My Wife Waited in the Wheat Fields chapter 7

#2 Responsibilities and Obligations (2)

『Dear daughter Tyria, this father is sending a letter again.』

It was a letter that began with the preface:

It is a letter that starts with a daily greeting, asks how they are doing, tells them about their current situation, and then subtly adds a purpose.

Is it a letter from an aristocrat as well? All kinds of splendid rhetoric and metaphors are buried in it, spinning what needs to be said at once, but the destination is so clear.

Elric read the letter over and over again with wide eyes.

Is having a knack for reading the context of a situation a blessing or a curse?

‘This… .’

“Ten years is enough. Come in and let’s do it together. If you want, you can find a new marriage partner. Stop waiting for someone who won’t come back, take what you want and come back. You should have suffered that much.”

The letter was saying

Take the inheritance inherited from you and return.

Hand fell down.

His eyes were still fixed on the letter.

‘Yeah, why didn’t I think of this?’

My father converted all of that huge asset into cash and returned it to himself.

There was no part for her in it.

Surely it’s embarrassing, isn’t it?

Ordinary people would covet inheritance.

Elric remembered Tyria’s face.

She is a woman of few words and a beautiful woman.

She is a woman who is imbued with dignity and makes people feel intimidated.

She was such a woman… .

‘… He must have suffered a lot.’

She is a woman who has endured a long time alone.

After all, isn’t she the one who has lived for nine years under that desolate father without a husband?

To be honest, I have nothing to say even if I take the inheritance.

Even Elric thought it was her fair share.

If you think that the reason she still exists is because of the legacy, the answer came out comfortably.

My mind clears up

together,

‘why… .’

Will my chest be clogged up like this full of dark clouds?

Was the peaceful time at Wibin the problem, or was it the young heart that didn’t want to tarnish the sweet and bitter first love?

Some evasive ideas began to emerge.

What fueled that idea was a certain act on her part that I still don’t understand.

‘… If it’s because of the legacy, why did I work so hard?’

Elric remembered her diligently looking through the wheat fields every day.

I remembered how we always had meals together in the morning, and how we received these letters every day until late at night.

In fact, if you want to take a legacy, someone who could have taken it a year ago is already doing so.

It didn’t even seem like he had been idle for a year in the meantime, to notice his return.

Something unpleasantly pricked a corner of his heart, and Elric got up.

I scanned the office with sunlight pouring in through the windows.

It was a space that hadn’t changed since my father’s time, so I could roughly guess where it was.

Elric opened a drawer somewhere in the bookshelf.

‘It’s also here.’

There were piles of letters there.

Looking at it, they were all letters from the Yubing family.

I took out each one and read them.

The letters all started coming a year ago, and the purpose of the letters was the legacy that returned to one’s share.

As if he had never responded, there was even a phrase asking for an answer in some letters.

Elric let out a big laugh.

The answer to all of this is clear enough to make you feel ashamed for doubting her.

‘It must have been guarded.’

She was guarding a legacy whose owner could never be sure to return.

Seeing that Aldio doesn’t know the fact, it means that she thoroughly hid the truth. Aldio probably wouldn’t have known what the owner wouldn’t allow.

Elric stared out the window at the fact that she had been fighting alone for the past year.

‘Why did you do that?’

Wheat fields were spread out. Among them was Tyria, who worked among the people.

The figure wearing a straw hat caught my eye.

Elric wanted to know why.

In addition, he had a personality that could not stand such curiosity.

Elric said after leaving the office.

“Aldio.”

“yes.”

“Please call the young lady.”

He opted for a frontal breakthrough.

*

Tyria looked in the mirror and dressed up.

My mood was the best I’ve been in a while.

… No, after all, I’ve always been in a good mood lately.

It’s because Elric, who treated me like a non-existent person and only knew how to push him away forever, is at least treating him as an opponent.

Not only that, but it was contrived enough to tell at a glance, but there were times when he showed a smile from time to time.

