Taking Care of My Husband in a Tragic Novel

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Chapter 31

‘Why do I keep having dreams like this?’

Even though I had already come to my senses, I did not open my eyes for a while and fell into deep thought.

‘The second time I saw it, I knew for sure.’

In the dream I had today, every time I let go of the hand that was holding mine and looked at his face, his appearance was a little different from how he looked now. What happened? No matter how much I think and think about it, it’s impossible. And what was most certainly strange was that the flowers in the garden outside the window were full of sunflowers.

‘Sunflowers are flowers that bloom in the autumn…’

If I’m remembering Astell’s memories right, autumn didn’t make any sense at all. No matter how much I thought about it I couldn’t come to a plausible conclusion, so in the end, my head was pounding and I frowned without realizing it.

But then, a large hand reached towards my forehead with a touch so tender as though I would break if he wasn’t careful. Miraculously, the headache disappeared like a ghost. I slowly opened my eyes and met the owner of the hand that had touched me. He was looking at me kindly as if he was looking at something lovely.

“Are you up?”

As expected, the one in my dream and the one in front of me were subtly different. Although there wasn’t that much difference, I could tell anyway.

“Yes. Did you sleep well, Wife? You just frowned, did you have another bad dream?”

“No. It wasn’t a dream. Did you sleep well, Bleon?”

“Yes, I slept well…”

“I’m glad. So, shall we get up and prepare?”

Yesterday I fell asleep in Bleon’s arms, and I woke up in the middle, but anyway, today was officially my first day at Hares. I got up to get ready and sat across the edge of the bed. But Bleon, who had been watching my actions until then, suddenly lay down and hugged my waist from behind. Then he started rubbing his head on my back.

“Wife…”

“Huh? Why?”

Bleon stretched out and called me in a languid voice.

Don’t tell me…….

“Wife…”

He kept calling me and it was clear that he had something he wanted from me. And we got too close yesterday, so I couldn’t feign innocence towards his behavior. I turned my head back slightly and looked down at him.

‘Cute.’

Contrary to the sexy voice I heard from behind, Bleon’s eyes were shining like a puppy. I looked at his handsome face with a happy smile, then turned to Bleon.

“Do you have anything to say?”

“What I couldn’t do yesterday…”

“What you couldn’t do yesterday?”

“Yes…”

He wanted to take care of the kiss that he couldn’t finish yesterday, as soon as he woke up in the morning.

“So you waited for me to wake up?”

Bleon’s face flushed slightly from embarrassment when I spoke straightforwardly.

“Do you want to do it now?”

Bleon nodded his head vigorously.

‘A dream is just a dream.’

Having concluded that, I looked at him silently and closed my eyes. It meant permission. The bed creaked a little, knowing that. It seemed that Bleon got up. And in an instant, his body scent rushed in, and Bleon, who held the back of my neck, gave me a breathtaking, suffocating kiss.

“Hmmh, mhh.”

A shallow moan erupted with each breath given in between. I don’t know who taught him, but Bleon was very good at kissing.

‘Astell probably taught you right?’

Or did you learn it yourself? Even in my dreams, he was good at everything. Even though it was a dream, my body remembered that distant pleasure when I woke up from the dream.

Right now, with just a kiss like this, my body and legs were tingling, so I’m trying to hold on to the urge to rub against him. If I actually did all the things I had in my dreams, I thought I might lose my mind with so much pleasure.

I also tapped him on the shoulder before going further like yesterday. Fortunately, Bleon, who read my intentions, pulled back quickly.

“Ha, stop…”

“A little more…”

“Mmph, n, no. It’s morning.”

I pulled my face back to avoid him trying to kiss my lips again.

“…Yes, okay.”

‘Ah, seriously!’

Seeing him with a pitiful expression on his face made my heart weak again.

“Then only a little bit more. Okay?”

Bleon, whose pitiful expression was erased, approached me with his eyes shining. We began to covet each other’s lips again as if it was the first time.

