I was so happy that if I had wings, I would have already flown far away.

However.

Where there is happiness, there is also unhappiness.

Friezia was seen exiting Kashar’s office.

Noticing me, she gave a pale smile.

“Hel…lo.”

Clearly, something had gone wrong with the deal; Friezia’s complexion was not good.

‘…I’m really sorry.’

The day I confessed, I should have been honest about what happened in the reception room with Friezia.

‘I needed money for the princes’ future.’

When I mentioned wanting to make a contract with Friezia, she was baffled.

‘Do you see me as a cash cow?’

‘But I’m the princes’ nanny, and as their nanny, I wanted to help.’

Baffled, she got up and brought a pile of papers.

It was a business contract that far exceeded the terms Friezia had set.

When did she prepare this?

But when it came to signing, I hesitated.

‘If I do this, there will be virtually no shares left for Kashar?’

It was as if he was sponsoring my business.

Kashar, cupping his chin, looked at me hesitantly and said,

‘My money has always been for my lover.’

This was another surprising confession.

‘So use it as you wish.’

The last thing Kashar handed over was the seal of the house.

I was about to faint at the idea that I could use the family’s wealth freely.

We seemed to have had a long tugofwar.

But whether verbally or physically, the chances of me besting him were zero.

‘Ah, alright… alright!’

As his underling, I ultimately had to sign the contract without receiving the seal.

‘…Right.’

Kissing is more breathtaking than I thought.

My face reddened once more, then stopped when I saw Friezia wilting before me.

“Are you okay?”

“Honestly, not really… but I have to finish the work I’ve taken on. I will definitely get triple the interior cost!”

Friezia’s face lit up with new ambition in front of Kashar’s lover.

‘I’m glad she’s recovering quickly.’

I thought she might be angry at me, but there was no sign of that.

She even took responsibility for the interior work till the end; her professionalism was impeccable.

“Ah, about that concept.”

“Have you thought of something?”

“Not everything. How about changing just this part?”

I showed her the predrawn design. It was halfKorean traditional house.

‘These days, many honeymoon homes are being built like this.’

Well, not that I’m a newlywed or anything. Anyway.

It wasn’t a complete Korean traditional house but more of an imitation.
The central hall’s ceiling was open to let in natural light, resembling a great hall framed in wood.

‘Perhaps place a pavilion in the garden. The children would like it if there’s a pond too.’

Without tiles, the gypsum was layered on the sculptures, almost replicating the look.

Frigia pointed at the bottom section while examining my painting.

“……What is this?”

“Ah, that’s the ondol.”

“The ondol?”

Frigia blinked at the unfamiliar term.

‘Winter is coming soon.’

The cold palace where we lived in spring was freezing.

I knew that Kashar’s castle was much warmer, but the presence or absence of an ondol was crucial.

‘The essence of warmth is different.’

Placing thin marble on the floor and casting thermal spells on it.

I was explaining about the ondol to Frigia when she grabbed my hand again.

“Let’s start a business with this!”

‘Not again?’

My words were stuck as I saw Frigia’s eyes moisten.

“You say it’s all taken by the Duke! Please! This would be an excellent business item. If you don’t contract with me…… I will really cry!”

It was an odd threat.

However, it was quite effective on me, who had a weakness for beauty.

“Okay, calm down!”

“Really? Promise, promise!”

Frigia hooked her fingers around my little finger several times.

I kept saying yes, but her eyes of doubt didn’t disappear easily.

In the end, she won a contract in the hallway for ‘Exclusive Rights to Hanok and Ondol Designs for 5 Years’.

‘The right to set the ratio is mine, but……’

She looked content seeing her relaxed face.

“Since I have already checked with the laborers, I will put in a request to the artisans. Please wait a little!”

Frigia vanished from her seat asking me to leave it to her.

The bright sunlight entered the hallway as the black curtains were all opened.

The castle’s remodeling seemed to be proceeding smoothly.

‘Now, even the Demon King’s castle will be fine.’

I was pretending to wipe away a tear with mixed feelings.

Across the hallway, I saw blue hair.

‘Eshtra?’

It was definitely Eshtra. Oddly enough, she was covering her eyes with a black eye patch.

Startled by her new appearance, I chased after Eshtra.

‘Why is she so fast?!’

That’s what I thought, but she was a mine after all.

Much later, I was able to stop her.

“Huff, huff…… Eshtra?”

“……Your Highness Halren?”

Eshtra turned around, looking puzzled.