As soon as Damian entered the dressing room, he stretched out his finger and drew a long horizontal line in the air. “Give me everything like this.”
The store manager’s expression was as bright, like someone who had been struck by money. “You have a good eye.”
I didn’t think it was an appropriate compliment to give someone who asks for a dress without even seeing it.
There are so many clothes in the mansion, so why buy other clothes?
“You can pack everything into a suitcase and send it to the port.”
“I understand.”
Damian gave the check before I could say anything. Then, looking at my simple clothes, he said, “You’d better change those clothes too.”
With those words, I took off my dark brown dress and changed into a white blouse, a refreshing green skirt, and a luxurious checkered coat. Only after putting a hat on my head with a short veil that covered half of my face was Damian satisfied.
“It suits you well.”
The store manager smiled happily and nodded his head. “I’ve never seen such a picturesque couple in my life. You’re so handsome and beautiful.”
At the mention of the couple, Damian’s eyes fell on the ruby ring. He said nothing, but I could tell he hated the ring.
Now that I think about it, we have to pretend to be a married couple, but wouldn’t it be a bit weird if I were the only one wearing a wedding ring?
The boutique also deals with accessories. I quietly looked through the jewelry and found a thick, gorgeous ring with a large ruby. Although it didn’t have the same shape as the ring I wore, the main ruby was cut in the same shape, so it was worth insisting that it was a pair.
[Would you like to buy the ring?]
▹Buy it.
▹ Don’t buy it.
“Can you give me this ring? That person will make the payment.”
That person obviously meant Damian.
“Alright. Would you like me to pack it?”
“Just give it to me. It’s going to be used right away.”
I was holding a heavy ruby ring and trying to call Damian, who was paying for clothes. Since we’re pretending to be a married couple, I can’t call him Damian, right?
“Honey.”
Damian looked at me with a shocked expression.
“Could you give me your hand?”
“…”
“Oh, it fits perfectly.”
It was a ring chosen by eye measurement, and the size was just right, like fate.
“It’s really amazing, right?”
When I smiled broadly and raised my head, Damian’s expression crumpled.
It’s nothing special, right? But why is it anticlimactic?
“For your information, I bought this with your own money, so you can’t refuse it.”
So even if he doesn’t like it, he has to wear it.
Damian didn’t respond, just clinched his fists.
Ding!
[The Constellation ‘Romance Pass’ has sponsored 100,000 coins.]
[He loves it to die ㅠ.]
He didn’t look like someone who loved it to die, but rather someone who just wanted to kill me.
The shopping at the boutique ended well. I thought this was the end of the business, but he took me around the shopping district in earnest.
“Why are you buying so many things?”
When I asked him with a weary face, Damian only replied that it was all necessary for the trip. It’s true that we need to prepare for the trip, but I think it’s too much spending…
Whatever. It was none of my business since he bought it all with his own money anyway.
After shopping, Damian took me to the mansion without asking.
“Please go in. I will send a carriage on the day we have to leave for the kingdom so you can come by it.”
I caught him before he left. “I have something to tell you. Just a minute.”
Now, it was ridiculous for me to pretend to be someone other than madam.
It was when I tried to tell him everything honestly. Damian looked at the held hand and uttered an unexpected word. “I think Madam finds this situation fun.”
“What?”
“Like other nobles, you sponsor poor orphans and send gifts as you please. With that, you can show off to others. I know that’s one of the games for nobles. The people who adopted me were like that too.”
He let out a self-help smile.
“At first, I wondered why you wouldn’t come to see me. I thought you’d be different. But really, you were different. You were different from me.”
“Damian…”
“If you were going to abandon me so miserably, you shouldn’t have come to see me until the end.”
Damian glared at me with hateful eyes. “How long have I been looking for you?”
I couldn’t even make an excuse.
Damian coldly laughed at me like that. “I still vividly remember the first day I came to this mansion. The day I met you and the first class. And the day you left me. It keeps appearing in my dreams, and I can’t forget it. Damn it.”
“…”
“How does it feel to leave like that and then return to me as if nothing had happened? Is seeing me swaying like a ten-year-old child only by your glance or touch fun?”
“It’s not like that.”
“I don’t want to hear anything you say anymore. No, I just hate you.”
I felt like I had been slapped in the face by such straightforward words that had no room for different interpretations. However, I shouldn’t be offended. It was Damian who felt slapped first, not me.
Damian’s eyes were twisted as if he was about to cry.
