Chapter 85 - Let Them Believe She Failed

Lee Yeong's hands loosened around Yeon Joo's waist the moment she kept that small distance between them, and instead of trying to pull her closer again, he watched her face with an uncertainty she rarely saw in him. His anger toward Concubine Seo had already faded behind something far more personal, because none of the punishment, suspicion or scheming mattered if Yeon Joo no longer trusted him. He lowered his voice and searched her eyes carefully. "Tell me one thing, Yeon Joo. After everything you saw in that bath, do you still believe I wanted no part of what happened?"