I Became the Childhood Friend of the Northern Duchess - Chapter 165



165 – To You for Your Hard Work

Edgar thought she had done something wrong that day and wanted to apologize to Ariel.

Although her work has become busier recently and she has a lot to take on, I thought she had crossed a line by giving her work too much priority. Internal-guid-4795729c-7fff-a780-9765-0eeb0c783b94″＞

However, when he visited her room that evening, Ariel treated him as if nothing had happened, to the point where he felt uncomfortable.

It might have been better if he had treated me coldly or acted as if he was somewhat sulky, but in Edgar’s opinion, that seemed even more strange.

However, since the person concerned was acting like everything was okay and it was impossible to talk about it as if something had happened, Edgar had to pretend not to know and change the subject.

I console myself that maybe he really didn’t care.

However, it didn’t take long for him to realize that his thoughts were wrong.

As the third day approached, Edgar could sense a significant sense of difference in Ariel’s behavior her.

“Ariel, how about we take a break? “I heard you came in late yesterday too.”

“Are you okay. “Is working hard a little more important?”

“No, that’s true, but…”

It’s hard to put it into words, but if I had to say it, Ariel was extremely sincere.

She didn’t yell at him or even gape for a moment, but she began to concentrate on her work.

As she said, you may be wondering what’s wrong with working hard, but it was quite severe.

Sometimes she skips meals and doesn’t even take a short break in between, so she spends the entire day at her desk.

I even heard from Shuri that he didn’t come home last night, so it means he stayed up almost all day in his office.

It’s a situation where you can’t help but worry.

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‘What should I do?’

And Edgar was able to figure out to some extent the reason for this action.

It would be plausible to think that the reason for her unusual silence after leaving her alone three days ago was to go about her business.

‘I thought you would notice.’

Edgar didn’t think he could hide the fact that he was working a little too much from Ariel forever.

However, the problem was that she uncharacteristically overlooked it, thinking that she would understand.

In other words, this is a silent protest.

To Edgar, ‘I know what you did the other day. It’s no different than asking, ‘Well, what should I do if this happens?’

In order to prevent this situation, Edgar has no choice but to deny his past actions.

‘There is no way.’

Moreover, even if we were to argue about right and wrong, it was clearly Edgar who committed the act first.

The same goes for making her feel left out by prioritizing her work, and for pushing ahead with her work even though she knew she wouldn’t like it.

In this situation, Edgar could neither make an excuse nor resist.

All I can do is stand on my own feet on the judgment table that Ariel made and ask for forgiveness.

Because that meant being a sinner.

“Why? “Do you have something to say?”

When Edgar, who was standing there staring at Ariel, realized her defeat and smiled, she deliberately asked in a haughty yet businesslike tone.

It was as if she was asking, ‘Would you mind getting out of the way if I look at you like that? It’s interfering with my work.’

In response, Edgar meekly admitted her defeat and decided to attempt negotiations.

She didn’t know exactly what she wanted, but she knew that for now she had no choice but to accept anything.

“I lost.”

“What do you mean you lost? “I don’t know.”

Edgar once smiled again at Ariel’s behavior of rolling her eyes and holding on to the end.

This is because as her behavior progressed, it seemed like she was becoming more sly.

“Please take a look. “I will never make you worry again and I will never leave you alone.”

Edgar could tell that Ariel wasn’t just doing this because she was sulking.

The biggest purpose of this protest is to reduce his workload and make it less difficult.

That’s because, given her personality, if it was simply due to the feeling of alienation she felt that day, she would have pouted her lips so that you could tell she was sulking.

However, the fact that I did not do so means that there is another purpose that I want to achieve by using such complicated numbers.

In other words, it also means that it is a difficult goal to achieve if you do not do this.

In Edgar’s opinion, at this point, there was no purpose other than this.

“… Tsk, you’re so quick-witted that it makes me feel bad. “She was thinking of brewing it a little longer.”

And fortunately, his plea seemed to have reached Ariel’s heart hers. Her calm expression disappeared from just a moment ago, and she pursed her lips and cupped her chin with her hand.

Edgar had returned to the usual Ariel Robeheim, whom he knew well.

“If I found out late, how long were you planning on doing that?”

“Forever.” “I wasn’t planning on quitting until you said you wouldn’t do anything too hard.”

“… “I am.”

A voice that I couldn’t tell whether it was exclamation or a sigh came out of Edgar’s mouth, who had never expected to be so angry.

Should I feel fortunate that I noticed it early?

Eventually, Ariel got up from her seat and walked over to her sofa.

Then she patted the seat next to her as if to ask Edgar to come over.

Edgar, who had no say, simply followed her command and walked toward her sofa.

“You may have noticed, but I heard the story from Eline before. “I’m pushing myself too hard these days.”

Edgar smiled bitterly at her expected remark of her, but in the meantime, she tried to explain the truth somehow.

No, it was closer to an excuse than an explanation.

“I wouldn’t say it’s unreasonable… “I was a little absorbed in work.”

“Use it.”

“… “Sorry, I overdid it.”

Of course, nothing worked for Ariel, and in the end, she had to lower her tail and confess her sin.

Sometimes it was impossible for me to stay up all night for three days.

“Actually, I was a little angry that day too… I thought about it carefully later. In a way, I thought the reason you were overexerting yourself was because of me, and that you were sulking because you left me alone to work for you.”

It would be a lie if she said she didn’t feel left out, but what Ariel felt that day was closer to feeling sorry for her.

Because of her position, which she and her Yulken had entrusted to her, he was now overdoing it.

