Living a Scheming Marriage with a Mad Villain - Chapter 79

Everyone except Theron couldn’t stop laughing for quite a long time. But soon, Loelle slowly stopped laughing.

“300 million?”

That was because the price the staff mentioned earlier suddenly came to mind.

At the moment Loelle froze in surprise at the price, Theron said casually.

“Hey, Master. Time to pay.”

Those words naturally made the atmosphere where they had to pay, no matter what, settle in.

Loelle was very embarrassed by both the watch’s price and the atmosphere. Before that woman interrupted, he hadn’t even said he wanted to buy it.

He had just asked about the price.

“A 300 million watch… me?”

Theron seemed to roughly understand what the stunned Loelle was thinking.

“He looks like he has no intention of spending that much money. This is when you spend it, if not now, then when? Anyway…”

Theron was the one managing the money coming from the Count Ivelle’s family.

That meant he knew better than anyone else that even if Loelle paid 360 million here, it wouldn’t make much difference in Loelle’s bank account.

“Sir, I will help you with the payment.”

“Ah, yes…”

Loelle awkwardly took out a check and handed it over, wondering if this was really the right thing to do, but neither Millie nor Theron seemed to want to stop him.

“Really? Is it really okay to do this?”

After all, everything Reus used was expensive beyond belief, so 360 million won was actually a perfect gift price. He was willing to spend that much on a gift.

Reus was the one who originally gave him the money, and even without that, there were countless times Loelle wanted to repay him, and secretly, he had feelings for him.

But separate from all that, Loelle couldn’t shake the feeling that he was making a big mistake.

His heart would drop even when spending a few million won, so it was natural to be even more scared when spending many times that amount.

But soon, a watch wrapped as a gift worth 360 million won was in Loelle’s hand.

“A whole house is in my hand right now…”

Millie and Theron talked while watching Loelle, who was half dazed by the biggest purchase of his life.

“By the way, I’ve never seen a knight like you in the Duke’s family before…”

Millie said that, then muttered that if someone looked that good, no one in the Duke’s castle wouldn’t know them.

“Since you were sent from Leveren, it makes sense you wouldn’t be known…”

“Oh…! I see. I thought since you said ‘guard’, you must be a knight of the Duke’s family. Sorry…!”

Theron was very good at thinking on his feet. Millie, who was completely fooled, continued naturally.

“So, from now until you return to Ashelit from Leveren Kingdom, you’ll be guarding Sir Bijeon?”

“Something like that…”

“What should we call you from now on?”

“As I said earlier, just call me Ron…”

“Yes, Sir Ron. But your way of speaking is very unique.”

While having this silly talk and heading to the guest room, they soon passed the VIP lounge and arrived at the area used by the Rochester Duke family.

Millie quickly disappeared to organize the room, and only Theron and Loelle were left in the small lobby. Loelle, who had just regained some composure, spoke with a clearer face than before.

“But really, why are you here, Theron?”

“It’s complicated to explain… Just know your husband hired me.”

“Hired?”

“Yes. To guard during travel, and also to check on things… something like that.”

It was the first time Reus had asked Theron for something first in his life.

Since the Emperor was so unpredictable, and had a terrible stubbornness about what he decided, the Duke’s knights alone weren’t enough. So he thought of Theron suddenly.

Though it seemed like their relationship wasn’t good, Reus always secretly trusted Theron could save Loelle in any situation.

If Theron had seen Loelle being picked on by a woman during the shopping time but only watched silently until the end, he might have changed his opinion about Theron a little.

Originally, Theron would have refused with anger if asked to protect Loelle.

But after learning that Loelle was the reason the Duke family regained its power, it became hard to have hostility like before.

He completely let his guard down, stopped doubting, and even felt a little sorry.

“I was too suspicious of an innocent woman. Why was I so cautious about such a gentle woman?”

Loelle also felt this was another victim, but kept a defensive attitude, afraid of messing things up.

But Loelle Ivelle, or rather, Loelle, didn’t just fail—he actually did the impossible.

“He’s a benefactor to Reus, but also to me.”

