24 A Heated Moment!

Alan just finished taking a bath and now is headed to have lunch with Isabelle.

As he walked through the corridor of the mansion Alan noticed a huge painting covering the whole wall. it was a painting of a man and women; the man had the same hair as Isabelle.

"He is the previous duke" Julian commented looking at the painting.

Alan then walked towards the dining hall,

"sir, I am sorry for the duchess comment before" Julian wanted to apologize to Alan for the way Isabelle talked to him.

"The duchess has never left her mansion in the past two years…." She had a worried look on her face

"So, she di- "

Alan interrupted before Julian before she could finish "I can understand"

He then flashed a gentle smile "its fine, I am not angry anymore". Alan knew that Isabelle is not someone who orders around people, in fact she asked Alan not to go after the beasts as she was worried that his mana would have run out after he used such monstrous attacks.

Alan quickly entered the dining hall which had a big oval table with lots of chairs, with Isabelle siting at one end of the table.

"aww" Alan's eyes widened as he saw a beautiful sight in front of him.

Isabelle sat on the chair pondering with her hand on her chin, she didn't even notice Alan's arrival.

Her long silvery white hair dropping all the way to her waist, her beautiful pale face which matched her vibrant violet eyes is a sight to behold.

This was Alan's first time seeing her, her beauty was no less than Victoria and Ashley.

Cough

Alan wanted to get Isabelle's attention and he succeeded.

Isabelle turned her head trailing towards the voice, her jaw dropped as her eyebrows widened unintentionally.

She was supprised to see Alan who was wearing a black suit with a black shirt accompanied with his black hair.

When their eyes met, his crystal blue eyes clouded her thoughts, froze her mind.

She didn't notice Alans handsome face before,she was simply caught up in the fight. But now she is able to see his face clearly.

Alan flashed a warming smile and said "Hello Duchess". He was talking casually to her, he is not doing it on purpose, but the fact that she is the duchess now doesn't seem to have registered in his brain.

Even if he called her duchess himself.

Isabelle was not bothered by Alans use of informal speech. she was simply captivated by Alan's eyes and his warm smile. For some reason, it calmed her mind.

She hadn't relaxed herself for two whole years, she has been only thinking of ways to get stronger.

'He is completely different from before' she couldn't help but notice the obvious change in Alan's appearance and his polite way of speech.

Of course, Alan completely changes when he is in a battle mode, that's the reason he was cold to Isabelle for ordering he what to do.

'The king does whatever the fuck he wants'

Isabelle quickly came out of her stupor.

She got up from her seat, held her long white frock and greeted Alan in a noble way.

"Welcome, your grace" she looked at Alan "please have a seat"

Alan took his seat beside Isabelle while having the warm smile stuck on his handsome face.

They just had a lamb steak which Alan hated if he had to be honest. It's not that it was bad, it just didn't meet his expectations.

He peeked at Isabelle who was munching of her steak, its taste didn't bother her. As long as it was cooked, she was fine with it. All she needs is energy for her body to train. that's how she has been living for the past two years.

Apparently, this was the special dish of her cooks.

Alan lost his appetite after having a taste of the unflavoured meat.

Alan checked around; Isabelle was busy eating while Julian had gone to get the wine.

Alan opened his storage and chucked the food in; he couldn't have it anymore.

After finishing the lunch.

They sat in the main hall.

A silence fell In the room…..

"I am sorry" Isabelle and Alan spoke at the same time.

"…ah"

Alan spoke out first this time "I am sorry for how I reacted before"

"No, I am in the wrong here" she had an apologetic face and continued "I shouldn't have spoken in that tone"

Sigh

"Ok we both were wrong so let's forget about it" Alan didn't want Isabelle to keep blaming herself.

If he was in her situation, he would have reacted even worse. Alan's

Shook his head immediately to stop unnecessary thoughts…

He didn't want to feel the loneliness he felt in his past life again, most importantly the pain of losing his parents.

Alan flashed a smile "How about we have a feast tonight" Alan continued "I will be the cook"

"…" Isabelle remembered Alan giving her popcorn. She hasn't seen any food of that sort before.

But what else could she do when Alan was the one insisting to cook.

"…. ok I will ask them to arrange the ingredients" she waved at Julian who returned with a bottle of vine.

"Just ask them to butcher the bull's meat they collected" Alan continued "I have the other ingredients"

Julian nodded and left the room.

Isabelle asked about William and Catherine. She then thanked Alan for helping her.

After they talked for a while, Isabelle remained silent. She glanced at Alan wanting to ask him something but kept hesitating.

