Kay cleared his throat and stepped forward in front of Arthur.
“…I’m sorry. I overheard.”
Arthur chuckled.
“It’s okay. I knew you were there.”
Arthur turned around and started walking.
After a moment of silence as they walked together, Kay spoke.
“It’s not the right time yet. …You understand, right?”
“What? …Ah.”
Was she asking him to come to her bedroom?
It meant that he shouldn’t do anything that could be perceived as coercion or humiliation regarding the sham marriage.
“I didn’t even think about it.”
Kay bowed her head and said, “I’m sorry.”
Arthur calmly said, “Propose to the Marquis to hold the formal wedding again. Set new conditions if necessary.”
“Yes.”
If he thought about the future relationship, it would be okay to ask directly from Christina Julius.
But he didn’t feel the need to do so.
He was just a little tired.
His eyes hurt.
Arthur silently returned to his room.
Brody, who received instructions to organize Reyna’s belongings in the room, was arranging the clothes Reyna wore and a few of her personal belongings.
“……. ”
Brody subtly looked at Arthur and asked, “Um… I packed Reyna’s things separately. How about these clothes… Should I organize them together? They are Miss Christina’s clothes that Reyna wore once. I don’t think Miss Christina will wear them again, maybe…”
Arthur nodded briefly in agreement.
“Dispose of them as you wish.”
“Yes…”
Brody bowed his head and took out the dresses hanging in the closet.
“……. ”
A pile of clothes came out of the closet.
Choosing each piece of clothing, he selected the ones Reyna had worn and took out another pile.
The image of Reyna wearing those clothes came to mind one by one.
It was surprising. Did she have so many clothes?
He knew she felt uncomfortable wearing other people’s clothes.
Buy her clothes a little faster.
Her belongings scattered around the room were neatly placed in the trunk.
The empty space in the now-empty closet felt hollow.
“What?! An illegitimate child?”
The Marchioness exclaimed, jumping up. Her sleep-deprived face looked pale.
“N-No, that’s an absurd statement!”
“Calm down, Mother. It’s not good for your health if you get too angry.”
Christina calmed down the Marchioness.
The Marchioness turned her face red, and her eyes trembled from anger.
“So, your father is trying to deceive us by bringing that child into our house as his illegitimate child?”
The Marchioness’s mind first rejected the word ‘illegitimate child’ about her husband, and then the issue related to Christina’s marriage contract came to mind.
From the family’s perspective, it was a solution worth considering.
That made the Marchioness even more furious.
“…Mom.”
The Marchioness left the room without saying anything.
“What are you trying to do!”
Christina followed her mother.
After barging into the Marquis’s room, the Marchioness scolded him.
“Disguising that child as Al’s illegitimate child? Then, what about our Christina! Christina!!”
The Marquis expressed irritation as he shook off the Marchioness’s hand, which had grabbed his arm.
“Dear, who the hell talks so cheaply? Who said that? It was just one of many thoughts!”
The Marchioness was astonished and shouted, “Thoughts? Is that a thought? Why would you think such a thing!”
She knew the reason.
The Marchioness knew that her husband placed money and family prestige above Christina.
The Marquis retorted, “Didn’t you hear? Rembrandt Kye confirmed seeing that child! We need to handle this situation!”
The Marchioness stomped her foot and shouted, “Handling it means resolving it by returning our child to her rightful place! What on earth are you doing! Are you even a father?!”
The Marquis narrowed his eyes in frustration.
“Can’t you grasp the priority of the situation? This is such a crucial time for our family, and I have to deal with this mess of a girl during this time?!”
The Marchioness confronted him, her face turning red with rage.
“Handling it means restoring Christina to her rightful place! What kind of person are you! Even in this situation, you’re not helping but making it worse by treating that girl like a side issue!”
The Marquis rolled his eyes and revealed his frustration.
“Is this woman insane? Can’t she lower her voice?!”
The Marchioness thrust her fingers into the Marquis’s eyes and pinched as if she wanted to gouge them out.
“Do you know what Christina does every day? She goes to see Arthur and waits for two hours every day. Don’t you know? While our daughter endures the disgrace in front of the knights due to the mistakes you made, the author of our misery isn’t helping and is making the situation even more chaotic?!”
Enraged by the Marchioness’s harsh words, the Marquis leaped forward.
“What is this crazy woman talking about to her god-like husband!”
Crash!
The ashtray flew, shattering the antique clock.
In the Marquis’s mind, it was by no means a viable opinion.
Since there was a possibility, he decided to investigate a bit, but he felt more reluctance.
Turns Out He’s Been Secretly in Love with Me
One-line summary: He acts like he doesn’t like her but is actually playing hard to get.
Synopsis:
Xu Muzhou like her. He has liked her for a very long time, and through repeated schemes, he finally closed the distance with her.
But this is still far from enough.
He wants to be the one who stands out among her many suitors, to fight for her attention, and to make her take the initiative to pursue him.
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