Life as a Tower Maid: Locked up with the Prince - Side Story 3

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Side Story 3

Translator: Yonnee

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“Seriously, I can’t take it anymore… Please stop tormenting me….”

Once again today, I collapsed onto the bed, half-dead, begging Albert to stop.

It was because of the body that had been overworked until dawn. In the first month, it was almost more familiar not to wear clothes.

I knew he had been holding back because of our time apart, but I didn’t expect it to be this intense.

The emotional joy of reuniting was short-lived—I had to readjust my mindset several times.

I shouldn’t have promised to stay with Albert as much as he wanted… I should have said I would do only as much as I could. I had underestimated Albert’s stamina.

Even though my magical and physical strength increased after becoming Blanc’s contractor again, Albert had always been beyond human limits.

“I’ll only help you wash. Blanc will be here soon, right?”

Albert supported my limp body and led me to the bathroom.

I looked at Albert with suspicion but eventually entrusted myself to him.

He wasn’t someone who would let me break my promise to Blanc.

Albert and I entered the warm water together. The bathtub was spacious enough for both of us with room to spare.

Facing each other made me smile unconsciously. Albert, with a stern face, spoke gently.

“Stay still.”

Albert lathered my hair. A pleasant floral scent wafted from my head.

I smiled slightly, watching the white hair cascade around my shoulders.

When I met Blanc again and received the dragon’s contract from Albert, my hair color hadn’t changed.

It wasn’t like the first contract, where it was only my soul involved.

Thanks to that, I could keep my original black hair….

“But your hair color is different now…”

To fulfill Blanc’s wish, who felt sullen, I decided to turn my hair white again.

It was a change both Blanc and I desired.

As Albert washed my hair and gently massaged my scalp, my body felt relaxed.

The meticulous touch made me feel like I was at a five-star hotel.

“This feels good….”

Maybe he even practiced this while I was away.

“It was worth asking around.”

“Asking around?”

I tilted my head at Albert’s words.

“I called the maids and asked. I couldn’t order someone else to wash you.”

“…Are you still not reassured?”

“Reassurance aside, it’s more convenient for me to handle things related to you directly.”

Hmm, this seems more like the thinking of a genius who doesn’t understand ordinary people’s minds rather than separation anxiety.

It appeared that this applied to all matters related to me, not just work.

…Does that mean my work too? An uneasy thought crossed my mind.

In his new life, Albert had still become the emperor.

After becoming emperor, there were various opinions on who would be the empress, but Albert neatly dismissed the courtiers’ opinions with his overwhelming power.

And he brought me.

The title of the dragon’s contractor was still an object of envy for everyone.

No one opposed me becoming the empress.

The wedding took place the moment we returned. As the largest event since he became emperor, it was in no less than a grand scale.

It was the first time in my life that I received blessings from so many people.

The number of people looking at me was so vast that they appeared like tiny dots. I wondered if this was what it felt like to be a celebrity.

After the wedding, I entered the palace where Albert resided and heard about how he had lived during our time apart.

From stories where everyone could have been happier to the fact that he met my parents before meeting me.

I had told him that my parents had died in an accident, but I had never specified the exact date or time, so finding them couldn’t have been an easy journey.

Especially knowing how much he wanted to meet me as soon as possible.

I cried for a long time, feeling once again how deep his feelings for me were.

…And I couldn’t sleep that night either.

Snapping out of my thoughts, my face turned serious again.

Although I hadn’t done my work properly because of Albert’s constant attention, I would now truly have to fulfill my duties as empress.

But it didn’t seem like my way of handling things would please Albert.

Of course, I would learn with the help of others…! But it would still be hard to satisfy Albert.

…Wouldn’t he be disappointed in me then?

“I know what you’re thinking, but there’s nothing you’ll do to disappoint me.”

Albert chuckled as he dried my hair with a towel. I flinched.

“Is my face that easy to read again?”

“Yes.”