Don’T Get Caught By Your Husband! [EN]: Chapter 62

#62. You Asked For It

May 01, 2024

Escalion walked past the bed where Belladona sat and opened the closet door.

He scanned the clothes, flipping through them one by one with a blank expression.

“This is lasting quite a while.”

“……”

“At this rate, I might actually forget my wife’s voice.”

He rummaged through the closet, found a pair of soft pants, threw off the gown he was wearing, and put them on.

Belladona sat stiffly, unable to turn her head towards Escalion as he changed.

“Cardinal Nicholas is more cheerful than I thought.”

He had already put on his pants and was drying his hair with a towel as he approached Belladona.

“I poured him a few glasses of wine and gave him appropriate answers to everything he said. He got excited and blurted out stories about the Pope. Thanks to him, I found out how much the Vatican was trying to earn through this anniversary event. Did you know you were essentially receiving kickbacks from the nobles in exchange for showcasing your divine power?”

Belladona frowned at Escalion’s words.

Even at the annual national events, was the Pope using the Saintess to make money?

“At every national event, which only happens a few times a year, the Saintess would use her healing powers specifically on those chosen directly by the nobles, not just ordinary, sick commoners. And the nobles would receive money or something of equivalent value from those desperate commoners in exchange for the Saintess’s attention.”

“……”

“If I had known the Pope was so obsessed with money, I would have just made a generous donation instead of marrying a wife.”

Belladona’s heart ached at Escalion’s words.

The thought that he was regretting his marriage to her grew stronger.

“What do you think? Are you going to open that tightly shut mouth now? You need to tell me how much you’re thinking for alimony so I can match it, don’t you think?”

Instead of answering, Belladona bit her lower lip.

Whether it was because he was drunk or because these were his true feelings, Escalion was speaking more sharply than usual.

“Oh, do you think you’re the first to make this kind of request to me? If so, don’t worry. Since receiving the title and territory from the Emperor, quite a few people have directly asked me for money.”

“……”

Belladona still sat silently, unable to say anything.

Eventually, Escalion, who had been looking into her face, opened his mouth with a slightly annoyed expression.

“Looks like you don’t want to talk. If you’re going to be so concerned about your pride, then get out.”

After speaking, he turned and strode towards the table.

Escalion opened the wine bottle that had been placed there, poured it into an empty glass, and drank it without hesitation.

Belladona watched him with worried eyes.

He said he had already drunk a lot; was it okay for him to drink more…?

A low voice came from him as he placed the now empty glass on the table.

“Everyone wants to talk to me, but the one I want to hear from the most doesn’t open her mouth.”

“……”

“My wife just sits there quietly.”

Escalion moved with heavy steps and approached Belladona, who was sitting still on the bed.

He grabbed her chin, which was looking down, and forced her to lift her head.

“I’m starting to miss it a little. What do I have to do to make you let me hear your voice? If you make this long night enjoyable… will you let out moans of ecstasy again?”

“……”

Belladona looked up at him without opening her mouth.

It was unfamiliar and frightening.

The man who was speaking to her with those eyes and that tone was not the husband she knew.

She remembered him forcing a kiss on her and pressing her body down a few days ago.

The beautiful golden eyes no longer held any tenderness.

Escalion’s expression hardened as he looked at her blue eyes, which were shaking aimlessly.

He clicked his tongue, released his hand that had been holding Belladona’s chin, and turned away.

His large back muscles, as he picked up the gown that had fallen haphazardly on the floor and put it on, filled her vision as if he was about to leave the room.

“……Hic.”

At that moment, a small sound that did not fit the situation echoed between them.

Oh no……. Belladona closed her eyes tightly with a miserable feeling.

Whether it was the small amount of wine she had drunk with Cindy earlier, an untimely hiccup came up.

Ugh, please don’t let him hear it…….

“Hic?”

He stopped walking.

He heard it. I’m doomed.

Then just go……. Please just go…….

Escalion slowly turned his head. Darkly shining eyes were fixed on Belladona.

“Did you just make a sound?”

The corners of his lips turned up dangerously.

Belladona looked up at him with a tense expression.

Soon, he, who had been standing still and meeting her gaze, suddenly burst into laughter.

“Ha, to be played by a Saintess. My situation is ridiculous.”

Escalion lowered his head and touched his forehead.

After taking a moment to catch his breath, he opened his mouth in a very low voice.

“Get out.”

“……”

“As you know, I’ve had quite a bit to drink, so it’s not easy to restrain myself any further.”

