The Grand Duchess Aldrich
Chapters 12. Sleeping Together the Second Time

Arriving at Althaf's room, Aimee immediately took off the large dress she used daily and left her thin white long dress. Althaf did not take a glance at her at all, the man stood upright staring at the window after knowing Aimee was taking off her dress.

“Better you take off the rigid suit attached to your body it, because sleeping with clothes like that will not make you comfortable,” said Aimee, then he went up on the bed and laid himself down first to leave Althaf.

Althaf turned his head, seeing Aimee already lying on her back. This was the second time they slept together after the wedding night one year ago, after which they decided to split up the rooms. Althaf walked up to the table in his room, put his suit there and began to change all his clothes. Now Althaf only wears clothes and pants that are light material to sleep.

Althaf immediately went up to the bed, his movements immediately stopped when he heard Aimee's fine snoring. The eagle's eyes stared at Aimee's white back, for some reason her movements became stiff. Althaf closed his eyes at a glance, then moved back to find a comfortable sleeping position, but his movement again stopped because Aimee suddenly moved. It seems that the woman feels uncomfortable because her mattress moves a little due to her movement. After all, why did that woman fall asleep so quickly?

Althaf improved his sleeping position slowly, now they both sleep with their backs.

The next morning, Aimee woke up. When her head turned towards the sleeping position of Althaf, the woman did not find Althaf there. Aimee stood up and walked towards the window. He felt a little envious when he looked out, it turned out that the front yard view of the Grand Duchy was much more beautiful and perfect when viewed through the main room.

“Available?” Althaf's heavy voice rang out, making Aimee look back. As soon as she turned her head, Aimee immediately turned back her body, the woman's eyes glaring in annoyance. “Can you wear a fuller shirt first?!”

Althaf, the man stood bare-chested, there was only a bath towel wrapped around his lower body. The man's hair and body were wet, it seemed like he had just finished a bath. Althaf had no expression whatsoever, he retorted as he walked towards his closet with a flat face. “You're acting weird.”

“You are weird! How can you be so bare-chested like that in front of me?!” aimee's reply was upset, her ears were secretly flushed with embarrassment. He was not used to such a sight of the Althaf.

“Then I have to how? Wearing clothes in the bathroom? This is my room,” Althaf said while wearing her clothes quickly, while Aimee remained in the window on her back.

Aimee was silent, she felt annoyed with Althaf. The more he replies to Althaf, the wider their debate becomes. It could be the sound of their commotion can be heard up to his mother's room.

“You till when you peck in the window?” althaf's voice came back after a few minutes of silence. Aimee slightly glanced towards Althaf using her ekro eyes. “Are you done?” ask Aimee.

“Please see for yourself,” reply Althaf indifferently. Aimee rolled her two lazy eyeballs, then immediately turned around and immediately breathed a sigh of relief seeing Althaf already neatly wearing her clothes.

“I will shower and wear clothes here, can I ask you out before I finish shower?” ask Aimee, actually without having to ask Althaf allow or not Aimee will still force. If not here, where else would he have to shower and put on his clothes?

“Ya,” replied Althaf briefly, then walked out to his study. Aimee who saw Althaf's annoying demeanor immediately pointed her middle finger silently towards the man.

After Althaf completely exited her room, Aimee rushed towards the bathroom she was in Althaf's room. Berlanda and Cecilia rushed in as soon as Althaf came out to help Aimee bathe, put on clothes, and decorate.

Two hours later, Aimee was ready for her performance. Her braided hair was then bunned, adding to the elegant impression of a Grand Duchess within her. Today it was confirmed that he would start breakfast with Althaf again due to the presence of his mother.

Upon arriving at the dining room, Aimee was immediately greeted with a strange feeling of seeing her mother laughing with Althaf, even though the man did not display any facial features, surely his mother laughed because she spoke with Althaf ‘kan? It was impossible for his mother to laugh to herself like a madman.

Aimee quickly put on a gentle smile for her mother, after which she immediately sat together on the dining table chair. His breakfast with Althaf today was at least not too bad due to the presence of his mother.

“As it seems, what topic are you talking about?” ask Aimee, trying to look relaxed.

Liliana let out a small laugh, then glanced at Althaf first and looked back at him. “Your childhood, my mother told me the story of when you were eight years old learning to ride a horse with Abighail, and then you fell down and cried. Since then Abighail has often mocked you crybaby.”

Her face Aimee immediately flushed red upon hearing this, why would her mother tell her such a shameful little story?!

“Isn't it natural when a child falls off a horse and falls?” reply Aimee upset while holding back the embarrassment.

“Dan .. there's more, when you first made your debutante at the Palace. This boy had already directly made trouble with Count Vista's daughter just for defending the daughter of the excommunicated Baron Philips and was always ridiculed for her dress. Do you know what, son? Even the Emperor then intervened to mediate them, it was when the Emperor intervened that all attention was immediately drawn to the two of them. Aimee sparred with the Emperor while feeling dissatisfied with the Emperor's decision,” Liliana said without caring about Aimee whose face had been flushed red.

Althaf just silently listened, even though his face looks like he is not listening, but actually the man is very attentive to Liliana's story.

The three of them had breakfast with Liliana's fairytale chatter, the middle-aged woman seemed very excited about Aimee's past. After breakfast, Aimee takes Liliana to the Grand Duchy's garden, while Althaf has to resign because she has to meet the Crown Prince at the Palace.

“Duchess, you should see the Grand Duchy park! It was filled with white roses, and the Grand Duchess herself planted them. Previously the garden was only filled with green grass, but after the Grand Duchess came, she turned it into a white rose surge!” cecilia said excitedly.

Aimee smiled when she heard Cecilia's story, then she glanced at Berlanda. Berlanda immediately took something from inside the rattan basket he was currently in, then took out a thread and plain cloth and handed it to Aimee.

Aimee pointed the thread and plain cloth towards her mother. “How about we embroider a handkerchief? Don't you like this kind of activity?”

Liliana smiled as she looked at the plain thread and cloth, then gave a small nod. “Yes, let's make it together. What if I make one for Abighail and you make one for the Grand Duke? Ah ... yes, have you ever made a handkerchief for her?”

Aimee frowned. “For what? His majesty could buy a hundred handkerchiefs on her own with her money.”

As soon as Liliana heard her daughter say so, she immediately knocked her daughter's forehead twice. “Can't talk like that about your husband, your tone just now was very disrespectful. How can you talk about your husband in that tone? I never taught you like this.”

Aimee stroked her forehead slowly, then replied,”I know .. but—“

“One handmade handkerchief of your own will be much different from a hundred expensive handkerchiefs that he can buy,” cut Liliana.

Aimee sighed furiously silently, then nodded thinly. “Alright, I'll make it one.”