Male Lead, Please Dump Me Three Times - Chapter 58
On an empty page with no letters written, letters as red as blood began to be engraved.
‘Secret.’
As if an invisible person was writing with a red pen.
My heart started to thump loudly, and at the same time, the sound of my pulse echoed in my ears.
My hands, touching the paper with the letters engraved, were trembling finely.
At that moment, a conversation with the old woman came to mind.
– A book, you see, always has its rightful owner.
– There must be a reason why the book has come into your hands.
Could it be…
Did someone curse me?
Or is it an object enchanted with black magic…
If that’s really the case…
I can’t just throw it away, can I?
“What… What did I buy…?”
A great fear gripped me. It felt like someone was secretly watching me.
Suddenly, the fact that I was alone in this large room hit me hard.
“I’m scared…”
I thought about calling Ellie for a moment, but I couldn’t.
Surely if he knew I was scared…
He would not leave my side all night.
Especially since I had hung a ‘Sleeping’ sign early in preparation for Ray’s arrival.
“I can’t let Ellie and Ray meet.”
There was just one more hour until the time Ray was supposed to come.
“Ray…”
I started nervously biting my nails.
Everything in my room felt unfamiliar today.
* * *
“It’s exactly eleven o’clock…”
My voice trembled thinly.
The purple diary was still on the table.
I deliberately looked away from it.
For fear that maybe, when I looked over, a ghost might be standing there.
Due to the fear and chill that came over me, I couldn’t do anything for an hour.
I just sat on the bed, frozen, waiting for eleven o’clock as promised with Ray.
I focused on the second hand, moving towards the exact time.
As Ray had said, I closed my eyes tightly and covered them with my hands without any gaps.
‘Really, will Ray come…? I wish he would come today…’
Then, as instructed by Ray, I slowly started counting to ten.
“One…, Two…, Three…, Four…, Five…, Six…, Seven…, Eight…, Nine…, Ten.”
“……”
‘Chu.’
Startled by the unfamiliar touch on my lips, my eyes opened wide.
I hadn’t yet adapted to the darkness, so my vision was blurry.
A familiar figure appeared beyond the gradually clearing sight.
“Ray…? Is it really you, Ray?”
“Yeah. I’m here.”
It was a familiar voice.
I reached out towards Ray, who I presumed was looking at me.
“Are you hurt anywhere?”
He caught my hand that was hanging in the air and brought it to his cheek, saying,
“I’m not hurt.”
My vision, adapting to the darkness, began to clear up more and more.
The face I wanted to see today revealed itself.
Ray’s lips were nicely curved up.
His hair, seemingly just after a shower and not fully dried yet, had a moist dampness to it.
“……”
Suddenly, I threw myself onto Ray.
Then I hugged his neck tightly.
The bed shook as Ray’s body tilted backward.
“……”
Ray seemed perplexed by my sudden embrace and maintained an awkward posture, supporting himself with his arms.
I wrapped my hands around Ray’s neck and buried my head in his embrace.
“I was startled… Sorry.”
Even while I was in his arms, my body was trembling slightly.
Ray must have noticed my trembling body because he gently stroked my back that was nestled in his embrace.
I dug deeper into his embrace because I liked his warm touch that seemed to soothe me.
“Daisy. Did something happen?”
“Umm… Just… I was a bit scared today…”
“I see.”
Ray didn’t ask any further. He just comforted me in a soft voice and patted my back.
The room that felt unfamiliar just moments ago now seemed different.
I even felt fear, as if someone invisible was watching me from somewhere.
But now, being held in Ray’s strong and large embrace,
The fear that had made me tremble for an hour seemed trivial as relief quickly washed over me.
“It’s okay, Daisy. I’m here.”
Ray whispered gently above my head.
I nodded at his words.
The fear that had bound me started to fade away slowly at his kind voice.
Ray comforted me silently for a while,
Until the trembling of my body completely stopped,
And my irregular breathing and rapidly beating heart calmed down somewhat.
