“It was my mistake. I should have told you in advance.”
“No, it’s okay. I also forget sometimes. But you remembered it. I thought you would have definitely forgotten.”
“How could that be possible? I remember everything about you without fail.”
Cassel answered as if it wasn’t a big deal.
“What?”
‘Remember without fail.’ Did that mean Cassel had never once forgotten about her and Dyke?
‘No, he must be exaggerating. He couldn’t help but remember the peach allergy.’
There was an incident regarding Riena’s peach allergy when Cassel was staying at the Dyke estate.
‘I had forgotten about it, but…’
When Cassel first came to the Dyke estate, Bianca had no interest in him.
She seemed to have no curiosity at all about the timid Cassel who was wary of people.
Count Dyke also did not ask Bianca to play with Cassel, and Riena did not ask Bianca twice when she refused.
Rather, Riena disliked Bianca for saying that Cassel looked “gloomy and dark.”
However, after about three months had passed and Cassel, who had been diligently practicing swordsmanship with Count Dyke, had changed quite a bit, Bianca began to show interest in him.
Perhaps she even liked him as a member of the opposite sex.
But he no longer tried to get along with Bianca, who had ignored him before.
And seeing Cassel spending all day with Riena, Bianca was jealous of her.
But Bianca’s anger was strangely directed at Riena, not Cassel.
Knowing that Riena had a peach allergy, Bianca tried to play a prank on her using that.
She told the chef she wanted a dessert with peaches in it, then swapped it with Riena’s.
Riena, who ate the peach dessert without knowing anything, suffered from an allergic reaction.
No one knew why Riena was like that.
Even the doctor was slow to act, not confident that it was an allergic reaction.
When the chef belatedly said that he had made a peach dessert at Bianca’s request, all the questions were solved.
〈I did say I wanted to eat it! But I didn’t know it would go to Riena! Mom, you believe me, right?〉
Bianca cried and made a fuss, saying it wasn’t her fault.
In the end, the incident was concluded as a mishap caused by a maid’s mistake, and the maid was fired for taking responsibility.
But everyone in the mansion knew that it was Bianca’s doing.
Cassel was also furious about that fact.
So that’s probably why he remembers.
While Riena was reaching that conclusion on her own, the attendant who had gone to inquire with the kitchen quickly approached and replied.
“No peaches were included. However, they used apricot jam, which is similar to peaches.”
The attendant gauged Cassel’s reaction.
“If you dislike the sourness, I will have them bring it out again.”
Riena answered instead.
“Apricots are fine. Still, that’s a relief. I almost ate the dessert with peaches later without knowing.”
Cassel nodded at the attendant.
“It’s fine. Tell the kitchen to be careful from now on since the young lady has a peach allergy.”
“I understand. We will be cautious from now on.”
“Are there any other foods you need to avoid?”
This time, Cassel asked Riena.
“As I remember, you didn’t particularly avoid any foods, but eating habits can change.”
“No, it’s just as you remember. There’s nothing I particularly avoid.”
Cassel nodded as if he understood and lightly instructed the attendant.
“There are no foods to avoid other than peaches. However, I would like more shrimp dishes to be served at the table from now on.”
“Understood.”
Only after the attendant had completely left did Riena mutter in a surprised voice.
“You remember that too.”
Riena particularly loved shrimp.
She ate well any dish that contained shrimp, but the Dyke territory was inland, making it difficult to obtain seafood.
Wealthy noble families ate fresh seafood preserved by magic, but the Dyke family was not wealthy enough to indulge in such luxury.
“Didn’t I tell you? I remember everything about you.”
“Yes, it seems so. Honestly, I was a bit surprised.”
With those words, Riena started eating the tart.
Just like at the main dish, no conversation passed between the two until they finished dessert.
After the meal ended in silence, Cassel took Riena to his office.
His office was decorated in dark colors like Riena’s room, but that suited Cassel well.
“Welcome, Lady Dyke. I have been waiting to meet you.”
The man with reddish-gold hair who was waiting inside the office greeted her.
“I am Rio Petel, the duke’s assistant. Please feel free to call me Rio.”
“Nice to meet you. I’m Riena Dyke.”
“Everything is happening so suddenly that you must be overwhelmed, but I will assist you well from now on. Amy is probably already taking good care of you, but if there is anything you need or don’t know, please feel free to tell me.”
“Thank you. That’s reassuring.”
As Riena and Cassel sat across the table from each other, Rio placed the documents he was holding in front of each of them.
“What is this?”
“These are the documents the duke requested. Please read them first, and I will explain.”
Riena picked up the document and lightly skimmed through the contents.