“I hate you so much. To the point where I would like to erase all my memories if I could.”
I understood. Of course, I deserved it, since I gave him nightmares.
With a suffocating sense of guilt, I held Damian’s hand, which was still in my hand, a little tighter. “…I’m really sorry for suddenly disappearing. It’s my fault. But I never disappeared to abandon you. The accident…”
Damian then shook his hand coldly. “It doesn’t matter what the reason is. My thoughts will not change.”
My lips didn’t move as I lost courage at his cold rejection.
“If you really feel sorry, you shouldn’t go away this time. Well, it wouldn’t be a problem if you disappeared again.”
He coldly closed the carriage door and left me without having a chance to catch him one more time with the courage I had managed to muster. This was in front of my house, but I felt like I was abandoned in an unfamiliar place.
I muttered, staring blankly at the carriage moving away. “…Sorry.”
The apology that couldn’t be reached was scattered helplessly in the air.
* * *
It was the morning of the day of the trip. I took the black carriage sent by Damian and moved to the port. It took two weeks to arrive at Kingdom Rusangte, so I felt at a loss.
I’m the one who planned this, so I can’t turn back anymore.
I have prepared a townhouse to stay in the kingdom, but I may have to return to the empire as soon as we arrive.
“We’re here, Madam.”
As the carriage stopped in the port, I lowered my white dress carefully so as not to get dirty. A pure white dress that looks exactly like a wedding dress, lace gloves, and a white parasol. It looked very striking compared to the black carriage. Maybe that’s why even people who were passing by in a hurry glanced at me at least once.
I was already feeling very discouraged, so I lowered my head as those gazes pierced my body like needles.
Ding!
[The Constellation ‘Born From Theresa’s Heart’ has sponsored 100,000 coins.]
[I know Damian is angry, but I can’t stand him nailing my baby’s heart.]
Ding!
[The Constellation ‘Neutral Gear’ has sponsored 100,000 coins.]
[That’s not true ㅋㅋ. Theresa didn’t do it on purpose, but honestly, she’s not innocent.]
Since Damian left coldly, the constellations have been fighting every chance they get, saying I was wrong and that Damian was too much.
Ding!
[The Constellation ‘Son-in-law Damian’ has sponsored 100,000 coins.]
[Things can be solved if they love each other.]
“Madam.”
Then, I heard a familiar voice over my head. When I raised my head, I could see Damian’s face with his hair neatly slicked and wearing glasses. Wearing an old-fashioned outfit with a cravat tied around his neck, he gave off an intellectual and adult vibe. He truly seemed like a well-educated nobleman.
I thought in the midst of depression. I wonder whose son he’s. He’s so handsome. Even the constellations who saw him stopped their fight.
He held out his arm. “We’ll be late. Should we go in now?”
“…Yes.”
I grabbed his arm and walked forward.
The sailor led us to the cabin. “This is the room you two will be using. Have a nice trip.”
The room we were guided to was a mid-level suite, although not very high-end. The bed was king-size, there was a two-seater sofa, and the bathroom and balcony were spacious and well-decorated. There was a separate room for luggage storage, so there was no shortage for two people. That’s the case If we were a real couple.
I hesitated awkwardly at the entrance. I obviously asked for twin beds, but why is there only one bed? Can I get another room now?
Damian said as he took off his coat. “How long are you going to stand there like that? Is it because you’re offended to be in the same room with me?”
“N-no.”
“Don’t worry. I’ll sleep outside, so you can use this room.”
“You’re going to sleep outside… Do you have another room?”
“No way.”
So where are you going to sleep?
“Are you saying you’re going to sleep like a homeless person?”
“If necessary.”
It was me who planned this trip, and I was the one who abandoned him, so it was all my fault, but honestly, I felt as if I was cunning by this point.
“What nonsense are you talking about? Why do you want to go out and sleep there when there is a perfectly fine room? Why? Because I’m a noble and you’re a commoner?”
I continued with a stiff expression before Damian could say anything. “I will get out so you can use this room.” Then I left the room.
I was worried that he might catch me, so I put a locking spell on the door so that it would open on its own after 30 minutes. In the meantime, I will search for a place to stay.
As I strode along, I called a woman who was coming out of the standard room, the lowest room among all classes, and made an offer. “Would you like to exchange clothes with me? I’ll compensate you.”
The woman looked at the money I took out of my purse and nodded her head blankly.
