I Became the Obsessed Ex-Husband in a Romance Fantasy Chapter 146 - Read Online

Translated Chapter 146. Side Story - Major Requirement (1) Rose, having read my stiff expression, smiled softly. “You don't need to worry, honey.” After whispering affectionately as if soothing a child, Rose slowly pressed her lips against mine. *Smooch, smooch.* A sweet, warm heat seeped in along the firmly closed line of my lips. Rose cupped my jaw and cheeks, which had stiffened from tension, and rubbed her lips against mine slowly, as if purely sharing body heat. “Because you didn't hurt me at all.” Rose whispered as she rubbed her nose against the tip of mine. In the end, I had no choice but to carefully plant a kiss on her forehead. “…I didn't know I was a man with such little self-control.” “Hehe.” Rose chuckled lightly at my self-reproach. “Honey, actually….” Then, she leaned in and lightly bit my earlobe. “I took birth control pills.” “…What?” “The royal physician prepared them for me in advance. He repeatedly asked me to make sure you didn't misunderstand.” Rose blushed as she looked into my eyes. “He doesn't usually give them to noble ladies, but after seeing you that day, he said it seemed you'd need—Mmph!” Because I covered her lips, Rose couldn't continue speaking. She merely panted and responded to my kiss. After indulging in Rose's lips for a long time, I murmured with our foreheads pressed together. “…You should have told me that earlier.” “But… I wanted to see you cry.” How could I possibly hate Rose when she giggled like that? It was an impossible task for me. After that day, Rose and I tangled with each other ceaselessly. In the bedroom, in the lab, in the study. Regardless of time or place. The end of my long abstinence ultimately concluded with my defeat. It was a battle with a predetermined outcome anyway. Since I had never beaten Rose even once. ** *Rattle, rattle.* The carriage running on the paved roads of the capital changed direction. Through the window, grand spires that seemed to pierce the sky and brick outer walls entwined with ivy slowly came into view. Eventually, the massive iron gates of the Academy began to appear. “Wow……” A gasp of admiration slipped between Rose's lips as she rested her hands on the carriage window sill. Beyond the wide-open gates, a beautiful tree-lined path unfolded. Students in Academy uniforms could be seen strolling along it. “We're really back.” Rose's eyes sparkled with excitement and overwhelming emotion. I chuckled while holding her waist tightly. “Is it that good?” “Very much so. The Academy was my only escape.” Rose withdrew her gaze from the window and leaned her head on my shoulder. “Rather than being locked up in the Vekander estate eating scraps of food, it was happier to stay up all night writing papers here.” “Even after suffering so much at the Academy?” I knew what Rose's advisor had done, and how barrenly she had studied without her family's support. “Still, here… I could breathe. There was no one to harass or torment me, either.” Rose lowered her eyes and spoke in a quiet tone. “The Academy was the first place where I felt like I was good at something.” I silently listened to Rose's calm confession. Sometimes, quiet listening was more helpful than clumsy comfort. “Oh, right.” Rose dropped her brows as if she had just remembered something. “I'm so worried about the kids. Whether Rosalyn and Damian are doing well without me. They've just barely started walking and talking.” “It's only one semester. It's nothing.” I pulled Rose deeper into my embrace and lightly rested my chin on the crown of her head. “Kasto and Selma will take care of them with their lives. Their godmother is there too, so what is there to worry about.” “Still…” “If you put it that way, I'm the irresponsible one.” I had warned her firmly in case Rose blamed herself. “While you're staying at the Academy, focus only on your studies. Don't think about anything else.” “Okay, honey.” Rose, who had been rubbing her head against me affectionately, suddenly stopped. “Hm?” Then, she tilted her head while looking out the window. “I think we took the wrong road. You have to go left around the central library to get to the women's dormitory.” “This is the right way.” The carriage had left the central road of the Academy and was slipping into a birch forest path on the outskirts. Subsequently, it entered a privately owned forest area within the Academy where access was restricted, thickly shaded with a soft green canopy. “Are you sure this is the right way? Did you accidentally take the road to the men's dormitory-” “Shh.” Instead of soothing the flustered Rose, I kissed her. I gently entangled my tongue with hers and tormented her so she couldn't think of anything else. “Haa….” When I pulled my lips away from Rose's flushed face, the carriage came to a smooth stop. “We have arrived.” When the coachman opened the door, I escorted Rose out of the carriage. “This place is….” Rose's eyes widened as she confirmed the scenery outside the carriage. In the middle of a lush forest on the outskirts of the Academy, a wide and peaceful clearing that had been artificially cleared. There stood a villa that looked as if an annex of Schumichel Castle had been shrunken down and moved there. “Honey, don't tell me……?” “I did.” I affirmed with an arrogant smile on my lips. “This is the villa where we will stay while we're at the Academy.” “Honey!” Rose exclaimed in surprise and grabbed my forearm. “Why would you do this…! Good heavens, I'm only attending for one semester! I even applied for a single dorm room!” “One semester, you say.” I faced Rose's astonished face and answered firmly. “No matter how urgent your studies are, did you