Chapter 154

“Oh my, Your Grace! You’re quite unexpectedly naughty.”

“Am I? I find your comment more unexpected.”

“What?”

“I told you before. I might be a little more lustful and vulgar than you think.”

Bella couldn’t hold back her laughter and covered her mouth with her hand.

The more she talked with Cedric, the harder it became for her to deny how attractive he was.

He was calling himself lustful and vulgar, yet he looked dignified and refined—almost to the point of arrogance.

And that gap between his words and his appearance thrilled her. It felt as if she was looking straight at her true self—the woman who had to act like the golden rose and angel of Genoa whenever others were watching.

So that’s why he liked it whenever I showed my real side. My whole approach had been wrong from the start.

Even now, remembering how he used to…