My Dream is to Get My Own House - Chapter 84

Episode 84

The lake of Grand Duke Castilla Duchy exuded an excessively splendid atmosphere for a land that was once cursed. 

Sparkling dewdrops could be seen through the ripples, and lush green grass covered the melting ground. 

Who would believe that this was a lake with nothing but ice?

Dylan reached out his hand, pointing towards the lakeside. 

“Do you see it?”

Following his finger, I instantly widened my eyes. 

What Dylan pointed to was a small boat docked at the lakeside.

“Would you like to ride it together?”

“Can… Can we really ride it?”

“Yes, I got permission.”

“Isn’t this the Grand Duke Castilla’s property?”

I started to feel that his attitude was becoming more suspicious. 

“Is he really close with the Grand Duke Castilla? Or maybe…”

It just didn’t quite fit that he was simply close friends with the Grand Duke…

Lost in my thoughts, I suddenly found myself already on the boat by the lakeside. 

The breathtaking scenery made any doubts fade away, overwhelmed by the glimmering sunlight, the cool breeze brushing my cheeks, the serene atmosphere, and Dylan by my side. 

Everything felt perfect.

I tilted my head, gazing down below the boat. 

My hair gently brushed against the water’s surface.

“It’s really beautiful!”

Dylan smiled proudly and turned his gaze toward me. 

“I’m glad you like it.”

I felt slightly uneasy looking at his expression. 

“Have you come to this lake often, Dylan?”

“I’ve been here several times.”

“Really? Did you live in the Grand Duchy?”

“…Yes.”

Wait a minute. 

“I heard people rarely live in the Grand Duchy. How did you manage to reside here? 

As I was engulfed in deep doubt, my heart started to pound suddenly. 

I instinctively clenched my hand to suppress the racing heartbeat. 

At that moment, I felt like the surface of the lake was drawing nearer, or rather, my hair was getting too close to the water.

Tilting to one side, I barely managed to regain my balance, and then I tilted my head again to look down. 

My dark hair was gently skimming the calm surface of the lake.

Dylan cautiously reached out his hand towards my shoulder. 

“Are you okay?”

“I’m fine.” 

I stared at Dylan Kyung and smiled faintly. 

He parted his lips slightly, flashing a warm smile, and murmured, “In your eyes…”

“…?”

“The sunlight is captured.”

I was the one who was taken aback by his words. 

“Sunlight?”

“Yes, like the radiant yet warm light of a summer’s day, melting the ice.”

He gazed at me with a distant look, as if he was observing something unreachable. 

He said that I held the sunlight, but from my perspective, he appeared as radiant as the sun.

Still tilting my head toward the water’s surface, I continued to gaze into Dylan Kyung’s eyes. 

Unaware of my hair slowly slipping into the water.

Moving his neck, he spoke something in Morse code, and it felt like slow motion. 

His face looked completely different. 

It wasn’t the usual soft and affectionate expression, but a cold and fearful demeanor of a man.

“What’s going on? It’s definitely a familiar face….”

The rowboat swayed along the waves for a moment. 

Accidents usually happen when one lets their guard down.

Our gazes met, and my body suddenly tilted and fell rapidly towards the lake bottom. 

Dylan quickly tried to save me, but it was as if an invisible barrier blocked his hand from reaching me. 

Splash! 

In an instant, my body sank into the water.

I moved my arms and legs frantically without even being able to scream properly. 

The water stung my eyes, and my nose filled with water. 

It was a romance just a moment ago! 

Why did it suddenly turn into a survival situation? 

Why couldn’t a knight like Dylan, with exceptional physical abilities, just grab my hand?

But the doubts were short-lived. 

The only thought that filled my mind was that I had to survive.

“Ugh…!”

I struggled helplessly for what seemed like an eternity. 

Even in the water, my whole body was covered in cold sweat, and my breath became increasingly constricted.

“No, I can’t swim!”

Wait, can’t I just use magic to get out of here?

At that moment, an arm emerged through the splashing water and pulled me close. 

It was as if he had jumped off the boat, and he was holding onto my struggling body tightly. 

In an instant, just as I was thrust into the lake bottom, I could breathe again.

I clung to him, gasping for breath, closing and opening my eyes.

“Please bear with it for a moment.”

He held me tightly and swam.

I didn’t feel the splashing water at all.

Within seconds, we had already reached the grassy field right next to the lakeside.

Lying on the damp grass, I hugged Dylan tightly, barely breathing.

“Heuheu…”

Shivering all over with chills, I was trying to catch my breath when it happened.

He roughly brushed aside his wet hair, and then unbuttoned his shirt.

“The purpose is to rescue you.”

Soon, well-defined muscles were exposed.

I stared, mesmerized.

Could someone be so composed when they had the curvaceous body I had only imagined?

I could clearly see his rough breathing.

Even the coughing and chills had completely stopped.

After he brushed back his hair again, he said, “Of course, there’s personal interest as well.”

His cool skin made contact with my damp dress.

Suddenly, warm heat enveloped me.

Under the firm chest pressed against me, my heartbeat echoed.

“What should I do?”

Even as I was in the water, that’s what I thought.

Dylan is mysterious.

The secret he holds might be even bigger than I imagined. 

But… Suddenly, Dylan and my gazes intertwined. 

Startled by the sudden embrace, I instinctively lowered my hands that were frozen in the air, and before I knew it, my hands were naturally wrapped around his shoulders.

“Your affection, I like it.”

Perhaps it was the first time. 

Impulsively, I responded to his somewhat obvious feelings. 

A contract marriage, short if it’s short, long if it’s long. 

My feelings and our relationship had clearly reached a turning point.

Due to the short daylight hours in the northern region, evening came early. 

Besides our breaths, it was a remarkably quiet time. 

I looked at the malfunctioning image device that was quite far away.

That image device was the only connection to the outside world left in this place. 

But I had no intention of fixing the malfunctioning device. 

I just wanted to enjoy this tranquility with Dylan.

At that moment, he asked with a determined expression, “Now, shall we enter the castle?”

“Yes, of course!”

Wait a minute. 

Why did he say it like he was introducing his own home? 

Since a while ago, Dylan’s behavior has been consistently suspicious. 

Has he ever lived in Castilla Duchy?

No matter how I looked at it, he seemed to be quite familiar with the castle. 

My eyes narrowed with new suspicions.

In the meantime, the strange incident where Dylan and I held hands and he suddenly let go was completely forgotten.

* * *

…And so, the image device didn’t turn on. 

Claude, who was still looking helplessly at the device, murmured, “As expected… It must be because I’m trash.”

The image device wouldn’t turn on, and it made me think negatively. 

Seeing him gazing at the non-functioning device, Duke Saboia sternly said, “You may have been discarded, but don’t weaken, Claude.”

“Right! They might have thrown away Claude, who said bad things! But maybe they’ll forgive him in a hundred years!”

“Ha…”

Claude’s shoulders slumped again. Duke Saboia looked at his pitiful appearance, as if feeling sorry for him, his eyes turned red.

“If the image device doesn’t work, you can go immediately. Just go and talk to them.”

[“Can I, as a sinner, go?”]

“Well, didn’t you only do half of your usual actions?”

“Even doing half is still being a trash…”

In any case, Claude was already confirmed to be trash in Ishael, no, in Diana’s eyes. 

But anyway, the joy of having found Diana was greater. 

He mustered the courage and said, “It’s confirmed that I’m trash, but for now, I have to go see our baby.”

Seeing Claude’s resolute expression, Duke Saboia nodded soon after. 

“Yes, let’s go.”