Chapter 173 - Pot And Kettle (1/2)

Chapter 173 - Pot And Kettle

"I was the youngest of seven siblings," Emmelyn started her story "I have three sisters and three brothers and I had a chaotic childhood My mother was always tired and left the care of her children to the governesses and stewards My father was too busy with the kingdom and we barely saw him unless it was on important royal events"

Mars could sense loneliness in her voice and it ached his heart He didn't know sos

"So, you are worried that ould be too tired or too busy to take care of our kids if we have many of theo to war every year, he could understand her worry However, he had decided that he would spend more time with his family and if possible ended their invasion plans

He believed having ruled 80 of the Terra Continent was already good enough He could conquer the rest with trade agreements or other methods He was sure he would find a way

After ten consecutive years of war, he was tired Now, he just wanted to live in peace with his wife and children and developed Draec internally

Mars believed he could be a present father for his children King Jared loved his fadom and all the invasions on Mars' first seventeen years of life, the king always ed toand doting mother Despite the stress and frustration that she endured for losing her babies in the early years, Queen Elara always tried her best to take care of her sickly son

Mr Vitas helped a lot, but in the end, without his mother's dedication, Mars didn't know if he could survive his childhood

"I won't let them feel that they have to compete for our care and attention," Mars put down his cup to the table next to him and held Emmelyn's hands "I had a really lonely childhood because none of my parents' other children survive"

He added, "Yes, I have a few friends, but it's different I only ether, or train with the same teacher But, after they went back to their respective hoar had three brothers and one sister, and I envied them back then Yes, they coht with each other, but they had a happy fas very much"

Emmelyn bit her lip She could understand what the prince was feeling After knowing the Strongmoor family's history, she had developed syine, those years uess that Mars wanted to have many children to compensate for what he didn't have

However, Eive birth to too many babies If it was up to her, she would be satisfied with two children maximum

One to be the heir to the throne, and the other one to be the spare Sons or daughters wouldn'tdiscriainst by her own father She hated that If she had a daughter, she would love her as reement said three children," Emmelyn reminded the man "You must have a particular reason why you wanted three children froree when he heard her response "I didn't know you chose to have three children based on our initial agreeree with you Let's have three!"

"You haven't told me why you wanted three, by the way" E that she had been wanting to ask in the beginning, but with so ot about it

"Oh it's nothing ical, really" Mars smiled silly when he remembered the reason "I definitely want to have dom needs the heir and the spare So, actually, two children are enough forbirth to those two children, so I h I actually don't plan to have the third"

Emmelyn's eyes went so round when she heard his explanation "You what?!"

"I'uilty and batted his eyes, begging for forgiveness "I think I already told you that I love you froht at the thought that I will have to let you go after you give me children"

Emmelyn rolled her eyes

So, she was not the only one with sche plans Tsk

"Hoould you reed on three?" She crossed her arly

Mars coughed again and looked away There was a moment of silence in their charand plan in a low voice

"Uh sex with you during your fertile days Mr Vitas taught me how to count your cycle"

When Mars asked Emmelyn for three children, he did only plan to have two children, even though he didn't kno he could avoid getting her pregnant for the third time It was a spur-of-the-moment decision

However, after he nant, the prince was over the nancy could be avoided He then was dead set in his plans

The agreeive hidom back