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- Chapter 92. Do Birds Only Sleep in Their Nests?
Her feet, not touching the ground, swayed in the air. Between the long dress folds, her thin, slender ankles were visible.
The clothes are too revealing.
The square neckline was cut too low, exposing her fair, delicate nape.
The lace ribbon attached below the neckline was tied so tightly it made him want to undo it.
Moreover, perhaps because she had taken a pleasant bath, her skin looked especially dewy today.
Her appropriately flushed cheeks were beyond beautiful — they were too alluring.
It would be dangerous to keep looking.
She was a precious wife he needed to protect until their wedding ceremony.
Theo clasped his hands behind his back and lowered his voice.
“Then rest. I’ll sleep in the study.”
“What?”
Yuelina asked back with a bewildered expression at Theo’s words.
“You’ll be uncomfortable with me here.”
“But…”
Yuelina stood up to object.
She wanted to say that sharing a bedroom with her husband wasn’t uncomfortable.
However, Theo was already turning the doorknob to the study.
She was dumbfounded.
She knew Theo had long legs, but she hadn’t realized he could move so quickly.
Could it be?
Yuelina hesitated.
On her first day, Theo had said it would be better to use separate rooms for about a year to get to know each other.
Perhaps Theo was uncomfortable sleeping with her?
Yuelina felt very dejected.
But she couldn’t bear the thought of making Theo uncomfortable.
She stood at the threshold leading to the study.
“I’d rather go to the attic. That would be better.”
Theo, who had entered the study, shook his head.
“What if our talented… no, if the princess suddenly visits?”
“But…”
Theo put on a faint smile to ease Yuelina’s worry.
“I sleep well anywhere, so don’t worry.”
Yuelina stared intently at the study sofa.
How can he sleep there?
The sofa was too small to accommodate Theo’s large frame.
Theo also noticed Yuelina’s suspicious gaze examining the sofa from various angles.
Even to him, the sofa seemed a bit too small to lie down on.
If Theo turned over just once, the sofa legs would meet their end.
“Then I’ll sleep on the sofa!”
“That’s not happening.”
Theo firmly shook his head.
He couldn’t allow himself to let Yuelina sleep on the sofa when there was a perfectly good bed.
Yuelina stamped her feet in place, unable to do this or that.
“Can’t we just sleep together?”
“……”
Theo pressed his lips tightly at Yuelina’s words.
This was his heart that he had struggled to control many times.
Yet it wavered helplessly at Yuelina’s brazen words.
“The bed is so big. I’m fine with it.”
“……”
“I can sleep without bothering you, Theo.”
Bothering?
Just the thought of Yuelina lying alone in his bed made his whole body tingle.
Theo couldn’t hide his bewilderment at Yuelina’s absurd words.
Wait.
Come to think of it, does this woman really think of the bed as just a place for sleeping?
“You say you can sleep well?”
“Yes!”
“Even with me beside you?”
“O-Of course! I can sleep well. If you sleep in the study, I’ll be too uncomfortable to fall asleep.”
His thoughts were right.
He was the only one whose body stirred at the mention of sleeping together.
This is why he wondered when they would start using terms like “honey,” “darling,” “mommy,” “daddy.”
“So let’s sleep together.”
Before he knew it, Yuelina had crossed the threshold and was pulling on Theo’s sleeve.
Theo let out a short sigh.
Given the current situation, if he just lay down quietly in bed with a clear mind, nothing would happen.
Of course, that would be the hardest thing to do, so for Theo, a new world of torture had opened up.
“Fine. Alright.”
Theo reluctantly followed Yuelina.
He had no choice when his crow-tit wife said she would be uncomfortable.
Yuelina, entering the bedroom with Theo, was glad she hadn’t taken away his comfortable sleeping place.
She planned to quietly move to the study sofa once he fell asleep.
She had no intention of sleeping together if it made him uncomfortable.
Yuelina hesitated briefly in front of the bed before climbing up.
