I Became the Youngest Sister-in-law of the Ruined Reverse Harem’s Male Leads - Chapter 206

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“Want something to drink?”

“Grape juice is fine.”

“Should I give you a foot massage?”

“I haven’t really walked much today, so I’m okay.”

“Then should I brush your hair? It looks uncomfortable to brush the back of your head.”

I squeezed my eyes shut.

Three months married, seven months pregnant.

There are still three months left until birth, but Edgar is restlessly wanting to do everything from A to Z for me as if I were already full-term.

“I’m not uncomfortable, so just sit there.”

“I am sitting.”

“Right. Just stay sitting there quietly like that. Should I do this? Is anything difficult? Tell me if you need anything. All those words are banned.”

“That’s—”

“I said they’re banned.”

Edgar pursed his lips and watched my expression carefully.

As my belly started to show little by little, Edgar applied for extended leave from my eldest brother-in-law, claiming he needed to stay right by my side.

My eldest brother-in-law, who was concerned about my pregnancy since I was like a daughter and younger sister to him, approved it without question, and Edgar has been following me around constantly since last month.

Thanks to that, only I became bothered. Of course, it’s nice to be with Edgar all day, but Edgar treats me as if I were a newborn baby.

He took over everything like a maid—cleaning, laundry, dishes, and so on—making sure not a drop of water touched my hands, and today he even wants to brush my hair while I’m getting ready to go out.

‘It’s severe, really severe.’

I heard that Marius, my eldest brother-in-law, does all sorts of events whenever he gets the chance to win favor during his long courtship after divorcing my eldest sister.

Leopold, my second brother-in-law, still shows his devotion even though it’s been almost 20 years since they married, and Francois, my youngest brother-in-law, was living completely under my youngest sister’s thumb.

Someone once joked that the men who marry into our family seem to have Berchio blood that makes them completely loyal to women, but in my opinion, Edgar is the ultimate among them.

‘Look at him now. He’s just watching me from behind.’

Once at my hair as I brush it, once at my face. Then when our eyes meet, he smiles hazily.

That made me burst into laughter too.

I don’t know why. It’s definitely something good, but it’s hard to explain specifically.

Maybe Edgar’s smile was contagious. Because of my lips curving up senselessly, I giggled and asked him.

“Why are you smiling?”

“Just because.”

Edgar didn’t seem to know the reason either. I giggled as I finished brushing my hair.

It was the brush Edgar had given me as a gift long ago, just before we boarded the ship returning from the Empire to Trobancha.

“Come to think of it, I’ve been using this brush for a really long time.”

“Should I buy you a new one?”

“I like this one.”

After finishing my preparations, I picked up my bag and headed to the entryway. Edgar followed behind me right until the moment I left the house, then asked.

“Should I come with you? Won’t it be hard going alone?”

“Edgar.”

When I stared at him intently, Edgar subtly changed the subject.

“Bambi, don’t make mommy tired and play quietly.”

Bambi was the baby’s nickname. After greeting the child, Edgar stroked my swollen belly and smiled broadly.

When we first met, he was a little kid not even half his current height who called me a rolling stone, but now he’s become a mountain of a man who’s crazy about me and Bambi.

“Liliana, don’t overdo it either, and if it gets hard, call home. I’ll come pick you up right away.”

“Geez. You’re sick at this point. I’ll be back.”

Before getting in the carriage, I stood on my tiptoes and Edgar naturally lowered himself.

I kissed both his cheeks with little pecks. Then Edgar grabbed my cheeks and showered my lips with short kisses.

Maybe the advantage of marriage is that physical affection becomes more natural.

It wasn’t embarrassing before marriage either, but it’s different when it becomes a daily expression.

As the pecks turned into deeper kisses, I gently pushed against his chest to separate him. Otherwise, it was obvious I wouldn’t be able to go out before sunset.

“Have fun meeting your friends.”

My beloved green eyes curved into crescents. My heart was pounding so I quickly got into the carriage.

It’s amazing how my heart races like this every time, even though it’s a face I see every day.

* * *

The friends I met after a long time had all become working adults.

Gemma had become a cultural arts reporter for a newspaper, Vicky was the owner of a famous jam shop with a 6-month waiting list, and Francesca had become a detective.

“He quit his job?”

“Not quit, extended leave. He says he won’t work until the baby can go to kindergarten. He wants to raise the child himself.”

“Edgar is more family-oriented than he looks.”

“We both don’t have parents. Edgar wants to give everything to the child.”

Edgar grew up more lonely than I did, since my older brother and sisters somewhat filled the void left by our parents.

Of course Marius, and my second sister and Leopold tried their best, but there were limits.

So Edgar was ready to pour everything into a child who hadn’t even been born yet.

He had already filled 100 things to do with the child and was on the verge of breaking through to 200.

“I never thought you two would actually get married. It was long-distance at first. Who would have known that teenage puppy love would last until now.”

Francesca clicked her tongue.

At Francesca’s words, I briefly recalled our younger days. I don’t think we were teenage puppy love though.

Edgar had liked me since he was very young, and we risked our lives together to defeat Lazarus.

After that, he quickly graduated school to end the long-distance relationship and was dispatched to Trobancha, always looking only at me both before and after marriage.

In my past life, he even helped me escape from the tower where I was trapped.

‘Now those memories have become as hazy as dreams.’

Yet I remember it. The vague affection I had for Edgar, one that even I hadn’t fully recognized.

Unlike my body that was sinking below the surface, the comb that floated up above the water. With my scattering hands, I had reached out to grasp it.

How should I express the emotions of that moment? It wasn’t hot like fire, but it was a tender affection I came to acknowledge at the edge of a cliff.

‘Looking at it this way, it’s clear that Edgar liked me more.’

I felt a little sorry for snapping at Edgar to stay still.

When I get home, I should ask him to do this and that for me.

“To think Lilliana would be the first among us to get married. I thought she’d marry last since she’s the most active.”

“That’s right. Lilliana. How does it feel to be married?”

“Hmm….”

As I thought about the answer to the question, I remembered the moment this morning when our eyes met and I burst into laughter.

There was no particular reason, but seeing Edgar smile made me feel foolishly happy and warmed my heart.

That moment seemed to capture our current situation.

“I just like everything about it.”

I answered with a beaming smile.

* * *

When I returned home, Edgar was taking an evening nap.

I watched him sleep and carefully stroked his hair.

I hope the child resembles Edgar’s fine blonde hair and green eyes.

“Liliana?”

Edgar, who had been tossing and turning in his sleep, sensed my presence and opened his eyes.

“You came back early.”

“I thought my husband might be waiting at home like a puppy, so I hurried back.”

“Good that you came. Being alone at home without you, even reading books wasn’t fun.”

Edgar pulled me onto the bed and laid me down beside him.

Then he hugged me tightly and rubbed his face against my cheek.

“I missed you.”

“You missed me? Or did you miss the baby?”

“You, of course.”

Edgar chuckled and kissed my forehead with a smooch, then fell back asleep.

Looking at Edgar who had fallen asleep in an instant, I felt strangely melancholy.

Maybe it was because old memories came back and gave me a strange sentiment.

‘I’ve been curious sometimes….’

What kind of feelings did Edgar have when he helped me escape?

The current Edgar, who doesn’t remember those times, said it must have been because he liked me, but I was curious about the specific emotions.

Since the situation was complicated, the emotions must have been complicated too.

I kissed sleeping Edgar’s cheek and went to change my clothes.

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