Don't Get Caught By Your Husband! (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 46

“…She looked pitiful. Her arms and legs were unnaturally thin, and her sunken cheeks made me feel sorry for her. I couldn’t just leave her there, so right then and there, I took her with me and spent the largest sum of money in my life to buy her heaps of food.”

She looked pitiful, he said….

Did that mean Escalion had felt compassion for Scarlet the moment he saw her—and that feeling had only deepened until now?

Listening to his story, strangely, made her chest ache.

“At first, I just wanted to save a life. She’d shake her head and say she didn’t need food, but the moment I put something edible in both her hands, her eyes would instantly brighten, and she’d gobble it all down in a hurry—it was amusing to watch.”

“…”

“That’s how I came to care for her. Watching her slowly gain weight, her hair regain its shine, her body grow until she needed new clothes—it all felt good.”

Escalion’s expression softened gently.

Unlike him, who looked at ease, Belladonna felt a sharp pang in her chest and a sudden tightness in her throat.

She didn’t want to hear any more.

Just listening to Escalion recount how his feelings for Scarlet Layton had grown made her uneasy and weary.

She regretted having started this conversation, but Escalion didn’t stop.

“Back then, I was living as a wandering mercenary, so I couldn’t stay by Scarlet’s side all the time. But every few months, when I’d return after roaming around, I’d find her grown again, looking every bit the proper young lady—and I didn’t mind her welcoming me back.”

“…”

“But for some reason, she’s prickly and sensitive. No matter how much I try to be kind, she snaps at me and throws tantrums, and I honestly don’t know what to do. I don’t know how to handle women, so by now, I’ve pretty much given up.”

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