I Reincarnated As An Evil Duchess - Chapter 135
Translator: Nabi
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Chapter 135
Side Story 8 — Happily Ever After
He looked so sad that she carefully reached out and stroked Seth’s face. Taking her hand, which rested on his face, he then kissed the ruby ring that was on her fourth finger briefly.
“Not too long ago, I never thought I would ever give someone this ring you’re wearing or show this land to anyone in my lifetime, let alone give it as a gift…”
“…Seth.”
“I wanted to give it to you a bit earlier, preferably when the lavender was in full bloom like this.”
“…It feels like too much for me.”
“This land was always meant for you from the beginning. So, don’t feel burdened.”
“….”
“It has to be you… Would you accept it?”
Seeing Seth looking down at her with a pleading gaze, Min-ha’s face contorted as if she was crying.
It felt as though her heart was about to burst.
The sadness wasn’t just about receiving a gift, but rather, it was because she could imagine Seth, before meeting her, gazing at this place, reminiscing about his mother, and feeling lonely. This place was supposed to be a place where he found solace while thinking about his mother while being burdened with responsibilities and duties.
Min-ha, thinking that she wanted to embrace all the loneliness he had ever felt, tightly hugged his body. Then, with a choked voice, as if holding back a heavy emotion, she responded.
“…I feel like I’ve taken too much from you.”
“Just having you by my side is a gift so immense that I can never repay it in a lifetime, even if I had to spend my entire life.”
“I, it’s me. I don’t know how I could ever repay this gratitude in the future.”
As Min-ha’s nose wrinkled, she stammered while Seth carefully lifted her face, which had been leaning against his chest, and met her gaze. Then, he lowered his head and gently pressed his forehead against hers with a tender touch like soft flower petals before he stroked her head.
“Just stay by my side until the lavender here wilts and blooms a hundred times over again. That’s enough for me.”
“Seth.”
“Someday, if we can grow old together, watching our children and their children running in these fields, I wouldn’t ask for anything more.”
“..Yes, that’s right. I also want to grow old like that next to you.”
Min-ha wiped away her tears as she heard Seth’s sweet words that still made her heart beat like the day he confessed his love and proposed to her.
At the same time, Seth gently lifted his forehead, which had been touching hers, and slowly lowered his face, stealing a kiss from her wet eyes with his lips. And slowly, he delicately pressed his lips against her trembling lips. Like the gentle summer mountain breeze that softly rustles lavender petals, their kiss was warm and delicate.
Min-ha trembled even more as she heard the sound of his heartbeat conveyed through their touching lips, and she hugged him affectionately.
“…And, you.”
“Huh?”
“Now, be honest with me.”
“What?”
The lips that touched each other parted wistfully, and she slowly opened her eyes.
To her surprise, she saw Seth’s face smiling mischievously. Puzzled about what he meant by being honest, when she asked, he held his hand out in front of her, clutching something.
“Isn’t this something you made to give to me?”
“…Oh! That!”
“I might be quite disappointed otherwise.”
In his hand was the ‘doll with a peridot ring’ that she had been holding onto just a moment ago. Min-ha exclaimed with wide eyes in surprise.
“Since when did you…?!”
“Since it seemed like you wouldn’t give it to me no matter how long I waited, I took it while we were kissing.”
“G-give it to me!”
“Why? …Could it be that it doesn’t belong to me, but to someone else?”
“Give it to me first!”
With a face flushed to the ears, she reached out towards him and demanded that he give the doll back.
Seth frowned as if bothered but unable to resist her insistence, and he reluctantly turned the doll. As she quickly took the doll from Seth, she glanced at him as if checking, moving her hand to make sure the ring box inside the doll’s pouch was unharmed.
Fortunately, it seemed there was no sign of anyone having looked into the pocket.
Min-ha sighed with relief and then cleared her throat at Seth, who was gazing at her with a puzzled expression.
‘This wasn’t the atmosphere I had imagined, so I didn’t even have time to think about a nice confession.’
In addition, he ruined her chances by beating her to it.