The document, which began with a “Prenuptial Agreement,” contained details necessary for the couple’s married life going forward.
While Riena was reading the contents, Rio opened his mouth.
“I heard the story about you two from the duke. You said you would maintain the marriage only for a set period of time, right?”
“Ah, yes. We did.”
“I thought it would be better for you to document and record that content, so I drafted a contract.”
“I see.”
“Please take a look and let me know if there are any parts that need to be revised. I will reflect them.”
Riena glanced through it and looked at Cassel.
“I…”
“Please speak.”
“There was something I asked of you when I left the Dyke estate. About my father’s…”
Cassel nodded as if he understood.
“I will definitely investigate your father’s death. I have already told my assistant about it.”
Rio, who had been listening silently, interjected.
“If you are worried, we can include that part as well.”
Riena hesitated for a moment before nodding.
‘It’s not that I don’t trust Cassel.’
But she felt she could only feel at ease by making it clear like this.
Rio asked for a moment, then wrote the clause in front of her.
Afterwards, he asked if there were any other parts to revise, but Riena couldn’t find anything in particular.
Even to her, who didn’t know much about the law, the contract seemed to be written in her favor.
The contract period was until Riena decided on her future residence.
The contract condition was for the two to maintain their marital relationship until the end of the contract.
Furthermore, it was written that during the marriage period, Riena would be guaranteed all rights as the Duchess of Winkler.
“What does it mean to have rights as the duchess?”
“It means exactly that. You will be able to enjoy everything as the duchess.”
“That’s a very abstract statement.”
“To explain in a bit more detail…”
At that moment, Cassel raised his hand, interrupting Rio.
“You mentioned the dress cost to me earlier, right?”
“Yes.”
“You don’t need to worry at all. All expenses you incur will be funded by Winkler.”
“You mean you’ll give me an allowance?”
“Rather than that…”
Cassel stated more clearly.
“It means you can use as much funds as you want. Without limit.”
Riena was a bit flustered.
“No limit? Knowing what I would do with that money?”
“It doesn’t matter what you do with it.”
“Even if I use that money to pay off the Dyke family’s debt?”
She specifically meant the private debt incurred by the Countess Dyke.
Cassel answered without wavering.
“I don’t think you would do that, but even if you do, I don’t mind.”
“Are you cra-”
Riena, who was about to ask if he was crazy, realized her rudeness and chose her words.
“Are you in your right mind?”
However, what she blurted out wasn’t much different from what she was about to say earlier.
Riena waved her hand belatedly.
“No, that was my mistake just now. I mean…”
“To answer your question, I am perfectly sane. I don’t indulge in alcohol or drugs.”
“No, now, I mean…”
Riena put down the document she was holding and held her forehead.
“That’s not what I’m saying. I mean, why are you doing this much for me?”
“I don’t understand why you’re asking that.”
“As Mr. Petel said, this marriage is only being maintained temporarily for mutual benefit. Then why are you going this far? Even in a real marriage, they don’t allow unlimited use of funds like this. Usually, they give an allowance and have you spend within that.”
“There’s no need to compare with other families. Winkler has enough assets that you can spend as much as you want without any problem.”
“No, I’m not worried about the ducal family’s assets being depleted right now…”
Riena took a few deep breaths and calmly explained.
“I’m saying that the authority you’re giving me is too much.”
“It’s not too much.”
“It is. Moreover, this contract only contains clauses that are favorable to me, right? No matter how I think about it, there’s no reason for you to make this contract.”
“I…”
Cassel paused and signaled to Rio with his eyes.
Rio left the office, leaving the words, “Please call me again when you have sufficiently discussed it.”
Riena was a little doubtful whether this situation could be called a “discussion.”
When the male lead is punished by carrying the female lead’s child and having periods like a woman
“I’ve given birth to two children for you, yet you still think about him.
Was I nothing but his substitute to you from beginning to end?”
Synopsis:
Meng Huan, a scumbag who has dated countless girlfriends, transmigrates to a female-dominated country.
Day 1: Whether it’s female dominance or not doesn’t matter. The beauties here are passionate and amorous. Isn’t it easier to date them than in modern times?
Day 2: After a night, Meng Huan discovers the differences in the female-dominated world. Men here actually have chastity locks and menstrual cycles. This hinders his ability to perform, damn it!
Day 3: What’s wrong with sleeping around? I don’t want you to marry me. I’m meant to be a playboy. I don’t care about male virtues… What? You want to drown me in a pig cage? Marry, I’ll marry!
Day N: Meng Huan inexplicably vomits and receives the shocking news of his life… He’s pregnant.
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