My Contract Husband Resembles the Male Protagonist - Chapter 43
“A fallen noble?”
“Yes. That’s why if the rumor spreads, I may die. Captured by His Majesty the Emperor… just like this, beheaded!”
“……!”
As I drew my hand across my throat, Sophia’s face turned pale. She nodded, tears welling up in her eyes.
“I won’t tell anyone, I promise. Anne is my precious friend. Not to anyone! Never! Even if the sky splits in two, I won’t say a word……”
Sophia swore with determined eyes.
She was tender-hearted yet possessed a strong will. I knew she wouldn’t betray me.
Considering what happened with Adelaine, it was evident how good a person Sophia was.
I smiled at Sophia.
“Then, as I’ve received your help, I’ll offer you some assistance in return.”
“Really? Could it be… Anne will…!”
“Yes, that’s right. As a token of appreciation for your loyalty, I’ll teach you noble etiquette.”
“Really?!”
Sophia was overjoyed.
She sprang up and hugged me tightly.
“I’ve been invited to a banquet recently! But it’s hard to find a manners teacher here, and it might take too long. Could you help me…?”
Sophia asked, her eyes shining with anticipation.
“Ah! And Anne too… oh, no! You can’t participate in banquets or social events, can you? I’m sorry. I wasn’t thinking.”
Sophia understood the situation completely.
In Grunwald, I no longer had to make an effort.
“It’s okay. I hope Sophia enjoys herself, right?”
“Anne… you’re really an angel!”
“But.”
I looked sternly at Sophia.
“My lessons will be tough. Are you sure you’ll be okay?”
“Yes! Of course!”
***
Five hours later.
Sophia lay sprawled on the floor, motionless for over thirty minutes.
I had taught her a lot.
After her initial delight, Sophia gradually became exhausted.
Though she intended to learn the art of walking with unwavering elegance, she eventually collapsed.
I fed the weary Sophia a cookie.
“Sophia, get up. Next, we’ll practice dinner etiquette.”
“I-I think I’m not hungry…”
Sophia tried to stand up with a pale face.
But her legs gave out, and she fell.
“I’m sorry, can we stop for today, Anne?”
“Alright. I need to look for the ring anyway.”
“Wait, Anne!”
At that moment, Sophia handed me an object.
“This is something I bought for you after receiving a blessing from a priest during my visit to the temple.”
It was a brooch.
But for a simple brooch, it was unusually white, sparkly, and uniquely shaped, resembling a newborn angel wrapped in swaddling clothes with wings.
However, the baby angel’s smile was suspicious, with puffy eyes curved like crescent moons.
Sophia’s taste, perhaps?
“It’s said to be a charm for bearing children.”
Whoosh!
I instinctively threw it far away.
The gift disappeared beyond the window.
“Anne?!”
“Ah! It must really be an angel charm. It flew away as if it had wings. Sorry! I’ll just keep your thoughts in mind!”
“Miss?”
Yurta entered the room then.
He was rubbing the back of his head where a bump had formed.
“I was hit hard on the back of my head while cleaning the garden. Is this Miss Sophia’s item?”
“Yes!”
“Why was it there?”
Sophia laughed brightly and retrieved the brooch, placing it firmly in my hand.
“Kyaa! Anne, the baby angel has returned to you…!”
Stay away.
I stared at the brooch, resembling a fallen angel of lust.
“Anne, I’m really looking forward to Anne’s baby. It’ll be as kind and adorable as you.”
“Have you two conceived a child?”
Yurta chimed in.
I tossed the thing that shouldn’t be with me into my bag and headed home.
