Marriage With A Suspiciously Demure Husband [Novel] Chapter 137

Marriage With A Suspiciously Demure Husband – Chapter 137

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"Hngh!"

Lily bit down hard on her lip and endured it.

The ground began to tremble, and the pillars of the Grand Altar started to shake violently, slowly kicking up dust.

With Lily pouring out so much power, there was no way my body, which was receiving that divine power, would be fine.

Cold sweat beaded on my forehead.

With us at the center, the surroundings gradually became dyed in white light. Seeing this, the swarming monsters flinched and began to back away.

The soldiers took advantage of the monsters' weakening power and swiftly cut them down.

A wind whipped up.

Unable to withstand the power of purification, the monsters were torn to shreds on the spot.

I drew upon my power once more.

The taste of blood filled my mouth.

The light of divine power erupted powerfully again, dyeing the surroundings pure white.

A fire of purification that burned everything to ashes.

That light surged out across the entire North as fast as lightning.

As soon as the light faded, Lily lost consciousness and collapsed on the spot.

At the same time, all the strength drained from my body, and my vision began to blur.

My vision tilted precariously.

The moment I fell, I felt someone catch me firmly.

Feeling a sense of relief, I closed my eyes.

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I was wearing a pure white wedding dress.

Holding a lush, extravagant bouquet to boot.

If it wasn't, there was no reason for me to suddenly be wearing such an elegant and gorgeous dress out of nowhere.

Because I was definitely in the middle of the Grand Altar with Lily.

"Madam, should I place this over here?"

Madam Tene came over holding a flower basket and asked me.

"Yes, would you please?"

Thinking it was a dream, the answer came out naturally.

This was the garden of the Baron Edisi estate in Ferrarium.

Madam Tene definitely wouldn't have been at my first wedding.

"Madam, where should we put this?"

The servants asked me one after another, clamoring for my attention.

As if the entire plan was already drawn up in my head, I directed them and organized everything right down to the specific locations.

Very familiarly at that.

However, Cailus was nowhere to be seen.

If I was wearing a wedding dress, Cailus should naturally be right by my side.

"Where did he go?"

"Pardon, Madam?"

"Ah, do you happen to know where Cailus is?"

In the end, I asked a maid.

"Pardon? Didn't the Master leave for the Imperial Palace two days ago because he had business there? You told him to hurry back and that you would take care of the remaining preparations yourself, Madam."

He went to the Imperial Palace two days ago?

"Ah, did I? I must have been too frantic to remember."

"Not at all, Madam."

Hearing the Imperial Palace suddenly mentioned made me anxious.

I continued to prepare with the maids.

Even though I was preparing alone, I didn't feel the slightest bit hurt or disappointed by Cailus's absence.

Soon after, Dylan, Lux, and Josh arrived one after another.

I welcomed them warmly.

Exactly as I had dreamed, the wedding was outdoors.

The preparations were wrapping up so that it would begin in the evening and naturally flow into a night party.

The wedding would begin the moment the sun set.

On one side, painters Cailus had prepared in advance were painting the scenery and me.

Suddenly, the largest flower in the bouquet snapped and fell off.

"Oh no!"

I cried out without realizing it, thoroughly startled.

It was the prettiest flower.

On top of that, it was as big as my palm, serving as the symbolic centerpiece of the bouquet.

Of all things, for that to just snap and fall.

Being the reddest flower, it was highly noticeable.

The maids rushed over, not knowing what to do.

"W-What should we do, Madam? It's not a flower we can just find around here right away."

"It can't be helped. Could you bring me the largest and prettiest flower among the ones we prepared? I'll just have to put that in instead."

Fortunately, they found a flower and inserted it into the bouquet.

All the preparations were complete.

Now, once Cailus returned, the wedding was just around the corner.

However, Cailus didn't appear even as the sunset faded, nor even when the night grew dark.

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Cailus did not come.

I couldn't even contact him, I had no idea if something else had happened to him while he was supposedly at the capital.

Syd, who had accompanied him, didn't return either.

Seeing the situation, Dylan, Josh, and Lux were at a complete loss for what to do.

Dylan said he would return to the capital to find out what was going on and left, but he couldn't even bring himself to say he was sorry.

My heart was filled with anxiety.

I changed my clothes and waited at the Baron's estate until dawn.

Hoping Cailus would return.

And it was only past 2 AM that he finally came back.

Meaning, according to the maid, it had been two days since he went to the Imperial Palace.

As soon as I heard that Cailus had arrived, I hurriedly sought him out.

I saw Cailus's back.

"Did something happen?"

