Today's Goal Is A Safe Divorce! - Chapter 108
Translator and Editor: Effe and Nabi
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Chapter 108
“Are you asking if I’ve treated other women like this?”
“…Yes.”
Even though she didn’t mean it that way at all, the situation made it seem like she was jealous.
However, just the thought of Damon doing this with someone else made her unreasonably angry. She couldn’t explain why, but perhaps knowing that he would never do such a thing made her feel even more betrayed. It must have been that.
“That can’t be possible, right? I’ve never acted like this with any other woman.”
“…Not even the Empress?”
“What?”
“During the time, the Empress was still Lady Drake.”
Elysia didn’t expect her to bring this up, either. She was obsessively thinking about Cassandra to the point where she couldn’t even understand herself. In reality, whether he and the Empress had a romantic relationship had nothing to do with her.
Still, why was she getting so worked up about it…
“I know that you two… almost got married.”
“Who did you hear it from?”
With the narrowing of his eyebrows and the question of who she had heard it from, Elysia realized she had said something unnecessary.
“I haven’t heard from anyone, but I do know that Damon and the Empress almost got married. Lady Armand, too.”
It was a story even a child would know.
“I never had any intention of marrying anyone else. Except for you, Elysia.”
She couldn’t help but be surprised at how she seemed to be complaining to him. Why was she even caring about this when she was going to leave him anyway? It was strange. It was so strange that it was confusing.
“I never had any intimate conversations with anyone else. Elysia was also the first person I’ve danced with.”
“Lies… You danced extremely well.”
“I practiced a lot. And when it comes to physical things, I’m confident in anything.”
She wanted to shut her mouth. She felt like she might make an even bigger mistake if this continued. Her uncontrollable words had left her flustered.
“I’m good at anything, not just dancing.”
“I… I see.”
Elysia didn’t know where to look with his eyes locked onto hers, holding her jaw tightly. She had no choice but to acknowledge it. It was a situation not much different from being with the Emperor, yet she felt no resistance at all.
Instead, she felt like she might burst with embarrassment.
“It, it seems so.”
“I learned it sometime in order to please the wife.”
“Yes?”
“Elysia, every time you come back from somewhere, you always seem tired.”
She had never thought of herself as particularly weak in terms of stamina, but ever since she had married him, she had been constantly surprised by her frail body. It was clear that it was a little different from working.
“I learned in advance, so I can do it. I’m a beginner, too.”
“It’s just… you seem so… skilled.”
“I’m glad you find it comfortable.”
He was indeed a man who was good at anything. Come to think of it, he had always been skilled at something. It was the same with embroidery. He had learned it slightly later than her, as far as she knew, though he was much better at it than she was.
“Did you even learn massage?”
“I know a lot about muscle structure.”
She didn’t miss the meaning of knowing a lot about muscle structure.
The more Damon treated her well, the easier it was to forget the fact that he was a notorious assassin. She kept crossing the line while knowing that he wanted it. She realized that her guard was slowly coming down.
Wasn’t she currently entrusting her head to him?
“Don’t worry, and just relax.”
“…Still—”
In reality, her eyes kept closing on their own. Even though she tried not to fall asleep, constant yawning persisted due to the head massage. She also needed to change her clothes…
“I need to….change my clothes…”
As soon as the thought of changing clothes crossed her mind, her drowsiness disappeared in an instant.
“The dress! I’ll change myself!”
Fortunately, the dress she was currently wearing, despite being a party dress, had a relatively uncomplicated design. With this, Elysia could easily change on her own.
“I’ll go change!”
If she had fallen asleep as she was, Damon might have changed her. The mere thought of it was unbearable, so she suddenly sat up.
“Elysia?”
“I can change on my own.”
Just in case he might try to hold her back, she quickly dashed to the dressing room and changed her clothes.
“….”
“Let’s sleep now.”
After changing clothes and coming out, Damon was also getting ready to sleep.
“Wait! Just a moment.”
“Is there a problem?”
Of course, there was a problem.
She was taken aback by his action of naturally embracing her. Holding hands and sleeping with him was something she had grown used to, but cuddling while sleeping was something she found hard to accept.
“Cuddling while sleeping…”
“I want to hold you.”
“We agreed from the beginning that we would only hold hands, didn’t we?”
Their initial agreement had been not to have any physical contact other than holding hands.
“Today… I don’t think I can sleep without the wife.”
“….”
