Raising my Fiancè with Money

I told you to be a fox but you caught a real fox?

—I thought Lilia wanted a real fox.….

Upon hearing Karhan’s answer, Violet was bewildered.
Violet said, shaking her head,

—There must have been some misunderstanding.
Lord, do you know what a fox is?

Karhan blinked as if he did not know.
Violet explained the meaning in an easy-to-understand manner.

—It’s not about being straightforward, instead subtly earning her favor.
Sometimes you need an exaggeration or a little lie to get your opponent’s attention.

Only then did Karhan realize the meaning of what Violet said.
She said not to be dull like a bear, but to be shrewd.
Eventually, the fox Karhan caught was released in the forest.
Lilia liked it, saying it was her first time seeing a live fox, so that was enough.

There was a rattling sound of carriage wheels rolling from outside.
Karhan, leaning by the window and enjoying the sunlight, looked up and glanced at Tession sitting opposite him.
He looked down immediately as if he had been looking at Karhan for a while.

Karhan knew that Tession was worried about him a lot these days.
He seemed worried because he did something he didn’t usually do.
Thinking about what to say to reassure him, Karhan decided to tell the truth.

“Tession.”

“Yes, Lord Karhan.”

“There’s something I couldn’t say…….”

Tession was nervous as Karhan hesitated.
Then he asked with a pensive look.

“I wonder if you’re in debt without me knowing…….”

‘How much is there in the safe?’ Tession muttered to himself, and Karhan shook his head.
Although it was the only two in the carriage, Karhan spoke very carefully.

“I love Lilia…, I really fell in love with her.”

A confession that couldn’t have been made to Lilia came out like that.
The unexpected words hardened Tession.
Tession, who couldn’t say anything for a moment, said to himself, ‘Ahhhh… So…,’ he nodded after convincing himself.

“So you two are really starting a relationship now?”

Tession asked with a look of inward anticipation.
He was one of the few people to know the relationship between Lilia and Karhan.
He felt a bitter taste coming up in his throat.
Karhan shook his head quietly.

“Because I’m the only one in love.”

“……I will do my best to help you!”

As Tession burned with enthusiasm, Karhan became uneasy for some reason.
He was grateful, but Tession had a history of mistaking palpitations for heart disease.

Eventually, the carriage stopped in front of the main building of the Bloden Mansion.
Before going to the annex, he was going to see Lilia for a while.
At first, he hesitated because she was busy with work, but after listening to Violet, he decided to be more bold.

After getting out of the carriage, Karhan looked around.
The mansion was quieter than usual.
There were also no full-time employees.
He thought something was wrong, but the front door opened with a click and Lilia came out.

“Good morning, Lilia.”

Karhan greeted Lilia with a bright face.
Then Lilia said something else instead of greeting,

“Karhan, didn’t you get a letter?”

“Did you send a letter?”

“Well, I guess it’s too late.
It’s because……the flu is going around in the mansion.”

Lilia sighed as if in trouble.

“Some employees are suffering from the flu.
It was a letter telling you not to visit just in case you get infected.”

“Is it too serious?”

“Maybe it’s because it’s a summer cold, but it’s pretty strong.
Malek, who had never been sick before, was also sick in bed.”

As Lilia muttered in a worried voice, Karhan looked grave.
Seeing Karhan like that, Lilia said,

“So don’t come until the flu is completely over.”

It seemed like a thunderbolt hit his head.
Karhan looked at Lilia in shock.
He didn’t know when the flu would end, but to not come…… Then it meant that he couldn’t meet Lilia.
Even if he insisted that it was okay, she would send him back saying no.
In that case…

Karhan immediately cast down his eyes in a pitiful manner.
His straight eyebrow curled.

“Come to think of it… I haven’t been feeling well since this morning.”

At Karhan’s words, Tession looked at him with a face asking what he was talking about.
Wasn’t he pretty good until just now? In addition, Karhan has a strong constitution, so he has never caught a cold in his life.
But Lilia, who had not seen Tession, asked in surprise,

“Did you catch the flu too?”

Karhan’s conscience was pierced a lot.
However, if he went back like this, it was obvious that he would not be able to see Lilia for a long time.
So from now on, he was going to do what Violet said— to be a fox.

“I don’t know.
I think I have a slight headache…….”

He had never caught a cold, so he didn’t know anything about the symptoms.
Karhan let out a cough that resembled an empty cough.
Tession looked at Karhan and had a bizarre expression on his face.

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