The Blackened Second Male Lead’s Wife - Chapter 53

When I said that, Kuhn burst into laughter. Then he shook his head and said.

“I think you’re forgetting that I’m a doctor. I’m only interested in saving the dying, so I’m not interested in killing the healthy. Be at ease and eat.”

“……”

I still didn’t really believe him.

I sat calmly in a chair and held a fork.

“So, why did you call for me?”

“Why do you think I called you? Obviously, it’s because of yesterday.”

I asked, cutting the pointed part of the fluffy piece cake with a fork.

“Do you want an apology from me?”

“If I do, will you apologize?””

“If you apologize too.”

I opened my mouth and put the cake in my mouth. Kuhn said to me while I munched on the sweet cake.

“That’s strange. When we first met, I thought you were a meek lady. How did you turn out to be so haughty?”

“I was trembling a lot at that moment.”

“Then why aren’t you trembling right now?”

Bang!

I said, slabbing the fork in the middle of the flat chocolate cake.

“You insulted my boyfriend!”

I looked at him, not hiding my ferociousness.

“Lucian is not a monster. He is just a person…”

“…….”

“He just has a little bit of special power.”

There was a silence between the two of us. After a while, I heard a laugh that seemed to be teasing me.

Kuhn giggled and said.

“This is gold! I thought he only had an ugly and ordinary noble lady as his fiancee, but turns out that wasn’t it.”

“……”

“Even I, a doctor from another country, know how Kardien is treated in the empire. The hero of the empire, the prodigy knight. But they’re all superficial compliments. They call him all these admirable titles and the only thing they gave him in return was a small piece of land and his humble status as a lord. The imperial aristocrats had no intention of recognizing Kardien. If a stranger suddenly invades and insults him, they keep their mouth shut.”

Meaning, at best, all Lucian got was the tiniest bit of respect and a facade of love from the people.

My heart sank at his words.

Because everything he said was true.

Kuhn looked at my sunken face and spoke softly.

“Well, that’s that, but that’s not what I called you here for. Let’s get back to business.”

I flinched at the word ‘business.’

He means we need to talk about yesterday.

From what I know, he was not someone to say, “We both offended each other, so make up and get along.”

I gulped down my saliva, wondering if he was going to want an apology from me, and Kuhn continued.

“Is it uneven right now?”

“…What?”

“Are my eyes messy today?”

I slowly looked up at Kuhn.

Looking at Kuhn’s face for the first time today, I can see that he had on a heavy makeup look as usual.

And just as it was yesterday…

“….Damn it. I guess it’s still uneven.”

Kuhn frowned and sighed. He looked at me with an annoyed face.

He stared at me long enough to make me embarrassed, and said with bright eyes.

“Even though you’re ugly, your makeup makes your face worthy to look at. Did the maid do it for you?”

“No, I did it myself.”

Kuhn’s eyes widened at my words. For the first time, his arrogant face looked shocked.

In that expression, I found a clue on how to unravel his heart.

* * *

The empire did not develop color makeup.

Because elegance and purity were regarded as the best qualities. Most of the nobles worked hard on their clear skin and colored lips.

Dark eye makeup was not particularly attractive.

But…!

“Lord Kuhn, you…”

I covered my mouth while looking at Kuhn’s face without makeup.

Kuhn’s bare face without makeup…

“Who are you?”

“Are you teasing me?”

“Oh, no. It’s not that. It’s just you look so different with makeup on.”

Kuhn, who looked extremely handsome man with heavy makeup, had a surprisingly innocent face.

As for how innocent his face is, if I didn’t know that this person was Kuhn, and he asks me ‘Do you have any money?’ I would have been swindled by him.

‘In a good way, he looks innocent, in a bad way, he looks like a pushover.’

I nodded with admiration at Kuhn’s face.

Kuhn looked at me, who was dumbfounded, and raised his eyes.

I would have never imagined this while seeing him with makeup on, but now I can only see him with a scared face and round eyes.

I tried hard not to laugh and said.

“Now, I’ll teach you how to do eye makeup.”

That’s right. Kuhn was a growing makeup guru!

Kuhn, who naturally looked very innocent, had a huge complex about his face.

That is when he said he became interested in makeup.

Whenever he put on makeup, every woman, who looked at him, rushed to him, screaming “Kya!”

“Guys hate men that use makeup, but they teased me less for my face after I started using it. They used to look down on me, but they’ve kept silent ever since I held up a surgical knife.”

“Of course. That’s the charm of eye makeup.”

I nodded with sympathy.

I look like a cat, so I can’t go anywhere with a bare face, but wearing thick eye makeup, I look more like a tiger with wings.

No one would say anything to me and just stared, while their shoulders shrunk and took a step back.

That was the essence of a villainous makeup look.

I had a makeup tool in my hand that I told Anne to bring.

I looked at Kuhn sitting in the chair with serious eyes and said.

“Close your eyes.”

