Episode 21 : Understanding
Belladonna let out a small sigh and lowered her shoulders.
She didn’t know that Escalion knew that she knew about Scarlett in the first place, but je was nonetheless doing his best to ask for her forgiveness.
So she can’t just stay like this forever…
When she thought of Scarlett, who would stand by his side when he divorced her three months later, she wondered if she should be grateful to her.
Belladonna lifted her hand and picked up the pen on her table.
Just as she was about to write on the paper, Escalion stood up, came to her side, and held out his hand.
“Do it on my palm.”
“……?”
Why?
“You used to use the my palm when you spoke to me.”
Escalion sat close to her and placed his own large left hand on her lap.
Belladonna placed her fingers on his palm, paying too much attention to her thighs touching each other.
‘I’m.not.angry.’
“really?”
He really, he never listened to the end of a sentence. He always understood the content of a sentence before it was even finished and would ask questions like this.
Belladonna nodded. Escalion asked back, narrowing her eyes doubtfully.
“Then why are you saying you won’t accept my gift?”
‘Because I have a lot of jewelry.’
“I remember more than you when you was a saint of Astanya? When you got married, you didn’t really bring anything, so i want to do that much.”
Well, after three months i will go back…
No, if i think about it, it’s already been a few weeks since i came to Griblata, so now there are two months left.
Belladonna raised her finger again, feeling as if a cold wind was blowing through her heart.
‘I don’t. have. anywhere. to. wear. them.’
“Then shall we throw a banquet for you?”
Escalion suddenly asked.
Bella immediately shook her head and rejected. I just hated things like banquets.
She didn’t like crowds of people, and she couldn’t stand it when people looked at her and said something beautiful and then turned around and stormed off.
Moreover, she was concerned about those who had even told her a secret…
‘It was obvious that they would be looking for an opportunity to have a private meeting with me with his eyes flashing brightly…And it’s so tiring.’
They worshiped the saint in the confessional, but they didn’t want the saint to come out of the confessional and interact socially with others.
They just wanted a saint who would keep their secrets until the end and listen to their dirty stories forever in the dark confessional.
And I had absolutely no desire to meet those people again.
“Bella.”
At the sound of Escalion’s voice, Belladonna looked up from her thoughts.
There she was, in the golden eyes that were looking straight at her.
He was staring at me with eyes that I couldn’t tell what she was thinking, and then she opened hus mouth.
“Sorry.”
“…….”
What am I sorry for?
Does he still think I’m mad at him for leaving me alone at the end-of-year festivities?
Belladonna looked at him without answering.
Escalion narrowed his brows in embarrassment and brushed away hus flowing bangs.
“Not yet…There are still many things I can’t explain to you.”
“….…”
Belladonna looked up at Escalion.
I remembered what I saw yesterday. She saw Scarlett standing with him.
Does his mistress also count as something he can’t explain?
Soon, Belladonna gave up on her.
The ridiculous fact that she was in a marital relationship with a set expiration date once again broke her will.
She nodded her head slowly.
She was going to leave him anyway before Escalion could tell her anything.
As she nodded obediently, a light of relief appeared within him.
“My wife is very understanding.”
Understanding…..
Belladonna laughed in her heart.
Another word for resignation or renunciation, can it be called understanding?
* * *
“lady! Good morning? A letter has arrived from Astanya!”
Early in the morning, Cindy opened the door with her fuss.
Bella woke up to Cindy’s cheerful voice and raised her upper body, rubbing her eyes.
Feeling something heavy and unfamiliar about her, she turned her head without thinking, and saw Escalion lying on next to her with her thick shoulders exposed.
‘Huh…… ?’
Bella also blinked her eyes as if she was dreaming.
Normally, he would leave his room early in the morning, so we wouldn’t have to meet him in the morning like this.
But why hasn’t he gone out so far……?
“Hurry up and read…Aaaah!”
Escalion, who didn’t leave his room even in the morning, seemed unfamiliar to Cindy.
Cindy, who had entered the room without thinking, found him lying on the bed and suddenly screamed.
Cindy asked, quickly turning around and running back to the door.
“……My lord?”
Belladonna nodded slowly at her.
This man, why are you still sleeping like this?
“S-sorry! I thought you was alone, Madam…Oh, I’ll just come back later! Here, read the letter and call me if you need anything!”
Perhaps bothered by him lying naked, Cindy covered her eyes and sneaked up to Belladonna, handing her a letter and then turning around and disappearing.
