Today's Goal Is A Safe Divorce! - Chapter 101
Translator and Editor: Effe and Nabi
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Chapter 101
“Marchioness Blair is here.”
Elysia jumped up upon hearing Estelle’s arrival. She was so nervous that she couldn’t even eat properly. It was because of the watchful eyes watching her. In name, it was serving her so that she would not be inconvenienced during the meal though she knew that was not the real purpose.
“Don’t let anyone into the parlor.”
“That…”
“There is nothing to attend to. Do you really intend to eavesdrop on the conversations of noble ladies?”
“No, no…”
What she has through Estelle’s education was that sometimes she had to be strong against servants, especially in her case, there was no other way to do this. It was because she was not a proper mistress. Damon’s orders took precedence for them.
So even if she tried to be nice, it wouldn’t work.
“I’ll call you if I need anything, so wait at the door.”
“Yes.”
Perhaps Estelle had understood her intention, her heart pounded with tension.
“Estelle, I’m sorry. You were originally scheduled to visit in the afternoon…”
“No, it’s okay.”
Even though she glanced around, there were not what appeared to be children’s books on the table. The table was full of tea utensils.
“Did you get my message…?”
Of course, she must have come here because she received Elysia’s message, but this wasn’t what Elysia asked for.
“Ah… are you talking about children’s books?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“There was a children’s book at the Marquis’s residence.”
It was fortunate because what she wanted was a children’s book, not a difficult and precious one. Children’s books were relatively easy to obtain.
“I thought what Your Grace said was a bit strange, so I investigated it.”
“Did you have a book?”
If there was a fairy tale book in the Grand Duchy, there could have been one in the Marquis’s residence. The Marquis’ residence wasn’t a family where children were like the Grand Duchy.
“There is no such book.”
“…I’m sorry?”
“First of all, the imperial family does not publish children’s books.”
…So that wasn’t published by the Imperial Family? Anyone could see that the book was written unilaterally on the Imperial Family’s side. Even if the Imperial Family did not publish it directly, it seems that it was written by their order.
“You mean it wasn’t published by the imperial family?”
“Both directly or indirectly, both. Also, there are no children’s books about what Your Grace said.”
Elysia’s expression darkened when she heard that there was no children’s book made by the Imperial Family. It couldn’t be. Clearly, she had read a children’s book written from the perspective of the Imperial Family.
“I brought several children’s books about dragons and the history of the empire.”
Seeing the children’s books being placed on the table, her face turned bright again. It wasn’t that Estelle didn’t bring a book at all.
“‘The history of the empire, ‘The terrifying black dragon’…”
Even though she glanced through all the books, none of the children’s books she had seen were there, and she felt sure that the books she was reading were old books. The books Estelle brought were colorful, starting with the covers. Elysia could tell that these were recent books.
“Can I borrow this for now?”
“Of course. It doesn’t matter if you have them all. These ones are not in our stud, and they’ree new purchases.”
“I guess there aren’t many… that was about the black dragon?”
Rather, the number of books she found in the Grand Duchy was even greater. There were many books related to the history of the empire, but only one or two books were about dragons.
“Usually, a lot of things about dragons are told in folklore. The Imperial Family made it impossible for books related to dragons to be published.”
“The Imperial Family?”
Elysia was surprised to hear that the imperial family had blocked it. Wouldn’t it be more helpful for the imperial family to instill fear about dragons?
“Oh, except for professional books. Books that are easily accessible can instill needless fear in children and the people of the Empire.”
Elysia looked through the book for a long time after Estelle left, but she didn’t find anything special about it.
It was different from the children’s books she had read. The cruel expressions were refined, and the contents related to the country’s founding became detailed. She thought there might be at least one passage related to the black dragon.
Knock, knock.
“Your Highness, it’s time for a massage.”
It was already massage time. Elysia quickly closed the storybook and pushed it aside.
“Yes.”
Anyway, these children’s books didn’t help her. Knowing that, Damon had disposed of all the children’s books in her library.
“It’s the founding party soon.”
“Yes…”
Time really passed in the blink of an eye.
Did Catherine mention that she was bringing the dress tomorrow? It was hard getting massages every day and preparing for the party. It definitely reminded her of the wedding preparation period. It must be such an important and big party.