Even if it’s a false smile, wouldn’t it make you happy to know that you’re at the end of it?

What would I do if I cursed at him for being foolish, that my heart left alone and hovered around him?

Even today, I asked for a face-to-face first.

It was the first time.

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It was unavoidable to be expected.

‘Was this enough?’

I was not satisfied because I rushed out from looking at the field.

Even though I changed my clothes, I was worried that my body would smell like dirt, and my hair looked untidy.

Maybe I could organize it a bit more… I thought about it, but I didn’t have enough time.

“Madam, are you ready?”

Aldio said from outside the door.

Tyria swallowed regret and replied.

“Okay, don’t leave.”

What kind of dragon is it?

Delusional speculations run through my head.

If someone asks to have dinner together or wants to talk for other personal reasons, the thought of how to respond never goes away.

Preparing answers to each and every question that might come up, he arrived at the parlor on the first floor.

And, his business this time was also very different from Tyria’s wind.

“You saw this letter from me. First of all, I’m sorry. Opened without permission.”

I feel like my heart is pounding.

I can’t know if I don’t know

It was because it was a letter from her parents, who had been terribly tormenting her for the past year.

Elric answered the question of why it is here.

“It must have been stuck between the letters Aldio was moving.”

That’s a fair word.

Anxiety sets in.

Maybe I misunderstood your intentions.

Wouldn’t it be considered an unscrupulous woman here aiming for a legacy?

All sorts of disturbing thoughts ran through my head, but fortunately it wasn’t like that.

“… Actually, I looked for more. I also found out about the fact that the lady ignored these letters for the past year.”

couldn’t be happier

Even though it was fortunate that there was no misunderstanding, there were words that broke my heart.

‘Young lady… .’

To him, she was still a young girl.

“I called because I just wanted to ask. Why have you kept my share of a legacy that I can’t even guarantee I’ll return to? You could have had it.”

To him, he was a stranger.

A stranger so far away that his legacy is questionable.

I’m getting cold for nothing.

Her heart, which had been glad that the coldness she had shown during their first meeting had disappeared, was suddenly hurt by this incident, as if it had become greedy before she knew it.

“Can you tell me? Why didn’t the young lady return to Weibin?”

Asking something too obvious

With a cruelly indifferent question, he digs his chest.

He had a calm face.

Should I say I’m glad there’s no anger or contempt?

‘no.’

If I did that, I would have put my mind at ease, reminding myself that I was in a position to be hated.

The face that makes me look forward to it is really savage.

So let me tell you.

It was close to pitching.

Tyria did the best she could.

“Portman.”

“hmm… ?”

“I am Tyria Portman.”

She is Portman’s mistress, not Weebin’s daughter.

is your wife

I couldn’t even utter such an afterword.

I’m afraid that this word will return contempt, I’m afraid that I won’t be able to do it better than others.

It was a cowardly mind that I would rather remain as a stranger.

Fortunately, his expression did not distort.

The voice came out again and again.

The manners perfected through severe discipline as a child covered the sadness.

For the first time, I felt fortunate for the harsh corporal punishment that I hated so much.

he asked with a puzzled face.

“Is that the end?”

“Do you need another reason?”

Oh, you got this word right.

But how long can I do this?

Under the desk, the hands gathered in front of the knees are tightly clasped.

It felt like the blood wasn’t flowing.

If you stay around for a long time, you will end up showing an ugly appearance.

“Can I just go and see? Let there be work left.”

“that… .”

Elric, who pursed his lips, nodded at a slow pace.

Tyria got up from her seat.

I pretended to be calm.

After straightening his back, he put his right hand on his chest and bowed his head briefly.

“Then let’s go.”

I raised my head again and, paying attention to my speed, left the drawing room.

I walked down the aisle alone and took a deep breath.

It hurt a lot, but thankfully it’s familiar.

Tomorrow you will be able to see him as usual.