Life as a Tower Maid: Locked up with the Prince - Chapter 54

Chapter 54

Translator: Yonnee

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“Prince, I’m back.”

Entering the room as I announced my presence, I found Albert lying down in bed with his eyes closed.

The way he continued to have his eyes closed without any reaction seemed to show just how fatigued he was.

I placed the tray down on the side table next to the bed and checked Albert’s condition.

For a moment, I thought about just letting him continue sleeping like this, but he kept sweating and he had yet to eat anything. It worried me to let him just sleep on an empty stomach like this.

I watched his face closely. I knew it, there were traces of cold sweat on his skin.

It’ll be better to have him eat and then get him back to sleep.

With one hand on his right shoulder, I shook him gently.

“Prince.”

Albert looked this way and opened his eyes slightly. As he blinked his eyes, he looked like he was half-asleep.

But it seemed like he was awake enough now, so I whispered to him.

“I brought you some porridge. Will you be able to eat?”

Huu… Albert let out a long exhale and shook his head slowly.

“…I’m fine. I don’t want to move.”

He definitely seemed entirely spent. I understood him since whenever I was sick, I didn’t want to move even a finger…

While contemplating, I held up the spoon.

I wouldn’t normally do this…

It would be right to keep the distance between us…

But I wondered if this distance was still important when the person in front of me was sick. Wouldn’t it be possible if it was someone else?

“I’ll… feed you myself.”

Still, it was embarrassing to say it with my own lips.

It seemed like Albert was also taken aback. He blinked slowly and asked me with a low voice.

“…What are you going to do?”

Clearing my throat once, I spoke again in a small voice.

“I’ll feed you.”

“……”

“Just a few spoons before you go back to sleep, Your Highness. You can’t sleep without eating anything like this.”

“…Alright.”

Smiling faintly, Albert nodded. Those half-lidded eyes were strangely sexy.

His alabaster complexion and decadent atmosphere seemed to be busting out a more attractive force than usual.

I gulped.

Ah. He opened his lips.

At that moment, my attention was drawn to his lips. They were just the right thickness, and if I were to touch them, the texture…

What the hell am I thinking?

After averting my gaze, I scooped out one spoon of the porridge as though nothing had happened.

I brought the spoon to Albert’s lips, and he swallowed the porridge after chewing it a bit.

“Haha, you’re eating really well, Prince.”

“It’s a dish with the most boring taste that you ever made.”

“Once you get better, I’ll let you eat all the spicy food again.”

“Something like this suits my tastes more.”

Seeing Albert eating the porridge now reminded me of how Blanc was eating a while ago. I felt a bit strange.

My conscience took a hit after hearing that Albert preferred boring dishes like this.

The recipes I knew were only of the food that I liked, but I didn’t even take the time to care about Albert’s preferences.

Suddenly, the novel came to mind. The food that would be made by Seo Ina, who was in love with Albert, would suit his tastes better than my food.

She cooked dishes that were less spicy and red compared to mine.

“When we get out of the tower, wouldn’t there be someone out there who can perfectly suit Your Highness’ taste?”

I took one egg roll using the spoon.

“Strange.”

“……”

“You’re saying all sorts of strange things.”

Albert frowned as he chewed on the egg roll.

I felt like a mother bird feeding a baby bird.

Albert finished his meal with satisfaction, perhaps because he really liked the porridge. I wiped his face one more time after he finished eating.

Albert was sitting up against the headboard so that he could digest the food, but he now lay back down.

After placing the tray down, I carried over the basin full of water and two dry towels on top of the side table.

“Shouldn’t you sleep, too?”

“I’m really not feeling sleepy.”

I did feel a little sleepy a while ago, but I feel more energized now. At this point, I was thinking about organizing the luggage we brought back, and I also had to continue nursing Albert. There were some dishes I had to wash back in the kitchen downstairs, too.

I tucked Albert in with a blanket up to his shoulders.

“Prince, go ahead and sleep first.”

“…Rosé.”

“No matter what Your Highness will say, it won’t work. If you don’t sleep now, I’ll go down and sleep there in the kitchen. Now hurry up and close your eyes.”

I repeated the same thing again, and Albert eventually closed his eyes as he was exhausted. Seeing his eyes closed, I stood up—

No, I was about to stand up, but Albert’s hand held me there. To be exact, he held onto my wrist.

With a low voice, he spoke.

“I’ll fall asleep soon, so please stay with me until then.”

“……”

“I’m not teasing you or anything, Rosé. It’s the truth.”

He had his eyes closed now, but I don’t know how on earth he was so quick to feel his surroundings.

And it was even more amazing to witness how he could read my expression even when he couldn’t see it.

In the end, I remained right next to him.