14. End of lingering – 08
Lately, Ariel hasn’t liked seeing Cain face to face. No, to be precise, even talking to him was awkward. No matter how much he tried to look good on him, he couldn’t help but feel uncomfortable with him.
Ariel didn’t like him, didn’t like the situation he was in, and didn’t like the women around him even more. For example, the princess who promised to marry him, or Iris.
– His child, I’m due in ten months. I’m good that my love with him has come to fruition, and you don’t have to have a stomach ache, so isn’t it a very good deal for each other?
I still get a tantrum when I recall the words she proudly said as she rubbed her belly gently. At the time of the fight against the princess, he persistently aimed at the woman’s belly and kicked it as hard as he could, but unfortunately, he didn’t seem to have suffered much damage because he was a woman with no strengths other than a strong body.
It really couldn’t have been a pity. At the last moment, if hesitation hadn’t entered my fingertips, I could have blown the woman’s entire lower body away-
In fact, Iris, who dared to mention her child in front of her, didn’t like it either, but the person she didn’t like even more was none other than Cain. In the first place, if he hadn’t fallen in love with her seduction, wouldn’t there have been no trouble?
“…bad guy.”
Ariel murmured as she kicked a stone that had been scattered on the floor. The stone didn’t bounce off the other side as a result of a little excessive force at the tip of the foot, but it split in two and shattered, but Ariel didn’t even notice such a trivial scene.
Because her eyes were not looking at a stone that had been split in two, but were reflecting on a vague moment in the past.
I still remember vividly. A cute and picturesque cabin built in an off-the-beaten-path location. The image of him who boasted that he would love only himself for the rest of his life.
In the past 10 years with him, I was truly happy. It couldn’t be said to be a happy time materially because some of them went to places where people were rare, but everything that Ariel had dreamed of so far was in the time spent with him.
However, after returning to 10 years ago, the situation was completely reversed.
When he came to his senses, he was surrounded by women. No, it wasn’t just that it was overcrowded, but there were already so many women beside him that I couldn’t count them on one hand.
Of course, there was no legal problem. He was a duke of the empire, and he was a man with a position that did not matter how many wives he had.
…However, just because there were no legal problems did not mean that he liked them.
In fact, seeing other women clinging to him, I felt a very slight sense of pride. I felt satisfied because I was able to know that I am not the only one who thinks he is cool, that he is a very good person objectively to the extent that other women cling to him.
And, apart from that, I terribly didn’t like this situation of having to share love with other women while leaving one man named Cain.
In the past, his father always looked after his mother. In the past, the ‘Cain’ he knew only looked at himself without paying attention to other women.
But now, he couldn’t understand why he had to share his love with other women.
hate. I really hate it. He wanted to monopolize his mind alone. He wants his kindness to be directed only to himself. He wants only himself to monopolize his nostalgia. I want only you to monopolize his love, which seems to overflow at any moment.
…But, it would be impossible now. As in the past, it will no longer happen that you will be left alone as the only woman by his side. Because, in his heart, he had already made room not only for himself, but also for other women.
On reflection, it seemed clear that the man named Cain von Estel was indeed a son of a bitch. Every time he whispered sweet words in my ear saying that he would love only himself for the rest of his life, and it wasn’t enough that he had to pay with Bianca for his first experience after returning, and now he goes so far as to say that he will marry the princess and go around the entire empire.
All in all, they fell one step behind. The opportunity to share a precious first time with him was taken away by other women.
The first kiss, the first date, the first engagement announcement, the first relationship, all of them were lost to other women and left behind. Even if he did something later, he might be bored. No, even if he had no intention of doing so, he might unconsciously compare himself with other women. Ariel might really go crazy if her attitude towards women was strangely familiar, or if she showed proficiency in relationships with herself.
The first kiss, the first date, the first engagement announcement, the first relationship had all been taken away by another woman, but there was still something left.
“As far as having children, I can’t give it up to anyone.”
It’s okay if he loves another woman. It’s okay to kiss. I didn’t like it to death, but I was confident that I would endure it even if I had a relationship.
But not as much as a child. As far as having children, I couldn’t yield to anyone.
He must, unconditionally, have a child with himself first.
He must always prioritize himself and his children.
He must love himself and his children unconditionally.
This was the maximum that Ariel could concede to Cain.
If so, isn’t the answer very simple?
“Can I make a child with him right now?”
Ariel giggled and smiled at the answer she came up with.
It was something I had already experienced. If so, wouldn’t the second be easier?
Ariel’s greatest strength was that she didn’t show a single hesitation about this.
****
Recently, the financial situation surrounding the Duchy of Estel has been improving rapidly.
I couldn’t figure out what the reason was, but recently, the land that can be farmed within the Estel Duchy has increased, and the monthly installments from the Castana Marquis, and Iris brought a huge amount under the name of ‘coma’. When you add up all of the goods, etc., it was a truly staggering amount that easily exceeded the duchy’s budget for several years.
Naturally, it was impossible to keep such a huge amount of money in the warehouse, so this naturally led to an increase in workload such as budgeting and business creation.
