Don't Get Caught By Your Husband! (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 62

Escalion passed by the bed where Belladonna was sitting astride and opened the closet door.

With a blank expression, he flipped through the clothes one by one before finally speaking.

“This time, it’s lasted quite a while.”

“…….”

“At this rate, I might genuinely forget my wife’s voice.”

Having rummaged through the closet and found a pair of trousers made of soft fabric, he tossed aside the robe he’d been wearing and pulled them on.

Belladonna remained rigidly seated, unable even to turn her head toward Escalion as he changed clothes.

“Cardinal Nicholas—turns out he’s more cheerful than I expected.”

Now dressed only in lower garments, he approached Belladonna while drying his damp hair with a towel.

“He poured me several glasses of wine, gave fitting replies to everything I said, and got so carried away he spilled everything about the Pope.”

“…….”

“Thanks to him, I learned how much the Papal See intended to earn from this year’s Nativity celebration. Did you know they’d been taking bribes from nobles in exchange for your display of holy power?”

Hearing Escalion’s words, Belladonna frowned.

Had the Pope been profiting off the Saintess even during the annual state ceremonies?

“Apparently, during those rare national events each year, the ones specially chosen to receive the Saintess’s healing weren’t just ordinary, disabled commoners—but individuals personally selected by the nobles. And the nobles charged those desperate commoners money or equivalent compensation.”

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