As soon as Damian entered the dressing room, he stretched out his finger and drew a long horizontal line in the air. “Give me everything like this.”
The store manager’s expression was as bright, like someone who had been struck by money. “You have a good eye.”
I didn’t think it was an appropriate compliment to give someone who asks for a dress without even seeing it.
There are so many clothes in the mansion, so why buy other clothes?
“You can pack everything into a suitcase and send it to the port.”
“I understand.”
Damian gave the check before I could say anything. Then, looking at my simple clothes, he said, “You’d better change those clothes too.”
With those words, I took off my dark brown dress and changed into a white blouse, a refreshing green skirt, and a luxurious checkered coat. Only after putting a hat on my head with a short veil that covered half of my face was Damian satisfied.
“It suits you well.”
The store manager smiled happily and nodded his head. “I’ve never seen such a picturesque couple in my life. You’re so handsome and beautiful.”
At the mention of the couple, Damian’s eyes fell on the ruby ring. He said nothing, but I could tell he hated the ring.
Now that I think about it, we have to pretend to be a married couple, but wouldn’t it be a bit weird if I were the only one wearing a wedding ring?
The boutique also deals with accessories. I quietly looked through the jewelry and found a thick, gorgeous ring with a large ruby. Although it didn’t have the same shape as the ring I wore, the main ruby was cut in the same shape, so it was worth insisting that it was a pair.
[Would you like to buy the ring?]
▹Buy it.
▹ Don’t buy it.
“Can you give me this ring? That person will make the payment.”
That person obviously meant Damian.
“Alright. Would you like me to pack it?”
“Just give it to me. It’s going to be used right away.”
I was holding a heavy ruby ring and trying to call Damian, who was paying for clothes. Since we’re pretending to be a married couple, I can’t call him Damian, right?
“Honey.”
Damian looked at me with a shocked expression.
“Could you give me your hand?”
“…”
“Oh, it fits perfectly.”
It was a ring chosen by eye measurement, and the size was just right, like fate.
“It’s really amazing, right?”
When I smiled broadly and raised my head, Damian’s expression crumpled.
It’s nothing special, right? But why is it anticlimactic?
“For your information, I bought this with your own money, so you can’t refuse it.”
So even if he doesn’t like it, he has to wear it.
Damian didn’t respond, just clinched his fists.
Ding!
[The Constellation ‘Romance Pass’ has sponsored 100,000 coins.]
[He loves it to die ㅠ.]
He didn’t look like someone who loved it to die, but rather someone who just wanted to kill me.
The shopping at the boutique ended well. I thought this was the end of the business, but he took me around the shopping district in earnest.
“Why are you buying so many things?”
When I asked him with a weary face, Damian only replied that it was all necessary for the trip. It’s true that we need to prepare for the trip, but I think it’s too much spending…
Whatever. It was none of my business since he bought it all with his own money anyway.
After shopping, Damian took me to the mansion without asking.
“Please go in. I will send a carriage on the day we have to leave for the kingdom so you can come by it.”
I caught him before he left. “I have something to tell you. Just a minute.”
Now, it was ridiculous for me to pretend to be someone other than madam.
It was when I tried to tell him everything honestly. Damian looked at the held hand and uttered an unexpected word. “I think Madam finds this situation fun.”
“What?”
“Like other nobles, you sponsor poor orphans and send gifts as you please. With that, you can show off to others. I know that’s one of the games for nobles. The people who adopted me were like that too.”
He let out a self-help smile.
“At first, I wondered why you wouldn’t come to see me. I thought you’d be different. But really, you were different. You were different from me.”
“Damian…”
“If you were going to abandon me so miserably, you shouldn’t have come to see me until the end.”
Damian glared at me with hateful eyes. “How long have I been looking for you?”
I couldn’t even make an excuse.
Damian coldly laughed at me like that. “I still vividly remember the first day I came to this mansion. The day I met you and the first class. And the day you left me. It keeps appearing in my dreams, and I can’t forget it. Damn it.”
“…”
“How does it feel to leave like that and then return to me as if nothing had happened? Is seeing me swaying like a ten-year-old child only by your glance or touch fun?”
“It’s not like that.”
“I don’t want to hear anything you say anymore. No, I just hate you.”
I felt like I had been slapped in the face by such straightforward words that had no room for different interpretations. However, I shouldn’t be offended. It was Damian who felt slapped first, not me.
Damian’s eyes were twisted as if he was about to cry.
