I Faked a Pregnancy, but My Husband Returned - Chapter 153

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Meius Marquis’ Palace in the Capital.

“Alex is coming? Really?”

Karl clapped his hands excitedly upon hearing the news.

“My goodness, he takes after me! Smart from a young age, called a genius!”

Isabella and Ben looked at their son with complicated expressions.

It was good to see their son happy, but having to constantly watch his arrogant behavior was exhausting.

“Brother and sister-in-law must be comfortable too. Since you’re raising such a clever child. Must be easy to raise him, right?”

Karl said with a smile, resting his chin on his hand.

Isabella felt like she was boiling inside but held back for now.

She had received advice from those around her to be careful, as arguing with and scolding an adolescent child over every word would make him shut his mouth completely.

Moreover, Isabella and Ben had been badly hurt once before when Karl shut his mouth. They had been completely unaware that a maid named Sera was secretly abusing Karl.

It was terrifying to think how Karl would have grown up if not for Judith. He probably wouldn’t have eaten, wouldn’t have read books, and would have shut himself in his room, unable to function as a person.

Compared to that, now he at least ate well, read books well, and got along well with various people.

Karl was even cunning, so he acted fake in front of noble children because he had to manage his reputation.

That’s why he recently developed the hobby of mixing in with commoner children while hiding his identity and showing off to his heart’s content.

Isabella and Ben were extremely worried. In fact, they had secretly written a letter asking Ekian for advice.

[I ran away from home…

I think the most important thing is to make sure he doesn’t keep secrets from his parents. If you trust him and watch over him, won’t he eventually gain great insight and mature?

There will be an opportunity for him to realize that the world doesn’t easily go his way.]

Ekian had sent that reply for now, but he himself was also worried that Alex might grow up that way.

[But… Alex is still young, so there’s a possibility he won’t grow up like that, right?]

Regardless of how much the two parents were worrying, Karl felt tremendous kinship with Alex.

Alex had been exceptionally bright and quick to understand situations from a very young age, just like Karl.

“As I’ve been hanging out with commoner children, I’ve noticed that among four-year-olds, there’s no one as clever as our Alex. Brother and sister-in-law have been blessed.”

Karl said boastfully.

“He’ll grow up just like me, so what’s there to worry about?”

Isabella wanted to tell him that they were both worried about exactly that, but barely held back.

She controlled her anger by recalling the guilt of not taking good care of him when he was young.

“I should take Alex with me too.”

“Huh?”

“I’ll let everyone know how smart my nephew is too.”

Of course, when Karl hung out with commoner children, there were guard knights hiding nearby in disguise, so it wasn’t dangerous. But now he wanted to take four-year-old Alex along?

“Everyone will be amazed, right?”

Karl grinned and muttered with an expectant face.

“They’ll make dumbfounded expressions saying it’s their first time seeing such a clever four-year-old, right? Just thinking about it makes me proud.”

“Karl, but then you’d be watching Alex alone all that time… Taking care of a child isn’t easy.”

“What’s difficult about it? Alex isn’t an ordinary child. He’s a genius like me.”

Isabella and Ben looked at each other with troubled eyes.

“Well… let’s ask Ekian and Judith about that.”

A few days later, Ekian and Judith arrived carrying Alex.

Karl exclaimed in admiration when he saw Alex in Ekian’s arms as he got out of the carriage.

“My goodness, he’s gotten even cuter!”

No one could deny those words. Alex, with his chubby cheeks and bright smile, was as adorable as an angel.

Isabella and Ben, who had always been troubled by their son’s adolescence, also smiled brightly for the first time in a while and rushed to the child.

“Alex!”

Alex smiled happily and waved his hand.

“Grandma! Grandpa!”

Ben quickly took Alex in his arms with a moved expression.

Karl watched this scene, clutched his heart, and shouted.

“Look at that! What four-year-old has such clear pronunciation! He’s definitely a genius who takes after me!”

