Luciana felt she needed to do something about Nick's odd behavior and whispered quietly to him,
"Nick, please."
Her meaning was clear; 'He should let her go,' but Nicholas stubbornly refused. He missed her. He missed hugging her so close to him. He felt as if it's been years since he had felt such warmth.
Luciana lowered her gaze, trying to hide the unease in her eyes.
'They were all going to say she was a vixen and it was her fault Nick was acting so out of turn. After all, this wasn't the first time an "innocent wife" was accused of pillow-talking her husband and wrapping him around her little finger with no fault of the woman.'
"Would you stop acting so unreasonably and listen to what I have to say?" The emperor retorted, his face showing he was about to reach his breaking point.
"Nick, please let me go. I'll do whatever you want when we are alone, alright?" She whispered again, and he finally let her go, seeing her unease.