Even though I had just woken up in the morning, the kiss became too long so today’s schedule was delayed. We hurriedly washed up, skipped breakfast and got ready to go out in order to get back on track even a little. It was too late to have a meal now, but there must be many places selling delicious food in the downtown area, so we decided to fill our stomachs there.

Before getting on the carriage parked in front of the mansion, I looked around widely. Hares’ mansion was twice as large as Kren’s mansion. It had a huge mansion and a large garden that showed how great the Duchy of Einer was in the past.

‘If you want to live here, you will need quite a few employees.’

First of all, I had to bring all the people from Kren, and it seemed like I would be very busy for a while if I wanted to recruit more people than that. Today, Sir McCain was with us, too. He knew the capital well, so he would certainly be helpful, so we decided to go with him.

“Where shall I take you first?”

McCain came up to us and asked. His gaze somehow felt like he was looking down a bit, not meeting my eyes.

“First of all, I want to eat something. Do you have any places to recommend?”

“What kind of food would you like for your meal?”

I looked at Bleon who was standing next to me in response to his question, but the atmosphere didn’t seem so good. Knowing that it was because of this man standing in front of us, I decided to hurry up and end the conversation with McCain.

‘That time when I felt relaxed when I heard that McCain said that he was going with us, it must have been a momentary feeling.’

Perhaps what Bleon said at the time was doing his best not to offend my nerves in any way.

“I’m alright with anything, so let’s go to the most famous place in Hares.”

If you come to an unfamiliar place, you should first taste what the food here is like. To that end, one of the ways not to fail was to visit the most famous and popular places. As the conversation was about to end, Bleon suddenly came forward and blocked my view. So I could only see Bleon’s broad back, but couldn’t see McCain anymore.

“Duke?”

I called him carefully at his sudden action, and I heard a cold, sharp voice.

“I acknowledge that you’re a noble as well, but do you think it is proper to look at the Duchess so recklessly, even if you are a person who is employed by the Dukedom?”

I was going to say it’s not a big deal, but then I suddenly realized where McCain was looking and bit my mouth. My face turned red at the thought of being caught. What we had done last night and this morning was obvious, and I hurriedly covered my lips with one hand.

“…I apologize. I made a mistake.”

Saying so, McCain lowered his head slightly.

“Let’s get in the carriage, Duke.”

I signaled that we should get on the carriage quickly to clear the frozen atmosphere between the two of them. Fortunately, Bleon got into the carriage without saying a word. And so, the carriage departed with the loud whining of the horses.

It was just the two of us in the carriage. Looking at Bleon’s expression, it was the same image he always showed me. I couldn’t even imagine that he had said that before. As I looked at him and our eyes met, Bleon looked at me and smiled. Seeing his smile reassured me, and then I looked out the window. It was midsummer, but the weather was sunny and the wind was refreshing. As I gazed at the scenery outside the window, I was momentarily startled by a hand hugging me from behind.

“You surprised me. Isn’t it hot?”

The air was still cool since the sun had not yet risen in the middle of the sky, but it was still summer.

“It’s hot…?”

Bleon was asking me in an obvious tone.

“Of course—”

But just as I was about to answer him, Bleon released one of his arms and started fanning me coolly.

“Is this okay?”

“If you just go away, you don’t have to fan me for nothing.”

No matter how much I look at Bleon’s actions, it was not rational as it would only tire him out.

“I’m not tired at all…”

But since he said he wasn’t tired, I didn’t have much to say. In fact, even when he was holding me close, there was no feeling of stuffiness at all. I leaned back to be more comfortable. Bleon was firmly supporting me from behind, so I felt a sense of stability and even admired the scenery outside.

So the carriage ran and ran into the downtown area. Outside the window, all kinds of noises could be heard like the downtown area of ​​the capital, and it was noisy and crowded. I watched without taking my eyes off the ever-changing outdoor background for even a single moment. Then the carriage stopped.

“We’re here.”

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