Marriage With A Suspiciously Demure Husband - Chapter 95

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Chapter 95

A group of unfamiliar faces emerged all at once to greet the carriage.
The moment I stepped down, servants dressed in neat uniforms came out and bowed deeply at the waist.
“Welcome, sir. It was a long journey, madam.”
A well-groomed steward greeted us at the front.
The atmosphere was markedly different from the Edisi Baron Household staff I’d known in Ferarium and the servants managing the townhouse in the Capital.
Definitely more composed, quieter.
It was enough to settle even me.
Behind them stood an iron gate as large as a house and a magnificent castle.
So this was the Hadid Duke Castle…….
I never thought I’d actually come here.
Perhaps because of how unlikely it seemed, it was almost absurd that I was now standing in this place.
It was far more majestic than the descriptions in the original work, and covered in muted, neutral tones.
I’d seen towering residences and shops the entire way here, yet the settlement itself looked refined enough to rival the Capital.
“My wife is exhausted. Have them prepare a bath first.”
“Yes, sir. All the rooms are already prepared, and the bathwater has been readied in advance. You may enter whenever you wish.”
Half-dazed, I followed Kailas inside, and despite the cool gray stone of the castle exterior, a warm, gentle heat filled the corridors.
“There doesn’t seem to be a greenhouse.”
I glanced around the hallway.
“You’ll grow accustomed soon. If anything is inconvenient, tell me. I’ll have it prepared. This will be your room.”
“Ah, then the adjoining room is…….”
“Also where I stay.”
“Ah…….”
It was unexpectedly spacious. Really needlessly spacious, actually.
“You’re making it far too obvious how disappointed you are.”
“I didn’t think it would show.”
I pouted so hard my nose wrinkled, and Kailas let out a hollow laugh.
“I’ll have the familiar servants from before assigned to you here as well.”
“Thank you.”
Apparently he hadn’t noticed as much as Hisan had.
I thought he’d be far more thorough than before.
He watched until the bathwater arrived, then said he’d return briefly to handle some things and told me to rest comfortably before leaving.
“Shall I assist with your bath, madam?”
“Thank you. I’d appreciate that.”
I was truly exhausted that day, so I surrendered to the servants in the bathwater, letting them care for me.
My body, stiffened from the long carriage ride, melted away.

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Everyone was kind, but in this unfamiliar place I fell asleep waiting for Kailas, only to wake to an itching sensation creeping through my hair.
My eyes fluttered open groggily, and my vision was dark.
Night had fallen deep enough that the bedside lamp had been lit.
I tried to move and acknowledge his presence, but instead I simply spoke with my face buried in the pillow.
The maid had offered earlier to relax my body, so I’d received a massage, leaving me not merely tired but utterly limp. Or perhaps it was the hand brushing through my hair that had undone me.
“When did you come in?”
“A while ago.”
“You must not have rested at all.”
“It’s fine. I rested.”
“The steward is kind. And Tene, the head maid I greeted earlier, is as well.”
“I’ll have to commend them.”
I stirred sluggishly, pushing myself up halfway, then sat staring blankly into space for a time.
I was gazing idly at the edge of the bed and a spot on the floor when Kailas suddenly filled my field of vision.
“What are you thinking about?”
I frowned at him blocking my view, then turned my head to the side. At that, Kailas rolled me toward him, blanket and all.
“Really.”
“Hmm? Who are you thinking of?”
“…I keep wondering if coming here was the right choice.”
“…Do you regret it?”
“Well… looking back on the past year, it’s been quite eventful.”
“I’ll do what I can to make sure you’re comfortable. Sleep a bit more.”
He’d been patting my shoulder, so I glanced at the clock.
It was two in the morning.
He told me to sleep, but Kailas didn’t look the least bit tired.
Rather, he tilted his head to the side as if he might get up any moment, then lay back down without actually doing so.
“Is there something else you need to do?”
“Just a few last things. I’ll be back soon—get some rest.”
I wanted to ask why he was pushing himself so hard, to just tell him to sleep, but I stopped myself.
It felt like I was worrying about him too much, and somehow it felt like we were slipping back into the way things used to be.
Instead of answering, I nodded, and Kailas leaned down to brush a quick kiss against my forehead before he left.
The door clicked shut, and the bedroom suddenly felt far too spacious.
I was wide awake now.
The clarity I’d expected to gain with time had been swallowed instead by confusion.
It was an unavoidable choice, there were no other options—or so I told myself…
“Sigh…”
Are his actions now stemming from Noah Edisi?
Or are they an act put on by Kailas Hadid?
Or is this the true face of Kailas Hadid?
I covered my face with both hands and let out a groan of a sigh.

