Chapter 109 [part 1] (2/2)

“…Yes.”

Lucia smiled faintly and glanced at Beth’s swollen belly.

‘How does it feel to have another life growing inside of you?’

Lucia was curious about the feeling that she had never experienced in her dream and would probably never experience in reality. She had heard that as a baby grew, they would move and kick inside. How did that feel, too?

She heard that the pain of childbirth was terrible enough to die. There was also no small amount of women who had things go wrong after giving birth to a child. It was a life-risking experience for a woman to give birth to a child.

‘Even then, it’s fine. I think I can bear any pain.’

Lucia looked at her husband, who was standing some distance away, talking with the king and a few nobles. He had never once brought up the topic of a child.

‘Does he still not want a child?’

Maybe it was because it was peak spring and the weather had gotten distinctly warmer. The rustling spring breeze wove into Lucia’s heart, shaking it up.

She wanted to have a child. She wanted to lovingly carry his child and become their mother after giving birth. ‘Should I take the infertility cure without telling him?’ she had thought about this a few times. She knew that the two of them were still young and had a lot of time left. But Lucia felt that the days passing by were a pity.

“I heard that His Majesty is pushing for the marriage of the princesses remaining in the palace.”

“I heard that too. Exactly how many princesses are still remaining in the palace?”

From being occupied with the thought of a child, Lucia’s interest was instantly shifted as she concentrated on the topic of the clamoring noblewomen.

Hugo acted like he was listening to the person chattering at his side while he searched for his wife with his eyes. He didn’t like the customary practice of men and women gathering separately to discuss.

He wanted to keep his wife by his side, but the problem was that nobody else was doing that. And his wife didn’t like standing out.

Sometimes, he checked on her. It was something like a habit. If he couldn’t spot her for a long time, he got needlessly nervous. He saw her gaze shift somewhere momentarily as she talked with the noblewomen.

At first, he didn’t care, but after seeing her do it a few times, he wondered what she was looking at and followed her gaze. The queen stood where his wife was looking at.

‘Is she still bothered about the things from a few months ago?’

He was worried that his wife had still not forgotten about the incident behind David’s death.

But after looking more closely, he realized that she was not looking at the Queen but slightly lower, at the noticeably prominent stomach of the Queen.

Suddenly, it felt like a bang resounded through his ears.

Translator’s Corner:

[1] I used ‘Your Royal Highness’ instead of ‘Your Highness the Queen’ as I’ve been using.

[2] Her father is Duke Ramis.

[3]Hear news: about time to hear news of Lucia’s pregnancy.

***The next one is…twice as long ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°).

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