I Failed to Divorce My Husband - Chapter 26.2

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But truthfully, there was still someone whom he did not have much interaction with yet.

Duke Logan Leinster.

Up until now, Erin did not pay much attention to the Duke.

Even if there is a part that raises some doubts, it won’t change much.

The Duke of Leinster is someone who has no interest in anyone.

Neither in the Duchess nor in his son, Aiden, was he interested.

He only fulfilled his duty as a duke.

So Erin tried not to do anything about it either.

She thought so.

Until she witnessed the Duke’s unusual appearance in person.

That was during breakfast this morning. After the Whitney incident, the Duchess actively paid attention to Aiden.

She was the same in the morning when they ate together.

It’s still very awkward, but she passionately asked Aiden questions and wondered about his routine.

In particular, she kept asking what Aiden was thinking and feeling.

There was a conversation between the Duchess, Aiden, and Erin, but the Duke didn’t say a word and just ate in silence. Erin looked at the Duke without thinking much.

But strangely, Erin could not take her eyes off the Duke.

The Duke might seem to have an expressionless face, but if you look closely, his eyelids occasionally trembled and his

neck twitched.

He was staring at her nervously.

The Duke of Leinster was constantly conscious of none other than the Duchess, Isabella.

As he is the most difficult person, she wanted to confirm his reaction.

That’s what it looked like in Erin’s eyes.

She couldn’t believe it at first.

‘No way. I must be mistaken. Maybe he has another reason ‘

Erin watched the Duke of Leinster’s behavior, thinking it could be due to some other cause.

In the original story, the relationship between the ducal couple was poor.

The way the two of them looked after returning to the duchy was not much different.

The only exchange between the two was to pretend not to see and faithfully fulfil their duties.

‘But it wasn’t like that?’

Once her suspicion arose, the appearance of the Duke looked different.

The more she watched the Duke put meaning into his actions and observed him, the more she came to the same conclusion.

‘So, the Duke of Leinster loves his wife, huh.”

Erin noticed.

After that, the Duke’s new behaviors appeared one by one.

His gaze was always on the Duchess.

Still, he couldn’t get close to her or talk to her properly.

Erin was unfamiliar with the Duke.

The Duke of Leinster was an impenetrable existence.

There was a sense of intimidation that could not be overcome just by him being there.

The numerous rumours surrounding him were also great.

The rumour about the hero that gets the chief’s head of the enemy in a war he went to as a teenager.

That was him, the head of the Leinster family.

The way other people see him as someone who is perfect without lacking anything.

That too, towards the cold-looking Duchess.

Come to think of it, he didn’t attend breakfast just because it was his duty but he attended because it was a time he could see

The Duchess under the pretext of his duty. It wasn’t that he was forced to have breakfast together, but that he wanted to face her

Even if there was no friendly conversation between them.

‘But why has the relationship between the two of them became like this?’

If he just had expressed his feelings, at least their relationship wouldn’t have been a cold as it is now.

Erin was observing the Duke even until tea time after the meal.

“I will take my leave first.”

The Duchess got up first.

Erin’s gaze turned to her for a moment, then to the Duke again.

Before she knew it, he had already raised his head.

The Duke’s gaze followed the movement of the Duchess.

But his mouth was tightly shut, as if he had no intention of opening it.

When the Duchess left and the door was completely closed, the Duke’s gaze fell.

It was subtle but, sadness and regret showed across his face.

That’s how the couple ended their breakfast.

After breakfast that day, Erin went to the

Duke on a whim.

“Father! We met here again.”

Erin smiled brightly and greeted him.

The Duke’s eyes looking at Erin were strange.

Neither the Duchess nor Aiden approached the Duke, who always had a serious face.

There has never been a case where he smiled so recklessly.

Erin thought the Duke would simply ignore her of course.

However, the Duke, who was unfamiliar and did not know how to react, did not ignore

Erin.

It wasn’t a bad sign.

Rather, she thought it was a positive sign.

‘So, it’ll be okay if I get a little closer, right?’

— To Be Continued –