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By the second day, my condition had fully recovered.
After spending a day holed up in my room being attended to by Kailas and his servants, curiosity got the better of me and I ventured out.
If I’m being honest, it wasn’t just curiosity—I needed to learn his movements and understand the castle’s layout if I was going to have any chance of escaping.
This place, the Capital residence of a Duke, was far more favorable terrain for Kailas than for me.
He’d grown up here, so he could probably navigate it with his eyes closed.
But I couldn’t. I was a complete novice.
I might run into him around every corner, and I wanted a route planned so I could avoid having to engage with him each time.
It seemed like yesterday, exhaustion had made me fall into his schemes a bit too easily.
After another day had passed, I couldn’t believe how confused I’d been.
Maybe that’s why you can’t afford to surrender yourself to chaos.
I’d come dangerously close to a real disaster.
There’s no way that’s happening again.
Following the head maid’s guidance, I visited his office, the library-study that had been prepared for me, the dining hall, various rooms and a reception chamber.
“Are you managing alright?”
Tene, the head maid whose hair was half-white, asked me.
“Yes, I’m fine.”
“Please, speak freely. The reason I asked is that there’s a place I particularly wanted to show you, my lady.”
“Where?”
The head maid smiled gently and gestured for me to follow, bowing slightly as she led the way.
I’d expected the head maid of the Hadid Duchy’s main seat to be rather strict.
After all, I came from common stock, and I was likely very different from the image of a Duchess they wanted.
While I don’t usually take issue with one’s origins, the perspective of a ducal house would naturally be different.
Though Kailas had told me he made a good first impression, most of the people here had strong, cool features—almost as if they’d been specially selected.
Without exception, they had pale skin and distinctive facial features that commanded respect wherever they went.
So my confidence was somewhat shaken, but contrary to my worries, both Tene and the steward, who appeared to be in their fifties, were nothing but kind.
Tene led me to an enormous glass greenhouse.
I hadn’t expected something like this to be built in the wide-open garden at the very center of the main castle.
Yesterday, the castle had been so warm that I’d joked it was like a greenhouse, and here one actually was.
“…It’s magnificent. Like a work of art.”
At my words, Tene’s smile grew deeper.
“It’s beautiful to look at, but there’s a reason I wanted to show you.”
Tene opened the glass door and stepped inside.
The moment we entered, humid warmth enveloped us.
The sweet fragrance of flowers drifted through the air, mingled with the gentle sound of flowing water.
A table was arranged for taking tea.
“Now that you are the mistress of this castle, you are welcome to come whenever it pleases you. The door is always open to you.”
“Thank you.”
I stood mesmerized by the sight when Tene took my hand and led me deeper inside.
She had mentioned there was a reason for showing me this place.
The moment that thought crossed my mind, I noticed a door ahead.
A pristine white metal door, standing alone with no rooms on either side, blended perfectly with the greenhouse filled with verdant green.
“This inner chamber is protected by the strongest barrier in the entire castle. And below, in the underground levels, there is a shelter capable of withstanding anything.”
Tene reached into her sleeve and produced something.
It was a black diamond-shaped Mana Stone.
The moment she held it to the door, the thick metal panel slid open with a soft whisper.
I hesitated uncertainly until Tene nodded, gesturing for me to step inside.
…She was asking me to go in there?

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