Marriage with a Suspiciously Demure Husband — Chapter 4

THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS TO SHOW SOMEONE AN ILLUSION,

BUT THE METHOD I USE MOST OFTEN

IS...

THROUGH THE EYES.

IF I USE IT FOR TOO LONG, THERE'S A SIDE EFFECT WHERE MY EYE COLOR CHANGES,

BUT SINCE IT HAS THE HIGHEST SUCCESS RATE,

IT'S THE PERFECT METHOD FOR A DESPERATE SITUATION LIKE THIS.

I'LL SHOW HIM AN ILLUSION SO DAZZLING

THAT THERE'S NO WAY HE CAN POSSIBLY FAIL TO NOTICE IT...!

WHY...

IS NOAH NOT REACTING AT ALL?

NO WAY...

WHAT'S WRONG, HAZEL?

WHY AREN'T YOU COMING OVER HERE?

CAN HE REALLY... NOT SEE ANY OF THIS?

NO,

RIGHT,

MAYBE NOAH IS JUST TOO SHOCKED.

OR MAYBE

THE ILLUSION I SHOWED HIM WAS TOO WEAK.

SO PLEASE, SEE IT!

LOOK AT IT!

I SAID, LOOK!

DID HE SEE IT?

HE SAW IT, RIGHT? RIGH

RIGHT?

YES, OF COURSE...!

OF COURSE NOAH WAS NEVER ANYONE LIKE KAILUS...

WHEN DID MY WIFE

LEARN HOW TO MAKE ME ACHE FOR HER LIKE THIS?

HE... DIDN'T SEE IT...?

REALLY... NOT A THING?

NOAH.

YES, HAZEL.

CAN YOU NOT...

CAN YOU NOT SEE ANYTHING?

WELL.

I CAN SEE MY WIFE PERFECTLY WELL.

NO MATTER WHAT ILLUSION ART I USE, HE CAN'T SEE IT.

THAT MEANS THE MAN IN FRONT OF ME

REALLY ISN'T NOAH EDISH...

HAZEL?

I...

JUST SUDDENLY REMEMBERED I FORGOT TO DO SOMETHING URGENT.

I NEED TO STEP OUT FOR A MOMENT.

HE'S THE REAL KAILUS HADID.

EVEN THOUGH I HAD ALREADY SEEN THE PROOF,

NOT NOAH EDISH.

I WANTED TO DENY IT SOMEHOW.

BUT FOR THIS TO BE THE RESULT...

MY HUSBAND IS THE MAN WHO CAME TO KILL ME.

AND THAT ALL THAT LOVE HE SHOWED ME WAS FAKE.

HA...

HAHA...

...HOW CRUEL.

FINE. I UNDERSTAND THAT HE WAS FURIOUS BECAUSE I TOUCHED HIS SOURCE OF FUNDS.

BUT STILL, HOW COULD HE GO THIS FAR?

BEING KILLED ON THE SPOT WOULD MAKE MORE SENSE THAN THIS.

HE'S THIS OBSESSIVE,

SO THERE'S NO WAY HE WOULD SPARE ME EVEN IF I BEGGED ON MY KNEES FOR FORGIVENESS NOW...

I REALLY HAVE TO RUN AWAY, DON'T I?

I CAN'T AVOID DYING FROM OVERWORK ONLY TO GET BRUTALLY KILLED INSTEAD.

BUT IT'S IMPOSSIBLE RIGHT NOW.

FIRST OF ALL, KAILUS KNOWS FAR TOO MUCH ABOUT ME,

SO IT'S OBVIOUS THAT HE WOULD CATCH ME QUICKLY.

BESIDES, RUNNING AWAY TAKES A LOT OF MONEY.

I'D NEED TO BUY A NEW IDENTITY,

AND I'D ALSO NEED MONEY FOR TRAVEL FEES.

IF I HAD NO MONEY TO USE ONCE I RAN AWAY,

I MIGHT MANAGE TO ESCAPE ONLY TO STARVE TO DEATH.

NO,

PUTTING ALL OF THAT ASIDE...

HAZEL, ARE YOU VERY BUSY?

I DON'T MEAN TO DISTURB YOU...

BUT IF YOU WORK LATE INTO THE NIGHT, YOU'LL GET HUNGRY,

SO I WILL LEAVE SOME FOOD IN FRONT OF THE DOOR.

I WILL GO NOW, THEN.

DON'T PUSH YOURSELF TOO HARD.

IS HE GONE...?

IT'S WARM...

DID HE JUST MAKE THIS?

SERIOUSLY... IS HE FATTENING ME UP SO HE CAN EAT ME OR SOMETHING?

WHAT IS HE, THE WITCH FROM THE GINGERBREAD HOUSE?

Eat lots and get delicious♥

EVEN WITHOUT GOING THIS FAR, I'M ALREADY DISTRESSED ENOUGH.

WHAT KIND OF VILLAIN IN THE WORLD

FAITHFULLY BRINGS FOOD TO SOMEONE JUST TO DRIVE THEM TO DESPAIR?

AND SO KINDLY, TOO,

PERFECTLY SUITED TO MY TASTES...

FINE, I'LL ADMIT IT.

THE REASON I CAN'T RUN AWAY RIGHT NOW,

ASIDE FROM EVERY OTHER PRACTICAL REASON,

IS BECAUSE I'VE COME TO TRULY LOVE NOAH.

HOW MANY PEOPLE WOULD BE ABLE TO ABANDON

A MAN THEY HAD BELIEVED, WITHOUT A DOUBT, WOULD BE THEIR LIFELONG PARTNER?

SOME PEOPLE MIGHT BE ABLE TO CUT HIM OFF AND LEAVE JUST LIKE THAT,

BUT I WASN'T ONE OF THEM.

EVEN RIGHT NOW...

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SINCE OUR MARRIAGE THAT WE'RE NOT SPENDING THE NIGHT TOGETHER,

AND I ALREADY FEEL A SENSE OF LOSS AND EMPTINESS.

...IT SHOULD BE ALL RIGHT TO GO BACK TO THE ROOM BY NOW, RIGHT?

HE MUST BE ASLEEP.

YOU FINALLY CAME OUT, HAZEL.

HAVE YOU FINISHED EVERYTHING YOU NEEDED TO DO?