Don't Be Kind Rashly (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 61

Sitting quietly and waiting beside Lu, who was busy with all sorts of preparations, after having finished his own in advance—that was Hayden’s idea of an ideal married couple.

Lu looked comfortable, her hair neatly shaped and fixed with a clean boar-bristle brush combed through many times, and a thick robe tightly wrapped over her soft dress. And she was far too perceptive.

‘Well, it’s only natural—she was the ace of the Imperial Knights.’

Today was the day Rustica Jenus would formally present to the Emperor, who had just returned victorious from the expedition, the imperial regalia that Emperor Calleta had stolen.

There was no way that scoundrel Carlos, the Calleta Emperor, would let such a day pass without incident. So of course, he had to stay close by her side.

She paid no mind to romance at all, assessing situations with cold clarity—there was almost no opening to get through to her. Life had been so harsh and difficult that he felt grateful just for her having survived this far.

‘If only I’d found her sooner…’

He might have even forcibly kidnapped Lu right then, while she was still the ace, from before the barrier. At the very least, she wouldn’t have lost all meaning in life, burdened by crushing helplessness and fallen honor.

He knew well enough that such speculation was pointless—he’d never actually done it—but every time he saw Lu, these stray thoughts inevitably surfaced.

“Thank you for the flowers. I’ll just go in now and…”

Seeing her gesture awkwardly, indicating she still needed to finish getting ready, Hayden nodded.

“I’ll be happy waiting—take your time coming out.”

“I’ll come out quickly.”

She never listened anyway. Despite his explicit instruction not to announce his arrival—especially after Count Flache had sent flowers so ostentatiously—Lu had come out anyway, making his efforts pointless. They could’ve avoided being noticed. With a regretful expression, Hayden glanced once at those blasted flowers and sat down on the sofa.

The commotion inside was crystal clear to his sharp ears.

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