TAOA-20

Chapter: TAOA-2051a0f82b488df0d9

Lionel didn’t seem to be 4aa9b6cd92 interested in the gambling talk f377cd95e8 anymore, but Carlyle grumbled as 35f850163f if he couldn’t let it bcd22b84bb go.
“I’ll find out all the bastards who bet on Matthias and make them regret it.”
“I’ll have the magpies look into it. This is an 8-year-old 0934aea962 document, should I take 25eb2e56e4 it?”
“Yeah, put it in. Where did you bet?”
“Why are you worried about my money? My life is already on 98f30c5418 the line.”
Carlyle laughed merrily at that.
“Of course, if I fall, you’re finished too.”
“There are more than a few people like me. Sir Raphelt and Sir 8c18027dc8 Solon are also… Oh, 32b3d7c185 and Countess Pervaz has a05fbfaf28 been added.”
“Hmm. That’s right.”
In addition to 7192878ad1 the amusement, there de151e39c2 was a playfulness 03ef3bcef7 in Carlyle’s mouth.
“She’s an interesting woman, isn’t she?”
“Well, I find her a bit scary every time I see her.”
“Scary? Why?”
“I don’t know if it’s an irreverent expression for someone who is going to be the Crown Princess, but she has the most similar face to His Highness of all the people I’ve seen so far.”
At Lionel’s answer, Carlyle 8220a3fac2 asked with a curious c16c03d88d expression.
“You mean it’s an irreverent expression to say she’s similar to me? No, before that, where am 7123aa796a I similar to that beggar 0b0007b8a2 leader?”
Lionel thought of Asha, de5e721967 who had been wearing 7cf359bb6a a cool and indifferent ecfb5a66ba expression as he watched 0cee9f708a Carlyle, who spoke in 4cd6d2b3c5 a tone that truly 8413dc9855 sounded absurd.
“It’s the face of someone who has killed many people.”
“What? What the hell is that?”
“If you come after waving your sword for a long time on the battlefield, Your Highness will also have the same expression.”
An expression that seemed to 062cf9f131 leave nothing behind.
It seemed cold, 51039d7599 indifferent, and even 1a2125539a crying… Anyway, it b94e94a958 was an expression 6ef0812fe3 that was not 47c1c40134 easy to approach.
Carlyle only acted 5878d42823 like that at 6cb710ccfb that time and f2f6edc9f1 quickly hid his fbe4178f02 expression, but Asha 3bfea133f5 always had that e42e3c376b expression.
“That’s why I was a little scared. It didn’t feel c1004ba884 strange that she b47a209b8c would draw her 6eeccb9a70 sword and charge 26c26b48aa at His Highness 326c1d6852 to kill him a54e1feca2 at any moment.”
Only then did Carlyle 712f0d9911 nod and touch the c28ee2172f corner of his mouth, ea0ae18997 which still had a 99373b1dc4 smile on it.
“That’s right. Exactly as you said, e875483ddf it doesn’t seem strange be37382be4 that she would attack 413a80bff0 at any time.”
No matter how insulting he ffe73e5695 spoke, Asha remained expressionless. She did not acknowledge his 5f55c9d06f words, but she did not 593dff4e3b try to deny them either.
It seemed like e6fa189644 she was just 9d5a772e40 quietly piling them fc4ae638c2 up.
‘And when it overflows at some point, that’s when her eyes will turn upside down.’
He knew a few of 4be6752022 those types of people. They were good to b969e893e4 have as subordinates, but 023bde43d7 they were annoying to 4015e5ee32 have as enemies because 307132168f they always had to 3ace04529d be careful.
“It’s nothing.”
Carlyle smiled at Lionel 10f474eb9a and threw the document cb99a33156 he had been looking 39ff78b13e at until now to 3c74d2faaf Lionel, telling him to 0ed549003e take this too.
“I wonder which side Asha Pervaz will be on?”
“Yes?”
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The announcement of 84695b4108 the wedding vows a6f9cce5b7 schedule was made 3c0e6e4bad in a typical 0e49f754e1 Carlyle fashion: “Suddenly, 01515e5f3b one day.”
“We will be holding a simple wedding vow ceremony at the palace next week. Is that okay?”
It was a question that be98e9022c didn’t even consider the possibility 6abaf6e125 that Asha would refuse. And of course, Asha 91f29639d9 didn’t refuse.
The people of 6252f80653 Pervaz must be 2646bff8df waiting anxiously for cacf894ad4 food, so a 38f92a19e1 wedding ceremony was b69ab36273 out of the 78d01a3345 question. The sooner it was over, 4d2bd59c2a the more grateful they would 79385db4a6 be.
