My Contract Husband Resembles the Male Protagonist - Chapter 37
“5 million…”
Dale murmured, astonished.
“It’s a down payment. I’ve made a contract to mass-produce herbs and sell them through Rozanna’s trading company.”
I had asked Rozanna, who would fulfill any wish, to handle the distribution of herbs.
“But the amount is quite large for a down payment.”
Dale pointed out a realistic issue.
It was an enormous sum to hand over without a guarantee of success.
“Actually, I made another bet with Rozanna.”
“You won.”
Dale smiled slightly and asked.
“Yes. I managed to get 1.3 million crobats from her.”
Ultimately, I received the entire original necklace value of 5 million crobats.
The bet with Rozanna was about the future of Grunwald and Kiedland. I gave her a hint.
“Grunwald will soon become more prosperous than Kiedland. Trust me and shift your support to Grunwald.”
But Rozanna was skeptical.
I told her about the misdeeds Kiedland had been committing, but she didn’t believe Grunwald would rise.
The bet was as follows:
If I was wrong, I would sell the necklace for 1 million crobats—a 2.7 million crobats discount. A sum large enough to pique her interest.
On the other hand, if Rozanna was wrong, she would pay me an additional 1.3 million crobats. And so, the winner was decided.
I packed all the boxes into my seemingly infinite bag.
“I’m curious what you plan to do with that money.”
“First, most of it will go into buying herb seedlings. As for the second largest expense, I’m not sure yet, but for now, where we’re going is…”
Exiting the shop with Dale, I opened the door to the largest boutique on the street.
“I’m going to buy clothes for Dale first.”
As Dale entered the store, the clerks’ heads turned like meerkats.
“Welcome!”
Inside the bustling boutique, a brightly smiling clerk greeted us warmly.
She couldn’t take her eyes off Dale. It was moments like this that reminded me how handsome he is.
‘But Dale might feel uncomfortable with this kind of attention given his personality.’
I looped my arm through Dale’s and pulled him close.
Blink, blink.
I blinked at Dale, signaling him,
‘Don’t worry, I’m here.’
“…..”
Dale seemed to understand my signal, nodded, and smiled.
He looked around and then leaned on my arm with an expression like a frightened puppy.
“I’ve never been to a place like this before, so I feel quite scared and overwhelmed. Please take care of me.”
* * *
‘I ended up buying twenty pieces of clothing for Dale.’
I shook my head at my own extravagance while writing in the ledger.
A day of earning much and spending much.
I glanced at Dale, who was sound asleep on the sofa, then turned away.
‘But someone as handsome as him needs stylish clothes.’
Yep, it was a necessary expenditure.
“But Dale must have been very tired.”
I looked at Dale, who had the happiest expression on his face even in his sleep, as if he was smiling in a dream. Like someone enjoying a blissful dream.
‘I guess you’re sleeping well now.’
There was something that both the Emperor and Dale had in common: severe insomnia.
But lately, maybe because he comes home so late, he seems to fall asleep as soon as he lays down.
“Sophia wants to visit our home. Is it okay to keep using separate rooms?”
The rumors in Grunwald were as swift as ever.
Somehow, word had spread throughout Grunwald about Dale and me sweeping through the market area.
And after curing the Lord, the interest in Dale and me from the domain’s people had increased even more.
“Using separate rooms might seem odd to the villagers. There’s a limit to how much we can keep people from coming to this house. What should we do?”
I scribbled with my pen.
But sharing a room with Dale is a bit…
A bit…
I’m curious?
I sneaked a glance at Dale as he tossed and turned.
It was amusing how he furrowed his brow as if he knew I was thinking about him.
“Handsome men are dangerous. They bewitch people.”
Every time I look at Dale, I realize the power of good looks.
But Dale is my precious mercenary. I need to protect him, too.
Plus, Dale is quite shy.
Even today in the boutique, he just followed me around.
‘Ah, the boutique.’
That reminded me, I had noticed an unexpected side of Dale today.
When being fitted, he naturally spread his arms as if he knew exactly where they would measure, and he wasn’t tense at all.
I had thought he would be startled by the touch of strangers, but there was no change in his expression.
It wasn’t just buying off-the-rack at the boutique; it was a custom order that would take a few days, and he seemed to know that naturally.
And that we would have to visit the boutique a couple more times for fittings.
‘It seemed like he was quite familiar with fabric materials, or was I mistaken?’
My head tilted in curiosity.
The Dale I saw today seemed quite adept, not at all uncomfortable with others serving him.
“That’s right, why was that?”
Did Dale have something he hadn’t told me?
Or could it be…
My eyes widened in realization.
