Chapter 67

Oscar hugged him before Ian could understand what he said and entered his carriage.

“You may proceed!” He pleasantly spoke to the coachman and his escort.

Laritte waved her hand at the leaving carriage as it disappeared beyond the path between the fields.

She stared blankly at the field where she could see butterflies fluttering their wings before she turned to Ian.

He was standing so still, she wondered what the Crown Prince told him before he left.

Laritte was so quiet that he couldn’t hear her approach.

“What did His Highness say? A secret between friends?” She looked up at him.

The answer took a long while to come back.

“…..Yes, it’s a…. secret,” he was staring over the horizon as well.

Laritte shrugged when his eyes fluttered strangely.

“If you don’t want to say it, don’t. I also have friends.”

Only then did Ian, who had frozen like a stone statue, look at Laritte. Jealousy started raging inside him again because of what she said.

He tried his best to press down his jealousy and ask, “Who’s your friend?”

“Hmm, Sir Mason? Lady Redra? And Bertrand……”

“……Oh, yeah.”

Laritte found it strange that Ian took a beat to understand.

But soon, she shrugged it off and went back to the mansion, “hurry up.”

“I’ll follow you soon.”

Yet he found it difficult to catch up with Laritte.

His ears were bright red.

“You indeed like her, so don’t whine anymore and confess your feelings to your wife,” he kept recalling Oscar’s words again and again.

Since he really likes her……

Stop!

Ian screamed to himself.

If his skin was fair like Laritte’s, he would’ve been in trouble trying to hide his condition from her.

All of a sudden, his thoughts went somewhere else.

Indeed, Laritte looked beautiful because of her snowy skin.

‘No. It’s not the time to think about this.’

But he could not get control of his thoughts.

He kept remembering various aspects of his wife the longer he kept pruning.

The heat gradually reached his head, and now his neck was flushed red.

ground. He buried his face in his hands so as to not be caught by the employees around

about his feelings. He dragged it for a long time like a fool.

swept past his

the faint echo of the knights

by an old

illness grew worse, when the former Ducal couple lived together in the Duchy.

Reinhardt, his mother, said that the footing

morning because of love, and it’s because of love that you worry about your mother’s illness. Every morning the Duke kisses

a passerby stroked his

“K-Kiss?”

you’ve never done

hugged a

last one. The Duke doesn’t really love me.”

not it……”

recall

kissed her in front of Ian, saying

father always harbored

capable of doing that? Ian thought he wouldn’t

For at least one

also in love.

terribly intertwined

grabbed his chin.

would he confess? He wouldn’t be able to do it even if

was afraid

her from being taken away after she was

stopped the carriage and shouted proudly to

are you going

great spirit

not shy in the

I can’t,” Ian calmed down as he stroked

him acknowledging his feelings for Laritte

to be held in May was arriving

***
The Exchange Ceremony was a 10-day event that only invited the higher 30 aristocrats from the Empire of Iassa.

the further distribution of the harvested goods in the first half

spread to the capital city, foreign figures

meeting in May was the second largest event after the founding

to attend the exchange event

taking a walk inside a castle in the capital

was a young lady who arrived

generally held, only 30 aristocrats, their companies, and foreigners were allowed

allowed to enjoy a separate gathering in

children continued their stroll

did the officials who were in charge

was time for the real guests

a simple hello from the guests. Such as if the person is important, their business, etcetera.

peered outside their wagons with the utmost curiosity, while some waited outside the castle.

for a

aren’t they?” the

was very obvious.

They have always been famous in society, but even more so these

Reinhardt, who

were eager to see Laritte, who was known to be very beautiful.

other nobles were curious to see Ian’s attention.

after his absence in the exchange for three years straight?

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