Outside, Philip, dressed neatly in a white shirt and black trousers, was holding a parcel wrapped in thin paper.

I stepped aside at his somewhat cautious appearance. It was a gesture that he could come into my room.

Philip only looked around the room with his eyes before taking a seat on the couch I led him to.

“What brings you at this hour? Shall I bring some tea?”

He looked at me intently, then slightly blushed.

“Yes, please.”

With a slightly anxious look, Philip’s gaze lingered on the console for a moment.

On the console was a robe I had recently received as a gift.

‘Was my assumption that the robe had eased the mood earlier a mistake?’

Apparently, the act of going to see him on a whim had been absurd, and he had come to warn me. I forced a smile, guessing his purpose.

“What kind of tea shall I bring? Do you have any specific preferences?”

“Anything will do.”

I called for a maid. The maid, who had bowed her head as she entered the room, was startled to see Philip and bowed her head again.

“Bring tea that helps with sleep.”

Soon, the refreshing scent of lemon verbena tea was served. Lemon verbena tea was good for calming anxious and sensitive states, helping to restore peace of mind.

Philip sent the maid away, then sipped the tea, watching me intently.

“……”

His scrutinizing gaze was strange.

‘Is he really here to warn me about my actions earlier? Or is he digging to see what’s going on since I did something I don’t usually do?’

I waited until he had finished his cup of tea before gently asking.

“What brings you here?”

Philip turned his head towards the console.

“Do the maids store the robes on the console?”

“No, I told them to put it there.”

“Is it so you can wear it anytime since it’s pretty?”

“I thought so, but I haven’t had a chance to wear it yet.”

“You haven’t worn it at all? Why?”

“Because you find it too annoying.”

Philip slightly coughed.

“That’s not the case now.”

He handed me the package he had brought.

Inside was a new robe, one of the ones Laila had gifted.

“Why did you bring this?”

“I came to give it to you.”

“Excuse me?”

“I probably won’t wear it anymore.”

“……”

I waited for him to continue speaking.

“I think it would suit you very well, and with about three of them, you could wear them daily.”

His tone was calm, but his intention confused me.

Since he was caught wearing it secretly, he seemed to have come to show the gesture of completely discarding it.

‘So Ellen wouldn’t guess that Philip would wear the couple’s robe?’

As if by wearing the couple’s robe, I would hope for a withdrawal of the divorce.

I thought the atmosphere had lightened up with the joke earlier, but now it seemed to have had the opposite effect.

‘Just be indifferent then, don’t go out of your way to hand me the robe and say you should wear it. Did you hate wearing it together that much?’

My energy was drained. No matter how pretty the robe was, I no longer wanted to wear it.

I returned the robe to Philip.

“I appreciate the thought, but I have plenty of robes.”

“I know.”

I wanted to relieve his worry.

“Don’t worry that I will ask you to withdraw the divorce because you can wear the robe as you please. And if it’s uncomfortable to wear it together, I won’t wear it.”

“What?”

“You said you won’t wear it anymore. Isn’t that because you think I’ll nag you if we wear it together?”

“……”

“I’m going to live differently now.”

Fearing that Philip would interpret my words as ‘I’ll reform myself to stop this divorce’, I informed him of the exact fact.

“I’ve selected the final decision on the second divorce papers and sent them to court.”

I expected Philip to respond soon with a cold voice, ‘It went smoothly without any fuss. Good for you.’

“……What?”

“I mean, don’t worry, there’s no scheming.”

“……”

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But his reaction was strange. He looked as if he had been struck on the head with a hammer.

For a while, Philip was dazed before slowly getting up.

“I did not come today with that intention. It’s a misunderstanding, madam.”

“What is it then?”

“……”

When Philip stopped speaking and was quiet, I waited for a moment.

Soon he laid the robe on the sofa. Then he came to the sofa where I was sitting, slightly bent one knee, and rested his hand on the armrest.

I naturally looked down at him. Philip spoke to soothe me.

“Madam, you seem to be thinking something complex now.”

“……?”

Philip’s cheeks were subtly flushed.

“It was just a simple thought that it would suit you well if you wore it……”

‘Huh? What is this about?’

Completely taken aback by the unexpected answer, I remained still as he apologized in a calm voice.

“I was rude about the robe. I brought it so you could wear it comfortably every day.”

“……”

“I’ll be leaving now. Have a peaceful night.”

Philip bowed to me with his eyes and left the room.

“……”

Staring blankly at the door, I scratched my neck, feeling strange.

‘Did it feel affectionate just now, or am I mistaken?’