Don't Get Caught by Your Husband!

What is this…?

Belladonna read and re-read the short sentences one after another due to the unexpected content.

‘What’s this about? like the debt collector pressuring the money borrowed by the debtor?’

No way, Escalion… Are you giving everything, including your liver and gallbladder, to Scarlett?

Is he the type of person who is secretly embarrassed by his women?

As all kinds of thoughts were running through her mind, the sound of footsteps that she believed to be Cindy’s came from across the hall, getting closer and closer.

Belladonna quickly put the letter she was holding into an envelope, threw it down on the table, and returned to its original position.

“Lady! I brought a meal.”

As soon as she sat down on the vanity chair, the bedroom door opened and Cindy came in, carrying a tray full of food.

Bella smiled and she stood up.

“Sirlenia definitely has a lot of ingredients that you won’t find in Griblata! Today’s food is prepared from fish mainly caught in the Riti River in Sirlenia and cooked with hot steam…”

Cindy tried hard to explain, but it went in one ear and right out the other.

Belladonna nodded roughly, continuing to replay the short sentences in Scarlett’s letter in her head.

“It must be really delicious, right? Go ahead and try it!”

Nod.

Belladonna moved her seat in front of the table and looked at the food Cindy was preparing.

It looked appetizing, but all she could think about was the contents of Scarlett Layton’s letter.

Then, Cindy clapped her hands and shouted in excitement.

“Ah, madam! Did you hear? The Griblata Knights will arrive in Sirlenia tomorrow!”

The Knights of Griblata? Sirlenia?

But the Griblata Knights must remain in Griblata and protect the territory…?

When Belladonna turned to look at her with puzzled face, Cindy added her explanation.

“Not everyone is coming! It is said that most of them stay in the territory and guard it, while a few selected people and newly hired mercenaries come down in small units. It took a bit longer because they couldn’t ride the portal together. Here, they have to protect the villa where the lord and madam live, and they also do new training or something? Wolff told me this.”

Cindy, you are the only one.

Escalion never told me this…

Belladonna somehow felt bitter and nodded her head.

“To be honest, I’m a little excited! The Knights of Griblata are famous for being handsome and fit, right? It would be such a sight to see if the lord also joined in!”

Cindy said shyly, covering her cheeks with both hands.

Are they famous for being handsome and in good shape?

‘Is it?’

Belladonna was lost in her thoughts.

During her stay at Griblata, she had encountered many knights wandering around the castle and greeting her, but not a single one of them had caught her eye.

‘No matter how much I think about it, I don’t think there was anyone more handsome or fit than Escalion…..’

“Anyway! It was our maids’ pleasure to spy on the knights training in Griblata, and I’m glad they’re coming here! Since Sirlenia is a hot place, they probably will take off thier outer clothes easily, right? Kyaaa!”

“……”

Belladonna looked at Cindy in silence.

“Why, why are you looking at me like that, madam…!”

Huh? What did I…..

Belladonna shifted her furtive gaze.

“Honestly, we’re not the only ones who welcome the Griblata Knights coming down to Sirlenia, right? I’m sure all the single women in Sirlenia are looking forward to it!”

Cindy cried out in an aggrieved voice.

“What woman wouldn’t like a man who shows off his muscles, swings a weapon as big as her, and has beads of sweat shining on his healthy face?”

hmm. If that’s the case… I might understand.

Belladonna, vaguely remembering Escalion’s training, slowly nodded her head.

Certainly, when training with the knights, he exuded a much more wild and rough charm than usual.

Arms that are much thicker due to exertion, breathing becomes rough, sharp eyes, and beads of sweat running down the tip of the chin…

“Anyway! It is said that the knights will stay in a temporary training center set up in an empty lot on one side of the villa, so don’t be surprised if it gets noisy starting tomorrow, ma’am.”

Belladonna nodded at her again.

That night, Belladonna lay alone on the wide bed and looked at the ceiling.

‘He said he would come before bed.’

Perhaps because he was very busy, Escalion didn’t return until late at night.

Belladonna turned her head and looked at the closed door.

“Are you busy getting 300 gold coins?”

She muttered softly.

300 gold coins, and firewood. It was something that didn’t seem to anyone to be speaking to a lover.

“Does he really owe that woman something…”

At that moment, something passed quickly through Belladonna’s mind.

Bella also stood up from where she was lying and muttered to herself.

“Could it be like a password that only the two of them can understand?”

It seemed plausible.

It occurred to me that the sentence, which seemed to others to be nothing more than a request or command to repay a debt, might be a code word of love that only the two of them could decipher.

‘300 gold coins, as quickly as possible. There is not enough firewood.’

So how on earth do you decipher those words?

“Are you saying there’s not enough love? So come back to Griblata quickly…?”

