The Ugly Wife of the Shady Duke - Chapter 54.2
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Benjamin lifted Grace onto Amber’s back effortlessly. It was such a light gesture that even when Grace came back to her senses, she couldn’t feel the sense of reality.
Benjamin held onto Amber’s reins and said,
“I heard what you said, you’re not heavy at all.”
“T-that…”
“Don’t worry, If even I feel you’re light, so there’s no way Amber will feel you’re heavy.”
“…”
“If you’re really worried, should I carry My Lady on my back during our expedition?”
“No!”
When Benjamin teased, Grace exclaimed quickly.
After teasing Grace, Benjamin handed the reins to her as he chuckled.
In response to his laugh, Grace, without even realizing complained softly,
“You promised not to laugh!”
“Oh, right.”
Benjamin covered his mouth with his hand.
“It’s my negligence.”
In fact, the part where he promised not to laugh was already over.
Benjamin had only promised not to laugh during Grace’s questioning, which had already ended.
It was just that Grace was so embarrassed and blurted the words out.
‘It’s Embarrassing.’
She sighed softly as she held onto the reins tightly.
Benjamin seeing her like that said.
“So, there might be no rewards, but I have a suggestion for My Lady.”
“….?”
As Benjamin held the reins and slowly started walking, Amber began to move as well.
“After the expedition, how about we head straight to the Linden Viscounty?”
Benjamin was still thinking that the reason Grace visited the Gate management office was because she missed her family.
“Would that be okay?”
“Of course. I have already received permission from the imperial court and informed Viscount Linden as well.”
Since this expedition was being carried out on an imperial level, it was not allowed to act freely even after the task was completed.
He realized that Grace was worried about this and explained it patiently.
He assured Grace that he had obtained permission from the royal family and informed the expedition team in advance. After all the procedures were completed, he even sent a letter to Viscount Linden.
Upon hearing Benjamin’s explanation, Grace seemed subtly taken aback.
“So, everything has already been settled?”
“Yes, that’s right. That’s why, I mentioned there would be no rewards.”
“What if I refuse?”
“Well…then…”
Benjamin groaned. He couldn’t take back what he had already said to the imperial court and the expedition team.
Soon, he finished his thoughts and looked at Grace with a big smile.
“Shall we two run away?”
“…pfft!”
“My Lady?!”
His words, which came out of his mouth with a refreshing smile, didn’t match his face at all.
Grace coughed and barely composed herself.
“Please don’t talk like that.”
“It was meant to be a joke, of course. Although, the part about running away together is true.”
Even though Grace looked at Benjamin with narrowed eyes, he pretended not to notice and maintained a soft smile.
“I never had any intention of refusing, so let’s do that.”
Benjamin’s soft smile became even more intense.
It was a face that clearly showed his pleasure at Grace’s acceptance.
‘He’s really strange.’
Didn’t he say in the original that he liked Aria? But judging by his actions now, no, by what he had done so far, he seemed to have great affection for Grace.
In fact, she didn’t dislike it.
Rather, it was good. She hoped that he continue to smile at her and show her kindness like this, and treat her well.
‘Then there would be no need for a divorce.’
Just as a faint smile appeared on Grace’s face…
<Fool.>
“….!!”
<This person doesn’t even realize that you had switched places with the Duchess.>
<If he truly loved her, he would have known.>
“……”
A secretive yet taunting voice whispered to Grace.
But it was so clear that she couldn’t dismiss it as a hallucination.
This time, the presence spoke distinctly, not to the “Duchess Felton”, but to Grace herself.
Until now, many voices had tried to grab and pull at Grace, but the subject was always Duchess Felton.
So even though she was tossed around by the voices, Grace managed to resist and escape.
The reason why she reminded herself that “she” was a different person, despite receiving all memories and emotions into her body, was also because she could only accept Duchess Felton’s depression by distancing it from herself as “another person’s illness”.
It was an excruciating sensation she couldn’t bear, like something agonizing and forcibly pressed upon her, yet she couldn’t vent it out.
And her depression was like a silent roar.
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