Duke's wife

Chapter 135

'...... What is it?'

He stared at her in wonder, and suddenly she rushed forward as if she had noticed something. I straightened up and pulled out of the window. Then he turned his head and began to look for her.

Where did he go, what did he find?

I let out a brief curse at her appearance, which I couldn't see no matter how much I poked my head out, and immediately grabbed the sword in the corner and ran out of the office.

"Your Excellency! Where are you going!"

Sir Oliver, who saw me hurriedly down the stairs across the hallway, shouted loudly, but I did not answer.

No, I couldn't afford to answer. She was afraid that she had been distracted by a demon who had come from the northern forest.

Now that I think about it, there is no way such a monster could have entered the mansion in broad daylight when the knights were stationed, and at that time, I was so worried about her that I was out of my mind. I told her I wouldn't care about her so much, but she was already a thorn in my heart.

So I descended the tower in search of her and ran through the secret garden. The knights were also taken aback by my haste with their swords raised, and they followed me with their swords.

That was then.

Leon's sobbing cries came from the left end of the secret garden, along with her panicked voice.

I ran straight in the direction of the voice, where I found her and Leon crying in her arms.

I frowned as I walked over to her, frowning at the sight of Leon, whose eyes looked just like mine and her cheeks filled with tears. Then he snatched Leon from her arms and told her as she looked up at me with a puzzled look.

"...... What are you doing?"

"What?"

"Have you already forgotten the conditions I set for you? I'm sure I'd tell you that you could do anything but interfere in the internal affairs of Felix Castle and not mistreat Leon."

"...... Hah."

"Is it because of Leon's necklace?"

I swear she never thought she coveted Leon's necklace like everyone else did.

However, Leon's tears and resentment at his frantic search for her a moment ago made his words go wild. I was surprised that I had lost my reason so much, and I blamed her for a long time.

Then she explained to me in a panicked voice.

"I don't know, I don't know. ...... I just patted her on the head because she was cute and pretty, and she covered her eyes and cried. Don't hate me."

"...... Did you see the eyes?"

Her explanation made me feel a chill in my heart.

Ah, now I understand. Why Leon burst into tears. I'm sure he looked at Leon in amazement, just like he did at the wedding, and when he saw me waiting for her after the wedding.

I soothed Leon from crying and spat her coldly.

"The moment you saw a child's eyes, did you stare into them speechlessly? And then you look away from it, as if you're scared and afraid, like a person who has made eye contact with a monster?"

"......!"

"Just like that day, when you met my eyes at the wedding."

I must confess now that it was my bitter resentment towards her. Like Leon, I'm just a normal person, so why do you see me as a monster?