Marriage With A Suspiciously Demure Husband - Chapter 114

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Chapter 114

Faye’s face went blank.
“I—I thought you were the one drinking it, ma’am…”
“Oh, I mentioned I was thirsty while working, and the CEO was kind enough to bring me something. You startled me. It was good, thank you.”
“Ah…”
A quiet sigh escaped her.
Faye stepped back and offered another bright smile.
“Then shall I bring you something else, ma’am?”
“Hmm? No, thank you. I’m not particularly thirsty. I always appreciate your thoughtfulness, Angela.”
“…Yes, ma’am. If you need anything, just call me anytime!”
Well, what could she do.
No fun if it was easy.
Faye resolved to wait for her next opportunity.

* * *

Ginger watched Angela leave, her gaze lingering on the closing door.
The door clicked shut.
“CEO.”
Ginger turned sharply toward me.
“What is it?”
“You were being tested just now, weren’t you?”
“Was I?”
“That expression of hers was no joke. She doesn’t look anything like who she really is.”
I studied Ginger carefully as she spoke.
It was odd coming from her—sharp-tongued as she was, Ginger had the delicate grace of an elf, which made the observation somehow incongruous.
The truth was, I hadn’t called her here to give her work today.
I’d wanted to tell her that Kailas and I had made peace, that it seemed I might stay here even after a year. But the words wouldn’t come easily.
Ginger and Eggmen had truly been pulling their own weight.
No—they were giving far more than that.
Honestly, when I first met Ginger, I’d thought we’d settle what we owed each other, use one another, and go our separate ways eventually.
But after seeing her come find me of her own will, risking her life to help me, I couldn’t help but feel a strange tenderness, a kind of affection.
There was no helping it.
Probably anyone would feel the same way.
“CEO.”
“Hmm?”
“If you have something to say, just say it.”
Ginger smiled faintly.
I flinched. My conscience pricked, and I felt suddenly exposed under her gaze.
Right—Annie and Ginger both had an uncanny way of reading people. There was no hiding that I’d been hesitant.
“It’s nothing serious, just…”
“Yes?”
“About leaving after a year…”
I broached the subject carefully, but Ginger fixed me with a direct stare.
Of course she’d wonder why I was flip-flopping.
She’d ask if we really came all this way so hard only for me to turn around and abandon it just as easily.
It was only natural.
“Oh—you mean you and the Duke have reconciled, and you’re not going through with the Divorce?”
“Right, so… what?”
What did she say?
“That’s what you meant to tell us, isn’t it? About you and him making up, and staying?”
“No, wait—how did you…?”
“Our Sweet Honey told us. He said the Duke changed suddenly. I didn’t hear it directly, but seeing him from afar, the difference was obvious.”
Sweet Honey…
By now, Ginger made no effort to hide her affection for Eggmen.
Especially since he was the one who’d saved them, and in my presence, she let that fondness show all the more plainly.
So Eggmen had noticed.
Quiet, but sharp-eyed.
They really were a well-matched couple.
Well, that ought to make things easier to talk about.
“Mm, yes.”
“I’ve been watching you since the arena, haven’t I? Now that I know you better, I’ve noticed that the only time you have a strong reaction is when it involves the Director.”
“Is that… so?”
“When you first came here, I saw you hesitate, and I thought something had changed. When you first proposed that deal to me, you seemed like someone desperate to escape from you. But it’s different now.”
Had I been like that?
I thought I’d hidden it well, but apparently I’d been more transparent than I realized.
In the end, I let out a hollow laugh and nodded.
“You’re right, Ginger. The truth is, I’ve made peace with Kailas.”
Ginger leaned back against the table as if she’d known it all along, arms crossed.
“I thought as much. Something must have happened when you were brought back, hmm……”
Ginger’s smile turned knowing.
“We just… learned a bit more about each other.”
“That’s how it is between men and women, I suppose. I understand, Director.”

