Don't Get Caught by Your Husband!

I had no sense of reality.

I could feel cold sweat running down my back.

Uh, what should I do…?

Belladonna couldn’t say anything as she looked at Escalion standing in front of her.

His golden eyes, which were pointed directly at her, gently curved.

“I thought i was dreaming. I always thought that what I heard last time was a dream.”

“……”

“First of all, it’s getting colder, so put this on.”

He approached Belladonna, who was standing still, as he took a step forward, and placed the coat he was carrying over her shoulder.

Belladonna looked up at him with a bewildered expression, unable to even dodge backwards.

She couldn’t believe that she had let her voice be heard in vain like this.

Besides, he…..seemed like he wasn’t as surprised as I thought.

She felt very confused about it all. What happened now…?

“Do you want to stay longer? Do you need more time to freshen up?”

Belladonna couldn’t easily answer Escalion’s question.

I didn’t know if I should go back with him as if nothing had happened, or if I should at least explain myself right now, or if I should just turn around and run away.

“…….”

When Belladonna was shaking slightly and seemed unable to come to her senses, Escalion let out a low sigh.

“What are you so surprised about? You don’t think I would have sent my wife a maid who didn’t seem very trustworthy, did you?”

Well, then…?

“I couldn’t follow along myself, so I hired several knights. they were watching you get lost and stand there blankly, walking somewhere, and then climbing up the hill and sitting still and looking down.”

“Ah……”

Belladonna let out a small sigh.

She later regretted how naive and wrong she had been in thinking that no one knew her here.

“When i heard the news, i immediately ran after you, so i was devastated, how long was you going to wander around? The days are getting colder.”

“…….”

“Bella, tell me now. Why did you feel so bad today?”

Escalion asked, bending her waist towards him.

Belladonna stared at his face as he approached her.

Because of you. The words jumped out of her throat, but she held them back with great effort.

“Are you going to shut up again?”

Escalion pulled up the corners of his mouth and spat playfully.

Why on earth..? I didn’t understand why he could remain so calm even after hearing my voice.

Did you really listen to my voice at that time?

“You have complicated thoughts.”

Escalion lifted his fingers and poked Belladonna on her cheek.

She stared at him with her confused eyes, then slowly opened her mouth.

“Why…aren’t you saying anything?”

“Ah, it’s so good.”

Escalion, hearing Belladonna’s voice, frowned playfully at her.

“Your voice is so soft it makes my ears melt.”

Don’t play around! Belladonna looked up at him with a slightly chagrined look on her face.

Even in the midst of all this, I couldn’t understand how he was joking around.

“Now, don’t joking around….!”

“I’m not joking. I’m doing it because I really like it.”

Escalion caught the hem of Belladonna’s coat, which kept falling over her delicate shoulders, and fastened it tightly.

Belladonna, looking at him, slowly exhaled.

“Did you know that….i can speak?”

“Well.”

It was a strange answer. He isn’t saying it’s true, and he isn’t saying it’s not. What on earth…..

“Let’s go down first. The maid who lost you is very worried.”

Escalion wrapped his arms around her shoulders and tried to keep her going, but Belladonna stood firmly on her legs and stubbornly held on.

As Escalion looked down at her motionless, Belladonna opened her mouth again.

“What are you going to do now?”

“What?”

“Will you tell the Pope that I can speak…?”

As she said that, she felt her heart sink.

If her ability to use her voice reached the Pope’s ears, it would inevitably raise doubts about the holy power she gained in exchange for her voice.

And if that happens…

“Why should i do that?”

However, at Escalion’s answer, Belladonna opened her eyes wide again and raised her head.

“Is it so important that you can speak out?”

“……”

“I don’t know what the circumstances are, but if you don’t want to raise your voice in the future, you can live your whole life without speaking out. It’s a bit unfortunate that I can’t hear the pretty words… but why don’t you let md listen to it often when we’re together?”

“Well, it’s not that simple.”

“Is it simple or complicated?”

Escalion asked playfully, tilting her head.

This man is really…! Even during this time, you are speaking in a sly tone.

I had no idea what he was thinking.

When Belladonna looked up at him with her sullen expression, he responded by shrugging his shoulders as if Escalion couldn’t help it.

“At the Vatican, I heard you singing in my sleep.”

So, you’ve known since then…?

Belladonna stood still and bit her lower lip.

“And i often heard it afterwards.”

“……?”

“Don’t you know how many different things you talk about in your sleep every night? Sometimes you groan, and sometimes you seriously mutter. what on earth you’re dreaming about? My wife is noisy at night.”

I really…?

