Strategic Marriage with the Mad Villain (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 128

I hadn’t misseen it. The person before my eyes was unmistakably Reus. Just then, Karin, who had been picking crops, stood up abruptly and nudged me.

“What’s this? You seem to know him! Who is he?”

“Oh… it’s just…”

Only after Karin pulled me along and we arrived in front of the house did I start to regain my senses. And at that moment, I fully understood Teron’s slightly odd behavior from earlier.

‘So that’s what he meant by “I’m sorry”…’

But I didn’t really blame Teron. Since I’d left without settling anything, I’d already expected Reus would come looking for me someday.

Just then, Reus met my gaze and cautiously opened his mouth.

“…Roel.”

Even just uttering that single name carried deep hesitation in his voice.

“Oh my, oh my! So you two really do know each other! Why didn’t you say something? You’re the new resident, right? But how exactly do you two know each other?”

I hesitated briefly before replying.

“He… was my husband…”

“If he was your husband, just say he’s your husband—what’s this ‘was’ nonsense—”

Karin stopped mid-sentence, gave a startled “Ah!” expression, and began slowly edging away from me.

“Oh dear, now that I think about it, I completely forgot… uh, there’s… I think I left something back there. I’ll go in first. I’ll head off now.”

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