CH 98

‘I’m more nervous now than the first night I spent at the Grand Duke’s mansion after getting married.’

Coming out of the bathroom in a thick bathrobe, Frey looked around the couple’s bedroom for nothing.

Thanks to the delicate gold pieces placed here and there, the interior gives a bright yet luxurious feeling.

The sweet fragrance of flowers and soft lighting spread everywhere.

Everything is to her taste.

It was the result of Baron’s butler asking Lina about Frey’s taste and reflecting it on the interior decoration.

Of course, it wasn’t the interior decoration that made her heartbeat the most.

“Frey.”

Daniel, who had been sitting on the bed waiting for her bath to finish, got up.

He strode forward and hugged Frey from behind.

The sensitive sense of smell was able to capture the smell of Frey’s body even in the sensual scent of enjoyment.

Daniel leaned his face against Frey’s neck.

With his cool body and just enough weight to be comfortable, Frey’s body tensed up.

“You smell good.”

Daniel whispered and guided Frey toward the bed.

Finally, her blonde hair landed on a soft bedsheet. Daniel caressed her exposed cheek. Her fluff seemed to stand up and Frey flinched. 

As he felt her reaction, a scene passed through his mind.

[“Sorry. With you, I can’t…I’m scared because the rumors got stuck in my mind.”]

Daniel’s hand, which had been naturally down from her cheek to her collarbone, gradually slowed down.

Frey’s worried face from the future and Frey’s face looking down now overlapped.

Seeing the eyelashes trembling with nervousness, something seemed to boil inside, so he couldn’t act recklessly.

‘Even after looking at the future, I made a stupid mistake and lost a lot of points.’

‘Are you still worried about the rumor?’

He pretended not to know and asked if she knew the rumors about him.

“Frey. Are you nervous because of what you heard about me?”

“….”

Frey froze without answering.

She’d even pretended to spend the night with him the first time she’d spent the night in the Grand Duke’s mansion.

‘Why am I like this?’

Her heart, which had been fine at the time, felt like it was about to explode at any moment.

I couldn’t say anything because I was afraid that if I opened my mouth, only a strange sound would leak out.

Blush

The sight was somehow cute. Daniel swallowed his laugh and lay down next to her.

He didn’t know what her future self had heard that had caused her to stiffen so much.

But one thing was certain.

“Frey. I’m only going to cuddle with you tonight.”

He didn’t want to do anything more that might lose his points with her.

‘After you look at the future and you still lose your points more than this, then you will really start to find out if there is any way to beat yourself in the past.’

Daniel stretched out his arm and patted it on top.

Frey blinked wide at the situation she was experiencing for the first time in her life.

“Lie down on my arm. I’ll hug you.”

“….”

“Hugging like this is something you can only do in a special relationship.”

He urged in an obsessive voice.

Frey carefully laid down on his arm. Then Daniel took her in the arm opposite her and held her.

Frey carefully laid down on his arm. Then Daniel embraced her with his opposite arm.

Surrounded by his solid chest and arms, Frey felt an indescribable warmth and support. 

‘It’s been a while since I was hugged by someone else like this.’

Frey, who had been stiff, gradually relaxed and leaned into him.

Someone who will protect you rather than attack you.

Someone who can wait for you when you’re nervous and stiff.

Being in the arms of such a person, Frey fell asleep even though it was the first night of our move.

“Good night, Daniel.”

Daniel whispered to her as she said good night with a languid smile.

“Good night. And I’ll kiss you on the cheek tomorrow, okay?”

“….!”

Frey, who had almost fallen asleep, could not fall asleep for a long time because of severe thoughts after hearing those words.

* * *

“Your Highness, Grand Duchess. Good morning.”

the next morning. Butler Baron greeted me with a more happy face than I, who slept soundly in Daniel’s comfortable arms.

He was indeed a loyalist among loyalists, as he seemed genuinely pleased that the Grand Duke and Duchess were getting closer.

“Thank you, butler. I also like the new Prause mansion thanks to your hard work.”

He replied with a hearty smile.

“It’s all because the lord hand-picked it for Her Highness the Grand Duchess.”

“I see. Ah, Karuna will be bringing a guest later, so please guide the guest.”

