The Villain's Sickly Wife Dislikes Being Overprotected - Chapter 3.13

Cold air immediately rushed in. Naturally, some snow came in as well.

After taking a deep breath of clean air, I moved to the next window.

As I was about to exert force to unlock the next window, a large hand enveloped mine and pulled it away from the latch. That hand then unlocked it for me.

Then, I heard Kyron’s voice right above my ear.

“What are you all doing, just standing there watching?”

Kyron shouted at the people standing blankly behind us.

“Ah…… Yes!”

“We’ll do it!”

These people tensed up even at the slightest sharpness in Kyron’s voice.

They started opening the windows one by one, like me.

Leaving the lobby to them, I went into each room. Not a single window had been left open; they were all tightly shut.

I opened all the windows. The stagnant air was pushed out, and fresh new air quickly spread throughout the building.

As I started breathing the fresh air, I felt like I could breathe a little easier. Having opened the windows, I went out to the small terrace attached to the room.

My body, which had been indoors all day, felt very cold when it met the outside air unprotected. But it was also refreshing. I could tell how stuffy the air had been all day.

I took a deep breath, filling my lungs.

“Ah, now I feel like I can live.”

Just breathing clean air made me feel like my headache was disappearing.

“Feeling better?”

I was startled by the sudden voice, thinking I was alone on the terrace. Then, the weight that suddenly draped over my body startled me again.

“It’s cold with all the windows open. Wrap yourself up tightly.”

What was placed over me was my husband’s long coat. His coat was as long as he was tall, warmly covering me down to my toes.

“Keep wearing it properly.”

As time passed, my head gradually cleared. The nauseous feeling in my stomach also gradually disappeared.

It was the same for others. Just breathing fresh air was making everyone feel a bit better.

Quite some time had passed since we opened the windows. Until then, no one had been able to sleep. Everyone was worried that someone might suddenly get worse, so no one went to bed right away.

I too was busy going around asking about each patient’s condition one by one.

Moreover, my movements were even more sluggish because my body was wrapped in several layers of clothes.

Lia had changed me into thick indoor clothes saying my pajamas were too thin, plus a cardigan, my vest, and Kyron’s coat. Wrapped in several layers of clothes, I waddled as I walked.

“My lady, you look quite cute walking like that.”

“It seems like you’re mocking me.”

Lia subtly laughed at my appearance. Although Lia often smiles, she doesn’t usually chuckle like this. How funny must I look for her to react like this?

If Kyron saw me like this, how pathetic would he think I look? He’s already a man without affection for his wife. But I couldn’t take them off because it was too cold.

Fortunately, Kyron hadn’t been seen since he draped his coat over me earlier. Where had he gone again?

I saw his back as he went to talk with his aide, but I hadn’t seen him since then.

It was strange that he wasn’t visible in this building, which was much smaller than the Duke’s mansion.

Forgetting about my ridiculous appearance, I wandered around the hotel looking for Kyron.

There’s no way I could miss him. He’s the owner of the most eye-catching physique in this hotel.

But no matter how many times I looked around, not even a hair of Kyron could be seen.

Where on earth did he go?

Is there a space in the hotel that I don’t know about?

After wandering here and there, I gave up looking for him.

He’ll manage well on his own, I suppose.

I wasn’t in a position to worry about him, so I decided not to pay attention to him.

More urgent than my husband was whether the patients were showing any signs of improvement.

I spent several more hours awake, focusing all my attention on them. It was already well past midnight. People in the lobby began to fall asleep one by one. The patients in other rooms were the same.

“You should get some sleep now, my lady.”

Lia, who had been by my side, said worriedly. She looked like she could barely keep her eyelids open, as if drowsiness was overwhelming her.

“Yes, I should sleep too. Lia, you get some rest as well.”

“I took a short nap earlier, so I’m less tired. I’ll look after you, my lady. Just in case.”

Allis stepped in instead of Lia.

“Thank you for that.”

Lia smiled at Allis, expressing her gratitude. Though her mouth was smiling, her eyes were sleepy.

Allis and I headed to the room.

“Now that we’ve ventilated a lot, shall we close the windows a bit? You might really catch a cold at this rate.”

It was Allis’s worried suggestion.

“Let’s do that. Just leave them slightly open.”

We closed the windows a bit. I took off the layers of clothes wrapped around me one by one and got into bed. Allis sat in a soft chair next to me.

“If you feel any pain, tell me right away. Even if I’m dozing off, wake me up.”

She left those words of caution.

Perhaps because it was late and I was tired from various events, I fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow.

When I opened my eyes, everything was dim. It seemed to be still dawn. Maybe because I fell asleep worried, I couldn’t sleep deeply and woke up.

Allis, who had been nodding off next to me, jerked her head up at the sound of me tossing and turning.

“Ah! Are you awake?”

“Oh, no. Don’t worry and go back to sleep.”

“You’re not feeling uncomfortable anywhere, are you?”

“No, I just woke up for a moment.”

I mumbled in response with a sleepy voice.

Come to think of it, the room felt empty. The large bed in the center of the room was empty, with no one in it. It was originally Kyron’s place. Is he sleeping somewhere else?

I wondered if he was sleeping elsewhere because of me.

“Are you fully awake now, my lady?”

Allis spoke again, seeming concerned.

“No, not really… Do you know where my husband is now?”

Kyron hadn’t been seen for a while, was he still not here?

“Ah, you mean His Grace the Duke?”

“Yes. Is he sleeping in another room?”

“Umm… I’m not sure where he is either.”

“You don’t know?”

“Yes. Actually… I saw him leaving earlier, but I’m not sure where he went…”

She trailed off at the end of her sentence.

“He left? Where would he go at this hour? Surely you don’t mean he left the hotel?”

When I asked as if interrogating her, she hesitated to answer, looking troubled.

“Well… I saw him leaving the hotel after instructing us to take good care of you. I thought he’d be back soon, but it seems he hasn’t returned yet.”

“What?”

I reflexively turned my head to look out the window. Of course, it was still snowing heavily.

“In this weather, at this hour, he went outside?”

“W-well, he didn’t go alone. He took a few of the guard knights who were at the hotel and his aide with him.”

Not just guard knights, but his aide too. Then, did he leave for something important?

“I thought he would have told you before leaving, wasn’t that the case?”

“…No, he didn’t say anything.”

As always, Kyron didn’t tell me anything. Draping his coat over me was all he did.

Moreover, if he gave his coat to me, what did he wear when he left?

Isn’t going out in this dead of winter tantamount to a death wish?

No, Kyron is someone who has survived in extreme environments like battles, so he’ll be fine.

Still… this heavy snow is a bit much, isn’t it?