“Uncle Kaarl!”

“That’s right, Alex! It’s Uncle!”

A welcome full of doting followed. Judith and Ekian looked at each other and shrugged their shoulders.

“We were instantly pushed aside.”

“That’s right. No one’s welcoming us, are they?”

Behind Ben, Isabella, and Karl, who were holding onto Alex and rejoicing, the couple stepped back and laughed helplessly. Isabella quickly shouted.

“You’re just realizing that now? Hurry up and get lost on your date!”

Ben also chimed in without even looking at them.

“There’s no one here who welcomes you. So enjoy your time together to the fullest and come back late, very late! Even if you come back early, there won’t be any dinner.”

Ekian looked at this scene and took Judith’s hand.

As their interlocked fingers became firmly entwined, Judith’s cheeks turned red.

Even though they were a married couple who lived together every day, coming to the capital made her feel strange somehow.

Moreover, the Meius Mansion was right in front of them.

She remembered a few years ago when she went back and forth through the secret passage with Master, their bodies brushing against each other, overlapping in the narrow wardrobe, being careful even of their breathing.

Not knowing a single face or piece of voice, why did she tremble and flutter so much when facing him…

She had consciously tried not to pay attention to her husband Ekian, who appeared with a sculpture-like face.

It was because she felt awkward sharing a room with her husband while her heart was with someone else.

Looking back now, those were precious times wasted.

Eventually, the Meius Mansion, which she now stood in front of again after taking a long detour hand in hand with him, had become a space that made her flutter in a different way.

Inside here, their child would run around and be loved…

“What are you doing? Get out right now!”

“Wait a minute!”

At Isabella’s stern command, Karl quickly shouted.

“Brother, I’ve been playing with commoner children lately, can I take Alex there too? The guard knights are all hiding nearby, so there won’t be any danger!”

At those words, Ekian tilted his head and answered.

“It’s fine, but… Karl, won’t it be hard for you? If it’s a place where you’re playing with commoner children, you can’t bring a wet nurse along, and having a child watch a child…”

It was exactly the same content as what Isabella had said.

“Neither I nor Alex are ordinary children.”

Karl said boastfully.

“There’s no problem. What could be difficult about it? Brother, raising a genius son isn’t hard for you at all either, right?”

At those words, Ekian’s expression became strange. Judith also had to quickly lower her head to hold back her laughter. While Isabella and Ben held their foreheads with worried faces, Ekian quickly composed his expression and answered.

“That’s right, Karl.”

His eyes sparkled gently.

“Alex is very smart, just like you. He speaks well and is very clever for his age. Have a good trip.”

Then he whispered to Judith.

“Let him get a harsh lesson once.”

Judith now felt like her face would burst from trying to hold back her laughter. Ekian shrugged his shoulders and added.

“Then shall we go on a date in the meantime? To our heart’s content.”

Then with a sly face, he said to Isabella.

“Could we stop by the mansion briefly? We can’t go out like this, so we’ll wash up, change clothes, and get lost right away.”

“Hmph, I’ll allow that much. Go and have fun with confidence. Even staying out overnight is fine.”

Eventually, Judith and Ekian entered the mansion, mingling among their beloved family members.

Ben quickly entered his room with Alex, so they couldn’t even greet their son.

“Well… we’ll see him tonight anyway.”

Although they were actually tired from all the traveling, Judith and Ekian felt rushed.

They had to make the best use of their given time to spend it together.

They changed into the light clothes that commoners wore, which they had prepared in advance.

Judith, wearing a simple floral dress, seemed to have returned to being the twenty-year-old visiting teacher who used to roam the alleys.

“Let’s go.”

Ekian, even wearing disguise glasses, extended his hand.

“To play at being lovers.”

Come to think of it, they had never once been in a relationship that could be called lovers.

Judith took Ekian’s hand with an excited voice.

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