I Faked a Pregnancy, but My Husband Returned - Chapter 41

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Master couldn’t say anything and just swallowed dryly. Meanwhile, Judith caught her breath that had become somewhat agitated.

“Phew, I got strangely excited. Just thinking about it makes me angry. Actually, I quite like spending time with Mother, Father, and Karl, so I guess I got emotionally invested.”

“Hehe…”

“Anyway, in many ways, it meant that Ekian Meius Marquis would never return. So I haven’t been making such assumptions from the beginning.”

Judith smiled brightly again and straightened her posture.

Then she rolled her eyes once and spoke carefully with a smile.

“Um, by the way, Master. Thank you.”

“Yes?”

“For saving me from that servant earlier, honestly I was so grateful. Even if I had stayed still, the people from the Marquis’ Household would have saved me anyway…”

Judith added in a whisper. After expressing her gratitude, it seemed like the feelings she had been thinking about him all along were amplified even more.

“And thinking about it, you tried to save me at the Last Shaman’s House too… I’m grateful for that as well.”

“What.”

Laughter mixed into Master’s voice, which had been somewhat tense.

“I didn’t really save you back then.”

“Still.”

Judith stared intently at Master.

“The more I think about it, the more grateful I am, so I kept thinking about you.”

It was so frustrating that she couldn’t see Master’s expression. She had no idea how he was receiving her words.

In fact, Judith couldn’t properly understand her own feelings either, but one thing was certain.

After confessing the feelings that had been confusing her, she felt both relieved and her heart was trembling. It was an emotion she had never felt before.

After a moment of silence, Master cleared his throat and changed the subject.

“It’s nothing much, but it’s too embarrassing. Then let’s go back to the earlier topic…”

Actually, the story about Ekian Meius wasn’t very important to Judith. To be honest, since she still didn’t know Master well, she just wanted to talk about him.

However, Master seemed to strangely want to talk more about Ekian.

“Didn’t you say you used to like Ekian Meius before? Well, you don’t have to immediately condemn him as a bastard…”

“I told you I don’t like him anymore. Completely, entirely, I forgot him cleanly without any lingering feelings.”

“But since you once liked him, when you actually face him, those feelings might come back… Well, there’s no new man who has entered Judith’s heart yet, right?”

A moment of bewilderment crossed Judith’s face, which had been answering confidently.

“Ah…”

At that moment, what came to Judith’s mind was none other than Master sitting in front of her.

She had been thinking only of Master all this time anyway. She was already confused about whether she liked him or not.

Actually, from the moment he first came, hadn’t she been talking about catalogs she wasn’t even interested in because she didn’t want to hear him say he had no business and would leave?

‘But… it’s not certain yet, right?’

Judith’s face slowly began to heat up.

It was tonight that she thought she might like a man whose name, face, and even voice she didn’t know. Naturally, she couldn’t help but be confused.

The very beginning had even started with the question ‘Could Master like me?’ After asking herself that question and thinking she wouldn’t mind, hadn’t she come this far?

‘Or not? Looking at how I’m thinking like this, is it certain?’

And Master keenly noticed Judith’s momentary hesitation.

“Well, um.”

Master couldn’t hide his slightly trembling shoulders and asked carefully.

“Don’t tell me… is there someone?”

“Ah, well.”

Judith, whose hesitation was immediately caught, became slightly troubled. But she couldn’t just outright say that she was a little excited because of him.

No matter how inexperienced she was in romance, she still knew there were stages in relationships.

Moreover, hadn’t she declared to him that she ‘wouldn’t date during the contract period’?

“Well, it’s definitely not some certain and passionate feeling. Actually, we’re still in a stage where we don’t know much about each other…”

Judith waved both hands as she spoke.

“I, I want to get to know them a little more, something like that? I still don’t know well. Ahaha.”

Meanwhile, Master’s atmosphere seemed to be getting increasingly ominous. As his silence lengthened, Judith rambled on without even knowing why she was making excuses.

“I’m not completely oblivious, so I was wondering if that person likes me, thinking things like that… and it doesn’t seem too unpleasant… well, so I thought I should figure out my own feelings more… oh, but anyway!”

Eventually, Judith, who had been continuing to speak while not knowing what to do with herself, trailed off awkwardly.

“It means I don’t really understand my own feelings yet. If we keep staying close like this, it seems like feelings might develop… or maybe not…”

“I see.”

Master said while grinding his teeth.

“So it’s not yet, for now.”

“Well, for now?”

“But I understand it’s a dangerous stage if you stay close. That you’re confused but could cross the line.”

Judith slowly nodded.

“It is quite dangerous.”

Because that was the truth. She added embarrassedly.

“I didn’t know I would waver like a reed as soon as my debts disappeared and I had some leisure in life.”

“Ha.”

“But still! I should act after the divorce. I’m a sincere worker after all.”

“You’re even thinking about taking action?”

“If that person likes me too, and I like that person, is there any reason to hesitate? I want to have my own family quickly.”

It was puzzling at first, but as she talked, she somehow started getting excited.

Subtly expressing her feelings to someone she was attracted to was quite thrilling. Not being able to see Master’s expression actually gave her more courage.

‘Is this… what flirting is?’

Judith smiled broadly and rested her chin on her hand.

And she gazed thoughtfully at Master’s mask. She was genuinely curious about what face was behind that mask.

Since his physique was so good, even if his looks were just average, his overall appearance score would probably be in the upper ranks.

“A family.”

While Judith was happily letting her imagination soar, Master breathed heavily with a somehow cracked voice.

“So you want to have a family with that man? Abandoning Ekian Meius?”

“If he’s alive, Ekian Meius would definitely be a bastard, so why would I need to think about him?”

Judith quickly denied it, worried that Master might be concerned about her previous statement that she ‘used to like Ekian Meius.’

Honestly, she had never even liked him, and if her romance failed because of that fact, it would be too unfair.

Then Master stammered and objected.

“But immediately having a new family is too fast.”

“That’s true. I think so too. Everything naturally has stages.”

Even at this moment, Judith was constantly thinking ‘If we understand each other and become lovers, would I be able to see that face first?’

The woman who was mulling over her determination to take off his mask first added without realizing it.

“First, I need to start with taking it off…”

“…”

Master said nothing. He seemed speechless and just stayed still. He just froze in that sitting position.

“Th, that.”

However, Judith still couldn’t see Master’s expression, so she didn’t particularly notice his bewilderment.

Master hesitated for a long time before suddenly standing up. Then he stammered to the end while saying goodbye.

“It, it’s late at night. I’ll be going now. I, I understand Judith’s romantic preferences well.”

“Yes. Have a safe trip.”

Judith was satisfied with her flirting that had maintained appropriate boundaries. So she waved her hand contentedly.

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