Don't Get Caught by Your Husband!

That day, Escalion came into the bedroom late at night and walked to the bed, taking off the shirt he was wearing and throwing it to the floor.

Isn’t it cold….?

Belladonna, who was wearing her thick velvet nightgown and tucked under her blanket, looked at him like a wild bear as he walked towards her, with his half-baked body.

“You wrapped it up really tight.”

Bella grinned at him as Escalion curled his body under the blanket.

He lifted up her blanket and came inside, and also pulled Belladonna into his arms and hugged her tightly.

Belladonna pressed her body against Escalion’s warm skin and snuggled further into him.

“Does my wife have no ability to regulate her body temperature? Why is she so cold?”

“……”

“wait. I’ll tell them to light the fire more….”

Belladonna held tight to Escalion as he tried to raise his body again.

As he lowered his head to her with his quizzical face, Belladonna shook her head and opened her mouth.

“It’s warm when we’re stuck together like this.”

At her small voice, Escalion tightened his grip on the blanket and tightened his grip on his lower jaw.

“Do you know how that sounds to me now?”

“……?”

“It sounds like you’re asking me to stick around more. I know a way to get you fired up quickly, how about it?”

Oh really!

At Escalion’s sly smile, Belladonna blushed and slapped him.

I hit him with a lot of force, but it didn’t seem to have done much damage to him.

Escalion laughed and stroked her head.

“The cotton bat is pretty good.”

“……”

“There is one bad thing about coming to Griblata. It’s very fatal.”

“…..What is it?”

Belladonna asked, brushing her disheveled hair behind her ears.

Escalion shrugged his shoulders and opened his mouth.

“That I can’t strip you of my own will. The air is cold, so if i do something wrong, you’ll catch a cold.”

“Is that all you can think about?”

“This is a very normal thought for a husband with a beautiful wife.”

Belladonna looked at Escalion’s signature expression, the corners of his mouth lifting and his golden eyes sparkling mischievously, and then she turned around.

Escalion nipped at her again and hugged her from behind.

Belladonna closed her eyes as she felt his thick arms wrapping reassuringly around her waist.

Let’s get some sleep!

“I heard it from Wolff.”

After a while, Escalion, whose laughter had died down, let out a quiet sigh.

Belladonna listened to his voice and he opened her eyes again.

“I heard you sent Scarlett a letter today. A letter you wrote yourself.”

“…….”

Belladonna recalled the invitation I had carefully written.

When I was in Astanya, I had already written invitations countless times, so it wasn’t that difficult.

When I first opened my eyes as a saint, it was difficult to do anything, so I barely managed to put together the words of the previous invitations, but now…

“She hates me.”

At a time when I was needlessly thinking about my life in Astanya, Escalion spoke in a lower voice.

Belladonna turned her head slightly to look at him.

“Well, I understand why she gets annoyed when i show up late as her brother and meddle in everything.”

“…….”

“It must be inconvenient and annoying to bother her around without even proudly introducing her as my younger sister in front of others.”

“…..”

“Still……”

“Please talk to Scarlett.”

Belladonna turned her body fully to look at him and opened her mouth.

She looked into Escalion’s deep eyes.

“Don’t hide it, but tell her everything you feel. Everything was a choice for Scarlett, and in fact, you cares about your younger sister more than anyone else.”

“Bella…..”

“Then Scarlett will realize how much you care for her.”

Escalion stared at Belladonna in silence.

Her straight blue gaze and the warm touch on her cheek made him feel at ease and cozy.

It was a strange feeling, one he had never felt before.

“……”

Unable to bear it any longer, he closed his eyes and let out a sigh.

“…..She has stupid and bad personality, so I don’t know if i can have a conversation with her.”

“I guess she takes after you in that part.”

“What?”

Escalion opened his eyes, which had been closed. Belladonna was in front of him, covering her mouth with her fist, giggling as she did so.

Soon, he was making his laugh, too.

“Now you’re even making fun of me.”

Escalion put his weight on top of her, slipping his hands under Belladonna’s velvet nightgown.

“You will be punished.”

Bella also laughed softly, pushing Escalion’s shoulder away as he began to tickle her with a kiss on the cheek.

* * *

A few days later, Belladonna looked at the distant castle gate with a nervous expression.

Escalion, standing beside her, pulled her into his arms and opened her mouth.

“Let’s just wait at the dinning room. It’s cold.”

Belladonna shook her head, not taking her eyes off the gate.

Anyway, since this was my first time meeting my husband’s sister, I wanted to keep my manners.

Soon, the carriage sent by Escalion was seen passing through the castle gate.

She came…!

“Miss Scarlett’s carriage has arrived.”

Wolff, who was standing a little further ahead, opened his mouth.

He opened the door of the carriage that stopped in front of them and held out his hand to Scarlett, who appeared inside.

