My Husband is Suspicious - Episode 6

【 Plan 】

Eleanor blinked her stiff eyes as soon as she woke up. Her whole body felt heavy and tired. She thought about last night, and a sigh escaped her lips involuntarily.

She was bothered by the fact that she had acted more on instinct than reason. She felt inexplicably uneasy, and she couldn’t help but feel like she had been played by him.

‘If Dreid hadn’t looked at me with those eyes…’

If that were the case, Eleanor would never have desired him first. In any case, his handsome face was a weapon. Well, that face was what made her like him and even marry him.

Eleanor was naturally weak against handsome faces. Moreover, Dreid was the most handsome man she had ever encountered in her life.

She was even amazed that she had met him by chance at the glass craft store back then. Eleanor was thinking this as she was about to get out of bed.

But Dreid’s arm was still wrapped around her waist. He pulled Eleanor even closer to him.

Eleanor suddenly looked at his arm and hand. The red spots that had been visible until yesterday had disappeared as if they had never been there.

“Sleep more.”

A low voice resonated, and Eleanor finally grabbed his arm.

“…I’m going to go early today.”

At those words, Dreid released Eleanor’s waist. Then, he got straight out of bed and said,

“I’ll make you breakfast.”

“No, you don’t need to leave early.”

But Dreid put on his gown and said,

“Get ready and come downstairs.”

As soon as Dreid left the room, the surroundings became quiet. There was also a feeling of emptiness.

Eleanor slumped back down on the bed. Dreid hadn’t changed. She just felt like she was the only one with a complicated mind.

And yesterday, Dreid had said that something was bothering him, but she hadn’t heard the details. Come to think of it, it seemed like he had said it jokingly. Eleanor bit her lip.

‘Should I distance myself from him, or should I stay close to him like last night?’

She couldn’t easily choose. The suspicion in her heart had not disappeared and remained the same even as time passed. No, it felt like the suspicion had only deepened since yesterday.

Dreid seemed to be subtly twisting the truth, which made Eleanor even more curious.

The red spots on the back of his hand, the interest he mentioned.

Eleanor fidgeted with her hands and suddenly looked at the clock. It was already getting close to her work time. Since it was a request office she managed directly, she didn’t necessarily have to keep to the work hours, but she still didn’t want to be late.

More than anything, she felt it would be more comfortable to find out about Dreid directly than to keep worrying like this.

Eleanor put on a light dress for going out and left the room. As soon as she opened the door, a delicious smell wafted up from downstairs.

As soon as she smelled it, Eleanor felt inexplicably sorry for Dreid. Dreid seemed to be doing his best for her. But Eleanor not only couldn’t fully trust him right now, but she was even suspicious of his identity.

‘But what if Dreid is the victim? It could be, right?’

So, what if all of that was done by someone to frame Dreid?

The problem was that when she thought about it, she couldn’t think of anyone who would do that. Unless Dreid was up to something with someone without her knowing.

At that moment, Eleanor stopped walking. In fact, Eleanor didn’t know much about the people around Dreid. Only a few were invited to the wedding. And those few didn’t particularly stand out in her memory.

Come to think of it, it was strange. When she occasionally went to balls with Dreid, there were quite a few people who knew him. Moreover, when she talked to him, he often mentioned the names of prominent people, such as Count Dellakid or Duke Belkin, who were quite powerful in this empire.

Now that she thought about it, how did Dreid get to know those people? Should she start by investigating the people who knew him first?

But the people Dreid mentioned were too big. It seemed better to find out about Dreid first. After all, the person Eleanor was curious about was Dreid.

Eleanor went downstairs with a sullen feeling.

“Eleanor, I prepared a simple sandwich today.”

Dreid said that, but it wasn’t simple at all. It was a delicious-looking sandwich filled to the brim. When did he prepare all this…?

Eleanor looked at Dreid with surprised eyes.

“Eat quickly.”

Dreid naturally sat Eleanor down in a chair. He sat across from Eleanor and looked at her with a bright smile, as if waiting for Eleanor to eat. Eleanor felt awkward because his gaze was too persistent.

“Thank you.”

Even as she said that, she couldn’t bring herself to eat. She was just holding the sandwich. Dreid smiled as if he could see Eleanor’s hesitation.

“Do you think it’s poisoned or something?”

“Pardon?”

When Eleanor asked in surprise, he said lightly as if it was a joke.

“I didn’t put any poison in it, so eat. You always make sure to eat breakfast.”

