Surviving as the Wife of the Swordsmanship Clan’s Troublemaker - Chapter 92

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Chapter 92

“Ugh, I’m exhausted.”
I sprawled across my bed in my room and untied the tight ribbon of my dress.
That conversation with Ludvin was absolutely suffocating.
For someone called a Guild Master, every single word he spoke was nothing but probing.
‘They say he carries around something like a lie detector?’
He must be trying to minimize wasted time from false information. In the original work, plenty of people had fallen victim to it. Though in my case, since everything I said was truthful, there was no way I’d trigger any detection.
“Anyway, once he verifies the information and comes back, I’ll make sure he pays properly for it.”
Judging by Ludvin’s reaction, this was definitely information worth payment. I’d need to discuss the amount with Junel.
“Payment for what?”
Just then, Docheop returned.
“Oh, you’re back?”
I waved my hand while still sprawled across the bed. I was completely drained and lacked the energy to even sit up.
“Hallara.”
He leaned against the doorframe and called me with a tilted smile.
“Don’t nag me about sprawling out. The most unattractive husband in the world is one who complains that his wife has gotten lazy after marriage.”
“What?”
“That kind of man has zero charm.”
I shook my head firmly.
I had no intention of living with someone like that.
No matter how handsome the protagonist was supposed to be…
“I’ve never thought anything like that.”
He laughed and spoke, then stepped closer until he stood before me. His face seemed to glow as if trying to erase my previous thoughts. His skin was remarkably smooth—whatever he used on it worked well. But that smooth face soon hardened.
“But this is rather serious.”
“Excuse me? You just said you never thought that.”
“I was thinking about something else.”
“Such as?”
“Your stomach is far too flat.”
My stomach?
I immediately touched my abdomen. Lying down made it appear even flatter. But wait—he was looking at my stomach specifically?
“It’s embarrassing that you’re looking at my stomach.”
I quickly sat up on the bed. If that was his intention, he’d succeeded.
“It’s abnormally flat—how could my eyes not be drawn to it?”
“I’m fasting today. Now that I think about it, I haven’t eaten a single meal. I’m hungry.”
I’d been too busy dealing with Ludvin since morning to eat. Meanwhile, I’d even prepared his meal.
“I’ll call the Doctor.”
“What? I’m not sick, I’m just hungry. Why would you suddenly call a Doctor?”
I brought my hand down with a sharp clap against the outstretched hand before me. Docheop seemed to have an odd fixation with my stomach. There was no setting in the original work about him preferring women with attractive stomachs.
“Hallara. Will you really keep your mouth shut?”
“Your mouth has been moving constantly this whole time.”
The lips that hadn’t stopped for a moment suddenly fell silent. Why?
“You really do have something to say to me, don’t you?”
I grabbed him and asked. Now that I thought about it, he’d looked like he had something to say ever since I first entered the Brinihanta Clan. He still hadn’t spoken whatever it was.
Docheop looked down at me. After staring at me for a long while, he finally began to move his lips slightly.
“Madam!!!”
May burst through the door and rushed in. Then she proceeded to peel me away from Docheop.
“Huh? May, what’s wrong?”
“Yes? Um, well. That is. No, I heard you hadn’t eaten yet. Chef Hotsen said he’s finished cleaning the Annex Dining Hall and has prepared a meal there for you.”
May stammered and tumbled out her words.
“There’s a dining hall in the Annex?”
“Yes. It hadn’t been used, so we’d left it neglected, but now that you’re here, we’ve cleaned it thoroughly for you.”
“Is that so? Then could you wait just a moment? I want to talk with the young master for a bit longer….”
“No! You must go right now!”
May cut off my words and cried out urgently before clapping her hand over her mouth.
“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to interrupt you, madam, but the Head Chef has been waiting for you so eagerly….”
Then she looked at me with a dejected expression, gauging my reaction.
“Don’t apologize. Well then, would it be alright if the young master joined me for the meal?”
I could ask him while we ate anyway.
Docheop nodded as if it was fine with him.
“Yes? Um… yes, of course.”
May’s expression seemed slightly reluctant. It appeared she still found Docheop uncomfortable.
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After Hallara left the room.
“W-wait, Young Master. Just a moment.”
May caught up with Docheop, who was leisurely following after Hallara. Docheop watched her disappear down the corridor, then slowly turned his gaze toward May. His ruby-tinted hair caught the sunlight, glimmering like precious gemstones.
When their eyes met, May trembled visibly.
I knew Docheop was no reckless fool. Yet with each passing day, the aura he emanated had transformed. His physical growth played a part, but the true issue lay in those eyes.
Even when facing the Duchess, I hadn’t felt such oppressive pressure. Yet before Docheop, words seemed to catch in my throat.
‘How does the Young Mistress speak so freely before the Young Master when I cannot?’
My heart was pounding so violently.
But May understood the truth—it wasn’t merely that he had changed, but rather what she was about to reveal that made her heart race so.
“There’s something urgent I must tell you. Could we speak privately, away from the Mistress?”
Docheop readily agreed to her trembling request.
There had been countless moments of hesitation before speaking, but time was running short.
Her lips quivered like aspen leaves, yet she could delay no longer.
“Please don’t mention the child in front of the Mistress.”
She continued, her voice pleading.
She had overheard the conversation between them moments ago. She’d stood at the door, thinking they were conversing pleasantly, intending to leave—but when Docheop suddenly broached his topic, the blood drained from May’s face.
His concern about Hallara’s flat stomach clearly pertained to pregnancy. And Docheop had clearly hoped Hallara would bring up the matter of a child.
Had May not burst into the room, Docheop would surely have pressed Hallara about the child.
‘The Young Master doesn’t know that the Mistress miscarried!’
Perhaps only May knew. It was information that shouldn’t have been known.
“What are you talking about?”
“I-I know it’s presumptuous of me. I’ve agonized over this endlessly.”
May lowered her gaze, unable to meet his eyes directly.
“Then what is it you’re trying to say?”
“P-please promise me you won’t cast out the Mistress.”
Though she knew it was audacious, May feared nothing more than this outcome. Yet if things continued as they were, it would only be a matter of time before Docheop discovered Hallara’s miscarriage.
It was better for her to intervene now.
“Does Hallara have secrets she’s hiding from me?”
“…Please promise you won’t cast her out.”
At May’s desperate plea, Docheop wondered if she knew something about Hallara’s true identity. That she was connected to the Brinihanta Clan? Or perhaps something even he didn’t know—the reason Hallara had transformed overnight into a different person?
If it were the former, perhaps it would be May who should be cast out instead.
Unless Hallara turned out to be Johannes’s right hand, or a spy sent to infiltrate and kill him, there was no reason to discard her now. She was someone he needed.
“I promise.”
At those words, May’s face brightened. She believed Docheop truly loved Hallara deeply.
“Actually, the Mistress… she had a miscarriage.”
“…A miscarriage?”
At those words, Docheop went rigid.
This was entirely unexpected.
“You’ve noticed how the Mistress avoids any mention of pregnancy, haven’t you? Even I didn’t know she’d been pregnant until the Mother-in-law told me about it—she kept it completely hidden from me.”
Gripping her trembling hands, May continued speaking as if making excuses. And finally, she fell to her knees and clutched at Docheop’s pant leg.
“Young Master, please don’t cast the Madam away!”

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