Newlywed Life Begins with a Mistake - Chapter 64

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Chapter 64

The teacup crashed to the floor at the same time tea splashed onto Matthew’s robe.

Red stains slowly spread across the white robe.

“I’m sorry! My grip is weak, so I accidentally dropped the teacup!”

“It’s fine.”

Evelyn, who had turned pale, hurriedly pulled out a handkerchief and tried to wipe the tea that had splashed on the white robe.

But the stain only grew darker as she went on.

“Oh, what should I do! The stain won’t come out!”

“It’s really fine. Just leave it. It’s getting late, so I should be going now.”

Matthew stopped the flustered Evelyn, looked at the clock on the wall, and hurriedly left his seat.

After Matthew left like that, Casian revealed himself.

“The signal has been captured.”

“It was worth the effort.”

Evelyn, who had been flustered, now had a calm face as if nothing had happened.

Right after returning from the ball, Evelyn went to the shopping district as soon as morning came and purchased a small magical device capable of location tracking.

At first glance it looked like rusted metal, but when magic power was injected, it would share a specific target’s location in real time.

Evelyn, who had deliberately spilled tea on Matthew, acted as if she was panicked.

With one hand she wiped the stain on his robe with a handkerchief, while with the other hand she secretly attached the location-tracking magical device to his trouser hem.

Since it was a small metal piece, it wouldn’t be easily noticed.

“The light is blinking continuously.”

Fortunately, Matthew didn’t seem to notice, and as Casian said, signals continued to come through the connected magical device.

While carefully observing Matthew’s location, Casian asked in a cautious tone.

“How did you know about something like this?”

It was an item that wouldn’t be easily known unless one was involved in underground work, but Evelyn had operated the magical device too naturally.

“It just suddenly came to mind.”

Evelyn answered readily, checked the time, and slowly got up.

“Shall we start moving?”

* * *

“Why did you come so late!”

In the dim night, a woman standing in an alley thick with damp humidity poured out her irritation as soon as she saw Matthew.

Upon seeing the woman, Matthew immediately offered an apology and got straight to the point.

“I’m sorry. Something came up. Where is the carriage?”

“It’ll be here soon. I told them to take a detour in case staying in the same place would arouse the knights’ suspicion.”

“Well done.”

After finishing their brief conversation, the two people moved quickly.

They were heading toward where the carriages gathered while keeping watch of their surroundings.

With a creaking sound, a carriage blocked their path.

A man with black hair appeared along with two black horses.

“Sorry for the first meeting, but I’m short on money, so if we’re going to the same destination, would you mind sharing the ride?”

When the man seated in the carriage extended his hand inward, Matthew and the woman showed wariness and stepped back.

“Do you know who you’re talking to?”

“I appreciate the offer, but unfortunately we already have a reserved carriage.”

“If it’s the black carriage pulled by brown horses, something came up and it’s unavailable.”

“How do you know that?”

At the man’s words, the woman’s eyes narrowed.

She would draw her sword if necessary. The woman, showing such determination, placed her hand on her waist.

That’s when it happened.

“What are you doing, not getting on? We don’t have time!”

A coachman wearing a brown bread hat frowned and urged the two people.

“What! Why are you here? When we met earlier, you were driving brown horses! And who is this man!”

The woman, who had been glaring at the mysterious man, spotted the coachman and pointed at him incredulously as she asked.

The coachman waved his hand and answered irritably.

“Don’t even mention it! The horses’ condition got bad on the way, so I switched to black horses. This person is a new escort. So hurry up and get on! We’ll be late at this rate.”

At the words that they needed to hurry, the woman quickly got on the carriage.

But Matthew still didn’t let his guard down.

“Where are you going?”

“Galasia.”

When Matthew asked the question, the man gave the correct answer.

Recognizing him as an ally, Matthew finally lowered his guard.

“Sorry for being suspicious.”

“Not at all. It’s a natural phenomenon when doing this kind of work.”

The man smiled and gestured for Matthew to come in.

Matthew stepped on the footboard to get on the carriage.

But then, the man grabbed Matthew’s shoulder and whispered.

“Wait a moment. Something is glinting on your trouser hem.”

“!”

It was true.

Just as the man said, something was glinting from the hem of his pants.

“It’s real? Did you bring another rat like last time!?”

The woman who had boarded the carriage jumped out in shock and searched Matthew’s body.

“It’s not like that!”

“Then what is this!”

The woman irritably tore off the tracking magical device attached to Matthew’s pants hem and questioned him accusingly.

