◈ Episode 22
“Boyeon… “I didn’t know you would come so early, so you are sleeping.”
Shannon calmly reprimanded the butler.
“The head of the house is back, so I have to wake him up and bring him back. “Your manners are uncharacteristically poor for a butler of a great nobleman.”
“… sorry.”
The butler bowed his waist.
Sebastian was a little offended.
In the past few days, while dealing with Ferris’ unreasonable orders, Irina has been in trouble.
‘Irina’s maid is also from the North, right? Use your knights to subdue them properly. ‘The girls there are a bit rough.’
The butler simply followed Ferris’ orders. I did not expect that the squad leader would even use military dogs.
‘Why on earth did you do that…? … . Unless you’re dissatisfied with Louise… … .’
What if Miss Juliette got hurt? Not only his own life, but also the lives of his family members would not have been intact.
Because of this woman, there was a fatal stain on the career of a veteran deacon. As soon as he arrived, he was clumsy and intellectual.
From the beginning, a huge feeling of antipathy took root in my heart.
Ferris, on the other hand, was shrugged.
Because he was originally his father’s butler, Sebastian implicitly treated Ferris like a child.
A clear example was that even though I got married and had a child, I couldn’t change my voice.
This kind of treatment that revived her husband’s spirit was something Irina would never do.
If your husband is lacking something, you should show him off, even if it means hiding his abilities.
I felt relieved when Shannon relieved me of the dissatisfaction I had always harbored.
I thought it was a good idea to take Shannon to my parents’ home and get permission.
He smiled broadly at Shannon.
“Well, it’s okay. You can go see Irina now. “Let’s go, Shannon.”
Shannon flinched.
“Me too now?”
“okay. Now you are part of the family, so you should say hello.”
“It’s so late at night, I’m afraid I’ll be rude.”
“don’t worry. I’ll go with you, whatever. I also received a family document accepting you as a member of the family. “Oh, the baby is sleeping, so let’s send him to the bedroom.”
Regardless of whether Shannon hesitated or not, Ferris continued speaking excitedly.
“I’m going to have a party for my son soon and you and Irina need to work well together.”
Juliette’s birth party was brief.
The reason was that it would not be good for Irina to worry about chores immediately after giving birth.
There was no need to ruin your health to prepare a party for a girl.
My wife had to keep giving birth, and for that, her health was important.
It was quite a contradiction to the theme of the Kingdom, where lack of appetite is a woman’s virtue.
Ferris swaggered towards Shannon.
“If you greet your superiors well, your relationship will improve. “That’s courtesy.”
“Superior… … .”
The corners of Shannon’s mouth twitched. She forced her eyes to narrow and smiled.
“I will do as you say, honey.”
Ferris nodded in satisfaction.
They crossed the mansion lobby and headed to the second floor where Irina’s room was.
The servants and maids following them fidgeted and exchanged glances.
Shouldn’t someone tell you?
Everyone was thinking the same thing.
However, it was an unspoken rule that it was the role of the butler or housekeeper maid to directly inform each other of news about the host’s family.
The housekeeper maid role was filled by Irina, so the position was vacant, and the ladies’ maid, Louise, was recuperating.
The only thing left was the butler.
However, the deacon did not know what he was thinking and just kept his mouth shut and followed them in silence.
Ferris arrived on the second floor and opened the door without knocking.
“Irina, honey. wake up! Even though I was tired, I deliberately ran all night… huh?”
Ferris couldn’t finish his sentence. This was because the stranger was too large for him to notice.
A man standing in the middle of the room.
His black hair looked like that of a wolf.
Golden eyes that glowed even in the dark were looking at Ferris.
He was a handsome man with well-defined facial features and a manly jawline.
Beads of sweat were running down his forehead and distinct coffee-colored abs, as he had been moving so vigorously just a moment ago.
He was standing in front of the table in the middle of the room and was about to drink water.
He glared at Ferris and wiped a stream of water from the corner of his mouth.
Ferris turned to face him, confused.
“What is this… … .”
At that time, I heard a noise from the side of the bed. Irina stood up awkwardly.
“Umm… Arkan? “Why did you leave the bed again?”
She looked at Arkhan with slightly sleepy eyes. And she tilted her head with a languid expression.
Why are you taking your top off?
Ferris’ angry shout hit Irina, who was puzzled.
“What are you doing?”
I was so shocked that I could hear a whistling sound coming from my throat.
Ferris’s entire neck and forehead turned red as if they were about to explode.
A face stained with shock and betrayal glared at Irina.
“How dare you, how dare you do such an ugly thing in my house…” … !”
It was hard to breathe. Ferris roughly untied the cravat with her trembling hands.
Irina’s calm expression made him turn away even more.
