Side Story Chapter 8. The Dangerous Grand Duke and Duchess of the South (8)
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I blinked at Zahid rapidly, my eyelashes fluttering nervously as he just stared at me in that state and waited for my reply.
I could explicitly feel how everyone around us had craned their necks in our direction to observe us. My face grew even hotter as I saw them trying their best to listen in as hard as they could.
I had the urge to cover Zahid’s mouth with my hand.
As if he could read my innermost thoughts, he took my hand and smiled cheekily before landing a gentle kiss on it.
I grabbed him, feeling like we had to get out of there before anything else.
“Let’s go home and talk.”
Like that, I had no choice but to do as he had originally wished, and we went home early.
Just like yesterday, I hadn’t even been able to talk to Diana. Since I was unable to tell her how much I loved her gift or thank her, I had been adamant about speaking to her today.
