Chapter 1

                                    

                                          
Luize wasn't interested in worldly affairs. To be exact, she had no time to care about others.
Before her eyes, the fish that had just spilled out of the bucket fluttered. The surrounding ground had turned dark from the water pouring from the bucket. A man's calloused hand was stretched out before her to brush her dripping hair and pick up the fish.
"Are you okay?"
When she slowly raised her head, a handsome man resembling the dazzling sunlight stood there. Luize thought his beautiful blond hair and blue eyes resembled that day's clear and warm weather. Was that salvation?
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As soon as Luize opened her eyes, she headed to the window. Pulling back the curtains, she was greeted by a clear, warm sky like that day.
Today was the day Reiad returned from his territory. It was the first time they had been apart for this long since they got married. For her, she could
She washed her body and finished dressing up with a little excitement. Flashy accessories and dresses weren't to her taste, but Reiad liked them. For him, she could wear a heavy dress with a lot of fabric every day. A necklace with large gems to the point of bending her neck was also worth it.
While drinking tea leisurely on the second-floor terrace, she raised her head because it was a little noisy outside, and the family carriage entering the mansion's entrance caught her eye. Two canary symbols were engraved on the carriage door. It was the Cloette family crest. 
Luize carefully laid down the teacup and headed quickly downstairs. Her steps could be criticized for not being like a noble lady. Servants stood on both sides in front of the wide-open main door.
Luize watched the carriage in front of the door, her mouth slightly arched up. The carriage door opened. The first thing she saw was shoes that looked a little dirty as if they had accidentally stepped on mud. A familiar man wearing a dark blue uniform slowly emerged from the carriage.
"Reiad."
"Oh, you' re there."
He got out of the carriage and found his wife. There was a natural smile on his face. His blond hair, which resembled the sun, shone. He didn't stop his wife from coming towards him, but he didn't even approach her first. Instead, he held out his hand towards the carriage door.
"You've worked hard to come a long way."
"No, it's not like that."
A smaller hand was placed on Reiad's hand. Upon receiving his escort, the woman who got out of the carriage hesitated and bowed to Luize, who was standing in front of her.
"Hello."
Luize looked alternately between the woman and Reiad.
Reiad spoke coolly, bending the corner of his mouth. "She's a new servant. She lost her luggage on the way to the capital. I told her to stay at my house for a while because she needed a place to stay. I can't leave a woman alone on the streets. She said she's good at laundry and sewing, so I think we could ask her to do those things."
Her husband is kind. Obviously, this time, he couldn't just pass by a woman in a difficult situation.
Luize was a little disappointed that he didn't offer his hand to her first, but she tried to shake off those thoughts. It has been half a year since they married, and they have been apart for half of that time. It was an inevitable journey to inspect the territory because something happened.
The fact that he's not being accompanied by Luize on the road and not reaching out to Luize first are both unavoidable. It was obvious that Luize wouldn't be of any help in matters such as territory affairs, and Reiad had said that escorting a woman getting off the carriage was an essential virtue for a man.