Pausing in his tracks, Aiden turned to watch her, wondering if she'd had to put up with scums like that in the past. He had barely controlled himself from breaking the man's wrists as he was a guest of the crown, otherwise, the night wouldn't have ended so peacefully. He knew that Jae-Hyun would still try to pursue Hina. Scum like that never took 'no' for an answer. He had originally planned to stay here just so that he could get to know her better but now he had one major objective and that was to keep a close eye on the envoy.
Hina locked her room door behind her, heading straight to the bathroom to wash her hand where he had licked. Although the grand duke had given her a handkerchief to use, she felt that water and soap would do a better job, rinsing and rinsing until she was satisfied.
[Everything will be fine, my foot] she inwardly scoffed at her previous optimistic attitude, knowing that this week was going to be far from fine.
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