, Mr . Lakis…”

Our gazes were locked, and I could see a burning heat in Lakis’ eyes that was yet to cool down . And seeing that, I felt like my body was growing hotter .

“But it’s the first time for me so…this is too much all of a sudden . ”

The words left my mouth before I could think and organize them . Even I didn’t know what exactly I wanted to say . It wasn’t that I hated when Lakis did this kind of thing .

Rather, just like the holding hands and kissing, I thought what we just did was also ‘nice’ . However, I was a little hesitant to do any more than this .

Most of all, I didn’t feel it was right to get swept away by the atmosphere like this and cross the line . For some reason, I felt Lakis would stop if I wanted, and I thought right .

As we were facing each other, I could see an emotional conflict rise in his blue eyes for a moment . Soon after, Lakis leaned his head on my shoulder with a tap . Following which, his suppressed voice spread to my ear .

“You thought…I was scary . ”

I instantly paused .

Somehow, it was surprising that Lakis Avalon of all people was having such a thought . Above all, it was also surprising because I realized that thought was a misunderstanding while he gave a relieved but suppressed sigh .

It makes you wonder why .

At that moment, a strange feeling sprouted in my mind, but it was difficult to explain exactly what it was . I unconsciously reached out and patted Lakis’ back . At that, Lakis lifted his head, looking a little puzzled .

“…What are you doing . ”

“Mm, I dunno…I just wanted to do this . ”

Lakis looked at me with a gaze that was difficult to explain . Then he gave a low sigh and lowered his head again . His face fell to my neck .

I briefly flinched but Lakis’ lips didn’t touch my neck like before so I slowly relaxed . Lakis just stayed like that afterwards; touching me but not doing anything .

Meanwhile, I patted him slowly again just like I wanted . Somehow, the more we stayed like that, the more comfortable and warm it became . And once my heated body had cooled down, fatigue began to set in . Lakis’ body on top of my was quite heavy and warm . And maybe thanks to that, my eyes slowly closed .

My hand patting Lakis’ back slowly stopped moving . After a while, Lakis asked me in a somewhat dispirited voice if I was actually going to sleep but I was getting increasingly drowsy so I couldn’t reply .

Like that, I fell asleep in a strange coziness .

Translator’s Corner:

[1] This can also means: Not sure/who knows/maybe . I hate when there’s many translations for one word .