The Villain's Sickly Wife Dislikes Being Overprotected - Chapter 3.3

I didn’t want to ask him things like ‘When will you return’. Because it might seem like I was eagerly waiting for his return.

I didn’t want to be in the position of a woman clinging to an indifferent husband.

I was about to turn my body and walk away from them. However, at that moment, Kyron stopped me in my tracks.

“You were just asking how long I’d be gone, weren’t you?”

He knew exactly what my question was.

With my back to Kyron, I bit my lip slightly. It felt like something had been discovered. The feeling that my interest in my husband’s schedule had been exposed.

For some reason, having my interest exposed in front of someone who was indifferent to me felt like losing.

I quickly erased my expression and turned to face him.

“That’s right. Are you going to answer?”

Of course, I knew he wasn’t kind enough to give an answer.

Instead of answering right away, Kyron looked at me intently and then slowly opened his mouth.

“Before that, I have a suggestion. How about you come along?”

“Did you just… ask me to go with you?”

“Yes.”

His answers were always short and simple.

Everything must be easy for him. Marrying a woman he doesn’t love, easily ignoring his wife, and suddenly asking me to go with him.

I thought of the knights’ order, combat training, and dark dealings. It didn’t seem like a place I should be involved in.

However, the words Kyron chose next were far from such things.

“I’ll consider it a trip, and you can think of it as a short recuperation.”

A trip? Recuperation?

Isn’t he secretly raising a knights’ order in the rugged north? That doesn’t seem like an appropriate place for a trip. Let alone recuperation.

For a moment, I wondered if this person was in his right mind.

I wasn’t the only one surprised by Kyron’s words. The assistant, who apparently hadn’t heard about this beforehand, was looking at Kyron with wide eyes.

However, Kyron ignored the assistant without giving any explanation.

“You’ll come along.”

His words were more like an order, leaving me no choice.

“If I go with you, won’t my health worsen instead of recuperating? It’s rough in the nor…”

At that moment, Kyron’s eyes narrowed.

I almost said ‘in the north’. Since Ekette was supposed to know nothing about her husband, she shouldn’t know that he was going to the north.

I shut my mouth. I didn’t want to make a slip of the tongue.

“We’re not going far. We’re going to a place called Pierce near the capital, which is also a place where people with weak bodies go for recuperation.”

“Pierce… Your Grace?”

The assistant questioned as if he had never heard of such a place. It even sounded like he was challenging Kyron.

“The north is too far.”

His answer was this simple.

A trip…?

“But I’m often sick. Will I be able to handle this trip?”

“It’s not far, so you’ll be fine. We’ll bring medicine too. I don’t like the idea of you staying here alone and coughing up blood.”

I almost burst out laughing.

It was the least convincing reason for me to go with him.

Someone might think he was actually worried about me.

Worry? He’s probably just concerned about my blood-dirtying the ducal residence.

I know well what I am to him.

It was a few months after our marriage. We were having a meal, and I was still uncomfortable with my husband.

Nervous because of her rarely-seen and cold husband, Ekette choked on her food during the meal.

Far from giving a warm look to Ekette, who was coughing and struggling, Kyron looked displeased at her messy table manners.

He stared at Ekette with displeasure in his eyes, then left the table first as if he had lost his appetite.

As if he had seen dust ruining his perfect picture.

After that, Ekette clearly understood what she was to her husband. Some things you just know without being told.

“You’ll be coming along, so get ready.”

Is going on a trip with me now part of his perfect picture? It seemed I didn’t have the right to dare ruin that picture.

“What’s in that area?”

“Things like sacred hot springs that are said to replenish energy.”

“But then, what will you be doing there?”

Wasn’t he supposed to be going there for work?

“I have things to do in that area.”

After telling me to prepare for the trip in a declarative manner, Kyron left first.

I stood there, watching his retreating figure with a somewhat bewildered feeling.

***

After Lady Stober’s drug incident was wrapped up, Kyron and I left for Pierce.

It was a short journey, as he said it was near the capital.

But as soon as we arrived, I could feel that this place was different from the capital.

Pierce was a bit colder than the capital and the weather was cloudier.

Even though I was bundled up in warm fur clothes with a scarf and gloves, I still shrugged my shoulders.

“Ugh, it’s cold.”

Kyron took off his long black cloak and handed it to a servant with a quiet order. The servant then wrapped his cloak around me.

“It’s because the altitude is a bit higher here.”

As he said, this was a village located in the foothills. So the scenery was completely different from the capital.

High mountains could be seen nearby, and small cottage-like houses were clustered together in the village.

“Let’s go inside quickly.”

Our accommodation was said to be the largest hotel in this village. Even though it was the largest, it was much smaller compared to the ducal residence. It was only one story high and had just five rooms.

We rented the entire hotel, with a few rooms for the servants and two for Kyron and me to use separately.

It was a cozy hotel with a lodge-like atmosphere.

“Wow, this is nice!”

As we entered the building, a beautiful mountain view could be seen through the glass windows. It was like a picture. With the crackling sound of firewood added, it felt cozy and warm.

“The rooms for you two are over there.”

The hotel owner showed us to our rooms. The servants were already busy moving luggage.

“And as requested, to ensure a comfortable trip, we’ve arranged a guide to assist you during your stay.”

As the owner turned his head and nodded, a small woman who had been standing at a distance approached quickly.

“Hello, I’m Allis, and I’ll be guiding the Duchess around Pierce!”

The reason she specifically mentioned ‘Duchess’ was because Kyron would be working and not sightseeing, while I would be the one going around.

I liked that I didn’t have to worry about Kyron.

Allis was short and had a round face.

She smiled at me brightly and energetically.

“Hello, nice to meet you.”

“I’m so excited to be able to guide the Duchess up close like this!”

Seeing her flushed cheeks, she seemed very excited.

On the other hand, the hotel owner looked embarrassed by Allis’s attitude.

“Th-this child doesn’t have much experience dealing with nobles in person. I’ve tried my best to educate her, but…”