Today's Goal Is A Safe Divorce! - Chapter 107
Translator and Editor: Effe and Nabi
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Chapter 107
No matter what secret she found out, she would never go to the Emperor first.
Of course, she knew that the Emperor was not a benevolent person, but she did not know that he was such a dual person. He ignored her even more because he thought she didn’t know anything. She realized that it was a world that did not suit her.
The social world was a place where everyone laughed on the outside but stabbed people behind the scenes without anyone noticing.
It was no different for the Emperor. Even Arno, who appeared to have a more just and ideal emperor than anyone else in public appearances, was the same. Behind his back, he harassed his subject’s wife and had no intention of hiding his dirty desires.
“Elysia!”
“Ah… Damon…”
Before she could even leave the balcony, she felt the familiar scent and feeling of being in someone’s arms.
When she smelled his scent, her upset stomach seemed to settle.
The scent that resembled Damon was the scent of a cold dawn. She felt a strange sense of calm as the scent gently wafted to his nostrils. With the thought of safety, her body, which had been stiff from exerting a lot of strength, relaxed.
“I didn’t think he would be interested, but it seems he came running right away.”
The Emperor acted like he already knew Damon was coming.
If there had been anyone else, they would have been horrified by his angry appearance, but not the Emperor. He couldn’t come close to him, but there was an unknown gap.
“I’m sure you don’t know that there is no next time.”
“The Grand Duchess is really pretty. She doesn’t suit you.”
“Arno Caesar.”
The shrill, growling sounds coming from above her head told her that he was angry. Not only that but the hand holding her shoulder also grew tense.
“Ah…!”
A groan escaped her lips as his hands grabbed her shoulders with an almost crushing force.
“Ah, no… I’m sorry.”
“No… it’s okay.”
He didn’t do it on purpose, it was because the Emperor provoked him. Elysia shook her head to indicate that she was okay. Rather, the Emperor who created this situation was annoyed.
“If you want to keep the last name Caesar, you know what to do.”
“….”
“I think Your Majesty knows best who that castle belongs to.”
It was her first time hearing Damon speak so coldly. Elysia shivered at the harsh tone of his voice, even though she knew the anger wasn’t directed at her.
No one could stop him.
Elysia was held in his arms as she boarded the carriage, returning to the Grand Duchy. In fact, she didn’t stop him either. She also wanted to get out of the party.
“I promised that I would rush over immediately if anything happened, and I’m sorry for not being able to.”
“No… You came right away.”
It was the Emperor’s plan, and even Damon wouldn’t have been able to go against it without any reason. It was his plan to lure her into his trap, so it was difficult for her to avoid it in the first place, and it didn’t matter because Damon came in the end.
“This will never happen again.”
Of course, Damon would be able to do that. Still, the opponent was none other than the Imperial Family. If he blocked everything without a clear reason, Damon’s reputation could be ruined because she didn’t actually suffer any harm.
Besides, Elysia had already said that she would participate in the Empress’ tea party.
“That’s okay. I knew from the start that the Emperor and Empress would not be pleased with me.”
“I didn’t expect the emperor to be interested in you.”
“So do I…”
Even for Elysia, it was unexpected.
Rationally, he would not take an interest in her. Her body trembled as she remembered his sinister gaze looking at her. It was a truly unpleasant look, and it gave her a sensation as if bugs were crawling all over her body.
It was her first time feeling something like that… She didn’t know what to do.
“This will never happen again.”
It was as if he was repeating the words to himself, not to her.
“It’s really okay. Nothing happened.”
“If something had happened….”
Even though they were sitting down in the carriage, Damon held her and didn’t let go. It was the same even after arriving at the Grand Duchy. He came into the room with her in his arms. The good news was that the employees were able to avoid them when they saw the two of them.
Anyway, there was no further misunderstanding to be gained here.
Elysia didn’t stop him this time, either.
In fact, she, too, felt secure in his arms. She had never once thought of the Grand Duchy as her home. It was a place she would have to leave someday, though why did it feel like she was back home so much?
As soon as she entered the Grand Duchy, her trembling body not only stopped, but her entire body relaxed. It was because she thought she had come to a safe place.
“As a result, nothing happened.”
