I Became The Childhood Friend of the Obsessive Second Male Lead

“I’m, I’m sorry. I’ll send some medicine to the mansion later. Could you take it?”

He laughed at Rieta’s word and shook his head.

He gave a light reply, “It doesn’t hurt.”

“You might get a bruise.”

“Yes, maybe it is. But it’s a little embarrassing to apply that much medicine.”

“Still.”

He stopped her for a moment.

Then, following the wind blowing in front of his eyes, he looked back at Rieta.

“Then can you make it up to me with something else later?”

“Something else?”

“Anything. I can’t think of anything right now.”

“Then tell me when you think of it. I want to make it up to you somehow.”

“I’m already looking forward to it.”

He had an innocent smile that would attract anyone, and Rieta naturally came up with the word attractive.

“You’re a flirt, Hugh McLean.”

“What?”

He must have treated the female lead this way as well.

However, it was against the law to smile like that even to Rieta. It was disappointing that he was the main character of the romance novel.

“Well, I think I’m pretty noble and pure.”

“There is no one in the world who would say such a thing with his own mouth.”

“Yes, but anyway, I’ve never sought the hearts of many ladies.”

Lies.

When Rieta looked at him in disbelief, he asked why.

“Why did you think so?”

“Well.”

But Rieta couldn’t bear to answer, ‘Because your smile is so enchanting.’

Without knowing what was in Rieta’s heart, Hugh McLean continued.

“Tell me please. It hurts to be misunderstood like that by Princess Rieta, not someone else.”

“…That’s it.”

Rieta pointed with her hand at the expression he had made on her.

“What? My face?”

“Your expression. You have the face of a lying cheater.”

“But I’m always sincere with Princess Rieta, right?”

“See. Besides, you always say things like this. People misunderstand when they hear this tone.”

“Misunderstand….”

He echoed Rieta’s words and smiled bitterly.

“It is. There is too much room for misunderstanding. Hugh McLean.”

Rieta was about to talk about the last incident at the lake, but she stopped.

Somehow she feels ashamed to even bring that up.

“Princess Rieta.”

He started walking again.

Naturally, Rieta, who was holding his arm, began to walk with him.

“Did you misunderstand me at all?”

He was being mean, giving a question.

Rieta tried to answer, but she couldn’t bear to say it because his face was strangely stiff as he looked into the distance.

It must be because he looked very nervous.

‘This ….’

His sincere voice reminded Rieta of an assumption.

Very, if.

If when he said ‘noble and pure’ are true, and if his heart is towards Rieta. If only his wonderful smile and kind words were given to Rieta.

‘Hugh McLean and Victorina Bennet can’t have any relationship.’

It was a plot that appealed to Rieta. Because the biggest obstacle will surely disappear.

But even so, he dares to open his heart to her….

“Sorry, that was mean of me.”

As Rieta couldn’t organize his thoughts. He eased the awkward atmosphere with a light smile again.

It was probably because he was considerate of Rieta struggling to answer.

“Uum, no.”

He smiled awkwardly and shook his head.

“I learned one thing instead.”

“One thing?”

“To spend time with the princess, I need to build a little more wall.”

“Wall?”

“Yes, because the gaze is quite frightening and gives me chills down my back.”

And Hugh McLean glanced back and laughed bashfully.

At the end of his gaze, Elisha was glaring at him with sharp eyes.

Elisha was probably angry at Hugh McLean asking a question that would embarrass his precious princess.

“Gaze?”

Rieta also belatedly turned her head back.

At that moment, Hugh McLean was able to witness an amazing scene.

The expression of Elisha Maureen, who was like a beast of prey, changed to the gentleness of a little puppy.

He thought that that look is perfect for creating a ‘misunderstanding’.

Besides, there were others who openly created ‘misunderstandings’ by Rieta’s side.

Of course, that was also Noel Mayer. He was openly pretending to be Rieta’s fiance.

Didn’t he show off that they were close enough for him to feed Rieta, who was unable to use her hands right away?

Even Noel used to send triumphant glances off whenever Rieta took the food, like saying, ‘Did you see that?’

Of course, Hugh felt a great sense of defeat against Noel.

‘Coming to think of it, from the beginning I was someone who was only far away.’

When he heard about the princess who came to the empire for the sake of her country.

He just admired her in his young heart.

While imagining that a person who can do that much for the sake of her country must be a strong and remarkable person.

However, the Rieta that he actually encountered was just….. a very small and slender girl.

Where did such determination come from?

Following his natural curiosity, he always looked out for Rieta. At every possible moment.

No, trying to get to a position where he can look at her as much as possible.

Realizing that it is not an action that can be done only with simple ‘curiosity’.

Probably, it was around puberty.