My Husband is Suspicious - Episode 29

White shirt, broad shoulders.

For a moment, the tracker fell from Eleanor’s hand.

“…Dreid?”

At Eleanor’s words, he turned around. As expected, it was Dreid. He smiled faintly as his eyes met Eleanor’s.

“How did you get here…”

As Eleanor spoke dazedly, Dreid approached her with a laugh.

“I had a feeling you’d be here.”

“…”

Dreid instantly wrapped his arms around Eleanor’s waist. Eleanor’s eyes widened as she looked at him. He spoke slowly into her ear.

“I missed you, Eleanor.”

The smooth line of his lips curved upwards.

【 Discord 】

Eleanor couldn’t speak. She was too flustered. It was an unexpected situation. Moreover, she couldn’t see where Mackiv had gone at all.

As Eleanor turned her head this way and that, Dreid gently cupped Eleanor’s cheek.

“Didn’t you miss me?”

Naturally, Eleanor’s gaze stopped on Dreid’s face. His face was the same as before. No, it seemed different. His eyes were strangely different. They were eyes filled with passion.

He immediately lowered his head. The moment his lips touched hers, Eleanor pushed Dreid’s chest. But Dreid didn’t back down.

“Hngh, Dreid.”

“Are you worried because you think that guy might be here?”

“What?”

He smiled. Dreid gently brushed Eleanor’s messy hair back and said,

“Eleanor, why are you doing this? I told you to stop.”

“You, you made me like this.”

“Me?”

“Yes. You made me misunderstand things and interfered with my work.”

“I was trying to protect you.”

“Protect me?”

Dreid nodded with a smile. Eleanor tried to break free from him, but Dreid held her waist tightly, and she only felt her strength drain away.

“I don’t need that protection. And let go of my hand.”

Eleanor tried to pry Dreid’s arm off. But Dreid just watched her silently.

“Dreid!”

“Eleanor, do you love me?”

For a moment, Eleanor slowly raised her head. Love? Why was that suddenly coming up here?

And asking if she loved Dreid?

Eleanor found herself laughing.

“Maybe I did before, but I don’t know now.”

Eleanor avoided Dreid’s gaze. The image of him with that woman was still vivid. And he was asking about love after that. It was absurd. As if he didn’t know what he had done.

Eleanor recalled what had happened at Alferno Cafe and said,

“You saw me then, didn’t you?”

“…”

“I saw you.”

“…”

Dreid gave no answer. Eleanor hesitated for a moment. Should she ask directly who that woman was, or just ignore it?

Asking directly felt like a blow to her pride. But ignoring it now felt unfair.

However, she was tired of keeping it to herself. No, she wanted to hear an excuse. If he truly didn’t tell her now, Eleanor felt her trust in Dreid would further erode.

If he didn’t answer when she asked now, Eleanor was prepared to seriously consider parting ways with him.

Eleanor met Dreid’s eyes. His gaze was excessively calm. It felt unsettling for some reason. Nevertheless, Eleanor slowly opened her mouth.

“I saw a woman at the cafe. Who is she?”

As she spoke, Eleanor felt her insides burning. But her pride had been shattered long ago. If Dreid were to evade her now, she felt not even the dregs of emotion would remain.

Dreid didn’t answer immediately. Eleanor waited. She figured he might need time to prepare an excuse anyway. At the same time, the thought of him making excuses made her heart ache.

An excuse.

‘Then that means it was real.’

Eleanor pushed his arm, still wrapped around her waist, away with a feeling of displeasure. He let go obediently. As Eleanor looked at him with a surprised expression for a moment, Dreid said,

“She’s my half-sister.”

Eleanor blinked at the unexpected words. Then she slowly turned her gaze back to Dreid. He was smiling. As if he was amused that Eleanor had asked such a question.

Eleanor’s face flushed with embarrassment.

“…Your half-sister?”

Dreid nodded lightly. She was utterly flustered. A half-sister? She had never heard anything like that before.

Eleanor spoke to Dreid, disbelief in her voice,

“Why didn’t you tell me? Or rather, I don’t think I heard that when we got married.”

“Sertin dislikes being exposed to the outside. Of course, I intended to introduce her when the right opportunity arose, but things have been a bit complicated lately.”

“Her name is Sertin?”

“You don’t need to worry too much about it.”

“But…”

Dreid gently cupped Eleanor’s cheek. Dreid seemed to be in a good mood. His sapphire eyes sparkled unusually.

“Were you angry when you saw that at the cafe?”

Eleanor avoided his gaze for no reason. But even if she tried to avoid it, his face was so close that she had nowhere to look.

“So, you went out with that guy for no reason?”

