11 chapter 11

Such a bright day today, with a wind that gently touches my skin, a bird singing aloud with harmony that came into my ear, and these soft pillows I'm currently lean on um.. but it's a little bit tough?.. Wait.

tough??

Blink in shock, I look at a familiar face that was currently staring at me with his usual intense gaze.

" Oh, I thought you were already dead."

Greet that guy with a smirk.

" ..!!! "

" What-what are you doing here?! " flustered I raise my head from his lap and quickly distance myself from him.

" You fainted again when you saw me earlier, lady Romanoff. "

" ?? me? "

" Yes, you're. lady Romanoff. "

Let's get some recall shall we?

****

" My lady, today you need to meet Mr. Frederick, sir Amied, bla, bla, bla..."

' Oh, come on Daisy! I just got up from my sleep and it still early in the morning! '

Slowly I get up from my bed and walk away while Daisy keeps on going to talk about my schedule for today.

" My lady do you get what I had talked about just now? " asked Daisy with an innocent smile.

My head nodded at Daisy as a signal that I was well informed about those things already.

Daisy smile and bows. " Then, I will get to you when you're ready, lady Claire. "

" Yes, yes.. "

" Ugh. those damn schedule really made my day become worst day by day. "

After my engagement with the crown prince got annulled by the emperor himself and I'm currently engaged with the only grand duke of empire ( Evans.)... I got much work to be done as a future grand duchess of Castella more than when I'm supposed to be an empress... well, these are much better than when I'm engaged with Noelle though, and I would become a lowly concubine at that! I should become grateful, shouldn't I?

And Surprisingly, even the grand duke never show himself before me after our engagement becomes official at last year banquet though.

" ..... "

" My lady? your tea will become cold if you didn't drink it yet. " remind Daisy when I seem to lose my thoughts for a while there.

" Oh, yes. thank you, Daisy. "

Quickly my lips sip a little of the sweet tea into my mouth and then eat some cake as my dessert.

" My, it looks like my fiance was having her afternoon tea, maybe I came at the wrong time? "

" ....!? "

In shock, Claire quickly gets up from her seat in stunned.

" Hm? Why do you look so shocked to see me here, my fiance? "

While said that, his hand gently caresses my hair then he rubs my face softly.

" I miss you, my sweetie. " smile him gently.

" ..! "

Gulp.

Goosebumps.

My gaze becomes hazy because of his smile then due to his unexpected hit, I fainted with my nosebleeds over.

The conclusion is.. ' I'm ashamed. '

Back to the current time.

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" ... "

" Please forgive me for my insolence toward you, your grace. "

My face felt so damn hot right now! I bet my face redden because of my embarrassment!

" ...Why should I forgive you? my own fiancée fainted after she looks at my face. Does my face look terrible to you perhaps? ".

Suddenly Evans closes up his pretty face toward mine to make me look at his face closely.

" ..! "

" Your grace is not! just um... "

" ...? just what? "

Evans's face becomes closer.

" Um. just.. ugh. "

" Just what? " impatient Evans.

" you-your grace shouldn't get closer to me more than this! " flustered Claire than she gets up from the branch in blush. I can't get seduced by those faces!

" ...? "

" So what? "

" ...! "

Evans pulls Claire's hand and makes her sit back but this time it's on his lap. In a flash, Claire currently sitting on him.

Stunned.

" Wha-what? you-your grace..? "

In a struggle to get out of his embrace, Claire pushes Evans's body away but he didn't even slightly move at all!

" Why don't you look at my face clearly, Lady Romanoff? " anger Evans while slowly pull Claire's head to look his way.

" ..um. please.. let-let me go.. " shy Claire and instantly trying to invert his gaze again.

" Look at me, lady Romanoff," said Evans and slowly tighten his embraces more.

" I.. can't.. " this time Claire bend her head down from looking at Evans.

' How could I look at your face when you're so damn handsome??! your face really is lethal and harmful! '

" Lady Romanoff, look at me.. " this time Evans try using his gentle voice to make me look at him.

".... " still ashamed to raise my head, I just silently sitting on his lap like a child.

" Claire.. "

" ..? "

' Those name.. does he call me by my name just now? I didn't mishear it right?? '

" ..? those name.. " finally I raise my head to look at him in wonder.

Evans smile with his beautiful lips.

" You finally look at me, Claire. "

" ...! "

I can felt my blood raise up to my face, make my face burn in shyness.

Instantly Claire covers Evans's pretty face with her palm to make him can't look at her face that was currently blushed.

" Th-that's a foul play! don't attack me with your face, your grace! I will not be played by it! "

" ..? what's wrong with my face? it is not to your liking, Claire? " ask Evans while pulling my hand away gently and hold it with his warm hand.

" ...! "

" Let-let me go! "

Quickly Claire gets up from Evans's lap and quietly fan herself like it was a hot day today.

" Claire? I don't think today was a hot day though " smirk Evans while slowly get up and get closer to Claire again.

" Your face is so red, my fiance. "

" ...!! stop it! don't get near me more than this. Getting so up close and personal.. calling me by name. I can't take it anymore than this!"

"? Why? " ask Evans with his face shows his innocent.

Although I know he just faking innocence because of my reaction toward his words, I still can't look at him while he looks so enjoyed with this.

Suddenly a wind gently blew my hair toward him, make Evans get stunned for a moment by Claire's scent.

" .... "

" You know I've been thinking about this all this time," said him suddenly.

" ..what it is? " ask Claire in wonder but still look in another direction.

" Your hair.. " said Evans in a low voice.

" My hair? " I touch my hair slightly. ' it doesn't look weird, right? perhaps my hair smell? '

" It's..um.. " look at him acting flustered, make me become uneasy, does it a bad thing?

" Cotton.. " said him in a low voice.

" ...? pardon? "

Suddenly his finger touches my hair a little and then he looks at me directly.

" .... "

His red eyes...

Although I'm still embarrassed to look at him yet his eyes make me drown in it even more.

Like magic that stuck my eyes to look at him, I'm stunned when Evans's face gets closer to mine like before.

Gulp. Does he wanted to kiss me again??

Unintentionally I keep my eyes shut when his face becomes so close to me.

" ...? "

Hm? I can felt his breath but it was beside my ear.

" Claire... " call him directly at my ear make my heart thump like crazy.

" ... "

" ... "

Evans looks at Claire who was closing her eyes when he gets closer.

' Pfft. this girl... I'm just teasing her a little but her reaction makes me wanted to tease her more. '

" Your hair.. "

" ...? " wonder Claire with her eyes shut.

"It looks like cotton candy. pfft. "

" ..?! "

Quickly Claire covers her ear while Evans who was laughing like a mad person distance himself from Claire after done teasing her.

In blush, Claire glare at Evans.

" What? "