Velia almost closed her eyes without realizing it as her gaze was filled with so much desire.
Then, he was so shocked at seeing himself like that that he hurriedly swallowed all his emotions.
“Velia.”
I don’t know why he calls my name so heavy, as if it’s suffocating.
Long ago, when Raul called Velia, he was just dreamy and sweet.
However, when Khalid called Velia’s name, he felt a tingling sensation in his back and was so scared that he took a step back without realizing it. He could not clearly determine what his fear was.
Feeling that this could not continue, Velia instinctively turned her face to escape Khalid’s touch.
“Velia.”
Why does he keep calling me this?
Her whole body gave goosebumps.
“Look at me.”
Khalid turned Velia’s face, which had been ignoring him, towards him.
“Don’t look away.”
She couldn’t make eye contact with him.
“… … .”
“Does it burden you that I care about you?”
Velia pursed her lips.
“You pushed me away, so I tried to approach you slowly. But you just keep running away without even facing me.”
For some reason, I wanted to cry.
Why is this man putting himself in so much trouble?
There should be no such thing as sincere feelings in their relationship.
“What are you afraid of?”
Khalid quickly digs out Velia’s hidden heart.
At that fact, Velia had no choice but to face him, feeling as if she had been ripped off her feet.
From where on earth did he notice it?
“You may want to run away and turn away, but I have no intention of letting you go.”
“… … “What if I don’t want to?”
In response to Velia’s barely uttered question, Khalid showed an extremely languid and relaxed expression.
He looked like a wild beast with its prey in front of him.
Velia gritted her teeth at that.
“Then you can refuse. “You can run away like you do now.”
His voice was kind.
It wasn’t a big problem for Khalid anyway.
“Because I decided to do my best to hold on to you.”
So, why don’t we play a fun game of hide and seek?
Khalid whispered in Velia’s ear in a gentle tone, as if comforting a child.
“Khalid.”
“okay. “You can keep calling me that.”
Velia let out her sigh. She had to stop him.
This is just her interest turning into possessiveness.
It’s not his sincere love.
‘So don’t be mistaken.’
I was tired of being emotionally swayed by someone anymore.
I can’t believe I’m shaken again after being treated like that by Raul. He was pathetic.
Velia came to her senses as if she had been doused with cold water.
“Take your hands off me.”
At Velia’s cold words, Khalid’s hand, which had been touching her cheek, fell cleanly.
As soon as he got a little further away, the atmosphere changed.
Even the air that was so heavy that I felt like I would be crushed to death is much lighter.
“ha.”
Velia took a deep breath.
She also had to avoid continuing to induce this kind of atmosphere.
I wanted to turn that heavy, sticky, desire-filled gaze somewhere else.
“Khalid. We have to… … .”
At that time, Khalid quickly interrupted Velia.
“If you’re going to say we’re in a relationship through a contract, then stop.”
Then, as if he was frustrated, he ran his hand through his flowing hair.
Velia was shaking.
Unlike her first meeting, it was clear just by looking at her making lame excuses and pushing him away.
“Because right now, all I can think about is how I can have you.”
Velia stiffened in shock.
His voice was soft and languid, like the devil’s whisper.
“There’s no need to think hard. “You need me.”
Even though she knows she should reject him, she keeps listening to him.
“This means that they will give you the opportunity to use me to your heart’s content.”
Khalid pushed Velia even more persistently.
My heart flutters with passion at every word he says.
Velia’s pupils shook. Her heart was pounding.
It felt like her entire body was tied up and she couldn’t even move.
And Khalid, who captured the moment without missing a beat, drove in the final wedge.
“how is it. “Don’t you want to perfectly tame your hunting dog?”
Velia’s hesitation finally stopped as he asked his question thoughtfully.
‘… … I need him.’
The contract has not changed.
Only the condition of whether it was sincere or not was added.
Then he only needs to remain unwavering himself.
Then it will be okay.
Thinking like that, Velia accepted Khalid’s provocation.
* * *
The next day, an urgent report arrived from the investigation team that had left to investigate gold mines in the south.
The existence of a gold mine was clearly confirmed there, and gold was also mined along the river marked on the map.
It was expected to take at least two weeks until the gold mine was discovered, but the results arrived sooner than that.
Khalid came to Velia with the resulting report.
“You were really right. “It is said that a large-scale gold mine responded there.”
He presented the report to Velia without hiding his surprise.
Velia quickly checked what was written in the report.
[There is a violent reaction to the search magic tool. It’s definitely a gold mine.]
The report was sent in haste, so the content was short, but the message it wanted to convey was clear.
Since we only confirmed the location with a magic tool, we need to do more research, but there is probably a gold mine there.
The reaction was much stronger than that seen in the eastern mountains, where Raul was in charge.
Sooner or later, additional personnel will be dispatched from Ronica Kingdom.
