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"Why are you so gloomy today, Bella?"

Austin, who had been watching Bella, finally asked because the woman had been acting quite strangely for the last few days. Unlike usual, who is very cheerful and enthusiastic about working, Bella shows the opposite attitude. It was as if the woman felt very lazy and reluctant to work at all.

"Maybe I'm just tired, and rest would be enough to make me feel much better than this."

It was impossible for Bella to say the truth about how the woman felt so suspicious and doubtful about her decision to marry Austin. Because after all this would be Bella's own secret, it was impossible for the woman to tell the truth because of course this would hurt Austin's feelings.

"If you really feel very tired then go home and rest, I don't want to force you to work until you become sick. After all, you are my future wife and in the future all of this will be yours too. I don't want you to push yourself too hard and sweat it out just because you want to love the com