RETURN OF THE FEMALE KNIGHT

88. Take Responsibility

The next morning, Lalisa woke up with a pounding headache. She must have a hangover from drinking too much last night, and she clutched her forehead with a groan.

'When did I fall asleep?'

That thought didn't last long, however. As soon as she opened her eyelids, her breath hitched when she saw Jungkook's face right in front of her.

"What are you doing here?"

The pair of them had decided on the first night of marriage that Lalisa would take the bed and Jungkook the couch. Since then, neither had intruded on each other's territory.

At this very moment, Jungkook was on the bed, his head propped up on his hand as he watched her. The look in his eyes were both stubborn and complicated.

"Did you just wake up now?"

"Were you waiting for me?"

"Yes. I didn't sleep at all."

"Why—"

But Lalisa's words did not last long. She was surprised to see Jungkook so close to her, but soon memories of last night appeared in her mind like a panorama.

'I...'

Lalisa's cheeks flamed.

'...I was crazy.'

She had never gotten herself blindly drunk in her last life. Perhaps, out of depression from losing her family, she had never made a mistake, even when she had a quarrel with someone. For the first time in her life, she realized how dangerous drinking was.

—I want to kiss you.

Those were the words she said to Jungkoom last night. She had already kissed Jungkook twice, but each time had a purpose. The kiss at the wedding was inevitable, and the kiss at Jungkook's private training hall was meant to keep everyone else out. It was the first time she ever wanted to kiss him for no reason.

'Oh my God!'

She wished she could turn back the clock to stop herself. She was so embarrassed she wanted to crawl into a rat hole, but unfortunately, there was no place to hide. Jungkook had been close since the morning, as if he were blocking all her escape routes.

'I don't want to remember anything.'

Cowardly as it was, she didn't want to think about last night, but Jungkook had silently watched her reaction as she recalled her memories from the night previous. She had a feeling that if she pretended to feign ignorance now, it would not work.

He looked Lalisa for another moment, then he turned and poured a cup of water from a jug on the bedside table.

"Drink."

It was not until he spoke that she realized that her throat was parched dry. She didn't know how to react anyway, so to buy some time, Lalisa took the cup and started drinking slowly. Jungkook's patience was short, however, and he didn't wait for her to finish drinking when he spoke.

"What you said to me last night—what did you mean?"

"Huh! What?"

Lalisa almost spit out her water. She could feel her heart racing in her rib cage.

"Kiss me..."

"Oh, it was just a casual remark."

"Casual?"

Jungkook's brow furrowed in disbelief.

"I must have been quite drunk last night. I apologize deeply if you were uncomfortable. It doesn't mean anything, so please don't worry."