I Became the Youngest Sister-in-law of the Ruined Reverse Harem’s Male Leads - Chapter 196

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“I was an idiot. I should have gotten down on my knees right then and there.”

As Edgar buried his face in the table, Antonio shook his head back and forth.

“It’s a cultural difference, a difference in values.”

“I completely forgot that being in Trobancha for so long meant having different values from the Empire.”

In the Empire, having a child before marriage was a big problem, but Trobancha was different.

There was no issue with a woman raising a child alone.

Since the child would be granted both Empire and Trobancha citizenship anyway, Lilliana had no reason to rush into marriage. But Edgar was anxious.

Just like how he heard whispers in his childhood about being born after causing his mother’s death, he didn’t want the child to have unnecessary stories following them around. The Empire wasn’t very open-minded about such matters.

“I don’t want to live like Marius. I can handle all the wedding preparations myself.”

Edgar’s expression grew increasingly dark.

“Marriage was just a matter of time. It was only a question of when to propose, so since we were going to get married anyway, we could just hurry it up a little…”

A strange light began to seep into Antonio’s face as he watched the helpless Edgar.

Though he usually managed his expressions well, Antonio now looked lost due to the emotions welling up inside him.

Envy, uneasiness, vague expectations. All of it mixed together, making him look like a young child wanting to escape from an uncomfortable dinner table.

“I don’t think of our baby as something that needs to be dealt with either. Rather, I want to get married quickly so I can protect and love them up close even sooner.”

“…Really?”

“Huh?”

Because Antonio’s voice was choked, Edgar turned to look at him and finally realized the situation.

Antonio shrugged his shoulders and forced a smile.

“Our dad must have married mom because he loved me too, right?”

Edgar awkwardly patted Antonio’s shoulder.

Antonio’s mother had cut off contact for several years after remarrying, and Antonio’s father had half-neglected his son while starting a new family.

So Antonio spent more time at his relative Lilliana’s house than at his own home.

“Edgar, you’re going to be a good father.”

Unlike Lilliana, who had great fantasies about family because her parents weren’t around, or Edgar, who had a strong thirst for family, Antonio was reluctant to even make lovers because of his parents who divorced when he was young.

When he was young, he didn’t even want to make friends, so he had possessive feelings toward Lilliana, who was both his relative and friend.

Though he became a famous actor on stage and received a lot of love, Antonio still seemed to have mixed feelings of love and hate toward the love his parents gave him.

“By the way, it seems like Liliana has been sleeping more since she started having morning sickness. If it doesn’t work out, move to the neighboring house. If you offer twice the market price, they’ll sell even a house they cherish.”

When Antonio changed the subject, Edgar brought up a different topic.

This wasn’t a problem to complain to Antonio about, but he had been too caught up in his own emotions to be considerate.

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“Edgar? Didn’t you go to work?”

“Is work the problem right now? I submitted a long-term leave application the day we went to the hospital together.”

Edgar, who came to Lilliana’s house early like dawn for work, had spent all night searching through books to select foods that were good for morning sickness.

He had just bought vegetables and chicken to make into broth, since clear chicken broth was said to be good for settling the stomach.

“Weren’t you hungry at dawn? You couldn’t eat dinner properly yesterday.”

“A little.”

“Wait. I’ll cook for you right away.”

Edgar had been very busy these past few days.

Before even mentioning it to the adults, he had reserved a wedding ceremony at the temple by himself, organized the guest list, and urged the contractors to hurry up the remodeling work on the newlywed home he had bought in advance.

Though he was busy handling several things at once, doing so naturally made him think of the child.

Imagining who they would resemble and what gender they would be gave him energy even when he had none.

Edgar had always felt like he was floating somewhere his whole life. When Lilliana was by his side, he felt like his feet were on the ground, but now he wanted to put down roots completely.

“Liliana. I’ve been thinking, you want to follow proper procedures and I want to get married quickly.”

He was being recognized for his work abilities at his job, and he had plenty of wealth, so there was nothing more to pursue.

Moreover, since spending time with his girlfriend was more fun than drinking outside, even before the child, he wanted to get married quickly and build a stable family for his own sake.

Marius and Leopold were also family, but they had their own first priorities.

Edgar wanted to have a first priority too. Of course, Lilliana was already the unchanging first priority in his life, but now it was time to make it more certain.

“So we can follow the procedures but speed up the process. You just need to show up. I’ll take care of everything.”

It was the moment Edgar was about to take out the ring along with the well-made food.

“Ugh!”

Lilliana covered her mouth and ran to the bathroom.

* * *

Lilliana couldn’t come out of the bathroom for over 20 minutes.

In other words, the proposal ended in complete failure.

Lilliana couldn’t remember not only that he tried to take out a ring, but also what he had said.

From the moment she smelled the food, she was too busy trying to calm her churning stomach.

‘The proposal isn’t the problem.’

From what he heard, Edith and Regina also had severe morning sickness.

Severe morning sickness seemed to run in the family, but Edgar was anxious watching it.

Lilliana was barely managing to eat lemon candies that pregnant women frequently sought.

So when she suddenly said she wanted to eat strawberries at dawn a few days ago, Edgar ran out with a very happy face.

That day, Lilliana chewed and swallowed food for the first time in almost a week.

‘I wish I could be the one suffering instead.’

Couldn’t magic be used to take on the morning sickness instead?

The more Lilliana wasted away, the more Edgar felt like dying from anxiety.

In the midst of this, Marius suddenly visited from the Empire.

“What brings you here without any contact?”

“Your face is half gone. Did you break up with Lilliana?”

“Don’t say such horrible things!”

They hadn’t met in years, and he was picking a fight as soon as they saw each other.

Even though he had a son, he was getting more childish by the day.

When Edgar got annoyed, Duke Stagecoach, the representative from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs who came to greet them, swallowed nervously.

He knew that Duke Runtvoleneu had a good relationship with the Emperor since they were cousins, but it was more than he had thought.

‘Should I prostrate myself flat even now?’

Though he was a subordinate, he had been careful around him because he was capable, charismatic, and of good status, but it would probably be most comfortable to give him VIP treatment even now.

While the Duke was thinking about how to keep his dignity safe, Edgar’s voice echoed across the port from afar.

“Dad!”

Edgar jumped down from the carriage and ran over, leaping straight into Marius’s arms.

“Edgar! My son! Wow! But you seem to have grown taller?”

“Of course. I’m the tallest in our class.”

“Didn’t you miss Dad?”

“I missed you. Sigh. This is why I told you to wait at the Imperial Palace, but you ended up coming all the way to Trobancha.”

Edgar smiled broadly with a face that looked exactly like Marius, to a chilling degree.

“But it’s good you came. Mom’s work wasn’t finished, so I was wondering if I should return to the Empire by myself.”

“The little one talks more like an adult as time goes on. Where’s Mom?”

“Mom spilled a drink in the carriage earlier, so she’s wiping her pants now.”

“Really? Then let’s hurry. Dad, I miss Mom. I’ve been missing her so much I couldn’t sleep at night.”

The father and son held hands tightly and chatted as they headed straight to the carriage.

Because it was a heartwarming sight, Edgar was envious to the point his chest ached.

‘It looks like everyone will gather in one place for Andrea’s birthday, so I should confess that day.’

Come to think of it, he thought he heard that Emilia didn’t have morning sickness.

‘I should casually ask about it.’

Even if his back gets beaten up, he should take care of Lilliana first.

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