My Contract Marriage Got Interrupted (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 41

To Arnold, who was about to lose in an instant the honor he had built up over a lifetime, it was most unfortunate that his argument was objectively quite reasonable.

Because Walter Ertman was, by nature, someone profoundly disinterested in women.

“Just think about it. How many days and nights have I tried pairing that Walter fellow with someone, just so he’d stay put at home for once?”

Arnold was no mere knight.

He was a seasoned former head of house who understood the inner workings of the nobility well.

Thus, when Luther’s scandal erupted, he had been able to respond swiftly, and even during those years when imperial pressure had barred him from social engagements, he had managed to keep the Ertman name standing strong.

And after enduring the pain of erasing his own son’s name from the family register, Arnold had immediately sought to arrange a fiancée for Walter.

“It’s fine. I’m not asking you to play house.”

Though it had fallen through due to Walter’s personal objections.

From that point on, whenever he got the chance, Arnold would subtly broach the topic of marriage with Walter—but Walter always dodged it with one excuse after another.

“If I’m knighted soon, I’ll have to head straight to the battlefield—what use would a fiancée have waiting for me?”

“A noble lady from the capital wouldn’t be accustomed to life in the Ertman Duchy. I don’t want her.”

“A lady from the Ertman Duchy would struggle with life in the capital. Why make her suffer needlessly?”

Eventually, Arnold had even gone so far as to ask about his ideal type.

“My ideal woman? Someone younger than me but more experienced and capable. Naturally, she must surpass me in status and refinement, be bold and principled enough to speak her mind anywhere, yet remain pure-hearted and easily flustered. And it’d be even better if she’s cold and aloof on the surface but kind and gentle at heart.”

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