More women should be able to learn about business, even though that's what makes Chloe unique it'd be nice if there were female friends so she could talk business with without the Duke hovering in the background warding off men
Watch it there boys. The red executioner of Lille is hanging out near the punch bowl and if the duke gets annoyed enough he (the duke) might request a demonstration of the executioners ' skill...
my wife shows signs of possession now that the duke holds his wife dearly now
In the overall progress of their relationship, the change make sense from having him addressing her from 'wife' to 'my wife'
A slight change to convey the duke's feelings
@Mai_loves_icecream are you ‘cancer’? My sister is too, her horoscope for today said she’d be otherwise healthy, but a headache might bother her.
Anyways, take care! 😊
In some Asian languages, you refer to your spouse as husband or wife... I remember a Chinese author (Amy Tan?) reminiscing about her childhood, saying that when she went to a Chinese school all the mothers told the children their fathers' names before sending them- because they were so used to hearing their moms call them "husband" the kids really might not have known their true names. I'm guessing the "wife" thing here is something similar. It's a cultural thing.
Doesn't he use "Wife" because their contract says to do so? I distinctively remember a previous chapter specifically mentioning it when Alphonse thinks about how distant it sounds. Unless I'm misremembering.