Ruby finally lifted her head and looked into Matthew's eyes, which seemed as sharp as knives. Even so, those golden eyes could always trap Ruby into his charms, making her forget that the man before her was a scary person.
"I'm willing to go with you, Your Majesty." Ruby wrote it down on the piece of paper she picked up earlier.
Writing in Matthew's hand was more practical, but Ruby had always felt it inappropriate to touch the king's hand for long.
"Then why do you look gloomy? Are you sad that you have to leave your house?" Matthew's eyes went straight to Ruby's ruby eyes and paid attention to every detail of the expression the woman made.
Ruby writes fast. "I don't have fond memories of that house, so there's no reason for me to feel bad about leaving it."
Matthew took a deep breath, then put his elbow on the carriage window. His eyes then went out the window, looking at the Wridal Kingdom's streets filled with vast expanses of green fields.
"Are you afraid of me, Lady?" there was no intonation of disappointment in Matthew's voice. The man spoke as if the topic was ordinary to him.
Ruby didn't reply. Her eyes were moving wildly because she was nervous, while her hand gripped Helena's hand tightly as if she wanted to ask for support from her mother.
Matthew finally looked back at Ruby's face and asked, "Have the rumors about me already spread in your kingdom?"
Ruby was stunned for a moment, then nodded slowly.
At first, Ruby thought that Matthew would be angry, but the woman didn't expect that she would hear Matthew's laughter in return. "You've heard all the bad rumors about me, but why still dare to be my mate?"
"You promised me the position as the queen and my mother's health." Write Ruby without hesitation.
"You seem to recognize yourself as a gold digger." Joked Matthew.
Ruby's expression turned sullen, and she hastily wrote a defense. "You also want to take advantage of me. So we're even."
For a moment, Matthew just smiled. That smile managed to erase the scary impression on his face, making Ruby feel more relaxed and also smile at Matthew in return.
"You finally put on another expression on your face. Are you not afraid of me anymore, Milady?"
Ruby clenched her fists until her knuckles turned white. She didn't know how to answer that question because Ruby herself had not been able to define her feelings at this time.
She had a sense of dread from knowing the many rumors about Matthew Harelle. However, Ruby is also aware that the attitude shown by Matthew is not that bad.
Even so, Ruby couldn't be sure whether Matthew's attitude would remain the same or not when they arrived at the Veritas Kingdom.
Because basically, everyone always pretends at the beginning to give a good impression to people they just met.
"Rumors are indeed horrible things." Matthew's smile slowly dimmed and was replaced by a serious expression. "Milady, I can't say that all the rumors that exist are bullshit, but I want you to know one thing I will never bring any harm to you."
"However, of course, such a word like that would sound like bullshit to you. That's why I want to change our agreement."
Ruby opened her eyes widely. She was afraid Matthew wouldn't want to heal her mother again because offended by Ruby's attitude.
Ruby was about to write an apology sentence. However, her hands immediately froze when she heard Matthew say, "If after marrying me you are not feeling happy, then I am willing to cancel the contract and let you leave the Veritas Kingdom."
"But of course, there's a time limit, Milady," Matthew said, "I'm giving you three months to decide whether you want to stay with me or not. After that, I will accept whatever you wish, Milady."
Ruby's hand that was holding the pen trembled. In all her life, Ruby has never been given a choice to determine what she wants. Everyone was constantly setting it up, so much so that Ruby forgot that she was also capable of having an opinion.
"What if I get pregnant and decide to leave?" asked Ruby.
Ruby is not a woman who is entirely innocent in bed matters. Like other women, she had also secretly read Liliana's erotica literature, so Ruby knew that it was impossible for them to do nothing after the wedding was officiated.
"Then you may leave the Veritas Kingdom after giving birth, and I will fulfill my promise to guarantee your safety after giving birth to an heir for me." Matthew says, "Wherever you want to go, there will always be soldiers protecting you from afar."
Matthew said all this calmly, but Ruby could see the blueish color starting to dominate the feelings around Matthew. The blue color was faint but enough to read Matthew's feelings.
The Blue color symbolizes sadness or disappointment.
[Does he feel disappointed if I choose to leave?]
Ruby didn't understand why Matthew had to go to all that trouble for Ruby.
The man could force her to stay in the Veritas Kingdom or throw her away if Ruby wanted to leave.
However, he always tries to ensure the welfare of Ruby's life regardless of what choice Ruby makes.
Matthew's attitude increases the trust in Ruby's heart, making the woman start trying to forget the rumors about Matthew out there.
"Thank you very much, Your Majesty. You were good to me." Write Ruby.
Matthew just responded with a faint smile, then supported his head with his left hand. At that moment, Ruby just remembered that Matthew had been injured.
Realizing that Ruby continued to pay attention to his wound, Matthew immediately rolled his sleeves up to his elbows.
How surprised Ruby was when she saw that Matthew's skin surface looked smooth. There wasn't a wide gaping wound there, not even a scar. If Matthew's clothes weren't stained with blood, Ruby might have thought he wasn't injured.
"I have a high regeneration ability, so a small wound like that can heal in seconds."
Ruby was dumbfounded. She had never seen such a phenomenon before. Even highly skilled werewolves had to wait half an hour for the wounds to heal fully.
No wonder the kings of the Raeludin Empire would rather avoid Matthew than have a conflict with him. Even the emperor gave the Veritas Kingdom the privilege to have its own laws after Matthew became king.
It turns out they did that out of fear of Matthew's power.
Marquess Barnette should be grateful that Lucas saved him today because otherwise, he might have died at Matthew's hands, and Greysen wouldn't have cared about him.
When Ruby wanted to write a reply on paper, she realized that all the papers she picked up were already full of writing, so she had nowhere else to write her thoughts.
"Need a place to write, Milady?" Matthew stretched out his palm in front of Ruby.
Maybe it was just an illusion, but Ruby seemed to see yellow starting to dominate the color of Matthew's feelings.
Ruby blinked a few times to ensure the color she saw wasn't wrong. However, no matter how often Ruby did that, the color that appeared was always yellow. Even that color suppressed the colors of other feelings that had never been extinguished in Matthew's body.
[Why is he suddenly happy? Is he secretly laughing at me, who always runs out of paper when I want to talk?]
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[Mini Theater]
Matthew: *Happy because he wants to touch Ruby's hand so badly*
Ruby: Is he laughing at me? What a scumbag!
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From author :
LOL. I think Matthew should be patient because his future wife is terrible at reading love signs. By the way, what do you think about their interaction so far?