“Are you planning to have dinner in your room tonight?”
“….”
Ultimately, that was the purpose.
Damon must have ordered her to ask. She couldn’t really understand. It didn’t matter that she ate with him. The worse the couples are, the less they would eat together. Elysia wanted that, too, but she couldn’t because he was forcing her to eat on time.
“For the time being. I have no appetite because of the founding party.”
It wasn’t completely false. Because she really had no appetite.
“Understood.”
She thought she was going to ask more, but to her surprise, the matter ended. As the massage continued, the initial pain disappeared and a sense of drowsiness set in.
“….”
Elysia frowned, feeling the hair tickling her eyes. The feeling of the tickling really bothered her, and she was annoyed to wake up from her deep slumber.
“Uh…”
The tickling of the face dissipated as she let out a moan mixed with annoyance. Soon, her narrowed brow loosened as if it were comfortable.
“I did it for the wife, but you don’t even want to see my face.”
“….”
Elysia, who was deeply asleep, could not give an answer back.
“Oh…?”
When she opened her eyes, she didn’t know that it was already morning. Although she obviously remembered getting a massage and then falling asleep, she didn’t remember anything at all after that. She didn’t even know when she was moved onto the bed.
“Did no one wake me up?”
She fell asleep at ease because she naturally assumed someone would wake her up for dinner. No matter how hard she slept, they woke her up at mealtime. Still, when she woke up now, it was a bright day.
“Nonsense…”
This would have been impossible without Damon’s orders.
Not to mention, Julia, Rachel, and Chloe all acted like they would be in trouble if she didn’t eat.Didn’t theyt wake her? He most likely told them to leave her alone.
“Ah…”
Elysia rang the bell in a daze.
“Are you awake?”
“Julia, why didn’t you wake me…? And is it true that the Grand Duke slept here yesterday?”
She seemed to have slept calmly, but when she woke up and looked at the bed, it wasn’t like that at all. Elysia couldn’t keep her mouth shut in surprise at the condition of the blanket, which seemed to be sprawled about.
“Yes, that’s right.”
“Ah…”
“Madam, Master asked to have lunch together today.”
“I…in the room…”
She had slept like this, it was a good thing that Damon didn’t kill her. Even if touching her was okay, Elysia might have kicked Damon in her sleep. Of course, if that had happened, she wouldn’t have woken up unscathed.
“He asked to dine in the garden. The garden has also been renovated. During the construction of the main castle, the garden was also extensively retouched.”
It was obvious why he sent Julia. He was doing it to make sure Elysia wouldn’t say no. Actually, Elysia couldn’t refuse.
“Yes… I see.”
“Madame Catherine is due to visit in the afternoon.”
Eventually, she had to face Damon in the afternoon. There was no way she could avoid him anyway.
“And today, there is an urgent agenda.”
“What is it?”
“It’s about the greenhouse…”
The greenhouse?
“Yes, when they were working on the garden, they didn’t touch the greenhouse. They have to get permission from Madam.”
Actually, Elysia didn’t like that greenhouse. She couldn’t understand giving her such a scary greenhouse.
“You must be busy with the founding party, but…there is some paperwork to deal with. The construction is over… You also need to sign the payment.”
“Yes.”
Fortunately, her office was not in the annex. For a simple document, the amount of documents piled up was subtly large.
“When is Catherine coming over in the afternoon?”
“Maybe we can meet after the two of you eat.”
It was difficult for her to just read and sign the documents, as Julia told her. It was true that the construction was done enough that they completely tore down and repaired the castle. She felt it hadn’t changed much since she hadn’t looked around yet.
“I only posted the urgent ones beforehand. I think you can take care of the rest slowly after the foundation party.”
“Isn’t this all?”
“There are also documents that require regular payments….”
Elysia could see why Damon lived in his office every time. It was inevitable. The Grand Duke had a lot of work. As Julia explained, how many signatures did she have to do?
Slowly, her fingers went numb.
“….”
Suddenly, the office was filled with the sound of flipping papers. While she had to sign it, no more documents came over.
“Julia, no more…?”
When she didn’t get the next paperwork, Elysia glanced around and saw an unexpected person standing there.
“Your Grace…? When did you come?”
“I’m here to pick you up.”
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