‘If we spread a rumor that the discovery of the gold mine was due to Prince Khalid’s excellent judgment… … .’
There will be no room for Raul to intervene. Because Raul was already struggling in vain in the east.
He probably never expected that there would be a gold mine at the southern end of the mountain range. So, wasn’t it discovered years ago before?
“thank god.”
Velia said that and quietly took a sip of the tea in front of him.
Finally, Khalid realized that everything she said was true. So now it was his turn.
But she didn’t know what to say.
Something like that happened just yesterday, not a few days ago, and I felt uncomfortable having to meet him right away like this. It wasn’t easy for him to smile casually and talk about his plans.
Velia hesitated for a moment, but quickly made up her mind.
She said, “I kept my promise. So now please fulfill the first condition I want. When will the marriage proposal arrive?”
Only then will our contract be signed.
Velia demanded him in a clear voice.
Khalid, who was looking at Velia in a crooked posture with her long legs crossed and his arms crossed, raised one corner of his mouth.
“He should be here by now. So now is the time for you to state your true purpose. “The condition is no different from being fulfilled.”
Not this.
Velia felt infuriated by his conscienceless attitude.
To be precise, he hasn’t yet achieved the conditions he promised.
Raul still did not withdraw the marriage proposal he had delivered to King Ronica.
Velia answered with a crooked smile, completely forgetting how awkward he had been when facing Khalid just a moment ago.
“You said that was after Prince Raul’s marriage proposal was withdrawn.”
“Anyway, the marriage proposal will arrive soon. Then the conditions you desire will naturally come true.”
Khalid answered as if it was no big deal and focused his gaze on Velia. Then she smiled very brightly.
Khalid put his hands on her desk and brought his upper body close to Velia, who was looking at him curiously, wondering why she was doing that. Eventually, he chewed down each and every letter as if he was inserting them into her and conveyed them.
“So be honest. “What is your real purpose?”
Velia’s pupils shook slightly.
If she was to be with him in the future, she had to share her true purpose. He was a helper, not his own lackey. However, he did not open his mouth willingly. How on earth do you explain that?
“Velia.”
Khalid called Velia’s name again.
“I told you to use me. “Don’t be afraid and tell me what you really want.”
Velia was silent for a moment.
After a while, she heavily removed her mouth.
“… … “Please become emperor.”
“what?”
Khalid asked back, embarrassed by the unexpected words.
“I said I would restore everything you lost.”
To become an emperor.
Velia was the second person to tell Khalid the story.
His mother, the Empress and Velia.
‘I never thought I’d hear those words again.’
Khalid let out a self-deprecating laugh.
‘Rather than that… … .’
Why does she not talk about her own purpose and only says that she will give something of herself to Khalid?
“What does my becoming emperor have to do with your purpose?”
At his question, Velia clenched her fists and swallowed her anger inside.
“… … As for me, my goal is to take down Raul. I want to see that person completely destroyed. To do that, I thought I would have to take away the most valuable thing he could have.”
That was what led Khalid to usurp the position of emperor that Raul had held.
I didn’t want Raul to get his hands on anything.
Velia always remembered the moment she was dying vividly every second.
That cruel face as she forcefully grabbed her face and poured her poisoned tea into her mouth.
The emperor’s face, which did not even harbor sympathy, was in the corner of her gaze directed at me as I was dying.
She wanted to trample on him, break him down, and send him to a pitiful abyss.
“If I can do that, I can do anything.”
okay… … .
She had something she must do.
This is not the time to be weak and swayed by your own emotions. You should use whatever is available. Even he says it’s okay for people to use him to their heart’s content.
Velia’s shaking gaze stopped.
“You don’t truly love me. I just developed a possessive desire to get my hands on something that belonged to Raul. But now even that doesn’t matter.”
When Raul intercepted the report and learned that he was secretly preparing to subdue monsters.
I was sure that he was no different from the past.
Therefore, he also realized that he could not just settle for peace.
He was the one who would make his own life go to hell and destroy Ronica.
“Did you say you wanted me?”
If only I could tie him to me with that.
If only that were enough to take down Raul.
Because public reputation is nothing.
Velia slowly approached Khalid and she arrived in front of him.
Then she slowly stretched out her hand and slowly stroked Khalid’s cheek. When Khalid could not take his eyes off her, Velia closed her eyes and smiled.
“Bring Raul to my feet. “Then at that time, I will give you my whole heart.”
Velia kissed him gently.
Khalid laughs as if he can’t resist the soft feel of her lips. But soon her short laugh disappeared and a low, dangerous voice came from him.
“… … your wish. “I will definitely make it happen.”
“great. “Then try to make up for that mistake, Khalid.”
Velia provoked him by bringing up the story they shared on the day of her welcoming ceremony.
Khalid roughly ripped off the buttons of his shirt as if he was choking him.
He then pulled Velia into his arms with an urgent expression that did not feel like leisure.
