Killian stroked her pale cheeks affectionately. "I'll never be able to rest until I get you next to me."

"Oh, I'm suddenly on urgent business..." Oswald jumped up and left the office as the two were looking at each other.

"No, the Marquis?" Julietta called to Oswald, but he didn't look back.

Julietta covered her slightly red face with her hands and pressed Killian, "The Marquis must have misunderstood. Tell him to come back again."

"Are we not supposed to be misunderstood?" Killian raised Julietta's hand and asked with a slight kiss.

"Not that, but... but I'm ashamed of it." With no immunity to love, Julietta began to feel restless at the tender gaze of Killian. It was awkward, but her heart trembled.

"Julie, after you fell this time, I really thought a lot." Killian clasped Julietta's waist and pulled her a little more toward him

"What did you think about?"

"Many things."

She recalled Killian's monologue, which had occasionally penetrated her consciousness. "... Your Highness, I thought so too."

"Hmm?"

"Just so was I." She smiled faintly as she answered the monologue she had heard, and he smiled at her.

"I don't know what it is, but I don't think it's a bad thing."

"That's right. It's a good thing."

"I'm sorry to let you go through that this time."

Killian lightly stoked Julietta's smiling lips with his thumb.

Julietta had a rush of itching and shyness, and slightly turned her head to avoid the finger touching her lower lip. But his finger followed as if it had no intention of falling away.

"Ouch!"

Julietta bit his persistent ticklish finger as if she wanted him to take it away. The surprised Killian let out a short scream without realizing it. Surprised by the noise, she quickly stuck her tongue out and licked it.

"Are you seducing me?"

It seemed long ago, but was still only a few months past. What had happened in the VIP seat of the dark Eileen theater seemed to be replayed. Her heart was pounding at the slowly approaching Killian with dark eyes.

"I'm sending a signal," Julietta whispered, lowering her eyes.

"I see."

Contrary to his soft answer, his action on her lips was rather rough. Killian was scrutinizing her lips as if he had been waiting for this day, and Julietta could hardly breathe. Her spirit seemed to be drained by the inhalation, as if he would not miss a single gulp.

Julietta barely escaped from his persistent kiss in surprise, and pushed Killian away. "Your Highness, stop. It's too fast."

Her hair that had been finely tied up was untied, and the b.u.t.tons of her blouse, tightly fastened to the neck, were now loosened to her waist. Even at that moment Killian tried to peel off a thin cloth covering her b.r.e.a.s.t.s, as if her protest were unheard.

Julietta grabbed Killian's hair as he was about to slip his lips past her neck to her b.r.e.a.s.t.s. "It's too fast."

A groan came out of the mouth of Killian, who was stopped while preparing to run like a wild beast that had escaped from its cage.

"It's too fast!" Looking straight into Killian's silvery eyes, which had lost the original fervor, Julietta told him emphatically.

"Are you trying to kill me?" Killian was almost laying on the couch, and buried his head in Julietta's neck as he complained.

"We can't go any further than this until we make a formal vow and get married."

Killian lifted his head and looked down at Julietta. "Don't you trust me?" One slightly raised eyebrow clearly showed that he was not feeling very good right now.

"I'm not saying I don't trust you, I don't trust men. I remember the last sight of my mother, who was a concubine of Marquis Anais."

In contrast to her determined speech, her face was red-hot and her chest was rising and falling sharply. Killian's anger subsided, thinking that Julietta was not calm either, and still having a hard time breathing.

He couldn't help expecting how sweet it what was hidden would be. Her b.r.e.a.s.t.s in the thin lingerie tempted him constantly. Killian managed to turn his eyes away from her tempting appearance, and slowly pulled himself away and raised Julietta up.

He looked disapprovingly at her as she hurriedly fastened the b.u.t.tons of her blouse and tied her hair back up.

"I think we should hold a wedding as soon as possible. Will next week be good?"

Julietta shook her head as if it was nonsense. "It's too fast. Let's end the 'Blue Blood Disease' first and discuss it again."

"Do you know how long it will take before it is resolved?"

Julietta laughed as he complained like a child. "So, you have to try to solve it quickly!"

He must have untied his clothes as fast as he could untie Julietta's b.u.t.tons. His cravat had flown far away, and the front of his s.h.i.+rt was pulled out, hanging helplessly.

Julietta was afraid that someone would come in and see it, and quickly adjusted his s.h.i.+rt.

"After I leave, change your s.h.i.+rt first. You got it?"

Killian didn't answer in a sullen manner, but didn't show any concern, Julietta was ready to go back.

"For the name of Duke's illegitimate child, I understand that Stella is your mother's name, and you want to pa.s.s it down, but why Josephine? Isn't that the name of real Princess Kiellini?" Killian asked, as he watched Julietta groom herself in the mirror and put on a hat.