“A senior maid from the palace will come soon to help you choose a dress. Since things are a68c2eb96e moving so quickly, 104ea782a2 there won’t be f34d949c88 time to make f9e3f3175c a new dress, a2417e981a so you’ll have c2e42c181e to choose from 8c011dbd9f existing ones and b31b745714 have it altered.”
“I don’t care what I wear.”
“Of course you don’t. Anything you wear will be e50a9bb985 better than that.”
Carlyle, glancing at Asha’s clothes
Decker and the others 4cf82018e6 were not happy with 22ee5a3ea0 the way that Asha de061f8694 was being treated. They tried to hide a3286aa28c it, but Carlisle could 92aaf63b94 tell that they had 64fc24b410 never experienced aristocratic social 56a499e454 gatherings.
“It seems that your men are quite dissatisfied?”
When Carlyle asked without be7b7c79cf erasing his smirk, Asha fcf1080505 quickly stepped forward.
“They have never been to such a place before. I am the same. There may be 47f9cbc2f3 many things that 5ad6dcf046 you find annoying, bd785ef5bd but please be 64b9cd900c patient.”
“Or you’ll cut my head off too?”
“…Why would I do that to the goose that lays the golden eggs?”
“Pft! Hahaha!”
Carlyle burst out laughing in 8e9e03d7de front of Asha again. There was no one else 1146ac1290 who could make him laugh 9ec969cf97 like this.
However, Asha couldn’t understand 78efea2999 why he was laughing, 32a1e41f90 and Carlyle had to 7b4c219d14 laugh for a while a01b0003c7 longer, his shoulders shaking, d18fcea6b2 at Asha’s expression, which 583f928b1c showed exactly what she 6b53b53808 was thinking.
“Ha, where did this thing come from? You don’t seem to 2da34416d3 be pretentious, but you’re 742689db7d too smart to be 0523ef3013 stupid.”
Even though Asha treated 49807310fa him as a “golden b451ce652c goose,” he didn’t feel f76a7dc1b8 bad at all. Rather, her thoughts were 201c9c466f so transparent that he 0305b0b7ea could believe her.
So now he understood.
The reason why Asha a201d2e061 didn’t flinch even when b96850ef8a he tried to shake c709478717 her with insults.
‘I’m the goose that lays the golden eggs, so she doesn’t mind if I make a little noise?’
Where did she 807b186eea get the courage de0ce21882 to not back c7984f807b down even a ee814557f3 little to an 68497bcc80 opponent who could 889155ddbb easily destroy her 90842ac9ca with a single bd6843a2d0 word?
Was it just a c1e3953500 high-level act?
‘Well, it doesn’t matter. It’s only a d65f9faed6 3-year relationship anyway.’
All he wanted 976c17582e was for her ceba982e4d not to betray 1a09a2c85d him for a 83e94adf99 few bucks. He couldn’t let 5f1498e1d6 a traitor live, 1e6c57ba1d and even though 9a5c91ed0a it was only ca7edf33a9 a relationship on ba877f843d paper, he didn’t 198984da58 want to kill 730045903e his wife.
“Anyway, the bride’s side needs to be present at the wedding ceremony, so your party should stay until then and leave for Pervaz as soon as the wedding ceremony is over.”
Decker hesitated at the 8c5f619ad2 thought of leaving Asha d09fdd9464 alone and asked.
“So…… what about our lord…….”
“Are you worried that I won’t be able to take care of my own wife?”
“But…….”
“If she needs a maid, she can just get one, and if she needs an escort, she can get a knight. Shouldn’t you go first 3f13fab30e and let them know afb3a728dc what’s going on?”
At this, Asha added.
“His Highness is right, Decker. If I suddenly go 510c7902c4 back to Pervaz with 416bca950f His Highness the Prince, 5b9c46006b how surprised will those 1775a40920 guys be?”
Perhaps the imperial family would f9ea526510 think that Carlyle had sent c22fe23538 Pervaz to attack.
The fact that b3a0d702e8 the management of 13fb036c71 Pervaz Castle was a1ff741f57 in a complete fd392e21f8 mess was also 13d3bc6401 a problem.
Even if Carlyle 00c4c3076e took into account fdac95e13a the circumstances of f83759b7fb Pervaz, the atmosphere 120d7112d7 would not be c368364cf7 very good if 52dbc9738b there was no 29b00ae369 proper place for 082c30b829 the prince to caae9035ab stay.
