An Extra Who Wants To Escape The Obsessive Male Lead - Chapter 106.2
Chapter 106.2
“Ah…”
Krua covered her mouth before she fell into thought.
What was she thinking in her wise head? Was she thinking of a greater humiliation, a sharper revenge for Alors? Soon, Krua, who had been pondering for a moment, opened her mouth with a light face.
“So, how about we do this?”
* * *
[ Duke Alors and his son, Pentas Alors, met their end in an unfortunate carriage accident. ]
A few days later, the report from the informant I had sent came in.
The lie that the Argenta informants had spread would now spread like wildfire and reach the ears of everyone in the Empire. It was quite a shameful end for one of the three dukes with elemental powers. The remaining remnants were to be quietly dealt with by the Argenta informants so as not to leave any seeds of betrayal.
We sat on the sofa in the study, looking at the contents of the short note.
Diello didn’t say anything. He just stared blankly at the note.
“….”
I wondered if he had been alone like this when he first heard the news of his parents’ death.
I carefully hugged him as I watched him.
No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t forget the wedding. In the seat opposite Duke Alors, where his parents should have been sitting, only chrysanthemums were placed. Of course, I now know that he wasn’t close to his parents, but I couldn’t help but worry.
It was clear how lonely a path he had walked alone.
Unlike me, who was only in a contractual marriage and had the blessing of my family, at least on the surface, he had not been able to marry happily.
The countless Argenta on the third floor were worried about the future of Argenta and were suspicious of the heads and other families, including Cartiel, who were wary of Argenta growing even stronger with Alors’s power.
In the end, I was the only one who smiled at him at that place. And that was… acting at the time.
No one had ever truly smiled at him.
“Actually.”
I released my arms and faced him.
“I was worried about Diello when we got married.”
Diello looked back at me at my words.
He, of course, knew he was marrying the daughter of his enemy. He said he knew how the previous Duke and Duchess of Argenta died.
But even if he knew.
“…It didn’t seem like anyone was properly congratulating Diello.”
Even his teacher, Redias, wouldn’t have been able to properly congratulate him then.
After all, he knew I was the fake Ferro.
Diello smiled at my words. His hand, which he had carefully extended, took mine. The hand caressing the back of my hand was soft.
“To say I was happy… would be a lie.”
He said it as if there was nothing he could do about it.
“It wasn’t a happy marriage, but I had Krua, so wasn’t that enough?”
Diello smiled faintly. The smile seemed to tug at my heartstrings even more. His lips touched my fingertips lightly.
“And I still have Krua, so it’s okay.”
I shook my head involuntarily at his words. No matter what kind of relationship he and I would have in the future, I didn’t want him to remember the wedding as such an event.
I wanted him to remember it as a happier memory.
“We’ll have a proper wedding later. Just the two of us.”
Diello stopped moving at my words.
“…Thank you so much for saying that.”
As he looked up at me slowly, he suddenly opened his mouth.
“If I may dare to confess a lie.”
His trembling lips were cupped in my hands. He smiled smoothly.
“I didn’t think anything at the wedding.”
“Huh?”
It took me a while to understand what he meant. In short, it meant that he didn’t care whether anyone congratulated him or not?
Well… that was a relief.
By the time I thought so, he was gradually breaking into a smile.
“….?”
I blinked as the blue eyes melted and spring arrived, bringing about a delightful change. Diello then smiled beautifully.
“But thank you, Krua.”
And then.
—Thump, thump, thump.
He tapped the table, a signal to call the informant. Rick would be on the battlefield, so it must be another informant.
As expected.
“Did you call?”
A voice came from outside the door.
Diello spoke without even looking that way.
“Prepare a grand wedding. It will take place after all the threats are over, so there will be plenty of time to prepare.”
“Understood.”
The informant left without another word.
“….?”
I blinked at his words.
It didn’t seem like he was going to marry someone else. I turned my head abruptly and looked at Diello at the thought.
“No, I said it was okay, but…!”
My ears burned without me realizing it, and I could feel the heat on my face. Diello’s smile, which had been on his lips, deepened at my words.
“But you said let’s do it again.”
If it meant he could get more deeply involved with her, he was fine with any method.
He whispered as he kissed the delicate flesh of my wrist. The moment his blue eyes were filled with a strange light.
“..Ah.”
He exhaled a short breath before frowning slightly.
“Diello?”
As if he was in pain, he brought his hand to his heart.
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