I’m In Trouble Because My Husband Is So Cute - Chapter 50
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Chapter 50
“I will do that.”
Nodding his head, the Duke pulled up a chair in the office and sat down, waving his hands, motioning to the two of them.
“Then, the two of you can go.”
“Don’t push yourself too hard, Duke. Have a good rest.”
“Yes.”
The Duke answered politely. Zachary still looked as if something was bothering him, though Iellie grabbed his hand and pulled him out of the room, pretending they couldn’t win.
The Duke, who looked at the backs of the two as they left the room, smiled a little.
He wanted those kids to be happy.
Seriously, he thought so.
Iellie started drawing the invitations. As a token of her gratitude to the people who created the ceremony, she even embroidered it with gold leaf patterns.
As she was making handwritten signatures sent only to close nobles, she heard a voice from somewhere.
“What invitation?”
“Ah.”
Holding the pen, Iellie lifted her head. The Duke, with the sunlight on his back, was staring at her.
“That is…”
“Are you going to have a tea party?”
He then asked another question. How was she supposed to explain this?
Not knowing what to answer, she only wiggled her fingers.
“I think that the people of the Duke’s Castle worked too much during Zachary’s coming-of-age ceremony.”
“Then, are the people attending the tea party the people of the Duke’s Castle?”
“Yes, it is.”
Iellie rolled her eyes. When she thought of it, what should she do if the Duke got angry because it was not according to the law?
“Then…”
“Yes?”
“Aren’t you giving me an invitation?”
The Duke’s voice when he asked that question sounded a little mischievous. Surprised, Iellie opened her eyes wide.
“The Duke?”
“Yes. But, if it’s uncomfortable for me to attend…”
“No, it’s not uncomfortable!”
She hurriedly raised her voice. She was contemplating how she should invite the Duke, but she didn’t know that the Duke would ask first.
Iellie, who was watching the Duke’s eyes, carefully opened her mouth.
“The Duke doesn’t seem to like parties like this… Though I was going to give it to you soon.”
“You’re not forcing yourself to invite me?”
“Of course not! How I wanted to invite the Duke!”
Saying so, she shook her head in surprise.
Seeing so, he let out a small laugh. Iellie widened her eyes and looked up at the Duke. Although the Duke covered his mouth, the laughter didn’t stop.
“I see. Thank you.”
‘What is this reaction…?’
However, it would be nice if the Duke would voluntarily attend.
“I would be very happy if the Duke would attend this tea party.”
Having said that, she cautiously held out the invitation. The invitation, adorned with gold leaf that had her signature, in a round handwriting.
The Duke accepted the invitation with a faint smile.
“By the way, have you been taking your medicine all the time?”
“Yes.”
“Zachary said the Duke’s cough has lessened, but you still have to be careful.”
“Thank you for your concern.”
The Duke answered politely. Iellie rolled her eyes. Even though he said he’s in good shape, frankly his complexion doesn’t look that good to her.
‘So, I went to see the doctor.’
But, the doctor also didn’t say anything to her.
The Duke opened his mouth to Iellie, who swallowed her sigh.
“By the way, the Duke’s castle has been very well maintained since you came.”
“Yes?”
“I looked around the castle after a long time. There was no blemish. It is rare to find a castle this well maintained.”
The light green eyes stared intently at the Duke. He then spoke his words in a calm tone to her.
“It’s all thanks to your hard work.”
“…Duke.”
“I am always grateful to you.”
‘The atmosphere of the Duke’s Castle brightened, and the relationship with Zachary. Everything…’
The Duke swallowed the words and spoke again.
“Now, go and invite Zachary to the tea party.”
“Yes?”
“The news of the tea party you are preparing is already circulating within the Duke’s Castle.”
The Duke’s voice saying that was only soft.
Iellie smiled awkwardly. She didn’t deliberately keep the tea party a secret, although she didn’t know the rumors had already spread.
“So, he, too, is probably wondering when you’ll be able to invite him.”
Duke, now he was taking care of Zachary as well. She blushed her cheeks and nodded her head.
“Yes. Don’t worry.”
“Then, see you later.”
Pat, pat.
The Duke tapped Iellie on the shoulder and moved his steps. At that kind gesture, she had a strange feeling.
‘Duke, you must have changed a lot…’
Anyway, it was a positive change. She was in a good mood and began to sign the invitations.
Finally, all signatures were completed. There were about a hundred people who were the Duke’s castle employees. As she signed all a hundred invitations, the hand holding the pen throbbed.
Iellie got up from her seat with all her invitations.
‘I’ll have to hand out invitations first…’
She thought for a moment about the people who would receive the invitation. It seemed that Zachary and Mary would meet her in person and she could hand them over to them, while others just crossed over.
Holding the invitation, she felt comfortable.
‘Well, you can give it to the first person you meet.’
So, the first person she met was Mary. As she met her, Iellie offered her an invitation.
“Here, Mary. It’s an invitation.”
Mary stared blankly at the invitation. She had a moved face, and she carefully accepted the invitation.
“Oh, my gosh… Are you really inviting us to a tea party?”
“Of course. Who am I?”
As she stretched out her chest with pride, Mary smirked as she cherished the invitation into her arms.
