A subtle force entered Adrian’s hand that was holding onto my arm.

“If, by any chance, you wish to come to the capital even after your divorce, you can stay at our townhouse. Your Grace is always welcome.”

“Ah…”

With an awkward smile, I subtly withdrew my arm from him.

“So, is Vincent attending the royal event this time too?”

Whether my effort to steer the conversation deliberately looked awkward or not, Adrian let out a light laughter.

“No. Only demon realm nobles who interact with the human realm are invited to the royal event. The Norman family prefers to avoid interaction with the human realm as much as possible, so the Imperial Family respects that.”

Adrian, who said so, wrinkled his nose.

“Moreover, Mr. Vincent won’t come as someone invited by the human realm’s royalty.”

“Ah… right.”

If Vincent, who runs wild like a wild beast, shows up at the royal event where nobles who act all dignified gather…

“That’s a problem on its own. A very big problem.”
Adrian and I nodded our heads a couple of times simultaneously.

“So, Adrian will guide me to the capital’s gift exchange market?”

“Yes, that’s correct.”

Adrian nodded.

He held out his arm, and I took it, walking towards the center of the street for a few minutes.

As we reached the end of Delta Street 1, a large square came into view.

In the center of the square, there was a massive fountain adorned with elegant carvings, and around it, children who looked like nobles were playing.

“Indeed, this street seems to be upscale.”

While admiring the surroundings, Adrian asked, “Your Grace, do you have any specific items you’ve set aside this time as well?”

Adrian’s voice, asking so, was much more relaxed than our first visit to the gift exchange market.

It seemed like he was more at ease now.

“Of course. If I buy the items marked by ‘that person,’ it’s a guaranteed jackpot again this time.”

“That person…?”

Adrian blinked with a puzzled expression.

As such a reaction was expected, I let out a small laugh.

“The investment genius, Anton Baker.”

Today, I intend to seize that person’s luck.

“Although it sounds a bit sorry to express it this way… Anyway, he is an investment genius, and whether it’s this time or not, he can hit the jackpot anytime.”

But it wasn’t me.

The limited information available to me was only what was written in the original work, and it meant that this opportunity might be the last chance for me to hit the jackpot.

So, I couldn’t afford to miss this opportunity even more.

“I’m sorry in advance, Anton.”

With a sense of guilt, I continued walking towards the gift exchange market.

Now that I was in the capital as planned, it was time to invest in the items chosen by Anton Baker, the investment genius.

At the same time, inside the study of the Light Manor.

Tick-tock, tick-tock.

The slow sound of opening and closing a ring case echoed in the quiet study.

Every time that sound was heard, the servants trembled nervously.

It was because of Cedric emitting an ominous aura throughout his body.

He continued to repetitively open and close the ring case with one hand, occasionally lifting his head to glare at his aide as if he wanted to kill him.

Each time that happened, the aide wanted to sew his mouth shut.

“…If you follow Lady V, all work will be paralyzed during the Imperial Birthday Celebration week. So, it would be better not to go.”

Why! Why did he spit out such unnecessary, logical nonsense?

If he knew he would regret that moment so much, he would have sent the Duke off without saying a word when the Duke decided to go to the capital following the Duchess.

‘It’s just the mouth, just the mouth!’

The aide secretly turned his head and smacked his lips.

Cedric, who raised his head again, still seemed to be angry, and the aide regretted it once again.
“Riman, just stay turned like that. Every time I see your face, I feel like reaching for a sword.”

“Yes? Yes… Y-yes!”

The aide hurriedly turned to face the wall.

Cedric glanced at the aide’s exposed back and then turned his gaze back to the ring case.

At the moment Rebecca left for the capital, the aide, who blurted out unnecessary remarks in front of her, was irritating beyond measure.

He also felt upset about Rebecca, who left without waiting, as if she had waited for that nonsense.

“Didn’t that son of Adrian say he arrived early in the capital… Could he have gone to find Rebecca in the meantime?”

Thick veins appeared in the clenched fist.

The thought of Rebecca and Adrian relying on each other in the unfamiliar capital made Cedric’s blood boil.

“…I really should just turn back.”

Since spending the night with Rebecca, Cedric’s jealousy had become even more intense.

Of course, he had felt similar emotions occasionally even before the engagement.

But now it was uncontrollable, and the feeling was incomparable to before.

It had only been a day since Rebecca left for the capital.

During that day, Cedric had to endure a feeling like being in hell hundreds and thousands of times more.

So, the aide, who sneakily turned around to look back, could only be hated as if he were about to be killed.

“I told you to keep facing forward.”

“Yes… Y-yes!”

Cedric’s eyes, which had been watching the aide, once again turned to the ring case.

It was the case that had been repeating the opening and closing until a moment ago.

Inside it was a ring passed down to the Twin’s Duchess from generation to generation.

A symbol of being the mistress of this house.

However, the ring had never been worn on Rebecca’s finger even once.

‘I should have given her this ring sooner.’

Regret arose instinctively.

But more important than an unchangeable past was the time they would share in the future.

He didn’t want to waste this time of insufficient love regretfully.

With the lovely Rebecca by his side, he had already wasted enough time meaninglessly.

Now, and in the future. Cedric vowed to compensate for the lost five years and pour out affection worth more.

With that determination, Cedric stabbed the ring case deep into the inner pocket of his jacket.

Now it was time to propose properly to Rebecca once again.