Grand Duke, Please Stop Obsessing Over Your Wife! - Chapter 61

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61.

“She might wake up and wander around while I’m away and get caught.”

Anna Rose answered spiritedly. Her attitude showed not a hint of shame.

“That makes sense.”

‘I don’t know when the Third Prince will wake up, but this will certainly be quite a stimulating first meeting.’

After carefully tucking the blanket over the Third Prince’s body, the three of them discussed their future plans.

“The Monastery Abbot will return in a few days. When that happens, I won’t be able to properly care for His Highness because of my lessons. Do you have any plans?”

The monastery where Anna Rose stayed was originally a forbidden zone where only women could enter.

Moreover, in terms of safety, the monastery wasn’t a good place to properly protect the Third Prince.

‘Kukseo hasn’t reached the Northwest Region yet, but they’ll send people until they confirm the Third Prince’s death. This place is too dangerous.’

The best method would be to have Anna Rose and the Third Prince stay at the Duke’s Castle.

In fact, Annelize had planned this from the moment she married the Duke and sent Anna Rose to the monastery.

‘But back then, I firmly believed the Duke was human, and now the situation has changed a bit.’

Annelize had already experienced his hatred toward the first saint.

‘What if the Duke remembers the past and then takes Anna Rose hostage to cause me pain?’

Thinking about that fact made it difficult to proceed with the plan blindly.

“I’ll talk with His Grace the Duke. Anna Rose, pack your things in advance. You’ll be staying at the Duke’s Castle for a while.”

Until now, Annelize could only consider her own safety.

But now her younger sister’s and future brother-in-law’s lives were at stake too.

‘Simply believing that this person won’t harm me isn’t enough. I need to get assurance from the Duke that he’ll keep his promise no matter what happens.’

Annelize knew a way to obtain such assurance from the Duke.

‘Once the Duke makes a contract, he keeps it no matter what happens.’

It had actually been effective. She had enjoyed many benefits through her marriage contract with the Duke.

So she decided to propose a contract this time too.

Even if the Duke recalled his memories with Anelarion from the past.

Making a new contract with content that he wouldn’t harm her.

‘However… unlike the first contract, this time I can’t even guess what the Duke might demand from me in return.’

She could only hope it would be something within the level that Annelize could accommodate.

“I’ll tell my lord to visit my lady later.”

Isaiah stepped forward perceptively.

* * *

That night.

Annelize stood on the terrace watching the sun set.

The sun hid its form beyond the horizon.

Stars began to appear one by one in the darkened sky.

The moon also revealed itself in its usual place, as if it had never disappeared.

‘Thank goodness. It returned properly.’

Now people’s confusion would settle down too.

Annelize finally felt relieved.

As if welcoming her return, the moon shone particularly bright tonight.

‘It’s as if it’s shining down on me.’

It wasn’t just words – the moonlight fell particularly strongly around the terrace where she was.

‘I’ve confirmed the moon. Should I go inside now?’

Annelize pulled her shawl close and stood up. She turned around and started walking, then stopped.

Then she carefully observed the moonlight that had settled on her.

It wasn’t her imagination.

The moonlight was following her.

“….”

When she moved her body to the right, the right space became particularly bright.

She moved to the left again. Sure enough, the moonlight moved to the left.

Like a theatrical effect that makes an actor delivering a monologue on stage stand out.

“It recognizes its master.”

Annelize turned around at the voice coming from behind.

“It will illuminate your surroundings wherever you are. No matter how dark the place.”

It sounded quite romantic.

“I won’t have to worry about getting lost at night.”

At the same time, the vastness of the fact that her husband was a being who could manipulate celestial bodies in the sky at will couldn’t be ignored.

‘Right now he does this and that because he thinks I’m cute. But what will happen after he regains his memories?’

The greater his affection grew, the more vicious his revenge would be.

Honestly, she didn’t even want to imagine it.

This was a problem Annelize would have to carry with her ever since learning the Duke’s true identity.

The Duke might feel hurt that Annelize didn’t trust him, but it couldn’t be helped.

The current Duke who had lost his memories of the first saint would surely be different from the Duke after regaining his memories.

“Your Grace the Duke. Today I went to Aldeon Monastery and met His Highness the Third Prince and Anna Rose. If Your Grace permits, I would like to bring His Highness the Third Prince here. Anna Rose too.”

“I don’t mind. Do as you wish.”

As she expected, the Duke immediately gave his permission.

“Thank you. Then there’s something I’d like to make certain before that, Your Grace. Could you make another contract with me?”

Annelize continued calmly.

“As I mentioned before, my goal is to make His Highness the Third Prince the Emperor. Until then, I hope you’ll promise to protect me, my younger sister, His Highness the Third Prince… the people I need, without harming them.”

The Duke looked puzzled.

“I can do that without making a contract.”

“I think making it certain would put my mind at ease. And it’s not fair for only me to keep receiving help, is it? Instead, please tell me what Your Grace wants from me too. If it’s something I can do, I’ll do my best to accommodate you.”

“What I want from you….”

The Duke fell into thought.

“Of course there is something.”

* * *

The Duke still thought that he just needed to follow whatever Annelize wanted, so a contract form wasn’t particularly necessary.

‘What I want.’

But if Annelize would grant what he desired in return.

It was quite an appealing proposal.

Annelize was looking up at the Duke with her hands clasped together.

The Duke brought his hand to her cheek.

Her expression was calm, but he could feel her facial muscles stiffened with tension.

How regrettable.

Annelize was beautiful no matter what expression she wore, and even this tense expression in front of him was still lovely.

But still… he couldn’t forget the smile Annelize had worn the day he showed her the aurora.

The bright laughter that burst out as if she couldn’t contain it. And even the deeply carved dimples in her cheeks. That day’s smile was perfect.

Sadly, he hadn’t been able to see that same smile again since that day, which was truly regrettable.

He wanted to see it again.

The Duke swallowed his bitterness and clicked his tongue.

“I want you to smile at me.”

Annelize’s eyes widened in shock. It seemed to be an unexpected answer.

“But I can smile at you even now?”

Saying that, Annelize pulled up the corners of her mouth.

It was a forced smile where her eyes weren’t smiling.

The Duke’s mood became uncomfortable.

No matter how little he knew about humans, he knew that the expression Annelize was making was a fake smile.

“Not a forced smile. I want a different kind of laughter. What I want is a smile where your eyes crinkle round and dimples carve deep.”

His index finger poked at the right corner of Annelize’s mouth.

“Like the one you made when you saw the aurora.”

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