The Villainess Hides Her Wealth - Chapter 101.1

Chapter 101.1

“There’s no need to say that.”

“I guess you are human too… I thought you were just crazy about work…”

“Are you insulting me?”

“I can’t imagine my brother struggling to figure out what to do because he likes someone! Shouldn’t I have known you like someone? Why did you never show it?”

Vivian raised her voice.

“Who is it? Tell me! I’ll help you! If the crown prince of the empire likes her, why hasn’t there been…”

“She’s already engaged.”

“… I’m sorry.”

“It doesn’t really matter. I didn’t like her that much either. I was far from struggling, as you were saying.”

Even then, it was okay. It was just a faint first love. Or was it even an emotion that could be called love?

It might be a defense mechanism to keep caring about someone who was engaged anyway.

But at the time, he really thought it was okay.

However…

‘It’s not okay at all right now.’

He didn’t know what to do because he liked someone?

Even if he came to like someone, it didn’t matter to him at all. He would just have a calm relationship with the other person…

“So, I called you here to take a breather. I mean, I just wanted to see this place with Your Highness.”

But all of a sudden, they were meeting for something other than work…

His mind went blank. His brain didn’t function.

‘So she didn’t call me today… to meet because of work?’

He wondered what to answer.

To be honest, he didn’t even know what kind of expression he was making right now.

It was really something… he had never thought about.

‘Is she saying she’s meeting privately and not as a business partner? With me?’

He froze.

‘I have to say something. Think about it. Think… about a good answer. What’s an answer that Yuria might… like?’

It was the first time in his life he was feeling like a fool.

“Achoo!”

Yuria sneezed. From the way she reflexively wrapped her arms around herself, she seemed to be cold.

As soon as he saw that, his body moved before his mind, which was something rare for him.

“Huh?”

He took off the coat he was wearing right away and wrapped it around Yuria.

Enoch felt strange when he saw that the clothes that fit him perfectly were too big for her.

Yuria was wearing his clothes. She wasn’t exactly short, but wearing his clothes, she was entirely covered up. And when she looked at him like that… his face immediately grew hot.

“Your Highness, aren’t you cold?”

“No, I was actually feeling hot since earlier.”

“Oh… Now that you mention it, your face is a little red.”

Yuria was immediately convinced by what he said about being hot.

‘I wonder how red my face is.’

She begged for his pardon for a moment, then grabbed his coat and curled up inside it even more.

His heart pounded for some reason when he saw that.

“It’s a little big for me… Definitely…”

“I guess that’s the difference between a man and a woman…”

“But Your Highness is bigger than other men.”

For some reason, Yuria seemed innocent today. She laughed innocently.

“I think that’s why I’m feeling warmer now. Hm, maybe because the total area of the clothing around me is large?”

Then, Yuria tilted her head and sniffed something.

Even though he was a neat person, he was embarrassed because he thought it might smell.

“It smells like the room spray I gave you. There is a faint scent of lavender and smoke.”

Yuria seemed to be in a good mood as she raised her head.

“It’s not a perfume, but it still remains subtle. It’s amazing…”

She didn’t have her usual calm or quite grown-up appearance. It was similar to him, who was particularly clumsy today. Yuria wasn’t acting like her usual self either.

“Excuse me, Your Highness. Can I make you a perfume instead of room spray? In return for winning the competition.”

“As long as it’s not troublesome for the Lady… I’ll be grateful.”

Should he have said no once as a courtesy?

But he felt overwhelmed. Yuria was thinking about him, and making something just for him.

“Does that kind of scent… suit me?”

“Yes,” Yuria answered right away. Then, she said, “Actually, this is a secret, but… I made it while thinking about Your Highness.”

She smiled faintly. Seeing that, Enoch’s mind went blank once again.

And… even though he said something after that, he couldn’t remember it very well.

He was sure it was something good, but he was focusing only on Yuria. How could he not remember what he had said?

It was incomprehensible to him.

But in any case, it was clear that walking with her near the lake… was enjoyable.

“If it’s okay with you… Can I take you somewhere next time?” And he hastily added, “For purposes other than work.”