"Something?"

"Yes?"

"What do you mean something. Nothing happened."

My eyes widened at Cailus's blunt reply.

"…Nothing happened at all?"

"Nothing happened."

"Did you know what day today was? It's the day we were supposed to have our wedding. You didn't come, so I was worried sick all day wondering if something had happened."

"Ah."

Ah?

I frowned and took a step back.

"Is it something serious? Don't hide it and tell me."

"I told you, nothing happened."

"Then why are you so nonchalant? You told me you knew what day today was."

"I forgot."

"What?"

"I said I forgot because I was busy."

"Do you even realize what you're saying right now?"

"How many times do I have to tell you I forgot because I was busy? Is missing a wedding really that big of a deal?"

I took another step back.

Even if it was a dream, there was no way Cailus would treat me like this.

"Are you on some kind of drug? Or did you hit your head somewhere?"

"I didn't. I'm going to sleep because I'm tired, so if it's not important, drop it."

And with that, wasn't he just turning his back and walking away from me?

Appalled, I practically ran after him and grabbed Cailus's clothes.

But the moment Cailus turned around, he furrowed his brow.

As if he was genuinely annoyed.

I let go of his clothes without realizing it.

"What exactly is wrong with you?"

"What did I do."

"I should be the one getting angry right now, so why are you the one acting displeased? Are you sure absolutely nothing happened?"

"Because you're being annoying."

"What?"

I was struck with shock once again.

It felt like he wasn't Cailus.

"I told you, I forgot. How many times do I have to say it."

"Cailus."

In the end, unable to suppress my anger, I called out to stop him again.

"Stop calling me."

"…What did you say?"

"I'm sick and tired of you calling my name, too."

"……"

After that, we practically had a massive, explosive fight, wedding be damned.

Just like when I ran away, returned, and fought with him in the past.

It was true back then, but right now, there was a very real reason to fight.

Even when I asked Syd, I only heard that nothing had happened at the Imperial Palace.

I asked the other aides as well, but similar answers came back.

That he was just late because he was busy with work.

It was only two days later that I was able to talk to Cailus again.

In a terribly frigid and hostile atmosphere.

"Let's talk."

But every time I did, Cailus avoided me, claiming he was busy.

Eventually, another day passed, and I exploded.

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"What exactly is wrong with you?"

"What is."

"I think you've gone crazy right now."

At that, Cailus turned around with an expressionless face.

"If you don't like it, then leave."

At those carelessly tossed words, I was shocked again and stumbled backward.

"Are you seriously telling me to leave right now?"

"Yeah, just leave now."

Now, he was even urging me with his eyes.

"We've clung to each other enough by now, so that's that. It was torture for me too, holding onto a woman who didn't even want me."

Hearing those words, it felt as though I had been slapped across the face with ice water out of nowhere.

I put all my strength into holding back my tears.

It felt so vivid that I was starting to get confused whether it was a dream or not.

To have a dream this long and this detailed was just too…

When I started crying, Cailus briefly reached his hand out into the air before pulling it back again.

"If it was going to be like this, you should have just let me go back then. Then it wouldn't have come to this, it wouldn't have…"

I clamped my mouth shut tightly to hold back the tears.

All I could see was the large back of the man who had already turned away from me.

That made me feel even more hurt, and a lump formed in my throat.

"Fine. This is your last chance."

"……"

"Comfort me right now. If you miss this, you'll never get another chance. I'm really going to leave. If you tell me you're sorry right now, I'll forget everything you said and did."

"……"

"I clearly told you this is the last time. I said there won't be another chance ever again. So hurry up and comfort me."

But that broad back showed no sign of turning around.

Unless I was playfully sneaking up on him from behind, I rarely ever saw his back.

Today will probably be the day I've seen his back the most in my entire life.

Letting out a heavy sigh, Cailus turned around.

Relieved, I caught my breath.

But my heart was completely shattered into pieces once again.

"It's tiresome now. You're the one who said you were leaving, so why are you clinging to me now? Are you regretting it now that I'm actually letting you go?"

"Wh-What did you say?"

Cailus spouted nonsense while meticulously wiping the tears from Hazel's eyes.

"Why, is there no other son of a bitch out there as good as me?"

As if appalled beyond belief, Hazel let out a hollow gasp choked with sobs.

Rather than sadness, it seemed she couldn't control her emotions due to the severe shock.

"Why on earth would you say such…"

"Yeah, I guess I did act like a mutt back then. If you call that a memory, then sure, it's a memory. Stop crying already. Let's stop looking at you crying now. Because I'm sick to death of it."