I Thought You Were A Time-Limited Husband (Novel)

Chapter 15

The next day.

At noon when the spring sunshine was pouring down, tea time was being held in the Duke’s garden for the first time in a long time – with Young Lady Meltain and Madam Quillian.

Alice looked away at the two people sitting together. She couldn’t watch them as the sight was suffocating. Tea time had just begun, but it made Alice out of breath. I want to run away… and become a bird.

But in reality, under the gazebo, she was unable to escape between Madam Quillian and Young Lady Meltain. Even though they were smiling at each other, there were invisible rays shooting out from both Madam Quillian’s and Young Lady Meltain’s eyes.

Young Lady Meltain used Alice to ignore Madam Quillian, while Madam Quillian was subtly demeaning Young Lady Meltain, saying that she came from the countryside.

And the winner was ultimately Young Lady Meltain- because she ignored Madam Quillian, didn’t blink an eye at Madam Quillian’s disregard on her, and only worked hard on touching Madam Quillian’s weaknesses – Madam Quillian who wasn’t recognized by the Duke’s vassals.

Young Lady Meltain’s skill was unusual as she subtly touched that subject and shot at the exact point. As expected, she is the female lead who slaps the supporting characters on their cheeks with her eloquence in the social world.

Alice turned her head to look at Madam Quillian and hurriedly lowered her eyes when she saw her frightening smile. I need to ”cleanse. She looked at the shiny flowers under the fresh sunlight. Red flowers – they resembled the fierce Young Lady Meltain but have a gentle charm. Because I, myself, can’t talk. She felt like she could breathe a little when she concentrated on the flowers.

But then, Madam Quillian’s slightly raised voice was heard.

“You want to go out?”

Go out? Looking at the flowers, Alice also looked at Young Lady Meltain. Madam Quillian was looking at Young Lady Meltain with a smile on her face.

“Yes, I would like to visit the temple.”

“The temple?”

Alice widened her eyes at that moment when the words came into her ears. Unwittingly having intervened in their conversation, Alice smiled awkwardly at Madam Quillian’s fierce eyes. 

“Haha, because the temple was suddenly brought out…. You can go ahead, Mother.”

“Ahem, Young Lady. You suddenly want to go to the temple. What does this mean?”

“It’s nothing extraordinary, but… Our family is under the Duke’s command, and I am also here receiving the Duke’s favor.” Meltain Young-ae lowered her gaze and continued. “But my cousin is now unconscious…. I feel really uncomfortable about it. That’s why I am thinking of going to the temple every day and praying for my cousin’s health.”

Her melancholic face seemed to worry only about her cousin’s wellbeing – as if she had no other intentions. Madam Quillian’s face was at a loss. She didn’t want to allow her to go out, but she had no other justification not to let her.

Praying at the temple…. Staring at Young Lady Meltain, Alice opened her mouth.

“The young Lady saying it like this, I am truly ashamed as a Duchess, Mother.”

“… This may sound embarrassing to you as this isn’t Young Lady’s job, an outsider, but you, the hostess of the Duke’s house.”

As if she had found an excuse to refuse, Madam Quillian looked at Alice with glittering eyes. But I’m sorry, Alice didn’t have any intention to help Madam Quillian.