Now, I’ll show you the magic of how to turn from a pushover to a villain.

* * *

That day, I passed everything I had to do the villainous makeup look to Kuhn.

Kuhn has good sense for these things, and above all, he was good at things that require hand dexterity, which explains his profession.

In half a day, he mastered eye makeup.

Heavy makeup that doesn’t smear or smudge even if you sweat all day.

Kuhn looked at his face in the mirror and smiled with satisfaction.

“It looks good.”

His smirk made him look like a villain who ruled over the world. Anyone would be overwhelmed by his big and bright eyes.

I handed Kuhn the tools I used for the makeup.

“Using a used tool might feel a bit uncomfortable, but it’ll take me some time to get you a new one. Just use those until then.”

Surprised by my generosity, Kuhn said.

“You seemed like a lady with a really foul personality, but you’re surprisingly nice.”

“Yeah that’s how it is with me. But it’s the opposite with Lord Kuhn, right?

Kuhn burst into laughter instead of anger at what I said.

“You’re a really funny woman. I’ve never been beaten in a fight before.”

“Would you like to be beaten?”

“Nevermind. I was just kidding.”

Kuhn said with bent eyes.

I didn’t feel any resentment towards me on Kuhn’s giggling face.

At the very least, he didn’t run to the emperor and demanded my death for what I said.

Feeling relieved, I got up to leave.

“Then I’ll get going.”

“Aye, you’re leaving already? Stay for a little bit longer.”

For how long have we been doing this?

I was taken aback by his sudden change in attitude, and I narrowed my eyes.

“I’m busy.”

“Then when will you have time?”

“I will be busy.”

“Are you trying to avoid me?”

If you already know the answer to that, don’t ask.

I answered with my eyes and packed my bag. Looking at me, Kuhn said.

“Hey, I don’t have any bad intentions. It’s just that I want to return the favor for teaching me makeup. I don’t want to seem ungrateful.”

“……”

I made eye contact with Kun.

He was sitting in a chair and I was standing, so my head was tilted down at him.

“Then, please do me a favor.”

“What is it?”

Kuhn looked at me with anticipation.

He looked very excited to know what kind of request I would make.

I said to the sparkling man with twinkling eyes.

“In a few days, Lucian will be returning to the capital. Apologize to Lucian for what you said yesterday if you see him.”

“……”

“I will also apologize to Lord Kuhn.”

I curtsied, signaling my departure.

What kind of face did Kuhn make at that moment?

He didn’t laugh or seemed offended, so I can hope for the best, right?

* * *

Just as I hoped, Kuhn didn’t retaliate against my request.

Kuhn continued to treat the emperor with utmost care.

The Empress Dowager didn’t seem angry either.

A few days later, my father, who was very concerned, returned to being the Too-Much-Talker he is.

My life became peaceful and beautiful once again.

‘…except for this hideous thing.’

I crossed my arms and stared at the herb. It was a gift that Kuhn sent today.

Herbal herbs’ most unique feature is their appearance. This one looked very human-like, so much so that I thought about providing it with a pair of underwear as it looked to be a very muscular man.

As I stood there, herbs were emitting an incredible scent.

In short, it was horrid.

I thought while looking at the herb with a contemptuous face.

‘Why did he send me such a scary thing? Was he pretending to not hate me so he can trick me with this?’

Suspicious of Kuhn’s intentions, I picked up the hideous object to throw into the fire, but my father came toward me and shouted.

“Stoppp! Isn’t that a piece of the wild tree? The legendary medicinal herbs that are more precious than diamonds and grow only in the deep mountains?! No matter how ill you are, if you eat one piece of this, you become super strong! Those who can only crawl on their knees can suddenly get on their feet!”

Is this hideous thing that valuable?

My father continued with a serious expression, carefully taking the wild tree from my hands.

“It’s a very delicate herb, so you have to take good care of it. You should wrap it in fresh moss so sunlight doesn’t ruin it.”

“…..”

“And you have to give a lot of love and affection. Oh precious herb, you were surprised, right? I’ll take care of you from now on.”

My father disappeared with a warm face and the herbs in his arms.

Staring blankly at my father, I thought to myself.

‘Why the hell did he send that to me?’

Is it in return for teaching him makeup? I only asked him to apologize to Lucian.

Is he saying he doesn’t want to do that?

Does he still resent me?

‘You bastard.’

I sighed with my eyes closed.

‘Whatever. It doesn’t matter.’

That wasn’t the important thing.

Today is the day Lucian comes back!

I hummed while putting on makeup and a dress that I chose after much consideration.

‘Beautiful.’

It’s been a while since I’ve done this. I look much prettier like this.

My heart thumped.

It’s amazing.

How my heart can pound every day.

Lucian said he would come to see me as soon as he returned to the capital, but it was too hard to wait calmly.

I came out of the mansion with pinkish cheeks.

Soon, I will be meeting Lucian in front of the gate.

I want to see him as soon as possible.