Knock knock knock!
The door was suddenly rapped.
Both of them were startled, and Adam Walker hurriedly lifted his face, looking apologetically at the duchess with her clothes and hair in disarray.
"COCO, I..."
"Who is it?!"
The duchess pulled up her dress and called out loudly.
"My lord Duke, it's time for your medicine!"
From outside the door, the servant's voice came through.
"Send it to the study, I will... Come get it in a moment."
"Very well."
The servant turned and walked away; shortly after, the footsteps grew fainter.
Adam Walker stood up awkwardly, his gaze flitting away from the duchess, whose lips were reddened from his kisses and cheeks flushed with color.
"I... I'll go fetch your medicine."
He hurriedly left, and the duchess licked her slightly sore lips. She reached out to arrange her dress but then stopped her hand midway.
A moment.
Adam Walker returned, bringing water and the medicine to her hands.
