As My Husband Said, I Brought in a Lover

Prologue

"Why don't you bring in a lover instead of hanging out with such a vulgar person?"

Following her husband's suggestion, Luize decided to take on a lover.

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At a glance, it was a road that people with poor lives would likely walk on. There was a lot of trash and waste on the ground, from apples that were eaten to paper used as wrapping paper for powdered medicine.

People whose ears were red from the intoxication of alcohol followed the touts and entered the building.

In the center of it all, a woman with the hood of a robe pressed down hurriedly walked. The woman's name is Luize di Cloette.

Luize's purple eyes calmly looked around. Apparently, the building she was looking for was taller and wider than the others.

"Dollores."

It was the only four-story building among the buildings in the back alley. The exterior reminded her of an ordinary inn on the main street. Still, there was no noise, so it was quiet, unlike the other places where workers were busy soliciting customers.

Knock, knock. As soon as she knocked, the wooden door opened, and a woman with heavy makeup stuck out her head.

The first thing she smelled was a strong perfume. Luize's face stiffened slightly, embarrassed by the woman's clothes being so revealing that her body was clearly visible.

"Customer?"

"Yes. I heard that this place has the best gigolo (men who engage in prostitution) in the empire."

"Gigolo? Why would you... Ah, you're the one who came to meet Ellisian. You've come to the right place, but he's currently with other customer."

"Can I meet him right now with this amount of money?"

Luize took out a fist-sized coin pouch of gold coins from her sleeve and showed it to the woman. "They're all gold coins. First of all, I want to meet him alone for one night."

"Oh my goodness. An esteemed customer has arrived. Please come in. My name is Rose." Rose opened the door and stepped back.

Unlike its ordinary-looking exterior, the interior was much larger and more luxurious. There were many expensive decorations, rather than simply to attract people's eyes. The painting hanging on the wall was by Ardi, a famous painter who is well-known in the capital.

"Is it a crackdown again?"

"No, there's a customer."

"I thought this was the end of today's reservations."

"Peter, come with me for a second."

It was noisier inside than outside. Laughter and drunken shouts could be heard everywhere. Rose went inside, where she was talking to someone, and then she approached Luize with a bright face.

"It just happened that the customer just went back. If you pay him, he will guide you."

"Yes."

Luize handed the coin pouch to the curly-haired man who approached her. He giggled as he accepted the pouch and then led her to the second floor of the building.

As they moved further from the first floor, the noise gradually subsided. The quieter it became, the louder the subtle sounds seemed. Luize's expression hardened at the intermittent erotic moans amidst the gentle laughter.

"Ellisian stays in the room on the right at the end of this hallway."

"With that much money, I can monopoly him tonight, right?"