The Obsessive Maniac Is Trying To Confine Me - Chapter 164

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Episode 164

Ah, what am I supposed to do with this self-loathing?

I thought while having breakfast with Rihardt.

I couldn’t muster the courage to look at his face.

‘This pure man…’

Did I corrupt him?

I thought while stroking my swollen lips.

Rihardt liked physical contact with me.

When he held me, he would make a pleased expression – there was no denying that.

However, there was one thing he refused. More intimate physical contact.

Of course, I had no intention of doing anything too intimate either.

But sometimes when people get caught up in the mood… Ahem. Let’s skip the rest.

Anyway, Rihardt would avoid me whenever that happened.

‘Aren’t we married? Why avoid me?’

He clearly enjoys touching me, right? There’s no denying that no matter how you look at it. But why?

If I wasn’t mistaken, he sometimes endured too much. To be precise, it felt like he was suppressing his own desires.

I thought there must be some reason and that I should just pretend not to notice…

‘What exactly is human desire anyway?’

Actually, it wasn’t just Rihardt who was struggling to endure.

My patience reached its limit first, so I was the one who pounced on Rihardt…

【…Rose, please stop. You’ll definitely regret this. So think carefully…】

【It’s okay, Rihardt.】

【No. If we do this… Mmph.】

Rihardt’s patience, which had been rejecting me all along, had also reached its limit.

He let out hot breaths and eventually seemed to lose his reason, succumbing to my temptation.

After that, we often ended up kissing.

‘I must be crazy.’

I clamped my mouth shut and let out a silent scream.

What was I thinking when I did such a bold thing!

Whenever I lost my reason and did such things, I would often have moments of realizing reality.

“But Rihardt, aren’t you going to work today? Is it okay for you to leisurely stay here with me?”

Rihardt, who had been eating with a somehow guilty expression, finally seemed to realize something.

Strangely, when that handsome man made a guilt-ridden face, it made me feel good.

There was an odd sense of pleasure…

‘Stop thinking about it.’

“…Today is a day off.”

“A day off?”

As far as I knew, Rihardt took on various jobs as needed in the village and got paid for them.

What kind of day off could there be for such work?

“I want to spend at least today with you.”

When Rihardt pleaded earnestly, I felt my heart melting. I decided to pretend not to notice and let it slide.

Right. People deserve to rest for at least one day.

‘It’s a rare day off.’

Starting next week, I would also be going to work at the estate, so leisurely days like this would only be available now.

After finishing the meal, I sprawled on the sofa and watched Rihardt moving around busily.

Did I eat too much?

I seemed a bit sleepy too…

As I was nodding off, a cold hand touched my cheek.

“My lady.”

Startled, I lifted my eyelids to see Rihardt looking at me with a caring smile.

“We’re running low on ingredients at home, so I think I need to go grocery shopping.”

“…Should I come with you?”

“No.”

Rihardt knelt on one knee and gently stroked my slightly swollen leg.

“Ouch.”

“Does it hurt a lot?”

“…I’m fine.”

“That’s a lie.”

It was strange.

I did sprain my leg from falling yesterday, but I didn’t think I was hurt this badly.

It seemed like there were new injuries that weren’t there yesterday. Was it just my imagination?

“Rest today, and when you’re all better, we’ll go grocery shopping together.”

“…Yeah, should we do that?”

“Are you sleepy?”

“…Mm-hmm. I think I’m a bit sleepy.”

“Then sleep a bit more.”

Rihardt kissed my forehead.

I responded with a smile and lay down on the sofa. After covering me with a blanket, Rihardt left the cabin.

“Have a safe trip…”

I think I fell asleep after saying those words.

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【I don’t forget what was done to me.】

【I’ll remember your name too, all of it.】

I had a strange dream.

A dream where eerie blue eyes glared as if they would tear me apart, making me feel like I would suffocate.

“Gasp!”

When I woke up in surprise, I was still alone in the cold cabin.

I just turned my head to check the time, and it had been three hours since Rihardt left.

