Elina stepped down from the carriage.

“Hm.”

Sion, who was sitting in the carriage, watching Elina’s back, let out a snicker.

“She really is a genuinely crazy woman.”

He hadn’t thought of her as ordinary from the beginning.

One day, she approached him at a social gathering and started prying about Lamane.

There was a subtle hostility towards Lamane in her casual remarks.

He thought he could bring Lamane to his side if he used her well.

But gradually,

“After killing Lamane, I should kill that woman right away.”

He thought it might not be good to leave it like this.

“Come to think of it, Kilian is the smartest one.”

A woman like her would get bored and leave.

Sion, who was gazing intently at Elina with his head slightly tilted, withdrew his eyes.

“Hoo.”

Cedric, who returned to the room, sighed as if the ground would collapse.

He desperately longed for wine, which he had missed during his painful moments.

“I hope it progresses as quickly as possible. Hurry and divorce as soon as you receive the title.”

The vow not to get excited in front of Lamane collapsed without a trace at that moment.

She seemed like someone who only thought about divorcing him.

“There will be no divorce between us. Let’s forget about that contract.”

When she said that.

Thinking about her expression that seemed to be pretending as if it were absurd, a chill ran down his spine.

But, as he told her,

It was all his fault for not expressing his feelings properly.

He couldn’t blame her.

He sighed deeply again.

“Why didn’t I speak slowly without getting excited?”

Regret overwhelmed him.

Wouldn’t she be angry at the words he blurted out without being able to endure his anger?

Wouldn’t she hate herself?

All the focus turned towards her.

“How do you even do this?”

This thing called love.

He didn’t even realize the existence of such overwhelming emotions until recently.

“Should I go now and apologize?”

There was no time to be happy, and confusion came from his own immaturity.

His azure eyes swirled through the air.

“Does that mean I should say I’ll divorce you?”

He wanted to erase his own hand that signed the contract.

As he washed his face with his big hands, he burst out a laugh.

Because of one person who entered his life.

He was experiencing an unfamiliar feeling that he had never tried before.

No matter how much he tried to unravel his tangled thoughts,

the conclusion did not come out, and only she came to mind.

Losing to someone he liked was the way to go.

Every time he saw her, he wanted to confess his feelings several times.

But the reason he had endured it was that, as he told her,

“I wonder if she’ll believe it….”

She had lived a life of being used all her life.

Sitting by the side in the name of family.

Because of those who cruelly trampled on one person’s life.

“It must be difficult for her too.”

The thought that even her sincerity would not be believed by her crossed his mind.
So she won’t say anything.

Yeah. That’s right.

A heavy sigh flowed with irritation.

“Yeah. Impatience won’t change anything.”

As initially resolved. He decided to wait for her to open up to him.

Understanding that the human heart is something that cannot be lightly grabbed and handed over like an object.

Even with such earnestness.

… It’s not easily accessible.

At that moment, while calmly refining his emotions and taking a deep breath.

Knock.

With a knock, Roberto entered the room.

“It’s time to take your medicine.”

Carrying a tray with a cup and medicine, Roberto approached Cedric.

Cedric squinted his eyes, looking at Roberto who came close.

“Roberto.”

“Yes, please speak.”

Roberto replied with tension, exerting force on his eyelids.

“Do you often hear that I’m bad at dealing with people?”

“… Huh? What are you talking about?”

As if Lamane knows everything.

As if he’s not someone who is not at all aware of his wife.

A man who doesn’t know anything properly about his wife looks at him as if he doesn’t understand English.

“No. Forget it. It won’t change anything by blaming anyone for this.”

“Is something wrong?”

“If you keep your mouth shut, there won’t be any problems.”

“… What?”

“It’s just talking to myself. Don’t mind it.”

A man who speaks to himself loudly as if everyone in the world should hear it swallowed the medicine with a gulp.

“Who’s going to the party at Duke Rosette’s tomorrow?”

Cedric asked, lowering the cup.

“Marco and Jane seem to be going together.”

“Alright. You can leave.”

“Yes.”

After Roberto left the room.

“A villa on Lake Saharina…….”

Narrowing his eyes while pondering about the party venue.

If it’s a party hosted by Duke Rosette, it would probably be attended by most of the nobles in the Martin Kingdom.

“Heterna Sion is likely to attend as well.”

Just uttering the names of the two made him feel uneasy.

“They probably won’t resort to anything in a crowded place.”

They, too, wouldn’t be able to avoid death if Lamane’s true identity is exposed.

He lowered his head and looked at his still bandaged body.

“Darn.”