Chapter 239 239. Disclosure, Part X
Julietta's Dressup
Translator: Khan
Editor: Aelryinth
The situation was in a chaotic state, and the Prince was about to get married. They couldnât even announce that there was anything wrong because Prince Killian slept with his intended bride!
Albert shared Ianâs concerns, and came up with the answer after a long time. "We canât take a maid in, but Mrs. Grayson would be fine. It wouldnât seem strange for her to come in and out of Asta Palace, since His Highness himself remembered her husbandâs contribution and raised her to the higher status. Iâll send someone right away."
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A hot atmosphere was forming again in the bedroom, where there was no way to know the troubles of the servants.
"Your Highness, no more. You didnât keep your promise after all."
Killian replied with a low smile at Juliettaâs cry. "What are you talking about? I said I wouldnât go to the end if you didnât want to. But it was you who wanted me to yesterday."
Ashamed, Julietta pushed Killian away and quickly turned around and put a blanket on herself. Killian whispered as he pushed her down from behind, "The sun has already risen. I donât want to get out of bed, but Iâm sorry, as I have to get up soon. Show me your face. Then I think I can work hard today. Letâs it do one more time before you go back to reality, huh? Letâs do it one more time."
"What are you doing? Youâve done it twice already."
"I didnât do it many times because of you. Iâm sure theyâre wondering outside why I donât wake up, but will I just stay like this?"
At Killianâs threat to stay in bed if she didnât allow it, Julietta answered with a low voice. "Then, only one last time. You got it?"
"Well, then. I promise." Killian solemnly answered, hiding his thoughts as his big body pressed Julietta relentlessly.
âItâs only for today.â Eventually, he managed to appease Julietta, who pretended to be sulky and hid her shyness, and satisfied his lust.
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Ignoring his words that it was one last time, Killian harassed her for a long time after that and managed to get ready just before the start of the meeting. As soon as the satisfied Killian left the bedroom pleasantly, Maribel entered. She pretended not to see Julietta, who was too shy to get up, until Maribel brewed tea, drank leisurely, and said to her, "Get up. Itâs already been thirty minutes since His Highness went to the main castle. Thereâs nobody out here right now."
Julietta, on the other hand, was nervous because she felt like someone had entered the room. She couldnât even ask who it was, but was just worrying about what she looked like. The wig and other parts of her disguise were somewhere in the room with her clothes.
But when she heard Maribelâs voice, a sigh of relief came out of her mouth. "Is there really no one outside?"
"Yes. His Highness told me not to let anyone in. He set up the hall full of knights and went to the main castle. Even Sir Albert couldnât get into the lounge."
When she heard that no one was there, Juliettaâs arms leaped out of the blanket covering her head. "Please give me my clothes." She couldnât go to the bathroom with nothing on.
"Wouldnât it be uncomfortable to dress up like that without washing?"
At Maribelâs words, Juliettaâs arms hesitated and slipped into the quilt.
"Go quickly to the bathroom. Whatâs embarrassing to me? Donât forget that I was the one who bathed and raised you for a while as a child. And when someone is my age, there is nothing amazing about a man-and-wife night."
Julietta stood up, pouting, wrapping the sheets that she had been rolling in all night around herself. When Maribel saw her, she burst out laughing.
"Youâd faint if I offered you a bath. I have to clean the sheets, so please wash up in a hurry and come out. I canât leave it to the maids, so I need to do it myself."
Julietta paused. She felt sorry for Maribel.
Maribel smiled at Juliettaâs reaction and added, "The investigation team left for Tilia early in the morning."
When she remembered that at Maribelâs words, Julietta quickly disappeared into the bathroom. She had to hurry because she had a lot to do.
"Oh, my God, what is this? Has His Highness been so wild with you?"
Maribel spoke up as she was helping Julietta change her clothes after washing her face. She was embarrassed with the red marks all over Julietta.
Juliettaâs lips were also swollen, and she looked at her reflection in the mirror as if she were ashamed. Maribel put a wig on her with the look, led her to the chair next to the terrace and had her sit down.
"I donât have to ask you how great you were yesterday. I could see how good he felt when I saw the face of His Highness. But itâs too early. You shouldnât have allowed it until you were married."
Julietta should have avoided pregnancy, but in the unlikely event, Maribel worried.
"I said he shouldnât do it until I get married."
"But?"
"At first, I said no, no... but it soon became yes..."
"..."
Maribel looked at Julietta with a stern eye, at the words that she finally allowed because she liked it. In a way, it was fortunate that Julietta now seemed to like the Prince.
"He never spent the morning with a woman at the Harrods mansion. Itâs a good sign that he hasnât left your side until this time."
Julietta snorted at Maribelâs words. "Good sign? Why do I need that? Donât even compare me with another woman of His Highness. Iâm not the kind of woman who thirsts for his love and attention."
Maribel smiled as she looked at Julietta, who looked as if her pride was hurt. "Then what kind of woman are you?"
"I am the only one. I am in an equal relationship with him. I donât think Iâm lacking to him, and he wonât blame me for the past. There will be love, respect, and faith between us, and if there is a betrayal in between, there will be only separation."
"Are you saying that if he lets another woman in, youâre going to give up the seat of the Empress?"
"It is no big deal."
Maribel burst into laughter after seeing Julietta snort as if it was nothing. "Yes, thatâs not a big deal. If youâre in a safe position, you can quit being the Empress. By then I shall have settled down in the imperial court as a Countess. Youâve put me there, and Iâd be greedy if I wanted more from you."
Julietta pouted, holding back what she wanted to say: that Maribel was the one being greedy, taking advantage of her.
"Anyway, even if youâre a divorced Empress, Iâm sure you wonât worry about your future because you are still Princess Kiellini. Yes, thatâs how you have to live. Donât hang your head to anyone."
Prince Killian would never get away from Julietta. It couldnât happen that he would leave such a lovely child. There would be no other woman beside him except for Julietta as long as she was there. If any woman tried to entice His Highness, she would have to pay a commensurate price. If they wouldnât want to die, they should not be a moth throwing themselves into the fire.
Maribel curled her eyes and kissed Julietta on the forehead. Julietta opened her eyes wide at the sudden action. "Why did you do that?"
"Iâm sorry youâre not my daughter." Maribel stroked Juliettaâs head affectionately and muttered, "But it doesnât matter."
âOr what? I could be with you like this.ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
"Come on, you must eat well, because you must have consumed so much energy yesterday. There was a meal for me as a guest, but you can eat it. The meal of a maid wonât be enough."
Maribel raised Julietta, ignoring her sullen look, and took her outside.
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During the night of Julietta and Killianâs sweet encounter, Sir Caden went with his fellow knights to a village near the Tilia Territory and drank sadly about the Dukeâs death. He hurried back to the annex with a serious look on his face when he had the opportunity and met with the watchman.
"We are in trouble."
"Whatâs the matter?"
"It was said that a man who was inquiring about the princess returned to the capital and entered the Anais mansion."
"The Anais mansion?"
"Yes, sir. His Highness told the watcher that if thereâs anyone like that, he should track him and find out who dispatched him."
Adamâs face became serious and Valerian asked, "Would it have been ordered by the Marquis of Anais?"