IELNDMH - Chapter 53 < There Is Only One Bed >
I Ended Up Living Up Next Door With My Ex-Husband
"Sleeping together in the same space is a very natural thing for couples."
Looking at Cedric like that, I couldn't help but burst into laughter.
'No matter how secret our divorce is, it doesn't have to be like this, right?'
I glared at him, but Cedric just smiled leisurely. Then his gaze turned to Chief Devon again.
"Isn't that right, Devon?"
Chief Devon's eyes widened in an instant when he made eye contact with Cedric. His eyes rolled back and forth lazily.
"Yes? Ah, yes...... Right...... I guess?"
Chief Devon trailed off as if he was puzzled by Cedric's answer. Rebecca was obsessed with Cedric like a crazy person. Cedric was embarrassed to even be in the same room as her. Devon was the head butler, who served as the head of the Twins family's house and must have been watching the long-standing feud between the two. For him, Cedric's words, 'Isn't it natural for us to stay together as a married couple?' must feel unfamiliar to him.
And it was the same for me. Only Cedric hurriedly got up from his seat with a virtuous look on his face.
"I guess I should go see where my wife and I are staying."
It was as if he was trying to block my rebuttal in the first place. I was laughing while looking at Cedric like that and then turned my head towards Chief Devon again.
"No, Devon........"
It's sad, but even Chief Devon didn't seem to hear me and got up and followed Cedric.
'How on earth is this going on?'
I hurriedly grabbed Chief Devon and shouted to both of them.
"That...... That's not possible. I will share a place with my maids, so Cedric, you can stay in the cabin alone."
Then Cedric, who was about to head out the door, slowly looked back.
"The cabin was pretty cramped. Isn't it impossible for the Grand Duchess to stay there with those maids, Chief Devon?"
When Cedric's eyes met, Chief Devon slowly nodded his head with a puzzled expression.
"Yes....... Yes, maybe....."
One corner of Cedric's mouth turned up in a confident expression.
"I heard that's true?"
***
I started from Chief Devon's house and ran for about five minutes. The horse slowed down and finally stopped in front of a cabin.
"I think it's here."
After saying that, Cedric got off his horse and held out his hand to me. I got off the horse holding his hand and slowly looked around.
No matter how I looked, there was only a forest around the cabin where we would be staying.
'Chief Devon, why did you choose our accommodation in such a deserted place?'
I sighed as I looked at the private house in the distance and glanced at Cedric with flounder eyes.
"Why on earth is that like that?"
"What?"
"What if Chief Devon asks us to share a cabin and we immediately accept?"
"Then what was I supposed to do?"
Cedric continued speaking with a natural expression.
"Everyone probably thought we were a couple. You couldn't have come all the way here and found out about our divorce, right?"
I let out a laugh.
"Cedric, even when we were really a couple, we never spent the night in the same place. Even if we stay here separately, no one will suspect anything."
"Oh, did we do that?"
Cedric asked slyly, tapping his chin.
"Well, even if they said that, that was back then."
"......?"
"Right now, I don't have the heart to refuse. Devon's offer to stay in the same room with you."
"I really don't know why you're acting so moody all of a sudden."
"I wish it was a whim too, but unfortunately it's not."
I glanced at Cedric, who was speaking calmly. Then Cedric laughed, and I left him behind and headed toward the cabin first.
The interior was less than half the size of the smallest room in the Grand Duke's castle. However, it was clean despite having been empty for a long time, and the living room was equipped with appropriate furniture.
"I'm used to it, but I don't know if it'll make you uncomfortable."
"I'm fine too. But you...... I heard you've stayed here before?"
In response to my question, Cedric nodded his head with a slightly dark look on his face for some reason.
"I did. Often when I want to be alone."
Only then did I realize that it was a time when he wanted to avoid Rebecca and be alone. I also wondered why he looked so sorry........
"Ahaa....... Now I just need to check the bedroom. Is it there?"
I kept turning my head, muttering to myself, pretending to look inside. Then, the moment I removed the long curtain on one wall. My complexion became earthy.
'Damn, I can't believe I didn't think of this.'
It was a time when I was frozen in place like ice, blaming myself for being complacent.
"Oh, didn't I tell you?"
Cedric slowly approached me and said.
"This is the only bed."
I looked at Cedric in astonishment. There is only one bed in the cabin. So does that mean I have to share a bed with that guy who didn't even want to touch me?
'That's absolutely not possible! What if I make a mistake and end up being labeled as a strange woman obsessed with sleeping with him?'
Considering Cedric's recent whims, it seemed like that might be the case. I smiled awkwardly and took a step back from him.
"Haha.... Cedric, is there really a need for you to stay here?"
"What does that mean all of a sudden?"