Ray kissed my forehead and then said,
“Daisy, wait a moment.”
Then he lightly lifted me up from his embrace and laid me down on the bed.
For a moment, his body scent wafted over me. It was the pleasant smell of soap.
He covered me up to my chest with a cozy blanket and then lay down beside me.
Our gazes met as we lay facing each other; our eyes deeply interlocked in the air.
“I’m sorry, Ray… for always ruining the mood… even though I said I’d talk about it today…”
“Daisy.”
“…Yes.”
“Don’t worry too much about what I said. You can tell me slowly.”
“What do you mean?”
Ray let out a light sigh at my question and then looked at me again to speak,
“I was sorry earlier… It wasn’t right of me to press you like that.”
“Ah…”
“Sorry for rushing you after saying I’d wait.”
“No. I didn’t mind it.”
I spoke firmly to Ray, who seemed to be blaming himself,
And then gently stroked his cheek as I continued,
“I did it because I liked it. If you thought I hated it, you wouldn’t have done it, right?”
“……”
“I know. So don’t worry about that.”
Ray overlaid his hand on mine that was touching his cheek.
Then his lips slowly parted,
“Just looking at you like this is enough for me.”
“……”
“If I ever act crazy again, make sure to push me away.”
“Yes.”
‘Crazy,’ huh.
I couldn’t help but laugh at the fact that Ray said such a word with an indifferent expression.
Ray usually seems so aloof.
But I found it adorable how he paid excessively close attention to every single one of my reactions.
I asked him, looking into his red eyes filled with tenderness,
“So, can I do it whenever I want?”
For a moment, Ray’s eyes wavered slightly.
Ray was always so composed. Seeing him act out of character like this made me want to tease him even more.
I carefully approached Ray, closed my eyes, and kissed him.
‘Chu.’
Suddenly, a large shadow enveloped me.
Ray slightly moved his hand, that was on top of mine and intertwined our fingers.
His thick joints snugly fit between my fingers.
Ray was looking down at me, and I was looking up at him.
Like that, we silently took in each other’s appearance for a while.
I slowly closed my eyes.
Not long after, our lips softly met.
Unlike the kiss in the carriage, it was quite gentle and slow.
It was a rich yet considerate kiss.
‘Chu.’
But it was frustratingly short.
After giving me quick kisses on my forehead and cheek, Ray lay down facing me again. Then, he wiped my lips and said,
“I’ll just watch you sleep today. Sleep comfortably.”
Ray pulled me closer and enveloped me deeply in his embrace. Then, he gently stroked my back again.
I lay there, thinking for a moment, with one of his arms as my pillow.
Will I be able to fall asleep again after Ray leaves……
It feels like I’ll be up all night with my eyes open once he’s gone.
The fear I had forgotten slowly crept back up.
Without realizing it, I curled up.
“Um… Ray.”
“Yes.”
I raised my head to look at him and said,
“Do you really have to watch me sleep?”
Ray gently stroked my hair and answered,
“Yes. I’ll make sure to watch you.”
“I usually hear that I’m fearless… But today, I’m a bit… scared…”
“Daisy.”
“Yes?”
He gently rubbed my cheek and said,
“Don’t worry and sleep comfortably. I’ll make sure to watch you sleep.”
Unknowingly, a drowsy smile formed on my face.
“Ray. When I fall asleep… can you please shake me slightly? Just in case.”
“Huh? Why?”
“Because I might still be in a half-asleep state… Just in case I wake up right after you leave…”
“Yes. I will. Don’t worry.”
Ray lightly kissed my hair and forehead as he spoke.
His arms around me tightened even more.
Tap tap.
The anxiety in my heart began to dissipate under Ray’s rhythmic patting.
My irregular breathing calmed down, and gradually, tension was released.
Soon, my body became limp with drowsiness.
And so, I fell deeply asleep in Ray’s arms.
But that night, falling asleep in his embrace turned out to be a huge mistake.
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