He rushed back with Elisha on his horse, with the whip still around his waist.
Tak. Tak.
Lucerne paced around the room for a mont, slowly beating the whip in the palm of his hand. He looked like he was thinking deeply about sothing.
“You know I can’t beco the Duke even if the other ducal candidates are dood.”
“Yes, I know. And I didn’t say ‘this how to beco the Head’.”
“Ah. Yes. That plan you are going to reveal?”
Lucerne chuckled. Then he inquired, searching her face.
“How far did you know?”
“I knew Arien was aiming for a random parcel of land. Jacob and Carol also know that.”
“Did the little ghost spy on Jacob’s office?”
“Yes,”
Elisha affird briefly. She actually knew more than that, but she didn’t want him to be more suspicious of her. [t1v: uhhh, who’s going to tell her?]
“And?”
“That’s it. Just……. What happened today is mostly a coincidence. I knew Carola and Arien wanted sothing. I wondered if there was so kind of conspiracy involved with it.”
“It’s a very plausible statent, as if you had prepared it in advance. It’s not flawless, but not to the point of digging into it either. So, this ti too, should I just admire the pretty collateral, and let it slide?”
“…….”
“What do you think, Elisha?”
Her heart began to beat anxiously. Again, he was no ordinary bet. It wouldn’t be easy to move him at will.
But the value of this land did not end here. It was absolutely essential in order to face Jacob and Marco in the future.
“And the rest… … . You’ve figured them all out.”
“Yes. I reasoned and deducted diligently as you intended. There’s a lot of suspense in our marriage, isn’t there?”
“…… .”
“If you were so clever, you would have already taken everything into account that would have raised my suspicions now. My little ghost.”
Tap. Lucerne wrapped the whip around his hand.
“You t Marco yesterday.”
Goosebumps grew on Elisha’s back. It was quite a coincidence that she had t him last night on the terrace. He had even harassed her.
“Are you suspecting that Marco and I are having an affair?”
“Be more imaginative. Would my doubts end there?”
He acted like he was making a bad joke. Elisha bit her lip.
“Let ask a question. Why the hell are you so sure I’m going to be the Head, and why do you want to beco the Duke?”
“It’s the only way I can survive. If Jacob or Marco were to take over, they would never let be. I’m afraid we’d both suffer. You may be protected by the imperial family court, but ……. I have no such guarantee.”
If Lucerne were to ask the imperial family for active protection, they would try to get rid of Elisha first. The imperial family had long desired to welco him as a son-in-law.
“I don’t think they would leave alone even if I got a divorce. I’ve been hurt by them, so I know……. Once they bite, they will never let go.”
“But. Aren’t we already deeply entangled? When we appeared in public yesterday, everyone knew that we were perverts,”
Lucerne remarked languidly.
Elisha almost lost her composure for a mont, but she didn’t fall for his provocations this ti. She continued calmly,
“You may not believe it, but……. I think you are a better person than the other grandchildren. At least……. That’s what I’ve witnessed for the past few months. It’s terrifying to think of soone like Jacob becoming the Gaju and taking all the wealth in the world. I want a good person to rise to a high position. At least you are the general who saved the country.”
“…….”
“When I said I wanted to be your subordinate, I was sincere.”
Hearing those words, Lucerne was silent for a few monts. And he set his whip down on the desk.
“Because it’s so sweet, I have nothing more to say, my wife.”
He approached her and raised her chin up.
“As a matter of fact, I’m rather disconcerted.”
“…….”
“I can handle you being a little suspicious. But the fact that you might have “sothing” to do with Marco makes my blood boil right now. I was only suspicious of Jacob, but had not considered Marco before. For my wife is no ordinary woman and is not just a pretty doll.”
Elisha doubted her ears. What did this have to do with anything?
“I’m confused about what the hell you and I signed.”
“Our contract is an agreent where I am free after I make you the patriarch. And in order to be free, I have to be free of debt.”
At Elisha’s words, Lucerne smiled darkly.
“Well, that’s very realistic.”
“…… If that’s not enough, I’ll give you my sincere allegiance as a bonus. There would be no need to exert all your energy physically and ntally by requesting information from others.”
She spoke with all her heart so that his doubts would be alleviated. At those words, Lucerne’s expression beca a little more subtle.
“Right, it’s nice to get sothing from my cold wife.”
“…… If you’re pleased, then I’ll request sothing too.”
Pure revulsion erged on Elisha’s face.
“Don’t ever try to connect with a man like Marco again. Just thinking about it makes nauseous.”
He raised his eyes and looked at her. But additionally, she didn’t seem to understand. Elisha had been sowhat cheeky with him. But suddenly Lucerne……. he seed to feel better when he saw the genuine disgust on her face.
“I understand, madam.”
Lucerne put aside his suspicious regard towards Elisha.
“Then let’s have a kiss of reconciliation.”
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