His voice was very different from usual, but Belladona did not move at all.

She had a feeling that if she left the room like this, she would never see Escalion again.

In the future, he would ignore her, and if he left for Nicholas and Astagna like that, if that happened…….

Eventually, Escalion, who had raised his head, turned and opened the door wide.

“Do I have to open the door for you to leave?”

Belladona swallowed hard.

She slowly shook her head at Escalion, who was gesturing towards the hallway.

Escalion frowned as soon as he confirmed her refusal.

“……Are you messing with me right now?”

“……”

“I’m telling you I’ll do whatever you want. I’m telling you I’ll end your miserable Gribalta life with my own hands. I’m taking all the blame, so I’ll even give you the alimony you wanted so much.”

His voice grew louder and louder. In addition, his breathing was also getting faster and faster.

“Isn’t that enough? Damn it, go to your room right now, pack your bags, and get ready to leave for Astagna!! Why do you keep looking at me with those eyes!!”

“……”

“……If you have something to say, say it, please.”

Escalion paused for a moment and took a breath.

An uncomfortable silence fell in the room.

He, who had been breathing heavily, dropped his head and raised one hand to cover his eyes.

After a while, a much lower voice was heard.

“If you don’t leave now, I’m going to force you to make a sound. Whether I squeeze your neck hard, or make marks on your fragile body, I’m going to make you make a sound no matter what.”

“……”

“So choose.”

But Belladona did not move.

It wasn’t because she was afraid of him yelling and urging her, but because he looked so painful that she couldn’t.

Eventually, he, who had been covering his face, pulled his hand down and slammed the door he had opened shut.

Escalion approached her, who was sitting on the bed, with hasty steps.

“You asked for it.”

He pressed down on Belladona’s shoulders with both hands and bit her neck at the same time.

Belladona, who had been pinned under him in an instant, frowned.

She felt pain from the unfamiliar sensation, but at the same time, her body was heating up quickly.

Belladona was dragged up to the top of the bed by his touch.

The sound of torn clothes falling to the floor as Escalion roughly tore them off was heard.

Belladona tightly gripped his firm shoulders and buried her face in the pillow.

* * *

The next day at dawn, Escalion woke up feeling a burning thirst.

He reached out to the small table to find the water bottle with his eyes still closed, but he was startled by the unfamiliar sensation he felt right next to him and opened his eyes wide.

Next to him, a small naked woman was lying with her back turned.

What is this…….

Escalion frowned and tried to remember what had happened, his face gradually hardening.

Last night, he seemed to have drunk quite a bit with that damn Cardinal Nicholas, and fragmented memories were popping up here and there.

As he remembered what he had said to Belladona on the bed last night, he let out a small groan and raised one hand to sweep back his forehead.

All sorts of curses towards himself flooded his mind.

You son of a bitch…….

Escalion, who had been in a state of self-loathing for a while, slowly raised his gaze.

Damn it, is this what I am?

Belladona’s white back and slender arms were all stained with blatant red marks.

Although he didn’t remember everything exactly, it was certain that he had pushed and tormented her quite a bit.

He didn’t know if it was simply the alcohol or the emotions that were surging up without him realizing it, but he was clearly out of his mind last night.

‘……So did she finally make a sound?’

Escalion asked himself.

He knew the answer.

Belladona, who was helplessly shaking under him, opened her mouth and breathed heavily, and even while crying, she didn’t make a sound until the very end.

Soon, he remembered her claiming that she couldn’t make a sound with a very wronged face.

‘Sud. den. ly. my. voice.’

Belladona had clearly had a casual conversation with him before. So there was no way that her voice, which had been working fine, would suddenly stop working now.

But if she wanted to hide it this much…….

Escalion’s blurry gaze stopped on Belladona’s ruined body.

“……”

Red.

Without realizing it, he reached out and stroked her body.

He could feel Belladona, who had been breathing evenly, twitching in her sleep.

‘Damn…….’

The frustration that had risen to his throat was choking him.

Not even an animal would do this…….

It was painful to think that last night might have been the most terrible for her.

At that moment, Belladona, who had been sleeping with her back to him, turned over.

Escalion was startled and took his hand off her body.

Escalion, who had been looking at Belladona, who had turned her body towards him with a dazed gaze, opened his mouth and muttered.

“……Crazy bastard.”

The situation on the front side, which was revealed as the direction changed, was much more serious.

There were hardly any undamaged spots left.

Escalion got up from his seat, thinking that he wanted to punch himself in the cheek very hard.