plan to leave your husband waiting all alone in an empty room for a whole semester?” “Ah….” “Besides, I can't let you sleep in a cramped dormitory bed with no soundproofing.” “No, but still……” Rose, unable to close her mouth, looked up at the splendid villa that seemed like an entire castle had been moved there. “When on earth did you build this?” “The day you said you wanted to return to the Academy.” “Wow… Didn't the Dean say anything? He must have nagged you a lot about ruining the Academy's landscape or creating a sense of incongruity among the students.” “I told him I would donate the building and the entire premises as a new library for the Academy after graduation. He was thrilled to death.” I answered with a snort. “Besides, at this size, even if Rosalyn and Damian come, we can take care of them without worrying about others.” “Honey…!” A wave of overwhelming emotion welled up in Rose's eyes. Rose hugged my waist tightly and buried her face deep in my chest. “You are so thoughtful and kind. Thank you, honey.” “Just with words?” When I playfully raised my eyebrows, Rose hesitated for a moment before standing on her tiptoes and kissing me. “Kyaa!” I couldn't hold back and scooped Rose up into my arms. Then, I strode right into the villa. ** And a few hours later. In front of the First Major lecture hall of the Magic Studies Department, where the lazy afternoon sunlight was shining. *‘Phew.’* Rose took a light breath and pushed open the massive oak door of the familiar lecture hall. *Creeeak.* The moment she took a light step into the tiered lecture hall accompanied by a heavy friction sound. The lecture hall, where dozens of students had been buzzing, became as quiet as if cold water had been splashed on them. “Who's that? She's incredibly pretty.” “A transfer student this semester?” “Was someone like her in the Magic Studies Department?” The freshmen and students from other departments who didn't know Rose had faces full of admiration. With their faces flushed red up to the tips of their ears, they coughed awkwardly and busied themselves adjusting their clothes to somehow catch Rose's eye. On the contrary, “No way… is that Rose Vekander?” “No way. That beggar Rose I know?” “Hey, you crazy bastard. Watch your mouth! She's the Duchess of Schumichel now!” The reactions of the returning students and former classmates who remembered the old Rose were literally shock and awe. Amidst the pouring astonishment and murmurs, Rose stared ahead with a nonchalant face. *‘I've been through worse.’* There were no silences anxious to find her flaws, nor women approaching with poison on their tongues. She could casually brush off the curious and interested glances from students younger than her. Instead of walking intimidated or with her shoulders hunched like before, *Click, clack.* Rose stepped forward leisurely and elegantly. And she walked toward the premium seat in the very center of the lecture hall, which had the best view and was the most comfortable. “Wow, she's completely unrecognizable. If no one had told me, I wouldn't have known. Why did she get so pretty?” “Hey, don't even dream about it. They say she's already had two kids.” “Crazy, she's a married woman with that face?” “I heard she's even acquainted with Anersen-nim.” “She's a Schumichel, so isn't that obvious? His Grace the Duke must have pulled some strings.” Even as she took her seat, the murmurs of people mixing jealousy and awe constantly drilled into Rose's ears. They weren't purposely murmuring for her to hear. Even when they tried to whisper as quietly as possible, the lecture hall was so quiet that it was impossible not to hear them. *‘Just as expected.’* Rose let out a light sigh inwardly. She thought she had become somewhat accustomed to people's stares, but she hadn't expected such overt attention to pour in even within this closed-off Academy. *‘Well, it can't be helped.’* That beggar Rose Vekander had appeared as a Schumichel, the pinnacle of power within the kingdom. It was only natural that shallow gazes would focus on her, given the nature of power. *‘It doesn't matter. I just need to go about as quietly as possible and get perfect grades.’* *Flap.* Rose checked her packed schedule and burned with motivation. *‘Graduate early, no matter what!’* She would fill in her missing credits as quickly as possible and finish this tedious undergraduate program. Rose made a firm resolution and took out her writing utensils and major textbooks from her leather bag and placed them on the desk. “Wow….” In the past, she didn't even have the money to buy basic consumables like these. She had saved on food expenses to buy shabby, secondhand items that others had thrown away. Now, from a bag embroidered stitch by stitch by the continent's best leather craftsman to the highest-quality quill pens. Everything was of the highest quality and luxury brands. “It's so pretty….” Rose fiddled with the sparkling quill pen, deeply moved. “…Hik!” “Huh.” Because of that, she failed to notice that the lecture hall, which had been buzzing like a poked beehive just moments ago, had suddenly gone quiet in an instant. It was then. “Is this seat taken?” A male student she was seeing for the first time spoke to Rose from beside her. *‘He must be from another department.’* If he had known Rose's identity, he wouldn't have said he was going to sit here. Rose glanced at him and shook her head. “Ah, then-” The moment the male student brightened up and grabbed the back of the chair. “Go ahead and sit. I'll make it so you can never walk on your own two feet again.” Dane's terrifying voice, like a splash of frost, came from behind.

I Became the Obsessed Ex-Husband in a Romance Fantasy - Chapter 146