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The chapter softens with Anri catching a slight cold after the rain and a warm conversation in the greenhouse.","summary_language":"en","summary_source":"chapter_translation","summary_status":"editorial","summary_verification":"verified"},"summary":"The Duke's Obsession With His Wife Chapter 36 opens on the morning of the picnic day, when a letter arriving for Anri is opened and destroyed by the Duke. As tension grows with the servant's report, the Duke says he inspects the mail to prevent someone with a suspicious past from approaching Anri, and wants to speed up the investigation into Evans Brawrene. The chapter softens with Anri catching a slight cold after the rain and a warm conversation in the greenhouse.","key_events":["No reply received to letter sent to Duchess Briston, plan to bring the couple there instead.","The Duke orders all future mail for the Duchess to be brought to him first to protect her.","The Duke checks on investigation into Evans Brawrene and stays cautious expecting another letter.","After picnic rain, Duchess catches slight cold and talks with visitor in greenhouse about reconciliation.","Duchess thanks visitor for concern and invites him to visit more often to see greenhouse.","On picnic morning, the Duke opens a letter addressed to the Duchess and orders it destroyed.","The Duke reviews invitations, tea party, and dye company progress report invested in by Duchess."],"characters_involved":[],"transcript":{"available":true,"format":"plain-text","language":"en","content":"THE MORNING OF THE PICNIC DAY\nTHIS IS...\nA LETTER FOR HER GRACE.\nBUT WHY...\n\nHIS GRACE OPENED IT FIRST.\nWHAT?!\nAND HE ORDERED IT TO BE DISPOSED.\nWHAT?!\nIT HAS BEEN ON MY MIND, SO...\nI THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW BEFORE IT WAS GONE FOR GOOD.\n\nTHIS SLY MAN...\nHE DIDN'T WANT TO DEAL WITH IT ALONE, SO HE'S DRAGGING ME INTO IT TOO!\nSO, YOU MEAN FOR ME TO KEEP THIS?\n\nWELL, IT'S OUT OF MY HANDS NOW.\nI'D SAY THAT COUNTS AS \"DISPOSING\" OF IT.\nHAHA...\n\nTHOSE TWO STILL HAVEN'T FULLY OPENED THEIR HEARTS TO EACH OTHER YET...\nTHAT NIGHT\n\nI'M SO GLAD THEY MADE UP...\nEVEN IF THEY BOTH STILL LOOKED A BIT FLUSTERED.\n\nAND NOW, TODAY\n\nFOR HER GRACE, WHO'S ALWAYS THINKING OF US...\nI CAN'T JUST PRETEND I DON'T KNOW.\nCOME IN.\nWHAT IS IT?\n\n...MY LORD.\nI HOPE YOU DON'T DISPOSE OF THE MAIL ADDRESSED TO HER GRACE ANYMORE.\n\n...ALBERT WILL HAVE HIS PAY DOCKED FOR A MONTH.\nMY LORD, I FEAR HER GRACE MIGHT HEAR OF THIS.\n\nIT COULD REFLECT POORLY ON YOU AS WELL, SO...\nDON'T MAKE ASSUMPTIONS.\nYOU WERE TOLD SO WHEN YOU SIGNED YOUR CONTRACT.\nI UNDERSTAND WHY YOU'RE WORRIED,\nBUT THIS IS AN ORDER TO PROTECT ANRI...\n\nFROM UNWANTED APPROACHES BY SOMEONE OF DUBIOUS BACKGROUND.\nTHEN... MIGHT I SUGGEST INFORMING HER GRACE?\nIF YOU EXPLAINED, I'M SURE SHE WOULD UNDERSTAND-\n...I'LL HANDLE IT. YOU MAY GO.\n\nYES, MY LORD. FORGIVE ME.\nBRING ME ANY MAIL FOR TODAY AS WELL.\nFROM NOW ON, IT COMES TO ME FIRST.\n\nI CAN'T LET HER GET ANYWHERE NEAR ANRI.\nI KNOW EXACTLY WHAT SHE'S CAPABLE OF— SHE HAD NO MERCY FOR ME.