"Who do you want to leave for, Dapper?!" Ruth bellowed, suddenly charging toward him.
Dapper instinctively braced himself, expecting a punch–but instead, Ruth threw her arms around him, her montum nearly knocking him off balance.
"Idiot! Why do you want to leave ?" she cried, burying her face into his chest.
"I’m sorry—"
"Why would you think I want a divorce, stupid husband?!" Ruth interrupted in a small, trembling voice, pounding her fists gently on his chest in quick succession. The hits were soft, carrying more emotion than pain.
When she finally looked up at him, Dapper saw her face flushed red, tears streaming freely down her cheeks.
"I’m sorry. I thought—"
Before he could finish, Ruth silenced him by pressing her lips to his in a fierce, emotional kiss.
’What is this? This... this isn’t sothing I ever imagined. After all that, she still likes ?’
Breaking the kiss, Ruth looked him straight in the eyes.
"There’s absolutely no way we’re getting divorced. We’re stuck in this marriage together," she said, clutching onto his shirt. "Besides, I had my suspicions about you and Belinda... but I couldn’t accept it until now. And now that everything’s out—what are we going to do?" she asked, glancing at Belinda before focusing back on Dapper.
"I’m sorry, sister~" Belinda said with guilt, rubbing her arms nervously.
Ruth exhaled a heavy sigh. "Well, since things have co this far, there’s only one solution. While you were punishing Thiago, I realized Dapper really does care about you—so I’ll make an exception," she said with a small smirk curling her lips. "Looks like you’ll be marrying my little sister too, darling," she added, tracing her finger slowly down Dapper’s chest.
"Wait, what..." Dapper muttered. He was stunned beyond words. Everything just took a crazier turn—but deep inside, he was the happiest man alive.
’I’m going to have a rich, sexy wife... and a goth wife. And they’re sisters!’
Ruth turned to Belinda. "Well, little sister, since this is how it ends up—we’ll be sharing my husband. And don’t worry, I already forgave you. I suspected sothing the whole ti anyway. Let’s get along," Ruth said, flashing a radiant smile.
"Sister..." Belinda muttered, still shocked and clearly guilty. She hadn’t expected Ruth to be so accepting, let alone allow her to marry Dapper.
Monts later, Ruth sat down and gestured for everyone to do the sa. Belinda joined her, but Dapper remained standing, saying he was fine.
"Belinda, don’t feel guilty about all this. My husband showed his system. It’s sex-related—he has to sleep with multiple won to complete his conditions. That’s why I even encouraged him to sleep with Lena. If he marries you, he’ll have three won to help fulfill his system conditions," Ruth explained.
"S-Sex-related condition? Are you serious?" Belinda asked, turning toward Dapper. She had heard n use that excuse to cheat before, so she couldn’t help being skeptical.
"I saw it myself. He showed . I don’t know how, but I saw his system screen with my own eyes. If he doesn’t have sex daily, he’ll die. And if he doesn’t refresh his thod of earning points by sleeping with different won, he’ll die too. That’s why I could never be mad at him. We have to help our husband," Ruth said, now facing Belinda.
"O-Our husband..." Belinda stamred.
Lena, who had been silently watching, was stunned. She wasn’t sure if she should’ve heard any of this, but being treated like family and kept in the loop stirred sothing inside her.
’To think my master has such a dangerous system condition... That’s such an extre burden. And yet, he never even shows it.’ She swallowed hard at the thought.
"T-Thank you for forgiving , sister. But how am I supposed to explain to people and the family that I want to marry my sister’s husband instead of that fatso?" Belinda asked, her expression slightly embarrassed.
"Oh, that’s not a big deal. I’ll call Uncle Roy and have him summon an ergency family eting—everyone fears him, so they’ll show up. Besides, this kind of thing is actually common among wealthy aristocrats, both male and female. It prevents property from being divided among too many n. Since I already split mine, you won’t have to split yours. Good thing the family doesn’t know you went bankrupt yet," Ruth said with a smirk. "And if Dapper were richer and had a sibling, he could do the sa—just marry one woman and consolidate power. Aristocrats can be weird. Though we have our own reason for doing this, I’ll use that logic to convince the family."
"Ah, I see..." Belinda muttered, her cheeks still flushed.
Suddenly, Dapper sat down, a serious look settling on his face.
"Thank you... for being such an understanding and amazing woman. Honestly, I thought everything was over when you found out—that’s why I didn’t say anything. I’m grateful for everything. And about Belinda... I agree to marry her rather than watch her end up with soone like that fatso guy," Dapper said sincerely, making all the won facepalm at once.
"Pervert!" they shouted in unison, making Dapper’s face turn bright red in embarrassnt.
"Fufu, so you can get flustered, huh? Got you this ti!" Ruth laughed, enjoying his reaction.
Once the laughter died down, Dapper’s face turned serious again.
"Since you all know about my system’s conditions, isn’t it fair that I know yours too? That includes you, Lena," Dapper said, shifting his gaze toward Lena, who jolted upon hearing her na.
"Sigh... that’s true. It’s only fair," Ruth replied. The next mont, she got up, locked the door, and closed all the curtains.
’What the hell... Why didn’t she do that earlier when talking about my system?’
"Ahem... my system condition is... sigh, do I really have to say this?" Ruth muttered, shaking her head before continuing. "I have two conditions. The first is that I must always be profitable in my business. So, managing and growing a business is a core part of my system. The second..." she hesitated before pressing on. "The second is that I have to accept anything my spouse wants. I can’t refuse any of their requests—unless it involves taking my life. That’s why I chose Dapper to be my husband. If I have to be bound to soone’s will, I’d rather it be soone I truly love."
"Wait. What?!" everyone exclaid at once.
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