27 The Lady’s Love:
Ernest turned to the royal guards and
the maids-in-waiting, with a look, they dispersed and he turned down a quiet
corridor.
It was just like that night one month
ago. The only difference was that Iris was now certain about her feelings for
Ernest.
‘Ernest…’
‘What’s wrong? I’m not going to drop
you.’ Ernest said playfully.
In the face of that expression, a
sharp pain ran through Iris’ heart at the same time as tenderness enveloped it.
‘Is it alright to have left the
party…?’ She asked vaguely.
It was partly to celebrate their
engagement.
Because of the love potion that he had
unintentionally drank, he held a deep but false love for Iris. Yet, he had realised
that she had been trying to hold back her tears, and he took such strange and
bold action. He was wonderfully sensible; everyone thought him a man who was
narrow-minded in love with foolish Iris.
That was what she was; foolish.
Thank you, Ernest. I’m sorry for inconvenience, she
apologised to him inwardly. But her heart was warm with joy from the great
kindness he showed her. Although in her head, she knew it was because of the
love potion, in her heart, she was happy that he had chosen her over Leticia.
What a foolish and selfish person, she
was.
Self hatred strangled her chest
making her feel like she could not breathe.
But Ernest lifted her up and kissed
her temple, ‘Iris, you have nothing to worry about.’
‘But…’
‘Once the King is gone, everyone can
freely enjoy themselves. They don’t have to be on their best behaviour.’
Was it really like that?
She couldn’t understand it.
Contrary to his lonesome words, his
gait as he carried Iris was light.
If Ernest’s heart was not filled with
sorrow, then Iris would try to be fine also. Self hatred was just hers alone to
overcome.
Ernest eventually ended up in front of
a door in the royal residence, and he gently lowered Iris to the ground next to
him.
‘Where are we?’ she asked as he
unlocked the door.
‘My private library,’ He replied as
the door opened.
They entered and Ernest switched on a
lamp which cast a soft glow in the large room. She followed him tentatively,
wondering why he had brought her here. He led her past the rest of the library
to a wall that was just shelves of books.
‘I wanted to share my special secret
with you, my beloved.’
‘Secret?’
Ernest smiled like a mischievous boy
and touched the spine of a book,
‘It’s an important secret between you
and me. Iris, remember this book.’
The book he was touching looked just
like the others, the only difference was that the lettering on the spine was in
white and silver, like Ernest’s hair. (Zuben: trying to keep my eyes in my
head from all the rolling)
What was this about?
Ernest pushed the book sharply forward
and there was a click and a faint rumble filled the room.
Iris leaned closer to Ernest as he
pushed the bookshelf and it slid aside to reveal a wooden door.
‘This is…’
‘A hidden door to a hidden room,’
He told her the door could not be
found by anyone who did not know how to open it as he turned the handle on the
door,
‘It’s rather embarrassing but I had
trouble with my sisters when I was younger.’
‘Trouble…?’
‘They could be moody and rather
brutal. My late father made me a place I could escape to; this room. It is
still very useful.’
Was this trouble what Rosemary had
intimated in that conversation a few weeks ago?
“My older sisters used to treat older
brother like a servant…”
That was why he was awkward with
women, Rosemary had told her.
But because she had used a love potion
to make him fall in love with her, Iris did not feel she had any right to dig
into his past.
She followed him into the room.
‘Wow!’ she exclaimed when she saw it.
This could only be referred to as a
secret base. The room behind the door was large, which a large sofa several
people could lie on, lots of round cushions, and soft and fluffy blankets. It
was well equipped, from good lighting, and a long work desk and a shelf with food that had
long shelf life.
‘What do you think? Do you like it?’
Walking deeper into the room, she
looked around her. The atmosphere in the room was calm, but also fun.
‘Yes, I do.’ she replied.
‘Good.’ He said. She looked up at him,
and he looked relieved.
‘You can come here at anytime you feel
the need to get away from it all.’ He had a look of a boy who had been
successful in his mischief not the king of a country. It was a beautiful
expression that made Iris laugh softly. She lifted her skirts and curtsied,
‘Thank you, Ernest.’ She said with a
smile.
He came up to her and slipped his arms
around her waist and pulled her to him for a kiss. His tongue entered her mouth
and sweetly entangled with hers. Their kissing made her feel like she was going
to melt and stoked a gentle fire inside her.
He released her lips and took her to
the wide windows.
‘The scenery from here is rather
beautiful. What do you think?’
She could see the royal gardens from
the polished window. There was a full moon, and the silver moonlight set the
beautiful flowers in the garden aglow.
‘It is really beautiful.’
The moonlight gave her a clear view of
the garden.
The sight of the moonlight blooming
flowers undefiled under the moonlight was indeed dignified. Though the flowers
were wrapped in darkness, they still were striking. They did not lose to the
night. They dazzled Iris.
