LFMS l CH 54

I woke up from playing a daughter-raising game.The problem is, I’ve become the aunt who’s been bullying the heroine for years!To make matters worse, I lost the ‘player’ who could have saved her.Logging out was not an option, all I had left was a pile of debt and the protagonist I had to raise.To get out of this game, I must raise my niece well and see the ending.Then, a mysterious stranger shows up and hands me a suspicious marriage proposal…“I haven’t really thought about marriage before. It’s too hasty.”“You didn’t even give me a chance, are you refusing right away?”“I’m a bit cold-hearted.”“I like that about you, being cold-hearted.”Eden Bertenon, the Grand Duke, a name only mentioned in the game, had asked me to marry him.A man who proposes to a woman he’s never met before without so much as a glance.Although I couldn’t understand his intentions or reasons, he might be a clue to a hidden ending.“Okay. We can be a married couple who can divorce anytime under an agreement.”It was a contract marriage where we promised divorce at the same time as the proposal.I got a rational husband.I thought all that was left was to raise the heroine safely to see the ending…***“You like clean things. You don’t like holding hands or anything ambiguous, why are you doing this?”He didn’t answer immediately. The silence continued, and the lantern flickered dimly. Was it because of that? Suddenly, I felt like flames were jumping in his eyes. Eden, who had been staring at my eyes for a long time, said in a low voice.“I know. I wonder why I’m like this.”“……”“I usually think this kind of talk is a pathetic excuse or a poor attempt, but…”He suddenly twisted his lips and laughed.“I’m doing this right now. Like a fool.”