The Male Leads Were Stolen by the Extra

 

“Are you sure he’s not here?”

 

“I saw him leave the room earlier.”

 

As Sellonia and Tan held their breath, they heard a faint conversation from beyond the door.

 

Both of them stood pressed against the door, stopped all actions, and listened.

 

She even forgot in an instant that her face was against Tan’s bare chest.

 

“…”

 

The one who was troubled by this was Tan.

 

He dragged Sellonia into the bathroom because of the suspicious presence he had felt earlier.

 

And soon after, he felt a presence right in front of the door, so he thoughtlessly hugged Sellonia, but when he realized it, the impact was bigger than he had thought.

 

For her face was touching his bare skin. This time, completely bare skin without clothes.

 

Even though she knew it or not, she had one hand on his chest and was focused on the conversation beyond the door.

 

Tan couldn’t hear the conversation outside at all. Because of the sound of his own heartbeat.

 

And her regular breathing was tickling his chest. Every time, his shoulders trembled from the intense stimulation.

 

Tan exhaled with a shaky breath and, unable to do anything, pulled his lower body back as far as possible. Because he felt his lower body getting sore very quickly.

 

He quickly counted sheeps in his head. Even if he didn’t remember, it was instinct.

 

“L-Let’s leave it and go quickly. I’m afraid we’ll get caught.”

 

Along with a voice trembling like a goat, something opened and then closed again.

 

Soon, the sound of quick footsteps moving quickly ended and no more conversation could be heard.

 

“I think they’re gone.”

 

Sellonia, who had been holding her breath and concentrating on the conversation beyond the door, raised her head and opened her mouth.

 

“How did you know?”

 

His height was so high that her neck ached every time she raised her head to meet his eyes.

 

“Tan?”

 

Sellonia was puzzled as she watched him avoid eye contact without answering her question.

 

Why is he like this?

Why…! 

 

At that moment, Sellonia slowly lowered her gaze at the strange and firm feeling below her.

 

Soon, she realized how close she was to Tan right now.

 

When did this hand even end up on his chest?

 

Sellonia, startled, quickly pulled away from him.

 

“That…”

 

Without even looking at the subtle towel she tried to say something, but in this situation, she couldn’t think of anything to say, so she just kept her mouth shut.

 

Even though Sellonia had gotten away from him, Tan felt a strange heat that didn’t go away, so he roughly shook off his poor wet hair.

 

His red eyes were hotter than usual.

 

“…”

 

“…”

 

Both of them were looking away with reddened earlobes, unable to look at each other.

 

An awkward and strange silence settled between the two.

 

A few seconds passed like that. Tan was the first to break the silence.

 

“No matter how good my body is. Isn’t that too much touching? Although I knew it from then.”

 

“What are you talking about? That time…!”

 

Sellonia, who had touched his chest, raised her voice in a stinging manner, then closed her mouth.

 

“You’ve realized that.”

 

Tan snickered when he saw Sellonia’s shaking eyes.

 

So this story was about the first day they had a meal together in the dining room.

 

She unconsciously scanned his body because it was strange that he was maintaining this body without eating.

 

“When did we talk about that now… You were the one who pulled me in first.”

 

Sellonia felt a little wronged.

 

She had put her hand on his chest, but it was Tan who pulled her in first.

 

That’s how their faces and bodies touched.

 

And why do you keep giggling? He’s been looking at me a lot lately and smiling.

 

“Anyway, get dressed and come out. We have to find out about what happened.”

 

Sellonia left the bathroom first, thinking it would be a loss to talk any further.

 

Tan, staying behind, stared at Sellonia’s back, who had disappeared with a smile on her face, and touched his chest where her breath had touched.

 

The warmth of her hands, like the ones he held every day, lingered in his chest.

 

***

 

“Your Grace, what do you think of this? Does it suit me?”

 

Grace picked up a pin she liked from the jewelry store and asked shyly, putting it in her hair.

 

However, Ian, who was next to her, was looking at a necklace decorated with blue sapphires on the display stand, not Grace.

 

The blue necklace, which looked exactly like Sellonia’s eyes, reminded him of her.

 

And he went a step further and thought that if Sellonia wore that necklace around her neck, it would look very good.

 

Why?

 

Ian felt strange.

 

He had never thought of Sellonia since meeting Grace. Yet after what happened at the Marquis of Denroha, he kept thinking about Sellonia and that guy, and his heart started to boil.

 

What’s worse was that that guy was even featured in the newspaper today.

 

The knights were also talking about it today, saying that a strong man who defeated monsters in one go appeared.

 

How dare you, in front of me…

 

“Your Grace?”

 

“…”

 

“Your Grace!”

 

The moment a sharp voice struck the back of his ear, Ian finally turned his gaze to Grace.

 

However, Grace’s feelings had already been hurt for a long time.

 

“Really, what’s wrong with you today? You can’t focus on me at all…”

 

Grace scolded Ian with a very angry face.

 

How many times has it been today? Ian was the one who asked her out on a date, yet he was blank all day, making her wonder what on earth he was thinking.

 

Normally, he would never take his eyes off her face, but today, he didn’t even make eye contact.

 

“It suits you well.”

 

Ian said dryly, looking at the pin stuck in Grace’s hair.

 

He asked to meet her because he thought he would forget Sellonia and that guy, who kept coming to mind, when he saw Grace, yet he didn’t.

 

On the contrary, Sellonia came to mind even more.

 

And his determination became firmer. His determination to get her back.

 

“Ha…”

 

Grace burst out laughing.

 

If it were normal, he would have tried to please her by saying that he was sorry for not being able to focus and that everything suits her well.

 

But, what?

 

Without even a word of apology, he said in an emotionless tone, “It suits you well”?

 

Grace chewed her lips as she looked at Ian, who turned his gaze again.

 

Why is this man acting like this all of a sudden?

 

Could it be that he’s avoiding the idea of ​​setting a wedding date and doing this?

 

“Your Grace. Should I go to the duke’s residence tomorrow?”

 

Grace skillfully controlled her emotions and linked arms with Ian’s.

 

“Why?”

 

“I’m not good at talking, but I want to have a good time with the Duke’s parents. I’ll be seeing them often in the future.”

 

Grace blushed as if embarrassed, saying,

 

That implied that she was positive about becoming a family soon.

 

“I’m not sure. I’ll think about it.”

 

However, Ian responded indifferently to Grace’s words.

 

It was only a short while ago that he had suggested that Grace visit his parents, and now he had suddenly changed his attitude.

 

Grace had a hard time hiding her shock.

 

How could this be happening?

 

She bit her nails and her evil eyes flashed.

 

The thought came to her mind once again that she just had to hold on to this man.

 

In order to have the new person she had already chosen by her side, she had to bring up her plans.

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