Ivan never expected Radley to reveal all his secrets in just one night.
The next day, Ivan came up with an excuse to visit Crawford Mansion and pick up Radley. He couldn't shake the feeling that the Crawfords were looking at him strangely.
Josh stared at Ivan, his mind wandering to thoughts of pink underwear. With a snort, he playfully slapped Ivan on the shoulder. "You scoundrel!"
Drake, with a serious expression, commented, "I overestimated you." He had thought Ivan was genuinely cool.
Zachary added, "My sister would never be interested in you!" He had even imagined Hannah throwing herself into Ivan's arms.
Sheila scrutinized Ivan with crossed arms and asked, "Are you attracted to the queen or the consorts?" Amused by the unexpected revelation, she thought, Tsk tsk, I never thought this reserved man would indulge in fantasies of vying for favor. I've even imagined myself as his consort, hehe.
Confused by their comments, Ivan found himself at a loss for words.
Lilly, maintaining her composure, handed Radley back to him. "Take good care of Radley and make sure he doesn't startle Mrs. Shaw."
He suspected that Radley must have caused some trouble last night. So, he looked at Radley, who appeared guilty.
"Merry Christmas," Ivan greeted Lilly. "I'm heading home now." Suddenly, he regretted his decision, questioning why he had left Radley alone at Crawford Mansion yesterday.
Then, she waved at him.
After saying goodbye to the elders of the Crawford family, Ivan left in a hurry. When he was alone, he squinted at Radley. "What did you do?"
Radley hesitated to admit that it had peeked at Gilbert with the Harem spirit.
At that moment, Ivan considered the possibility that if Radley had done anything to harm the Crawford family, he would punish him.
Radley, unaware of the seriousness of the situation, never expected that peeking at Gilbert and scaring Bettany was a big deal. So, it stammered, "No, nothing... Just some trivial matters..."
Ivan stiffened, wondering what else Radley might have said.
Radley quickly exclaimed, "Just some insignificant things. It's true."
Ivan smiled, but there was a dangerous glint in his eyes. "Such as?"
Radley, feeling flustered, glanced around and settled on a minor detail. "Such as..." It hesitated before saying, "For example, in your previous life as the Emperor, you supposedly liked pink underwear..."
Ivan was shocked by the revelation, thinking that Radley was talking nonsense because he had never worn pink underwear.
Radley, alarmed by Ivan's reaction, thought, Oh no, Master's reaction. He does care about it. It quickly corrected itself, "No, I didn't say pink underwear. I remembered it wrongly. I just said my Master likes to watch palace dramas..."
Ivan was left speechless, wondering when he started liking palace dramas. Suddenly, he remembered something and shouted, "Radley!" Gritting his teeth, he grabbed Radley's neck and shook him.
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