The Duke's Obsession With His Wife — Chapter 35

SMOKED SALMON

ROAST BEEF

CUCUMBER

BON APPETIT TO ME!

THAT'S...

ALL GOING INTO THAT TINY BODY?

WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO MAKE ONE FOR YOU TOO, MY LORD?

ANRI'S CLUB SANDWİCH

I'M FINE, THANK YOU.

OKAY!

ROMANTIC TRIGGER (2)

MY LORD,

HOW ABOUT WE GO ON PICNICS MORE OFTEN?

GETTING SOME FRESH AIR LIKE THIS REALLY LIFTS YOUR SPIRITS!

...HM.

I SEE NOW— THOSE SIX DAYS OF CONFINEMENT WERE QUITE THE PROTEST FOR YOU.

...HUH?

WHEN DO YOU THINK THE COACHMAN WILL BE BACK FOR US?

NOT FOR ANOTHER HOUR, I'M AFRAID.

WHAT?!

UGHHH...

I LEFT MY COAT BACK AT THE RANGE...

W-WHAT ABOUT YOU, MY LORD?

KEEP IT ON.

I'M FINE.

BY THE WAY...

HOW MUCH LONGER DO YOU INTEND TO KEEP CALLING ME "MY LORD"?

HUH?

ISN'T THAT A BIT... UNNATURAL, BETWEEN A MARRIED COUPLE?

...WELL, IS THERE SOMETHING YOU'D RATHER I CALL YOU?

SO HE REALLY DOESN'T LIKE BEING CALLED "MY LORD," HUH?

EDWIN...!

YOU CAN CALL ME BY MY NAME.

EDWIN.

HMM...

ISN'T THAT A LITTLE TOO FAMILIAR? AND KIND OF... EMBARRASSING?

EDWIN.

SAYING HIS NAME MAKES IT SINK IN THAT HE'S "THAT EDWIN."

A LITTLE FAMILIARITY ISN'T SUCH A BAD THING, IS IT?

YOU DIDN'T SEEM TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT LAST TIME.

WHA-WHEN DID I?!

BACK WHEN WE WERE FACING THOSE BANDITS. YOU CALLED ME EDWIN THEN...

DAMN IT... REAL SMOOTH, EDWIN ASCAR.

COULD YOU SOUND ANY MORE PATHETIC?

T-THAT WAS...

A-ACHOO!

!!

M-MY LO-

JUST STAY STILL. YOU'LL CATCH A COLD, ANRI.

...HIS HEARTBEAT.

I CAN HEAR EDWIN'S HEARTBEAT, CLEAR AS DAY.

...I WENT TOO FAR.

...PARDON?

I WAS ANGRY BECAUSE WHAT I FEARED ACTUALLY CAME TO PASS.

AND I WAS FRUSTRATED— WATCHING YOU WORRY ABOUT EVERYONE ELSE, NEVER YOURSELF.

SHE HASN'T EVEN BEEN IN THE MANOR THAT LONG.

FURTHERMORE, SHE'S SET TO LEAVE IN THREE YEARS.

AND YET, SHE GENUINELY CARES FOR THE STAFF AND HAS WON THEIR HEARTS.

EVEN MY MOTHER'S TAKEN A LIKING TO HER.

WHY?

WHAT MOTIVATES HER TO TAKE ON THE ROLE OF A DUCHESS?

I JUST WANT HER TO STAY BY MY SIDE.

ALIVE, UNSCATHED, SAFE.

...I'M SORRY FOR MAKING YOU WORRY.

THAT WAS NEVER MY INTENTION.

JOSEPH TOLD ME—

EDWIN CAME AFTER ME WITH NOTHING BUT A SINGLE GUN.

...I'LL ADMIT.

MAYBE EDWIN REALLY DOES HAVE A SOFTER SIDE.

THANK YOU FOR SAVING ME THAT DAY, EDWIN.

...YOU'RE MY WIFE. IT WAS ONLY NATURAL.

THEN... DOES THAT MEAN MY HOUSE CONFINEMENT IS OVER?

WHAT IS THIS FEELING WELLING UP INSIDE ME?

IT'S LIKE THE GROUND BENEATH ME HAS TURNED SOLID AGAIN,

WELL... AS YOU CAN SEE... WE'RE ALREADY OUTSIDE, AREN'T WE?

LIKE I'M BASKING IN SUNLIGHT IN A WARM OPEN FIELD.

EVEN IF STRONG WINDS BLOW, I DON'T FEEL LIKE I'LL BE SWEPT AWAY.

JUST LIKE THAT MOMENT I FIRST FOUND MY PLACE IN THIS WORLD.

THANKS TO THE COACHMAN RUSHING OVER,

WE WERE ABLE TO BOARD THE CARRIAGE NOT LONG AFTER.

I KNOW BEING ATTACKED BY BANDITS WASN'T YOUR FAULT.

BUT...

IT'S ONLY RIGHT TO BE PREPARED FOR THE WORST.

THANK YOU.

I ACCEPTED OUR LITTLE PEACE OFFERING.

I'M SO GLAD THEY MADE UP...

EVEN IF THEY BOTH STILL LOOKED A BIT FLUSTERED.

IT'S BEEN YEARS SINCE THIS MANOR FELT THIS LIVELY...

I'M SORRY?

WAS THAT UNCLEAR?

FROM NOW ON, ANY LETTER ADDRESSED TO ANRI...

COMES TO ME FIRST.

WAIT... THEY DIDN'T MAKE UP?!