A Surprisingly Happy Engagement for the Slime Duke and the Fallen Noble Lady: Volume 2 [Complete] by Mashimesa Emoto

Author:Mashimesa Emoto
Language: eng
Format: epub

When we returned, I went straight to Gabriel’s room to report on the sweet violets. I knocked on the door, and he replied right away. The moment I reached for the doorknob, the door opened from the inside and Gabriel came out.

“Welcome back, Fran,” he said.

“Thank you.” It felt as if this were the first time Gabriel had welcomed my return, and it was somewhat embarrassing.

“Is something the matter?”

“I wanted to give you a small progress update. Are you busy?”

“Not in the slightest. Nothing is more important than you, Fran.”

I was fairly sure that there were a lot of things more important, but I quietly sat down on the settee as instructed. The table was messily covered in newspapers and letters, and among them was a letter with the siren duke’s name on it. The moment I laid eyes on it, my heart pounded.

Gabriel picked up the letter and put it in his pocket. It was as if he was hiding something that was not to be seen. What was written in the letter?

“Fran, what did you want to update me—”

Before he could finish his question, there was a knock on the door.

“A letter came by wyvern mail,” Constance said, holding out a silver tray with an envelope on it. “It’s from the siren duke.”

“What could she possibly want?” Gabriel mused, taking the letter and unsealing it. “What?!”

“Did something happen with the siren duke?” I asked.

“She’s coming to Triste tomorrow, apparently.”

I couldn’t bring myself to ask why, because I couldn’t think of any motive for a visit on such short notice other than her wanting to see Gabriel.

Gabriel heaved a sigh, his frown fading from his face. I got the sense that he hadn’t wished for me to know about his correspondence with the siren duke. My heart was filled with unease, but I knew there was nothing strange about him being close with a woman or two. His relationship with the siren duke was only worrying me because I was still being reserved—I hadn’t taken that crucial first step forward. How could I understand him better? Wibble had told me that I needed to learn more about him.

Even though my thoughts were still jumbled, my impatience got the better of me, and I asked, “Gabriel, there’s something I want to ask you.”

“What is it?”

“What do you think about me?”

“Huh?!”

“I agreed to marry you, so you don’t dislike me, do you?”

His eyes opened as wide as they could go. From his expression, I knew I’d made a mistake. Our engagement had been a contract unrelated to love, yet I had foolishly tried to ascertain his feelings.

“Um, sorry,” I said. “It’s nothing!”

“Wait, but—”

“Let’s talk another time.”

“What about the progress update?”

“It’s not urgent, so it can wait until tomorrow.”

“Very well.”

I was so embarrassed; I wanted to crawl in a hole and die. I pressed my fingertips to my burning cheeks to cool them down and took my leave.

“Good night, Fran.”

“Yes, good night.”

Once I was alone, I let out a long sigh. My

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