I Became the Younger Sister of a Regretful Obsessive Male Lead

Even though I was glad to see him, I was nervous because of yesterday’s matter. While I was worried about what to say, it was Lucian who opened his mouth first.

“Did you sleep well, Ray?”

I felt my anxious heart calm by his attitude and voice, which were not much different from usual.

“…Yes.”

“…Why are you bandaging your hand again?”

He then turned his gaze to Amber as he questioned. His gaze was so cold that I was startled and hurriedly spoke out.

“I fell!”

I couldn’t say I hurt myself, so I made an excuse that I fell bu it seemed like a perfect excuse. Meanwhile, Lucian glanced at my feet and clicked his tongue slightly. Ah, at times like this, he looked very similar to the previous Duke.

“Looks like you just fell to the floor in your sleep.”

He casually knelt in front of me and examined my feet.

“I tried to find a healing wizard, but it’s hard to find.”

“It’s okay. I applied the ointment, so it will naturally heal over time.”

As I said so, he raised his gaze. Seeing his gaze as if he had something to ask, I gulped and waited for his words. I was sure he’d ask about last night.

While waiting with determination, Lucian asked Amber.

“What about the face wash water?”

“She just woke up. I will prepare it right now.”

“She’ll go downstairs to eat a meal with me, so please prepare it.”

“Yes, Duke.”

When Amber hurried out of the bedroom, Lucian gazed at me while still on his knees.

“Are the other places okay?”

I, who was nervous by myself at the extremely friendly question, exhaled a small breath and nodded my head.

“Does your back hurt?”

Knowing what his question meant, I just nodded my head blushing. Lucian chuckled a little before letting out a small sigh when he saw me with bandages on both hands and feet.

“It’s okay. It doesn’t hurt or anything, it just stings a little.”

Despite my hasty words, his expression did not loosen.

Meanwhile, Amber came back with face wash water. In a familiar gesture, Lucian wrapped a towel around my neck and wiped my face. Still feeling itchy, he laughed a little, and his expression brightened even more.

Was he trying to ask me slowly? …Or did he want to ask after eating?

Even though I was acting as usual, I kept missing what he was saying because I was nervous inside.

“…So, I wonder if it will be okay?”

“…Huh? Uh, I’m fine.”

I didn’t want to reveal that I had missed his words, so I just said yes, but he subtly hardened his expression before bursting into a smirk.

“Why are you laughing?”

“You can’t answer before listening properly, Ray.”

‘…Oh, I guess he knew I was thinking about something else.’

As I was blushing in embarrassment, Amber soon came up to me and spoke.

“I will help you change, Miss.”

“Oh, okay.”

I tried to get up with the intention of taking steps as if I had just walked out of bed, but Lucian was faster. He wiped his wet hands and gently lifted me up swiftly.

“It’s, it’s okay.”

“How are you going to walk with those feet?”

“…Right.”

If I walked as little as possible, I’d probably get better faster, right?
Still, I placed my arms around his neck as Lucian supported me with a sense of security and walked to the dressing room with a smile in his eyes.

Looking at the floor from my eye level, a strange impression arose. I watched the floor while thinking that a person with a height of nearly 190 cm would see things like this, and he came into the dressing room and dropped me off.

“I’ll wait outside, so call me when you’re all changed. Don’t even think about walking out alone.”

“Yes, hehe.”

I laughed like a person who had forgotten what I was nervous about. The thought of having a connection with him seemed to change me in a positive way.

Let’s try… Let’s try to be a person who suits him and try to make Cassandra achieve rest somehow.

Watching him leave, I turned my head to Amber. She showed me the dress she had picked out beforehand.

“I chose the most comfortable dress. Would you like to take a look?”

“Yes.”

Amber draped the dress in front of me. Naturally, I tried to check it in a full-length mirror, but I found red marks on my neck and froze.

“…What’s this?”

Come to think of it, I never thought about my condition after I woke up. First of all, I was bewildered when I saw my feet, so I didn’t even think about when I spent the night with him.

But this was.

What was this…

“No, isn’t this too harsh?”

With my self-talk, Amber quietly nodded her head. She must have had something to say, too, but she seemed to hold back. Well, if the person who did this is the owner of this mansion, it was a virtue to be patient even if you have something to say.

