Duke's wife

Chapter 137

I coldly pushed her kind words away.

"...... You don't have to take care of me. It's not something to be celebrated."

"Why, why?"

But isn't she confused and asking?

I was unseemly angry at the question. Perhaps she was just sympathizing with me for my unfortunate death and the cruel curse that haunted me afterwards, and that I had never been happy on my birthday.

However, such sympathy could and should never have been fulfilled, and it only gave me a vain hope in my heart for her.

I no longer wanted to be greedy for such vain hopes. I already know all too well what the consequences of that greed can be.

So I deliberately poured out harsh words at her who was kind to me.

Your kindness is like giving sea water to someone who is dying of thirst. Even if the favor doesn't mean much to you, I'll stumble like a tree caught in a storm. Then what if my presumptuous greed clouds my eyes and I rush at you without caring whether you die or go crazy?

I lashed out at her for being so sweet. After that, I took off my cloak to her as she looked up at me with a puzzled expression on her face and turned away.

Then I felt the knights who had been following me since she and I left the outbuilding, quietly chasing after me.

I ordered them to guard her instead of me, and headed straight for the East Tower. I probably wouldn't be able to sleep today.

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After that night, I desperately avoided her. When I saw her, I thought I would be greedy to hear her voice. Even though I knew it was never supposed to be.

Therefore, I deliberately confined myself to my office and the training ground, and when I had time, I left Felix's Castle under the pretext of inspecting the estate.

How many days have I been avoiding it like that?

As usual that day, I locked myself in my office, and when I heard her and Leon's voices outside the window, I walked to the window that I had left open. I looked down and saw Sir Oliver, Leon, and her.

"......."

I'd avoided her so much, but I laughed at myself for breaking down at the sound of her voice and looked at her as if I had been possessed by her for the first time in a long time.

As I looked down at the friendly conversation as we strolled, Leon's words struck my ears.

"Oliver, I'm going for a walk with my brother-in-law, so please get out of your seat for a while."

"What? But......."

"It's okay. I'll be there to see you."

Leon, what is he talking about?

I frowned at Leon's insistence that I wanted to go for a walk with her alone without an escort, and her willingness to give in to her insistence.

Unlike at night, when the knights hid all over the castle, it was daytime, and most of the knights were out in the training grounds or castle walls.

By the way, even the escort is gone, and the two of us are going for a walk. And what if something happens? I glared at Sir Oliver, who was obediently withdrawn at Leon's insistence and her consent, and then went straight out of the office.

Then she and Leon went to the garden alone, secretly trying to hide their presence with the intention of escorting the two of them.

"Oh, brother!"