Wife of The Demon Prince
Chapter 146: I might think you’ve fallen in love with me

Chapter 146: I might think you’ve fallen in love with me

Ellyn was humming pleasantly as she’d been dismissed from her work in the Boxton mansion, and would be taking a new disguise at the palace.

She was happy that she’d only applied for a temporary job, and nobody would suspect her to be a spy. Her job was to follow the lady around, and now that she was married, it was time to go after her.

As she was walking towards the servants quarters to start packing her things, she came across Merek, her handsome gloomy Prince charming. Too bad she wouldn’t be here for long, she greeted him with a harmless smile, "Merek, how are you?"

Merek ignored her and walked past her. He’d often ignored Ellyn’s attempts to talk to him, and so Ellyn was used to it. However, she couldn’t help but want to get to know him even more everytime he ignored her.

People were normally charmed by her smile, but Merek didn’t even spare her a second glance, he’d only hang around the young lady of the mansion. But the more he ignored Ellyn, the more she’d want to talk to him, it wouldn’t be fun if she got him easily anyway, the hard to get type was more preferably, it would feel just like hunting for her, and as an assassin, hunting was her favourite pass time.

It almost felt as if she’d been searching for someone of her own kind, and Merek was that person.

Ellyn hurriedly followed behind him and though Merek didn’t bother stopping or looking her way, she remarked, "I’m done with my job in the Boxton mansion, so I’ll be leaving tomorrow since the wedding is over, It’s sad we’ll have to part this soon without getting to know each other."

There was a murderous glint that flashed in Ellyn’s eyes, but Merek did not notice as he didn’t look at her, she continued with a smile, "Take care of yourself when we part, and_"

Merek ignored Ellyn’s farewell commemoration. In truth, he didn’t suspect her as a dangerous person or the rat he’d been looking for. He didn’t suspect her sudden decision to leave either as the workers Anne had hired were not permanent, some were hired to only help for the wedding preparations and now that was over, so most of them were leaving. And Ellyn was one of them.

However, Ellyn was like an annoying fly who would always buzz in his ears. Even though Anne was talkative, he never found it disturbing to listen to her talk all day, but this Ellyn just seemed to talk and not know when to shut her mouth. Sometimes he felt like cutting her throat off with his dagger!

Merek increased his pace to lose the talking bird, "Merek! You know_"

He quickly shut the door to the male servants quarters to block Ellyn’s voice. He then walked to his lower bunk and collapsed on the bed with a slight thud. Anne’s sudden interruption had put a spanner in his mission now. He couldn’t stay here for a year, not with Anne in the picture. Staying with her was only making him turn weaker.

Anne’s obsession felt somewhat strange to him, not in a bad way, but in a way that made him wonder just what did she see in him to go through such lengths just to keep him by her side? It was really clear that she wouldn’t let him go just like that. He wasn’t ready to grow feelings for anybody. Moreover, he served the crown Prince, and now that he hadn’t become king, there was still a lot for him. If the crown Prince became king, he might get a promotion and stop with his underground work of assassinating. Only then would he be able to think of his own life.

Merek pressed his finger against his throbbing head, "Just what has this woman done to me?" He muttered under his breath. He should be going to the palace, even if it meant speaking hurtful words to Anne...But he couldn’t bring himself to say more than what he’d said to her earlier. He really needed to make his heart turn colder again, he couldn’t be this weak. Yes, he needed to be harsh to her, maybe she’d let him go!

But could he do so? Damn it! What was wrong with him?! Merek scolded himself internally for failing to make a sober judgment because of some momentary feelings. He cursed under his breath and used the blanket to cover up to his face and turned around frustrated.

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Back at the crown Prince’s residence. As Hamon and Ara didn’t get to have dinner with the king because it was cancelled. The moment they returned to their residence, the servants quickly made supper for them.

Ara had gotten to talk to Emma about their plans and everything was going quite well. But one thing she couldn’t get off her mind was Hamon.

She slowly glanced up at Hamon who was eating his meal quietly across from her. She couldn’t help but notice how he chewed elegantly and how he swallowed his food. He looked overwhelming handsome even while eating, with his sliver hair tied in a manbun behind his head. She gazed at him for awhile, and when he turned his head to the left side to add more soup to his bowl, she couldn’t help but swallow hard, his straight nose, sharp jawline, and muscled neck, it was God’s most outstanding work.

Even when Ara first met him in their previous life, she knew his handsomeness was incomparable to anyone else. Was that why her heart was beating at the sight of him? Hamon had attracted her from the start, but not this way.

At first she’d concluded that it was a normal thing to feel this way at the sight of a handsome man, and moreover he’d been quite generous to her. And she knew she couldn’t be the only woman he was generous to, right?

Although, she’d never seen him with another woman, apart from his half-sister, and he had quickly gotten along with Anne too.

If Hamon treated other women like he treated her, it should be a normal thing to have these feelings, it was inevitable that she’d fall for him. Somehow he’d managed to turn her head, her eyes and heart were fixed on her revenge before, but now she couldn’t even think of that anymore. At this time she was supposed to be thinking about her family’s safety instead of feeling excited about her friend, who was now her contract husband!

Somehow, deep down, she couldn’t help but feel a sense of shame for feeling this way. She didn’t think she had any room left in her mind for frivolity, but these days, Hamon had stolen all her attention. She’d been in turmoil over these confusing new feelings she was having towards him lately.

Hamon’s deep husky voice suddenly broke her dazed state, "If you stare at me like that...I might think you’ve fallen in love with me, wife." He remarked without looking up from the bowl in front of him.

Ara’s eyes widened, she had been staring at Hamon’s face without even realizing it, "You-I." She tried to form a proper word, but Hamon glanced up at her with his mesmerizing smile, she swallowed hard.

"I’m not stopping you from gazing at me, am your husband after all." Hamon dropped his cutlery and interlocked his fingers and rested his chin on them he added, "I don’t mind you staring, Am all yours, but I’d like you to eat. You haven’t touched your food ever since we started eating."

He sighed, before adding more food to her bowl when she didn’t move to eat. Ara just watched him serve her more food, he then glanced up at her, she met his gaze, he flashed her another charming grin. Ara’s heart suddenly started to beat faster again.

Oh No! Not again! She thought.

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