He walked towards his wife with eyes wide with contempt.
A huge shadow blocked him. Arkan himself blocked his path.
Ferris, who was about to shout, flinched slightly when our eyes met. The difference in her size was quite large.
Not only that, but I was instinctively overcome by the momentum.
Ferris reflexively felt overwhelmed.
“under! what the.”
Ferris opened his mouth and let out an amazing laugh.
“Have you ever seen such extreme bloodshed on the subject of adultery? What family are you from? I’ve never seen it in the capital’s noble families. “Are you a foreigner?”
“Ferris, there’s nothing to be angry about.”
Ferris was shocked to hear Irina’s voice coming from behind Arkan.
“Are you out of your mind? How could you be so shameless in this situation? … !”
“This isn’t cheating.”
Ferris felt dizzy. He felt sorry for himself.
My wife really lost her mind. You never thought how far a woman will go when jealousy drives her crazy!
It was a state of moral disorder for the first time in my life. While I was talking, Irina’s voice came again.
“He is a slave. “He bought it because he was bored while alone.”
Ferris looked like someone had hit him in the back of the head with a hammer.
“slave… … ?”
He looked up at Arkhan. Arkan slightly bowed his head towards Ferris.
It was a clear gesture of recognition, but it was quite arrogant.
However, his ability to think was too shattered to understand such a delicate reaction.
Ferris opened his mouth and blinked rapidly.
“Slave… … ? you… … ?”
There was only one reason why great nobles bought slaves.
Those with strong walls that would be difficult to treat against nobles like them. No one knew that slavery was for them.
As soon as the thought reached that point, another shock hit the top of Ferris’ head.
“you… “Why do we need slaves?”
I heard the sound of Irina getting off the bed.
Arkan naturally walked up to her and put on a nightgown.
A tall slave was fixing his wife’s hair.
Ferris’ face turned red. It was so humiliating that it made her stomach churn.
Irina glanced at her husband from the corner of her eye.
“Because I need it. You know. How have we been over the last few years?”
“What happened to us? “You were always satisfied too!”
“… “Did you really think that was the case?”
The servants cleared their throats at Irina’s words.
When I looked closely, I realized something.
That slave was not just a foreigner. A strong body covered in scars, golden eyes with a wild feel.
“… “From the North.”
Ferris muttered.
He was the type of man that Irina grew up familiar with before coming to the capital. Ferris was going crazy.
My wife has lost her mind and has become greedy for the wild.
Did that hand touch my wife just a moment ago? Like stroking her hair, I moved to another place… … .
There was a sound of something snapping in my head.
“I never allowed my wife to buy a slave.”
Ferris gritted his teeth.
I couldn’t be angry at Arkan.
Slaves were not human and were treated lower than pets.
If I were to be specific, it was similar to a spoon, a nightstand, or a lamp.
If you buy a plate with an absurd design, you should be angry at the person who bought it, not at the plate.
Ferris was a nobleman to his core, so such consciousness was natural.
“I think I care about you too much. I can’t believe her manners towards her husband are so extreme… … .”
Ferris lowered his gaze to the floor and muttered. Suddenly a thought crossed his mind.
You can’t be angry at a plate, but you can break it, right?
He snatched the training stick leaning against the wall.
“Let me tell you what the rules are in this house.”
He strode towards Arkhan and raised the whip high.
Irina’s blue eyes flashed poisonously in an instant.
With a thud, she grabbed Ferris’s wrist.
“Ugh… this… “Let go!”
Irina grabbed him with such a strong grip that he writhed in pain.
“Don’t even think about touching what’s mine, Ferris.”
Irina lightly let go of her hand. Ferris fluttered his eyelashes in pain.
He glared at his wrist, which had red marks.
Meanwhile, Irina turned her head to the door. Shannon was there.
I was lost in thought, as if I couldn’t believe what was happening in front of my eyes.
A spark crackled in Irina’s eyes.
“Shannon Bigsy.”
She spoke slowly, as if chewing out each word.
“We sincerely welcome you to Arkensis Mansion.”
* * *
A long night has passed. Sunlight streamed brightly across the window.
“Kollock. Ferris, are you awake?”
Shannon, buried in bed, coughed slightly.
“… “It looks like you keep smoking.”
Ferris had been smoking his pipe so much that the bedroom was filled with hazy smoke.
The naked Ferris barely covered her lower body.
I was sitting with my back against the head of my bed, basking in the midday sun.
Drenched in rain and engulfed in gray smoke, he was dreamily beautiful.
It was a fascinating sight, but Shannon felt like a dark cloud was hanging over her head.
Ferris was in a fit of rage last night. Shannon thought back to the chaos of last night.
