Refusing Your Ex-Husband's Obsession: A Guide - Chapter 163
Chapter 163
Translator: Yonnee
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“Stop behaving like a brat and just get out. Whatever decisions I make are none of your concern anymore.”
“……”
“Did you not hear me? Leave.”
Frozen like a statue, Ciel didn’t budge. So I stood up to leave myself, but suddenly, I felt myself floating.
“Are you seriously using your powers on me right now?”
Instead of answering, he led me away. Being pulled by his unseen force was unpleasant.
So, the moment I got close, I clenched my fist and punched him in the stomach as hard as I could.
“Ugh!”
Despite my strong hit, his wind didn’t waver. His control over it was impeccable as ever.
“I’ve always disliked your nitpicking. We have nothing to do with each other anymore, so why do I still have to listen to your nagging!”
I lashed out at him with my fists. He took all the blows, and instead of retaliating, he pulled me into an embrace.
His large frame enveloped me completely.
As I struggled, he said softly,
“…Did you hate that?”
“Would you like it if someone tried to dictate your life?”
“I was just worried…”
“Worries should be expressed kindly! Who would think of it as concern when you say things like that!”
No matter how much I struggled, I couldn’t break free from his embrace, so I eventually stopped resisting.
Still in his arms, I continued to seethe.
“I don’t get what you’re trying to do. You worry and get angry over strange things… and then you seek affection in such weird ways.”
“That’s because…”
He held me tightly and paused before adding,
“Maybe I’m just a weird person.”
“Hmph, at least you’re self-aware.”
“Haha…”
As he laughed, his body shook slightly, causing me to sway along with him. After a while, he stopped laughing and put me back on the bed.
Then he knelt at my feet, lifting my dress to reveal my ankle.
“I already told you I’m fine…”
“Look at this.”
He had apparently already noticed my slightly swollen ankle and gently stroked it with his thumb.
“In the past too, you had this unexpectedly clumsy side to you.”
“What are you talking about?”
“It’s true that there were things I didn’t say, but you were also unobservant in some ways.”
“…Expecting someone to understand without saying anything is even worse.”
“That’s true. I admit that.”
He looked at my ankle regretfully and then stood up.
“It would be good to apply some ointment.”
As he said this and looked out the window, a gust of wind swirled around him and then disappeared.
“Aren’t you using your powers too recklessly?”
At my question, he turned to me with a smirk.
“What’s there to worry about when you’re here?”
“And what if I don’t guide you?”
“If that happens, I guess I’ll have to beg at your feet.”
His playful response extinguished the anger that had been slowly seething inside me. A small jar, seemingly ointment, floated in through the window. He opened it and knelt in front of me again.
It’s strange, watching him apply the ointment carefully on my exposed ankle with my dress slightly hitched up.
It felt oddly familiar, and as I pondered, the cool ointment touched my skin.
I flinched, and he looked up at me.
“Is it cold?”
“…No.”
“It doesn’t seem sprained, but it wouldn’t hurt to be careful for a while.”
“Just a slight swelling, that’s all.”
“Yeah. But still…”
He got up and rang a small bell.
“Then, change into something comfortable and rest. I’ll explain everything to His Highness.”
“…Alright.”
I watched him leave after treating my ankle, and then flopped back with a heavy sigh.
My face was inexplicably warm.
Who gets flustered just from having ointment applied to their ankle?
But Ciel himself didn’t seem to be aware of what kind of expression he was making.
To be so affected by just this minor injury, as if the most precious thing had been broken. But at the same time, secretly so happy to be able to do this.
And somewhere in that expression, madness and regret seemed to coexist.
Witnessing his face be so expressive was a little… worrisome and unfamiliar, to say the least.
But still, exhilarating.
After all, it’s a ridiculously handsome man we’re talking about here.
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