Resetting Lady - Chapter 254

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Special Side Story 2

3.

When he thought about it with a clear mind in the morning, he still couldn’t think of any other reason.

No matter how busy he was, watching Karen’s every move was his most important daily routine. Karen moving, speaking, and breathing had been miraculous even now that they were married, had children, and those children had reached the age to have children of their own.

He still sometimes felt like it was a dream that Karen was alive, that she was aging alongside him. Maintaining an appropriate distance so Karen wouldn’t find him bothersome while moderately sharing each other’s hobbies and interests was also one of the results of following advice from other elderly nobles.

‘Should we have a second child after all?’

Raymond recalled the moment when his child was in Karen’s belly and thought about that miraculous, strange connection. That sensation of wanting to feel his and Karen’s child in her belly again. That slightly sinister joy that satisfied his desire for restraint and possession, even though it was clearly a miraculous and noble thing.

However, when he thought of Karen’s childbirth, he couldn’t bring himself to consider it. And she had never once expressed wanting to have a second child. Perhaps because of her bloodline that had always only given birth to a single daughter, she never even imagined other possibilities.

His mind became complicated.

Raymond felt sad that his hobbies and interests weren’t exactly the same as hers. If he shared the same interests as Karen, how enjoyable a life could they share together? But Karen could never feel more than a moderate curiosity about plants.

Then he thought that since there was nothing more he could do for her, a husband’s job was to simply live while making various suggestions, but perhaps that alone wasn’t enough for her. But divorce? Was that something she could bring up so easily? Raymond became dejected and flopped back down next to Karen, staring at her blankly. Her skin glowing in the sparkling morning sunlight. Watching her chest slowly rise and fall, Raymond took Karen’s hand.

And Karen opened her eyes.

Blinking a few times to adjust her unfocused vision, Karen smiled brightly.

“Good morning, Raymond.”

“Good morning, Karen.”

At those eyes overflowing with unwavering love, Raymond simply smiled.

“Oh, the lawyer? Yes. I talked with him for quite a while.”

“…Divorce… Did I do something… wrong?”

“Oh come on, I told you clearly the day before yesterday. I just wanted to try it once because I was bored.”

Karen giggled and leaned her head against Raymond’s chest, then poked his chest with her finger.

“I was really just bored and curious about what it would be like.”

“I don’t quite understand why you’d be curious about such a thing.”

“Huh, really? You’ve never been curious even once?”

“No.”

What on earth was there to be curious about? He knew life without Karen all too well. Sickeningly well. He was no longer curious about it nor did he want to experience it. He knew well how precious the moments he could spend with the person he loved were in life.

“After Rebecca left, I became curious. What if you weren’t here? Or at least… what would I be like without your help? I’d never even imagined it, but seeing that made me suddenly curious. What is my life… especially now that Rebecca has left too.”

“You’re not tired of me, are you?”

“What? Ahaha, Raymond. We’re still too young for that!”

“Young…”

“You’re always embarrassed about being called a rookie at the academic society too!”

Purple eyes looked up at him. He somehow felt embarrassed.

It was a story only he could understand. Am I doing this because I hate you? Don’t even imagine such a thing! But Karen had spent too much time doing too many things within limited space and time. And even while raising Rebecca, she was constantly worried about being tied to Rebecca and unable to break free from fate. She was even anxious and heartbroken because there was nothing more she could do.

“I still don’t know what I want to do. But I definitely realized that if I got divorced, it would be extremely difficult.”

“Well, of course it would be.”

“So I want to manage some personal assets.”

“My wealth has always been entirely yours.”

“Hmm…”

Karen looked somewhat frustrated. She pinched Raymond’s lips lightly and pouted.

“Would you understand if I compared it to Isella?”

“Why Mrs. Evans…”

“It’s not that I must live like Isella. I just want to have many options, I guess. Yes. I don’t want to leave your side, but I want to maintain a state where I’d be okay even if I did leave. Like Rebecca.”

“Rebecca couldn’t have even started without our help.”

“Hmm.”

“No. I understand.”

Raymond sighed deeply and climbed on top of Karen. Karen felt a bit frustrated. Raymond frowned slightly while kissing Karen from above.

“I understand what you mean. But separately, I hope you’ll understand that wanting to keep holding onto you is also my feeling.”

“Hmm.”

Karen made a sulky face and placed her hand on the back of Raymond’s neck.

“Even if you understand, you still don’t like it?”

“Yes. I will absolutely never sign divorce papers.”

“Ahaha, of course not.”