Belladonna’s face became increasingly red.

I thought it was hidden away so no one would know, but I had no idea that it made various noises at night. I, I’m embarrassed…!

Bella, who didn’t know what to do with her red face, looked down and Escalion lowered his head and laughed.

“It’s a joke that you make noise at night, but I’ve heard you make small grunts like you are in pain.”

“…….”

“Don’t glare at me scaryly. Isn’t you grateful to your husband for keeping his wife’s secret to the end?”

So, Escalion….. knew from the beginning.

That I was deceiving him and pretending that my voice wasn’t coming out.

‘And yet you pretended not to notice…?’

Thinking about that, he seemed to feel a little grateful towards him.

“That… are you okay? I am… deceived you.”

“I thought you would do it because of circumstances. I also thought that maybe someday you would tell me. But ‘that side’?”

Escalion, who had been loosely dressed the whole time, suddenly frowned.

What? what is the problem? When Belladonna, who didn’t know why, opened her eyes wide, he sighed in frustration and brushed away the hair that had fallen from his forehead.

“Could it be that you were thinking of me as ‘that person’ the whole time?”

What does that mean…?

“Bella, I’m not ‘your’, I’m your husband. Now that I’ve heard your voice, I think we’ll need to be clear about my title from now on.”

M, my husband…? Well, that’s true, but….

“Then what…”

“Call my name.”

“……..”

Escalion.

Although I had already repeated the name hundreds of times in my mind, it wasn’t easy to say it out loud in front of him.

Maybe it was because i realized that i liked him, but i felt ashamed and embarrassed for no reason.

“Hurry.”

“E…Es, Esc…”

“Huh?”

Escalion lifted the corners of his mouth and brought his face closer to Belladonna’s.

Bella couldn’t come to her senses when she saw his face coming so close to me, and she blinked her eyes rapidly.

You’re so close…!

“Huh? What?”

Escalion urged once more.

Oh, no…! Belladonna, unable to hold back any longer, closed her eyes tightly and spat out.

“Well, I don’t plan on talking in the future anyway!”

“What?”

“To the public, I am a saint who can’t speak. So, even if i get caught, i won’t ever raise my voice in front of others.”

“What does that have to do with you calling my name now?”

Is that so? This needlessly accurate person…

“Therefore…..Oh, I hope you keep this secret in the future…..”

When Belladonna let out a small sigh, Escalion raised an eyebrow.

“Who else knows that you can speak? After just listening, it seems like the Pope doesn’t know.”

“No one knows. Just the two of us….”

“Who and who?”

At Escalion’s question, Belladonna closed her eyes tightly. He was a really persistent person.

Okay, let’s just say it and be done with it…!

“Me and…”

“And?”

“E, Escalion.”

As the words were spoken in a whisper, a satisfied smile appeared on Escalion’s face.

“Good to hear. But Bella, what did you say you would do when you ask something?”

Belladonna raised her head and looked at Escalion. Escalion was tapping her cheek and smiling. no way…

Escalion, who saw Belladonna’s shocked expression, smiled even more and pulled his face closer.

Belladonna blinked her eyes as she looked at his face as he approached her.

This, this snake…!

“Come on, Bella.”

Belladonna hesitated for a moment with her chagrin on her face, then she grabbed his arm and lifted her heels.

Kiss! An incredibly cheerful sound rang in my ears.

“Good. Should we go back now?”

Escalion, who had kissed as a request, rolled his eyes and smiled.

“Oh, no. Your maid said she hadn’t bought the envelope yet. Let’s buy it with me and go back.”

Ugh… Okay, do whatever you want…

Belladonna nodded her head slowly towards Escalion, who looked satisfied.

When I thought about how red my face must have been, I felt even more embarrassed.

“Don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone about today.”

“….….”

“It’s not a bad idea to make a secret between me and my wife. Will you explain everything to me someday?”

Belladonna couldn’t answer his question.

Someday… No, before that Belladonna had to leave him.

Escalion looked down at Bella, who had lost her voice again, and adjusted her coat that had been placed on her once again.

“Looks like your mouth has been clamped shut like a clam again. Shall we go down then?”

After finishing her arrangement, Escalion held out his large palm to her.

Bella looked down at it quietly, and then she put her hand on it.

He turned and walked away from her.

I was completely out of my wits about the situation.

She couldn’t figure out what was going on after hearing her voice in vain.

“…….”

As we went down the low hill, Belladonna turned her eyes to glance at his profile.

She just wanted to get her thoughts out of the way, but it felt like everything was getting more complicated.

Oh, I really don’t know anything…