Divorce Begins with Remarriage - Chapter 37

As she sat on the railing and swept her hair behind her ear, she looked like a fairy of the night.

That was the reason why Roberto stood still, unable to move his lips.

And after a while, Berenice called Roberto a couple of times before he came to his senses.

“Roberto?”

“Ah… I’m sorry for the late response. Terenzio has fallen asleep. I had to confirm several times whether Berenice would still be in this castle tomorrow morning.”

“Terenzio is quite something.”

Berenice chuckled softly.

Berenice turned her back again. The lamps illuminating the path under the night sky twinkled. Berenice accepted the scene that seeped into her heart like a jewel without any hesitation. It was a scene that she might see for a while, and maybe even for the rest of her life.

Berenice was happy about that fact.

So she naturally opened her mouth.

“Roberto. When I first came here, I was not just worried. Our marriage is not real, and I’ve remarried. I was worried if people would welcome me. Besides, I’m not the most outgoing person…”

It was a voice that continued, like a slow melody.

Roberto took a step towards Berenice. Closer.

“…Is that so?”

“Yes. But fortunately, everyone here is kind… Everyone here is like you, Roberto.”

“Me?”

“Yes. They are kind to me like you are. And they cherish me like you do. Like I’m the most precious person in the world.”

“Well…”

He barely swallowed the words lingering on his tongue and then gave a simple answer.

“I’m just doing what I should do. I think it’s only natural to respect the person who will be my wife.”

It was a simple answer, but to Berenice, it was a response that sounded more affectionate and sweet above all.

“I haven’t received such natural treatment until now.”

“Berenice… I didn’t mean it that way…”

“Oh, I wasn’t criticizing you, Roberto. Really, that’s what I meant. I’m telling you here now, but I’m cursing Cornell as a bastard.”

Berenice’s shoulders, as she mentioned Livio, somehow looked cold. It seemed as if all the coldness in the world had gathered on Berenice’s shoulders. It even looked like it would melt away. So Roberto took off his coat and covered Berenice’s shoulders.

“Huh?”

Berenice turned her surprised head abruptly. Roberto was suddenly close to Berenice. Their gazes met again. His dark golden and green eyes.

They realized their closeness.

A warm scent mixed with water and oil emanated from Roberto and Berenice. It had a sweet and fresh scent.

Both of them had the same scent. Inevitably, and perhaps naturally, their gazes went to each other’s lips.

It seemed like they were about to, but Roberto moved away from Berenice.

‘I thought we were going to kiss…’

But nothing happened. Roberto was a gentleman and Berenice was a lady. Berenice was surprised by the fact that she had such thoughts.

And after realizing it.

‘Wait, don’t we have to share the same room?’

He realized that this place he had always thought of as Berenice’s bedroom was actually the couple’s bedroom.

With Berenice’s realization, the atmosphere became uncomfortable.

The balcony facing Roberto, this atmosphere, and this bedroom.

***

After tossing and turning on the bed for a while, Terenzio blinked his eyes.

In fact, he woke up as soon as Roberto left.

‘What is Mom doing right now?’

All of Terenzio’s attention was focused on Berenice. Unlike Roberto, she smelled of fragrant cosmetics and held his hand with her soft and warm hands when she was beside him. Sometimes she gently stroked his head and patted his back.

He had already fallen deeply for the little affection Berenice shared with him.

But Berenice had a home to return to. Even though they always got along well, she always returned to the Dante Mansion. Even though he wanted to throw a fit and tell her not to go, she didn’t like awkward situations so he held back, but not anymore.

Berenice had no home to return to in the Cyrilov Duchy! Here, in any case, Berenice must stay in the same mansion as Terenzio. If he opened the bedroom door not far away, Berenice would be there.

Terenzio slipped off the bed while continuing his thoughts.

Quietly, quietly.

It was when Terenzio slipped off his slippers and opened the door sneakily.

“…Young master? I thought you were going to do this. You’re acting just like before!”

“Marie?”

“Please go back to sleep quickly, young master. You shouldn’t act like this.”

“Why? Do you want to be with mom and dad…?”