Eleanor looked at the sandwich with a firm heart, then looked at Dreid. He was staring at her intently as if he wanted to see her eat, but he was smiling faintly, so she couldn’t figure out what he was thinking.

‘Was he really joking?’

Eleanor looked at the sandwich and finally took a bite. She felt a strange feeling that she wouldn’t be able to leave this table until she finished eating it, and his gaze was burdensome. Moreover, her stomach was acting up without a care in this situation.

The sandwich was so generous that as soon as she saw it, her head was already telling her to put it in her stomach.

‘Why did he have to make it so unnecessarily well?’

Dreid’s cooking skills were so excellent. He made her want to eat just by looking at it. In the end, Eleanor had no choice but to move as her body desired.

Contrary to her worried heart, the sandwich was perfect for her taste. As soon as she took a bite, Eleanor unconsciously said,

“…It’s delicious.”

Dreid smiled as if he was satisfied with Eleanor’s reaction.

“I only put in what you like.”

“What about you?”

When Dreid gestured as if he didn’t understand what she meant, Eleanor said again.

“Aren’t you eating a sandwich?”

“Ah, I already ate.”

“It would be nice to eat together.”

“I ate beforehand to watch you eat.”

Eleanor was speechless for a moment. What should she say? But she couldn’t think of anything to say.

Sometimes Dreid made her speechless like that. In the past, Eleanor would just smile brightly when she heard those words, but now she strangely thought about the meaning of those words one more time.

‘Surely he didn’t really mess with the food.’

Dreid said it as a joke, but she strangely had that thought. Moreover, he said he ate first today…

But this was an obvious thing that Eleanor didn’t need to worry about. If Dreid had bad intentions and was planning to kill her or make her sick, he could have done it last night.

And now that Mrs. Beckade wasn’t here, if anything happened to her, the only suspect would be Dreid. So, unless he was an idiot, there was no need to plot things out that far.

Perhaps because Dreid had eaten with her yesterday, Eleanor put her doubts about the food aside. The more she thought about it, the more she felt like she was turning Dreid into a crazy person.

Eleanor took the last bite and smiled.

“I enjoyed the meal.”

That was a smile from the heart. Dreid’s cooking was always delicious, but this morning seemed especially delicious.

Eleanor finished eating and got up from her chair and looked around. There were no traces of cooking around. He must have already cleaned up, so there was nothing for Eleanor to clean up.

“Eleanor, do you need anything else?”

“…No. I was going to help you clean up, but it looks like you’ve already cleaned everything.”

“You don’t need to do that. There’s nothing to clean up anyway. And Mrs. Beckade will be here soon, so she’ll take care of it.”

Eleanor nodded. Since Dreid said that, there was no reason for her to stay here any longer.

“Then I’ll be going.”

She said that and left the kitchen. She was about to open the door to go outside when,

“Eleanor.”

Eleanor turned her head at Dreid’s call. Dreid was approaching with something in his hand.

“You seem to be out of this cream.”

Dreid held out a green, round container to Eleanor. It was Kikid Cream.

Eleanor’s mother had developed it, but the family suddenly went bankrupt, and Kikid Cream and her mother disappeared from this world in an instant.

But the paper with the method of making Kikid Cream remained. She could buy other creams, but Eleanor stubbornly made Kikid Cream.

It was to remember her mother, and it was because she liked Kikid Cream more than other creams. The unique peppermint scent made her feel better.

When making Kikid Cream, she bought the ingredients all at once and made a lot. So, there was still a lot of Kikid Cream in the mansion.

Eleanor slowly spread out her hand.

“…How did you know?”

When Eleanor looked up and asked, Dreid smiled brightly and said,

“You always run out of cream around this time.”

Dreid said it as if it was obvious. Then, he asked Eleanor, who was just staring blankly,

“Don’t you have anything you’ve forgotten?”

“Forgotten?”

Dreid took a step closer to Eleanor and pointed to his cheek.

“Ah…”

Eleanor paused for a moment and then lightly kissed his cheek. As soon as her lips parted, Dreid grabbed her waist in an instant and pulled her closer. Soon, his lips overlapped with Eleanor’s lips. Eleanor was surprised, but she accepted his kiss.

As soon as their lips parted, Eleanor took a moment to catch her breath.

“Have a good trip.”

Dreid kissed Eleanor’s cheek again. Eleanor smiled as if nothing was wrong and turned her body. And when she closed the mansion door and came out onto the street, she took a deep breath.

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