“Isn’t it natural that I, as a husband, take care of a person who could have been in big trouble?”
“Usually it is.”
On Cliff’s grinning face, it was hard to find a hint that he had done something sinister.
“What are you doing?”
“What is it? I came to visit her because I thought she was hurt because of me.”
Cliff gently shook the bouquet in his hand before handing it to Anna.
“She was hurt because of my brother, what do you mean?”
Killian looked at his brother with sharp eyes.
“Actually, I recommended the yacht to Edith. I mean, it’s what you like.”
“What…?”
“Ah, hey, hey, Mr. Cliff!”
Hey, why was he talking about that now? Killian was by her side, what face should she make?
“What? Did you two meet separately? What are you talking about, tell me honestly.”
Killian frowned even more, as if he was offended that there was something only he didn’t know about, and Cliff shrugged at her, who was flustered with embarrassment, and said,
“It was a little ago. I just lightly told her a little bit about your taste in the hope that you and your wife would get better. You like to ride yachts and look at art.”
Killian looked at her. She felt like she had become a woman who had even gotten information from Cliff to try to buy Killian’s heart, and her face flushed. But surprisingly, Killian didn’t look bad.
“Is that so?”
“No, what… Me, I’ve never been on a yacht, so I was curious…”
She was not guilty, so why was she so ashamed? Even without looking in the mirror, she knew that her face was red. Killian couldn’t even answer and looked at Cliff as he smiled at her as he flapped his hand fan.
“By the way, I heard that big brother also went on a yacht the night before? Why did you go?”
“Ah… to find something.”
“Why did you lose something and go to the lakeside at night? So dangerous. You could have come with us the next morning.”
Killian asked in a laughing voice, but she noticed a sharp energy in his eyes.
“Actually, it was because Lise lost her precious earring. She thought she lost it the last time she went yachting.”
“…Lise?”
“Huh. It’s something she cherishes very much, but I was upset that I couldn’t find it no matter how much I searched for it. But it wasn’t there.”
Maybe if Killian’s brain was working properly, he’d be thinking the same thing as her.
‘Perhaps, Lise…?’
Lise herself would not have moved. She would have bought someone
‘But she didn’t think to crack down on Cliff’s mouth.’
Well, she said she had only lost her earring, and it would be enough if she took it off. She didn’t even ask to find it right away, because Cliff was overly loyal and just went out and looked for it at that time.
‘If it’s Lise’s doing, it’s a really meticulous calculation. I thought Cliff would take care of it just by throwing a clue, so it’s a great trust.’
Looking at Cliff, who changed the topic and started talking about something else, she exchanged lightly and smiled casually. And a while after Cliff left, Lise came to visit. Killian, who was about to stand up, also met Lise’s eyes at the sound of a visit and sat down again.
“Edith!”
Lise, who approached with a worried face as if about to burst into tears, was still dazzlingly beautiful. Her appearance diluted her doubts about her, to the point that she would rather not see her eyes to see the true nature of the character, Lise. She was a little worried that Killian wouldn’t be swayed by that, but she, who risked her life, alerted herself.
“Are you okay now? I had been refused to visit until now, so I thought you were very sick.”
The choice of words was a little dick. If someone heard that she was ‘rejected’, they would think that she had been coldly rejected. In addition, in the following episode, ‘I thought you were seriously ill,’ she even felt reprimanded for refusing to visit her without being seriously ill. Was it a sense of entitlement? But for her, it was a bit embarrassing.
“Yes? You were denied to visit?”
But she had never refused…
Then, Lise looked at the side of Killian in embarrassment, and Killian finally confessed.
“You weren’t in very good condition to receive a hospital visit, were you? But I don’t think you can refuse well, so I declined in your name.”
…said the person who had been visiting the hospital for several days.
“Ah, Killian… That’s it.”
Lise replied in a flirtatious manner, and she was a bit taken aback. However, there was no need to break the alliance with Killian here. So she said it with the most apologetic expression.
“You must have been looking for it, but you were disappointed. I’m sorry, Lise.”
“Oh no! Edith’s health is more important. Are you really okay now?”
“Yes. For a few days, it hurt a little here and there, but now it’s much better. I think I will be able to get out of bed sooner or later.”
