Don't Get Caught By Your Husband! (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 14
“If it gets too cold, the northern nobles often head to their warm southern townhouses and stay there for a few months.”
Cindy is quite the chatterbox…….
By the way, a southern townhouse?
As Belladonna turned with an interested look in her eyes, Cindy excitedly opened her mouth.
“Our lord doesn’t particularly mind the cold to begin with, and he’s so busy that he’s never gone south before…… but if madam specially requests it this time, he might go!”
Does Escalion also have a townhouse in the south?
Belladonna nodded with an intrigued expression.
She was sensitive to the cold, but more than that, the cold itself was unfamiliar to her.
Even after becoming the Saintess, and in her life before that, she had only ever lived in Astanya, so this bone-chilling cold was not something she was used to.
It’s not like we’ve grown close…….
But would he listen if I asked?
The thought of a southern townhouse seemed to lift her spirits a little.
“Oh my, look at me. I’ve been chattering away while madam is unwell! I’ll take my leave now. If you need anything, call me anytime, and please rest a bit more, madam!”
Belladonna smiled and waved at her.
Yes, go ahead.
[This is the timeline separator]Belladonna opened her eyes in the darkness.
Did I fall asleep again…….
Under the influence of the medicine, she slowly blinked her eyes and shifted her body.
Since falling ill, all she did was lie in bed and rest, so waking up in the middle of the night had become frequent.
‘Should I sleep more…….’
As she slowly turned over and rustled the blankets, she sensed someone’s presence behind her.
Hm……? Who is it?
Belladonna cautiously turned her head.
“Ah.”
In the darkness, Escalion, who had been standing blankly and slowly unbuttoning a thick coat with careful hands, stopped what he was doing and opened his mouth.
“Did I wake you?”
Belladonna shook her head.
No, I just woke up because I slept enough…….
He looked down at her with an uncharacteristically troubled expression, then quickly stepped toward the bathroom and spoke.
“It was very cold outside.”
After finishing his words and entering the bathroom, the sound of water splashing in the sink echoed.
Why is he washing up in my room instead of his perfectly fine one……?
Belladonna looked at the closed bathroom door with a puzzled expression.
A moment later, Escalion appeared, dripping water from the ends of his hair, having apparently only washed his hands and face.
Without hesitation, he approached Belladonna on the bed and leaned down to press his forehead against hers.
You’re too close……!
Overwhelmed by the sudden heat and his scent, Belladonna instinctively squeezed her eyes shut.
‘Hm……?’
His forehead was damp but warm.
So his face was incredibly warm, unlike someone who had just been out in the cold.
“Your fever has gone down a lot.”
Escalion said in a casual tone.
Could it be…… he washed up inside because he was worried his cold body might touch me?
After speaking, he pulled his head back and gently brushed aside the hair that had fallen over her forehead with his thick fingers.
Belladonna looked up at him with a hint of confusion.
She couldn’t understand why he was being so kind to her.
Even though they were a married couple, they weren’t exactly close at heart…….
“……You know, maybe.”
At that moment, Escalion frowned and spoke in a low voice.
What about me?
Belladonna quietly waited for his words.
Escalion opened his lips as if pondering something, lightly licked his lower lip with his tongue, and repeated closing his mouth.
It seemed there was something he couldn’t quite bring himself to say.
‘What’s with him…….’
Belladonna waited patiently.
After all, since becoming the Saintess, the only thing she had learned was to wait quietly.
“……That, holy power thing.”
Holy power……?
At the unexpected topic, Belladonna’s heart sank. She currently had no idea how to use holy power at all.
“Does it strain your body every time you use it?”
At Escalion’s question, Belladonna quietly fell into thought.
Is that so? I’d have to have used holy power directly to know……. Since he says so, it must be true, right?
Belladonna cautiously nodded.
But why is he asking? She felt anxious, unsure what question he might ask next.
“So you haven’t used it much recently?”
Recently…….
Indeed, since being reborn in the Saintess’s body, Belladonna had never once been ordered to use holy power.
But that wasn’t out of Pope Pronance’s consideration for the Saintess’s body; rather, her holy power had been mainly used in the past, during his time as a cardinal, to help him rise to the position of pope.
Now that he was firmly established as pope, he no longer needed the Saintess’s holy power, and recently, he had even told her not to overuse it.
The words the pope had firmly spoken not long after she awoke in the Saintess’s body came to mind.
But there was no need to explain all those circumstances…….
Belladonna met Escalion’s gaze and nodded. Let’s just say that’s about right!
“Then don’t use it here either.”
“……?”
At his firm tone, Belladonna blinked.
Escalion looked at her and continued.
“You’re no longer the Saintess of Astanya; you’re my one and only family and wife. No matter what people demand of you, treat them only as the wife of the lord of Grivlata.”
“…….”
“I’ve heard there are quite a few people expecting you to freely heal the people of Grivlata. I’m telling you to ignore them all.”
Belladonna quietly looked up at him.
So right now……. is he worried about me?
“If you politely refuse but they still bother you too much, tell me.”
“…….”
“Answer me.”
Belladonna nodded absentmindedly.
Since she couldn’t use holy power anyway, this was actually a good thing, if anything.
I won’t have to worry about holy power for a while…….
As she felt a sense of relief, Escalion stretched his neck left and right, then crossed his arms in an X and swiftly pulled off the top he was wearing.
