Li Aili didn't stop, and started climbing upstairs quickly.
Little did she know, the tall duke took three steps at a time and caught up with her in just a few strides. Then, she felt someone grab her waist and lift her up forcefully.
"Ah!" Li Aili exclaimed in a short, surprised voice.
The castle servants all lowered their heads, their faces flushed, and dared not look any longer.
The Duke simply hoisted the angry Li Aili onto his shoulder, only to have her kick several times with her little feet. "Darling, don't you want to see your 'uncle'?"
The word "uncle" was emphasized, making it hard not to think of yesterday's dinner and that less-than-pleasant conversation.
"Put me down, I'll walk myself." This was her last act of defiance.
...
I don't know what got into the Duke today, he insisted on showing off his affection for her.
He even went so far as to 'offer' his arm so that Li Aili could hold it.
Even a cat under the eaves has no choice but to bow its head.
Li Aili "pinched her nose" and endured it, barely managing to hold onto the Duke's strong arm, but there was enough space between them to fit Joanna in as well.
Arthur Cold Jade looked down at the gap between the two of them, almost laughing in exasperation.
He pulled his arm away and instead put it on Li Aili's shoulder. With a gentle pull of his slightly calloused hands, he drew Li Aili into his embrace.
"It turns out, my wife prefers a closer relationship."
Li Aili maintained her smile while secretly trying to break free, only to find the Duke holding her tighter and tighter.
From a distance, she looks like a petite and charming wife, nestled affectionately in the arms of her tall and handsome husband.
In the distance, in the royal carriage parked...
The Lady, who had witnessed this scene through her small telescope, was contorted with jealousy. She angrily dipped her quill in ink and wrote in her little notebook:
[Li Ellie Nice is an extremely skilled seductress who is adept at flirting with men. Her words and actions are completely unbecoming of a noblewoman; she even seduces her husband in broad daylight...]
"Oh! My God of Light, is that Ellie Nyss? She's even more beautiful than when she was little, she's simply..." The lord, who had also seen Ellie, suddenly pressed his face against the window, greedily gazing at the girl being embraced by the tall and handsome duke.
“A beauty.” Charlie Colan licked his sausage-like lips greedily.
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