The Wicked Wife's Dark History Keeps Coming Back To Haunt Her - Chapter 127
“……”
Nina and Ash’s eyes met in midair.
Soon, his gray eyes slowly dropped to her loosely fastened robe…
Creak, thud.
The door closed.
Left alone, Nina silently screamed, her face bright red.
“……!”
She had clearly said, Just a moment, and told him to wait!
Fortunately, she hadn’t exposed everything, but having shown her half-naked body in broad daylight was so embarrassing she wanted to die.
She stood there for a moment and let out a deep sigh.
It wasn’t as if she’d been completely naked… no need to make such a fuss.
She’d shown him worse before, so she shouldn’t be embarrassed now…
Regaining her composure with effort, Nina tightened her robe properly and opened the door.
He was standing by the doorway, stiff as a robot.
“Come in, haha…”
When Nina offered an awkward smile, Ash turned his head as if he couldn’t bear to meet her eyes.
“…I’m sorry. Right, well, I just heard your voice and thought I could come in.”
Through his black hair, the tips of his ears showed faint traces of red.
She was the one who’d been exposed, but seeing him more embarrassed somehow made her feel fine.
“It’s all right. We’ve been married for two years, after all… Accidents like this can happen.”
Who could have guessed that saying ‘Yes’ absentmindedly would cause a misunderstanding?
Besides, he’d never have imagined she’d be taking a bath at this hour.
Nina stepped aside to invite him in.
“So, what brings you here at this hour?”
She sat across from him at the table, which was littered with letters.
It was unusual for him to visit before lunch.
Did something happen?
As she asked in concern, Ash, his expression now back to normal, replied.
“I heard you went down to the basement earlier.”
“Ah, yes. A letter arrived from House Nord today. They probably don’t know the footman’s been caught yet, so I’m thinking of stalling for time.”
Most of what Duchess Nord had done to her in her previous life had just been reputation-ruining, so she wasn’t sure she needed to go this far…
Still, no matter how little time she had left, she had no intention of simply accepting harm just because she’d be leaving soon.
“If you need help, please let me know. That’s why I came.”
Nina’s blue eyes sparkled.
“I do have something in mind, but… you won’t say I’m crazy, right…?”
Ash’s dark, neat brows twitched.
“If you’re going to, I just won’t say anything…”
Nina looked down, a sullen look on her face.
Seeing his negative reaction before she even said anything, she felt discouraged.
“All right. I won’t say you’re crazy.”
“You promise!”
“Yes. So, what exactly is this request that you’re hesitating over?”
It was—
“Um, it’s just, well… Would it be alright if we act like a very loving couple when we’re in public?”
“A loving couple…?”
“It’s nothing complicated. Just act like a normal, affectionate married couple in front of others, that’s all.”
Nina waited anxiously for his answer.
There was no better way to get on Rebecca’s nerves.
“…And what is this?”
At that moment, Ash picked up one of the scattered letters with his fingertips, his gaze suddenly cold and sharp.
“It’s a letter?”
Anyone could tell it was from Henry, with an olive tree and a little bird delicately drawn on the envelope.
“Didn’t I say I’d handle all of Henry’s sponsorship matters?”
“Ah… it’s nothing. I just felt a bit guilty about talking around him instead of directly to him, so I sent an apology.”
“Is that so?”
What was that?
He seemed angry for a moment…
Was she imagining things?
As she tilted her head, the cold, blade-like look disappeared without a trace.
“Well, I suppose we’ve covered everything we needed to talk about. I’ll head to the dining room first. As for you… change your clothes first.”
“All right, I will.”
“Then, I’ll go.”
He stood up as soon as she answered.
But as he turned to go, he bent down.
“…What is this?”
As he straightened, he was holding the unsightly scrap of fabric she’d received from Duchess Nord that morning.
Nina hastily tried to explain.
“That’s not mine, absolutely not!”
“…Alright. I won’t misunderstand.”
No, he definitely seems to have misunderstood, doesn’t he?
Malgivo
Hahahaha, Poor Nina is always misunderstood, Ash this time it really isn’t her, why don’t you just admit that you love her instead of getting angry at the beautiful and handsome Henry, really like Erika said, I hope another hero appears so you can be honest with yourself that you’ve started to love her, hhhhhkh