《Duke Killian, Please Marry Me Again!》全部章節：第 31 章 - 第 40 章

Killian stared at Roxanne, who remained silent for quite a while, before finally speaking in a calm tone.“What exactly happened to you? Why are you acting so strangely?”Roxanne was slightly startled by the question. She slowly let out a quiet breath while averting her gaze.If only Killian knew what had truly happened to them, perhaps he would also think all of this was strange.Because the Killian Roxanne knew from her previous life was completely different from the man standing before her now.Back then, he had never called her gently like this.Never looked at her this much. Never walked beside her like he was doing now, as though Roxanne truly mattered to him.Even after their disastrous first night in her previous life, Killian had never appeared again afterward. He simply left for the battlefield and abandoned Roxanne alone in this vast, unfamiliar, and cold mansion.Roxanne still remembered clearly how she had been forced to survive on her own within the Lunnart family that h

Albert seemed slightly caught off guard. Perhaps he had not expected Roxanne to speak to him that way.Roxanne merely smiled faintly.Albert was not much older than Killian, but he was still the head butler of the Lunnart family. And Roxanne knew that as both the Duchess and the First Princess of the Empire, she had to maintain proper etiquette.Yet somehow, she did not want their relationship to feel too cold.Albert eventually bowed once more before answering calmly,“I would be honored to accompany you, My Lady.”Roxanne sat quietly in the small tea room overlooking the back gardens of Lunnart Castle.Beyond the tall windows stretched rows of blooming red and white roses. A gentle breeze occasionally drifted through, causing the flower branches to sway softly while carrying the faint scent of roses into the room.The atmosphere there was peaceful.Too peaceful, to the point that Roxanne almost forgot she was now truly living inside the Lunnart family’s castle.Albert stood not far

The smile on Stefanie’s face shifted slightly.It was only a small change at the corner of her lips, barely noticeable unless someone watched her carefully. But for Roxanne, that was enough to understand that the woman did not like her answer.And strangely, that realization made Roxanne feel far calmer.Sebastian, standing beside Stefanie, suddenly let out a quiet laugh as though he was enjoying the tension between them.“Well…” he said casually, slipping one hand into his pocket. “My sister-in-law is actually pretty frightening.”Roxanne did not even look at him. She did not want to see that man’s face any longer than necessary.Because simply hearing Sebastian’s voice was already enough to make the memories of her past life feel disgusting.Stefanie smiled faintly again, though this time the smile looked far stiffer than before.“Status is important,” she said softly, her gaze slowly dropping to the wedding ring on Roxanne’s finger.“But keeping that position is far more difficult.

Roxanne’s heart began beating slightly harder. Meanwhile, the hall suddenly became much quieter than before.Because no one had expected Killian to say that directly in front of everyone.Yet Killian did not look bothered at all. The man remained standing calmly in his place while staring at Sebastian.“Watch your attitude when speaking to her.”The atmosphere inside the hall instantly turned silent after Killian’s words. No one dared to speak.Even the servants standing in the corners of the hall lowered their heads deeper, clearly realizing that the situation had become far more serious.Sebastian himself looked slightly frozen, as if he did not expect Killian to actually reprimand him like that.Meanwhile, Stefanie slowly tightened her smile even though the expression on her face was becoming harder to maintain.“Killian,” she said softly, trying to sound gentle, “we were only joking with Roxanne.”Killian’s gaze slowly shifted toward Stefanie. But there was not even the slightest

Killian did not answer immediately.His gaze remained fixed on Roxanne without the slightest change in expression, while the atmosphere in the dining room grew quieter between them.Roxanne slowly lowered her eyes for a moment before speaking again in a softer voice.“Then why are you acting now as if you never hated me?”Killian stayed silent.And that silence only made the tightness in Roxanne’s chest grow worse.Because in her previous life, Killian had hated her.Or at least, that was what Roxanne had believed all this time.The man had always kept his distance from her. He rarely returned to the mansion. He never truly paid attention to her. Even when they were in the same room, Killian often acted as though Roxanne did not exist at all.That cold gaze of his had slowly made Roxanne understand one thing.She was nothing more than an unwanted obligation.But now everything felt different.The man defended her without hesitation, protected her, treated her like someone truly import