“But whatever the reason, I don’t want to see you overdo it. “I gave you this position because I wanted you to be by my side in the first place, and I didn’t want you to work hard.”

Ariel also knew that she was a kind of idiot.

Even though she said that it was because she was worried about cancer and shouted at him for working so hard, telling him that he was doing his best in the position she had given him, it didn’t make sense.

However, it was only a day or two that she acted like an innocent child.

This level of tinkling was nothing compared to what she had done so far.

There was no need for logic or nabal. Because she was a woman whose true nature would be satisfied only when she got the results she wanted.

That’s why she used such drastic measures.

To make it so that there isn’t even a hole to escape, so they reach out first from the other side and don’t overdo it.

She didn’t know that if she had spoken out first, there might have been an escape route left for her that she hadn’t even thought of.

Moreover, this was also the method of discipline Edgar used to her when she was young.

A method of showing the other person what they have done and making them regret their mistake.

Therefore, Ariel knew better than anyone else what a definite effect it would have when this was successfully used. Because she was treated the way she was and no one else.

“I know how much you feel obliged. But you saw it too, right? Just as you worry when I overdo it, I can’t help but worry when you overdo it.”

“Okay, I’ll keep that in mind.”

“… Anyway, I heard you are good at answering. Are you going to do it again and try to overdo it?”

When Ariel questioned him, looking at him with her eyes that could not erase her doubts, Edgar shook her head slightly and revealed that she had no intention of doing so.

If that happens, Ariel will use the same force as today, and then she won’t negotiate as easily as she did today.

If that happens, the situation gets even worse.

“I won’t. I will go to my room on time and sleep. “If anything, it’s okay to have Eline or Shuri watch over you.”

“I guess I can trust that much.” “You know I’m a woman who does what she can, right?”

“I know.”

How could you not know that?

It was clear that, if she had her way, Ariel would order one of the maids to watch over him, starting tomorrow.

Because she was the type of person who would make sure everything came to an end.

“I’ll ask again. “You’re not going to overdo it, right?”

“Yes.”

“Unless it is unavoidable, if I find out that you are in the office alone in the early hours of the morning or that you are overdoing anything, I will not let you hold a pen at all.”

“Okay.”

Although he obviously didn’t mean it that way, to Edgar’s her ears her her it sounded like he was trying to make her unable to hold a pen, even if it meant grinding her hands her her her.

Moreover, I was even more scared because I felt like she would really do that.

Having been so successfully confirmed, she belatedly buried her face in Edgar’s arms and breathed a sigh of relief.

“It was good to consult with Shuri. It was resolved quite easily.”

“Was this the method that Shuri told you?”

“Yeah, you’re stubborn too and won’t listen if you just say it, so I thought this would be a good idea… ” … “

“… “I got it right.”

For some reason, I thought it was quite a roundabout way of solving the problem for Ariel, but I never thought Shuri had a plan.

Edgar then slapped her forehead and made a strange expression that was neither crying nor laughing.

“Anyway, thank you. It wasn’t the way I wanted… In the end, it was for me.”

“You’ve become a lot more mature. “Is this the Ariel I knew?”

“Hmph, who do you think I am? “It doesn’t always stay in the past.”

Edgar smiled at her haughty tone, realizing that she was indeed the Ariel he knew.

Indeed, as she said, Ariel Robeheim has always been a confident woman who grows by learning from her past and failures.

“Then shall we take a day off today to celebrate reconciliation? Even the backlogged work has an end in sight.”

“I think so. “I was tired after just struggling with documents for three days.”

“Foot.”

Edgar couldn’t bear to ask why he was so unreasonable.

Because criticizing Ariel now is like criticizing him in the past.

This is why a person must change his / her stance to painfully realize what he / she did wrong.

While Edgar was spending time in silence in Ariel’s peaceful atmosphere, she suddenly opened her mouth in a hesitant tone.

The blush on her cheeks seemed somewhat embarrassing to Edgar.

“Well, so…”

“Hmm?”

“You’ve worked hard so far, and today is your long-awaited day off… “I wanted to give you a gift.”

Why am I so hesitant when I only give you one gift?

Edgar was secretly excited because he thought the gift was that big, but he was also curious about what it was.

“What gift is it?”

“… This, this.”

When Edgar asked about the identity of the gift, Ariel suddenly turned around and pointed at her head.

There was a beautifully tied red ribbon.

“This is a gift?”

She had already been questioning him because she had been tying her hair up in an uncharacteristic way these days, but when he said it was a gift from her, she was questioning him.

She wondered if he was just playing around, but the question disappeared completely from her mind when Ariel suddenly grabbed her hand.

Ariel guided his hand to the ribbon on her head and moved her hand to untie the ribbon.

Then she turned again, looked up at him with carefully raised eyes, and spoke in a hesitant tone.

“Ha, it’s a gift for one day. “Use whatever you like.”

“Ah…”

He said it was a gift, and he described himself with a ribbon tied in his hair as a gift.

Edgar let out a low gasp at the gift, which was unusually cute and quirky for her, and then smiled faintly.

“… “I can do whatever I want?”

“Because it’s a gift… “Do whatever you want.”

“Then I won’t hesitate.”

Edgar kissed her on Ariel’s lips and pushed her down onto the wide sofa.

It’s not that I was hoping for some kind of compensation, but how could I not be happy to have such sweet fruit back?

In that way, the man and woman were able to successfully release the anger they had been holding on to that day.

A little soft, a little rough.

What it means is probably something only the two of us know.