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After that, Faye made several more attempts to find her opening, but each one failed.
Just once. That’s all she needed.
This time, unlike before, she could flood her power all at once in a single moment.
So if she could just succeed once……
“The Founding Festival is right around the corner, and we haven’t heard from the Imperial Palace. I think we need to see the Crown Prince and Lily again. I’ll go alone. You’re busy here anyway.”
“That’s nonsense. We should go together.”
“You didn’t even sleep an hour yesterday before heading out. I’m just going to the Imperial Palace and coming back.”
“Wherever else, but I don’t want to send you alone to that corner. Hazel, you’re too soft with the Crown Prince and the princess.”
“Well, it’s because they’re so necessary… No, never mind. I understand. Let’s go together then.”
“All right. I’ll adjust to your schedule.”
The two of them spent the rest of dinner in conversation, exchanging nothing but tender concerns for each other, before leaving the restaurant.
Faye followed them, pretending to go out for supplies.
Or perhaps she’d need to try a different approach.
Without that person’s power, direct access was difficult, which was why she’d chosen this method. But it seemed she’d need one decisive strike.
‘I’ll have to use that method.’
At this rate, time would slip away.
Angela withdrew into the shadows like a whisper.

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Night had fallen.
After preparing for bed, I got into bed first, and Kailas entered the room.
Lately, I rarely saw him at ease like this—always ready to leave at a moment’s notice in case of emergency.
It wasn’t that he left every time; it was simply that with the Knights constantly moving, he was perpetually busy.
I pulled the blanket over myself and rested my chin on my raised knees, watching Kailas intently.
“That look in your eyes is going to wear me out.”
Kailas slouched toward me as he spoke.
“It’s just a calm gaze.”
“It’s late anyway.”
“Yes, it will be. It should be… but……”
The dreams I’d been having lately were strange.
A world identical to reality unfolded, and at first I wondered if old memories were surfacing as dreams, but that wasn’t it.
Everything was the same, yet it felt like a different world entirely.
It was as if I were experiencing a parallel world.
Like a dream where I was wearing the Knight Order uniform and being hunted by cult members.
Dylan even appeared in it, but he nagged far more than in reality.
Dylan’s face bore no scars.
Perhaps it was because it was a dream. In any case, she’d been dreaming so frequently lately that even sleep kept her occupied.
“Hazel.”
Kailas called to her as he climbed into bed.
“Hmm?”
“I’ve been thinking about this for a while now…”
“Yes?”
She squeezed his hand, urging him to speak rather than sit in silence.
“Our wedding.”
“Our wedding?”
“I’d like to do it again.”
“Do the wedding again?”
“Yes. Last time we kept it brief, and we’ve both changed so much since then. I want us to have a proper wedding ceremony together—something beautiful and grand, so you’ll remember it as a joyful occasion.”
Though they’d reconciled, this was something she hadn’t anticipated, and it caught her off guard.
As she thought it over, the idea seemed wonderful.
Their first wedding had been happy enough, but it had been rushed and incomplete—back then, Kailas had still been concealing himself, so it couldn’t be called a true union.
“Should we?”
“I’ll handle all the preparations.”
Kailas added quickly.
“Let’s do it together, like last time. Actually, I’ve had a vision of my wedding for some time now…”

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“Vice-Captain! Look at this!”
They’d already discovered three headquarters.
After Hazel’s help led them to one genuine headquarters, they realized it wasn’t the end—there were more.
Since then, the Imperial Knights had been busy every day, unearthing the headquarters of Cult Members one by one, scattered throughout the depths of the Capital.
The fact that their captives had deliberately fragmented their information made the work take twice as long.
Dylan strode toward the knight Roben who was calling him.
“What is it?”
“Look here. It seems they hid it in the wall.”
“Hell, they really went to lengths to hide this. There’s quite a volume—just scan the contents quickly and have it moved.”
Dylan crouched down, removed his Gauntlet for a moment, and picked up the Documents.
He flipped through them rapidly, then stopped at a particular page.
……
His brow furrowed, and alarm flooded his face.
“Vice-Captain? Shall we move it right away?”
Dylan, who had been focused on that one section, quickly closed the Documents and stood up.
“Roben, have all of this loaded and brought to my Office—every single page, nothing missing. I need to examine it properly before reporting to the Crown Prince. Don’t let anyone open it under any circumstances; there may be dangerous materials inside.”
“Yes, Vice-Captain. I’ll have it moved at once.”

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