I recalled today’s schedule and added it.

The butler seemed puzzled by my request, as it’s not something I usually do.

“I’ll do that, but what kind of guest…”

‘What kind of guest would she be to me?’

I thought for a moment before answering.

“I want to give a gift to Daniel. It’s a guest involved in preparing a gift.”

gift.

In those two letters, Baron made a meaningful expression and lowered his head.

“Alright. Don’t worry, guests will be guided as soon as they arrive.”

After Baron leaves.

I spent my time with Damon and Arsene, who was trying to slide on the shiny new railing

“I love our new house, Frey!”

“Really?”

The two really liked the mansion, which was smaller than Grand Duke Prause’s but had a different charm.

‘I’ll have to give them more tours of the capital while I’m here. I’d love to take them to that parfait cookie shop.’

I made a tour plan for the kids in my mind.

Then

“Your Highness, Grand Duchess. Karuna and her companion have arrived in the living room.”

The Baron informed me of Karuna’s visit.

I made my way to the new living room Daniel had prepared for me.

Karuna, whose eyes were a little bloodshot, and a quiet-looking lady were waiting for me.

“Your Highness, Grand Duchess. As you said, I brought a novelist.”

“Good job, Karuna. But what happened to your eyes?”

“I couldn’t sleep because I was reading the backstory of the first novel I was handed over.”

Karuna handed me a notebook.

It was a notebook with the full plot of the work that caught my interest even when I saw it briefly the other day, as I was accustomed to the drama of life.

“I can’t help but admire the discernment of Her Highness the Grand Duchess in choosing this piece, and of course, the writer next to me.”

Karuna’s voice contained sincerity, perhaps because she recognized the taste of a good drama.

I wonder who the author has written such an interesting story

“Greetings to Her Highness, Grand Duchess Prause. My name is Maybell, a senior at the Imperial Academy. I’m 22 this year, and I don’t have a last name because I’m a commoner.”

She is a commoner, and she is a senior at the imperial academy.

Considering her age, it was clear that she was quite talented.

It was the Imperial Academy that even aristocratic children with rich families were paid without letting them go if they lacked skills.

I offered her refreshments and got down to business.

“Maybell. The story you sent was very interesting and impressive. If you don’t mind, I would like you to serialize it in <Obelir Post> for a long time.”

The manuscript fee and some welfare benefits had already been suggested by Karuna before coming here.

Maybell liked the condition so much that she was facing me now.

“Thank you for the opportunity, Her Highness the Grand Duchess. I asked other newspapers to publish the novel several times, but they were all rejected.”

I knew why <Plan for the Perfect Divorce> was rejected.

Novels that are being published serially in other newspapers are generally concise and literary.

The reason I tried to bring Maybell even at the risk of going against the tide was not simply because of the lack of concentration.

“Thank you for your kind thoughts. However, I have an opinion that I would like you to reflect on when writing the story as I informed you in advance through Karuna.”

“If you mean revising the story’s setting to the north, then don’t worry.  I will do my best to promote the north.”

Maybell was an easygoing opponent.

The biggest reason why I decided to publish that novel in <Obelir Post>.

It was to show Daniel the appearance of a ‘prosperous Prause country’.

For a man who only cares for the territory, there would be no gift as great as showing him the Prause country full of travelers and merchants.

‘I was given a nice mansion on the mountainside, so this is the least I can do for him.’

I handed Maybel a set of landscape paintings of the Prause country that I had prepared in advance and said.

“If everyone who reads the story thinks the North is a wonderful place to visit, I’d like nothing more.”

People are very interested in the background of a story.

‘In my previous life. Everywhere If there was a sign that said it was the drama filming location, it was always full of people.’

It was the same for the people of Obelir.

It was fashionable among financially affluent opera enthusiasts to travel to the small towns where the drama was set.

And I felt that the North, which Daniel had taken care of, was also beautiful enough to be a popular destination.

With a little indirect advertising, I’m sure people would flock to it.

“If you need to travel for research, you can always ask for it.”

“It’s a great opportunity, so I’ll do my best.”

Maybell smiled and promised me.

“I will be happy if you do that.”

I had no idea what it meant for this naive young lady when she said ‘I’ll do my best.’