She had put sleeping pills in his second bottle of wine. Had he not been so drunk, he might had noticed the slightly open cork hole. He might have also noticed the difference in taste from being mixed with the medicine. But he didn’t, not Mason who drank almost the entirety of the wine alone.

To make it seem as if something else happened between them, Johan and Mareena undressed him.

“Lady Mareena—”

“It’s okay, I can do it.”

“I’d refrain, so if there’s anything—”

“—Johan, it’s alright. We’re a couple.”

“…Understood.”

When Johan left the room, Mareena stripped and crawled into the bed in her underwear.

Will Cameron be surprised? Will she visit and see the two of us?

…But Cameron wasn’t that stupid.

As she laid down beside Mason, she closed her eyes in disgust.

In her mind, see looked to the future.

I’ll meet him tomorrow.

Tomorrow, I’ll be able to see him.

Therefore, she had to sleep early. But for some reason, she couldn’t.

Every time Mason, who was sleeping next to her, moved and tossed around, causing their bodies to touch, Mareena would wince.

In the end, she wasn’t able to sleep.

Needless to see, when Mason woke up, he jumped when he saw Mareena beside him.

“Good morning, Mason.”

Mareena opened her eyes and greeted him as if she had just woken up.

“Mareena, what is the meaning of this?”

“No way, did you forget? We drank wine and had a blast, didn’t we?”

“I, is that so?”

“Fufu, was it because it’s been so long? You were pretty intense.”

“Huh? R, really? I, intense…”

When Mareena made a display of being embarrassed, Mason panicked. Inwardly, Mareena exhaled greatly.

Considering he’s having an affair, why is he panicking from just this?

“I’m sorry. Truth to be told, I don’t remember much about yesterday.”

No wonder.

Because nothing happened.

“…How mean.”

“I’m sorry.”

“Fufu, just kidding. I don’t mind. I mean, I was drunk, too.”

“I see, I’m truly sorry…”

Mareena got dressed.

“I need to return before Cameron comes to wake me. Now, go wash up. I’ll make your bed before you finish your shower.”

“R, right.”

Mareena pushed him into the shower. In time, he’d realize that nothing happened. Before that, she needed to dispose of all the evidence.

Johan and the head housekeeper were waiting. They immediately cleaned the room.

Cameron went to wake Mareena up a little later than usual. From her slightly disheveled hair, it could be concluded that she either overslept or was panicking.

Is it because he didn’t come?

“I’m sorry I’m late. I had some businesses to attend to.”

“It’s alright. I am tired today, so I want to take it easy.”

Will Cameron notice the scent of her beloved’s perfume coming from Mareena as she prepared herself?

“…Where did you go last night?”

“Why?”

“No reason.”

“Well, I went to Mason’s room.”

“I, is that so…”

“…”

Cameron’s eyes widened slightly, while her expression soured.

How would Cameron feel discovering she had been brushed aside? Would she blame Mason? Or, would she try to seduce and convince him that she was the one who truly loved him?

If she were to forget her position and explode on Mareena, wouldn’t it be hilarious? For her to forget her place as a mistress and blame Mason for spending the night with his legitimate wife…

Well, Mareena didn’t really care.

Mareena immersed herself in work. Or at least, tried to. Thinking about what happened last night, she couldn’t get any work done and instead kept making mistakes. Not only did she almost sign an irrelevant document, she also almost misallocate the budget as well.

How unlike me to be upset.

No, it would be strange if she wasn’t upset. What an outrageous ploy. To dally with a random stranger she had only met a few times, someone she didn’t love, just to conceive…

Mareena kept making mistakes after that, and as a result, she had to conclude her business for the today.

That night, Mareena decided to retire early because she was not feeling well.

Johan eavesdropped on Mason and Cameron’s meeting. A faint voice leaked out from the door, suggesting that Cameron was hysterically blaming Mason.

As Mareena expected, love wasn’t Cameron’s only goal. It was apparent that she wanted to assume the role of Countess Westmont, as well. Quietly suppressing his anger, Johan had to leave the place.

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***T/N: Yeah! Fr, how dare Mason cheat on Cameron with his own wife!

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