We’re in a Contract Marriage, But I’ve Imprinted - Chapter 62

Chapter 62

Translator: Effe

Editor: Yonnee

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It suddenly occurred to Ian that Melissa might be feeling stuffy. She spent most of her time in bed because the doctor told her to limit movement as much as possible.

“A little bit.”

“Then, let’s take a walk together.”

“Aren’t you busy?”

Melissa’s eyes widened at the mention of taking a walk. Ian swallowed his laughter when he saw her expression.

Was it really so fun to go for a mere walk instead of going out?

Ian wrapped an arm around Melissa’s waist and held one of her hands lightly for support.

“Alright then, let’s go.”

“…Yes.”

They passed the field and headed to the garden. On the way, there was a glass greenhouse. She recalled something from the past and looked at it unknowingly.

Ian, who quickly noticed her gaze, asked vaguely.

“Do you want to go into the greenhouse?”

“…I’m just curious.”

“Hmm, it might be feeling a little warm right now. Would you like to go?”

Melissa thought about Ian’s words for a moment and then answered.

“Yes.”

Ian escorted Melissa into the greenhouse. The midday sun was as hot as midsummer. Melissa was sweating profusely as she entered the greenhouse, but she slowly and closely peered into the glass structure.

It was full of plants and flowers different from those outside and was beautifully decorated.

She thought of Monica and Ian having a happy conversation here. She remembered that at that time she had no choice but to watch from the outside and she was so embarrassed that she ran away.

To be in such a place. Not Monica, but herself with Ian—not anyone else. For some reason, she had a strange feeling.

Melissa looked up at the ceiling and then slowly lowered her gaze. She looked at Ian next to her and slowly opened her mouth.

“I’ve seen everything.”

“There’s not much to look around, so why are you looking so closely?”

“…It’s amazing to me.”

“Is that so?”

When she came out of the glasshouse, a hot wind blew. Even the wind felt cool, so she could feel that the seasons were changing.

She continued to walk around the garden, guided by Ian. The roses in the garden were all over the place with buds forming. She also muttered when she saw that the color of the leaves had turned even greener.

“It is the season of change.”

She looked up at the high sky, hoping that the next change would not come.

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“AAAHH!”

Crash!

“It’s dangerous, Miss!”

Jesse shouted as she dodged the shards of the vase that had been thrown by Monica. This was because she lifted another vase again.

“I’m not going!”

Monica couldn’t hold back her anger and threw the vase at Jesse.

“Kyaah, Miss!”

The vase that narrowly missed Jesse hit the wall and shattered. When no one was able to stop Monica, the door burst open.

“What are you doing?”

Lewis came in with an angry face. And Alex followed behind him.

“Both of you come to the office right now!”

He huffed and called his two children over. He had gone out on business and had just come back because of something absurd.

Suddenly, all the merchants he was trading with turned their backs on him. They notified him that they were canceling their contracts, even until the upper companies with whom he did distributions to other countries.

It’s not even a consultation, it’s a notification.

He was so angry at the thought that the merchants had dared to look down on him, a nobleman, that his face turned bright red. Then he discovered one thing in common.

That only those connected to House Bryant made such a move.

However, the problem was that there were not just one or two merchants linked to House Bryant. The duchy held most of the distribution and monopoly rights in the empire, and so almost all means were blocked.

Nobles spend a lot of money to maintain their dignity.

This was a fact that even commoners passing by on the street knew. So at some point, nobles also began to actively engage in business.

It was a reality known to everyone who lived in the capital that House Bryant, which had a slightly brighter insight than other nobles, quickly took the lead.

“What on earth have you done?”

As soon as Alex and Monica entered the office, Lewis, who was sitting on the sofa, asked. He had already had a cup of cold tea to soothe his burning insides.

He felt like taking out a glass of whiskey, but he held back because he needed to hear the exact details.

“Do what?”

Alex answered with a grumpy face. He had already heard the general situation from Lewis on the way in, but he still had bad feelings towards Ian.

“On the contrary, we were the ones who’d been treated unfairly. They recklessly kicked out the guests they invited. I don’t think other nobles will believe that it happened in the Bryant family and not anywhere else.”

“Then! What in the world did you do to get kicked out?”

The frustrated Lewis bellowed. Alex also answered without hiding his annoyance.

“If I knew that, I would have told you. We didn’t do anything wrong. Rather, we’re in a position where we deserve to receive an apology!”

Lewis’ anger calmed down for a moment due to Alex’s confident attitude. Since Alex had never had any accidents so far, he had no choice but to believe what his son said.

So he looked at Monica, who had not said anything since earlier, with cold eyes.

“Monica. Why aren’t you making any excuses?”

“…….”

She was upset by the confusing and sad situation, but she couldn’t bring up what exactly she had done.

She bought an off-label rut inducer for alphas from the back alley and gave it to Ian. As a noblewoman, and a member of the proud family of the Rosewood County, she could not confess the fact that she had hatched a scheme.

But when Lewis saw the look on his daughter’s face, he knew something was up.

“What on earth have you done!”

Monica, surprised by her father’s exclamation, shed tears as she avoided answering his question.

“Hiic, I didn’t do anything! The person who is most upset right now is me!”

“Do you even know what happened now because of you?”

“They said she was pregnant! That illegitimate child ended up pregnant!”

It was no different from a pregnancy blessed by Monica herself.

Monica, who secretly sent a letter to the chief handmaid after being kicked out of the duchy, heard about the circumstances and noticed that the conception coincided with the day she had secretly given the inducer to Ian.