“I can’t believe it. The owner always provided unlimited finances to the madam.”
“I won’t be coming here, so it doesn’t matter. In the worst case…”
I chuckled.
“Duke Mild will use the first floor, and I’ll use the second. One maid?”
“Unthinkable.”
“What’s unthinkable? If Philip decides to give this house, we’ll have to live here, right?”
Duke Mild’s brows furrowed, and dissatisfaction crept into his voice.
“No matter what, you are the proud daughter of a highranking duke. I can’t believe this house is on the list. I think the house the owner will give you is different.”
It doesn’t matter if you can’t believe it. In the original work, this was reality.
“Yes. So I thought it might have been added to the list, considering the worst case…”
“Even in the worst case, you cannot live like this, ma’am.”
Duke Mild’s voice deepened.
“You really don’t intend to divorce the owner, do you?”
“You’ve seen the papers. Why? Don’t you like me getting a divorce?”
Duke Mild, unable to meet my eyes, slightly blushed.
“The homeland wouldn’t like a divorce.”
“What about Duke Mild?”
“I don’t care. I’m just fulfilling my duties.”
His loyal answer was reassuring, and I laughed.
“Why do you look so displeased if you don’t care?”
“I don’t like the idea that you might live in this house, ma’am.”
“Why?”
“That’s…”
Duke Mild couldn’t answer right away.
Seems like a difficult response.
I thought about it and said what came to mind.
“Ah, if I divorce, will Duke Mild’s salary be reduced by any chance?”
At the same time, another doubt occurred to me.
“Wait, how is Duke Mild’s employment arrangement? Who’s paying the salary right now?”
“My dignity maintenance fee is currently being paid out of the budget the owner gives to the madam.”
“What happens to Duke Mild if the budget is cut off?”
“Don’t worry about that, ma’am.”
“Huh? How can I not worry?”
Duke Mild swallowed for a moment.
“My salary is not important. Whether or not I am paid, I’m on your side, ma’am. What worries me is the quality of life you would have if you were to live in this house.”
“Why? Do you think I’ll become hysterical and throw a fit if I live in such a house?”
Then he sighed softly.
“I don’t want you to be unhappy, ma’am.”
“Did I look happy in the mansion?”
“…That’s.”
“I didn’t, right? So from now on, we should only think about living well outside.”
“You’re leaving the mansion, ma’am?”
Duke Mild looked puzzled.
“That’s why I’m looking at the house, isn’t it?”
“Yes?”
“What else would I be looking at the house for?”
Duke Mild’s expression became startled.
“Why that face?”
“Well… even so… you loved the owner, ma’am? So I thought you wouldn’t actually think of divorcing…”
I deliberately shook my hands at Duke Mild.
“Hey, it’s over once the divorce papers are filed. I have no regrets.”
“……Yes?”
Sir Mild’s eyes noticeably shook.
“Did you not send the cancellation option in the documents?”
“What are you talking about? Why would I cancel? The divorce is final. ……Let’s go now.”
They came out of the twostory house and climbed back into the carriage.
Sir Mild did not immediately climb into the driver’s seat, but stood there blankly.
His face was as if he had seen a ghost.
He must have been shocked by my confirmation of the divorce. It means he might become unemployed.
“Don’t worry, Sir Mild.”
Today, I looked up at the clear blue sky and smiled with satisfaction.
“Even if I sell all my dresses, I won’t reduce your salary by a penny. And we won’t have to live in this kind of house.”
I tried to reassure him, but Sir Mild’s expression did not change. He merely rubbed his left chest a few times.
“What’s wrong?”
“It’s nothing……”
He swallowed dryly.
“I just feel something strange in my heart today.”
“What?”
The knight who should be my hands and feet even after the divorce has a heart problem?
Was that why he obeyed Ellen’s command without sparing his life? Was it because he knew his life was limited?
“If there’s a problem with your heart, we have to go to the hospital right away!”
I was startled and urged him.
“Sir Mild! If you’re sick, don’t hide it! Early treatment is a must! Let’s go to the hospital first!”
“……”
Sir Mild seemed to be hiding a smile.
“Why are you laughing?”
A blush appeared on his face.
“I’m happy you worry about me. I’m healthy.”
“You said your heart felt strange. Aren’t you sick?”
“……I’m not sick.”
I was at a loss for words since he was not sick.
“Well…… that’s a relief.”
I pointed towards the city.
“I’d like our new home to be in the downtown area.”
“Our…… home, you say?”
“You’re not thinking of retiring or changing jobs, are you?”
“That’s right.”
“Then it’s our home since we’ll live together.”
He who had been blank suddenly jumped into the driver’s seat.
“……I see.”
I could only see his broad back, but his wide shoulders and tone expressed his joy.
A content smile came to my face. No matter how much of a fictional character he was, his loyalty was so high.
Ellen made a good choice in her subordinate.
‘Yes, he’s my only knight, I shouldn’t give him an evil order and let him die.’
“Then let’s go to the busiest place.”
The carriage driven by Sir Mild headed towards the bustling street.
Thanks to the moderate speed of the carriage, the wind felt refreshing.
I shielded the gradually intensifying sunlight with a parasol and happily looked around.
Then I caught a glimpse of men wearing blue scarves passing by, and I remembered the future I had told to the butler Domingo.
‘You will encounter a robber with a blue mask. Use a runner to order camellia oil, or take an escort warrior.’
Today was the day I had said Domingo would go to get the reserved camellia oil.
“Sir Mild, do you know where Lady Hades’s boutique is?”
“It’s a little way off from downtown.”
“Domingo didn’t say he was going there today?”
“The reservation time should be around 4 PM.”
“You know that?”
“The maids asked Domingo for a few items from Lady Hades’s boutique.”
“Did he take an escort knight?”
“I’m not sure about that.”
I had instructed him to take an escort knight, but I thought we should drop by just in case. I might as well find out what products people liked while I was there.
“Then let’s have lunch downtown, look at houses, and head there around 4.”
“Understood. What would you like for lunch?”
“Recommend a place that does fish dishes well.”
When a fork in the road appeared, Sir Mild turned the horse’s head to the left.
“I will take you there.”
The grilled sea bream course at the restaurant Sir Mild and I went to was quite good.
I shed tears of emotion inside as I ate the dish.
I was eating a grilled sea bream that I would normally not be able to afford because it was expensive.
“It’s delicious.”
Certainly, here’s the translated passage following the guidelines:
She tried to eat quietly, but a sigh of admiration escaped her lips.
“Fortunately, you like it.”
But today, particularly, my words seem to evoke a feeling as smooth as a mild surprise.
“Mild surprise, did something good happen today?”
“Huh?”
“You seemed to be suppressing a laugh earlier… You look happy all day today.”
His cheek turned slightly red.
“Ah, what is it? Tell me honestly.”
Then he hesitated and smiled awkwardly.
“If my lady is happy, I am happy as well.”
My Step-brother Is Obsessed With Me (Female-dominant)
A gentle female protagonist vs pitiful in the early stage, and a sick male protagonist in the later stage
Cheng Songer transmigrated into the body of a vicious cannon fodder female supporting character with the same name as her in a female-dominant novel.
In the original story, the cannon fodder female supporting character was inhumane, committing domestic violence, gambling excessively, being lustful, and even wanting to sell her stepbrother to a brothel for money.
As luck would have it, she just happened to transmigrate at this time.
Seeing Cheng Qingzhi biting his lip, enduring the tears in his eyes, looking pitiful, her heart softened.
She stuffed the money back into the Madam’s hand and reached out to him.
“Brother, come home with me.”
