How to Get My Husband on My Side

These cold-blooded people.

As always, taking painkillers didn’t do much. I fell asleep for a bit with a groan. When I woke up, time had flown by. I knew the banquet started at 6 pm, but it was already past 5 pm. If someone had come to tell me to get ready for the banquet, I would have gotten up earlier.

If the maid had lied to me, she might have made an excuse to Ellenia that I was sick and was in no condition to attend the banquet.

It was true that I wasn’t feeling well, so she didn’t lie to her master. Or maybe she just told me the truth.

Either way, I couldn’t stay still. I had to check first. Fortunately, after a little sleep, the pain was more bearable than before.

“Did you call me, madam?”

I pulled the rope just in case, but for some reason, Lucille appeared immediately. She came so fast that I wondered if she had been watching me.

“Can you help me? It’s already late, and I have to change my clothes quickly.”

“But madam, I heard…” Lucille said trailing off, staring at me. Somehow, she looked troubled.

I didn’t know whether Izek really intended to keep me in the room, or whether that maid had told everyone under her, or if all the servants were working together. What was certain was that even if that maid lied, only a few people had been on my side in the first place. So I couldn’t stay still any longer.

I had to coax my husband somehow. Now that he’d shown me a bit of emotion, I had to grab this last straw.

I will just check first. Only check…

“I know. Just help me get dressed.”

“Madam, I’m…”

“I just want to feel better. I’ve been in the room for a couple of days already. I beg of you, please?”

Lucille looked grumpy, but as soon as I put out my diamond hairpin, she agreed to help me change into a new dress and sneak me to the garden.

The garden was like a misty forest with dozens of plants lined up. Warm green-colored sacred fires were lighting up the dark sky. The place where the banquet was held was hidden among the lilac bushes, with no one wandering around since everyone in the western side was focusing on security. I tucked the embroidery and letter in my sleeves.

Haa, what the hell am I doing?

Acting like a fan really wasn’t something anyone could do. My lower abdomen and waist throbbed relentlessly, but it was tolerable.

I’ll take a peek, check on him and… I’ll just deliver the gift and return.

It was his birthday, but as a big fan, I had to give a gift to make it seem realistic. I had to see him no matter what the circumstances were. With this situation, it was too much to wait in nervousness. The cold and silence were killing me.

I didn’t eat much the past few days, but I felt like throwing up. It would be much better to be beaten up. This was simply unbearable.

Boom, rumble!

God, you really hate me, don’t you?

Why was there a sudden shower at a time like this? In an instant, the sky turned black and rain poured down. I paused and wrapped my sleeves around my hand tightly. To avoid the rain as much as possible, I walked on the side with thick trees, but I couldn’t help getting wet. It was fortunate that my dress was made of stiff lace.

venue, I could hear

laughter, saying things

it

and peeked at the entrance to

dressed people were walking, laughing, talking

hid myself behind a pillar again,

could see the noisy crowd

been through a lot

that you’ve

like him

lady, you don’t need

“Why are you here?”

one who came to

hall. Several Paladins in black armour, along with a silver-armour one, were walking down the stairs, escorting two women. Their faces had a similar proud look. I felt this every time I looked at them, but

blue dress, looking like a goddess, and so did Freya with her pale blonde

and smacked the silver Paladin on

head, I couldn’t see his face, but he seemed very

Similar to how I felt on the last day of high

the night of the dance party, I hid in the garden, abandoned by my partner, and watched all the students pass

I snapped

should go back. It would only be a disgrace to show up like

the rain came

down behind the pillar for a moment and soothed my sore back. Even the gift probably got wet and ruined, so I couldn’t give it to

shouldn’t have gone through this. It was my fault for forgetting

too much to tell a lie like that. I should go and make a new plan for what

“Achoo!”

sneezed as I went back to the thick bushes. Sniffle, suddenly the rain

to know what he

the way I came

fist up. But tears crept out

if I was walking aimlessly at the back of the venue. What was I doing going in circles? In the meantime, I

on something

hurts. What was wrong with me

smell of a torch? As far as I keow, it didn’t extinguish

it. Hah, he

“My lady?”

stopping. I didn’t know who this was, but please, I just hoped they’d forget

“Lady, Lady Rudbeckia.”

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