Predatory Marriage (Web Novel)

Chapter 20 – Achilles Heel (2)

Leahs eyes slightly widened in surprise, but she remained passive in her stand. Secretly, she balled her free hand buried in the folds of her skirt into a tight fist.

The teeth scraping her skin seemed to remind her of the night they shared. Having enough of it, she retracted her hand, but Ishakan immediately grasped it tighter and eventually removed his lips.

Many eyes watched them, yet this didnt stop him from doing such a valiant greeting! The expression “bold” was not even enough to describe his act.

Whats more, his serene and confident face remained, and his smile had not once faltered. It was only the princess who looked flustered—the red tingle on her cheeks being a clear indication.

Soon, Ishakan released her hand from his grasp and, as if scalded, Leah cradled it with her other hand. The sun in broad daylight was bright, and the chandeliers in the hall looked dazzling, even glinting so vibrantly.

But Leahs heart was shrouded in darkness. Suffocated, it felt like she was drowning in quicksand.

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Finally, the welcome banquet came to an end. Leah immediately stood up from her seat and as if a demon was hot on her trail, departed the hall. In haste, she wasnt able to bid her proper farewell to the nobles, but she didnt care.

Donning a petulant air, she walked without pause, just wanting to go back to her chamber right away, lock all the doors, hide herself underneath her blankets. A strong instinctive desire to flee to a safe place was the only comprehensible thing in her mind at this moment.

Her maids quickly tailed after her. Confused faces behind her, yet Leah kept her silence.

After confining herself straight in her bedroom, she stayed up all night. She wanted to sleep, but somehow, she couldnt. Thoughts of the man stirred chaos in her head.

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The night they spent together, the stories they shared, and the passionate heat—all of these haunted her.

Tossing, turning, and rolling in her bed all night long, she barely slept a wink that night.

Upon popping her eyes open the next day, she woke up a disaster. Dark circles were visible though the thick of her skin, thus, which she concealed by putting on powder.

Then, she headed off to her work.

And boy, she had heaps of work to do.