My Contract Husband Resembles the Male Protagonist - Chapter 8
Dale was handsome and well-built, but also kind, and judging by his personality so far, affectionate and friendly.
The extra is more splendid than the protagonist.
“I wonder who will end up marrying Dale for real. It would be fantastic.”
“… Miss Enya.”
“Oh, yes?”
“Did I do something wrong?”
“?”
Dale, looking embarrassed, touched his earlobe, and spoke.
“You were staring at me…”
“Oh, sorry. You’re handsome, and I unintentionally stared.”
“…..”
Dale’s eyes widened, as if he had received such a compliment for the first time.
“Because you’re handsome.”
“…”
“Because you’re handsome?”
Every time I mentioned his looks, Dale’s face turned redder.
“Oh? We’ve arrived.”
At that moment, the carriage stopped.
I looked out the window and handed documents to Dale.
“Alright. Have you familiarized yourself with all the necessary information?”
Dale nodded, covering his blushing face.
“We were in a long-distance relationship, but due to Enya’s parents’ opposition, we broke up. Enya couldn’t forget me and came all the way to the South… Is that right?”
“So, that’s why you want to go ahead with the marriage registration.”
“Enya’s family is the Lockheart Duchy. We first met at the capital’s ball.”
“Noble family or just the Imperial Palace?”
“…The Imperial Palace is fine.”
Scribble.
I scribbled on the documents and then paused.
‘It reminds me of the Emperor for no reason’
No. Let’s not connect everything to the Emperor.
“Okay. How about an Imperial Palace ball? We met exactly in the ballroom…”
“The garden behind the Imperial Palace.”
“Garden? Why the garden?”
I lifted my head, without moving the pen aside.
“Why the garden?”
“The reason for the garden is…”
Dale looked at me thoughtfully.
“I thought it seemed romantic.”
“Ah, I see.”
It could be.
I quietly made a note in a corner of the documents.
– Dale is a romantic.
I need to keep that in mind since there’s a lot to know if we’re going to live together for about a year.
“I’ll think about it again. First, Dale’s hometown is in the North.”
“That’s correct. I’m from the Pendragon Estate in the North.”
“Are you still an A-rank mercenary affiliated with the Blacktail Guild, the Northern Confederation’s main guild?”
“Yes.”
“Oh, by the way, we don’t know why you suddenly came from the far North to the Grunwald Territory in the very south. What if the priests ask about this?”
I pointed to the temple visible outside the window.
Today, Dale and I came to register our marriage legally.
“It should look like a marriage based on genuine love, so there shouldn’t be any unknowns.”
“There was an incident.”
He started speaking with a dark expression that seemed to hide a deep story.
“It was a dream of the future for a long time, but it didn’t come true.”
“The future? Was it something crucial?”
“It was the goal of my life.”
Dale looked at me with a bitter smile.
Sympathy surged unexpectedly deep within me, when his handsome face clouded with sadness.
“So, you came to a land completely unrelated to the North?”
“Yes.”
Though I didn’t know what it was, his expression seemed to have given up everything.
But did I really need to know the story of my contract husband?
Besides, it’s in the past.
“Cheer up.”
I encouraged him with formal words.
He looked at me and blushed quietly.
“Now, I will use the second floor, and Dale will use the first floor. We won’t interfere with each other’s private lives, but when necessary, we’ll play the role of a married couple. Okay?”
“That’s right.”
“We’ve crossed the point of no return since we signed the contract.”
He nodded seriously at my words.
Dale was not only good-looking but also had a good personality.
Having spent a few days together, he proved to be versatile in household chores.
Why was such a man still single?
By any chance?
“Do you happen to be in a relationship with someone?”
