Chapter 90

The Duke’s dying was handled as suicide externally. As well as, the ‘circumstantial proof of assassination’ that his father made was helpful, and the Imperial Household didn’t assume to put a hand on him.

Zachary was saddened by his father’s meticulousness. Nonetheless, even after all of the affairs had been sorted out, he couldn’t bear to go to her, haunted by guilt.

Iellie, who had heard the entire story, was silent. She didn’t know what to say in any respect, however she might perceive why Zachary was struggling so arduous and why he pushed himself to the restrict and examined his limits like this.

“I do know I nonetheless have plenty of work to do.”

“…Zachary.”

“That’s why I shouldn’t be mendacity down like this.”

As he opened his mouth with drive, there was a decided gentle in Zachary’s eyes as he gazed at her.

“As a result of I’ve to guard you.”

“That…”

“Father is true. I intend to comply with father’s will by some means.”

Elevating his hand, he then caressed her white cheek together with his burning blue eyes staring proper at her earlier than persevering with his phrases.

“I have to shield the particular person I really like with my every thing.”

“….”

“I received’t let anybody lay a hand on you. The Emperor or others…”

Zachary took a deep breath. She came visiting him first, who was dying underneath the load of guilt and debt. As well as, his father’s will… He couldn’t escape eternally. He needed to do what he, too, needed to do.

“I gives you my world.”

The sunshine inexperienced eyes, moist like dew-soaked buds, met his. Zachary struggled to smile.

“And Len…”

“Sure.”

“Will you forgive my father, too?”

For a second, Iellie was speechless.

Zachary whispered, retracing his painful reminiscence as he went on, “My father advised you…to let you know that he was sorry and that he was grateful.”

Iellie deserved to listen to his father’s will as nicely. Zachary was nicely conscious of how a lot the Duke cared for her.

“He considered you as a daughter…”

“Fool.”

As she checked out him, Iellie laughed by way of her tears and answered in a trembling voice.

“I wasn’t even mad at him within the first place.”

“….”

“So, I’m superb.”

As she hugged his neck tightly, solely the nice and cozy physique temperature touching one another comforted them.

“Promise me as a substitute.”

“What?”

“Let’s stay fortunately ever after… As a lot because the Duke wished.”

The little woman in his arms was the one factor that saved him…

Zachary nodded his head.

11. For The Good Marriage ceremony.

After Zachary and Iellie reunited, the very first thing he did was to convey Iellie’s mother and father. It was as a result of he determined that at the very least bringing her mother and father to the north could be safer for the Imperial Household. Iellie agreed together with his thought, and the Blanchetts additionally understood.

“I do know it’s tough to ask them to come back down immediately, however I’ll put together a separate property for them.”

“Uhh…”

Listening to his formidable phrases, Iellie regarded misplaced. Wasn’t it wonderful that he might present a separate property? In any case, this have to be the ambition to point out the Duke.

She rolled her eyes.

“Len?”

“Oh, nothing.”

When Zachary requested worryingly, she laughed and shook her head, and responded in a comfortable voice.

“Simply since you look nice.”

“Me…?”

Iellie nodded her head on the query. It was inevitable that he regarded wonderful once more, and to provide away an property casually…

The subsequent second, Zachary smiled faintly and hugged her flippantly.

“No, you’re the best of all of the individuals I’ve ever seen.”

“Nonsense.”

“No, it is smart.”

Saying so, he gently stroked her cheek and whispered, leaving a short kiss on her brow.

“As a result of you’re the solely one that linked my father and me.”

“….”

Listening to the pleasant voice, Iellie felt her coronary heart pounding. Iellie simply thought he was a youthful brother, however now, he positively regarded like a person.

Zachary continued casually.

“I plan to supply father-in-law and mother-in-law plan a correct property and mansion till the marriage is over.”

“However Zachary, then what about our property?”

Iellie requested with a frightened coronary heart. Realistically, she knew why Zachary wished to convey her mother and father to the North although the Blanchett property was her hometown, the place she spent her childhood.

‘It’s a bit regretful to promote the land like this…’

As she regarded unhappy, Zachary gazed at Iellie with a relatively bewildered face.

“What’s improper with the Blanchett property?”

“Effectively, don’t they’ve to prepare the property to convey my mother and father?”

“Why would you arrange the property?”

His face regarded incomprehensible as he requested again.

‘Why wouldn’t he perceive?’

Iellie hesitated.

“That’s as a result of they’ll’t depart the property empty…”

“Emptying the property? You’ll be able to ship a caretaker.”

“Caretaker?”

Listening to her shock, Zachary appeared to know now what she was frightened about. He burst out laughing and stroked her hair earlier than uttering in a pleasant voice.

“The Blanchett property is your hometown, Len.”

“Ah…”

“Did you assume I’d give your hometown into another person’s palms?”

As if trying into her coronary heart, he continued his phrases as Iellie’s cheeks flippantly blushed.

“Sure…”

“Go away the property to the caretaker, and it wouldn’t be dangerous to go there once in a while.”

Zachary smiled brightly. How far did he maintain her? She was blissful.

“Thanks.”

“No, I ought to be the one grateful.”

At her phrases, he replied earnestly. It was as a result of it was arduous to bear as a result of Iellie’s widened, spherical eyes had been simply beautiful.

“Since you got here to me.”

“….”

“And, they despatched you to me.”

With half embarrassment and half pleasure, she leaned her head towards Zachary’s arms. He held Iellie the entire time as she lower open the envelope with a paper knife to learn her letter from the Capital.

“Who is that this letter from?”

“Uh… From Woman Marquis Rondo.”

Why did she ship her a letter…?

As she regarded puzzled, Zachary narrowed his brow and requested.

“Since when did the 2 of you change into shut sufficient to change letters?”

“There was a cause.”

Iellie wrinkled the tip of her nostril and laughed. If Woman Rondo hadn’t handed over the letter from the Princess, Iellie would have solely identified the truth that the Duke had died a very long time later. Then…

‘…There’s no manner he’d come again to me like this.’

As she thought so, she caressed the again of his hand fortunately. In the meantime, Zachary grumbled with a sullen face.

“That’s as a result of I want there have been nobody nearer to you than me.”

“What, actually… You’re not a baby.”

Zachary narrowed his eyes as he grinned at these phrases. He breathed into her ear.

“Len, how lengthy… are you going to deal with me like a baby?”

“Wait, it tickles!”

Surprisingly, wherever Zachary’s breath touched her, it felt sizzling. He then awkwardly opened his mouth once more.

“I’m your husband.”

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