Belladonna stood still and watched her.

“…….”

Last time, the woman I saw at 76 Eufranca put her feet down on the floor.

Her tall, slender appearance and the long black hair flowing down her back weren’t much different from what she remembered from that time.

However, when she saw Scarlett up close, she had dark wheat-colored eyes similar to Escalion’s but with a different color.

Now I see she looks a lot like Escalion…!

After checking on Belladonna and Escalion, Scarlett bowed and greeted them.

“thank you for the invitation. This is Scarlett Layton.”

“…….”

“…….”

Belladonna couldn’t speak, so Escalion kept hid silence as he had nothing else to say.

In the long silence, Wolff, who had been watching by his side, couldn’t stand it and opened his mouth instead.

“Well, thank you for your hard work coming all the way! Shall we go to the dinner room first? I have prepared a dinner for you.”

“Ah yes.”

Scarlett answered without any significant change in expression.

She walked ahead for Belladonna to follow with her smile.

She glanced up at Escalion, who was still walking next to her without saying a word. Please say something!

As Belladonna held Escalion’s hand tightly, he forced his head to turn.

“What were you doing?”

Oh no… ! What if you ask her that!

Belladonna looked back at Scarlett in surprise.

But she answered with an expressionless face, as if Scarlett didn’t really care.

“I was just at home.”

Their conversation ended like that.

As we walked down the silent hallway again, Belladonna swallowed her dry saliva.

I had a feeling that today’s dinner wouldn’t be easy.

* * *

“It’s a stew made with mussels and boiled for a long time.”

The large table was filled one by one with the plates brought in by the employees. Belladonna looked at the table that was gradually filling up in silence.

“Eat a lot.”

“Thank you.”

After saying a few words, the siblings quickly began to focus on the food.

They were absorbed in the food in front of them, putting it into their mouths and chewing it without saying a word to each other.

Wait a minute, looking at this…

Belladonna, who was quietly watching them, let out a small laugh.

“……?”

The two siblings, who had their heads down on their plates in the same posture, looked up with puzzled faces.

Belladonna couldn’t help but laugh even more as she saw two pairs of similarly colored eyes looking at her.

She reached out her hand and wrote down her notes on her notepad placed nearby.

[You two have a lot in common.]

“……?”

“Ugh.”

“Ugh?”

As Scarlett immediately hardened her expression and made a disgusted expression, Escalion spoke with a hard face.

“Be polite in front of my wife.”

“Sorry.”

Scarlett bowed her head towards Bella as well.

It felt like she was looking at her childish younger sister, and the smile on Belladonna’s face couldn’t go away.

[Does the food suit your taste? Thank you for accepting the invitation.]

“No. Thank you for inviting me. I never thought Escalion would tell you… I didn’t know.”

Scarlett glanced at Escalion and answered.

She seemed comfortable calling her brother by his first name.

There seemed to be no particular disagreement. and she was just shaking the tomatoes on her plate in silence.

[My husband told me many stories. See you often in the future.]

Scarlett’s expression changed strangely after checking Belladonna’s handwriting.

She glanced up at Escalion again, then looked at Bella and nodded her head.

“Thank you for speaking comfortably. Actually, I also wanted to meet the lady. There are so many rumors….”

Are there a lot of rumors?

When Belladonna gave her a puzzled look, Scarlett added her explanation.

“People said that a very beautiful saint came to Griblata. they said she was the complete opposite of Escalion.”

Quite the opposite? Belladonna turned her head and looked at Escalion.

If we are talking about external aspects, we were completely opposites.

He was very tall, had healthy-looking bronze skin, beautiful golden eyes, and a strangely sensual aura.

Scarlett seemed to understand her inner thoughts and continued speaking.

“They said you were opposites, not only in appearance but also in personality. You are calm, benevolent, and kind.”

“Are you asking me to listen?”

“I really wanted to ask you, how on earth did you end up marrying Escalion?”

Scarlett asked, easily ignoring Escalion’s question.

“I’m sure everyone in Griblata is curious. One day, Escalion, who had suddenly left for Astanya, suddenly brought the saintess with him, saying that he was getting married. Oh, if you feel bad or have trouble answering, you don’t have to. Please forgive my rudeness.”

Bella smiled and shook her head to indicate that she wasn’t offended at all.

Rather, it was a fresh and interesting question.

Hmm, that’s why I married Escalion…

To be honest, I didn’t know how to explain it because it was nothing more or less than an arranged marriage.

Although my feelings for him have grown and become deeper now, when I first met him, I was only afraid and uncomfortable that my voice would be heard…

“I brought her as my wife because I fell in love with her at first sight.”

Instead of Belladonna, who had been lingering her fingers over her notepad, Escalion opened his mouth.