Belladonna looked at the door where she had disappeared, and then she lowered her gaze to him who was still lying calmly with his eyes closed.
I’m sure he woke up…Why is it still like this…..
As if reading her thoughts, Escalion reached out and wrapped his arms around her waist.
“I thought I was going to die of boredom waiting for my wife to wake up.”
Belladonna looked puzzled as she was pulled into his warm embrace.
He opened her eyes leisurely, checked her face, and raised the corner of her mouth.
“Every time I see you sleeping soundly, I want to see you like a warm kitten that just woke up.”
“…… ”
Belladonna stuck out her tongue at his libertine-like speaking style.
Would there be a woman who wouldn’t fall for someone who casually said something like that with a face like that?
“It looks like a letter came from Astanya? Nice to meet you.”
Escalion said, looking at the envelope in her hand.
Bella, who was about to open her letter without thinking, stopped her hand and was lost in her thoughts.
‘If there are even useless words written…….’
I didn’t think the Pope would be that sloppy, but it seemed better to be careful.
Bella nodded and reached out her arm to gently place her letter on her nightstand.
Escalion looked down at her quizzically for not reading her letter right away, but not for long.
“What are you planning to do today?”
Bella also rolled her blue eyes and pulled her palm into his.
‘I will. learn. how to. run the. castle from. Wolff.’
“Why bother? Wolf takes care of everything, right? Let’s go out with me today.”
Escalion spat out with a charming smile. His golden eyes began to shine mischievously.
Belladonna narrowed her eyebrows and pondered.
In fact, learning about castle management from Wolff wasn’t that much fun.
‘Wolf took care of it anyway, so I don’t have anything to do other than the final confirmation…….’
Escalion lifted her finger and rubbed Belladonna’s forehead.
He kept smiling and asked what made him feel so good.
“Call the maid who ran away in surprise earlier. Ask her to dress you warmly.”
* * *
Belladonna, wearing several layers of clothes, came out into the hallway with Cindy.
Through the window on the second floor, I could see Escalion leading a horse from a stable in the distance.
‘Are you planning to go horseback riding today too?’
As she was going down to the first floor, feeling subtly excited, she heard a loud noise coming from the kitchen to her right.
huh? What are you talking about?
When Belladonna stopped in her tracks, startled, Cindy quickly grabbed her arm and pushed her towards the gate.
“Let’s go now, ma’am!”
“I feel wronged!!”
At that moment, the kitchen door burst open and someone came out and poured in front of her feet.
It’s a surprise!
Startled, Belladonna took a step back. Cindy blocked her path.
The man who had fallen with a black bruise on her face, as if someone had hit her, crawled and bowed his head towards her.
“lady! Please listen to me! I feel wronged!”
“This guy? Don’t speak carelessly in front of the madam! Get the hell out of here!”
“okay! I You would be better off thanking us for letting you out on your feet……!”
What on earth is going on?
Belladonna turned her embarrassed gaze to Cindy.
However, Cindy, like the other employees surrounding him, just looked down at the man with cold eyes.
Belladonna became impatient and grabbed the hem of Cindy’s clothes.
Well, I guess I should at least listen to what they say……? It seems so unfair…
Cindy took one look at her, sighed, and dragged her to the gate.
Belladonna looked back at the shabby man who was still lying on the floor, being dragged by Cindy.
‘What’s going on…….’
“Ma’am, don’t even look in that direction!”
Cindy, standing next to her, spoke firmly.
Since Cindy was like this, it seemed clear that whatever mistake the man had made, he had done very seriously.
“He committed a big sin. he also committed the mistake that the lord hates the most! Our lord, you have a secretly warm side, but there is only one thing! There are some things you will never forgive.”
What is that?
Belladonna looked at Cindy.
What on earth did he do to throw someone away like that?
Cindy bowed her head slightly to Escalion, who was approaching them from afar, and then quickly opened her mouth.
“betrayal.”
Cindy still had a cold face.
“My lord, he will never forgive his people for abandoning righteousness. That person was caught deceiving the lord and conniving with another noble. It wasn’t a big deal, but he deserves to be punished just for turning his back on the lord.”
Belladonna felt cold sweat running down her back.
Be, betrayal……?
“Smiling brightly in the future and doing something else afterwards. he hate that the most.”
Unaware of anything, her escalion was coming closer and closer towards her.
Belladonna gave her a beautiful smile and quickly rolled her head.
Did I hide the letter from Astanya well…??
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