Why isn’t he back?

The bad dream made me feel anxious. I didn’t want to be alone…

I got up from my spot.

“Ugh.”

My ankle, which hadn’t fully healed, protested in pain, but it was bearable enough to walk.

I carefully put on my clothes and went outside.

As the bitter wind blew as if it would cut through my skin, I wondered if I should have stayed inside, but I carefully walked through the forest.

I had to watch the ground carefully to avoid falling.

When I came out of the forest and went down to the village, I saw a silver head from behind.

Finding Rihardt, a smile appeared on my face from joy. But…

I discovered him laughing and chatting intimately with unfamiliar women. My brow furrowed involuntarily.

‘…I wondered why he was late, and it was because he was doing that?’

Displeasure surged through me.

“Rihardt!”

Rihardt immediately turned his head to look at me. He ran to me with a surprised expression.

“My lady, why did you come all the way here…”

“It seems you’ve come to a place you shouldn’t have?”

Rihardt was flustered upon hearing the sharp voice.

“Your leg must be hurting, so how did you manage to come all the way down here?”

“I came because it doesn’t hurt. More importantly, who are those women?”

In truth, my leg was throbbing, but that wasn’t what mattered right now.

I gritted my teeth through the pain and asked curtly.

“Oh my, is this the wife you mentioned earlier?”

Then the women who had been conversing with Rihardt approached us.

“Yes, this is my wife, but who might you be?”

“The gentleman said his wife injured her leg and needed herbs. So we helped him.”

I looked at what Rihardt was holding in his hands. It was greenish herbs.

“But you seem to be walking around just fine?”

“…”

“He said you couldn’t even walk properly… We thought you were in terrible condition…”

The women looked at my bandaged leg. Their eyes suggested it wasn’t serious enough to need herbal treatment.

I felt unnecessarily embarrassed.

“Well then, we’ll be going now. Come find us again if you need anything.”

“…”

After the women left, I stood there in silence for a while, unable to say anything.

Rihardt just stood beside me, seemingly trying to hold back his laughter.

“Why are you laughing?”

“…It’s nothing.”

I felt ashamed, realizing he had noticed my unnecessary misunderstanding.

“But why did you smile at those women? You could have just gotten the herbs and left.”

“…Are you jealous right now?”

“Don’t laugh. If you laugh, it’s divorce.”

“…”

Then Rihardt forcibly bit his lips, as if trying to suppress his laughter.

“It’s perfect weather for a divorce today. Go get the divorce papers right now.”

“I was wrong. Please spare me from divorce, my lady.”

“I’ll think about it.”

A curt response slipped out as my embarrassment wouldn’t fade.

“But you haven’t done the shopping yet? Why…”

The basket he had taken to go shopping was completely empty.

“Getting the herbs took longer than expected. I’m sorry.”

“There’s nothing to be sorry about. Let’s go shopping together then.”

“My lady, your leg…”

Was he worried about my leg even after seeing me walk down here just fine?

“It throbs a little, but I can walk. I came down here just fine, didn’t I?”

“…”

He looked hesitant.

I had already come down, so what could he do about it.

Surely he wasn’t planning to carry me back to the cabin and then come out shopping again. Even with his good stamina…

No wait. Rihardt would actually do that, which scared me.

I wrapped my arms around his waist. I could feel his hard muscles tense up through his clothes again.

“I had a bad dream. I don’t want to be alone.”

“…My lady.”

“Don’t leave me alone.”

When I hugged him tightly as if I would never let go, I heard a resigned sigh from above.

“But you must tell me immediately if it hurts.”

“Alright.”

I took Rihardt’s hand and excitedly walked around together with him.

My pace was very slow because of my injured leg, and Rihardt matched my speed.

We chatted quietly as we walked.

“I had a strange dream, so being alone at home was scary. It wasn’t exactly a frightening dream, but it was strangely terrifying.”

“What kind of dream did you have that made my lady rush down here in one breath?”

“You appeared in my dream.”

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