The Obsessive Male Lead Wants To Become My Husband - Chapter 108
Translator: Nabi
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Chapter 108
“A… kiss on the forehead?”
Dumbfounded, I repeated Cassius’ words back.
“Yes.”
He replied in a voice that seemed to be in a bad mood.
“Like how you do it for your sister…”
Even though I looked at him in surprise, Cassius had a serious expression on his face as if he wasn’t joking. In the past, I would have thought that this person was talking crazy again, but now…
“Cassius, are you jealous?”
“…No.”
“I think I’m right.”
I chuckled before leaning my head on his shoulder.
“Don’t be jealous of such a thing. Since Cassius is taller than me, it goes without saying that I’d have a hard time kissing you on the forehead.”
“…That’s not necessarily the only thing I’m talking about.”
“Huh?”
“Evelyn, you always take care of Miss Ophelia, don’t you?”
“Yes, Ophelia is my younger sister, and it’s because she still lacks a lot. Though that doesn’t mean I don’t love you.”
A small uneasiness fluttered in the pit of my stomach. At first, it felt like cute jealousy, but then I realized…
I bit my lip. It occurred to me that depending on how he responded, our relationship may suffer an irreversible blow.
“I know…”
Cassius muttered slowly.
“I know that… and that this anger I feel toward Miss Ophelia shouldn’t be unreasonable.”
“You… know?”
I looked up at Cassius, dumbfounded. Even more surprising than the fact that he harbored hostile feelings toward Ophelia was the fact that he so readily acknowledged it and said it was wrong.
“Yes.”
He nodded.
“…Still, I can’t help it. Even when you were returning to the Empire, you were in the carriage with Miss Ophelia, not me.”
I swallowed dry saliva.
‘It was like that…’
Obviously, I was a couple with Cassius, and Ophelia was a couple with David. And yet, without thinking about it, I got into the two-seater carriage with Ophelia.
Cassius was understandably frustrated. Besides, I felt a little sorry for David when I thought of him getting into the carriage with him like that. Even if Ophelia didn’t think anything of it, I should have noticed that something wasn’t right.
“That’s… my fault.”
I chose my words slowly.
“Now that I think about it, I’ve done something to upset Cassius. Next time, we’ll ride in the carriage by ourselves.”
“Is that true?”
His voice suddenly brightened as he continued.
“If that’s the case…”
“So, don’t hate Ophelia too much.”
“I… I don’t hate her.”
Cassius stuttered.
“I know you hate her.”
I sighed.
“Every time you see Ophelia with me, you look at me like you’re going to eat her.”
“Evelyn, I thought it was only when you weren’t looking…”
…So, I was right.
I touched my forehead.
Recalling Cassius’s appearance mentioned in the original story, I tried to say it without expecting anything, but I couldn’t believe he’d gotten caught like this.
‘I’ll have to be careful in the future.’
Even if he admitted that his thoughts, feelings, and behaviors were wrong, as he did a few moments ago, it still wouldn’t be easy for people to actually change. Nevertheless, even if nothing changed, I’d continue to love this man.
As I buried my head in Cassius’s broad chest, although he took a nervous step backward, I grabbed him.
“Cassius.”
When I licked my lips and looked up at him, his dark eyes fluttered with an unknown emotion.
“I’m… pretty tired right now. Could you take me to my room?”
Cassius’s breathing became ragged.
‘This is a little… too much.’
I thought as I changed into my fifth white wedding dress.
Seeing that they all look pretty similar, was there a need to go through such deliberation when deciding on a design? Nonetheless, my mother and Ophelia insisted that I should wear all the dresses they had prepared, and as the only child and older sister, I complied with their opinion.
“Sister, this outfit suits you very well. It’s really, really beautiful…”
Ophelia let out a happy sigh.
I tried to say, ‘You’re prettier,’ but stopped myself. In fact, Ophelia, in her modest pink dress, would probably be ten times prettier than me though it was obvious that the person concerned wouldn’t believe that fact.
“Hmm. That’s good, but I think the third one was prettier.”
My mother gracefully gestured toward the next dress.
“Now, try on three more dresses.”
“This… this difficult.”
“Marriage is supposed to be difficult.”
