“Surely there was some drinking contest with Kilian.”

Mixing drinks and consuming a large amount of alcohol. Kilian, who I thought would pass out soon, held on quite tenaciously.

“Then, one of the envoys made a strange cocktail for me.”

After drinking that, my memories were sparse.

Kilian collapsing miserably on the floor, for example.

Others laughing joyfully as they watched.
After the drinking session, even lying on the bed.

‘After that, it seems like I slept well. Did Nathaniel bother Jaina while sleeping, by any chance?’

Nathaniel, watching Jaina disappear into the bathroom like a ghost, chuckled as he saw her back.

Since that day, things between me and Nathaniel changed significantly.

The familiar sharing of a bed became uncomfortable and awkward.

Strangely, after that day, Nathaniel seemed more awkward. I wanted to hit the back of his head several times while he slept beside me.

Some people have been losing sleep for days.

‘Annoying.’

My heart still pounded fiercely. These days, when Nathaniel occasionally held my hand, my whole body tingled, and I didn’t know what to do.

More than anything, what embarrassed me was the sadness I felt when Nathaniel’s hand left.

‘I wanted to be closer to Nathaniel.’

All night, I looked at his face, feeling excited, only to repeat the process of feeling down.

Our relationship was quite pure.

Considering that we liked each other. It was still happy and good, but I wanted to get closer to him.

Once my thoughts were organized, hesitation disappeared entirely.

I got up from the bed, opened the door of the dresser decorated with golden leaves and flowers, and then took out a box nestled in the most secluded corner.
After marriage, Cassian discreetly handed me a gift.

I already knew the contents.

I just couldn’t bring myself to take it out and wear it.

“Sigh…”

I took a deep breath and opened the box. It contained a ridiculously alluring chemise that could hardly be expressed in words.

It was different from the numerous chemises I had worn before.

[Dazz] They call it the Victory Chemise.

At that time, I criticized him for giving me something like this, but now I was slightly grateful to Cassian.

I put it on and stood in front of the mirror.

“Wow.”

And immediately turned around. I just couldn’t bring myself to keep looking at it.

I crawled into bed, covered myself with the blanket, and hid my body tightly.

With an anxious heart, I swallowed only saliva.

Due to the annoying realism, Nathaniel had a tired face.

I wondered what happened at the drinking session. Kilian and other envoys were overly friendly, even to the point of annoyance.

[Dazz] Can I meet the Princess Consort again later? I have something I’m curious about.

Recalling Kilian’s statement, Nathaniel lowered his head. If it was for academic curiosity, he would gladly become friends, and if there was a chance, he wanted to hit him once.

“My lord, shall we schedule a Matop and Tea Time?”

Nathaniel’s stomach turned at Martin’s oblivious words.

Why did Jaina choose that foolish guy?

“I don’t need such promises.”
“Yes! Then do you have any other orders for me?”

In response to Martin’s words, Nathaniel pondered for a moment.

It seemed that he had done something to upset Jaina last night while he was intoxicated.

‘This morning felt chilly compared to usual…’

Certainly, something must have gone wrong emotionally. Nathaniel recalled the advice his nanny used to give him in his childhood.

[Dazz] If you ever do something wrong to your wife, you must apologize along with a gift.

For Nathaniel, who had never apologized to anyone in his life, those words became a standard.

The problem was what gift to give. Nathaniel looked at Martin on the opposite side, whose eyes were twinkling.

“I need a gift…”

“Yes, to whom will you give the gift?”

“I’ll give it to Bee.”

For a moment, Martin’s eyes sparkled. Although he was oblivious, he was a man who had been engaged for three years.

“If you tell me, I will prepare the perfect one.”

After hesitating, Nathaniel eventually explained the situation. Martin solemnly noted down his words in a notebook and quickly got up from his seat.

“I’ll be back in no time.”

He hurriedly left and returned a few hours later with a large bouquet of flowers.

“When apologizing, something that can touch the emotions is much better than material things.”

“Ah…”

Now it seemed a bit helpful. Nathaniel urged Martin with a serious expression.

“Keep talking.”
Finally, it was helpful to His Highness. Thinking so, Martin, with a serious expression, generously shared his dating stories and advice.

Unconsciously, quitting time approached.

Martin hastily organized his work and stood up.

“Well then, I’ll leave for the day.”

Nathaniel sent him off with a slightly annoyed expression.

‘I should be more careful with my words next time.’

Talking too much can be annoying. It was a moment in Nathaniel’s mind when Martin’s worth dropped sharply.

He rose from his seat, holding the bouquet of flowers that Martin had brought.

He looked down at the flowers in his hand.

The bouquet, made up of small and adorable flowers without vibrant colors, felt cute and lovely.

At the sight of the bouquet, he thought it resembled Jaina.

‘He chose better than I expected.’

Deciding to reevaluate Martin’s judgment, he headed towards the bedroom.

Hoping that Jaina would like these flowers.

“What, what is this?”

The bright light that should have been on was nowhere to be found. Only candles illuminated the room, and even the red color seemed off.

In the strangely sticky atmosphere, Nathaniel rolled his eyes in surprise.

“Oh… you’re here.”

A familiar, thinly trembling voice reached his ears. Nathaniel, perplexed, slowly shifted his gaze.

As he turned his head, he saw Jaina sitting alone on the bed.
Wearing a striking design of schmiz.

Nathaniel dropped the bouquet he was holding with a thud.