Having nothing to say, Matthew fell into thought with a distorted expression.

‘When on earth!’

Wait. Was it when I spilled the tea?

[Oh my! I’m sorry!]

The image of Evelyn wiping his white robe with a handkerchief suddenly flashed through his mind.

“To attach a tracking device while I was off guard….”

Matthew gritted his teeth, unable to shake the feeling that he had been deceived.

That’s when it happened.

“I thought you were a careful person, but you have a careless side. It seems today is not the right day.”

The man who had been silently watching the situation muttered as if troubled.

He seemed ready to call off the deal immediately.

“I’m sorry. This is entirely my fault. But the deal must proceed today. Wouldn’t that be better for the kingdom as well.”

Matthew hastily came to his senses and grabbed the carriage door, attempting to persuade him.

“Right! It’s just a midway point anyway! We can shake them off even now.”

The woman who had finished her search supported Matthew’s opinion.

As the two joined forces and earnestly pleaded, the man paused for a moment.

“That makes sense, but… what if Count Heteus’s estate discovers our base?”

One wrong move and they would all die together.

The meaning was: do you have any other alternatives?

At the reproachful question, Matthew’s mouth twitched.

Although their base hadn’t been discovered, now that their current location was exposed, they had to move carefully.

Of course they could shake off the pursuit, but the process would certainly not be smooth.

“We don’t have much time.”

The man with a gentle smile sent subtle pressure.

“Do something about it!”

Frustrated by the situation dragging on, the woman angrily blamed Matthew and held him responsible.

Cornered, Matthew answered with a resolute expression after much conflict.

“I have a method. If you would help me.”

* * *

“Huh? This isn’t Galasia?”

Following the signal, I tilted my head at the rising doubt.

I had attached a location tracking device to Matthew in case of any unforeseen circumstances, but we were getting farther and farther from Galasia.

“Why does it seem like we’re going in the opposite direction?”

“It could be a diversionary tactic.”

Casian, who had stopped the carriage moving in the opposite direction, called all the knights who had been following.

“Half of you go to Galasia.”

“Yes, Your Excellency!”

As soon as Casian’s order ended, the knights disappeared.

The carriage started moving again.

“Is this the right way?”

I felt quite uneasy.

It felt like someone had intervened.

But I couldn’t give up the pursuit because of that.

Although anxiety was creeping up, I suppressed the negative emotions and urged the coachman.

“Please go as fast as possible.”

“Yes, my lady!”

The coachman answered vigorously and drove the horses fast in response.

How long had we been running?

The voices of knights could be heard through the artifact Casian was wearing.

-Your Excellency, there’s nothing here.

-It seems that way is correct after all.

‘Nothing? Why?’

An indescribable doubt grew uncontrollably.

“Right. Stand by for now.”

Casian had ordered them to guard the surroundings to prevent any unforeseen circumstances.

“What could be the reason for changing the meeting point?”

Could they have noticed something at the ball?

There were no signs of that at all though?

Anxiety suddenly surged within me.

To suppress the negative feeling, I opened the window attached to the carriage.

The cold night wind struck my cheeks.

Though I frowned at the bitter wind, I kept my eyes focused and looked ahead as if facing reality.

“It’s dangerous, my lady.”

“Wait a moment. Look over there, dear.”

A hired carriage sat alone among the thicket.

Surprisingly, the location indicated by the signal matched exactly where the hired carriage was placed.

With Casian’s help, I got down from the carriage and carefully surveyed the surroundings.

“It seems they’ve created a diversion.”

Casian, who had discovered a location tracker in the seat where the coachman had been sitting, spoke with a hardened expression.

As he said, unlike the wheel tracks that remained clearly visible, there was no one in the carriage.

While Casian and the knights searched the thicket, I entered the carriage and placed my hand on the sofa where cold air lingered.

“There’s dirt on it.”

There were traces of someone having gotten off hastily.

But aside from that, there was nothing particularly unusual.

As I was scanning the interior with sharp eyes.

“Huh? Was this torn open intentionally?”

The cushion attached to the sofa was slightly split open.

When I pulled at the torn part of the cushion, a drawer came out with a ripping sound.

A faint light shone from inside the drawer.

Following the light, I reached out my hand and grasped something heavy.

Reflexively clutching the object, I put strength into my hand and pulled it out.

It was a pouch made of wool.

【It’s a gift.】

Inside it was a note along with a tracking magical device blinking with blue light.

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