Side Story 4.1 - DAILY LIFE OF THE DUCAL COUPLE(1) (2/2)

Lucia was taken aback when the topic of conversation suddenly turned to her.

“Me? Why?”

“You’re just like that, Vivian. I have no doubt it will be frightening when you get angry. I know I’ve never seen it before, but I know Taran Gong must have experienced it, right? Otherwise, there’s no way he’d live in captivity like that.”

“…What do you mean ‘live in captivity’. There’s nothing of the sort.”

“Nothing? Yeah, right. Everyone knows the Taran men listen to everything the Taran Lady of the House says. Do you know what people say to me? They ask how in the world does the Duchess hold onto her son and husband like that, they want to know the secret. They even hint for me to ask you.”

“…There’s no secret.”

Lucia couldn’t think of any appropriate way to explain so she could give a tiny smile with an awkward expression.

The captured and the capturer. Her relationship with her husband wasn’t one defined by such superiority in position. If you were to compare, Lucia was the one in a thoroughly weaker position. She was a physically weak woman and all the power she had was based on her position as a Duchess which she gained thanks to her husband.

Nevertheless, she truly respected and loved her husband, who was always respectful to her despite that. However, other people analyzed them using their own standards, and interpreted it as they wished.

“You must feel good, my dear younger sister. Your husband hasn’t changed even though you’ve been married for more than ten years.”

“Geez, elder sister.”

Wait, could it be…?

When Lucia looked at her with uneasiness in her eyes, Katherine smiled and shook her head.(1)

“No. It’s just, things aren’t like before. In the past, just seeing his face made my heart tickle. Nowadays though, sometimes I’d prefer for him to come back late, I guess? Or, there are times when it’s more fun to play with the children. Is it not like that for you? Isn’t Eve much more lovely and prettier than your husband?”

“…”

Of course, Evangeline was lovely. Lucia loved her daughter so much that she could even give her life for her. But her love for her husband was different.

The love she felt for both of them were two different kinds and they couldn’t be compared. Her love for Eve made her want to embrace and protect Eve, and her love for him made her want to run into his arms and hold him. She still felt excited and nervous when she was with him and her heart still raced when she heard his voice. When she was nestled in his wide chest, she felt happy.

‘Wow, they’re really such a rare intimate couple.’

Katherine grinned as she watched Lucia turned red in a flash, probably thinking about her husband. It wasn’t like there weren’t any other famous lovebirds in the social circle but there were never any as famous as the Taran couple.

At least to Katherine’s knowledge. Katherine found Lucia’s pureness fascinating every time she saw her. It wasn’t immaturity from being clueless about the world but cleanliness, unstained by dirt. When she met Lucia after being around jaded noblewomen, she felt refreshed, like she was standing on clear water.

Katherine thought to herself that it was difficult for a woman in her late twenties to be as adorable as a young maiden. At the same time, she was suspicious about the Duke of Taran’s ability to protect his wife’s innocence. Katherine sometimes wondered if they even had a proper sex life but she couldn’t ask about the couple’s private life.

Translator’s Corner:

1. If you didn’t get this, Lucia is worried that Katherine might be having issues with her husband.

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