In the end, I settled on a simple shape that I liked. While my mother seemed quite dissatisfied at first, she eventually gave in to my wishes.
“Still, let’s decorate it a little more. Okay?”
“Yes, mother.”
I replied meekly.
The wedding was the day after tomorrow anyway. What would happen to the dress in the meantime?
 
 
 
However, on the day of the wedding, after receiving the dress, I couldn’t help but want to faint. What was supposed to be a plain, smooth fabric turned into a gorgeous dress that looked like it had been adorned together by a dozen skilled professionals.
“Mother!”
“It’s only decorations.”
My mother answered, her voice filled with laughter.
“Why, you don’t like it?”
“….”
At her words, I looked at the dress.
Although it wasn’t the design I had in mind, it was pretty…
‘It’s pretty.’
I accepted the situation and put on the dress.
“You look beautiful, my daughter.”
“Sister…”
Both voices were mixed with tears. Seeing that, I hugged them both one by one before stepping back.
“Don’t cry. You can just come and see me often.”
“Huuk.”
My mother blew her nose.
“You don’t have to come. It’s best for you to live well.”
“You need to come see me often, okay? Or I’ll go to sister’s house often.”
I laughed at the conflicting reactions between the two. Soon, the music of the orchestra was heard. It seemed that it was my turn to leave the bridal waiting room.
Once I went outside, a magnificent view unfolded. For this one wedding, Cassius bought an old, unclaimed palace from the Imperial Family. And as a result of the refurbishment, an attraction that was in no way inferior to the Imperial Palace was born.
‘All this for one wedding…!’
Even though I confided that I wasn’t a big fan of luxury and didn’t see any reason for him to spend money on it, Cassius was adamant.
‘He said he wanted to do it, so he did it. It’s not because of me.’
If so, then…
‘I can tailor it to my future husband.’
“Evelyn.”
When I came to my senses, Cassius was already in front of me.
“…You’re beautiful.”
I could see it now that the words he whispered in my ear were completely sincere. As I was about to smile at him, I noticed something disconcerting.
The corners of his eyes were flushed red.
“No way, are you crying?”
“…Don’t say it.”
He replied in a faint tone.
“I feel like crying right now.”
“You don’t hate marrying me, do you?”
“….”
Cassius stared at me for a moment before he opened his mouth.
“I only cried for a moment because you were so beautiful.”
“…Cassius.”
I replied with a smile.
“If you’re crying over something like that, I should be shedding tears by now.”
It was true. Perfectly dressed and polished from head to toe for today, Cassius was truly the embodiment of beauty. The thought of spending the rest of my life with a man like this seemed like a dream.
I folded my arm around his.
“Let’s go. Everyone’s waiting for us.”
Cassius gazed at me for a moment, then cupped my cheeks and kissed me lightly on the forehead.
“….!”
I blushed. It was when I wondered why he didn’t try a deep kiss that I realized that in front of everyone…
He whispered quietly in my ear.
“That should tell Miss Ophelia who you really are.”
Uh.
Apparently, it seemed that Cassius couldn’t shake off his grudge against Ophelia easily.
But…
It was our wedding day, and the ceremony was about to begin, so shouldn’t we forget about the trivial matters right now?
After a while, we began to walk toward the altar. As I glanced sideways, nearly everyone in the empire was packed into the palace, waiting for our oath. It was a sight that would have been burdensome and painful in the past.
However, now…
‘It doesn’t matter.’
As soon as we stepped up to the altar, the ceremony began.
“We are gathered here today to witness His Excellency, Duke Cassius Brudenell, and the Young Lady Evelyn Garneid…”
As expected, the content was boring, but it didn’t matter either. The only thing that mattered was that when all this was over today, Cassius Brudenell would be my husband.
When I turned my head slightly, smiling at Cassius, he pulled me lightly and held me in his arms. Even though it was against the etiquette, no one would point fingers at us.
After such a long officiating ceremony, with the kiss and vows, Cassius Brudenell became my husband.
Everlasting.
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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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Xiang
Oh yeah!!!! So where is the babys???🤭 Can i expecting to see it soon
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I really enjoyed it! One of my fav novels ever, ty for translating!