She just needed to lie still as if she weren’t there until he fell asleep.
“Are you sure it’s alright to get in?”
“O-Of course!”
Unlike Theo who seemed relaxed, Yuelina felt queasy.
Though it would be just a moment, her heart raced at the mere thought of lying down with him.
Theo, unaware of Yuelina’s inner thoughts, climbed onto the bed.
Yuelina’s shoulders trembled slightly as the bed shook under Theo’s weight.
The bed in Theo’s bedroom was the same size as the one in Letitia’s room.
It had seemed very spacious when lying with Letitia, but with Theo beside her, it felt too narrow to even turn over.
Yuelina carefully moved her body backward. She shouldn’t disturb his sleep.
Meanwhile, Theo quietly watched Yuelina as she slowly inched backward.
Just how far is she planning to go?
Is sleeping with me that uncomfortable?
Theo suppressed a sigh that threatened to escape.
“You’ll fall.”
“Ah…!”
If Theo hadn’t said anything, Yuelina would have fallen straight to the floor.
Yuelina stopped in place and smiled awkwardly.
“Yuna. Are you not uncomfortable?”
“I-I’m fine. Very comfortable!”
“Really?”
Theo turned on his side to observe Yuelina closely.
Anyone could see that Yuelina, with her body all curled up, was not comfortable.
If there was another problem, it was that her curled-up posture was temptingly huggable.
Yuelina somehow felt Theo’s gaze was explicit.
She had always thought his eyes resembled calm, gentle waves, but today they felt hot like blue flames.
She was convinced it was just her imagination.
She was too tense right now to make proper judgments.
“Then I’ll turn off the light.”
Yuelina turned off the light on the bedside table.
Now the only light in the room was the small lamp on Theo’s side.
But the light from the opposite nightstand, blocked by Theo’s broad back, had no effect.
Why isn’t Theo turning off his light?
Yuelina blinked with a stiff face.
“Aren’t you going to turn off your light?”
“You don’t look sleepy either.”
Theo was right.
Yuelina wasn’t sleepy at all. Rather, she felt wide awake as if she’d had caffeine.
“…Maybe I ate too much dinner. What about you? Aren’t you tired?”
“Not yet, either.”
Yuelina grew anxious.
She could only go to the study once Theo fell asleep.
That way she could ease Theo’s discomfort. But he showed no signs of sleepiness, just like her.
Of course, Theo couldn’t be sleepy. This situation of watching Yuelina was quite enjoyable.
Whether he’s looking down, up, or straight at her, Yuelina was always beautiful.
But lying on his side, she was beautiful in a new way.
Theo wanted to look at Yuelina a bit longer.
“Theo. Then shall we talk a little before sleeping?”
Yuelina found an answer after working her small head hard.
Neither Theo nor Yuelina could sleep because they were trying to force themselves to sleep suddenly.
So wouldn’t sleepiness come naturally if they talked?
Yuelina looked at Theo with a confident face.
Theo clicked his tongue at Yuelina’s suggestion to talk, thinking ‘of course.’
She clearly didn’t know what married couples could do in bed.
Does this crow-tit wife really think of the bed as just a nest?
No, do bird couples only sleep in their nests?
But he couldn’t dismiss Yuelina who was chirping about wanting to talk.
Theo opened his mouth with a nonchalant face.
“What did you do today, Yuna?”
Yuelina thought Theo’s low voice was sweet.
“Today I tended the garden… and had tea and went for a walk at Emily’s mansion.”
“Must have been fun.”
“Yes. Emily’s mansion seems nice every time I visit. Ah! But it seems her friend has left the principality.”
“Hmm…”
“Though they had a falling out at the end, she seems upset because she doesn’t know where she went.”
“I see.”
“Emily says it’s like Giselle just evaporated. Do you know Madam Giselle?”
“No. It’s my first time hearing about her.”
Theo shrugged his shoulders while playing dumb.
As expected, Khan had cleaned up thoroughly.
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