I Love You, Monster: The Blindfolded Wife x The Masked Husband Chapter 23

Gray Mansion . . .

An alluring scent of a delicious hotpot dancing with the wind caused all the hidden beings around the house raised their heads as they quietly craving for it . But of course, as expected, the only one who didn't drool was the wooden man sitting nonchalantly cold in a long table without any visible expression in his every move .

A girl dressed in plain white served a bowl in front of him as she stared at him expectantly, waiting for his reaction .

But as expected, Sei who was wearing his usual dark clothes started eating quietly as usual, with no visible reactions at all .

Thankfully, he soon realized the meaning behind the gazes being thrown on him . He raised his head and looked at the girl who was watching him intently .

"Mm, good," he said with his same blank tone then he continued eating .

Resting her face in one hand, Davi could only smile . The result was exactly as what she expected but she strangely didn't feel any disappointment . She felt as though she was glad instead that he's at least eating the food she cooked for him .

"Is it okay for you if… I'll be the one cooking for you from now on?"
she asked .

Sei raised his head and looked at her, replying her one word . "Why?"

Eh? Why? Do I need to have a reason for cooking for him? Davi's calm self turned a bit puzzled, and for a moment, she didn't know what to say .

"B-because I'm your wife . And I don't have much work to do here anyway . "

Her statement was followed by another long silence . And Sei was still looking at her sudden indifferent expression . Of course it was almost an expression no one should have notice but in front of Sei, it's quite obvious . He could also tell that her voice slightly wavered when she said, 'she doesn't have much work to do' .

"Are you getting bored here?"

"Ah? Um… that," Davi was instantly tongue tied . She didn't expect the man to ask her such question . She didn't expect him to easily see through the emotion she's suppressing so bad within her . Leaving her without a choice, she was forced to admit it . "Mm… it's not really like that but maybe I'm not just used in staying all day long inside a house . Especially when you're not around, but I'm sure I'll get used to it soon . "

"What do you want to do?"

"Huh?" Davi wasn't sure about what he meant, she doesn't want to jump into conclusions especially when it comes to this unfathomable man . She stared at him curious .

"You can still pursue your dream if you wish . "

The moment those words came out of Sei's mouth, Davi abruptly stood as if she couldn't believe what he just said . Her mouth hanged open as she stared at Sei with an eyes filled with disbelief . That moment she signed that contract, she already gave up not just her body but also her future and her dream . She was aware that she no longer own herself, thus, she buried all her desire while wishing that they'll disappear with the flow of time . And yet, what is this?

Sei on the other hand could only continue watching the girl's stupefied face . To him, her speechless face filled with disbelief, her widened eyes and her mouth hanging opened were somewhat amusing into his eyes . He thought that it wasn't that bad to surprise this girl once in a while .

"As long as you won't break my rules, as long as you prioritize your responsibility to me, you can do what you want . " He continued and after another long silence, the girl in front of him suddenly walked back and forth like a broken robot as her hands were pinching her own cheeks .

After making sure that she wasn't dreaming, she looked at him with a beautiful wide smile filled with nothing but happiness . A smile Sei thought was the most real and pure he has ever seen .

Her usual bright eyes turned even brighter as if thousands of diamonds were being reflected in it . Sei couldn't take his eyes away from her at that very moment . He didn't expect the girl to be that happy, he could only say deep within; 'so this is her when she's truly happy, huh . '

"Thank you," she said as she reached out her hand and held his long and elegant hand, caressing it as if it was a truly precious treasure . "I swear my dream will only be second to you . You will always be my priority, that's a promise . "

Sei was stunned . His mind almost felt as if it halted for a moment . He didn't expect the words she just said at all .

As if those words were enough!

Without any warning, the girl quietly lifted Sei's hand and with her eyes closed, she kissed his hand as if she was a gentle prince from the world of fairytale and that Sei, was her adored princess .

Sei was speechless, the moment her warm lips landed on his hand, he felt as though he was electrocuted .

Strangely, his mind almost want to just voluntarily shut itself down .

Chapter end