ILSK Chapter 5
by flowie“……You resemble Noah, don’t you?”646aa5c10bcf5f54
Finally, when Cecilia opened her e1eeff4530 mouth, Anna scoffed.2ebebac5d29a2134
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“Oh dear, now it seems like everyone is your fiance, huh?”d7a6e97c335d2016
But when Anna turned her head toward Shannon, she opened her mouth wide in surprise and then closed it again. It was clear that Shannon really did resemble the person named ‘Noah.’ However, Shannon just smiled faintly and waited for Cecilia to choose a car.d5278fbd39fc540a
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“Oh my, I’m sorry. You look so much like someone I know… I’ll have strawberry tea.”3305f6743aae062a
Coming to her senses a moment too late, Cecilia awkwardly smiled and turned her gaze away from Shannon. No matter how much of a maid she was, staring so intently at someone’s face was unbecoming of a noble lady.2f0914019446cd78
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“Please don’t worry. Then, I will prepare today’s tea and strawberry tea.”c63a7a6dbc9e1e49
Shannon, as if 37494a574d nothing had happened, e94c7ca1e9 politely greeted the 88d3e4fe61 embarrassed Cecilia and 4b83619dc5 turned away. As soon as Shannon 1061001a75 turned around, Anna began aac5439a18 to whisper to Cecilia.303177d745c50c7c
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“Wow, they really look alike! Could she maybe his relative?”830fbc9e4de55522
“Noah said he doesn’t have any female cousins…”ba8e173711d20b6e
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“Or maybe a hidden younger sister?”bbbd7df169e8e042
“You’ve read too many novels, Anna?”91c357185fab37aa
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Cecilia burst into a 816b473926 hearty laugh.0787e04289d3f43d
“I was really surprised. For a moment, I thought he was really your fiance.”dd2d2852904ddb1a
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Leaving their chatter 8570b5c363 behind, Shannon was 674738e5e0 walking towards the bc6e6256cc kitchen to deliver 4c670a8863 the order slip 7b912de1c2 when she gasped, 42eba6fc67 holding her breath 7e88be6327 and freezing in 0c3ebfe5ef place. No, she was completely frozen. Right in front of 978f74b026 her, the serial killer, d3e79dc6e3 Killian Gray, was walking a46d8fa1be towards her. Despite her desperate wish d71ea6430f never to see him 5abf61325b again, she found herself 05050c43b7 facing him just a d1a2461e3d day later.b1a9695fc770a685
“It’s okay, he might not recognize me.”1df33ae1c691daf2
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Yesterday, she had fallen a5b9dc475f into the river and 25ab21675a was in tattered clothes, 0c23bcb3a9 but now she was 6d5e328ed8 wearing a neat maid bff50cf8d0 outfit and had her 471654d29a hair neatly tied up. Shannon tried to afd6e0ca7b calm herself down 1214e82051 and bowed her 7d11d875d4 head deeply, pretending f31eedbc81 to be a 06ff7e35cb polite maid greeting 9ab37ee520 the guests.3c658ef6167ca1b2
Step by step. He drew closer with each step. Killian Gray stood out clearly even without his uniform. It wasn’t just his silver hair that shone like the stars on a winter night, his green eyes with an inscrutable charm, or his towering height that made him feel enormous. Even without doing anything, just standing still, he exuded the aura of a predator.3156a63faa1b96b3
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‘Please, just go!’66af129691f56471
Extremely tense, Shannon desperately 1fdfc6bd18 wished that he would d915ccc55f just pass by without 99402914f4 even glancing at her. But the predator, Killian, stopped 0dd3e40836 right next to the prey, 7130b8d459 Shannon. Then, as if finding bbd283790e her desperate attempt to 11c2f4488f turn her face away 4e6d8da90a amusing, he bent down 52b89e20c8 and whispered directly into 2601dbbd46 her ear.e86f4b748b5bd830
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“Seeing you again.”7f04d5d46c370e54
Shannon squeezed her eyes shut 9e9dca3ec2 at the breath of the 4f12411237 beast felt barely a few 4dd05d8eb0 inches away.63b12c46a3b6cdba
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“……Miss Sherwood, who lives on Saint Dominic Street.”1995f2a779554aa3
“Sir, Mrs. Lauren will guide you to your seat.”8c4ff4be239f6a40
