All the guards in the stone tower retreated, and even the captain of the palace guard walked away. But a figure was walking slowly. No one dared to stop it, and no one dared to ask.
The exquisite leather boots made a sound as they rubbed against the stone steps, and the surface of the wide brocade robe was embroidered with two-headed dragon patterns. The study door opened quietly, but the man slumped in the wooden chair was still drinking hard liquor.
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"You once said that you don't like this study because there are no windows and no sunlight." Grand Duke Grylls threw the glass jug against the wall, completely destroying the oil painting with the fork stuck in it.
"I really don't like it, I've never liked it before." A woman's voice sounded faintly, cold and slow.
"You once said that you don't like Highgarden, you don't like the whole world, and you don't like the noisy crowds." Archduke Grylls pulled out the cork again.
"I don't like it. I don't like any of these things, but what can I do?" The brocade robe fell to the ground. Although the woman's appearance was no longer young, her smile never changed.
"You once said that you don't like war, you don't like that bullshit King Ogu, and you don't like me, the Grand Duke of Cisse." Grand Duke Grylls picked up an official document, but he didn't even read it, and was ignored by others.
Tear into pieces.
"I don't like it. The meaning of life is not fighting, and happiness will never be extended by fighting." The woman slowly walked towards Grylls and said softly.
"You once said you didn't like it..." Their lips were pressed tightly together, and Grand Duke Grylls' voice suddenly stopped. Time seemed to freeze at this moment, and the stone house fell into a dead silence.
This woman is the financial officer of the Principality of Cisse, the Natasha known as the "Iron Lady". But at this time, she no longer has her usual calmness, and is burning like a raging fire.<
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There was no conversation, no inquiry, and no questioning. The two of them kept embracing each other until the moon reached the branches, and until the owl kept crowing.
"The goblins have come and gone, and Highgarden will have more powerful weapons." Archduke Grylls hugged each other, and the two sat by the fire.
"You know, I don't care about these things. Even if Cisse is destroyed, I don't care." Natasha stroked her lover's face and replied softly.
"I heard that Augu City has been expanded. Shouldn't our High Court follow suit? Maybe we should have done this a long time ago." Grylls kissed his lover's hair, his face full of doting.
"It's time for me to leave. I have to attend the imperial meeting tomorrow. You...you should drink less." Natasha blushed and was about to get up and leave in a panic.
However, as a high-level knight, Natasha seemed powerless to resist at this time. Grylls took her into his arms and greedily sucked in the familiar taste.
All joints burst instantly, and all restraint was burned away by the fire. The two pressed their bodies tightly together, eager to rub each other into their bodies.
"I can't spend the night in the palace. You will still be the Grand Duke of Cisse tomorrow. Since nothing can be changed, what is the meaning of my staying."
Natasha took a sip of her wine and said sadly. She never wanted to be by her lover's side, especially after he was humiliated by goblins.
But the so-called reason is to remain calm at all times. Although cold and ruthless, it is also the meaning of their existence, at least Natasha's will.
"After so many years, have you ever felt wronged, have you ever questioned my decision, have you ever regretted staying in High Court and staying with me."
Archduke Grylls stood up, took down the oil painting, and then threw it into the fireplace. The flames rose again, and wisps of black smoke appeared instantly.
"I feel aggrieved every day, question my original decision every day, and regret being in High Court every day, but I never thought of leaving you."
Natasha took out a small bottle of medicine from the storage bag, and Grand Duke Grylls raised his head and stuffed it directly into his mouth. There was no hesitation, and there was no question.
"Aren't you afraid that I will poison you? You have to know that you have failed me." Natasha asked softly while wiping the corners of the other person's mouth with a brocade handkerchief.
That bottle of potion is specially designed to deal with drunkenness. Although it is a bit tasteless, it is a frequent visitor in Natasha's storage bag. It can even be said that she responds to every request.
"Death, I have already lived enough. My wife is a stranger and my son is a waste. Even my only sister has already laid down beside King Ogu."
Grand Duke Grylls laughed, but his facial features gradually twisted together, looking very ferocious and a little lonely. He was born as a human being, and he was the lord of the principality, but he lived such a miserable life.
"Isabella will eventually return to Highgarden, and she will be in the same pain as you. This is the helplessness of a superior. You know better than me."
Natasha fiddled with the fire and replied with a smile. It was as if an eccentric little girl appeared in the flames in front of her, running toward her with candy in her hand.
"Do you really want me to stay, my Grand Duke Cisse, my lover?" Natasha turned to look at the other party and asked with some expectation.
Grylls looked at the face whose age was fading, and then sighed softly. Natasha's body trembled slightly, but in the end she reached out and grabbed her brocade robe.
Bang! The study door was slammed shut by Grylls. Looking at his lover, he seemed to have returned to the Principality College many years ago and to the tree-lined path where they first met.
Tears welled up in Natasha's eyes, and Natasha could no longer suppress her emotions. She did not open her arms, did not kiss the other person affectionately, and did not even mean to get up.
"We haven't looked at the stars for a long time, but there are no windows here. Do you want me to tell you?" Grylls leaned against the wall and said with a smile.
Natasha looked at the other person, that evil expression fascinated her, and that kind of confidence that came from her bones was the only motivation for her to persist to this day.
"You can say whatever you want, but you have to promise me that you will take me to see it with my own eyes in the future. I'm not that easy to fool."
Natasha replied with a smile, as if time had gone back to the past, to the days when the two of them stood in the Principality Academy, looking up at the night sky.
"Give me a child, it must be a boy, so that I can cultivate him into another me, and I can completely break away from the shackles of the Principality of Cisse."
Grylls stroked the ground, his fingertips gently slid across the stains of the wine, and finally stopped on Natasha's toes.
"If this is your decision, how can I refuse? We have to live well. After all, we have to go see the most beautiful starry sky together." Natasha stood up and extinguished the candles in the study, her eyes full of love.
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The morning light lit up the High Garden, and the stone tower looked chaotic. Grylls returned to his usual majesty, and Natasha also put on her brocade robe again.
"I don't regret my decisions, every decision." Grand Duke Grylls stood by the study door and said softly with a smile.
"That's fine, but I still prefer you when you're drunk, at least it's far more real than you are now." Natasha slowly walked out of the stone tower, completely ignoring the weird expressions of the guards, and left quietly.