Chapter 18: The Decision to Stay

I spent a few days in his territory, thinking that since that guy liked me so much, she would surely come quickly.

But during these days, I heard not a single word about her coming to ‘rescue me.’

That young master, however, somehow got the blood of the Dragon’s Breath Blood Tree to keep me alive, and he also brought me many books. It didn’t seem like kidnapping at all.

If that girl didn’t come soon, I might really switch sides.

I was sitting on the bed, pondering the question of how to switch sides, when I finally heard some commotion outside.

“Yake! I asked everyone, and they all said my Chuye is here with you. Hurry up and call her out!”

‘How come she sounds like the villain here!’

“So what if she’s here? At the family banquet that day, I told you to keep a closer eye on your maid. Who knew you’d let her go back to her room alone? How careless!”

“Name your terms! Give me back my wife!”

‘…That girl is running her mouth again.’

I got out of bed and tried to pull the door open, but it wouldn’t budge. It seemed to be one of those doors that only respond to their owner.

“Miss Chuye, the young master just wants to teach her a lesson. If you wait a little longer, he will naturally let you return.”

‘Hmm…’

“I want you to stay away from Father. How can a lowly demi-human bloodline match with Father’s noble bloodline?”

Thanks to the keen hearing of vampires, I could hear everything outside. But I seemed to hear the sound of water droplets falling on marble.

“I… I… understand. Hurry up and give me back my little Chuye…”

Her voice was choked with sobs. She was crying.

Just as the books said, this country values bloodlines, with a strict hierarchy. Demi-humans were at the very bottom. Was that why they ostracized her?

Suddenly, the door in front of me opened. It was the royal young master named Yake, looking at me with a brilliant smile.

“I know she placed a s*ave contract on you. That girl still doesn’t trust those around her, as always. I’ll give you a magic potion that can cleanse the contract. You can choose whether to drink it or not.”

With that, he took out a small bottle the size of his palm from his pocket and handed it to me.

I instinctively said thank you, took it… and put it in my pocket.

He led me to a resplendent hall. Indeed, this legitimate royal castle was much larger than hers.

“Little Chuye! This guy didn’t…”

“I’m a gentleman. I wouldn’t do the kind of things you’d do. Take her back, and remember what you promised me.”

She patted my head, looked at me with reddened eyes, tears welling up. Then she smiled and looked up at him.

“I understand.”

“So you even keep a vampire. Looks like you have no friends at home.”

She took my hand, but the tears in her eyes still overflowed.

“That’s still much better than you bunch of money slaves!”

Then she led me away from that castle built with ‘money.’

On the carriage ride back, she held me tightly. Luckily, the sun had just set outside, otherwise I would have been in real danger.

“You can hold me, but can you loosen up a bit?”

“No way. What if that guy captures you again? I have to stick close to you.”

“There’s something I’m concerned about. That contract you placed on me—is it a s*ave contract?”

“Why ask that suddenly? If you want to say it is, then yes, it is. But it’s for your own good.”

“Oh~”

She suddenly let go of me and started to take off her clothes.

“It seems you don’t trust me. Then drink my blood! That way, your contract will disappear!”

Seeing the dark circles under her eyes, like the time I stayed up all night cramming for an exam, I dismissed a terrible thought. I took out that magic potion from my pocket.

“No need to drink your blood. That guy gave me this, but for some reason, I don’t want to dissolve this contract.”

“Chuye!”

She pulled me into her arms.

“But if you ever try to do something wrong, I’ll drink this and run away! So it’s okay…”

“No!”

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