Reincarnated As My Husband's Mistress-Chapter 15: [] Take it off

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"Please wait here for a moment, Countess Acacia."

Gaspar, the butler, gave me a knowing look and closed the door to the reception room. I took a deep breath to calm myself. With trembling legs, I headed towards Adriene's bedroom, which was connected to the reception room. I clearly remembered the jewelry from my parents' house in the bedside drawer. My mother's heirloom as well.

'I have to take that.'

If Noah, as the host, was going to give me something to remember Adriene by, it should be something like that. My mother's heirloom. I clenched my teeth in anger at him for deceiving me. Now that I was here, I was determined to get anything that would benefit me. The bedroom was exactly as I had left it. It seemed to be cleaned and dusted every day, as there wasn't a speck of dust. With trembling hands, I opened the bedside drawer.

"... Where is it?"

Several items were missing. It must have been the maids. Only a few pieces of jewelry remained. The gold rings and bracelets were all gone. Of course, the pendant necklace with my mother's portrait was missing too. I quickly stuffed whatever was left into the pouch I had with me. The small pouch, which had contained a few silver coins as emergency money, was soon filled with the expensive jewelry that Noah and his brother Gregory had given me. Of course, it was mine, so I should take it, but I couldn't shake the feeling of stealing someone else's things. My heart pounded. And with a heart beating just as fast, I returned to the reception room. Gaspar, who had just come in with a black shawl, entered with Noah. I frantically fanned myself with one of the fans on the table, trying to cool down. I hadn't run so much in a long time, and even though my body was fine, I felt exhausted.

"Gaspar."

"Yes, Your Highness."

"Go and continue greeting the guests."

"Yes? Oh, yes!"

Gaspar left the reception room with a knowing smile.

Suddenly, the reception room was quiet. Noah walked slowly towards me with the shawl Gaspar had given him.

"Here."

He stopped in front of me and held out the shawl, as if to drape it around me. I put down the fan and slowly stood up, turning my back to him. Time seemed to slow down. Being alone in the reception room with him brought back a fleeting moment of happiness from our honeymoon. Noah had always been so gentle with Adriene, and with Blier too. He would never drape a shawl around someone so warmly. A bitter smile played on my lips.

"... Blier."

And then, he pulled me into his arms from behind. His hot breath was on my neck. My heart pounded madly, and I felt like I was going to cry, but at the same time, my body froze.

"Blier, Blier..."

Had he ever called Adriene's name so passionately? He had always called her softly and gently, never so fervently.

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"Why, why did you do this?"

Oh no, I blurted out those hot words without thinking. I could feel Noah's grip on my arm tighten. I trembled and tried to rephrase what I had said.

"Why, the birthday party... and this dress..."

"... Today is truly my wife's birthday."

'My wife.'

Noah still called Adriene that.

"But the memorial, in the hall, like that..."

"If I said it was a birthday party, everyone would think I was crazy."

So let's have a birthday party just for the two of us, Noah whispered to me. What a heartbreaking love story! A secret birthday party for his dead wife with his mistress. Should I be happy or angry?

"So take off this mourning dress, Blier."

"Wait, wait!"

Noah snatched the black shawl I was wearing and turned me around. His piercing blue eyes stared into mine. They were the same eyes I had seen in Adriene. Eyes that truly desired someone. His beautiful eyes. His hands gently grasped my shoulders and began to push down the straps of my dress. I remembered the heavy pouch I had hidden in my clothes.

"No, no, no!"

"..."

Noah looked at me with a patience that seemed endless, as if waiting for an explanation. His grip on my shoulders tightened, making them feel hot and damp. My mind went blank, and I thought of the maids standing outside the reception room. Then I spoke to him.

"I want to see the Duchess's bedroom."

I said it firmly, without hesitation, even though I had just been there. Noah's face hardened.

"Isn't the Duchess's bedroom going to be mine soon?"

Noah's face paled for a brief moment. I had succeeded in diverting his attention.

"If we're going to make love, I want to do it there."

It was a bold statement, even I was surprised at myself. Yes, at this point, I wanted Noah to slap me. Why? After saying something so spiteful, I realized that it was just another opportunity I was giving him. I let out a silent chuckle. It was as if I was so desperate to get hurt.

Noah hesitated for a moment before grabbing my arm. He opened the bedroom door and walked slowly inside, stopping in the middle of the room. He didn't tell me to come in or look around. I stood there, stunned, and went over to the bedside table where I had taken the jewelry. Then I sat down on the bed. Noah just turned his head and stared at me.

"Can I open the drawer?"

"..."

He stared at me sitting on the bed for a long time before slowly nodding. I bit my lip and reached for the bedside drawer that I had already opened once. Noah's gaze felt intense. At that moment, I thought... maybe Blier wouldn't have said something like this.

"They say noblewomen keep their most precious jewels by their bedside, but she didn't. I was just curious."

Blier liked flashy things. So I said, as I closed the drawer I had already emptied. Noah's brow furrowed, and he strode over to me and roughly opened the drawer again.

"Gaspar!!"

His voice boomed through the room, startling everyone.

"What's going on?"

"Didn't I hear someone say that woman was here?"

"That woman?"

"You know, the Grand Duke's secret lover."

"The Duke has a lover? But that's impossible!"

"Didn't the butler tell you?"

Except for the maids who were greeting the guests, all the servants were summoned to the Duchess's bedroom. At first, they were puzzled, but they soon bowed their heads under Noah's piercing gaze.

They knew that if they said the wrong thing, they would be kicked out. The person who least wanted to be dismissed was Annie, the maid who had attended to the late Duchess.

She had grown tired of her luxurious life and was looking for a way to attract the attention of the handsome Grand Duke. She had been planning to dye her hair the same color as the Duchess and seduce him. She knew better than anyone that the couple had never consummated their marriage.

And there were rumors among the servants that the stoic Grand Duke had a lover. She was trying to look as alluring as possible when she saw the woman sitting on the Duchess's bed.

"Your Highness?"

"Watch your mouth."

Gaspar whispered from behind. But Annie couldn't take her eyes off the woman sitting at the edge of the bed, staring at them all. She, unlike the others, could recognize those green eyes. She had seen those dying green eyes of Duchess Adriene up close.

"We came straight here without stopping anywhere, Your Highness!"

As Gaspar shouted this, the Grand Duke, Noah, who was standing beside the black-haired woman, strode towards them. Annie and all the servants trembled. Their master was beautiful but merciless.

"It seems a rat has gotten into the Duchess's bedroom."

The servants, who dared not even whisper, gasped for breath. Those with a guilty conscience felt their knees weaken, while the innocent were shocked. Who would dare to invade the deceased Duchess's bedroom?

"Someone has dared to touch my wife's jewels."

Annie felt her body go rigid. But soon, she tried to calm herself. She had stolen discreetly and had kept the most noticeable colored jewels. A few gold pieces, and the old pendant necklace that Adriene had cherished so much... Except for that necklace, she had hidden everything under her bed. Annie exchanged glances with the other maids she had stolen with. It was a signal to keep their mouths shut. But their exchange of glances was quickly cut short.

"The servants' rooms have already been searched."

"They might have hidden it on their bodies."

A strange noblewoman's voice suddenly joined in on Gaspar's report. She felt Noah's gaze on her as he listened intently.

"...Strip."

In the silent Duchess's bedroom, Noah commanded in a firm voice.

"What?"

The head chef, who had also been brought in, asked. Noah didn't even look at him and simply repeated,

"Strip naked to prove your innocence."

As he said that, the beautiful noblewoman with the green eyes stared at them.

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