167 - I Got Engaged to a Blind Duke
I Got Engaged to a Blind Duke Chapter 167
Lord Gerald tightened his embrace, and Marin buried her face in his chest, blushing.
“Lord Gerald, what do you want most?”
“Suddenly?”
“Just curious.”
“I don’t have anything.”
Marin hid her disappointment and asked, as if coaxing him,
“Really? Nothing at all?”
“I already have you. So there’s no way I’d want anything more.”
“Oh, come on, besides me.”
“Even more so, nothing besides you.”
“…Yes.”
Well, he’s a man who has everything: wealth, honor, ability, and beauty, so it’s understandable that he wouldn’t want anything.
I was going to surprise him with a gift he wanted at the proposal.
But I can’t exactly tie a ribbon around my face and say, ‘I’m a gift!’
“Do you want something?”
His voice became subtly lower, but Marin was lost in thought and didn’t notice.
“Me? I don’t have anything either.”
“No. Think carefully. There must be one thing.”
“Hmm. It used to be money, but now I’m rich. I also have the Opal Mine, and I earn money by reading books like this.”
“I had a rich fiancée.”
“Yes!”
Marin smiled proudly, as if she was proud of herself, and Gerald burst into laughter at the sight of her cuteness.
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Marin visited Surenne’s smithy after a long time.
She had been pondering ever since she heard Gerald say that he had so much that he didn’t want anything.
How on earth should she propose?
As she worried, she even thought of Surenne, who could make anything.
When she opened the door to the smithy, she saw Surenne working hard.
Short, light purple hair tied back. Sweat running down her forehead. Arm muscles bulging every time she sharpened the Sword.
A person absorbed in their work always looked cool.
“Surenne, are you busy?”
When Marin carefully called out, Surenne’s head snapped up.
“Wow! Miss Marin!”
Her purple eyes shone with joy.
“How have you been?”
“Finally, my friend has found her place.”
Surenne strode over and gave Marin a powerful hug.
“Does Surenne know everything too?”
“Of course. I have more than one or two guys who will give me news from my hometown.”
Surenne looked at Marin with worried eyes, turning her around to see if she was hurt anywhere.
“You managed to come back from that crazy place in one piece.”
“Crazy place?”
“I mean the Imperial Palace.”
“Ah……”
“The Sanders Empire is like a battlefield because the Crown Prince hasn’t been decided yet.”
Marin couldn’t deny it. She felt it firsthand while trapped there.
“It seemed like that.”
“I heard you were close to the Third Prince?”
Surenne asked with a smirk, and Marin changed the subject with a troubled face.
“The Third Prince knew Surenne too?”
“He kept following me around, telling me to become his subordinate, but I met The Duke and ran away. Well, he wasn’t a bad person, but I didn’t want to get involved with a crazy place.”
“Yeah. I understand.”
It was so hard for her to get out of there. She still shuddered when she thought about how she almost got caught up in the power struggle for the throne of the Sanders Empire.
“Anyway, what brings you here?”
“Could I make something here too?”
Surenne widened her eyes and looked Marin up and down.
“Make what?”
“Yeah. There’s something I really want to make, and I’d like Surenne to teach me if possible.”
Surenne’s gaze reached Marin’s beautiful hands.
A noble lady’s beautiful hands and a chisel and hammer.
“My friend is definitely different.”
“If I’m asking too much……”
Marin trailed off with an apologetic look, and Surenne patted her on the back.
“Sounds fun?”
“Thank you!”
Marin pretended not to notice her stinging back and quickly replied.
“I don’t know what it is, but let’s do our best!”
Encouraged by Surenne’s support, Marin clenched her fists.
“Yeah!”
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“Marin is visiting Surenne’s smithy often these days?”
The Duke cast his gaze in the direction of the smithy.
“Yes. That’s what I heard.”
Olive, who was organizing the reports, answered and grasped The Duke’s intentions.
“Are you going to find out?”
“Is it not allowed?”
Olive’s mind became complicated at The Duke’s dissatisfied tone.
Even if she was hopeless at romance, it didn’t seem right to try to find out every little thing about her lover.
“I don’t think you should.”
“Are you sure?”
“I’m not sure, but I’m sure Miss Marin will hate it if she finds out.”
At that, The Duke exuded a cold aura and reluctantly accepted it.
“Let’s keep this story between us.”
“Yes.”
“What about what I asked you to find out last time?”
“Here it is.”
Olive handed over the proposal status report she had been researching for several days.
The report detailed the planning direction, purpose, and success of the proposals of 100 people who had recently proposed.
Olive was also able to learn a lot about the importance of proposals while writing the report.
She would definitely use it someday.
The Duke’s eyes shone with satisfaction as he read the report.
“According to the investigation, it was very important to get help from people around you. It seems best to get advice from the Viscountess or Miss Dia.”
“Let’s start right away.”
As The Duke rose from his seat, Olive smiled and bowed, as if she knew he would.
Gerald left the office and asked into the empty space as he walked.
“Where is the Viscountess?”
“She should be in the greenhouse at this time.”
At Kay’s answer from the air, The Duke quickly headed to the annex.
A new building had been built right in front of the annex.
It was a glass greenhouse built in front of the annex so that the Viscountess, who was in poor health, could enjoy warm outdoor activities.
When he opened the door to the glass greenhouse, he saw the Viscountess admiring the flowers.
The maid behind her quickly bowed.
“Greetings to Your Excellency, The Duke.”
Loanna, who was startled, tried to follow suit, but Gerald hurriedly stopped her.
“There’s no need to greet me. Please treat me comfortably from now on.”
Loanna smiled softly and nodded.
As Gerald stood awkwardly, Loanna pointed to a chair at the table.
“Would you like to have a cup of tea with me?”
“Yes.”
As Gerald sat across from her in a stiff posture, the maid quickly prepared tea and left the greenhouse.
“I’m late in greeting you. I should have thanked you in person. Thank you for building the greenhouse.”
As Loanna bowed her head, The Duke also bowed his head.
“No. I’m just sorry that you suffered so much because of me.”
“Don’t say that. You kept your promise.”
Gerald looked at her questioningly, and Loanna calmly met his gaze and continued.
“You promised to safely return my daughter to me.”
“I just did what I had to do.”
At his matter-of-fact answer, a smile formed on Loanna’s lips.
The combination of a tomboyish daughter and a taciturn Duke seemed mismatched but also well-suited.
As The Duke, who was not good at talking, fell silent, Loanna spoke again.
“What brings you here?”
“I came to see you because I have something to say.”
“Please speak comfortably.”
“I want to marry your daughter. Please allow me.”
The Duke, who spoke with a nervous look, rose from his seat and bowed deeply.
“Oh, my……”
Loanna only exclaimed at his unexpected words.
The difference in class was as vast as the sky and the earth. But The Duke was bowing to her.
Flustered, Loanna quickly got up and waved her hand.
“Please raise your head, Your Excellency, The Duke.”
The Duke’s face slowly lifted, and their eyes met.