At that moment, Theron, staring at Loelle, suddenly reached out his hand.

“Give me your hand.”

Loelle hesitated but stretched out his arm willingly. Then a silver bracelet with blue magic stones was placed on his thin wrist.

“It’s nothing special, just for protection. If something dangerous happens, just break it off.”

Even though he said that, Theron doubted Loelle would really break the bracelet.

“But why are you giving this to me…?”

“You already guessed it. Reus and I have the same goal. I can’t explain in detail, but him regaining the family’s power is also good for me.”

“Oh…”

Loelle had only just learned this time that the family regained its power.

That day, Reus couldn’t stop crying, so Loelle comforted him and fell asleep, and after that, no one talked about it.

“So father’s story was related to the family’s power.”

Loelle nodded as if he understood.

“Thank you. I’ll keep it safely, Theron.”

“Well, you don’t have to keep it too carefully… Yeah, it’s best not to use it. Do whatever you want.”

Though it was for protection, the bracelet was quite pretty.

While Loelle was admiring the bracelet, shining like a blue star, he suddenly opened his eyes wide as if he remembered something.

“Oh, Theron, I have a question. Can I ask you something?”

“What is it?”

“Do you know what things come into the Duke’s castle and where they come from?”

“Probably most of them.”

“Then, do you know roughly what kind of medicinal herbs they are?”

“Medicinal herbs…”

Theron asked back and seemed to guess what Loelle wanted to ask, narrowing his eyes.

“Are you curious about the medicine you took when you were sick?”

“Yes! Do you know?”

It was about the herb that Reus was clearly avoiding, so Loelle couldn’t find out.

After fully recovering, Loelle asked Dwyn quietly, but failed to learn about the medicine’s identity.

That was natural.

Reus had warned everyone in the Duke’s castle to keep quiet, especially his assistant, so Dwyn could only frown when asked.

“I just asked casually, but their reaction was really strange.”

With a doubtful look, Theron said.

“They buy so many that I don’t remember well… but what you’re asking about is probably the Melcia root.”

Melcia? Loelle tilted his head, feeling like he had heard the name somewhere.

“Who did I hear about Melcia from?”

Was it Roshan or Emily…?

After a moment’s thought, he recalled hearing it from Roshan.

[“Did you hear? Jaden of the Herace family. He went to ask Hazel for marriage but was turned away at the door. But recently he got permission. I heard he gave Melcia root as a gift.”

“Melcia? What is that? Did he get marriage permission just with that?”

“It’s a flower from Leveren Kingdom, so rare that only one is found a year. I don’t know if it really works or just because it’s rare, but it’s very expensive. It’s probably worth more than a small mansion.”]

Hoping he heard wrong, Loelle asked Theron again.

“Melcia root… right?”

“What did you hear? It’s Melcia root. But he gave it to you without explaining?”

Exactly.

Loelle didn’t know whether to laugh or cry now.

Since they avoided the question so openly, Loelle thought it was some disgusting ingredient or something people usually don’t eat.

Even then, he was sure Reus wouldn’t give him anything bad, so he asked.

There was a reason Dwyn kept dodging after hearing Loelle’s question.

I spent several times the price of my bag… without knowing anything, I swallowed it easily.

“I forgot for a moment that Reus isn’t predictable.”

At that moment, the guest room door gently opened.

“What are you doing there, Loelle?”

Reus stopped as he entered the bedroom and looked at Loelle sitting on the sofa, hugging his knees.

“Let’s talk for a moment, Reus.”

Though looking a little surprised, Reus sat next to him without complaining. Roel decided not to beat around the bush and got straight to the point.

“The thing I took when I had a cold… was it Melcia root?”

When Loelle said the exact name, Reus couldn’t say it wasn’t true. He just kept quiet and looked at Loelle.

“It was real. He gave me something worth millions just for a cold…”

Loelle opened his mouth, full of things to say.

“That precious thing… how can you use it just for a cold!”

But after hearing that, Reus relaxed as if that was not a problem.

“Is it important that it’s a cold? What matters is you were sick.”

Reus didn’t understand Loelle’s reaction, so Loelle was speechless.

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