How To Escape From A Devilish Husband (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 53

Chapter 5. Each Other’s Eyes

After returning from the factory, Delphine stayed quietly within the mansion for quite some time.

It was to avoid any possible suspicion and to observe Ioan’s movements for the time being.

Besides, she had recharged an enormous amount of Posium, so there was no immediate need to return to headquarters.

And indeed, the desperate, life-risking retrieval of Posium that day seemed not to have been in vain.

Recently, the biggest topic in the capital was undoubtedly the rapidly intensifying Wall Liberation Movement.

Ioan was spending increasingly more time away from the mansion as days passed.

Now it was becoming impossible to hide—newspaper articles about the counter-revolutionaries in District 3 had been appearing daily.

Most of these articles were negative, mainly accusing them of tarnishing His Majesty the Emperor’s glory and threatening the Empire’s peace.

“…You seem awfully busy these days?”

Thus, during breakfast together with Ioan—an occurrence rare of late—

Delphine, elegantly sipping her strong black tea, cast a subtle glance toward the man seated across from her.

It had been so long since they’d shared even a meal together that this simple exchange felt unusual.

“…Indeed.”

Despite his grueling schedule, the man showed not a trace of fatigue, lifting his lips in an elegant, composed smile.

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