Male Lead, Please Dump Me Three Times - Chapter 25

“…Daisy, hmm… she… told me.”

“Hmm.”

Between the conversations of the two individuals, there were constant sounds of lips touching and separating.

“Wait a moment, ha… Killian… Uh… let me speak… Hmm… listen…”

“Talk, I’m listening.”

The man’s voice was dry and somewhat imposing as if he had no interest in the woman’s words who’s in front of him.

He continued to press on persistently, lightly ignoring Delian’s words.

“If you tell me, hmm… it’s not allowed…? Ha…”

“There you go again.”

“……Hmm……”

“Right now, let’s just talk between the two of us.”

“You, hah, always, mm…… saying things like that… haa, ugh. Because you avoid it, so…”

“Delian, focus.”

Killian continued to press on Delian while scolding her.

My hands were covering my wide-open lips.

“This is insane……”

Killian’s voice growled like a hungry beast.

“Stop, just a moment……”

Soon, with a ‘thud’, the sound of a man’s lips leaving a woman’s was heard.

“What’s the problem exactly?”

Killian’s voice was low and irritated, resonating clearly through the terrace door.

“…You always act this way. Your eyes, when you speak of love, are sincere. Why don’t you listen to what I have to say? When will I be confidently by your side…”

“Hah… that again? Why does that matter so much?”

“Because it makes me anxious! I feel like as soon as I let you go, it will be the end of our relationship…”

“Tsk. You’re becoming more and more annoying. I said I’m tired of it. You must have agreed to that too.”

“……”

“You’re getting tiresome…”

“W-wait a moment…”

“I’ll leave it at this for today, so wait quietly until I contact you again.”

“What, what?! You’re leaving so suddenly?!”

The heavy footsteps beyond the door were getting closer.

“Damn it.”

I looked around in a hurry.

I was the only person in this spacious area.

But it wasn’t possible to quickly go down the stairs right away.

I cautiously moved my feet, knowing that if I made even a slightly loud noise, I would be caught.

‘That’s…!’

A few steps away, there was a thick pillar. Its thickness could easily hide my entire body.

I hurried towards the pillar.

‘Thud.’

The sound of the terrace door opening came from behind me.

I leaned against the pillar and stood there.

‘No way… they didn’t hear me, right?’

My heart was pounding rapidly; I didn’t realize it would slow down.

Come to think of it… I experienced this same situation at graduation too.

Why do they keep doing this in front of me?

It’s as if I’ve become some kind of voyeur or something.

I barely held my breath.

With bated breath, I waited for Killian’s footsteps to fade away.

But sadly…

The footsteps grew closer and closer.

‘FXck… please… please just pass by…’

I held both hands together and prayed.

My heartbeat quickened even more.

“……”

“Clearly, I saw a cute little thief cat.”

I momentarily covered my mouth.

‘Wow, what’s with that line? Crazy… it’s so cringy….’

The excessive cringe made my legs tremble.

The footsteps from nearby suddenly stopped.

I tightly closed my eyes.

A moment of silence passed.

“Found you.”

A low voice brushed against my ear.

It was a voice mixed with rough breathing.

‘XX……’

“There you are, Lady Carnelian.”

“……”

A chilling voice reached my ear.

I instinctively moved backward, causing Killian and I to face each other directly.

Killian’s lips were shiny.

Almost as if to confirm the fact that he had just shared a deep kiss with Delian.

Seeing those lips twisted my emotions.

Just moments ago, he shared deep breaths with Delian…

How audacious of him to leave her like that and come out.

That moment while I was facing Killian, who showed no consideration for his lover, I felt more indignation than fear.

I looked Killian straight in the eye and said,

“Yes, I’m here.”

Killian’s eyebrows twisted at my straightforward response.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

“My eyes naturally look like this. If it bothers you, I apologize.”

Killian didn’t ease his wrinkled expression. He didn’t seem happy with my response.