\nHOW LONG AGO DID I TELL HIM TO LOOK INTO EVANS BRAWRENE?\nI'LL HAVE TO HURRY HIM ALONG.\n...WHY NO ANSWER?\nAH—NOTHING, MY LORD. UNDERSTOOD.\nALBERT...\n\nSHE'LL SEND ANOTHER LETTER SOON.\nFOR NOW, I'LL HAVE TO KEEP MY GUARD UP— WHATEVER IT TAKES.\nAN INVITATION TO A SOCIAL GATHERING...\nAND A TEA PARTY? I SHOULD FIND OUT WHO'S ATTENDING.\n\nTHIS CREST...\nISN'T IT THE MARK OF THAT PAINT COMPANY?\nI WAS TALKING ABOUT YOUR WIFE'S EXCELLENT TASTE IN ART.\n\nEXCELLENT TASTE IN ART...\n...JUST A PROGRESS REPORT.\n\nSO SHE'S INVESTED IN THIS PAINT COMPANY.\nTO LADY BRISTON.\nGOOD DAY, MY LADY. THIS IS WALTER.\nWHILE WORKING ON A NEW PRODUCT, I CAME UP WITH AN IDEA AND HOPED TO SEEK YOUR ADVICE...\n\n...PATHETIC. I'M THE WORST.\nONCE TANGLED, A THREAD IS HARD TO UNRAVEL\n\nA-ACHOO!\nI'M SORRY, YOUR GRACE.\n\nI HEARD YOU WENT IN ON A PICNIC AND GOT CAUGHT IN A RAIN SHOWER.\nIT SEEMS YOU ARE CATCHING A COLD.\nIT'S NOTHING SERIOUS—JUST A SLIGHT CHILL.\nHERE.\nTHANK YOU.\n\nPERHAPS IT'S BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN SO LONG SINCE YOU LAST TOOK IN SOME FRESH AIR.\nAND THE RAIN WAS QUITE HEAVY YESTERDAY...\nWERE YOU SOAKED?\nN-NO, HIS GRACE WAS A PERFECT GENTLEMAN AND SHIELDED ME,\nSO I DIDN'T GET TOO WET.\n\nIT SEEMS THEY'VE MADE UP WELL.\nWHEN I FIRST MET HER, I WAS HONESTLY RATHER TAKEN ABACK.\n\nSHE STILL HAS SUCH AN UNPRETENTIOUS SIDE...\nBUT PERHAPS THAT'S HELPED HER SETTLE IN HERE.\nI...\n\nTHOUGHT CAREFULLY ABOUT THE ADVICE YOU GAVE ME LAST TIME.\nABOUT WHAT I SHOULD DO.\nTO BE HONEST. IT WAS LITTLE MORE THAN NAGGING,\nBUT HEARING YOU SAY THAT PUTS ME AT EASE.\n\nNAGGING? NOT AT ALL!\nI KNOW YOU SPOKE OUT OF CONCERN FOR ME AND HIS GRACE.\nI JUST...\nWANTED TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE FOR YOUR THOUGHTFULNESS.\nIF YOU DON'T MIND, FEEL FREE TO VISIT ME MORE OFTEN.\n\nI'D LOVE TO SHOW YOU EVERY CORNER OF THIS GREENHOUSE I'VE WORKED SO HARD TO CULTIVATE.\nTHE GRAND DUCHESS TRULY IS A GOOD-HEARTED WOMAN.\nI WILL!\n\nSTILL NO REPLY.\n\nTHE LETTER I SENT TO THE DUCHESS BRISTON...\nCOULD IT BE THAT I MIGHT NEVER GET AN ANSWER?\nWELL... IT'S NOT IMPOSSIBLE,\nYOUR HIGHNESS.\nHMM...\nTHE DUKE WAS EXTREMELY WARY OF ME BACK THEN.\nIF HE KNEW I WAS CONTACTING HIS WIFE, HE WOULD'VE BEEN REALLY ANNOYED.\n\n...NO HELPING IT, THEN.\nI'LL HAVE TO SIT DOWN FOR A LONG, PATIENT TALK WITH HIS MAJESTY.\n\nTHERE'S NO CHOICE BUT TO BRING THAT COUPLE HERE.","bubble_count":103,"pages_count":31,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"The Duke's Obsession With His Wife Chapter 36 opens on the morning of the picnic day, when a letter arriving for Anri is opened and destroyed by the Duke.","spoiler_summary":"The Duke's Obsession With His Wife Chapter 36 opens on the morning of the picnic day, when a letter arriving for Anri is opened and destroyed by the Duke. As tension grows with the servant's report, the Duke says he inspects the mail to prevent someone with a suspicious past from approaching Anri, and wants to speed up the investigation into Evans Brawrene. 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