The Maid's Contract Marriage - Chapter 63

“What are you doing?”

Arthur, who entered the room, instantly walked over and pushed Taylor away.

Then he glared at him while standing in front of her.

“Don’t touch her. She’s my wife. I only allowed conversation.”

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Taylor’s gaze hardened.

This man…

Arthur Julius.

Is this what a war hero is like?

The killing intent of the man who returned victorious from a fierce war was overwhelming.

For a moment, it felt as if his gray eyes were gripping the air.

He was clearly angry.

And Reina was staring blankly at Arthur’s back behind him.

Taylor, fearing Reina might get hurt, quickly stepped forward and spoke rapidly.

“I’m Taylor Lorenson. I’m a doctor employed by the Julius family. Pleased to meet you, Sir Arthur.”

For possessive types, it wasn’t uncommon to take out their anger on the woman in such situations.

Taylor spoke quickly, thinking he needed to draw his attention fully to himself.

“The young lady seemed to have injured her earring, so I was disinfecting it for her. If I’ve offended you, I apologize.”

“…”

Arthur tilted his head and smiled without answering.

His gaze felt piercing. It was a cold smile.

“Get out.”

He was merciless.

At that moment, Taylor caught sight of Reina.

“…”

Reina was staring blankly at Taylor.

Arthur immediately moved his body to block Taylor’s line of sight.

“Where are you looking?”

Taylor immediately lowered his head.

“I’m sorry. I’ll leave now.”

And as if that was the only reason he had looked, he carefully placed the gauze soaked in disinfectant and tweezers on the tray where he could see them.

Click.

Then he pointed to the table where he had been sitting with Reina.

“I’ll leave this here.”

It was his grandmother’s medical journal.

Arthur said coldly.

“Kay. Check it.”

One of the knights answered.

“Yes.”

“…”

As Taylor stood up and was about to pack the dressing tools into his bag, Arthur said,

“Leave that too.”

Taylor’s hand stopped as he was about to put away the tweezers he had placed on the tray.

“I’ll do it for her.”

The possibility that he wouldn’t take out his anger on Reina rose slightly in his mind.

Instead, his blood ran cold and his chest tightened.

Taylor tried not to show it and answered neatly.

“Yes.”

Taylor took out clean new gauze and disinfectant and put them on the tray, cleaned away what he had used without a trace, and stepped back.

Hoping that he wouldn’t be displeased.

Hoping that he hadn’t made things difficult for Reina.

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Returning to his room in the mansion after a long time, Taylor remembered that he hadn’t prescribed the ‘red water’ to her.

His hand trembled slightly as he covered his mouth.

“…”

He recalled the maids, young ladies, and married women who had desperately sought him out for the red water.

And the women who suffered from side effects due to the toxicity of the drug, or from miscarriages.

Among them, there were some who were no longer alive, and some who were still suffering from aftereffects…

“…”

I don’t want to feed you such a dangerous drug with my own hands.

But if you don’t take that drug, you’ll be in an even more dangerous situation, right?

“…”

The shock that he had been able to handle while standing in front of Reina now gripped his throat intensely.

Will something like that happen to you today too?

“…Ugh…”

Belatedly, he felt like he couldn’t breathe.

Taylor finally clutched his chest and slumped against the wall.

And he lowered his head, bit his lip, and tried hard to calm himself.

He was overwhelmed with despair.

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He seems like a good man?

Arthur suppressed the urge to sneer.

It was already enough of a mistake.

It had far exceeded the level that could be cutely overlooked as being petty only towards you.

He couldn’t make any more mistakes here.

Even his subordinates must have felt that he was acting irrationally angry.

Tell Taylor that he will definitely be allowed to meet her.

Since returning to Taylor was probably her ultimate goal, tell her that her wishes would be reflected as much as possible and not to make her anxious about it.

After giving such calm instructions to Kay, look at what I’m doing.

Arthur meticulously swallowed his anger alone to avoid making the mistake of getting angry at Reina.

I have to let her go.

I have to let her go…

She is innocent.

It wasn’t a marriage for her.

Even five years ago, she told me I didn’t have to come back to her.

She told me to change my name and run away.

Why did I want to come back to you even more because of those words?

“If you didn’t want to send her away, you shouldn’t have. You should have told her to talk here, in front of me, saying she’s my wife. Why did you send her away?”

“Did you send her away on purpose to see what would happen, to hear what they would talk about?”

The aura swirled as if wanting to grab Taylor.

But searching would only confirm that he was a good guy suitable for her.

