The Duke's Passion

Chapter 660  Selling her off?

Lilou's jaw nearly dropped to the ground as she blinked her eyes countless times. Right in front of her, standing by the door and inside the sitting room, while she was outside about to go in, was someone who was very familiar in her eyes. The person standing in front of her also looked at her with almost the same reaction.

"Have you met each other?" Stefan's voice snapped her back to the current lapse as she set her round eyes at him. "What?"

"Lexx, you know this guy?" Lilou gasped, pointing at the person by the door, eyes at Stefan, who was walking his guest out. She wouldn't forget this figure, especially those eyes.

"You know me?" Heliot asked, warranting him a glare from her.

"Do I, what? Hey, didn't you just berate me earlier in the market today?" she scoffed in disbelief, scrunching her nose up before refocusing her attention to Stefan. "Is he the person you're meeting?"

"You didn't see my face, though." Heliot's brows rose when she glared at him once again. She didn't answer him other than a glare, making him step aside as she stormed in just to fuss around Stefan. He watched the two in bewilderment, tilting his head to the side.

Of course, Heliot was aware of who Stefan was. However, this woman… was not a vampire. He scanned her in silence and thought, 'not also human.'

"Tch. Don't you have any notion of what manners are?" Stefan nearly smacked her in the head as Lilou kept twittering and fussing around him. In the end, he could only click his tongue before gazing at Heliot.

"What do you think?" he asked, causing Lilou to abruptly stop.

Heliot didn't answer immediately as he glanced at the malfunctioning Lilou. "Do you think I will buy it?"

"Wait, what? Lexx?" Lilou gasped as her eyes dilated with criticism. "Are you selling me off, Lexx?"

A vein protruded in Stefan's temple as his face contorted, hooking his arm across her shoulder and around her neck. He flashed her a forced smile, praying to whoever was hearing his silent thoughts to give him longer patience.

"Stop with the wild imagination, will you?" he asked nicely — a tone before he use other means. "I'm not selling you, but I might." — Samael would buy her back, anyway.

If not for the fact that Lilou was crucial in this story, Stefan would've sold her for a day to teach her a lesson. Still, deep down, he knew he wouldn't do that to her.

Now, he completely disagreed with the person who said the phrase; "love is blind."

Love was not blind. It was more like love could blind people.

"Your Majesty, I appreciate your invitation. Although what you told me is… something that is hard to take, I believe you won't come in here all alone just to deceive me. I will need time to reconsider your… reality." Heliot broke his silence after observing Lilou and Stefan. The emperor of the Heart's Kingdom changed, no doubt.

Was it because of that girl? Stefan told him about this woman he was with and it seemed he was talking about this silly one. This person… was apparently the future empress of the said land.

"Your Majesty…?" Lilou tilted her head as she darted her puzzled eyes between the two. "Lexx, why is this man addressing you like that?"

"You're traveling with him and yet, you don't know the person you're traveling with?" Heliot blurted out, a little taken aback himself, knowing this was so out of character.

Lilou frowned as she glanced at Heliot and then at Stefan. The latter let out a deep exhale. He forgot to tell Heliot that Lilou didn't know yet. That he only told her he worked in the palace but didn't mention to her what position exactly.

A shallow breath slipped past Stefan's lips as he looked back at Heliot. But just as his lips parted, Heliot waved weakly.

"I appreciate it, but you do not have to walk me out, Your Majesty." He tilted his head down mildly. "It's the least I can do since it seems I spoke out of turn."

"Then I'll see you once you have decided."

Heliot's only response to Stefan's remarks was a meek smile that didn't reach his eyes. He then glanced at Lilou, who finally went silent, and was looking back at him. For some reason, the sense of familiarity and this urge to touch her hair crept up to his heart, which he ignored.

With that being said and done, Heliot excused himself and left the sitting room while Lilou and Stefan were left alone. Her lips were pressed in a tight slash, watching Stefan turn to face her squarely.

"Angry?" he asked first, but Lilou simply lowered her eyes. "Take a sit first. It'll be a long explanation."

"Will you be telling me everything?"

"Unless you want me to." He shrugged. "But I plan on telling you some important things."

Lilou bit her lips out of habit before sighing deeply. "Alright." She nodded and marched towards the divan while Stefan watched her back.

His eyes once again glistened with hesitation, knowing things would change between them. Although he planned on telling her more detailed general information, he thought he could delay it for a couple more days. But well, they were already at this point, and she already met Heliot.

It was just a matter of time before they start meeting more people… friends and enemies alike.

"Will you just stand there?" his eyelashes fluttered when she looked back at him from her spot.

"Right." He breathed out and marched towards the chair across from her.

Silence descended upon them as they sat across from each other. Her brows slowly raised, eager to hear any explanation from him. Not that she was angry; Lilou was just surprised. Or rather, it still hadn't sunk in yet and she was waiting for him to tell her she had misheard Heliot.

To her surprise, what she heard that came out of his mouth were words she never — even in her imagination — she expected.

"You… will become an empress."

Lilou held her breath as her eyes went round, gasping. "You're my husband?!"