Terenzio’s eyes widened in disbelief, shaking his head. It was something Terenzio did whenever things didn’t go his way.

But Marie was a strong person who could handle such situations firmly.

Marie lowered her head.

“No, you can’t.”

“Why!”

Terenzio said, trembling with frustration.

“Master, do you remember when you said you envied Emmett, who’s living in the village?”

“Yes….”

“Why did you say you envied him?”

“Emmett has many siblings.”

“That’s right.”

“Yes? So?”

Terenzio’s eyes widened. Marie gently smiled, took Terenzio’s hand, and headed towards the bed. She covered Terenzio with a blanket as he lay on the bed, patting him, and said,

“Yes, that’s right. You said you wanted siblings, and both of them need time to create siblings.”

“My siblings…? Really?”

“Yes, Master.”

“Both younger sisters and younger brothers?”

“That’s correct. How many siblings do you want?”

“As many as Emmett!”

“Oh.”

Frowning, Marie thought about how many siblings Emmett had. Emily, Judy, Swayne, and… um.

‘That might be a bit much.’

Marie chuckled and gently covered Terenzio’s eyes with her hand.

“Not that many, but in any case, if you want to have siblings, you need to sleep at night.”

“Really? Marie, is that true?”

“Yes. When have I ever lied to you? I even said your mother would come, didn’t I?”

“Right. That’s true. Everything you say is true.”

With his eyes tightly closed as Marie had covered them, Terenzio spoke.

“So what should I do now?”

“You’ll be fine.”

“Okay.”

So Marie stayed by Terenzio’s side until he fell asleep. With a kind smile.

***

What happened on the wedding day?

It feels like a long time ago, even though it was just yesterday. This must be due to Berenice’s tension.

Yesterday, Roberto slept on the sofa.

Berenice had already fallen asleep, but she briefly woke up when Roberto entered the bedroom.

Since everyone believed they got married after a passionate love affair, they couldn’t use separate rooms.

Roberto awkwardly entered the room and then…

“Did I wake you up?”

“Oh… No. I just lay down for a moment…”

Berenice yawned softly and sat up. It seemed like she had been unusually tired today. Roberto stopped her from getting up.

“No, Berenice.”

“Oh?”

“You can just sleep as you are.”

“…Uh, what about you, Roberto?”

She tried to move aside.

Don’t they have to sleep in the same bed?

Berenice smiled wryly.

“I can sleep on the sofa. You must be tired today, so please don’t tire yourself out because of me.”

“It’s okay…”

A strange sense of disappointment crept over Berenice. She hadn’t expected anything…

‘Why are you disappointed, Berenice?’

Anyway, regardless of what Berenice was thinking, the sincere Roberto lay down on the sofa. Then, feeling tired as well, he comfortably fell asleep. Berenice couldn’t hold on to him any longer.

That memory kept coming back.

Berenice opened the door leading to the bedroom with a creak.

“So, should we sleep now?”

“…Yes.”

Roberto firmly grasped the heavy door handle that Berenice was awkwardly holding. Roberto meant to open the door instead of Berenice, but their hands slightly overlapped. Berenice held her breath.

Roberto and Berenice’s body heat mixed together.

Berenice tightly closed her eyes, and Roberto’s pulse quickened. Slowly, as Roberto opened the door, Berenice followed into the room, holding the door handle. Roberto let go of her hand.

When she opened her eyes, she saw a bed in front of her.

Gulp.

She unconsciously swallowed.

‘I can’t be uncomfortable like this every day.’

Berenice firmly held onto her resolve. From now on, the days when Berenice and Roberto would share the bedroom would gradually increase.

Berenice slowly stepped into the bedroom. For no reason, her heart raced and her mouth dried up. No matter how hard she tried to control herself, she couldn’t stop these feelings.

Berenice removed the coat that Roberto had put on her. It was just a gown, but it was all Berenice could hold onto at the moment.

In the midst of pondering without a clear answer, Berenice’s foot stopped in front of the bed. Lost in thought, she ended up in that position. Roberto caught Berenice when she was unknowingly about to fall onto the bed.