Things I Didn’t Know Because It Was The First Time

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As he said, every detail of Viktor’s weaknesses was specified in the paper.
They were the secrets of his, only Scarlett knew.  Among them, there was a slanderous column.
It detailed a friend close to Viktor when he was a cadet, who was now an officer in the Vestinian Army.

What was not a big matter when Viktor was in school had now been made into a stake.
The problem was a magnified insult, now that his relationship with Vestina deteriorated.

Reading the newspaper with a blank expression on his face, Viktor looked down at Scarlett.

“You sold me for that drug,” Viktor muttered.

Scarlett felt her head hurt even more at the sound of his cool voice.
She wanted to explain something, but her head was blank, and nothing came to mind.

“Nonsense,” Scarlett muttered.

It was true that she was looking for that drug.
It was for her older brother, Isaac Crimson, who became blind in an accident.
Of course, Isaac was precious to Scarlett, but she could not have betrayed her husband for him.

Confused, she hurried to grab the collar of Viktor’s coat.

“You know how much I love you.
Do you think I would betray you for Isaac, knowing how hard you worked to become royalty?”

“It’s not a thought, it’s a fact.”

“Because it’s not!”

“Then why are you hiding here instead of coming home?”

“That’s…you said… I don’t remember.” At her repeated insistence, Viktor, Evan, and his secretary Blight who'd also entered, looked uncomfortable.

Scarlett felt like she was going crazy for not being able to remember.
But to those except herself, it seemed like she was trying to avoid the subject because she had betrayed her husband.

“Viktor, please.
Trust me,” Scarlett said, reaching out to hug Viktor.

But Viktor pulled her arms down.

“Stop talking nonsense.” He spoke in a hoarse voice to contain his anger.

“Really…”

“Tell me if you were threatened.
Or if there was torture.”

Even the thoughts that were barely coming to mind, subsided as his cold voice sank like the weight of a pendulum.

When Scarlett couldn’t open her mouth, puzzlement clear on her face, Viktor continued.

“It’s okay to lie, so say yes.
Then I will try to understand.”

“That…”

Scarlett’s sweet wine-coloured eyes were wet with pain and frustration.
As Viktor’s expression contorted in front of her, she even felt fear.
Scarlett couldn’t resist the pressure and answered.

“Intimidation or torture… I don’t think there was any.
I think…”

After stating so, seeing Viktor about to leave,  Scarlett raised her arms and hurriedly wrapped them around her husband's neck.

“I must have lost my mind for a moment.
I’m sorry, Viktor.”

Then Viktor laughed and muttered. 

“Should I send my wife to the monastery?” At his words, Scarlett froze; her movements slowed to a still.