◈ Episode 21
He wiggled his toes, recalling the excitement and challenge he felt when he first saw Irina.
“There is no man as good as me, right? Family name, appearance, wealth, everything. He has the same personality and face, and they even took him in to live with him. Irina definitely knows. “There will be no other man in her life other than me.”
Ferris burst into laughter after every word he said.
“I’ll take this opportunity to show you how scary it is to not be loved by your husband. haha.”
“… You love me. She is that woman.”
“no. Shannon, it’s you I love as a woman.”
Ferris gently stroked Shannon’s cheek. Shannon’s long eyelashes trembled.
“You love me, so why do you enjoy talking about her so much? You’ve never seen anything like that before. “You love her!”
“I don’t think of Irina the same way you do.”
Shannon was shocked.
“Irina is a woman who is not attractive to any man. And I’m a man who can’t help it.”
Ferris removed his hand from Shannon’s face.
“You are such a beautiful and wonderful woman that I feel sorry for comparing you to Irina. “But she’s a little different from Irina.”
Ferris was sincere. She could tell that he was a man who was more obvious than anyone she knew.
Shannon let out a deep sigh of relief, slumping her shoulders.
“Are you trying to say that I need it as the mistress of the house?”
Shannon felt herself gradually calming down.
Certainly, a woman like that was needed to serve as the mistress of the house.
A strong woman like Irina.
Shannon was not a young woman.
If it was said in a way that was good for the family and family, it was completely acceptable.
Ferris seemed lost in thought for a moment.
“Irina… … .”
He turned his head and looked at the scenery beyond the carriage window.
“It’s just mine.”
He tapped his knee with his fingertips.
“Even if I don’t want her, she has to be mine.”
Ferris’s mutterings echoed quietly in the carriage.
* * *
The morning sun was just beginning to rise.
The head maid knocked on Irina’s door with a slightly nervous expression.
“Ma’am, it’s time to wake up.”
He had come to wake up Irina instead of Louise, who was vacant.
Unless there were very special circumstances, Irina woke up early in the morning.
He had instructed the servants to notify him when they started work in case he overslept.
When there was no answer to her knock, the head maid took a deep breath and carefully opened the door.
It was unusually cautious.
“Hmm… greatness.”
The head maid who entered the room cleared her throat for no reason.
Her eyes met not with Irina, but with Arkan, who was lying with his upper body exposed.
The head maid tried to control her expression and averted her eyes from the bed.
Arkan turned his gaze from the head maid to Irina.
Irina was buried in a blanket next to Arkan, with only the top of her head exposed.
“Master, would you please wake up?”
The deep, cave-like sound of the voice was quite fascinating.
Even the veteran head maid had to hold back her face from getting hot.
Irina tossed and turned under the blanket.
“Umm… … .”
The head maid cleared her throat at the sight of the mistress twitching in the arms of the naked slave.
She was a veteran maid who had been waking up her master and his wife in the morning since the previous generation.
However, the marital relationship was about continuing the noble blood, which was different from finding satisfaction through slaves.
The head maid felt like she was looking at her wife’s private parts.
Regardless, Arkan smiled silently as he looked at Irina wrapped tightly in a blanket.
“Would you like to sleep more?”
“… huh.”
Arkan ended up laughing at the muttering voice.
And then he turned his head towards the head maid. In an instant, she returned to her expressionless expression.
“It’s just as you heard.”
“… “I understand.”
The head maid looked at him with a disapproving expression, then turned and left.
widely.
After the sound of the door closing, Irina and Arkan were silent for a moment.
Arkan glanced at Irina through the blanket.
“master.”
Irina had no answer.
“… “Are you really okay?”
It was a somewhat calmer voice.
Instead of answering, Irina pulled down the blanket and stuck out her head.
Because Arkan was looking down at her, their eyes met.
Irina’s body odor, which I had not been conscious of, came out. Arkhan flinched at her strong scent.
He had a keen sense of smell. Arkan was wearing only underwear bottoms, and Irina was wearing only a slip dress.
His eyes widened in confusion. For a brief moment, he saw Irina’s eyes scanning his body.
Even to the naked eye, the body looked like a stone.
I thought about it when I nursed him on the first day, but he had a wonderful body.
It’s a good, well-trained body. Looking under the sunlight, there are quite a few wounds.
