My Contract Husband is Going Crazy Because of My Iron Wall - Chapter 38.2
Chapter 38.2
The smile gradually disappeared from Camilla’s face as she listened to his story. She spoke with a stern expression.
“Curiosity and love are distinctly different emotions.”
“I know. I’m not a child who can’t tell the difference.”
“Even so, I wonder what part of her you fell in love with at first sight.”
“I don’t know exactly either. But… now that I think about it I declined all the other young ladies’ requests for interviews, but I accepted Irovel’s, and I didn’t even think twice about the contract. Wasn’t that because my heart was already moving towards her without me knowing it?”
Camilla, who knew her son’s stubborn personality well, nodded.
“That makes sense, though what do you want me to do about it? You want me to forgive you for having a contract marriage?”
“I want to show that I have not betrayed the spirit of Erestein. And… I think Irovel can be made that way, too.”
In other words, he was saying that even if the marriage started as a contract, they could still end up truly loving each other.
“I need your help to do that.”
“What kind of help?”
“If I want to get close to Irovel, I have to become ugly, but if I fall in love with her, I have to stay handsome… I don’t know what to do.”
Camilla recalled what Irovel had said when she had taken the truth potion.
“Oh, my! I was just about to talk about that. I can guarantee that you and your son are the most seriously, incredibly handsome man in the world. He’s handsome from the side, and he’s handsome from the back as well? How did he come to be such a perfect masterpiece?”
“He’s the male lead of this world to me.”
“And my savior. If Reinhardt hadn’t married me, I would have died.”
‘…Do I even need to worry?’
Irovel already seemed to be deeply in love, so it shouldn’t matter whether he was handsome or not. However, this was the kind of thing that would backfire if brought up in the middle of a conversation, so Camilla decided to give him appropriate advice first.
“First, why don’t you show her that you’re ugly now but that you’ll become handsome over time?”
“Oh…”
Reinhardt exclaimed in admiration as if he had never thought of that. Nonetheless, that only lasted a moment, and then he sighed in despair.
“Still, I have no idea how to become ugly…”
“Hmm, I see. I don’t know that either.”
The mother and son, who had never had to worry about their appearance since they were born, sighed at the same time. It was a sight that would make anyone cry out in frustration.
“Then, why don’t you try flirting first?”
“I’ve already been doing that.”
As he said that, Reinhardt poured out a story about how he had been trying to flirt in his own way. And Camilla, after hearing the whole story, spoke.
“Well done. As expected of my son.”
It was a ridiculous thing to say, enough to dumbfound Count Vlerod, who had suffered so much because of her.
“I thought you were hurt and were protecting Irovel, who was cheating on you right in front of me, but you were just flirting.”
“That’s right. Irovel wasn’t cheating.”
“Hmm, well… There’s no guarantee that what you believe is necessarily true.”
Irovel’s feelings might have changed by now, and even if Amil was in that… state, people’s tastes vary.
‘Reinhardt is already smitten with Irovel, so I’ll have to find out for him.’
* * *
“Here, drink up.”
Camilla, who had immediately asked to meet me, poured wine into my glass herself and gave me a gentle smile.
“By any chance…”
I asked, watching Camilla’s expression.
“Did you give me the truth serum again?”
“Yes.”
Camilla answered confidently, without losing her smile.
Oh no! What else was she trying to get out of me?!
“Why? Is there something you can’t tell me?”
“Uh, well…”
“I heard all about the contract marriage from Reinhardt.”
…What? Reinhardt said he would take care of it. Did that mean he told Camilla everything?
“So relax and drink up.”
I had other secrets besides the contract marriage…
Like the fact that Amil and I were half-demons, and that I read a novel featuring Reinhardt in my previous life.
“Oh my, don’t you want to drink it?”
Camilla asked when I hesitated to drink the wine. I nodded vigorously.
“Yes! It’s just… I’ve been so tired lately that alcohol doesn’t sit well with me.”
“Oh my, then I guess you can’t drink.”
Just when I thought I had gotten away with it, Camilla called the attendant outside and had him bring something in.
“This is chocolate. You can eat this, right?”
As expected, she wouldn’t just let it go! She must have put the truth potion here, too! No—!
“Here, ah— open wide.”
Even though she must have noticed my reluctance, Camilla didn’t care. She used a fork to scoop up some chocolate and shove it into my mouth.
The chocolate forced its way past my lips, and a few minutes later, she asked.
“What do you think of Amil Leopold?”
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