She looked ahead and saw something
that made her heart thud in her chest from the memory.
She was certain; the simple octagonal
gazebo near the moonlight blooming flowers was where she had come to grieve
after Damian had fallen for Leticia. It was where she had thrown away the hair
ornaments and her shoes.
She hated the pink ornaments that had
been designed to look like cherry blossoms. They did not suit her; neither did
shoes with ribbons around her ankles. It looked like the clothes had been made
for the adorable Leticia. How could she like clothes that did not suit her? That
night she had tried to throw away her expectant heart and the love she had for
Damian.
Watching the flowers, so like the ones
that were around her that night, Iris remembered her terrible state of mind
that night. She tried to scoff but it came out as a sob as her vision began to
blur.
The gazebo dredged up bitter memories
for her.
Really, why? She asked herself.
But she already knew the answer.
What had she thrown away that night?
When did it start to grow again?
When she realised she could no longer
fool herself, Ernest wrapped his arms around her from behind.
‘I fell in love with you from that
night. Only you.’ his deep voice reached Iris’ heart through her tympanic
membrane (Zuben: Drink drink drink)
She was wrapped in his warmth as a
teardrop fell down her cheek.
She loved him. She loved Ernest.
From the bottom of her heart; she
could no longer fool herself.
Unlike Ernest, who love had been borne
from the love potion; she truly loved him. (Zuben: Deaf.)
♔♔♔
28 The Lady’s Decision:
His eyes were like jasper; gems that
would make a fine ornament. They emitted radiance from the moon shining through
the polished windows. (Zuben: You could always pluck his eyes out. Too brutal?)
Her straggly curled hair was half down
from their passions, fluttering as she moved,
'Fu, ~u…ah~, ~ah’
In his precious hidden room, the
sounds of her sweet moans and the obscene rhythm of their coupling filled the
room.
‘Are you in pain, Iris?’ He asked her,
his voice thick with lust. He was sitting on the couch with Iris sitting on his
thighs facing him as held her waist helping her ride him.
She could not stop moaning as he
pulled her to him and thrust upward into her. (Zuben: One has to give it up for josei heroes, they have to do all the work. Their abs and back must be rock steady)
‘Ah, ahn~ no...but…’
‘But what Iris?’
‘You are ah~ uh~...so deep…’
It was the first time he had taken her
like this. She had climaxed many times so her honey was all over their thighs,
but she continued to be tormented by a deep feeling of oppression more so than usual. Despite this,
it felt really good and Iris knew it was because she had admitted to herself that
she loved him.
She leaned forward so her face was
over his shoulder so he would not see her expression. She could feel his hot
feverish breath against her earlobe.
‘I am inside you till the root,’ he
replied with a joyous smile as his large heated hand stroked her smooth bare
back. Iris dress had been slipped off and now bunched around her waist. Feeling
the heat of this hand against her bare skin made her shiver with pleasure over
the deep stimulation. As she rocked her hips, her honey walls tightened around
his hardness. Even though the sound of her love juice being churned was
delivered to her tympanic membrane was very embarrassing. She continued to rock
her hips seeking the deep pleasure that awaited. (Zuben: 😁)
‘Hm, aren’t these a little bigger?’
Ernest said playfully, he had leaned back abit to look at her breasts swaying
with their actions. He cupped a soft mound in his hand, it looked like they had
actually grown,
‘It makes no difference, you are my
treasure.’ his hot sigh was laden with love, and his heated breath caressed
Iris’ sweaty skin. He fondled her breast crushing the hardened nipple against
his mildly callused palm.
‘Hold on~ really hn~ hm~ ah~’ she
moaned as he plucked at her red nipple, rolling the hardened tip against his
finger making it protrude and harden even more. Iris tightened around his meat
stick,
‘Oh Iris, don’t tighten up so much.’
‘I~ can’t help it ahn~’
Her body was just responding to the
pleasure he was giving her.
Iris stared at his handsome face, her
eyes filled with tears of passion. At that moment, his buried cock increased in
thickness,
‘Oh, it feels better than usual. I
won’t be able to last much longer.’ he laughed helplessly. Iris heart was
caught by his handsomeness and his sex appeal, like a bee transfixed by the
nectar of a flower, she leaned over and kissed him.
For now, she wanted to forget the sad
reality of the love potion and immerse herself in this happiness. She wanted to
let go of those thoughts, to give herself the illusion that he truly loved her.
As they kissed, Ernest grabbed her
waist and began to thrust harder.
She moaned from between their kisses,
their hot tongues intertwining to give each other the pleasure they were
searching for. Contrary to the deep pleasures generated from the lower bodies,
their kisses were sweet and delicate.
Her painfully erect nipples rubbed
against his muscled chest, and a sweet aching ran through her. He reached
between them and teased her flower bud that was engorged from their play. Her
body arched as incomparable pleasure welled up.
