Chapter 17

“Would you like to wash up first?”

Laritte asked as her eyes fell on the small bathroom in one corner of the room.

“……What?”
“Are you not going to wash up? There seems to be plenty of water.”
“Ah, yes. Yes…..”

Trying to hide his agitation, he stepped towards it.

He brushed off his thoughts and returned back to the room after cleaning himself up.

Laritte was already asleep on one side of the bed.

Before he became a swordmaster, he was still skilled in swordsmanship, but he did not develop much of his physical strength.

But Laritte was different.

Ian didn’t know that Laritte began to take care of her meals only recently.

Although she didn’t use much of her energy, the journey must have been tiring.

Ian shook her carefully, but she didn’t open her eyes.

Only the sound of her breathing peacefully reached his ears.

‘Sigh.’

Eventually, he sighed, lifting her in his arms and laying her down properly.

It was strange to think about whether or not she was waiting for him.

“Don’t you think you should cover yourself with a blanket?”
“Mm-hmm.”

She made a sound in her sleep.

Ian lied down next to her gently, covering themselves with the blanket.

The bed was so narrow that it forced him to shift towards her.

The ends of her silver hair were tickling his arm.

He turned towards her.

As he stared at her, a gentle smile crept upon his face unknowingly.

He didn’t know, but such a smile was also noticed by him by his nanny when he was a child.

However, it wasn’t a moment to cherish such childhood memories.

The two had spent one long season together and came all the way here.

The highlights were in front of them now.

The word companion could not be more fitting than it was now.

Ian whispered softly in her ear.

“Hey.”
“…….”

She couldn’t open her eyes, but she tossed and turned.

Eventually, she shifted into his arms. It was something to be felt all the way.

Anyway, they were married. He wished this moment would not end in a flash.

be the last thing he

That wasn’t all.

the Duke gained back his property, he could give Laritte many things to make

Laritte didn’t really have any desires, he could have bought the best land on the continent and could have built a lovely

wasn’t even

imagination

have been frightened. It surely would have reminded her of Rose

that she was nothing like him

that every illegitimate child in the world had

in the villa alone for the rest of her life, just like her father had

at least give her the right to stay in that villa.

similar to

his fingers through her hair until she fell asleep.

soon followed her into a deep

first woman whom he had ever

***

was Laritte who opened her eyes to the chirping of the birds.

her gaze sideways.

“Wake up.”

than her was sleeping soundly next

surprised as she expected it by

eyes to the sound

Day, there were many

hiding his

they shared the

had to hurry.

their luggage and prepared to

went outside early in the morning to get to the

another day, they finally arrived in the province.

because it was just before the National Foundation Day, the place seemed to be more lively

journey became

a dress on

into a dress, specifically the dress that Ian had given

down at

how she looked since there wasn’t a mirror. However, it was replaced by

look good on you, but

like a Goddess.’

jumped down

“Really?”

patched the hem of her

had never seen such a high-end dress. It

“Well, then……”

took something out of her luggage, noticing Ian, who couldn’t

something

a secret

***

in an old rental wagon among those fancy

in a robe got off, people cast their eyes

became nervous, pulling over his hood

gatekeeper stood at the first gate

carriage, the gatekeeper thought

that the woman, unexpectedly, had

too expensive for an

please show me

he read the letter.

Duchess of

someone far more humble than

unaware of the fact that she was a popular topic in social conversations as the illegitimate

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