I Faked a Pregnancy, but My Husband Returned - Chapter 124

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‘A… woman?’

‘Yes. A middle-aged woman with light brown hair and green eyes, they said.’

After hearing Anne’s report, Judith could deduce who that woman was without needing any further description.

Elizabeth Ailan, or rather, Elizabeth Dail now.

The birth mother who had never once sought her out until now.

Even before, when Ekian was leading the Grey Information Guild and offered to look into her birth mother, she had turned away from it. She too had been turned away from her entire life.

But she had come now?

‘What nerve?’

That was her first thought.

‘Ron Dale even tried to kill me. Does she know about that? Or doesn’t she?’

She placed her hand on her belly with a confused heart.

She wanted to maintain her composure for the baby’s sake, but it wasn’t easy.

She couldn’t guess why Elizabeth had appeared in the Marquis’ Domain.

‘She said she just wanted to confirm whether her daughter was at the Marquis’ Estate or not. A daughter she had to meet, who she was separated from when young… She pleaded quite pitifully and mournfully, they said?’

‘What?’

‘But after being turned away several times, she hasn’t come recently. But it’s certain she’s still in the territory, they said?’

It made even less sense. If she was looking for a daughter she was separated from when young, it seemed like she should be looking for herself.

But it must have been Ekian’s orders to absolutely not let her into the Marquis’ Estate.

That meant Ekian had grasped all of this and prepared for it alone.

‘Understanding mother is difficult. Then let me follow Ekian’s train of thought.’

Ekian had practically confined her to the Marquis’ Estate, preventing her from going anywhere.

And while he let rumors openly spread that the future Marquis’ wife was at the Marquis’ Estate, he hadn’t officially placed her in the position of Marquis’ wife.

‘He wanted to hide me. Because he knew full well that mother would do something bad to me. But mother is just a commoner now. What bad thing could she do to me when I’m going to become the Marquis’ wife… Wait a minute.’

It wasn’t only causing trouble and making a scene that constituted doing something bad.

‘She pleaded quite pitifully and mournfully, they said?’

That sight itself could be something bad for Judith.

If she openly wished for something from Judith, who was now going to become the Marquis’ wife…

‘Ekian knew everything.’

Judith thought while taking a deep breath.

‘That mother would cause problems like this.’

Then how long was Ekian planning to keep her confined?

Her heart began to beat rapidly.

This was about her, yet she hadn’t known.

Ekian was covering her eyes and trying to solve everything alone again.

‘I don’t want to be foolishly ignorant of everything anymore.’

Ekian would return tomorrow.

Tomorrow, he would surely check the trap set for Elizabeth.

Judith couldn’t even guess what that trap might be.

Judith narrowed her eyes. Then during the next class time, she carefully whispered to Anne, who had come for lessons.

“Anne.”

“Yes, teacher!”

“Could I ask you for one more favor?”

“I’ll really repay you.”

In a city near Aarten, Elizabeth blinked her round, large eyes and said.

“Really, I can repay you somehow.”

“Really?”

“Of course.”

“Just because you’re an old woman who can’t do anything doesn’t mean I won’t collect the money owed. I hope you understand that.”

“Certainly.”

She nodded greatly, then signed the document acknowledging her debt.

The other party was a moneylender, and Elizabeth had just borrowed a massive amount of money from him.

“Don’t worry. I told you, didn’t I? I have a shop too.”

“Some small countryside shop… Anyway, I’m helping you out because your situation is pitiful.”

“I’ll repay it soon.”

Despite the moneylender’s fierce face, Elizabeth wasn’t intimidated at all and borrowed the large sum.

It was an amount that a commoner might or might not be able to repay even working hard their entire life, but to Elizabeth it felt like pocket change.

Because it actually was pocket change to royalty.

Since she planned to deal with royalty, she thought this amount of money was pocket change.

She took the money and immediately headed to Arten Territory.

Aarten had no moneylenders due to the high danger level from barbarian invasions. So she had no choice but to come here, but originally she intended to spend the money in Aarten.

To be precise, at the 【Grey Information Trading House】 in Aarten.

‘Whether that woman called Teacher Yus at the Marquis’ Estate is really Judith or not, and if not, where Judith is!’

Learning either one would be like hitting the jackpot for Elizabeth’s life.

And the 【Grey Information Trading House】 had demanded a massive sum, but boasted they would provide accurate information if the money was paid.

Elizabeth went around the territory gathering information about that ‘Teacher Yus’ at the Marquis’ Estate.

The woman named Yus was quite famous, so she could collect many stories.

Red hair and green eyes, somewhat plain but would become beautiful if dressed up, came to the Marquis’ Domain pregnant, and was currently in a temporary teacher position.

‘That does match Judith’s characteristics quite well.’

But there were also ambiguous points that made it hard to be certain it was Judith.

‘But she came from abroad? Didn’t she just get divorced in the Capital recently? The dates don’t match.’

Moreover, she was said to be pregnant, but Ron had said she divorced after a miscarriage. Anyway, there were many things that didn’t fit if it was Judith.

‘Did the Marquis get another woman pregnant and break up with Judith?’

If so, that Marquis had quite the taste too.

Getting a red-haired, green-eyed woman pregnant before marriage. He looked decent enough, but what strange taste.

Anyway, it was one of two possibilities.

If that woman at the Marquis’ Estate was indeed Judith, then Judith would become the Marquis’ wife.

If not, then the divorced Judith would be an irritating presence to the Marquis, like a thorn under his fingernail.

‘Either way, it’s a jackpot for me.’

She only heard the news of the Emperor’s death after arriving in Aarten. Then the only person she could attach herself to when the opportunity arose was the Marquis.

‘But I need to know for certain.’

Even though Arten Territory was said to be reasonably kind, she was still an outsider.

She couldn’t dig up information alone that even the territory residents didn’t know well.

So she visited the 【Grey Information Trading House】, as advised when she first entered Arten Territory.

The place that had opened a branch from the Capital was indeed remarkable.

‘Hmm, Elizabeth Dail? Isn’t it Elizabeth Ailan?’

When she first visited, they immediately identified her just from hearing her name.

‘You ran away to the countryside and gave up your inheritance. It was possible because you had a child to inherit all the debts… You were longtime lovers with Ron Dale even before marriage. Right?’

To know her past so well when she was merely a baron’s wife!

They even knew other information.

‘You’ve had some contact with distinguished people recently. Because of your daughter, right? Your husband already failed spectacularly.’

Elizabeth had no choice but to completely acknowledge the 【Grey Information Trading House】’s capabilities on the spot.

Such an information guild couldn’t possibly not know whether that hidden woman at the Marquis’ Estate was Judith or not.

Indeed, to Elizabeth’s question, they chuckled and answered.

‘The prospective Crown Princess at the Marquis’ Estate? Of course we know who she is. But we can’t tell you that. From here on, it’s information you have to pay to buy.’

The 【Grey Information Trading House】 seemed to already grasp her intentions.

Because they immediately continued by saying this.

‘You want to know if that woman at the Marquis’ Estate, pregnant with Crown Prince’s child, is Judith Meius, right?’

‘C-c-can you find that out?’

‘Of course. We already know.’

Elizabeth swallowed her saliva once.

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