In fact, the actual business planning and processing was the responsibility of Sarah, who is in charge of the treasurer, and even though I was only in charge of reviewing and approving documents, the amount of paperwork I had to deal with was so enormous that it could not be described as literally murderous. It was in the middle of a busy day that didn’t open the eyes.
As usual, when I was distracted from having a snowball fight with papers in the office, Bianca, a person who could easily be counted among three fingers in the Estelle family, opened the door and strolled in.
“Are you free?”
Bianca, who is looking at my current situation with both eyes, brazenly asks such a question.
“No, not at all.”
“What, at times like this, shouldn’t I have to reply with empty words at least?”
Bianca pursed her lips at me, but unfortunately I didn’t have time to chat with her leisurely. There was no sign of him concentrating on her in a situation where there was a lot of paperwork that he had to deal with until today.
“I’m sorry, but I’m really busy today. Can we talk about it tomorrow too?”
“…Do you know that you said that to me yesterday too? I understand that you’re busy, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t regret investing even a little time with me. Even if I look like this, I am your body as your prospective bride.”
…If it comes out like that, there’s nothing to say on this side. It was clear that lately he had been neglecting women like Bianca and Iris on the pretext of work.
“Anyway, there is one thing I want to ask you. I believe that I will answer you with the truth without adding or subtracting an inch.”
“…Can I ask you later? As I said, now it’s a bit-“
“Well, it’s not a question that is difficult for you to answer. It’s a very simple question.”
“…..”
Apparently, for Bianca, my opinion was not considered.
Bianca cleared her voice once, as if she was about to say something so grandiose, glanced at my face, and then whispered to me in a very small voice.
“I mean you, the princess, did you really do it with her? Did you really do that outdoors?”
“…..”
Bianca’s question was a very noble question that easily exceeded my expectations.
“…Ha, you really did. I was a little nervous, but it was really true that you were hanging out with her in the open air.”
Surprisingly, Bianca’s face did not show an angry expression as she sighed. It’s just that something doesn’t fill his heart, and he’s just slightly frowning.
“…I thought you would get angry. It’s a surprisingly calm expression.”
At my honest impression, Bianca snorted as if it were absurd.
“You don’t know that I’m an asshole? That night, the dress the princess wore was so crumpled and disheveled, and I think it’s even more strange that she didn’t notice what had happened.”
After saying that, Bianca quietly came towards me and whispered in my ear in a very small voice.
“By the way, was that your preference? So you’re the type who prefers to do it outside in clothes rather than in bed?”
“…..”
Why on earth do I have to have this conversation with Bianca in my office in broad daylight?
“…Can’t we just do this dirty talk on the bed?”
“What is on the bed? It’s been a long time since you haven’t been with me lately. Besides, these days, day or night, I’m holding on to that bastard’s papers, so where is the time to have a conversation like this?”
…Bianca is right. If I have to say, I haven’t had a relationship since Bianca kidnapped me.
“It’s a bit too much for me to say, but I’m also a woman in her prime. At the moment when I was alone in the middle of a solo battle because the man who was said to be my only fiancé didn’t deal with me, I couldn’t help but be interested when I heard that my lovely fiancé couldn’t stand it and had a relationship with another woman. Don’t you think so too?”
…Honestly, I didn’t have anything to say about this even with ten mouths.
“Well, okay. It was a fact that I knew from the beginning that there were too many women next to you. So who do you blame? I didn’t come to you to accuse you of hanging out with the princess. I really just wanted to know what your tastes are.”
After saying that, Bianca gave a seductive smile and sat down on a desk full of papers. As a result, some papers that were on the desk fell to the floor, but neither she nor I paid attention to that.
Bianca’s red eyes were looking straight at me. I couldn’t figure out why she was sitting on the desk. She had been seducing me since daylight. Not on the bed, but in the middle of my office.
“I did some research because of you, but they say men enjoy this kind of deviation more than just rolling around in bed.”
“…deviation?”
“Yes, for example, doing non-work work in an office that is only used for business purposes…?”
With those words, Bianca slowly approaches me. Her fragrant scent was numbing my nose.
“…How about it? Sometimes, I think it’s okay to deviate from the routine, don’t you?”
While saying that, Bianca gently stroked my face with her hand. At her touch, the moment I tried to reach out to her without even realizing it-
smart.
A knock was heard from outside the door.
“Cain, I want to talk to you. Could you give me a moment?”
It was none other than Ariel’s voice.
“…Uh, okay, it’s okay.”
The rest of my embarrassment, I didn’t reject Ariel’s words, but I ended up agreeing.
“…Then, let me go in.”
kiik-
Before he had time to change his words, a second later, the door opened and Ariel, dressed in neat attire as usual, entered the office.
“I’m sorry. In the midst of being busy with work, personal business takes up time.”
Ariel nodded and looked down at me as she said that, but unfortunately I couldn’t agree with her words. No, the spirit to express consent did not exist.
“…..”
All of a sudden, the place where Bianca hid from Ariel’s eyes was none other than under my desk.
In the first place, there was no reason to avoid Ariel’s eyes, but the reason why he had to hide under the desk was clearly visible.
Apparently, Bianca seemed really determined to visit me today.