My Husband is Suspicious - Episode 43

Something was definitely off. What on earth happened back then? I wanted to use a magic orb to gather information about what happened. Statements from people who worked there, things like that. I might even be able to gather rumors about Mackiv.

If I was lucky, I might even find out where he is. As soon as she had that thought, Eleanor headed to her office at a rather brisk pace.

Eleanor focused on the magic orb even more than before. After concentrating so intently in the morning, the magic orb, which she had partially assembled, was starting to take shape. It looked like it would be finished with just a little more assembly and fine-tuning. It was while she was so focused on the magic orb that…

“Eleanor.”

She looked up to see Dreid standing in front of her. Eleanor was so surprised that she dropped the magic orb she was holding. It rolled across the desk with a clattering sound.

“When did you get here?”

Eleanor asked, flustered, and he chuckled.

“I just got here, is that so interesting?”

She must have been too engrossed in reassembling the magic orb. She was surprised that Dreid had come in so quietly. Eleanor picked up the magic orb that had rolled to the edge of the desk.

Then, after fiddling with the magic orb, she looked at Dreid. His gaze was fixed on the magic orb she was fiddling with. He seemed curious about what had captured her attention so completely.

Eleanor still felt uneasy. Dreid was definitely hiding something. Come to think of it, there were quite a few suspicious things. First of all, it was strange that Dreid had entered that hotel room.

At that moment, Dreid took Eleanor’s hand. Eleanor dropped the magic orb instantly. Now, only Dreid’s warm hand was in hers. He seemed to find her hands, assembling the magic orb, endearing, and he gently caressed them.

Eleanor hesitated for a moment, feeling the warmth of his touch. Dreid would definitely dislike any talk about Mackiv. He had told her not to mention Mackiv at dinner earlier. But somehow, it bothered her, and she didn’t want to just let it go.

Eleanor didn’t hesitate and slowly opened her mouth.

“Dreid, you ran into me in the hotel room that morning, didn’t you?”

Dreid gently raised his gaze. He smiled leisurely, as if waiting for Eleanor to continue. At least he wasn’t stopping her from speaking and was willing to listen, so Eleanor felt relieved. It seemed he was ready to show his sincerity now.

Eleanor calmly said to Dreid.

“How did you get into that room?”

His hand, which had been caressing Eleanor’s hand, paused for a moment. Dreid still looked at Eleanor’s hand as he spoke.

“Why do you ask?”

“I’m curious. That hotel is a top-class hotel, so I don’t think the security would be that lax.”

As Eleanor spoke, Dreid raised his gaze. His eyes were calmly lowered. There wasn’t a ripple of emotion, as if looking at a still lake. He met Eleanor’s gaze and slowly opened his mouth.

“I asked the hotel manager for the key. I was too worried about you.”

“…Worried?”

“I clearly saw you going with that guy, and it looked like he had something like that written all over his face.”

Dreid gave a faint smile. His gaze towards Eleanor was still calm, but his hand was still warm. Eleanor tried to pull her hand away from his grasp. She could feel a subtle force holding her hand.

“Still, entering a room like that…”

“Eleanor, don’t you think you’d do the same?”

Dreid lightly moved next to Eleanor. He was still holding Eleanor’s hand. He knelt down and met Eleanor’s eyes.

“If I was with another woman, wouldn’t you do the same?”

At those words, Eleanor frowned. She remembered seeing Dreid at the cafe at that time.

“Dreid, that’s…”

“Eleanor, it’s all because everyone is worried about you. Actually, I have a pretty big stake in that hotel. And more than anything, you were in that room. With another man.”

Dreid gripped Eleanor’s hand quite firmly. Eleanor tried to pull her hand away for a moment, but Dreid pulled her towards his chest instead. She could feel a subtle pulse through his white shirt. As Eleanor paused for a moment, he slowly said.

“It only beats like this for you.”

Dreid looked at Eleanor as if asking for understanding. His handsome, bright blue eyes were intense. Eleanor avoided his gaze for a moment, then let out a soft sigh and said.

“Then do you know what happened to Mackiv?”

At those words, Dreid gripped Eleanor’s hand even tighter. Eleanor looked at Dreid in surprise, but he didn’t seem to want to let go.

“Dreid.”

As Eleanor tried to pull her hand away, Dreid easily released it. He slowly stood up and looked at Eleanor’s face for a moment, then stopped his gaze near her lips.

“I told you not to say that bastard’s name.”

His voice was unusually low. He seemed a little angry. Even so, Eleanor felt stifled and opened her mouth.

“No matter how I think about it, it’s strange. Mackiv isn’t that kind of person. And that quiet room back then was strange too.”

