It smelled like alcohol from him, as if he had been drinking. In his blue eyes, there seemed to be a lot he wanted to say.

“Yes, I don’t know you at all! What are you hiding? You have to tell me to know.”

Adel was frustrated.

But he just stared at her, keeping his lips tightly closed. The deeply sunken eyes somehow looked sad.
“Chris…”

Adel called in a pleading voice.

“Viscountess Kristin Vice, please…”

He still remained silent, gently brushing Adel’s disheveled hair aside. His touch was warm and affectionate.

“But at least understand this. I love you, so much… too much.”

The moment she heard those words, tears flowed uncontrollably from Adel’s eyes.

The declaration of love penetrated her heart deeply. She knew it was sincere, which made it even more heartbreaking.

“I understand. So, can’t you tell me? Whatever it is about you that I don’t know. Huh? I can understand everything.”

Adel, embracing his hand that wiped away her tears, choked back sobs.

“Later. When the time comes. Just wait until then.”

He let go of Adel’s hand and rose from the bed.

“I won’t enter your bedroom for a while. So sleep comfortably, Adel.”

As she watched him leave the bedroom, Adel couldn’t help but shed tears continuously.

Although he said to sleep comfortably, somehow she felt abandoned.

The next morning.

When Adel came down to the dining room, Kristin was already having breakfast.

“Good morning.”

Smiling as if nothing had happened the night before, she sat down across from him.

However, the servants discreetly kept an eye on her every move.

No matter how lively Adel tried to appear, she couldn’t hide her swollen eyes.

“I couldn’t sleep, so I read a book. It was so sad that I cried all night.”

Adel spoke loudly as if for people to hear.

Tanya shook her head, as if advising her not to say such things.

The servants, only glancing at the master’s mood, were already aware of the chilly atmosphere between Kristin and Adel.

“You should get up first. Take your time with the meal and come.”

When Kristin tried to leave the seat,

“Sit.”

A slightly threatening tone.

Adel, holding a knife, smiled gracefully and calmly continued her meal.

“Wait until I finish eating. You can do that, right?”

Seeing the force in her hand holding the knife, Kristin sat back down.

“Shall I bring some tea for you?”

Henry asked cautiously.

“I think herbal tea that aids digestion would be nice.”

“Yes, I’ll bring it.”

Henry bowed politely and left. The servants, glancing at the two, discreetly left the dining room. They didn’t want to stay next to them in case something unpredictable happened.

The atmosphere inside the dining room was like the calm before the storm.

“Why, can’t you digest when you’re with me?”

Adel dined elegantly, maintaining composure and tranquility as much as possible.

“I wonder why I wouldn’t be able to digest with you.”

As if it had nothing to do with her, Kristin laughed slightly, put a grilled mushroom in her mouth, and chewed the bread. Of course, it felt like chewing on rubber.

Kristin, with her fist clenched, silently observed Adel.

Adel, sipping her soup again, spoke.
“Don’t look at me like that. I might really choke.”

“Then should I turn away?”

Seeing Kristin obediently following his words made Adel somehow more irritated. Since when did she act like such a docile lamb?

“Fine. At least your face is bearable to look at.”

Kristin smirked.

“Don’t laugh. I don’t want to see you!”

“Even when you’re angry, you’re beautiful, Adel.”

This fox!

Adel glared at him, and at that moment, Henry brought herbal tea.

“Give it to Miss Adel.”

“Yes, my lady.”

Henry seemed to already know who this herbal tea was for. He had prepared it in the rose-patterned teacup Adel usually liked.

Unlike others who were tense watching the cold war between Kristin and Adel, he seemed somewhat intrigued.

Setting down her knife and fork, Adel wiped her mouth with a napkin.

“Come to my bedroom at night.”

After saying that, she calmly sipped her herbal tea.

“Is that alright…?”

She quickly added.

“Of course, just sleep. Don’t even touch me. It’ll make you more uncomfortable. I’ll get up first.”

Watching her leave the dining room with an air of dignity, Kristin let out a sigh.

“Just sleep, huh?”

Adel knew exactly how to punish him. It would be a terrible torture for him.

He called Tanya with a gesture.

“Yes, my lord.”

Offering a pouch full of gold coins, he said, “Provide Adel with an ice compress for her eyes. Once her swelling goes down, it would be nice to take her to the city together.”

In short, it was a request to relieve her mood by taking a walk and getting some fresh air.

Quick-witted Tanya understood right away and smiled.

“Yes, don’t worry.”

“Wow! This is definitely Karlime’s main street!”

Tanya’s eyes widened, and she was so busy scanning the shelves that she seemed distracted.

Although she had been to Karlime city a few times, back then, she was penniless and felt ashamed for no reason. She didn’t even bother to look at the bustling main street filled with upscale shops. Now, with a pouch full of gold coins, she felt the strength in her neck and gained confidence.

As a gift for Mia, Adel chose a beautiful tea set and a golden music box. She also went to the upscale clothing store and bought winter coats and bags for Tanya. Feeling sorry, Tanya didn’t know what to do, so Adel bought her a hat too.

Tanya was relieved that Adel’s morning gloomy expression was no longer visible.

The two friends, who had enjoyed shopping, entered a conspicuous dessert cafe.

Jingle~

“This is where I came with Chris.”

Adel mumbled as she opened the door.

“Really?”

Tanya couldn’t believe it.

The cafe named ‘Pinkholic’ was, in fact, a hot place for girls. It was beyond her imagination that Kristin would be in such a place.

“I sat there.”

The seat Adel pointed to could be considered the main seat of this Pinkholic.

“Did the Viscountess sit there with you?”

“Yeah, why?”
Adel, who had been observing the place intently, also smiled.

It was now a playroom entirely decorated in a princess style for the girls. When she thought back to the time when she had played with lace dolls in such a place, she couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

And at the end of her laughter, her nose became pleasantly tingling.

“Why are you like this?”

Tanya asked as she looked at Adel, who was on the verge of tears.

“Because I realized that he had been accommodating me a lot.”

“Miss, you’re also trying to accommodate the Viscount, aren’t you?”

“I don’t know. I can’t recall a single thing I did well for him. It always seems like he cared for me and accommodated me.”

Tanya quietly chuckled.

Is this what they mean by a marital spat, like cutting water with a knife?

It seemed like a matter of time before the two reconciled.

She needed to go back quickly and inform the servants. Everyone had been walking on thin ice, watching the atmosphere between the two.

That’s when it happened.

“Adel, Miss?”

Several ladies pretended to know her.

Among them, Seyra stood with a haughty expression on her face.