“No, that was…”

Suddenly, Dreid embraced Eleanor. The warmth that enveloped her was comforting. She could faintly hear his heartbeat.

“Eleanor, you know I love you. Don’t misunderstand for no reason.”

“…”

“And stop doing things like this now.”

“Things like what?”

Dreid slowly pulled away from her. He lightly touched Eleanor’s hair and brushed his thumb along the edge of her lips. The warmth of his touch as it grazed her seemed to leave a subtle lingering sensation. His sapphire eyes were fixed on Eleanor’s lips.

“I’ll let this slide lightly this time. Because you came all the way here to find me.”

Meeting his eyes up close, Eleanor saw a coldness in them. For a moment, Eleanor wondered if what she had done was a mistake. But she couldn’t help it. Eleanor looked directly at Dreid and said,

“It’s because you don’t tell me things that I end up doing that.”

“Was I so uncommunicative that you felt that way?”

“No, it’s not that…”

“I always did my best for you.”

“I know that. But you never told me what I wanted to know.”

“What are you curious about?”

Dreid asked softly.

Eleanor hesitated for a moment.

‘Why isn’t he deflecting?’

He asked so skillfully. Unlike before. Eleanor felt uneasy, but at the same time, she steeled herself. Since it had come to this, she would ask the one thing she was most curious about.

“I want to know why you interfered with my work so much.”

“Is that all?”

“What?”

“You must have more things you’re curious about regarding me.”

“There are more…”

For now, that was all she could think of. Should she write down her questions on paper and carry them around? When the moment came for him to ask, she could only think of one thing. Eleanor bit her lip.

At that moment, Dreid slowly brushed Eleanor’s lips. As Eleanor looked up in surprise, he smiled and said,

“You’ll hurt your lips.”

Eleanor blinked and watched him, and he slowly opened his mouth.

“The Crown Prince interferes with my work.”

“The Crown Prince?”

“I have a rather bad relationship with the Crown Prince.”

“…Why?”

“The Crown Prince thinks I’m going to eliminate him.”

“…”

“I have no intention of doing that at all.”

Dreid smiled faintly. That smile looked somewhat dangerous, making Eleanor feel a little unfamiliar with Dreid.

Sensing Eleanor’s expression stiffen, Dreid gently brushed her hair back. His touch was still soft and warm.

“Then why is the Crown Prince interfering with you?”

“Conversely, the Crown Prince wants to kill me.”

“You?”

Eleanor looked at him in surprise at the fact she was hearing for the first time. Dreid seemed to enjoy her reaction, watching Eleanor’s expression with amusement.

Concerned for Dreid, Eleanor asked,

“Then you’re in danger.”

“I’m fine. It’s nothing much.”

“Nothing much? If the Crown Prince wants to kill you…”

“Eleanor, just you worrying about me is enough.”

“What do you mean by that?”

“No matter how much the Crown Prince rages, he’s nothing to me. He’s not much of a threat.”

Dreid gently took Eleanor’s hand. He seemed to be trying to reassure her. Eleanor looked at his hand, then fixed her gaze on Dreid.

He wore a relaxed smile.

“So, you’ve been under threat from the Crown Prince all this time?”

Dreid slowly nodded. Eleanor looked at him with a stiff expression and said,

“The reason you haven’t been hurt until now is truly because the Crown Prince posed no threat?”

Dreid lightly lifted Eleanor’s hand and gently kissed the back of it. He met Eleanor’s eyes and nodded.

Eleanor let out a faint sigh. It was true, she had never seen Dreid injured before. Except for the red spots she had seen then.

“Dreid, those red spots…”

As Eleanor spoke, Dreid seemed to ponder for a moment before opening his mouth.

“It’s a mild allergy.”

“What kind of allergy?”

“Well, it’s complex, so it’s hard to explain.”

“But if it causes spots like that, isn’t it serious?”

“No, it’s not serious enough to be a big deal. It subsides quickly too.”

Eleanor was somewhat convinced by Dreid’s words. It was true, his symptoms hadn’t lasted long. Still, wasn’t it itchy or bad for his health? Eleanor looked at Dreid with concern, then suddenly realized her heart had completely turned around.

Thinking back, it was all so absurd. In the end, that person was Dreid’s half-sister. It was a little anticlimactic. She had felt so betrayed at the time, but now she even felt sorry for having misunderstood. Then, Eleanor suddenly remembered something he hadn’t mentioned.

“Dreid, is the Crown Prince’s business related to mine?”

Dreid seemed to think for a moment, then slowly said,

“Now, the Crown Prince is paying more attention to you than bothering me.”

“Me?”

Eleanor felt her blood run cold. If so, wasn’t it even more dangerous?

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