If he wanted to earn my trust by framing Aedis in the first place, he should have taken better care of his facial expressions.

As I looked into Gilberts eyes that were full of possessiveness and ambition towards me, I felt disgusted.

Aedis, who listened to me without interrupting, immediately reassured me with a normal face.

Dont worry too much, wife. Ill find out.

I glanced at Aediss burnt hand.

But Aedis, you still have burns on your hands. Im worried about you.

Well.

Aedis tilted his head and gently turned his hand over as I watched. Then, his red, swollen fingers returned to normal.

Excuse me?

Were you able to heal in less than a second?

So you could stay dazed even while dipping your fingers in hot tea?

Aedis? Im asking this just in case. Did you intentionally make it worse?

Aedis did not deny it.

It feels so good that my wife was worried about me. I dont even know.

Wow, I feel betrayed

Looking back on how nervous I was today, it was unfair.

Aedis was also apologetic.

But my wife was more concerned about me than I thought. You really dont have to worry about me that much.

I stood up without answering.

I tried to walk to the spiral staircase without hesitation, and Aediss questioning voice followed.

Eve? Where are you going?

Im going down.

Then together

What together!

I turned my head with a purpose, and asked without narrowing the distance between us.

How do I look now?

You seem angry.

Thats right. Do you know how much I worried about you?

Aedis sighed and laughed.

Eve, do I look so weak?

Its because Im confused between what youre telling me and what youre bragging about. Im so mad right now. If you dont release me quickly, Ill go alone.

Aedis and I both knew that there was no sincere anger in my voice.

So, instead of appeasing me as I really wanted, Aedis drew a seductive smile on his lips.

What can I do, Eve?

Well, what would be good?

As I recalled Aediss treasure troves that I had not yet robbed, I tapped my cheek.

Kiss me please.

To want one kiss from my husband rather than to hold so many jewels in my hand, I think thats enough.

..

More embarrassed than I expected, Aedis suddenly went speechless.

It wasnt just that.

What, what?

Aedis? Are you stepping back now?

Aedis really took two steps back and avoided my gaze.

Thats. A little.

He openly expressed his embarrassment.

Go first. No, Ill have to take you back though.

You dont want to kiss me, so I should go alone, right?

I had a very big wound in my heart.

Its good to have me worried, but you dont like kisses?

Aedis belatedly tried to explain to me, who was unable to hide my shock.

Dont get me wrong. Its not that I dont like it.

You dont not like it? Then tell me why. Ill listen.

Aediss lips seemed to move a little.

But there was no firm answer.

Look, you cant answer.

You dont like it!

I was beyond angry. I was upset and twisted my lips.

Aedis, we will use our own rooms starting from today.

Unable to bear it, I finally declared a bomb and turned around.

***

It was early in the morning and I had just finished breakfast.

I stared at Sarah peeling the fruit and Shaula eating the peeled fruit with mad speed.

Shaula came over excitedly when I told her I had slept in a private room.

Unlike me, who couldnt even sleep a wink, Shaulas face was shiny.

Jealous. Jealous. Shes got a very nice face.

I licked my lips at the cheeky thought.

Just thinking about what happened at dawn still makes me cry.

Eventually, last night, Aedis took me to the bottom of the bell tower.

That was all.

My husband, who turned down my request to kiss, blatantly escorted me out of the tower and didnt apologize.

So I was even more confused about what to do.

No matter what kind of reaction he had shown me, Im not even going to think about why Aedis didnt even tell me why.

Uhhhh

It hurts because I cant sleep because of that thought, and its painful because I was rejected by Aedis.

Even in the midst of this, Shaula ate up all the fruit in the basket. It was annoying.

Sarah smiled and spoke to Shaula quite well. She has been very kind to her since Shaula took me away from Gilbert.

After struggling alone, I finally couldnt stand it and asked.

You know, Aedis and I. How does it look?

When asked, Sarah gave a cool answer.

You look really good together! Seeing you two care about each other makes me happy too.

Sarah finished her speech with a stern expression and looked into my eyes.

She seemed to be keeping in mind that I didnt sleep in Aediss bedroom, which had become the couples bedroom.

Lady Shaula? Lady Shaula, please say something too.

When Sarah tapped her on the elbow, Shaula said, after swallowing the large flesh without chewing it.

Uh huh, I think so too. It seems more like a pathological obsession than cherishing?

I dont know who is pathologically obsessed with whom.

Me towards Aedis? Or Aedis towards me?

Either way, it was absurd.

Even when we were on good terms, neither me nor Aedis had ever hung up on each other.

But I dont know if well be able to return as before.

Shaula laughed as she pondered whether to correct the plausible misunderstanding.

At least in the future, he wont be bothering Your Grace.

He? Who are you talking about?

I waited for her to continue, but Shaula shrugged her shoulders.

Meaning she didnt want to say anything more, so I asked her something else.

Shaula, wont you tell me where you were before you went to the quarry?

Worried that I was going to tell her to stop eating the fruit as she replied, Shaula poured everything she had in her hands into her mouth.

And messing up her pronunciation, she said.

I didnt go to the desert.

My eyes widened.

But why didnt you answer last time?

Just because?

Get out.

I do it more because its fun since Your Grace responds so straightforwardly Im sorry! Its true that I didnt really go to the desert, but it wasnt because there was nothing wrong with it!

I gave her eyes full of disbelief and looked as if I wanted to chase her away.

What did you do?

Shaula hesitated uncomfortably.

Ive been catching and killing a lot?

A magical beast?

A few magical beasts as well as a couple of people.

In addition to that?

Shaula scratched her head shyly.

A bounty request may have been issued.

Ugh. That might not be bad news.

Hearing those words, I said in a soft voice. Did you say bounty?

Will you sell me over?

You understood well.

***

Shaula, who had hunted beasts and killed some people at the same time, insisted that she did it because of her circumstances.

I got Shaula out and took care of the morning work. I also checked the letters sent by Viscountess Ella and the small lord of the new Rosa estate.

Viscountess Ella found Sein Paisley, who was wandering between the Rosa and Lydia estates, and said that she would take charge of his education and life until he reached adulthood.

She also commented that she strongly supported the execution of Robson Paisley, who, she found out, had more criminal charges than Shaula.

Sein, who became the small lord of the Rosa estate, enclosed a report on how to manage the estate in the future, along with the letter.

While I was flipping through the report, the butler looked at me and muttered that he could feel the energy of the Lord.

Whether he knew or not, it was unwelcome.

I was trying with all my might to not think of Aedis while I was working.

I dont know how long it has been since I felt sad.

You can tell me whats going on.

Like If my cheeks touch his lips, Ill be seriously ill or something!