The house was dark and dawn seemed to be far off. Having skipped dinner to take care of her unexpected guest, Laritte was quite hungry.

Ian panicked as he watched Laritte march to the kitchen to have her late night dinner. This lady had slept on the knee of a man she didn’t even know, asked him if he liked stew, and was now walking away.

You would even treat a stranger so well? The sound of chopping vegetables and boiling water told him that she really was making stew. Ian could do nothing more than stay seated by the warm fireplace. Not long after, she came back with…

“It really is stew,” Ian mumbled under his breath

The freshly-made and steaming stew looked so appetising that it nearly made him drool. She made it herself, and although it didn’t look like something fit for a noble, it was still good enough. Laritte tilted her head, not understanding his words.

“So that means there’s such a thing as ‘fake stew?’”

“That’s not….”

He wasn’t able to keep his mouth shut. Somehow, though, he felt like he couldn’t continue speaking with her attitude.

“Excuse me, miss.”

“I’m not a ‘miss’. I got married not too long ago.” Laritte answered neatly.

Ian looked at the inside of the house. Thinking about it, she definitely lived alone. But she says she’s married? What the hell was her husband doing then?

Since he showed no sign of taking the stew, Laritte placed his portion by the fireplace. Then, she stood back up and began eating her portion with a carefree attitude.

The meat and vegetables disappeared one by one into her small mouth.

“What are you doing…?”

“The only chair here was taken by my guest.”

“That’s not what I… Huu, do you know where we are?”

This was Duke Reinhardt’s last remaining property. That’s what he heard the sleazeballs in the back-alley say. So, in his opinion, the uninvited guest here was Laritte and not him.

“Of course. Is this not the Duke’s villa?”

“So you know this is a house without an owner…”

“Sorry, but I’m now the owner of this place.”

eyebrows raised. Laritte answered his question clearly because

became the Duke’s wife. Therefore, I am now the

may seem like nothing to others, it was a precious title to her. As the

worked together to pester Ian about his marital status. It’d gotten worse as of late, especially because he had been on the

get married because ladies were scared of him. So, as soon as a

her name Rose Brumayer?

twice, but his memory of her was blurry. They’ve never talked before so he didn’t

was thinking earlier. What the hell was

with an iron fist, but gave not a single speck of mercy to his enemies. He was a

because of these reasons that he’d never really been interested in someone before. It was quite embarrassing for him to have

That means you…!”

erupted all over

Tch!

his tongue. This severe situation felt indescribable to him. The man praised for being a swordmaster, reduced to someone stuck

him in an

ridicule. He felt strange. Ian covered the site of his stab wound with his calloused hands and didn’t miss the

who

to finish his sentence. She was all alone. At first, he thought she was an ordinary miss or lady.  He also thought that she was lying to kick him

the case, then she must know what he looked

wooden spoon in her mouth. Suddenly, she realized there wasn’t even a drop left in her

the conversation was going in another direction. But the damn

that too easily? You’re going to end up becoming

true. Would you

you asking me

what I brought you? Obviously, her stomach wasn’t that big, so Laritte returned his stew to this kitchen. She

his mouth but he was tired

are you going to do with

pretty sure you have quite the cut on your stomach.”

said, fresh blood was seeping through his shirt from the cut. Laritte wished for him to

true, it wasn’t like she’d be able to take back her actions and her sympathy. She hoped that when he got better, he would run

thought it’d be better to heal him since he was already

knelt down by the chair. Ian didn’t stop her from rolling

“……!”

his clothing was enough to make him bite down in pain. Ian screamed silently and

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