Not exploding with anger like me, but suppressing it and stepping back and swallowing his breath for her sake.

Arthur smiled coldly and stopped using his aura to search Taylor.

Whether using aura or not.

Either way, it only confirmed that it was a mess

But it might have helped to realize that he himself was a mess.

Arthur tried to calm his mind.

His wife was hurt. That was more important right now.

Arthur took a deep breath silently, then picked up the tweezers from the tray and approached her.

And he began to silently examine Reina’s ear and dress the wound.

“…”

Having something to focus on helped calm his directionless anger.

He deliberately didn’t look at her face.

“…”

Reina, who had been silent, opened her mouth.

“You’re late.”

Arthur stopped his hand.

For a moment, it was difficult to understand.

There was something strange about her words.

“…”

Arthur paused and observed Reina’s demeanor.

Something about the atmosphere felt odd.

Why are you saying that?

As if she had been waiting.

A crooked feeling springs up again.

Why would she say such a thing, unless she had hoped I would come even later?

Arthur finished the dressing with a silent sigh and faced Reina.

As he had been trained to appear as if he was ‘seeing’,

First directing his gaze towards her as if looking with his eyes

Arthur opened his aura towards Reina and felt her form and body temperature.

In the way he ‘saw’ the world.

At that moment

She opened her mouth again.

“Why did you come only now?”

Arthur doubted his ears.

Her words sounded as if she was reproaching him for being late.

She continued.

“…I thought you weren’t coming back.”

Her voice trailed off at the end.

She lowered her head.

Arthur’s fingertips curled up slightly.

What?

Arthur looked at her without understanding.

She thought I wouldn’t come? Why?

“…”

Arthur doubted his senses.

For some reason, he felt like Reina had been waiting for him.

And quite anxiously at that.

Is it an illusion?

He couldn’t be sure.

Form. Sound. Temperature. He could sense it all.

But because he couldn’t see with his eyes, he couldn’t be certain.

…Did you wait for me?

Even though Taylor came… for me?

Why?

“…”

It was strange.

Her eyes, which were somehow sparkling, had become hot.

He knew what state that was.

They were brimming with tears.

Reina began to cry, wiping her tears with her fist.

At that moment, Arthur’s mind went blank.

“…My lady.”

Arthur called out in confusion, but Reina didn’t answer and just kept swallowing her sobs painfully.

Arthur unconsciously grabbed her arm and knelt down on one knee.

And he looked up at her.

“Why… Why did you think that…”

Only dumbfounded words came out.

But she, with a pitiful shape on her chin, just lowered her head and cried without answering.

“…”

Honestly, Reina.

…felt like she would die of embarrassment.

But it was also a shame that she could feel because she was relieved.

So Sir Arthur hadn’t intended to never see me again.

I can still stay by his side a little longer.

As I thought, it was my misunderstanding that he wouldn’t come back.

There must have really been some circumstances.

At the same time, a surge of resentment welled up.

…Still, if you weren’t planning to come in, you could have said something.

Couldn’t you have left a note at least?

But she didn’t have the courage to brazenly say such things out loud.

“…”

Reina just shook her head.

And Arthur’s breath caught.

“Why do you stop talking?”

“…”

Arthur finally knelt down on both knees in front of her.

And he wrapped his arms around her arms, pulling her towards him and looking up at her.

“What are you saying? Why did you think that? Who said what to you?”

Reina didn’t want to speak because she was embarrassed,

But Arthur, who was gripping her arms and peering into her, seemed very anxious for her answer.

Arthur urged with a bewildered look.

“Tell me. Why did you think I wouldn’t come?”

“…”

After a long while, Reina’s lips moved slightly.

“…Because I’ve said everything now…”

Her voice sounded foolishly choked up, so Reina closed her mouth again.

Arthur frowned as if trying to understand her words somehow and focused on her even more.

“Said everything? What?”

Reina answered in a voice broken by sobs, feeling ashamed.

“…I thought you wouldn’t see me again because I’m no longer needed.”

Her voice was so muffled at the end it was barely audible.

Arthur’s eyes widened.

“…”

How could you think that?

That I won’t see you?

He couldn’t understand at all from his perspective

But the moment he faced Reina, a lightning realization struck him.

She had trusted him with great difficulty.

She had opened her heart so very difficultly…

And he had stayed out overnight for the first time yesterday.

Yesterday was the day Reina confessed everything for the first time.

On such a day, he had disappeared without a word, leaving her alone.

After promising to wait outside while Kay interviewed her.