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Chapter : 25
The female employee’s gaze grew colder as time passed.
Siena’s earlier momentum naturally subsided.
“D-don’t make that face and glare at me like that.”
I’m already timid as it is…
While she was shrinking back, Rian spoke.
“Do you seem to remember us?”
Surprisingly, he addressed the staff member directly.
The employee’s eyes, which had been fixed on Siena, shifted to Rian.
“Oh… yes. I remember you from your previous visit.”
“Then that settles it.”
Rian leaned his upper body forward and wrapped his arm around Siena’s shoulders.
“I’m sure you remember how much I love my wife, and how I wanted to give her a necklace.”
Siena blinked in confusion.
The female employee did as well.
Rian continued without caring about their reactions.
“I came back to see the necklace we looked at before.”
“……”
“I actually intended to buy it that day. But my wife is quite cautious. Even though I offered to buy it for her, she said she wanted to think it over a little more.”
“……”
“So we just left that day.”
His gaze lowered to Siena’s face.
“I can buy anything my darling wants.”
“……”
“Whether it’s the stars in the sky or even the moon.”
Rian stroked her ash-gray hair, then gently gathered a strand in his hand.
And kissed her hair.
‘Crazy.’
Siena looked at herself trapped inside Rian’s sticky gaze.
The employee is freezing us out, and this guy is being obscene…
Whatever the case, both of them were making things difficult for her.
She quickly composed herself and forced a smile.
“Hohoho… Y-yes, that’s right. I like to carefully check things.”
“I fell for that side of you, darling. You’re such a wise and sharp woman.”
“Oh my, you really… I don’t know!”
Siena shyly struck Rian’s sturdy arm.
“Haha, my darling is adorable as always.”
“Oh…”
“Every time your tiny fists hit my arm, my heart beats too. As expected, you’re the only woman who excites me.”
Having such nauseating conversation directly in front of the employee made her expression grow even colder.
With her dead fish-like eyes, it was obvious she didn’t want to interact with this lovey-dovey couple.
Do you think we enjoy doing this?
I don’t want to act like a nauseating couple either.
“……Please come this way.”
Soon, the employee guided them to the jewelry display.
While moving, Siena quickly scanned the interior of the boutique.
She immediately spotted Violet sitting on the sofa with Deborah.
“……It looks like they’re over there.”
“Hmm. Then, Lady, I think…”
Because the jewelry display and the reception area were far apart, she couldn’t hear their conversation clearly.
No. It’s fine.
Violet had returned to purchase accessories anyway.
She’ll come over here later. For now, focus on the married-couple act.
Right now, escaping the suspicious gaze of the dead-fish-eyed employee was the priority.
At that moment, the employee asked,
“Which product were you looking at last time?”
“This one.”
Siena pointed to the necklace adorned with gold gemstones.
The intimidating price tag with several zeros remained.
Still terrifying…
But she acted completely calm, as if the price didn’t surprise her.
“It’s still such a beautiful necklace.”
“……”
“We’ll look around first. Please come back when it’s time to pay.”
Of course, there would never be any payment.
The employee bowed.
“Yes, understood. Please take your time.”
Returning to her seat, she thought,
They’ll probably leave again without buying anything.
Siena had long figured out the employee’s thoughts.
Watching the receding figure, she whispered urgently to Rian.
“Your Highness.”
“Yes, darling.”
“Today we need to pretend to look like we’re really going to buy something. Otherwise, we’ll definitely be marked by the staff. We might even end up on a blacklist…”
“Why pretend? I’m telling you, I’ll really buy it.”
“What… what are you talking about?”
Just then, another employee passed by after finishing organizing the display.
Rian immediately changed his expression and pointed at the necklace.
“Do you like this that much, darling?”
His long eyes curved like threads.
His reflexes are amazing.
Siena followed his smile.
“Yes, of course. I do like it.”
“I think it’s truly beautiful too.”
“……”
“But I think this one beside it is pretty as well.”
Rian gestured toward another necklace next to the gold gemstone one.
That one was…
“Center Manager, what about the necklace next to it? The one the same color as my eyes.”
“……”
“If I buy that for you, won’t you think of me every time you wear it?”
…That necklace.
Memories of the day she had followed Violet flashed in her mind.
That day… I really had ridiculous thoughts.
It was the day she had mistakenly thought this crazy youngest son might be the crown prince.
I was insane. Why did I think that…?
She hadn’t even been heat-struck.
Siena snapped back to reality.
“Darling.”
Rian was still pointing at the necklace.
Siena clapped her hands lightly as if excited.
“Oh, oh my! That necklace is also really pretty!”
“Right?”
“Yes, the gemstone matches our dear’s eye color. Hohoho…”
Then Rian replied in a very serious voice.
“Actually… I want to put a necklace with gemstones the color of my eyes around your neck.”
“……”
“But this gold one, the color of your eyes, keeps catching my attention too.”
He even frowned seriously.
What kind of political debate is this?
Rian let out a deep sigh and curled one corner of his lips.
“This won’t do.”
“……”
“Darling, just accept both necklaces as gifts.”
Siena’s eyes widened.
Has this man lost his mind?
Even if this was acting, that was too much…
Because the short-haired employee was still watching them like a hawk.
She had to fix this.
“Ah, darling… Two necklaces are too many. One is more than enough…”
“Darling.”
Rian’s finger suddenly pressed against her lips.
It meant to be quiet.
“Our dear should just happily accept the gift I’m giving.”
“……”
“I want to see you wearing the gold necklace that matches you, and the one that matches my eye color.”
He leaned his elbow on the jewelry display and lowered his upper body.
Then softly added:
“How could I choose between the two? It’s too cruel to ask someone who loves you to choose.”
At that moment, a shocking sight filled Siena’s vision.
Through the gap in Rian’s shirt, his chest was visible.
This crazy man!
Siena instinctively turned her head away.
The staff members nearby seemed to have witnessed his indecency.
“Oh my…”
“W-what…”
They were all blushing and whispering.
Has this man completely lost it?
Without looking at him, Siena said,
“D-darling?”
“Yes, darling.”
“Could you stand up straight? You shouldn’t lean on the display.”
Rian blinked.
Then tilted his head annoyingly.
“Why?”
“The display might collapse because it’s weak.”
“It hasn’t collapsed though.”
Explaining indirectly wasn’t working.
She clenched her teeth and mouthed silently.
“P-please…”
“Hmm?”
His white sheer shirt still revealed his firm chest muscles.
Don’t expose yourself like that and pretend you don’t know!!
He was the one acting shamelessly, so why did everyone else have to feel embarrassed?