“I hate you so much. To the point where I would like to erase all my memories if I could.”
I understood. Of course, I deserved it, since I gave him nightmares.
With a suffocating sense of guilt, I held Damian’s hand, which was still in my hand, a little tighter. “…I’m really sorry for suddenly disappearing. It’s my fault. But I never disappeared to abandon you. The accident…”
Damian then shook his hand coldly. “It doesn’t matter what the reason is. My thoughts will not change.”
My lips didn’t move as I lost courage at his cold rejection.
“If you really feel sorry, you shouldn’t go away this time. Well, it wouldn’t be a problem if you disappeared again.”
He coldly closed the carriage door and left me without having a chance to catch him one more time with the courage I had managed to muster. This was in front of my house, but I felt like I was abandoned in an unfamiliar place.
I muttered, staring blankly at the carriage moving away. “…Sorry.”
The apology that couldn’t be reached was scattered helplessly in the air.
* * *
It was the morning of the day of the trip. I took the black carriage sent by Damian and moved to the port. It took two weeks to arrive at Kingdom Rusangte, so I felt at a loss.
I’m the one who planned this, so I can’t turn back anymore.
I have prepared a townhouse to stay in the kingdom, but I may have to return to the empire as soon as we arrive.
“We’re here, Madam.”
As the carriage stopped in the port, I lowered my white dress carefully so as not to get dirty. A pure white dress that looks exactly like a wedding dress, lace gloves, and a white parasol. It looked very striking compared to the black carriage. Maybe that’s why even people who were passing by in a hurry glanced at me at least once.
I was already feeling very discouraged, so I lowered my head as those gazes pierced my body like needles.
Ding!
[The Constellation ‘Born From Theresa’s Heart’ has sponsored 100,000 coins.]
[I know Damian is angry, but I can’t stand him nailing my baby’s heart.]
Ding!
[The Constellation ‘Neutral Gear’ has sponsored 100,000 coins.]
[That’s not true ㅋㅋ. Theresa didn’t do it on purpose, but honestly, she’s not innocent.]
Since Damian left coldly, the constellations have been fighting every chance they get, saying I was wrong and that Damian was too much.
Ding!
[The Constellation ‘Son-in-law Damian’ has sponsored 100,000 coins.]
[Things can be solved if they love each other.]
“Madam.”
Then, I heard a familiar voice over my head. When I raised my head, I could see Damian’s face with his hair neatly slicked and wearing glasses. Wearing an old-fashioned outfit with a cravat tied around his neck, he gave off an intellectual and adult vibe. He truly seemed like a well-educated nobleman.
I thought in the midst of depression. I wonder whose son he’s. He’s so handsome. Even the constellations who saw him stopped their fight.
He held out his arm. “We’ll be late. Should we go in now?”
“…Yes.”
I grabbed his arm and walked forward.
The sailor led us to the cabin. “This is the room you two will be using. Have a nice trip.”
The room we were guided to was a mid-level suite, although not very high-end. The bed was king-size, there was a two-seater sofa, and the bathroom and balcony were spacious and well-decorated. There was a separate room for luggage storage, so there was no shortage for two people. That’s the case If we were a real couple.
I hesitated awkwardly at the entrance. I obviously asked for twin beds, but why is there only one bed? Can I get another room now?
Damian said as he took off his coat. “How long are you going to stand there like that? Is it because you’re offended to be in the same room with me?”
“N-no.”
“Don’t worry. I’ll sleep outside, so you can use this room.”
“You’re going to sleep outside… Do you have another room?”
“No way.”
So where are you going to sleep?
“Are you saying you’re going to sleep like a homeless person?”
“If necessary.”
It was me who planned this trip, and I was the one who abandoned him, so it was all my fault, but honestly, I felt as if I was cunning by this point.
“What nonsense are you talking about? Why do you want to go out and sleep there when there is a perfectly fine room? Why? Because I’m a noble and you’re a commoner?”
I continued with a stiff expression before Damian could say anything. “I will get out so you can use this room.” Then I left the room.
I was worried that he might catch me, so I put a locking spell on the door so that it would open on its own after 30 minutes. In the meantime, I will search for a place to stay.
As I strode along, I called a woman who was coming out of the standard room, the lowest room among all classes, and made an offer. “Would you like to exchange clothes with me? I’ll compensate you.”
The woman looked at the money I took out of my purse and nodded her head blankly.