Min-ha hesitated briefly, considering waiting for the next opportunity, but as she thought that a better chance might not come, she undid the pouch of the doll. Pulling out the ring box, she brought his left hand a little roughly and slid the light green peridot ring that glistened in the bright sunlight onto his fourth finger.
She then pushed a sparkling, translucent peridot ring onto his fourth finger, saying, “If not now, when?”
“…B, be my husband for the rest of our lives. Your Excellency, Duke Seth Persen.”
“….!”
“…It’s ruined. I wanted to make you fall in love with me in a better atmosphere… I didn’t know you’d beat me to it… I bought the most expensive ring with the money I had, but how am I supposed to win the land? Especially your mother’s land.”
“When did you do something like this?”
“I bought it by combining the money I received from cleaning the eastern annex with the money I earned from selling dolls. I heard that peridot signifies love between spouses and is believed to have the power to ward off misfortune… Do you like it?”
“Min-ha.”
“But the ring seems a bit big. What should we do? Should I exchange… Ah, no! Even if you don’t like it, there’s no other choice! Just wear it! We can adjust the size later…”
With a face flushed red, Seth went from being shy to expressing frustration and then pulled Min-ha, who was busy confessing her love, into a tight embrace.
She was too lovely for him to resist.
Just receiving her love was enough, but the fact that she always returned his love in abundance was indescribably endearing. He had never imagined or even thought it possible to dream of such happiness in his lifetime. Therefore, he had pledged to focus on shouldering the responsibilities, duties, and lives that rested on his shoulders.
However, someone like her appeared in his life. How could he not love her?
Seth, as if not wanting to let go of Min-ha in his arms, opened his mouth.
“I’ll cherish it dearly for the rest of my life.”
“Yeah.”
“I’ll never forget this day. I don’t know what challenges we might face in the future, but I swear that I won’t let go of your hand in any situation.”
“Me too. I’ll stay by your side for the rest of my life.”
Feeling his voice, which embraced her so strongly that it took her breath away, she reached out her hand to caress his broad back gently. She affectionately swept her hand over his broad back until his damp voice, which held her tightly, returned to its usual state.
Then, as Seth, with his usual cool and handsome face, gently released her from his embrace and their eyes met, Min-ha found herself uttering words she had unknowingly carried in her heart until now.
“You know, Seth.”
“Yeah? Why?”
“Can I sleep with you in your room in the eastern annex tonight?”
“….!”
“Oh, is it not okay? Are you very busy?”
In response to Min-ha’s words, which seemed to be spoken with difficulty, Seth looked at her with a burning gaze.
‘Did I say something unnecessary?’
She thought about taking back her words as she felt Seth’s gaze burning with such intensity that it seemed her face might flush.
However, before she could retract her words, he answered first.
Why couldn’t you?”
“….!”
“I guess we’ll have to postpone looking at Noah’s drawing until tomorrow.”
“Huh? Why?”
“Let’s go back.”
With those words, he swiftly embraced Min-ha and lifted her onto the saddle. The next moment, mounting his horse, he wrapped her arms around his waist and firmly grabbed the reins. At the signal, the horse that had patiently waited for the two of them began to gallop at a rapid speed.
Hanging onto his waist on the horse, she shouted as they sped away even faster than when they arrived.
“S-Seth! Slow down!”
However, instead of slowing down, he only firmly grasped her hands that were wrapped around his waist. Min-ha glanced at him, anticipating his reaction, and soon burst into laughter. It was good to see the usually cool and composed man become as fiery as a blazing blue flame when it came to her.
As she thought that there might be no one else but herself who could make Seth Persen, the Imperial Sword and hero of the empire like this, Min-ha quietly buried her face in his back, feeling a peculiar sense of pride.
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Translator’s Note: Hello, it’s Nabi! I’m the translator of this novel ପ( ๑•ᴗ•๑ )ଓ♡ If you like the novel and would like to support me, please feel free to click the button below to go to my kofi~! Thank you so much for always supporting the novels I work on, even if you don’t buy me a coffee, I really do appreciate it a lot. ❤︎
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