"I am staying here because of my own needs, but you are not."
I said, bending my hand a few times as if I was shooing away a fly.
"You can really go now. There will be a lot of work to do."
Cedric looked at me in silence for a while.
'Are you angry because I'm shooing you away like flies?'
The moment when that thought suddenly occurred to me, Cedric slowly parted his lips.
"Rebecca, no way...... Are you worried about me?"
Cedric's eyes sparkled with emotion as he said that. It was clear that he was mistaken about something. But I just nodded at him, awkwardly raising the corners of my mouth.
'Okay, well, if I'm worried, I'm worried. I'm so worried that I'll be hated and locked in the tower again like Rebecca before!'
Cedric, who didn't know my true feelings, seemed to be increasingly moved.
"It makes me feel good to know that you worry about me like you used to."
"..."
"But I'm fine. Like I told Devon earlier, there won't be any problems for a few days."
A pleasant smile appeared on Cedric's lips. The more I looked at him like that, the more my insides burned.
'Look, I'm not really worried about that!'
Just as I was about to open my mouth, crumpling my face in frustration, Cedric's brow furrowed for a moment.
"Besides, the people in this village won't be very friendly if you remain without me."
"..."
"Perhaps the aggression of the mixed-blood demons that has been suppressed may be revealed."
I couldn't bear to refute Cedric's words. Moreover, the last words that said the aggression of mixed-race demons could be revealed gave me goosebumps. As someone who knew the ending of Rebecca being burned to death by an angry half-blood demon, I couldn't help but sympathize.
In the end, I had no choice but to give up on sending Cedric back.
'Then I really have to stay here with Cedric....'
There is only one bed. The only problem was that damn bed.
"Are you going to sleep on the sofa?"
I asked, subtly implying that I hoped so. But unfortunately, Cedric immediately snorted.
"I? "Why should I do that?"
I couldn't hide my bewilderment at those words.
"What are you asking? You can't share the same bed while you're divorced."
But Cedric shrugged his shoulders with an incomprehensible expression.
"You can't do that. It's a pity, but I grew up as precious as you."
Until you say it so naturally. I glanced at Cedric with a puzzled look.
"Ah, I see. Then I'll sleep on the sofa. For the sake of His Highness the Grand Duke, who was raised so preciously."
But Cedric resolutely shook his head.
"That doesn't work anymore."
"Why is that again?"
"Let's think. Can I put you down on the sofa and sleep comfortably in bed?"
"Would you like to sleep comfortably if you lie next to me in bed?"
Cedric slowly rolled his eyes as if something occurred to him belatedly.
".... Maybe not in another way."
"......."
"But that doesn't work. You and I can't sleep on the sofa."
He left the bedroom as if he was in a hurry to end the conversation. I followed behind him and continued talking.
"I said I'm fine, but why do you have to do that?"
"I already told you why."
"Is it because you feel uncomfortable? Then you can sleep on the sofa......."
That time when I chased after him and complained. Cedric suddenly stopped and turned towards me.
"Rebecca, I already told you what I meant."
"......."
"Neither you nor I can sleep on the sofa. That would be better......."
"Rather?"
It was a time when I blinked and waited for the next words.
"I think it would be better to return to the Grand Duchy Castle right now."
The corner of Cedric's mouth curled up. He had a relaxed expression as if he had seized the opportunity to win. It seemed that Cedric knew as well as I did that I needed him now. In the end, I shook my head in despair. It can't be helped.
"I need you now, so I have no choice but to follow your wishes."
Cedric showed a satisfied smile. I raised my index finger toward him and spoke firmly as if warning him.
"But even if you share one bed, don't forget this!"
I tried to say something to warn him, but I couldn't think of anything else to say. It was funny to be told not to cross the line. On the contrary, it was what Cedric had been hoping for from Rebecca for a long time.
After struggling for a short time, I finally found the right words. But at the same time, a sense of self-destruction followed as a bonus.
'Wow, I never thought the moment would come when I would have to say something like this.'
It was only for a moment that I realized the reality and went through a painful time. I continued speaking in a depressed mood.
"I have no intention of touching a single hair of yours! Don't misunderstand and get angry again!"
I spit it out as if I was screaming, but at the same time, I felt like I was hearing an auditory hallucination that cracked my pride.
'It's not a work comment about sleeping while holding hands, what on earth is this...?!'
That time when even empty laughter leaked out. A voice with a faint hint of laughter was heard
"I won't be angry, so don't worry."
Suddenly, I raised my head and made eye contact with him. Cedric immediately touched the tip of his chin with a playful expression.
"Well, if you even touch the tip of my hair, I might feel a little offended."
When Cedric looked at me again, his eyes slowly narrowed.
"...... I don't know if it's more than that."
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