“I’m so glad.”
Lise was relieved like an angel with tears welling up again. She was just going to laugh and pass it off, but suddenly she wanted to test a little bit of Lise.
“I was very fortunate. Killian jumped into the water to save me without hesitation. If it wasn’t for this person, by now I’d be…”
“Edith. Don’t talk like that. Just imagining it gives me goosebumps.”
Thanks to Killian helping out by his side, she could clearly see the change in Lise’s expression.
‘My face stiffened, even for a moment.’
In her previous life, she had seen an American drama in which the main character was a scientist who studies minute expressions. She was not well versed in such psychology, but even if she saw it, the expression on her face at that moment was clearly close to negative emotions.
‘There’s definitely something.’
Was Lise the character that reflected the will of the original author the most?
“Yes, Edith. Please don’t have such horrible dreams. I am so glad you are so healthy.”
Lise smiled with a benevolent face, as if asking when she had been serious, and she also responded with a smile.
“By the way, Killian. It’s fortunate that both of them are safe, but they say it’s dangerous to jump into the water blindly. Killian could have been in trouble too. I was worried.”
Lise started attacking Killian with a worried face, as if she had finished her business with Edith. And she slowly got the hang of it.
‘Lise… Are you really trying to get Killian back?’
Lise was trying to get her sub male lead back. She was trying to change Killian’s mind even by breaking away from the basic personality set for Lise Sinclair. She was oddly happy about that fact. It was like proof that she was doing it right.
“You sound the same as Edith. But I can’t be her husband and just watch my wife die.”
‘Well done my husband!’
Why was I feeling so cold inside? As much as she felt cool inside, Lise felt like her insides were twisted.
‘Yeah, if you’re laughing, you’re not laughing.’
‘It’s true,’ he said, extending his tail cutely, but Lise definitely seemed offended. Killian saved her, for taking her side. Thanks to that, Lise’s hospital visit ended quickly.
“It looks like it will be a nuisance to Edith if she sits for too long. I’ll just get up and see.”
“Thank you for visiting me, Lise.”
Seeing her off with a smile, she lay down on her pillow. Even though she felt relieved at the thought of Lise, her backbone seemed to be pulling. Of course, it wasn’t clear that Lise was trying to kill her. All of this was heartbreaking, but… The problem was that it was a fairly strong heart attack.
“Edith.”
Killian seemed to feel the same way, and called her in a quiet voice.
“Yes, Killian.”
“Still, I guess you were glad that I saved you? I pretended not to…”
Huh? Was he talking about that? Anyway, man… Why was he so hung up on praise? Yes, yes, yes, praise!
“Of course, you don’t mean that, right? I thought you wouldn’t care if I disappeared, but my husband risked his life to save me. How touching is that?”
It contained a playfulness, but she said it as a compliment, but Killian’s eyes were a little strange. He looked at her quietly and then said a word.
“I will not let you disappear.”
“Killian…!”
“How would I know where to go and what to do when you disappear? I’d rather keep you by my side and watch you.”
Alas, yes. She giggled and started laughing, and Killian turned his head and smiled. She was still satisfied with this relationship. To be honest, even this level of comfort was too sweet for her.
* * *
A few days later, fully recovered, she headed to Renan’s office for the first time in a while. She wanted to finally get her normal days back, but there was an unexpected change.
“Hello, lady.”
“Are you feeling well?”
“Oh, can you get up already? Wouldn’t it be better to get some rest?”
As she passed by, the servants of the mansion greeted her with a friendly smile. It wasn’t just one or two.
‘Why is everyone suddenly like this?’
She was in a good mood, but she was dumbfounded, and when there were no people around, Anna, who was beside her, whispered.
“Everyone who uses the mansion treats Uncle Samuel like a father or close friend. There is no one who has not owed money to Uncle Samuel at least once.”
“Really? Even if he lives separately in a cabin by the lake?”
“Uncle Samuel works back and forth between the mansion and the cabin. He has been working for a long time, and he has good personal connections here and there, so he helped the workers a lot.”
“Ah, that’s right…”
She guessed that warm and benevolent impression wasn’t just created.
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