Even if he was the Emperor, he couldn’t hurt or kill her on the spot. He was just scaring her. Now that she knew what kind of person the Emperor was, she just had to be careful.
“If I had come a little late, something could have happened.”
“If an incident occurs, it is the Imperial Family that will be in trouble.”
In fact, there was no way Damon didn’t know this. Even though he knew, he was still anxious. He was afraid there was just one possibility that something might have happened to her.
“Elysia. I can’t do it without the wife… If I lose you…”
Elysia smiled awkwardly at the sight of him rubbing his cheek against her palm like a big cat. It wasn’t just cute behavior. The intense gaze of his eyes and the movement of his lips that almost touched her palm made her nervous.
It was only the palm of her hand, yet she didn’t think she could bear the touch of his lips. She definitely won’t be able to stay sane due to this strange sensation.
“Please, please let go…”
“What if I can’t let go?”
“Yes?”
“I don’t want to let go.”
She was confused as to whether he didn’t want to let go of her hand right now or whether he didn’t want to let go of Elysia.
Judging by his attitude, it seemed like it was both…
“It’s because I’m anxious.”
His expression quickly changed to a pleading one. This was why she couldn’t completely push him away. While she hated to admit it, Damon’s shell was exactly what she liked.
“The fact that I almost lost the wife… I feel like I’m going to die of anxiety.”
“I’m fine. Not a hair was hurt.”
“My heart is racing so much. I’m afraid.”
His action of putting her hand to his chest startled her. It was so natural that she couldn’t stop him. Elysia didn’t know what to do as she felt his heartbeat against her palm. She felt as if it was spreading through her hands and throughout her body.
“I told you that last time.”
“….”
“The wife is important to me.”
How would she know that was what it meant? It wasn’t until today that she realized that he really cared about her.
Of course, she still couldn’t admit it because it was so unbelievable.
“It will never happen again. Something like today.”
“Are you saying you’re going to imprison me in the Grand Duchy?”
For Damon, that could have happened. He was a person whose direction was unknown.
“What do you mean?”
She could tell from his frown that, fortunately, she was not going to be imprisoned.
“The wife can go wherever you want to go. I won’t stop you.”
“I see…”
“If I stop you, you’ll hate me, right?”
So, despite he was like saying that he wasn’t happy about her going out, he allowed it because she didn’t want to be hated. For a reason that was so Damon-like, Elysia was at a loss for words for a moment.
“I want to sleep with you today.”
She tilted her head.
…Hadn’t they been sleeping together all this time? Except for when she fell asleep first, they had never slept in different places.
“Have we always slept together?”
“I’m saying we won’t sleep just holding hands.”
Elysia’s pupils shook violently upon hearing that. For a moment, she struggled against his hand, trying to carry her onto the bed.
“Wa, wait! You definitely promised me!”
Thinking that she would be eaten if she continued like this, she did her best to avoid going towards the bed. This was different from what was promised.
“What promise do you mean?”
“…You won’t sleep with me!”
“Didn’t you just give me permission?”
“When did I give permission…”
Even though she admitted that she seemed to like him, she wasn’t ready to spend the night with him right away.
“I was talking about sleeping with you in my arms.”
“I don’t want it… what?”
“I’m going to just hug you.”
So, she made this fuss because she misunderstood that he was going to hug her while she was sleeping. Elysia’s face burst out in embarrassment.
“That kind of thing… Tell, tell me right away!”
“I’m sorry.”
Contrary to her expectations that he would immediately drag her away and make her sleep, Damon sat quietly on the bed and let her hair down. Elysia’s body unconsciously became drowsy as she felt the coolness of her tightly held hair loosening, one by one.
“Don’t worry, I will remove the makeup too.”
She saw a wet towel in his hand. She frowned slightly at his familiar attitude as if this wasn’t the first time this had happened.
Of course, he had never served anyone before, yet he was so skilled that she was suspicious.
“Did you do it to someone else, too?”
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HesthBar
I like that the author is showing that Damon is getting slightly better at expressing himself (admitting he is anxious) but still had a long way to go…
Thank you for the chapter! I wish she would skip the tea party using Damon as an excuse, but I’m guessing she’ll go.