“Eleanor.”

His gaze was quite lowered, and Eleanor flinched in surprise. But there was nothing she could do now that things had come to this. Even if Dreid told her everything, there were still things that weren’t resolved. No, the more she thought about it, the more uneasy she felt.

Mackiv, who disappeared at some point, and Dreid, who was in that room.

Eleanor thought for a moment, then looked at Dreid.

“You didn’t happen to Mackiv…”

A terrible thought suddenly occurred to her. Dreid was clearly angry with Mackiv at that time. He even pointed a gun at him. So, it was possible that he had done something.

As Eleanor looked at him with wide eyes, Dreid sighed and got up from his seat. He muttered in a low voice.

“Are you that worried about that bastard?”

“…He helped me a lot.”

“What kind of help?”

“He had already reserved a room and reserved one for me instead, and he paid for it too. So, I…”

“So, you’re going to him?”

“Dreid!”

Eleanor looked at Dreid as if she couldn’t believe it. He was just looking at the green magic orb in this situation. It was the magic orb that was searching for Eleanor’s family treasure. The magic orb still wasn’t reacting. It was because it hadn’t found the necklace. He looked at it for a moment, then turned his gaze to Eleanor.

“You don’t have any reason to worry about a bastard like that. You don’t need to know either.”

“But…”

Then Dreid chuckled.

“Eleanor, haven’t you ever thought that maybe that bastard approached you with impure intentions?”

“……”

Eleanor was at a loss for words at the unexpected statement. Mackiv approached her with such intentions? The more she thought about it, the less sense it made.

‘Why?’

Moreover, Eleanor was already married to Dreid. Mackiv knew that fact well too. And Mackiv didn’t approach Eleanor that much.

Eleanor felt like she had to correct him, so she opened her mouth.

“Dreid, that’s too much of a leap. Mackiv didn’t reveal it that directly.”

“Oh, so he revealed it indirectly.”

The corners of Dreid’s lips turned up. He smiled coldly. For some reason, that smile bothered her. He was looking at Eleanor as if he was somehow hurt. Eleanor avoided his gaze for a moment. Of course, he had done something that might make him suspicious, but nothing had happened.

And before that, Dreid had made her act that way first. So Dreid had been hiding something all along. Until recently, she thought he had told her all the truth, but…

She didn’t know anymore. No, she still felt uneasy. Eleanor fiddled with her hands. Back then, she just believed everything. She was tired and just wanted to do that.

But it still felt like the surroundings were dark, stifling, and something wasn’t resolved. Moreover, looking at Dreid now, it felt like he was overly conscious of Mackiv.

Maybe he was thinking too much about something, and he might be seeing the situation as he thought it was. So Dreid’s thoughts seemed like an excessive leap. Eleanor focused on the facts. No matter how she thought about it, she was worried about Mackiv, who had suddenly disappeared.

“But, even so, it’s strange that Mackiv suddenly disappeared.”

Eleanor paused for a moment, then continued.

“Are you perhaps hiding something else?”

“Hiding something?”

Dreid asked lightly, as if nothing was wrong. Eleanor didn’t like that attitude for some reason. When Eleanor didn’t answer, Dreid met her eyes for a moment, then chuckled and said.

“If you’re that curious, I’ll find out.”

She felt a strange sense of déjà vu. It was something she felt like she had heard somewhere before. At that moment, Eleanor recalled what Dreid had said when she tried to find out who had interfered with the work at the request office.

‘Then I’ll find out.’

Dreid had said that back then too. It was because of the Crown Prince, but it was clear that Dreid had interfered in the end.

‘Then is Dreid behind this too…’

She started to suspect that. When Eleanor didn’t say anything, Dreid calmly said.

“When I went to that room in the morning, Mackiv was already gone.”

Eleanor looked at Dreid with a surprised expression.

“…Already gone?”

“Why are you so surprised? Do you really think I would have done something?”

“……”

Eleanor couldn’t answer. She really thought he had done something bad. As if he had realized what she was thinking, Dreid slowly said.

“Eleanor, don’t make me out to be a bad guy.”

“……”

Dreid chuckled. He looked at the subtly glowing green magic orb for a moment, then said.

“It’s all for you, so why are you making me out to be so bad?”

He looked at Eleanor for a moment. His eyes were strangely lowered, and he looked somehow pitiful.

‘Why does he have that look on his face…?’

Eleanor was confused. She was just curious. And she just thought, what if, and that’s how she thought…

At that moment, Eleanor thought that she might have made a leap in her thoughts about Dreid. As soon as she realized that, Eleanor couldn’t meet Dreid’s eyes. She had unknowingly branded Dreid as such a person.

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