Somehow, in midsummer, I pulled out a dress that wrapped around my neck.

“Amber…”

“Yes, Miss.”

“I have a question for you.”

“What?”

“Is this…normal?”

I asked while pointing at the nape of my neck with my fingertips. I was really curious. Originally, was it right to have an affair that burnt the whole body like this?

Amber, who kept her mouth shut for a moment, pondered before she answered like she was terribly sorry.

“Miss, I’ve never tried it, so I can’t tell you.”

“…Amber, didn’t you have a boyfriend?”

“No. I have never been in a relationship.”

Her words made me feel dizzy. Well, there was only one Amber, who was my exclusive maid. Compared to other noble families, the number was remarkably small.

“Shall I find more dedicated maids?”

“No. I am more interested in my work. I’ll tell you if you need it, so you don’t have to worry about it.”

“…Yes, sorry.”

“Then, would you like to wear this dress today?”

“Hmm…”

As I checked the full-length mirror wearing a linen dress that covered my neck, fortunately, the shape almost covered the nape of my neck, so I sighed in relief. I felt dizzy just imagining that I would have gone down to the dining room in this state without knowing it.

All of a sudden, I noticed something out of place. Seeing that the dressing room visible through the full-length mirror was empty, I turned my head awkwardly.

“Amber.”

“Yes, Miss.”

I looked at the professional Amber as usual and looked at a corner of the dressing room again.

“…Where have all my shoes gone?”

Except for the slippers I was wearing, all the shoes in the dressing room had disappeared as if they had evaporated.

“…The Duke cleaned it all up at dawn.”

“Why didn’t you tell me about that?”

“The Duke ordered me to keep quiet…”

“I thought that I was your master?”

“…I apologize.”

“No… what power do you have…”

As the embarrassment piled up, I couldn’t even think of yesterday’s events anymore. I called out to Lucian with a huff.

“Luci!”

As soon as I called him, the door to the dressing room burst open. Apparently, it seemed that he was waiting at the door.

“Are you done?”

“Where are all my shoes?”

At my question, Lucian’s gaze turned to the empty shoe cabinet and then returned to me again. He ignored my question.

“Aren’t you hungry? It’s time for lunch already.”

“Lucy.”

When he called again, he looked at Amber and she quietly left first.

Tak.

The door closed, and Lucian and I were left in the dressing room. He strode over and patted the nape of my neck before saying in a low voice.

“It’s covered.”

“…No, isn’t that too harsh?”

“Sorry. I’m enduring it…”

This was enduring?

“…There wasn’t a place that wasn’t red?”

“Yes, sorry.”

Hearing him apologizing again, I couldn’t say anything more.

“Still, why did you put all my shoes away?”

“….”

When I asked again, he kept his mouth shut. Instead, Lucian gazed at me with deep sunken eyes.

“Luci…”

“For the time being, you can’t even wear shoes anyway. Are you trying to walk with a bandage on? What if it gets worse and leaves a scar?”

“….”

This time I was speechless. It was because he wasn’t wrong.

“It is, but…”

Lucian, who had been looking down at me without a word, picked me up and added another word.

“There’s nothing to worry about. I just have to carry you like this and go around.”

“…It’s embarrassing.”

“What are you embarrassed about again? You hugged me often, even when I was little.”

No, how could it be the same between then and now?

Meanwhile, he pressed the tip of his nose down on my cheek and bit my lips lightly before letting go slowly.

“Let’s eat first.”

“Yes.”

As he walked to the dining room with me in his arms, I could feel the eyes of the employees clinging to me all the way there.

My cheeks burned hot, and my body trembled as I buried my face in his shoulder in shame.
After putting me down on a chair in the dining room, Lucian pushed the chair so that I could eat comfortably and sat next to me. Looking at him with a questioning gaze, he answered like a perfect match.

“You also bandaged your hands.”

“Ah…”

I had completely forgotten about it like an idiot. Seeing him, who knew my condition better than I did, I felt like my heart tickled for some reason. I wished I could fall in love with the golden eyes that looked at me while blowing the hot soup.

Moderately cooled potato soup warmed my body. It was like the temperature of his affection, so I took everything he gave me.

With the complacent thought that this special case would only be for today.