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Shannon pretended to be busy and hurriedly tried to leave when Killian called her “that suspicious Miss Sherwood who lies to the chief of police without a second thought.”4def9d1197009aa1
“The group has already arrived. I’ll take today’s car.”4989dad58b995423
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But a response full of laughter came back. He had ordered it faster than Shannon could avoid him. He even added that since his party was already seated, there was no need to guide “someone else” to their seats, all while putting Shannon in his grasp and toying with her.638e9f971920ee30
Killian smiled at me as if putting on a mask to hide the beast-like atmosphere emanating from me. But he couldn’t hide his fierce gaze with a smile. That intense look almost made Shannon collapse to the floor.ba2fa6598c5d17db
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“Killian!”4596e24a543367ef
At that moment, the door to the special balcony burst open, and the voice of an angel rescuing Shannon from the lion’s den was heard. The angel was quite angry, but the fact that the angel diverted Killian Gray’s gaze elsewhere was enough to make them an angel.0d8cb08fce00c7bf
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“Are you not only late for the appointment but also chatting with the maid?”0fd8a229e208f600
With her hand on her hip and her delicate brow furrowed, Shannon’s angel glared at Killian. Taking advantage of the moment, Shannon tried to escape from Killian quickly.319249ce54c30b4e
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“Today’s tea.”f2be1893fde4f3a7
But Shannon’s escape failed. Killian, as if his furious companions were invisible, kindly repeated his words. Ignoring his spell, he clearly ordered Shannon once again, who was trying to run away. Shannon clenched the hand holding the spellbook tightly, trying to hide her trembling fingers.2b300f645fa256f8
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“You, how could you do this?”c4a6fe59d08413ec
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“What?”423a2b38fb58acee
Pushing the trolley and arriving in front of the balcony seats, Shannon let out a deep sigh inwardly. If only she could pass Killian’s order to another maid. However, it was the rule of not only tea houses but all fine dining restaurants that the one who took the order was responsible for serving, pouring tea, and even handling the bill.099420d50a41d6be
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Of course, according to this rule, Shannon should have brought tea to Cecilia and Anna’s table, who ordered before Killian, more quickly. But as they say, rules are like earrings if hung on ears, and nose rings if hung on noses? Mrs. Lauren arbitrarily twisted the rule to suit her own needs.15378d2e74b432c2
Cecilia and Anna urged her to hurry up and serve tea to the ‘Chief’ and ‘Miss Elena’, saying they would handle their table themself. Shannon was speechless, but since this was her tea room, she couldn’t argue.e892d5c0023619d2
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“Excuse me.”b9d1867b19c31363
Believing it’s best to get unpleasant things over with quickly, Shannon firmly decided she would quickly serve tea to Killian and then escape the situation. When she gently parted the curtains and entered, Elena was still visibly angry.99af32d8581243a0
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“You do realize this is utterly rude, don’t you?”2880e4523b4fb8c8
Elena was busy confronting Killian and appeared not to notice Shannon, the maid, entering. Grateful to be treated as if invisible, Shannon quickly set napkins, saucers, cups, a sugar bowl, and silver tongs on their table. Then, holding the hot teapot, she first filled Elena’s cup as etiquette required.936aeb9ba6b3ebd0
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“I’d understand better if you explained what’s rude exactly.”da287b310a4970d7
Unlike Elena, who immediately raised her cup as Shannon poured tea, Killian took a leisurely sip, lightly closing his eyes to savor the aroma. Despite his words suggesting he wanted details, his demeanor clearly indicated he wasn’t interested in listening at all.d60b61ac28c6f757
