The Grand Duchess Aldrich
Chapter 31. Funny

“What's the look on your face? tempted to change your degree to ‘Crown princess’?” issac asked, the man's tone sounded serious.

Aimee raised her left eyebrow at a glance. “Don't you already have a fiance, your highness? Six months ago—“ has not finished Aimee talk, Issac already cut. “Leave just get rid of it, where is the difficulty?”

Aimee's eyes turned cold, then silent for a few seconds. Aimee smiled again, but this time it looked cold. “Then what about Grand Duke?”

Issac frowned, thinking. Before long the man grinned thinly, then leaned forward, if there was no table then perhaps their distance would become very close.

“In that case, I need your help,” said Issac. The man said the horrible answers without a second thought, as if the story of his closeness to Althaf had never existed before.

“Help for what?” Althaf's heavy voice rang out, making Aimee and Issac turn their heads. The man had already returned from meeting the Emperor.

Aimee rushed to her feet after seeing Althaf's presence, then walked closer towards the man and held Althaf's wrist. Althaf felt a little strange when Aimee suddenly acted like this.

“Yes, can we go back now? My head is a bit heavy.” Aimee frowned, putting on an expression as if enduring a headache. Althaf who saw this also immediately nodded briefly, then looked at Issac and said,”The second prince's side is already one step ahead of us, please in the future you pay more attention to important things.” After that Althaf turned around while carrying Aimee out of Issac's room.

Before actually coming out, Aimee looked back to look at Issac. Issac, who saw Aimee turning his head, immediately smiled, then blinked one eye while putting his index finger on his lips.

“Shutt ...”

Aimee who saw this rushed back to look straight ahead, she could not help but feel her goosebumps. Aimee never suspected that Issac was a very dangerous person. Issac and Elston make no difference, they're both crazy-brained.

While in the carriage, Althaf leaned back, then grinned thinly. Aimee who saw the unusual behavior of the man before her asked,”What's wrong?”

Althaf shook his head. “No.”

Aimee frowned, then asked again. “Say!”

As soon as Aimee snapped at him, Althaf's thin smile turned into laughter. Seeing Althaf's behavior in front of him, made Aimee even more curious. What Althaf had encountered today until he was acting as strange as he was now.

“Alright .. I laugh just because .. feel funny with something,” Althaf said after stopping from laughing.

“What's funny?” ask Aimee again.

“They,” replied Althaf briefly, the man's lips still smiling holding back laughter.

“Issac and Elston,” replied Althaf by mentioning their names directly without using a title. Aimee who heard this was a little surprised, what else new information would surprise her? Today he was surprised a lot.

“What's with the crown prince and the second prince?” aimee asked, she began to wonder. It seemed that among the three of them were countless secrets, even Issac who looked very close to Althaf had ill intentions. Although such thoughts would only be stored in Issac's head, there was a possibility that he would stab Althaf in the back because of a woman.

“I know that the crown prince and the second prince have an obsession about you, it's just that Issac didn't dare to really show his fangs as it was hindered by me.” Althaf looked at Aimee, the man's smile still loyal on her lips. Looking at Althaf's smiling face, Aimee was stunned. He had seen Althaf's smile before, but Aimee was still unfamiliar.

"Where's the funny part?" aimee asked, still feeling confused.

"From the beginning they compete with each other, even the case of infidelity of your best friend and ex-lover used to be the work of the Crown Prince. She wanted you to quickly become her Empress, but it turned out that unexpectedly, the late Duke Leandra instead gave you to me who never tried to compete with those two fools," Althaf replied.

"The late Duke Leandra knew about the Crown Prince's and the Second Prince's obsession with you, he asked you to become the Grand Duchess not because he didn't want you to be Empress, but knowing that being around two men is not safe for you, their obsession is dangerous. Then Duke Leandra looked for someone else who had a big and powerful position in the Empire, who else if not this husband of yours? I just keep quiet and do nothing, but be a winner. How could I refuse Duke Leandra's daughter?" Althaf said, he looks very confident.

Aimee rolled her eyes lazily. "Didn't you look me one eye?"

Althaf deepened her smile, making Aimee again dazzled. Crazy, that man's smile was extremely dangerous. Aimee now understood why God created Althaf into a person who rarely smiled, because if the man smiled often then women throughout this Empire would be crazed under his feet. The flirting smile of the Crown Prince and the second Prince was nothing with the smile that Althaf had.

"Yes, I just realized your worth now" replied Althaf.

Aimee smiled, this time her smile was truly sincere. Although the man always said hurtful words, Aimee could feel Althaf's sincerity in loving him. As the Crown Prince and the Second Prince race to get it even by dirty means and devious plans, Althaf never cares about him. Even until the first year of their marriage, the man did not take a single glance at her and was completely focused on doing their first goal of getting married, she said, helping his sister Abighail Leandra gain strength and a solid foundation to maintain the position of 'Duke Leandra'. Seeing Althaf now begin to show a gentle demeanor coupled with their drama series, Aimee becomes increasingly convinced that the man's love and affection are sincere for her.

"Grand Duke," call Aimee.

Althaf nodded, responding to Aimee's call. Aimee smiled broadly at Althaf's happiness, then her right hand moved to rub Althaf's head.

"Thank you," said Aimee, making the still-drenched Althaf laugh at the Crown Prince and the second Prince, speechless. The man was stunned, staring at Aimee.

"For what?" althaf asked, his countenance back flat as usual.

"For many things. You hold words and promises to help Leandra, your leader and good husband. My late father chose the right man for his daughter" replied Aimee.

Althaf fell silent again, he was a little stunned because Aimee suddenly spoke like that. Usually Aimee just makes trouble and does things that irritate her, seeing Aimee look shady at the moment, Althaf can't help but smile.

Althaf smiled again, then pulled Aimee's right hand that had been used to stroke her head. Then Althaf kissed the back of Aimee's hand.