99th Actress Chapter 8

Chapter 8. A Fever

Amassing huge wealth and a famous sword master with good looks and skills. A man born with everything. Unlike everyone’s envy, Lepierre was never happy with his life. 

From the moment he began to speak and understand words, his parental discord began. However, it was natural as it was political marriage that began without love. Furthermore, Lepierre was a precious, miraculously conceived child, after the hard efforts the Duchy couple took to succeed. 

One day, after Lepierre suffered from a severe fever that didn’t go down easily, the doctor uttered words like a death sentence to the Duke and Duchess of Arden.

“I’m sorry to say this, but he was born with a constitution that made it impossible for him to get an erection.”

At first, the duchess grabbed him by the collar, asking if he was a liar. She even sprinkled salt and kicked him out, and made other doctors see him. However, the answer was always the same.

“It’s not too late now, so why don’t you try again…….”

The Duke and Duchess were in their 30s at the time, so it was possible to try. However, the issue was between them. After trying for a child, they had not even looked at each other for many years. There was no way that they had affection for each other because it was a political marriage formed by a thorough interest.

Each of them was secretly committing an affair with a lover they had met before marriage. Since marriage had a strong business aspect for nobles, it was common for famous families to secretly have lovers.

Eventually, their relationship became more estranged. There was nothing they hadn’t done to fix Lepierre, but when all solutions came to a naught, they eventually came to blame each other.

“Where did that guy come from? My son wouldn’t be like this.”

“What do you mean? He resembles you. Isn’t it any more strange that even though you have so many lovers, you can’t even have an illegitimate child?”

Thus, the Duke and his wife came to fight, blaming each other every day, and the anger returned to the young Lepierre.

“It was so hard for me to conceive and give birth to you, yet you turned out to be useless.”

It was too harsh for a child to be despised by his biological parents at an age when he was supposed to be loved. Perhaps that’s why, when he heard Lian’s childhood story firsthand, it seemed to overlap with his past.

He grew up picky and hysterical, but Lian did not. She was silently working hard on the given work and trying to live her best. For that fact, he was proud of her.

It was safe to say that the Duchy couple led to Lepierre’s unique temperament. Not only had he occasionally dealt with naked women, but he was also offended by the terrible smell of perfume and powder.

Over time, he became extremely sensitive to touch someone else. Additionally, it was uncomfortable to be cared for by someone. As a result, he spent more and more time alone.

But Lian, she was different. He thought she would be as unpleasant as anyone else, but it wasn’t a bad thing to have her wait around, wash and dry his hair, and rub or touch him. No, in fact, he wanted her to touch him more… He even became curious.

Even the feeling of her body, which he had seen in the bathroom, was vividly remembered.

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Sophia, a professional maid of the Duchy, has been unable to concentrate on her work these days. This was because she was very dissatisfied with the new maid named Lian Roshart who had arrived a few months ago.

Sophia had a certain noble status. She was also proud of her position as the duke’s maid, and she always revered and respected the duke, who protected the North. She was happy that she could be of help to him.

On the other hand, a child named Lian, who came from a lowly class of people, caused accidents whenever she opened her eyes. She was not careful with her hands, and was not good at working properly. However, she caught the Duke’s attention and became his exclusive maid.

From what she had seen over the years, he’s never had anyone around him.

Even though her hands are slow, she’s not good at using her body…. Sophia was really clueless as to how she got the position, but the duke seemed to think that she’s special. 

Whenever she saw them, she felt heartburn and nauseated. Just imagining that she was near him every day, her teeth were grinding.

She can see Lian plodding past while yawning just in time.

“Lian, are you going to the duke?”

“Yes. Sophia, good morning today!”

“Yes. You’re always working hard.”

“No, it’s just something that needs to be done.”

“Okay. Have a good day.”

Sophia smiled casually and greeted Lian in front of her, but as soon as she passed by, she changed to a cold expressionless face.

It was a day that started exactly the same. Lian was on her way to the duke’s room with light steps after arranging his clothes early in the morning.

Lepierre used to get up early in the morning to read the newspaper or drink coffee, but he seemed to be getting up later today.

Being the Duke’s exclusive maid, it was of course up to her to wake him up.

As Lian carefully opened the door, she could see Lepierre’s head buried on a fluffy bed.

Clearing her voice, Lian opened her mouth.

“It’s time to wake up, duke.”

Seeing Lepierre, who had no movement, Lian coughed up once more and spoke.

“It’s time to get up, Duke.”

Still, when there was no movement, Lian, who approached the bed, was surprised. Lepierre might have been having a nightmare, and he was sweating and gasping.

“Duke! Duke?”

Lian shook the duke by the shoulder at the thought of waking him up.

Lepierre’s eyes opened slightly, perhaps for a moment, apparently conscious of the continuous shaking. Suddenly he grabbed Lian’s wrist and pulled her sharply toward the bed.

Lian, who was suddenly thrown onto the bed, was unable to move as Lepierre’s lips pressed against hers. A slippery tongue entered between her closed lips.

“Um… Duke…”

She pushed his chest and managed to speak through the gap between his lips. However, his skillfully moving lips and tongue wandered around her mouth, turning Lian’s head white.

She pushed against his chest and barely managed to get words out through the gap between her lips.

Lepierre’s tongue began to lick Lian’s little mouth, savoring and exploring her mouth.

Her whole body trembled at the very hot and soft touch. She couldn’t think of anything about the kiss, and she shuddered at the slippery and hot touch of his long tongue.

It was difficult to breathe because her mouth was open and his tongue was deeply inside. Lian felt helpless due to the constant stimulation. In the meantime, she kept pushing his chest, but Lepierre’s body did not budge no matter how hard she pushed.

The kiss grew thicker and thicker and at last, Lepierre’s hand lowered her top to reveal her shoulders.

His lips seemed to touch over the exposed nape and shoulders. Licking the nape of her neck tightly, he sucked it deeply.

“Hngh…….”

Without realizing it, a groan leaked out. Lian felt like she was thirsty, but she didn’t know the cause.

However, the motion suddenly stopped. Lian opened her eyes as it felt strange. He was asleep again, as if he had never coveted her. Isn’t it too intense to do something like that in your sleep?

After the heat atmosphere passed, there was silence. Earlier, she was surprised by the sudden contact, but when she came to her senses, Lepierre’s body was as hot as a fireball.

“Duke! Duke!”

However, no matter how hard she tried to call him, he was sweating profusely. Lian immediately called someone, and the butler Jade and his doctor came in to examine Lepierre.

“It’s a symptom at this time of year. It will pass in a day or two.”

Butler Jade spoke calmly, and unlike Lian, who was surprised, his reaction seemed familiar. After hearing the instructions, Jade and the doctor went out.

She felt like she had to do something about his sweaty face but it was strangely sexy. That’s why she wondered if he sprayed water like he was shooting a pictorial.

As she was wiping away sweat on Lepierre’s forehead, she suddenly remembered what the doctor had said.

“Please wipe the sweat off his body. When he wakes up, make him eat porridge and then take this medicine…!”

‘Body… body… From where to how should I wipe his body….?’