A Red Lady (8)
For the moment, he was staying at the mansion the crown prince “rented” was, but within this year, the burnt-out mansion was to be repaired and newly renovated
The Marquis said he would buy the mansion, but Theo refused. He didn’t want to make his wife’s family spend a lot of money from the beginning of the marriage. The Marquis of Rasmine didn’t seem to like it very much. He’s worried about his daughter’s suffering.
If the burned-out house was repaired, it could be re-entered by next year.
Of course, it was something that Catherine might not like.
‘But we can’t stay in the mansion that the prince lent us.’
The mansion lent by the crown prince was similar in size to the burned-out Count Adelia mansion.
‘I’ll talk to Catherine…… While I’m repairing the mansion, I’ll see if she wants to add anything.’
Fortunately, the Adelia family’s mansion was located at the end of the road. If he buys more land, it will be possible to increase the number of mansions.
It would be possible for Catherine to repair it to her liking if she wanted to.
Theo thought he should discuss it, and asked the passing maid where Catherine was.
“She’s in the garden.”
At the word garden, Theo reflexively thought of a walk. It was because the young ladies’ exercise was mostly walking or horseback riding.
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“He loves me…… He doesn’t love…….”
The mere sight of Theo’s face made her nervous. It was common to stutter and say something else, and it was common for her to completely forget what she wanted to say.
‘Of course, the count is handsome and has a good body! It’s not to that extent, is it?!’
She never forgot what she was going to say when she met the terrible Crown Prince, but it happened from time to time when she was with Theo. What would he think of me? Even if it wasn’t a difficult sentence like “Do you like it?”
“He doesn’t love me… He does. Argh!”
Catherine threw out the flowers in frustration. Currently, she is picking her eighth flower and six of them ended with him not loving her.
“Milady! Milady!”
“Why?”
Catherine answered earnestly, choosing the flower to be the next victim with a serious look. The maid whispered in her mouth, pretending not to send a signal.
“Count, count!”
“What?”
Unrewarded by the maid’s signal, Catherine looked flabbergasted and toward the mansion. Theo from the mansion was coming this way. Catherine stood up in a hurry and pushed the flowers and petals she had picked with her feet.
“There you are.”
Theo’s friendly voice made Catherine’s face hot. Maybe the maid thought it was a good opportunity.
“I’m going in.”
“Hey!”
Catherine paused as she watched the back of the maid who disappeared into the mansion. She glanced back at Theo and he asked politely.
“I heard you were out for a walk. In the meantime, may I escort you?”
“Yes! O-of course.”
Theo approached and stretched out his arm. Catherine stuttered and put her hand on his arm. Since it was summer, the clothes were relatively thin, so she felt the muscles over the hem of the clothes.
No, it’s a muscle that she can’t help but feel even if it’s winter! This muscle!
At the same time, Catherine blamed herself for thinking she was too perv. Usually, young ladies don’t seem to think like this.
Of course, she wouldn’t even think of this unless it was Theo.
‘Ugh… Does my love come from desire!’
“………Thanks to your nursing, my body was able to recover this much. I’m grateful.”
“Y-you don’t have to…… I just did what I had to do…….”
“No, I know how difficult it is to care for the sick. It’s not easy for someone who has no nursing experience.”
In fact, nursing began under the pressure of Marquis Rasmine to make the marriage a sure thing. Catherine, who wanted to touch the chest as soon as she saw Theo, tried not to be one perv.
“Now that I’ve recovered…… I’ll leave the marquis estate sometime next week.”
“What?”
Catherine freaked out at the thunderous remark. She hasn’t even gotten a proposal yet, and he’s leaving the Marquis of Rasmine!
“I can’t be indebted to the Marquis until then. I have to prepare for the engagement.”
“Ah…oh, that means…….”
Catherine looked at Theo in embarrassment. Theo swallowed his dry saliva as if he were nervous.
“You should know that the Marquis and I are talking about an engagement. I will send a marriage proposal as soon as I return, if only you allow it. Of course… This is not a marriage proposal. Proposal is a little more proper…”
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