Chapter 105

Chapter 105

He drew deeply on his cigar, then let out a long stream of smoke and went on.

"You seem to be dissatisfied that Arthur isn't affectionate, but noble marriages are made by weighing conditions in the first place. Whoever you marry, once you've borne children and settled into life, it all ends up the same."

At that, I snorted.

"That's why men keep mistresses, but what about me? Where am I supposed to be compensated for the feelings Arthur leaves unfulfilled? Would everyone be generous enough to overlook it if a woman kept a lover?"

"How can you say such a vulgar thing……!"

"That's my point. Why should I, who lack for nothing, make such a losing trade? Whatever deal there is between you and Viscount Gottfried is none of my business. I never agreed to any of it."

"You……!"

He was the one who had said we…