The Male Leads Were Stolen By The Extra [EN]: Chapter 85

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“Why are you suddenly like this?”

Celonia asked, looking up at Tan, unable to understand his actions.

She wasn’t particularly fond of flashy accessories, so she had no interest in jewelry.

Besides, she already had so many jewels that she could open a jewelry store herself.

Since her family was wealthy, she could buy anything she wanted at any time.

“Because I want to give it to you. Whatever it is.”

Tan’s eyes, facing Celonia, were serious.

The ‘money’ that humans talked about was now overflowing. He had only received from her every time, but now he could give her everything.

Whatever it was.

“It’s okay……”

Celonia, realizing his intention, tried to refuse, suppressing the tickling in her heart, but then she flinched.

Suddenly, his fingertips brushed away a stray hair on her cheek.

Soon, with a soft rustling sound, his fingers tucked her hair behind her ear. It was a gentle and tender touch, like a feather brushing against her skin.

Celonia’s eyelashes fluttered as if caught in the wind.

Every time his fingertips brushed against her skin, it was too stimulating, as if all her nerves were focused on her left ear.

“Ugh……”

Celonia, startled, made a small sound without realizing it.

His hand, which she thought was done, caressed her delicate ear cartilage and began to stroke her bare earlobe.

“You’re soft here too.”

Tan mumbled, touching her ear with hazy eyes, as if drunk.

Her small ear, crushed in his fingertips, was soft and squishy like a marshmallow.

His lingering eyes and hands lingered as if kissing every part of her ear.

Celonia felt desire in his fingertips.

“Ahem!”

Ella, who was next to them, cleared her throat loudly, as if they had momentarily forgotten that they were in a jewelry store.

All the jewelry store employees were already staring into the distance, their cheeks flushed red.

“It’s enough now.”

Celonia quickly pulled his hand away, realizing the situation.

Tan smiled, clenching his fingertips, which still held the lingering desire.

“Earrings would be nice.”

* * *

“Wow. I thought you’d buy one, but you’re sweeping them all up……”

Ella clicked her tongue, her face surprised.

Celonia felt the same way.

When he insisted on buying her earrings, she agreed, and the moment she did, he swept up every earring in the jewelry store.

It felt crazy, so she tried to stop him, but Tan insisted that one wasn’t enough, and she suddenly received ten earrings as a gift.

This was a compromise at ten; otherwise, he would have easily exceeded 50.

“The Grand Duke is really generous. Wow!”

Ella gave Tan a thumbs up as he came out after paying.

Tan, now understanding what that meant, chuckled and reached for Celonia’s hand.

As natural and inevitable as rain wetting the ground or a day being 24 hours long, his large hand clasped hers.

Celonia looked down at her hand, which had been caught by him again.

‘Didn’t I say? That I would rise to where you are.’

Those words he said at the banquet. That he had risen to where she was just to hold her hand whenever he wanted.

It wasn’t a lie; this man was really grabbing her hand all the time.

There were many eyes watching, so if they continued to walk around like this, rumors were bound to spread.

But there was a bigger problem. She didn’t want to let go of this hand either.

‘I’m crazy.’

As Celonia sighed inwardly at her uncontrollable emotions, she felt a gaze from somewhere.

“Stay here.”

Tan, also sensing it, flashed his red eyes and darted out in an instant.

Celonia, alternating between looking at her suddenly empty hand and Tan, chased after him without hesitation.

“Tan!”

However, Celonia had to stop quickly. There were too many people on the street, and Tan was too fast, causing her to lose him.

Where did he go?

She looked around, but there were no suspicious movements.

“Oh? Miss, that way!”

Ella, who had been running with her and moving her head, pointed to a narrow alley with deep shadows. There were two dark figures in the alley.

The two immediately entered the alley. There, Tan was seen pressing someone’s neck with his arm, his expression fiercely distorted.

It seemed to be the owner of the gaze she had felt.

“Ugh……!”

“Why were you lurking and peeping?”

“Kugh, ugh, lurking! Huk, that’s absurd!” the other person shouted, coughing as if feeling wronged by Tan’s harsh questioning.

Celonia took a step closer, another step closer, as the voice was too familiar.

“Why were you peeping? If you don’t give me a reason, I’ll kill you.”

“Ugh, I was just watching from afar……!”

Celonia, standing completely close to the two, widened her eyes as she identified the person Tan was pressing down on.

“Leyeph?”

“Se, Celonia-nim……”

Leyeph’s eyes turned red as he discovered Celonia.

* * *

Celonia was now somehow in the Grand Duke’s mansion, and somehow sitting at the table.

She had wanted to talk to Leyeph, who had been watching her from afar because he missed her, but an alley wasn’t a good place.

But going to a cafe or taking him home was dangerous. There were many eyes watching, and words could leak out.

Leyeph was still Grace’s man.

As she was wondering what to do, Tan said.

‘Go to my house.’

She was going to refuse, of course, but Tan insisted. It was safer than other places, and there was no chance of words leaking out.

It was true, so Celonia, after hesitating, followed Tan to the Grand Duke’s mansion with Leyeph.

And now she was sitting in front of the table.

“……”

Celonia stared at the scene in front of her, her mouth wide open.

“This too, that too. Eat this too.”

Tan was pulling all the dishes brought out by the chef and placing them in front of Celonia.

From roasted turkey to *pacata* [a dish made with veal], roasted chicken, steaming clam chowder, freshly baked croissants, and meat pies.

The feast of food was enough to make her full just by looking at it.

“Eat quickly.”

Tan, who had procured all the food for her, urged her with a proud expression.

As if he was happy to be able to treat her to a meal.

“I can’t eat all this.”

“Is there anything else you want to eat? Hey!”

Celonia was shuddering at the enormous amount, but Tan, mistaking that she didn’t like the food, immediately called the chef.

“No! It’s enough!”

Celonia hurriedly stopped Tan and quickly grabbed the tongs, transferring anything to her plate.

“Do you want to eat this?”

Then Tan started to constantly put pieces of the roasted turkey that Celonia had picked up onto her plate, one, two, three, four.

Before a food mountain was created on her plate due to his incessant hand movements.

“What are you doing? What if Celonia-nim gets indigestion.”

Leyeph, who couldn’t bear to watch, stepped in.

He was clearly sitting at the same table, but there was no food in front of Leyeph, it was empty. All of it was set up in front of Celonia.

“The uninvited guest has too much to say.”

“Uninvited guest? I have clearly come to see Celonia-nim. And Celonia-nim likes beef or chicken more than dry turkey.”

Leyeph acted haughtily, as if he knew Celonia’s tastes well.

Tan, feeling tremendous jealousy at that moment, hardened his face and threw the fork he was holding.

Thwack.

It happened very quickly. The fork that flew like an arrow passed Leyeph’s face and ended up stuck in the wall.

Leyeph, who was horrified by the movement that was too fast to block, turned his head creakingly.

Then he saw the entire blade of the fork stuck in the wall.

“Mistake.”

Tan shrugged and acted nonchalantly.

“Grand Duke, what is this……!”

“Leave if you don’t like it. I never invited you to my house.”

Leyeph got up and raised his voice, but Tan stared at Leyeph with burning eyes.

“Haa. Both of you, stop it.”

Celonia shook her head with a disgusted expression at the two childish men.