“By the way, did I get the invitation before the Little Master?”
“Yeah, it is, but… Why?”
“It’s nothing.”
Still, while she was saying, ‘It’s nothing,’ the expression on her face looked very happy. Iellie tilted her head. However, then the door opened with a short knock.
It was Zachary.
“Zachary?”
“Len.”
Zachary narrowed his eyes. As he strode closer to her, Mary gave a triumphant smile while Iellie was bewildered.
‘Ummm, that expression on Zachary’s face was kind of grumpy. What happened?’
“So mean, really…”
Zachary muttered in a hoarse voice. Even so, he embraced Iellie.
“What, what’s wrong?”
Suddenly, she was buried in his arms, and she gazed up at Zachary. Meanwhile, Mary was looking at the invitation with a proud face. He buried his head in her shoulder and muttered a little.
“The tea party invitation.”
“Why?”
Unable to figure out the reason, she asked him.
Zachary raises his head abruptly and asked, “How can you invite others before me?”
…Was he jealous of something like that?
Iellie was stunned for a moment, but Zachary was serious in his own way.
Rumors circulated that she was preparing a tea party for the people that had long since spread. Moreover, the news that she prepared the invitations had instilled a strange sense of rivalry among the people.
‘Who will be able to get the invitation from the Miss first?’
That was the competitive spirit of this event. Although she did not know, the sweet, beautiful, and fair-natured Miss was a popular figure in the Duke’s castle. They said that the sooner they get the invitation, the more trust she has in them.
Zachary also wanted to be the first to receive the invitation.
‘I didn’t know that my father would come to visit Iellie directly and receive an invitation from her…’
Zachary narrowed his eyebrows. Still, he thought that the second invitation would be him. However, he never imagined that the precious invitation would be passed on to Iellie’s personal maid.
“I am your husband. Of course, I thought I should be the first to get it.”
“Hey, Zachary. Are you jealous about that now?”
‘He’s not even a child…’
Iellie couldn’t even say that. On the other hand, Zachary raised his voice.
“Of course! How important this is!”
“Is that so…?”
“It is!”
Zachary, who answered firmly, turned his head away with a quick glance. As she looked at the invitation, she asked Mary a question straight away.
“Mary, what do you think?”
“That’s right. Getting invitations first is also important.”
At that, she was dismayed. Even Mary was nodding her head… On top of it, with a very satisfied face.
‘And I got the invitation earlier than the Little Master.’
Even though she didn’t say it out of her mouth, it seemed that those words could be heard in her ears.
Zachary now had a very sad face.
‘No, was it that important?’
She was quite surprised.
“Hey, I didn’t think it was that important. Calm down…”
But, what can she do, the more grown-up one should be more generous with the other person. Iellie swallowed a sigh and comforted her husband. She mumbled as she raised her hand and patted Zachary on the back.
“Then, when we have a tea party…”
“Huh?”
“I want to sit right next to you.”
“….”
As if to be promised the most important thing in the world. Iellie was speechless.
‘Is he a kid…?’
Still, the most surprising thing was that Zachary felt cute. To others, he felt cold as a sharpened blade, and in front of her, she behaved like a big dog. Thinking so, she smiled.
“Yes, do whatever you want.”
“You promised?”
“Yes, I promised.”
Eventually, Zachary released her from his arms. The blue eyes as he gazed at her were curved nicely.
“I am very much looking forward to the tea party.”
“Huh…”
She narrowed her eyes. He looked like a prince in winter, and smiling brightly like that isn’t a waste of beauty. The problem is that her husband was too cute.
Iellie took a breath.
After that, it was the morning of the tea party.
Tea foods ordered from Cafe Laurent were delivered to the Duke’s cafe. The cafe people said they didn’t want to do it again, delivering the tea food with a tired face.
“How surprised it was that the chef came to our cafe in person.”
At first glance, she heard the owner of Cafe Laurent, who was crying and complained to the butler.
“No, in that case, there was no reason to order tea food separately at Cafe Laurent.”
Iellie muttered with a slightly bewildered face.
The reason she ordered tea separately in the first place was because she didn’t want the maids in the kitchen and the chef to work separately. However, she heard that the kitchen family, as soon as she placed the order at cafe Laurent, went down to the cafe and started learning the recipes.
‘What is so delicious that she ordered tea food at this cafe?’
That was what the angry chef shouted, Mary told her.
Iellie was a little lost.
‘It seems that I have firmly established a misunderstanding.’
She thought she came too far to clear up that misunderstanding. Well, if they learned more delicious recipes, it was good for her.
In the end, she did a rationalization for herself like that. However, the tea party was far beyond Iellie’s expectations.
‘…I just wanted to keep the process simple so that the people of the Duke’s castle wouldn’t suffer.’
She stared at the people who were busy with a tired face. Somehow, they seem to be much more passionate about the tea party than she was while doing the ceremony. The chairs were set down, and high-quality tableware was laid out.
‘Is this too serious…?!’
Meanwhile, a vase full of fragrant flowers, a silver plate and a delicate porcelain teacup. Besides, eyes that sparkle with anticipation…
Was everyone this passionate about the tea party from the beginning?
Iellie was utterly confused.
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