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“You keep a lady waiting by arriving late for an appointment, where exactly did you leave your gentlemanly manners?”4092164cf551c009
Ignoring her question with a dismissive attitude while calmly savoring his tea? Elena’s anger grew naturally at the sight.2a4d36b8e7454792
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‘He values tea more than the lover right in front of him, definitely a psychopathic serial killer.’c825647e77c01a24
Inwardly cursing Killian, 81c3d32cd7 Shannon turned to d9126da3f4 the trolley to 9b10ba07ab pick up a 534153ebb4 basket of hot 01a5858225 scones.cc5b1490acd2f6f5
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“Appointment?”925f34605e59706a
Despite Elena’s sharp words, Killian remained relaxed, placing his teacup down on the saucer with slow movements and smirking.d8cabf63c21a32c0
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“I came as quickly as I could as soon as I heard about the ‘promise’ that I didn’t even know about.”2b9eec2f051e92db
What is mutually agreed upon is a ‘promise,’ and what is unilateral is a ‘notification.’ Just not mentioning where the manners of a gentleman have gone to someone who doesn’t even know this basic thing is enough for me to have upheld the manners of a gentleman… With this very elegant and aristocratic indirect way of speaking, Elena’s face turned bright red.e6077eacc9dc8888
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“Why didn’t you come to the dinner the day before yesterday? Father waited for a long time!”c76912e4351efc97
Elena couldn’t argue with Killian’s correct words, but it seemed she still had many questions to ask.d40f4442bd8c1e07
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In the meantime, bf7fa04ff6 Shannon placed the a77fbb1a13 scone basket in e98b1449ce the middle of 25ad9589d2 the tea table, 8e910b665f positioned the clotted 45d3416011 cream and strawberry 04be0301eb jam just right, 98ded849ec completing the perfect c68e943c2d tea table. Finally, they could leave this 0416332571 suffocating space! As Shannon hurriedly fea7eb379f placed her hand 7da18b33db on the trolley dfce82c42d handle, Killian picked e43a3170f9 up the silver 74d2553e00 tongs.48c07387e588e520
“I never confirmed that I would go to that place either.”4cdc8d0bc859e1c8
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Killian’s answer to Elena’s pointed question was simple and straightforward. And as Shannon tried to escape, her ankle was caught. The guest signaled that he wanted sugar in his tea, so Shannon, serving the tea, had to open the sugar bowl lid and wait until he put down the sugar cube before closing the lid again. Shannon bit her lip secretly and turned back to open the sugar bowl lid again.f8ee921268bc3d98
“What were you doing that evening that you couldn’t even be contacted? I already know you didn’t have any schedule!”507848f1c5c6993e
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The “schedule” Elena was referring to meant meeting with socialites. It was clear that she had already inquired and found out whether anyone had met him that day. Despite Elena’s insistence on revealing that she had done some background research, Killian still wore an inscrutable smile and slowly dropped a sugar cube into his tea.0bf013e1d2366c39
“Why can’t you answer? What were you doing with someone the night before yesterday?”5d10d49f487aa923
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As Killian’s silence lingered with only a meaningful smile, Elena’s voice grew increasingly louder.1ca14b1f8b20138a
“Could it be that you were with another woman?”3762e81c09f406f1
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His ambiguous attitude finally led Elena’s assumption to the worst. It was only at this point that Killian finally spoke up.451c8387efc48b96
The inscrutable green eyes turned 3a2145aced back to Shannon. When Killian smiled with 8cd562edd1 his eyes, his green d601520813 eyes folded beautifully in 50b2de6e2a half.311cb678a52516df
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“That’s right. I kissed a brunette lady I met for the first time. She boldly kissed me first and even begged me not to leave, probably?”00bc5e4525319410
No, this crazy guy?4c532c187fc44be8
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