Belladonna continued muttering.

“Maybe the firewood is a metaphor for their burning love….”

Suddenly.

At that moment, the closed bedroom door opened and Escalion appeared.

Belladonna looked at him, closing her mouth in shock.

Even though he had already heard her voice, she had to be careful.

“Aren’t you sleeping?”

He asked, raising his eyebrows in surprise as he entered the room.

He walked straight up to the bed where she was sitting, crossed his arms and took off his top.

Since coming to Sirlenia, it has been a daily routine for him to take off his top in a space where they are alone.

Anyway, it’s winter here too, so why is it so hot…?

“Can’t you sleep?”

Escalion climbed onto the bed and placed his large hand on Belladonna cheek.

Belladonna, who was naturally trying to lean her face into his hand, quickly came to her senses and placed strength on her head.

I almost gave up on it without realizing it!

With Scarlett Layton still on her mind, she felt uncomfortable with him.

“It took longer to get things done than expected, So I was left with the work for a long time.”

“….…”

“Still, I thought you were still sleeping, but I’m glad to see you’re eyes open.”

Escalion smiled, tugging at the corners of his mouth.

In my head, I hated him, but seeing him with such a charming smile right in front of me made my heart start to beat wildly.

As for Bella, she certainly didn’t seem upset, but she did. She looked at him and turned her eyes here and there, not even able to laugh.

“Your expression looks different today, doesn’t it?”

Escalion, who was watching her, spat out.

He had no idea what his wife was thinking through her little head, but the fact that she was in bed with him on this night was satisfying enough.

Escalion naturally drew Belladonna’s face.

Now, they were a couple who had become natural with a certain level of skinship.

He lowered his face into hers without a moment’s hesitation.

Just as he was about to press his lips to hers, something else instead of soft, fluffy lips touched his lips first.

“…..What?”

Belladonna’s palm came out first to meet him and blocked his lips.

Escalion asked, raising an eyebrow.

Bella was covering her mouth with a stern and determined face that I had never seen before.

No! Belladonna expressed her clear refusal.

“Can’t you use your lips?”

“…….”

“Can I go somewhere else?”

Escalion asked, raising the corners of his mouth playfully.

Could it be anywhere else? Belladonna shook her head again.

“I want to.”

“…Why?”

Belladonna asked in a very small voice.

“Why?”

Escalion, who heard her voice, immediately frowned.

“I don’t know what you’re asking. Are you saying it was wrong for me to kiss my wife?”

Belladonna looked up at him in silence.

She wanted to know Escalion’s true feelings.

He seems to care very much about his wife, but in reality, he hides his mistress in his estate.

Escalion, who was staring at her as well as Bella, who seemed to want his answer, raised one of his hands and scratched his eyebrow.

“I don’t know what to answer. Because my wife is attractive?”

“…….”

“Because she’s lovely and cute?”

“…….”

“Damn it, tell me what answer you want. From a young age, I grew up only among guys. It’s not easy to figure out what women want.”

I just want to know your truth… Belladonna’s expression sank low.

Escalion, who was watching her, let out a low groan and lowered his head.

“What reason would i want to kiss the girl i like?”

Escalion’s earlobes and nape of his neck were bright red as he lowered his head.

His reddened skin blended well with his bronzed upper body, making him aesthetically beautiful and extremely attractive.

“I have nothing more to say. That’s it. I like you. Damn, I like you.”

“…….”

“But if you don’t feel like it today, you don’t have to do it.”

He spat out, still with his head down.

Belladonna, who was sitting still, stretched out her arms and lifted Escalion’s bowed face.

A warm energy immediately spread across her palms.

“Bella.”

Escalion raised his eyes towards her and whispered softly.

His golden eyes stared at her, either excited or, on the other hand, very sunken.

It was a lovely look filled with awkward sincerity.

The moment she met his face, she felt her heart quickly melt and she became soft.

‘Okay, if this is…..’

Belladonna lifted the corners of her mouth into a smile.

At this moment, thoughts of Scarlet Layton faded away, and only his immature sincerity was knocking on her.

‘He likes me……’

She knew she wasn’t the only person Escallion loved, but if he showed her this much he cared, she had no reason not to reciprocate.

‘…I don’t know anymore.’

Belladonna suddenly made eye contact with Escalion, who was looking at her with a deepened gaze.

It was heartbreaking, but at least if he showed this level of sincerity when he was by my side…

Belladonna felt like she could handle everything else.

‘At least staying by his side is much better than going to Astanya…..’

This is enough, this is it.

Belladonna kept repeating to herself that she lowered her eyes to look at his lips.

Escalion noticed her gaze and immediately closed the distance between thier lips and approached.

He grabbed the tip of Belladonna’s chin and pressed his lips to hers.