The Male Leads Were Stolen By The Extra [EN]: Chapter 86

Tom and Jack were dumbfounded.

Not only was Celonia in their home, but even the holy knight, the main player who had betrayed their lord, was inside.

Saviors in a den of monsters and demons? What kind of combination was this?

“Unbelievable. Absolutely unbelievable.”

Jack raised his eyebrows and sneered.

He wanted to tear them to pieces, but instead, they were treating them like royalty.

“Is this what I came to the capital to see…?”

Jack lamented, clutching his head.

He thought everything would be better once they found their lord, but what was this? It wasn’t like they were adapting to the human world.

Besides, for some reason, their powers had not yet returned, even though their lord was alive.

“Tom, do we have to keep watching this?”

Jack snapped at Tom, who remained silent.

It would be fortunate if their lord regained his memories, but if he didn’t, they might really get stuck here.

“Maxwell.”

Tom, who had been quietly crossing his arms in thought, called out to Maxwell, who was passing by with a beaming face.

Maxwell was a child their lord had brought, and he had started working at the Duke’s mansion recently.

“Yes! Senior Duke, did you call?”

Maxwell scurried over to Tom.

“What’s that?”

Tom asked, pointing to the silver tray in Maxwell’s hand.

On the tray were teacups and a teapot they never used, along with delicious-looking desserts.

“Tea and desserts. The Duke told me to bring them out.”

Maxwell replied with a bright smile.

“……”

Tom’s face, which had been expressionless, finally crumpled. It wasn’t enough that they were serving meals; now they were even serving tea and desserts.

“Is something wrong?”

“Never mind. Go on.”

Maxwell, quick to notice, carefully examined Tom’s face, but Tom waved him away.

Maxwell bowed politely and headed back to the drawing-room.

“Should have poisoned it.”

Jack muttered, staring intently at Maxwell as he walked away.

Even though they were demons and subordinates of their lord, they should do something to harm the saviors.

“Or should I go to the castle and bring something back?”

“Why?”

“It could be a catalyst for our lord to regain his memories.”

It was a rare sensible thing for Jack to say.

“Right. It’s better than just waiting for our lord to regain his memories.”

Tom nodded, stroking his chin.

“And that woman. She came to our den on her own, so we should give her a welcome.”

Soon, Tom’s eyes gleamed wickedly. Unable to suppress the bubbling anger, the revenge and rage he had been harboring towards the savior finally surfaced.

She was the one who dared to step foot here first. So, they would have to show her who she was daring to be next to.

* * *

The drawing-room of the Duke’s mansion.

Inside the drawing-room, decorated as lavishly as the Marquis’s mansion, sat three people: Celonia, Tan, and Reyev.

Tan was sitting with Celonia on the sofa, as was natural, and Reyev was across from them.

Unlike Celonia, who was full from Tan’s generous treatment, Reyev hadn’t gotten a single bite.

And once again, tea and desserts were placed in front of Celonia. Not even a glass of water was placed in front of Reyev.

It might seem heartless, but Tan had already shown a lot of leniency by letting Reyev into the house.

He originally hated saviors who betrayed Celonia and wanted to get rid of them.

‘This house makes good cake.’

Celonia thought, nibbling on the chocolate cake in front of her with a fork.

She was already full, but she wanted to eat just one bite out of respect for Tan, but it tasted so good that she unknowingly ate more than half of the piece.

Celonia turned her head, feeling an intense gaze on her profile.

Tan, with his legs crossed and his arms resting on them, was staring at her intently.

“What?”

“Didn’t you just finish eating? Wasn’t it enough?”

Tan asked, looking at Celonia, who kept eating chocolate cake, with a curious expression.

Unlike himself, who didn’t like sweets, he found it different and nice that she ate so well.

“There’s always room for dessert, you know?”

Celonia retorted, raising her voice, feeling a bit guilty.

He was the one who offered her dessert in the first place.

“Eat a lot. Eat and eat more.”

Tan smiled at her reaction, as if he found it cute, and even pulled the macarons from afar and placed them in front of her.

He was happy just watching her enjoy the things he had prepared.

“……I’m here too, you know.”

Reyev, who had been watching them from across the room, spoke up, sounding upset.

Why did he feel so lonely, as if he were alone even though he was with them?

“Aren’t you gone yet?”

Tan didn’t even look at Reyev and instead scolded him. Reyev had to resist the urge to furrow his brow.

He was usually good at maintaining his composure and rarely got angry, but he couldn’t seem to do that in front of Tan.

It was partly because Tan kept provoking him, but he didn’t like the way Tan looked at Celonia.

That gaze, full of obvious and clear desire, was very irritating.

And beyond irritating, there was something that hurt his heart.

“Aren’t you eating? It’s delicious.”

Celonia took a piece of cake and offered it to Tan, as if she felt bad for being the only one eating.

Reyev could tell right away. The blue eyes he loved contained none other than that man.

Reyev’s heart ached as he realized everything, but he didn’t show it.

He was the one who begged to be by her side, even if it meant just watching from behind.

“……Ugh.”

Tan took a bite of the chocolate cake at Celonia’s urging and frowned.

It was so sweet that his tongue hurt.

He knew it from the color. It was so murderously sweet that his brain would melt if he ate it all.

“How is it?”

Celonia asked, looking at Tan with eyes that seemed to want his approval.

“Delicious.”

Tan, who had been frowning just a moment ago, smoothed out his expression as if nothing had happened when Celonia looked at him.

“Then eat more.”

Celonia took care of Tan.

Tan shuddered as he looked at another piece of cake placed in front of him, but he ended up eating it all without leaving any.

It was what she had given him, and she liked seeing him eat well. He was happy about that.

Knock knock.

“Your Grace.”

At that moment, Maxwell’s voice was heard along with a knock.

Celonia nudged Tan’s arm, giving him a look, as he tried to ignore it.

“Come in.”

Tan said reluctantly.

The door to the drawing-room opened, and Maxwell entered, carrying a small silver tray.

“A letter has arrived from the Imperial Palace again today.”

Celonia clearly saw the letter on the tray that Maxwell held out. The envelope with the Imperial Palace crest had a deep lip print on it.

Moreover, it wasn’t just a drawing of lips, but a kiss mark left directly on the envelope with lipstick.

It was impossible not to see the blatant intention in the letter.

“…….”

Celonia’s face instantly turned cold.

What was this?

The Imperial Palace was sending Tan a letter with a kiss mark? Who?

Maxwell even said, ‘again today.’

That meant this wasn’t the first letter.

“Tear it up and throw it away.”

“Yes? But…… shouldn’t you check it today? You burned it yesterday too.”

Maxwell pleaded with a troubled face at Tan’s firm command.

He thought it wasn’t right to keep ignoring the letter from the Imperial Palace without even reading it.

Eventually, just as Tan was about to reach out to burn the letter himself with a look of annoyance.

“Where is he?”

A clear voice echoed throughout the Duke’s mansion.

Everyone’s gaze turned to the door.

“Duke Hushbrook! Come out and greet me!”

Soon, another shrill and arrogant voice echoed like a reverberation.

“Your, Your Highness! Still, this is the Duke’s mansion, so please refrain from….”

“Dare you try to teach me?!”

The hallway was very noisy.

Thanks to that, Celonia knew who had come to find Tan.