While I was thinking about this and that in my head, Arkan sat up.
Irina sighed and fell a little away from him.
Irina spoke as if admonishing Arkan, who was slightly lowering his head.
“What just happened was a misunderstanding. Don’t worry, I’m not the type of person who speaks twice. “No matter what happens, I will never touch you like that.”
Arkan glanced back at her.
Don’t touch it.
“When we are alone… “You mean it.”
Irina nodded seriously.
“okay. Nothing will happen in the future. “Like last night.”
Irina told Arkan to act like he loved her.
This was the role given to Arkan for the divorce.
However, Irina had no intention of exploiting him too much.
Although we didn’t say anything, we decided to respect it as much as possible.
No skinship when together.
It was the only condition she gave to their relationship.
In the first place, you can’t do anything if Irina, the owner, doesn’t want you to. Whatever she called it, it was effectively forbidden.
Irina said, leaning back against the head of the bed.
“You are a slave from the Colosseum, so it must be uncomfortable to sleep next to someone else. “I know that’s why I kept leaving my bed yesterday.”
In order to fool not only Ferris but also the servants, they had to show that they were sleeping together.
sleep together However, skinship is prohibited.
It was obvious why Arkan woke up every 30 minutes all night and did strength training.
Arkan gently closed his eyes with an embarrassed expression. And he opened his eyes with a sigh.
“Master, I am satisfied with my sleep all night… Not this… … .”
Arkan trailed off as he felt that the nuance was strange.
“Yes, thanks to you, I slept well. “For the first time in a while, I feel completely satisfied.”
Irina smiled slightly, looking pleasant.
Thanks to this, Ferris completely misunderstood their relationship, so the first mission was a success.
thud.
Arkan took a deep breath at Irina’s small expression. It was a light smile that I had never seen before.
My heart was pounding against my ribs. He turned his head, biting his dry lower lip.
This woman doesn’t know what her expression is right now. Such a simple smile.
The painful excitement and the bitterness of not being recognized as a man in this situation came at the same time.
“master.”
Irina raised her eyebrows as if to speak. He withdrew his bitter smile and looked at Irina.
“I think I should tell you before it’s too late.”
7. Two Men
Deep dawn with a thin moon.
The workers had been waiting in the garden for several hours since evening.
It was because of the news that Ferris was returning to the mansion. She said she would come around sunset, but there was still no news.
The maids’ legs were sore that they kept writhing around. Even the knights were bored.
“Why on earth does she have to stand like this?”
Mary complained.
“But did you really become my second wife?”
“I guess so. If you do it, you are the one who does it. On the bad side… … .”
“Ugh. “What should I do because I feel sorry for Irina’s wife?”
“But I understand. You do your job perfectly, but as a woman, it’s a bit… … .”
Mary raised her eyes at the whispering maids.
“Hey, what do you know? “Don’t talk nonsense and just wait.”
The maids fell silent at the sharp tone.
Carriages lined up in the garden.
Ferris’ carriage procession was several times more luxurious than when he left home.
The most spectacular carriage stopped in front of the mansion.
When the butler opened the carriage door, Ferris appeared.
“As expected, master, no, master… … .”
“You look really beautiful today too.”
The maids and servants reflexively exclaimed at her appearance. It felt like the surroundings became brighter in an instant.
Ferris got out of the carriage and escorted Shannon.
Shannon stepped out of the carriage with her child in her arms, escorted by him with a graceful gesture.
The users were impressed this time too. The pale moonlight maximized her fatigue and pitifulness.
“… “Honestly, it’s pretty.”
“Just looking at your faces, you two seem to get along well… … .”
Mary elbowed the whispering maids.
“You noisy, unloyal things. “Your husband took a concubine. Would you like to hear that?”
When Mary rolled her eyes, the maids fell silent and avoided her eyes.
“… “Not too long ago, he was swearing with us.”
The other maids grumbled.
Ferris looked around at the mesmerized servants with satisfaction.
“What are you doing? “Quickly take the little lady and your master.”
The maids in particular were shocked by his words.
It wasn’t unexpected, but my family officially recognized me as a concubine.
He was now their superior without any exception.
A maid nearby came over and carefully received the baby.
Shannon handed the child over, hiding her satisfied expression as best as she could.
Ferris glanced around.
“What about Irina? “Where is Juliette?”
The butler looked slightly embarrassed.