“I’m feeling so anxious that it’s hard for me to fall asleep.”
‘That expression again…’
Elysia bit her lip, unable to resist that pleading expression that no one could refuse. She knew all too well the impact his facial expressions had on her. Whenever he made a certain expression, it weakened her.
“The fact that I could have lost the wife has been tormenting me. Even now, the anxiety is boiling inside, and I can’t control it.”
In the end, she had no choice but to sleep snuggled up to him.
She realized that when he said he couldn’t control his anxiety, it wasn’t really anxiety but rather a strong desire. Given Damon’s personality, it was accurate to say that he held back a lot, even when the other party was the Emperor.
“….”
When she woke up in the morning, the space next to her was cold. It felt like he had been gone for a long time.
Elysia sat on the bed in a daze, reminiscing about yesterday. It had been a day with so many events that it was hard to believe they had all happened in just one day.
“Your Grace, are you awake?”
It was fascinating how Julia could tell when she woke up. She seemed ordinary, but upon closer inspection, Julia appeared to be exceptionally skilled as well.
Being by Damon’s side probably meant she wasn’t just an ordinary person.
“Yes… I want to take a bath. Can you prepare it?”
“Of course.”
Even though Damon had helped her clean up yesterday, it was different from taking a bath herself.
“I’m sure there will be a message from the Empress.”
The Empress she had seen yesterday seemed like someone who would send a letter immediately after the meeting. She sensed that she was so desperate to get rid of her that it seemed like madness. She refused to acknowledge Elysia’s presence by Damon’s side.
In her estimation, the reason the Empress chose to become Empress rather than a Lady was to be able to meet Damon whenever she wanted.
“I will inquire. The letters from Madam are currently under inspection.”
“I see. But one did come, right?”
“Yes… There has been a message from the Imperial Family.”
As expected, it was just as she thought. Even after becoming the Empress, she couldn’t give up on Damon… In the Empire, where even divorce was not easy, and especially in the position of the Empress, it would be even more impossible.
“And I want to host a party at the Grand Duchy soon.”
“A party?”
“Yes, I want to start with a small tea party… Now that I’ve become the Duchess, it’s important to make my presence known.”
Julia’s complexion brightened considerably at the mention of hosting a party. As a mistress, her responsibilities included not only household management but also organizing parties.
“So, I’d like to discuss the party plans with Estelle in the afternoon.”
“I’ll send a message to Marchioness Blaire right away.”
She wasn’t completely relieved yet.
Upon entering the bath, she felt fatigue in her entire body. Everything that happened yesterday felt like a dream. Did Damon really leave her while she slept?
“Many letters have arrived.”
On the tray, Julia brought over were several letters.
“What about Damon? Is he very busy?”
“Well… the Grand Duke is currently away. Since all the letters have been checked with magic for anything suspicious, you are allowed to read them on your own.”
Damon was away?
It was the first time he had gone out since she arrived at the Grand Duchy. The fact that he had left the castle empty was shocking, as he had never gone out before.
“Where did he…”
“I heard he just went out for a moment.”
“Ah, I see.”
She worried that he might have gone to see the Emperor. He would do that.
“He didn’t go to the Imperial Palace, did he?”
“I don’t know. He left without revealing his destination. He only mentioned that he would be back soon…”
To calm the overwhelming anxiety and fear, Elysia closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Even if Damon acted as he pleased, it didn’t mean he would assassinate the Emperor the very next day.
As she thought about it, her pounding heart began to settle.
“Yes, I understand. You can go.”
Moreover, in the original story, he didn’t assassinate the Emperor until much later. He was safe for now. Did he kill the Emperor in broad daylight? She couldn’t recall clearly. It was an event that happened a long time ago, too far back to remember the details.
While she felt a little uneasy, Elysia didn’t think anything significant would happen. After all, it was unlikely that the imperial authority would change over such a trivial matter.
“The imperial seal.”
She had thought that the letters would only come from the Empress, but there were two letters with the imperial seal. Currently, there were only two people who could use the imperial seal: the Emperor and the Empress.
“Did both of them send letters?”
She hadn’t expected both of them to send her letters.
The Emperor had been shameless enough to cause a scene yesterday and then send her a letter. In a situation where she didn’t know who sent which letter, she had no choice but to open one at random.
“I don’t like it all the same…”
She tore open the letter without knowing who had sent it. Regardless of which one she opened, it was clear that the letter carried a sense of hostility toward her.
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