"… do you want to ask me something" Alan flashed a gentle smile "please ask away, I wouldn't mind"

Isabelle clenched her fists and spoke in a louder tone "please spar with me"

Alan was a little surprised "…uhmmm ok I will spar with you"

Alan then left to his room to get some rest.

...….

In the training hall:

It was already evening, Alan wore his training dress and arrived at the training hall after getting some sleep.

Isabelle was already waiting for him; she was wearing a full sleeve white shirt and brown pants and a ponytail.

The training room was pretty big, but still it was nothing compared to clan Zeus.

Alan walked towards Isabelle and stood about ten meters before her.

Isabelle raised her two swords and stood in position.

Swish

A long sword appeared on Alan's right hand; he didn't take any stance. He stood casually.

He raised his sword pointing at Isabelle, he flashed a taunting smile "let's begin"

Isabelle doesn't seem to understand his personality at all.

'He is totally different now' Isabelle thought to herself.

She gripped her two swords and slashed in the air as she ran towards Alan.

A pair of ice blades appeared in the air moving at a fast speed towards Alan.

Block Block

Alan easily blocked the two attacks.

Isabelle narrowed her eyes brows, she closed in the space between her and Alan.

She swung her two swords at Alan, without giving him time to react.

Step step

Alan just dodged her attack easily; he didn't even try blocking it.

Isabelle gripped her swords tighter and increased the speed of her swings.

But…

That didn't bother him at all, in fact it was nothing compared to the training he had for two years.

Isabelle then held her swords horizontally and slashed them at Alan at the same time.

Step

"Huh?" she was surprised. She was sure he would at least block this attack.

But Alan just took a step back. All she could do was make Alan take a step back.

she released a blue aura, while decreased the temperature in the room immediately.

Isabelle then threw the same slashes at Alan, this time the blades were even faster and stronger.

Alan flashed a smile and continued evading it, just when he was about tow take a step back.

He was not able to move, Isabelle has frozen his legs with ice.

"Haha nice one" he took a step back after commenting.

'What! he broke the ice so easily' Isabelle

couldn't comprehend how powerful Alan was, even though he was still in the first circle whereas she was in the peak of the second circle.

Isabelle rushed towards Alan without thinking, she slashed her two blades horizontally in the opposite direction.

Block

'He finally blocked' she was finally able to make him block her attack.

Alan could have dodged this attack as well, but he didn't want Isabelle to lose confidence in herself.

Swish

An ice blade appeared in front of Alan's pupils; Alan escaped the attack by a hair's length.

Isabelle let go of her two swords and attacked Alan with an ice sword she created which caught Alan off guard.

She swung her sword again….

Slip

She slipped on the ice that she created to hold Alan's leg.

Swish

"...ah" Alan gripped Isabelle by her waist who was about to fall in mid-air.

Her face was red as a monkey's butt, she could fell Alan's hand on her waist.

His face closer to hers, the temperature around them starts to heat up.

Isabelle didn't try to escape; his blue eyes was a prison she didnt want to eacaoe from.

The same goes for Alan, he didn't know how got himself in this situation.

He couldn't help but appreciate the beautiful pale face , cherry lips of isabelle.

Their lips were very close but Alan didn't want to kiss someone he didn't love. He only got permission from his fiancées to do with a person Alan loves. Alan barely knew Isabelle…

Will his morals stand any chance against this cold beauty…?

Cough

Alan and Isabelle immediately moved away from each other as they heard a voice.

Isabelle saw Julian staring at her with a slight red face.

Now Isabelle felt more embarrassed to be caught by Julian in a vulnerable situation.

"Ah... your grace, its time for the feast" Julian muttered under her breath.

"Is it night already" Alan wondered looking at Isabelle who was flushed red.

"Yes, we have been training for three hours" Isabelle walked towards the door and spoke in a soft tone before leaving "don't complain later you put this upon yourself". Isabelle reminded Alan of his chef duties.

She hinted a small smile on her face when she said it.

After Isabelle left Julian started tearing up.

Sob sob

Alan tried to console Julian without knowing the reason she was crying.

He took out a piece of cloth from his storage and gave it to her.

She blew her nose out and spoke to Alan "I am sorry for troubling you… it's just that I have not seen lady Isabelle smile for the past two years"

For some reason Alan felt he needed to help Isabelle out, he didn't know the reason he felt that way it may be sympathy or pity. You can call it whatever you want, but he wanted to make her happy.

Alan remembered the lonely feeling he felt after his parents passed away, he had no one two lay his shoulder on and cry to. Isabelle was going through the same phase.

Alan flashed a loving smile and said "don't worry, from now on you will get to see her smiling more often"

"…Huh?" Julian looked confused.

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