“You suddenly became compliant?”

Karen giggled while kissing Raymond.

“I gave up. The process was too bothersome.”

“Hmph.”

“Are you sulking?”

“Yes.”

Karen hugged Raymond and tried to roll to the side. But Raymond’s heavy body didn’t move as she wished. Raymond noticed her intention and lay on his side, then pulled Karen on top of him.

“Yes, this is what I mean.”

“What?”

“Being on top when I want to be on top. Of course I could do it if I asked, but I just wish my strength was enough to flip you over.”

And Karen’s face turned slightly red.

Raymond pulled her face close and kissed her deeply.

“Then let’s start with exercise to build up your strength.”

“…What I said was a metaphor, not that I wanted to become as big as you. That’s impossible anyway.”

“But you should have legs that can run fast when you want to run fast, shouldn’t you? Do you know this? Scholars also exercise regularly.”

“Ugh…”

“Let’s start with exercise, my lady.”

Karen then had to reluctantly move her body and exercise for a while, led by Raymond.

* * *

“I do want to see Rebecca, so let’s stop by.”

“Will you visit the academic society too?”

“No way!”

“How decisive. Then what will you do in the capital?”

“I want to try riding a bicycle.”

“A bicycle?”

“Yes. You won’t say something like ‘a woman on a bicycle,’ will you?”

“Of course not.”

Rather, Raymond was pleased. In the future he knew, bicycles becoming widely popular among women was something that would take more time. He was very fond of his wife wanting to be ahead of trends.

“We’ll need to start planning road maintenance projects for our estate.”

“…The garden would be enough…”

Karen sighed, showing her reluctance about exercise. Of course, that was out of the question. Raymond smiled contentedly thinking of Karen becoming as sturdy as Rebecca. Ah, watching muscles change while the three of them exercised all day would also be a truly enjoyable thing.

“Did you check the train schedule?”

“Yes, since we have quite a bit of luggage, I checked for the servants’ portions too. With six people total, it would be better to rent an entire car.”

“Good. Let me check some tasks with the head maid and I’ll be back. We’re leaving tomorrow.”

“No, Karen, it’s the day after tomorrow. What do you mean tomorrow?”

“It’s tomorrow.”

“What?”

Raymond looked at Karen with a puzzled face and checked his schedule. The train schedule was definitely for the day after tomorrow.

“Oh Raymond, it’s tomorrow. You drank tea then and slept all day.”

“Ah… Oh. Oh no. I haven’t prepared my presentation at all.”

As Raymond clicked his tongue and hurriedly looked at his manuscript, Karen left with a pitying look and closed the door. They had accumulated enough wealth to live for a lifetime, no, enough to maintain this lifestyle for several generations, but Raymond never rested. He didn’t completely let go of military affairs either, continued to pay attention to political matters, and even walked the path of new academic disciplines in the midst of all that.

Unlike Karen who worried about what she should do, he knew too well what he wanted to do in his limited life. Karen felt slightly jealous of her husband as she finished her work.

“You sent all the letters and telegrams to Rebecca, right?”

“Yes. Of course, my lady.”

“I’m so excited to see her after several months. She couldn’t have grown even more in that time, could she?”

Karen smiled brightly thinking of her beloved daughter’s face.

* * *

“New student, you’re the daughter of Count Seyertes?”

“Yes! That’s right!”

Rebecca nervously greeted the upperclassmen who surrounded her. It was suffocating how the fierce-looking male seniors scrutinized her from head to toe. While she had entered the academy of her own volition, the military academy was different from what she had expected.

Though Rebecca had entered having mastered most training under the strict guidance of her father Raymond, life at the school was vastly different from her life as a count’s daughter. Not even the slightest deviation was allowed, and not just classes but dormitory life as well was truly suffocating.

Particularly incomprehensible were the upperclassmen who stole her time for pointless reasons. The seniors would take away even her sleeping time for trivial reasons and torment her under the guise of training.

“Hey! Stand up straight! I heard you left food on your plate! Such delinquent behavior is not allowed in our dormitory! Do you understand?”

“Yes! I understand!”

“You mustn’t bring shame to your father’s honor.”

“…”

“Answer.”

“Yes! I understand!”

Was leaving tasteless food really worth bringing up her parents? And Rebecca had seen other classmates leaving and throwing away food just fine. Being scolded for doing exactly the same thing as others was clearly bullying.

Rebecca lay prone and clenched her fists tight. And she gritted her teeth.

‘Ah! I want to quit this school!’

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