Chapter 37: TEASE
Kenin gave a teasing smile to Calvin who looked nothing less than an angry eagle.
He moved passed him like that.
"He is really annoying person. isn't he?" Frederick gave a frustrated look at his direction.
"You ar-are right." Merry agreed with him.
"There will be no need for you mylady to dance with that man against your will." Robert told Merry when he saw her worried face.Merry nodded with a relaxed smile.
Just then, Merry's eyes landed on Max who was standing with the head clergyman and the lords of Obs and Kenthir.She stared at his direction blankly just then she saw an elegant woman who was dressed in quite attractive red dress approaching towards Max.
Merry expression changed drastically.She was sure that Max was not able to see Merry because he was behind those men.
"Oh my goodness! You look even more handsome up closer." The lady in red stood in front of Max at the middle of their important conversation.Other lords looked at their way.They wished to be him at that time.Raising his one eyebrow Max said nothing.
"Will you be kind enough to have a dance with me Lord Maximilian?" She asked him straight forward to have a dance with her.
Merry felt herself numb.She couldn't tell how she was feeling.
What if Max accept that woman proposal and dance with her? Her mind kept on anticipating and her heart felt heavy.
Frederick and Robert looked at her facial expression.
"Sorry, I don't want to." Max declined her with a cold voice and did not give her a second glance.It was too direct.
"What?!" the lady in red was shocked.
Others were too.
"How can you!?" She left the spot with extremely angry look.
Merry was surprised but relieved somewhat.
"You don't have to worry mylady. Commander in actually quite cruel in these matters...he always has maintained distance from women from the very starting." Frederick tried to assure Merry with reality
"Hmm?but why?" Merry asked with puzzled look.
"Aa..I can't say exactly..He always has that grumpy look around ..." He appended.
It was quite a valid reason.
"I understand...b-but he a-always treated me with so m-much courtesy I can't believe" Merry replied with low voice.
"..Maybe because of his experience of maternal love.." Robert put forward his opinion.
"As long as I know him from my childhood, he never relied on anyone even us."
She looked towards Max with pitiful eyes.
It is true that people's likes and dislikes depend on their experience with something or someone.But for Merry she never felt any kind of ungentleness from Max.In reality, he was more decent than any other man could be.She felt little sad for him.
She got a little care of her mother but he was completely expelled from it.
...
Just then,another woman who was observing Max for quite a long time picked a glass of wine in her left hand and walked towards Maximilian.
She was the king Helton's daughter Shafira,he was one of most prominent king who cannot be defeated easily even by alliance.
"Robert, isn't she the daughter of king Helton." Frederick whispered in Robert's ear.
"..Yes, you are right." Robert concurred with dense look.
"Dready told me when he went on civic meeting after war, she asked about commander's ranking and all with lot of interest." Robert murmured back .
"Hello..Lord Maximilian."Shafira greeted with a witty smile.
"Hello." Max glanced and greeted back with no expression.
"I guess you might not know me but I know you very well." She added.
" I am Shafira King Helton's daughter." She introduced herself in prestigious manner.
"And you have told me that you already know me so, please get to the point." Max replied back with annoyed look.
"How cruel...but I like it.Ha ha ha" She was keen.
"Would you like to have a glass of wine?" Shafira offered and put her one hand friendly on his wrist.
Max clenched his jaw and gave her a cold look and tyrannical glance.She froze and couldn't dare to add some more words and pulled her hand back.
Without even saying anything ,Max moved passed her with annoyed expression.Shafira looked at him leaving.
Max's eyes captured Merry's small figure in that crowded place.His expression changed and he walked towards Merry. Shafira looked at Merry with irritated look when she spotted Max walking towards Merry.
Merry didn't realise that Max was standing behind her.
"How cruel but I like it ha ha ....ha ha ha hm
what Kind of h-habits people adopt.. what hee hee...have a glass of wine hmph!" Merry was repeating Shafira words with annoyance.
Max heard her mumblings quite clearly as he was just behind her..His eyes wide opened with surprise.Max looked towards Robert who gave him a little nod. Max smiled.
"Ahem,so my wife is not fond of me talking to ladies." Just on Max uttering these words , Merry shockingly turned and met his gambling eyes with a cheerful smile on his lips.
"M-Max!" Merry didn't even know when Max came here.
"What made you so displeased my wife?" Max asked tilting his head with a sharp grin.
Merry understood that he was having fun teasing.
"I w-was just watching pretty ladies' c-conversation w-with my husband." Merry did not hesitate to reply him back teasingly.
"Why didn't you come to me and had a conversation?" He replied back narrowing his pupils playfully.
"Why w-would I disturb you? hmph! " Merry pouted.
Max got closer and gently turned her face towards his face with his gloved hand
"You should...you are my wife.You should order me." He spoke devotedly.Not only Merry turned red but also Frederick and Robert were blushing.Merry felt her heart going to come out of her mouth.
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