“Alright. I understand.”
“If I’m really late and you’re worried, wake up Paul and send him.”
“How can you do that to someone who’s resting?”
“I can take care of the extra care. So if you need to, just do that.”
Louisa sighed. Edward coughed awkwardly under her intent gaze.
She continued eating silently with her fork. Edward kept watching her expressions. When their eyes met, Louisa quietly spoke.
“Ed.”
“……”
“I said it yesterday, but you really don’t need to do this now.”
“It’s not about that.”
“I’m the same as you. I hope you’re not having a hard time. It’s difficult to suddenly change after being the same for so many years.”
“It’s really not that.”
His expression twisted abruptly.
“It’s not hard. I want to do this… that’s why.”
Edward forced a smile, lifting the corners of his mouth. Louisa blinked rapidly, turning her gaze away.
“Is there anything else you want to know?”
“It’s fine.”
“There used to be… a lot.”
“Those are all things of the past now. Right now, I really don’t have any.”
At her words, Edward’s heart sank.
This was not good. The fact that Louisa, who always had so many questions, now had none, essentially meant she had lost interest in him.
Had his realization come too late?
No. Such thoughts were meaningless. He would do his best to resolve the immediate problem, as he always had.
He clenched his fists and spoke calmly.
“Speaking of which, today you said you were visiting Ernest’s facility?”
“Right. I’ll be back by evening.”
“Okay. Take care.”
Surprised by Edward’s greeting, Louisa looked at him with astonishment.
[You’re going today? What for? To look after the kids?] [……If that’s what’s needed, then that’s what I’ll do.] [Please, Louisa. Which noble actually does such work themselves? Why do you keep doing things that attract gossip?]
Her husband’s usual self passed through her mind.
The Edward of yesterday and today was undeniably different. It was a startling change.
But precisely because of that, she knew. His change was motivated by guilt and remorse.
Their relationship was just a source of fatigue for each other. Finding love and happiness at this end would not be easy.
Louisa finished her meal first and stood up. She decided to bring up the conversation she had postponed the day before.
“It will take some time to prepare the divorce papers. I have plans today, so it can’t be done immediately, but I’ll prepare them soon, so just be aware of that.”
Edward’s mouth, which seemed ready to agree with anything she said, snapped shut at her words.
After looking at him for a moment, Louisa turned and left the dining room.
Edward sat still, watching the door through which she had exited.
The scenery of his home filled with sunlight instead of gaslight, his wife leaving first, eating breakfast alone.
Ironically, at that moment, nothing in his own home felt familiar to him.
Louisa got ready and stepped outside.
She regularly volunteered at a childcare facility run by the Ernest family.
This was something she had been doing consistently since her days in Greenberg. After moving to the capital, she continued to volunteer at a similar facility under the same foundation.
Of course, Edward wasn’t too pleased about her visiting this place. However, it wasn’t because he disliked her doing menial tasks; he had never tried to prevent her visits.
Louisa thought this was probably because he understood the circumstances of the children there.
Karen Ernest, the eldest daughter of the Ernest family, greeted her warmly.
“Oh, Louisa! Welcome!”
“Karen. How have you been?”
“Of course I’m doing well.”
She approached Louisa and gave her a light hug.
“You’ve lost a bit of weight in such a short time. You look even more delicate.”
“Really? Maybe I was too active on my trip. I went to Quenel.”
“Ah, it’s lovely there. I visited last year, and it’s especially beautiful this time of year.”
Karen came closer, lightly lifting the corners of Louisa’s mouth with her fingertips.
“If only a smile had been added, it would have been the perfect vacation spot.”
Louisa awkwardly adjusted her upturned lips with her fingers. Karen smiled at her and said,
“You seem to have a lot on your mind. How about it? There’s nothing better than this for such times.”
She gestured by shaking the blanket she was holding.
Male lead reborn without memories — but he still falls for her.
The person he finds displeasing in this life turns out to be his cherished wife-master in previous life…
Xie Zhi and Fang Xianxing who had known each other for less than three days through a blind date sat in the same car in front of the civil affairs bureau. They had a disagreement and failed to get married.
Xie Zhi immediately took out his phone, slid through his contacts, and randomly selected the next marriage candidate.
The woman snatched his phone and hung up. Looking at his phone wallpaper, she awkwardly changed the subject: “An ancient painting, eh? It looks pretty good, it’s just that the person in the painting looks a bit like me.”
When he heard this, he sarcastically mocked her for being so delusional, completely unaware that, the person in front of him was the reincarnation of Wen Ru, the famous prime minister of Yuan Shun whom he most admired…
The female CEO who doesn’t want to get married with a divorce agreement in hand × The male archaeological researcher who will only get married if he’s sure he can get divorced
