Dear Contract Husband, I Didn't Know You Were Like This? - Chapter 55
Having barely peeled Kendrick away, Tristan entered the castle with Maya.
“Alec, inform everyone in the castle that I am not Tristan but Tristan’s younger brother ‘Arthur’.”
Most of those residing in the castle were insiders who had been with the Bayarden family for a long time and had seen Tristan since he was a child.
It was clear that if his curse was revealed directly to the magician Kendrick, it wouldn’t go unnoticed.
It’s Alec’s mess, so Tristan left it to him to clean it up.
“I’ll wait in the reception room afterward. It seems we have more to discuss,” Maya said.
After coldly addressing Alec, Tristan turned to Maya.
“Maya, you should go to my bedroom instead.”
Carefully supporting Maya, Tristan headed to the bedroom. Alec watched Tristan’s departing back with a stunned expression.
‘But that monster…’
It was so massive that carrying it might have seemed impossible.
It was nearly as large as the castle itself.
‘And she dealt with that? Alone?’
Alec reflected on how much he had underestimated the person known as Maya Pendragon.
Rushing outside, Alec first made sure to silence the people around him. Then, sneaking up next to Kendrick, he inspected the corpse of the monster.
‘I wouldn’t have been able to touch a bone if I was the one who had faced it.’
The mere sight of the monster’s corpse conveyed its formidable presence.
A chill ran down Alec’s back.
At the same time, he felt a profound respect for Maya, who had defeated the monster.
Perhaps the descendant of the Pendragon family was a great knight hidden beneath the burden of her lineage.
Suddenly, he thought this.
***
Tristan’s bedroom was the very embodiment of the word ‘neat’.
Contrary to the expectation of it being monochrome, his room was filled with vibrant colors.
The beige-colored furniture, which seemed to directly reflect his warm inner self, suited Tristan well.
“Please have a seat.”
Tristan seated Maya on the sofa in front of the bed and sat opposite her.
The desire to begin treatments was tempered by Maya’s intensely flushed face.
“You saw, didn’t you, Tristan?”
She must have wanted to say this the moment she returned from the mist. She felt confident about it.
“I did. How was the snake monster?”
“It was manageable after I awakened.”
With a candid response, Tristan quietly met Maya’s eyes.
He was reminded anew of how incredible the person before him was.
Maya had kept her word.
She returned within three days, defeated the snake monster, and even awakened.
‘Has my life ever gone this well?’
After the curse, he had lived a life where he couldn’t freely go outside.
Tristan had lived through endless nights until he became aware of Maya’s existence and gained confidence in her.
The moment he saw Maya return, how relieved and overjoyed he had been.
“Thank you for not betraying my trust.”
It was good to have faith.
“I told you I would come back.”
Maya’s smiling face shone brilliantly. It was warmer and more present than even the sun in the sky.
Thump.
Tristan’s heart skipped a beat.
Maybe he had foreseen this situation from the moment they first met.
Her honest demeanor, the smiling face looking at him, was etched into his mind, unforgettable.
Tristan’s heart fluttered.
The strong beating of his heart clearly signaled his feelings.
All Tristan could do was accept the truth before him.
‘I am in love with you.’
Tristan Bayarden had found his first love.
“Tristan, we can break your curse now!”
The person he was addressing was his wife.
Meanwhile, Maya, seeing Tristan staring blankly at her, tilted her head.
‘Was he hurting while waiting for me?’
It was possible he had encountered another monster while waiting.
“Um, Tristan?”
“Ah, yes. Yes, Maya.”
Tristan immediately responded, covering his face with his hands as soon as Maya began to speak, his head sinking down unusually.
“Um, it seems you should receive treatment before me, Tristan. I’ll just leave—”
“No!”
Tristan quickly raised his head at Maya’s suggestion to leave the room.
“I’m fine. I’ll start healing you.”
“Your face is really red though.”