His gaze momentarily shifted away from me, his eyebrows returning to their normal position.

But a sly smile soon appeared on Killian’s lips.

“Seems like you have a fetish, Lady.”

“…I don’t have such a thing.”

Killian pushed me against the wall, then pressed his body closer to mine, leaning against the wall beside me.

‘Ugh… annoying… I XX hate this…’

I wanted to go to the terrace where Delian might be right now.

The image of Delian left alone, crying sadly, appeared in my mind.

‘But because of this damn bastard, I can’t go.’

“No way. Didn’t you hear everything?”

It felt like his chin was about to touch my head.

Killian’s chilling voice brushed against my ear.

I pushed Killian’s body away and said,

“Back off for now. You’re too close.”

“Shh. Someone’s coming.”

Killian whispered softly in my ear.

“No need to hide, why should we? We could just go on our way…”

At that moment, I heard approaching footsteps.

Killian trapped me between himself and the wall, then hid behind the pillar along with me.

He then leaned closer to me, lowering his head towards me.

“Should we hide?”

“……”

I bit my lip at Killian’s suggestion.

“In this secretive place… wouldn’t it seem strange if the two of us came out together?”

Killian whispered lazily in my ear.

For sure.

It didn’t sound like something someone who’d just stepped out on a dingy terrace would say.

I slightly pushed Killian away and said,

“But… I don’t really care about that.”

Killian’s jaw twitched subtly.

“What did you say?”

Killian’s face, which had been relaxed all along, showed a slight crease.

“It seems you don’t know much about me… Oh no, we’re not close friends, so of course you wouldn’t know…”

“……”

“Actually, I’m not that conservative… and I don’t like to bother with what others think.”

Hmmm…

If I really cared about others’ opinions, I wouldn’t have listened to Ray’s request in the first place…

Well…

Come to think of it, unlike me who didn’t care much, Ray’s attitude was quite conservative.

When I stayed at his mansion for a while,

Ray strictly monitored the servants’ behavior.

He even insisted on meeting me in the study room.

In our meetings, he was particularly cautious about his personal space.

I couldn’t help but compare Killian and Ray.

Killian…

The way he assumes that a scandal would naturally be more damaging to a woman…… even using that to intimidate them…

And,

Whether they think it’s strange or not, I don’t care… as long as it’s not me, then it’s fine.

And if you think about it, shouldn’t he be more careful about his behavior?

He’s the crown prince after all, right? Shouldn’t he set an example?

“Huh…”

“And about the outdoor terrace, that kind of place… I knew all about it too. What’s so special about hiding behind a pillar… Really.”

“Hey, you.”

“As you know… I’m not particularly interested in the social circles, right?”

I said with a playful smile towards him, teasing him.

Killian’s jaw muscle was subtly twitching.

‘Knock knock.’

The sound of a knock echoed in the momentarily silent space.

Killian’s gaze shifted towards somewhere behind the pillar.

My gaze followed his to the end behind the pillar, at the same time.

‘…Ray?’

Ray was holding the terrace door handle where Delian might be.

Hesitating for a moment, Ray cautiously opened the door.

Whether he was looking inside the terrace or not, Ray stood still in front of the door for a while.

Soon he entered the terrace. The terrace door closed firmly.

Forgetting about Killian’s presence, I stared silently at the closed terrace door.

‘Why did Ray go in there? Wait… Delian…, she might not have recovered properly yet….’

Even after a considerable time had passed, the tightly closed terrace door remained shut.

‘What are those two doing? Maybe…’

The image of Ray and Delian facing each other under the night sky briefly crossed my mind.

‘No, don’t think silly thoughts….’

Just as I was about to shake off the lingering thoughts in my mind by shaking my head, someone gently grabbed my chin and turned it.

Killian made me meet his gaze directly.

“Curious?”

“……”

Killian lowered his head and whispered in my ear.

“Your partner and Delian…”

“……”

“What could they be doing in there… Is that what you’re thinking?”