Heat and explosive pleasure
overwhelmed her like fireworks, and she gradually began to lose consciousness.
‘Only you, Iris. I only want you…’
The walls of her sex were sending
sweet numbing waves through her when he thrust in and out. Her wet cavern,
seeking her beloved’s spirit, continued to contract seeking only him while lost
in a deep sensual sea.
He held her tight as his thrusting
became harder pushing into the deepest part of her flower core many times,
‘Wa, ahn~, nn, ~ah, ah~ah ah’
‘I hope you will forgive me Iris, but
I wanted you so much…’ (Zuben: Maybe telling her the truth, soonish would be good)
What was he saying? Iris mind was now
above the clouds, though her eardrums managed to hear his whispers, she could
not comprehend it. (Zuben: 😁)
Soon, she could feel him throbbing as his
thick turbid fluid was released into her honey pot. Her reason was driven
elsewhere.
His glans pulsed inside her as he
continued to thrust into her after ejaculating so that his emission could be
swallowed deep inside.
After several thrusts, Ernest squeezed
something in between Iris’ panting lips while she was out of it.
‘The sweets you had…’
‘Huh…’
‘They taste good, don’t they?’
How strange. Although, it was the
first time she had had one, the taste was somehow nostalgic. The peachy taste
was familiar like the sweets she used to like when she was child. (Zuben: Is he trying to make her believe she's fallen in love with him or trying to tell her they're not real?)
Ernest combed back her dark hair with
his large hands and kissed her as the delicious love potion melted in her
mouth.
He shook the vial before her face,
‘One more left…’ he said.
The bottle had one pink sweet left.
There was only one more and the love
potion Matthias gave her would finish.
No one knew if the effects truly would
last a lifetime.
He kissed her.
Was it because she already loved
Ernest? Because she felt no particular change from eating the love potion
sweet.
But it did not mean that her crime was
gone. She should not have tried to not manipulate a man’s heart. Even if she
loved him, there was no way she could be forgiven. As the thoughts settled in
her head, the peach taste of the sweet became like ash in her mouth.
It’s enough now.
She had been happy everyday this past
month. She hadn’t had to fight with her sister, she could spend everyday
immersed in making lace and above all, she was surrounded by a deep love, even
though it was false, she had been happy.
Too happy. Though, she hated herself,
she could not help it. But she wanted to be happy with her beloved Ernest.
But she wanted him to truly love her,
not through the love potion. She wanted him to love her from the bottom of his
heart.
Iris came to a decision that night.
She became determined to release him
from the effects of the love potion.
Sue her for littering in the royal palace!
ReplyDeleteAnd how exactly you want to release him from the love portion (damn translator's jokes really make me laugh all this time while reading especially those emoji's)
ReplyDeleteOmg.... Someone actually read my mind.... The author is a beautiful scoundrel and I absolutely adore him/her 乁༼☯‿☯✿༽ㄏ
DeleteIs any pov author had written from earnest side? I wish for one from his side
ReplyDeleteYes, in a few chapters...
DeleteIt worry me that the last King solution for the abuse of the sisters was giving the son a hideout.
ReplyDeleteIt's like when Leticia is verbaly abusing Matias din't do a thing but distract her.
And don't tell me that after one year of spying and one month of observation Ernest don't know our MC won't understand that she was tricked by her brother in law and her husband to be.
In this novel nobody punished or think about letting others learn the value of other's feeling?
Well seing how the ears vibrate all the time it may be logic to evade the talks.
Well, what can one say; japenese web novel writers and their convoluted logic. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
DeleteJapanese authors write sex very well. Brains, they don't seem to be as good at.
DeleteI'm one with a genie. But Iris is a dull girl too. He gave her so many hints ... And neither of them she caught. :(
ReplyDeleteShe was probably too busy with the trembling of the eardrum? Lol
DeleteThank you
ReplyDeleteI hope she is not going to run away.
ReplyDeleteI hope he'll tell her the truth soon, my patience flying further and further away with every passing chapter... 😔
ReplyDeletePs: thank you very much for the translations! ❤️
Omg. The king literally said, from that night. Meaning before the option stuff. And he also saw what happened. Oof
ReplyDeleteOkay so we all agree that this girl was dropped on her head as a child right?
DeleteOr she was so manipulated and mentally abused by her sister that her braincells shriveled up and died.
Iris's favourite body part: eardrums.
ReplyDeleteIris's least used body part: eardrums (or brain it would seem)
I can't handle how many times the author writes 'eardrums'. I don't want to see that word written anywhere anymore. Or I would cry.
Drink drink drink 😂😂😂😂😂😂
ReplyDeleteGente minha primeira J novel, mas que mulher mais lenta... Inacreditável.
Obrigada por traduzir!
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