chapter 12

" His grace doesn't come again today? "

I look at Daisy who was staring at me with such a pity gaze.

I turn my head to face ahead back just to ignore her, I don't even know why I keep waiting at the window in my room for these past few days... but it's just without intuition though.

A gentle breeze suddenly gets through my window this evening make my heartfelt some peace but it also fixes with a little...

Anxious feeling.

' Why do I keep feeling like this? '

Ever since that guy leave this mansion last month after he makes fun of me.. and thus he never comes again to visit me even once... make me keep feeling some anxiety from his action eventually.

' Should I visit the grand duke residence? but, for what? '

' To meet him? but we just had a contract relationship not a real engagement though. doesn't it will be a bother to meet him now? but, I should check if he doesn't break the rules we had on the contract... '

' Hm? What if that guy had someone else already? wouldn't it will be my fault if their love got blocked because of my actions? should I check if he does have a lover already?? '

" ..... "

Clatter.

" I've made my mind! ".

" My-my lady? why so sudden.."

I look at Daisy with a smile and walk toward the door with determination

" Daisy, get my carriage ready. We will visit the grand duke residence. "

" Yes? oh! yes, yes, as you wish, my lady. "

****

" Greeting, grand duke Allard. I apologize due to my sudden visit to your residence, please pardon me if I bothered your precious time, grand duke. "

" Haha! how can you be a bother to me? Come here, Claire. Let's have a talk before that son of mine come to steal you from me. "

" .... "

" Then, please pardon me. "

Claire takes a seat before the grand duke with a smile.

" So, how about my son? does he treat you well, Claire? " said grand duke Felix while sipping his tea.

Claire just silently looks at her cup with a maintained smile and slowly nodded as a response.

' What? treat me well?? he never comes to see me even once and that's why I came here to meet him though! '

" It's that so? then, it's good. Actually, when he came home last month after the banquet, I'm quite surprised myself. "

"..? may I ask why, grand duke? "

" Haha. you shouldn't become so formal with me, Claire. You're my friend's daughter and even my future daughter-in-law, you can comfortably talk to me like I'm your father though. " smile grand duke Felix with his stunning face.

I look at grand duke Felix with a sweet smile. No wonder they said you're a playboy in this whole empire, with those face, perfect body figure, and very wealth, no one can resist you, grand duke.

" It's an honor. Then, I will, grand duke Allard. "

" Haha! such a good girl you are, Claire. It's a waste for you to be engaged with my son! " laugh grand duke Felix.

" Pardon? "

" Haha. you see, that son of mine always being alone and does everything by himself. But someday, he came to me and said that he wanted to get engaged with you out from nowhere! At that time, I almost fainted in shock from his words toward me! " said grand duke Felix with a hard laugh.

" Well, actually it makes my worries gone a little though. He always succeeds in everything he does. He is smart and handsome just like me but he never tries to take advantage of it. it's all because of my fault. If not because of me, Ella would never leave our side and.. "

" When did you arrived here, Claire? "

I turn to look at Evans that slowly get near us from the door of the guest room.

" I-I'm just arrived though. " with a smile, I greet him.

" Come here. "

" What? "

Clatter.

Evans suddenly pull my hand to take me with him out from the room. In speechless I head toward the door while get dragged by him.

" Then, let's have a talk again later, Claire! " smile grand duke Felix while waving his hand toward me. I just nodded in silence as a response.

" Why did you come here for? " asked Evans without turning his face to look at me.

Hearing from his voice, it looks like he is angry at me. quickly I bend my head like a culprit and just silently follow him toward the garden.

When we arrive at the garden, Evans stops his walk and look at me.

" Wait here," order him while releasing my hand from his hold.

I look at my hand in stunned and slowly clench it in silence.

' It felt a little lonely when those warm has gone... '

" Your grace, why did you bring me here for? " asked Claire with a pretended smile.

Evans suddenly turn at me after he clear that was nobody there with us. I look at his gaze.' A cold one, huh.. just like papa.. '

" Why don't you inform me first before you came here? " asked him in a trembling voice. It's crystal-clear that he was trying to hold his anger toward me.

" I-I just,.. "

" Just what? "

I look at him. ' Don't you know how to be patience?? '

" Um. We-well, it's all your fault though! " shout Claire in courage.

" My fault? " asked Evans in doubt.

" We-well, I mean you have never come to visit me even once, your grace. I'm afraid if people would think that our relationship it's just a fake one. that's why I came here today to ask you for your cooperation. "

" It does a fake one, right? " asked Evans suddenly with a straight face.

I quickly raise my head and look at him speechless. ' How could this guy said..! '

" Although it does, we should at least pretend to be in a relationship, right? what people would say if you acted coldly like this toward me, your grace? " asked me in a tremble.

Evans suddenly chuckle and smirk at me. " Why did you care what people would say? it was true after all. This is just a contract relationship between us two. "

'..This guy..! '

Evans suddenly get near me after I silently bend my head from him, he touches my cheek slightly to make me look at him directly.

" Don't be a fool to get bothered by people's talk, would you? " smirk Evans and turn his body away from me.

In a speechless I look at him again, my body trembles to hold back my tear. I clench my hand and bite my lips a little.

" I'm still your fiance, even it was just a pretended one! " shout Claire in anger.

Evans sits on a branch in the garden and looks at Claire who was standing with her body tremble, trying to hold her tear.

" Even so, I need a fiance who is a cold-hearted person, who would never mind what people said and does my order perfectly, she must be a villainess to be my perfect match as a villain of the empire. I don't want a weak person like you, lady Romanoff. you don't qualified to be my fiance. "

I clench my clothes hardly. ' What? a villainess? he mean, me, had to be a mean girl just to match his perspective as his fiance?? wait.. but, what if he breaks up with me now? then I need to be with that brat Noelle back! I can't let that happen though! no matter what! '

" .... "

" If that what you want then... "

I look at him in anger and slowly get near the branch he was sitting on.

Stand before Evans, I stare at him.

" I would be that villainess fiance you wanted. But in exchange, you must protect me no matter what happens, your grace. "

Evans smirk and touches my hand. He put his lips on it and...

Chu.

" ...! " in speechless, my face felt very hot in an instant by his gentle actions.

" Of course, I will. That's my villainess fiance. " agreed with my statements, he immediately shows his stunning smile.

' Gosh.. so damn handsome..'

' Ehem. get yourself together, Claire!! '

" But!! I had one condition too though, it's fair if I were to act as your villainess fiance, right?? "

I look at Evans, who is lost in his thoughts after my question.

" Hm. then, what it is? "asked Evan after a few minutes he thinks.

'It looks like he thought of it as a fair action, huh? '

" Then, this is my condition, please hear me very carefully, your grace. "

Evans looks at me with a doubted face as he waiting for me to continue my words back.

" I wanted your grace to.. "

I close my distance to him and look directly into his shining red eyes.

" Your grace must look at me with love in these eyes. " smile Claire gently while touches Evans's eyes.

" ...."

" What kind of eyes is that? "

Stunned.

" I-I mean, your grace, must to acted as you're felt in love with me.. "

" Why should I? "

' This guy! '

' Ugh. why does he act like this?? before, he was a gentle guy though!! was he such an annoying person like this? '