Huh? What’s this all of a sudden?
In an instant, he was half-naked and turned to walk away as he spoke.
“I’ll finish washing up.”
Uh, uh……?
Left alone, Belladonna stared at the bathroom entrance where he had disappeared, utterly bewildered.
Oh, well…….
‘……My room’s bathroom must be much better, haha!’
A moment later, the bathroom door opened, and Escalion returned to the bed where she lay, radiating warm steam from his entire body.
Without hesitation, he pulled back the blanket and slid in beside her.
When Belladonna looked up at him with a puzzled expression, he looked down at her with an even more puzzled face.
“……?”
“What is it.”
“…….”
“What’s the problem?”
Look at him being so shameless…….
“My room seems much colder than this one. I naturally run hot, so I thought sleeping together would help my wife’s recovery.”
Ugh, it’s cramped…….
Belladonna gave him a thoroughly displeased look and reluctantly made room.
It was a normal-sized bed, but with a giant man in it, it quickly felt narrow and stifling.
If she made any more room, even the slightest shift in her sleep would send her tumbling to the other side.
And this man…….
‘He’s completely shirtless.’
She had no idea where to look.
His dark, rugged muscles, covered in countless small scars, were unfamiliar but kept drawing her gaze.
“Don’t sneak peeks with those sly eyes—just look all you want.”
Escalion said teasingly.
What? When did I?
Belladonna glared at him, feeling oddly guilty.
Escalion shrugged and raised an eyebrow.
“There’s no one else to show this to besides my wife anyway.”
Oh, come on! Here we go again, here we go again!
She was so dumbfounded she almost snorted.
Has he already shown it plenty to the owner of that beautiful ruby necklace?
“Do you want to fall to the floor in your sleep? Come closer.”
At that moment, Escalion stretched out both arms, grabbed her, and pulled her toward him.
She wanted to resist, but she didn’t have the strength.
Belladonna was limply dragged and once again trapped in his embrace.
‘The exact same position as last time…….’
Being in his warm embrace was definitely warmer than lying alone.
But her heart wasn’t entirely at ease.
The thought of his unknown mistress kept creeping in, and above all, the more faithful she was to this marriage that would end in three months, the more it felt like she was doing something wrong to him.
‘I shouldn’t keep getting closer like this…….’
After a moment of hesitation, Belladonna made up her mind and squirmed to free herself from his arms.
“Why?”
Escalion asked with a sunken gaze.
Belladonna took his large hand and once again spread her fingers to write.
‘I. T.’ S. F. I. N. E. G. O. T. O. Y. O. U. R. R. O. O. M.’
Before she could even finish one sentence, Escalion pulled his hand free from hers.
And he looked down at her with a stubborn expression.
“Go back to my room?”
Nod nod.
“Was my wife always this stingy?”
S-Stingy……?
No, wouldn’t it be better for each of us to sleep comfortably in our own beds?
Escalion narrowed his eyes and stared at her.
“Are you uncomfortable with me?”
Of course! How could I be comfortable with you lying right next to me half-naked?
But Belladonna didn’t nod immediately.
She shook her head and smiled, wanting to make it seem like sending Escalion back to his room wasn’t because it bothered her but out of kindness for him.
“But why?”
Escalion still had a sullen expression.
Oh, he really doesn’t get it…….
Belladonna tried her best to explain somehow, but Escalion shook his head as if he didn’t want to understand and shifted his massive body to find a comfortable position.
He raised one arm and pulled her back into his embrace.
“A married couple is supposed to sleep together in one bed.”
“…….”
“At least that’s how my parents did it their whole lives until they passed, and it’s the only thing I’ve seen and learned, so I should do the same.”
Belladonna blinked quietly, her face buried in his chest.
“Oh, does our noble Saintess not understand such a way?”
Escalion said sarcastically.
“Unfortunately, your husband comes from the lowest of the low commoners, so he doesn’t know such things.”
I didn’t say anything…….
Belladonna leaned against him and quietly fell into thought.
I’m actually from a humble farmer’s background too…….
“Now that your fever has completely gone down, starting tomorrow, we’ll sleep together in my room.”
As Belladonna let his voice flow past one ear, she suddenly sat up in surprise.
And turned her head to look up at him.
E-Every day together?
Male lead is a Love-Obsessed Merman
When he discovers she has gone, he risks everything to pursue her on land, enduring agonizing pain to transform his tail into human legs…
One-line summary: Male lead chases female lead. The male lead’s love is a bit sick, an invincible love brain.
Synopsis
During a voyage at sea, Jiang Yang accidentally captures a merman.
Servant: I heard that mermen are fierce and brutal.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman obediently rubbing her palm like a puppy: “You call this fierce and brutal?”
Servant: I heard that mermen have no human nature.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman with wet puppy eyes, obsessively calling her ‘A Yang’ like a childish infant: “You call this having no human nature?”
With great difficulty, she releases the merman back into the sea and returns to shore.
Who would have thought that in less than half a month, the merman, who should have been freely wandering in the South China Sea, would shed his scales, endure the pain of losing his tail, transform into human legs, and come ashore to find her?
He kneels at her feet, rubbing her palm, with merman tears rolling down: “A Yang, don’t abandon me.”
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Without Belladonna realizing it, she’s slowly forming fond memories with Escalion, but doubt lingers. The painting of the two of them is leaving a lasting impression on her.
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