The Elven Duke Reluctantly Marries The Cursed Lady - Chapter 52
At this rate, he would be seen as a true pervert who married a cat.
But Violette did not respond no matter how much he tried to talk to her.
“Violette, enough with this behavior.”
“So this cat is called Violette?”
“She is Violette von Northpole. The late Count’s daughter.”
“Right…”
Even as he replied, Prince Magnolia had a lukewarm look in his eyes as if he were staring at some unfortunate animal.
How did it end up like this? Hydrangea held his head in his hands.
If that’s the case, then the only way is to apologize.
“Violette, it’s all my fault. You worked hard to prepare for welcoming His Highness and yet I wasted it all. Please forgive me.”
[…..]
Violette’s tail thumped against the sofa.
It seemed like she was still angry.
Hydrangea sighed. The situation was getting out of hand.
He had to make her utter at least a single word, or else he would be painted as a total pervert in the prince’s eyes. Hydrangea had no choice but to turn to his final resort, so he took drastic action and picked Violette up and embraced her.
“Even though I love you so much…”
He rubbed his cheek against her fluffy body while whispering words of affection.
[Kyaaaaaaa~~!! Wh-what do you think you’re doing!?]
With a swipe, claw marks were etched into Hydrangea’s cheek.
Violette twisted her body to escape his embrace and landed on the floor after one more turn.
And then, she stuck her tongue out at Hydrangea.
Prince Magnolia was awestruck as he witnessed all of this.
“The cat… it talked!?”
“Indeed. This cat is my wife—-”
“You married a cat… that could talk?”
“No!”
He had planned to show the prince Violette in her cat form and tell him about her curse, but things did not go the way he planned it to be.
Hydrangea gave up on introducing Violette and called Verbena to accompany her to her room.
Ahem! Hydrangea cleared his throat and straightened up.
“Let me explain again. Violette, my wife, has been cursed by someone 10 years ago with a strange magic that turns her into a cat when someone of the opposite gender touches her.”
“…..”
“I am not making this up, Your Highness.”
“This is all so sudden, it’s hard to believe.”
First, Prince Magnolia stated that he had not heard of a curse where someone turned into a cat when touched by the opposite gender. Hydrangea agreed with his opinion.
He also told the prince about how his romance with Violette started.
It all started ten years ago during his fateful encounter with Syran von Northpole.
He had long since forgotten about the engagement, but since Violette was still single, he went to ask for her hand in marriage.
He also talked about how the curse activates and turns Violette into a cat when she is touched by the opposite gender. Hydrangea did not omit anything and revealed everything to the prince.
“I have also tried to investigate it, but nothing was written about it among the books in the forbidden archive.”
“If that’s the case, then it is very intriguing. Won’t you let me meet her again?”
“Please wait a while. Let me see if she is up for it.”
“Alright, go ahead.”
He did not teleport but walked to Violette’s room.
When he arrived, two female attendants looked helpless as they loitered in front of the room.
“How is she?”
The attendants seemed to notice Hydrangea approaching when he called out to them, so they bowed and stood by the wall.
“W-well, the Madam is quite upset.”
“The head attendant is with her though…”
“So rather than being angry, she is feeling down?”
“Y-yes…”
Why is she upset rather than angry? Hydrangea wanted to know what the situation was inside, but he did not know if it was alright to visit, so he ordered one of the attendants to confirm.
Verbena came out five minutes later, with Pomeranian and Snow White trailing after her.
“Master…”
“Is she upset because of me?”
“No. Rather, it would be better if you could talk to the Madam. However…”
“However?”
“Please do not be overbearing when you talk to her.”
“Got it.”
Verbena stepped back and joined the attendants who were standing by the wall. Pomeranian and Snow White followed her and did the same.
Apparently, they also went outside because it was a discussion between couples.
Hydrangea called out to Violette before going inside.
“Violette, it’s me.”
Although there was no response, he was allowed to enter.
The room previously belonged to Hydrangea’s mother. The dark room had a depressing atmosphere with the navy blue curtains and black tables and shelves.