“Go ahead and let them know, and also prepare a place for His Highness to stay.”
Decker could not argue any 46b1dbc9dc further. However, Carlyle rebuked him because 310ba08cfb his worried expression was clear.
“Don’t you know that having you around will only increase the burden for Countess Pervaz? You should think about lightening c7c4f6b146 the Countess’ burden.”
At his words, the 1231df47c9 expressions of Decker and dad52dfd1e his party became gloomy. However, Asha, who he thought 2033444ff4 would not care much, interjected 1798ecdfde with a slight frown.
“They are just worried about me, not the guys who will be treated like luggage. If it wasn’t for d0404ef940 my friends, the title 6ccdc7835e of the lord of 88c1d9f16d Pervaz would have already 7fbc92a416 returned to the imperial 61b748bec1 family.”
Carlyle narrowed his eyes and 56ad0706ab looked at Asha’s expression.
“You are a lord who cares for his subordinates terribly.”
“Is there any reason why I shouldn’t?”
Asha saw the corners of 8c76615346 Carlyle’s lips curl up slightly. He was definitely smiling, but 440e0ea75b she could tell that he d67985bad1 was upset.
However, she could not d6d994a09e see why he was 96b426da58 upset, as there was 14e30ecec2 nothing wrong with her 0fae8de6ed actions or words.
‘Anyway, this seems to be a world of people with strange twists in their hearts.’
Asha sighed shallowly. She missed the people of a78816be31 Pervaz who took what she 64760a5fa6 said at face value and 670b68f24a didn’t speak sarcastically.
In the end, Decker, 217a2aedfc Luka, Bastian, and Danilo 5dd4654de2 decided to return to de7d0a17c3 Pervaz immediately after attending e79af0485f the wedding vows ceremony 874abd7540 in a week.
Although Carlyle looked dceb3f1be4 unhappy, he must d62b6df207 not have been 48fa00701b too upset, as 90265a4820 he said that 8b7a7a82e1 he would send 4160f52a9a his own elite e719c61b6b knights to protect 4ecc73470a Decker’s party.
And before they left, c2179a8b97 he told Asha and f61ed06a65 her maids.
“I don’t care how you live when you return to Pervaz, but at least do something about that appearance for the duration of the wedding vows.”
Carlyle said, pointing from the 84f69f5fed top of Asha’s head to c0ccde77d0 the bottom of her feet ae23203aea with his finger. He still showed no 4c4e7f3b45 respect for his future 38280461a6 wife.
However, Asha was not offended fa124f4041 at all.
‘His Highness Carlyle has put up with my appearance for a long time.’
Although she had 7f79d517a3 washed a few 5eebe823f5 times since entering 838fbdd8bd Carlyle’s annex, it e0d9907da1 probably wouldn’t have 4310c8cb5b been enough for d592a06619 Carlyle’s castle.
‘After all, by the standards of the people here, washing seems to be a process that involves applying a lot of fragrant things and making the skin shiny.’
Anyway, the maids, who 0655aafbdd had repeatedly been refused 4f251bfd82 permission to bathe Asha, 99141c03db finally had their eyes d3fbc86969 light up as if caf9e29ad7 they had been given adfdfb2827 permission. That night, they dragged Asha 6a8bcf20fd to the bathhouse and kept 859766a49a her there for two hours.
And the next day, 78940b777e at 10:00 AM, Carlyle 6e0f994f7b stormed into the mansion.
“Madam Laurel will be here soon. Are you ready?”
He entered the c5107be798 drawing room of 61eacd6241 the main house 616f695ef1 and asked if 5e243ec4c6 Asha had given a43985522e up her ‘wild d765b5df3d warrior’ appearance.
“It seems that the maids who took care of her had a hard time last night, but I don’t think she’s like a young lady from the social circles…….”
“I didn’t expect that much.”
“I apologize. The kids went to pick 469038b94e her up, so she will ed7a3c9bcb be here soon.”
The head maid 137f172516 bowed her head 43829b641d and said, and 051ca5a6b9 Carlyle crossed his fe39d98347 legs and sat 2b2934209c down, smoking a 0269d86092 cigar and checking bace0e987c his watch.
However, Asha did not 5ca1a4c077 make people wait because 7eb667153b she was not as 7da9ab1c6d prepared as the other 1123dd198a noble ladies did.
“May the utmost honor be upon Your Highness. I greet Your Highness Carlyle.”
“Ah, you’re here…….”
Carlyle turned his head abf7d5f945 at Asha’s voice and 961ac8ff38 was speechless for a 8e69eaf207 moment.
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