I Faked a Pregnancy, but My Husband Returned - Chapter 60

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With Ekian’s permission secured, Judith prepared to go out without hesitation.

She put on pretty clothes and carefully applied makeup. She was doing everything just as she had seen in books.

Since she was now sharing a room with Ekian Meius, the Master might misunderstand the situation. Or he might immediately lose any feelings he had for Judith.

She absolutely had to share this situation with him and let him know that she had no feelings whatsoever for Ekian Meius.

“Oh, I should bring a gift too.”

And she also packed the small medicine bottle that Sandra had given her.

Originally it was a drug that neutralized the components of the medicine that made Ekian’s lust disappear, but it was sold to ordinary people as an expensive nutritional supplement.

‘An expensive nutritional supplement made by the ducal house’s personal physician! Isn’t it perfect as a gift that’s both modest and luxurious?’

Since Ekian would never drink that drug, it could now be considered completely Judith’s property. Sandra had even said that Judith could drink it herself.

She left the Duke’s Mansion with light steps.

“Something filthy has attached itself.”

Ekian muttered irritably while looking at a report.

The report contained information about Anais’s movements.

After obtaining information that Anais was investigating Judith’s background, Ekian immediately took countermeasures. He contacted Judith’s former school parents first, blocking all possibilities.

And he deliberately leaked information about the Grey Information Guild.

He didn’t know what Anais wanted, but he could at least understand what kind of person she was looking for.

People who appeared financially desperate, or could be made desperate, commoners who had long-standing relationships with Judith.

The Master of the Grey Information Guild also fit that description. Sure enough, Anais contacted him immediately.

[I heard the Information Guild is having difficulties.

I’d like you to take on a commission. It’s a commission regarding Judith Meius.

It’s not particularly difficult work. It’s well within your capabilities.

If you do this, the Information Guild won’t have to close down.]

He couldn’t know her exact intentions, but one thing was certain. She was planning to use Judith for some scheme.

‘It’s because she got involved with Meius. That’s all there is to it.’

Ekian sighed, feeling an inexplicable sense of guilt.

‘The Emperor’s mistress is targeting Judith after all.’

Originally, he had planned to quickly wrap up the Information Guild and say goodbye to Judith. He had no intention of continuing this double life and deceiving her any longer.

But with things turning out this way, he couldn’t abandon his identity as the Master either.

After all, you need to know the enemy’s intentions to respond properly.

Ekian wrote a reply without hesitation. Such matters had to be handled quickly without delay.

[Let’s meet after 6 PM. Please come directly to the establishment.]

Soon it would be time for his appointment with Judith. So he planned to meet after that.

‘I’ll have to maintain my identity as the Master for a few more days.’

He couldn’t understand why Judith had said she would come to see him.

‘To tell him not to come because Ekian Meius has returned?’

But the Master of the Information Guild, of all people, couldn’t possibly be unaware of that fact. Ekian Meius had returned quite noisily. The entire capital was talking about nothing else, and following that, the scandals surrounding Judith were also disappearing.

This was because Ekian had openly declared, ‘There were circumstances, I was planning to return soon.’ Judith didn’t know much about it since she wasn’t interested in high society, but he had made sure of that first thing.

He never wanted to make Judith wear that expression again. That lonely and sorrowful face she had worn on the balcony at the banquet.

He wanted to make everything she wore, all the circumstances surrounding her, seem natural and rightful.

‘But why would she want to come see me? Does she perhaps have a favor to ask?’

He imagined several painful scenarios.

Asking him to urgently deliver a letter to Huyd Soden, wanting to ask Huyd Soden to come quickly, or asking how she could secretly go to Huyd Soden… well, all his imaginings were roughly along those lines.

This was because Judith had already declared that she had ‘a man she liked.’

Just then, he heard the jingling of bells and cheerful footsteps. It was Judith.

“Hello, Master.”

Suha at the entrance guided her to Ekian quite naturally. Ekian quietly watched her enter with a bright smile from behind his mask.

Her face was bright in a different way than when she was at the Meius Estate.

A fresh smile that she showed to Ben, Isabella, and Karl, but hadn’t yet shown to Ekian.

‘I have a long way to go.’

He had thought they had become quite close, but facing her as the Master, he could tell. She still hadn’t opened her heart to Ekian.

“Have you been well?”

Judith sat cheerfully in front of him. Her prettily styled hair and the light green dress that matched her eye color beautifully were lovely.

Although he had been prescribed and was taking the drug that made lust disappear from Sandra, his heart still fluttered nonetheless.

If he hadn’t been prescribed that drug, sleeping in the same bed with Judith in her nightclothes every day would probably have driven him out of his mind.

“Yes, Judith.”

Ekian spoke leisurely.

“I heard the news. Your husband has returned?”

At that question, Judith giggled and laughed.

“Oh my, at first you used to grimace whenever I mentioned husband, wife, daughter-in-law and such, but now you’re the one bringing up such things?”

There certainly had been such days. But now he loved that title so much.

As if this had been the right place from the beginning.

“But I’ve finished talking with Young Marquis Ekian. We’ve decided to part ways appropriately after some time passes.”

Wait.

It seemed like a lot had been omitted.

He hadn’t said they would part ways so definitively.

“I’m definitely going to live my own life!”

Judith declared in a combative tone.

“I’ll definitely work hard with the man I like until our hearts connect!”

That was the moment.

Ekian’s vision became briefly blurry and strange auditory hallucinations began.

“So you were hiding here, Judith. I had hoped it wouldn’t be this place.”

“E-E-Ekian…”

“Where is the child?”

It was a scene he had never experienced or even imagined.

“I asked where my child is.”

It was strange.

Why was he hearing hallucinations about a child that didn’t even exist…

Judith wasn’t even running away, she was sitting perfectly fine right in front of him.

While he couldn’t respond due to the hallucinations, Judith’s words continued.

“Anyway, thank you so much for the Crown Prince’s matter. I knew the Master was capable, but I didn’t know you were that capable. But did you know that Young Marquis Ekian Meius would return?”

Because of the mask, Judith couldn’t notice at all that Ekian’s eyes had lost focus.

“Master? Master?”

“…Ah.”

The hallucinations that had suddenly struck disappeared just as suddenly. Ekian continued the conversation without showing any sign.

“I’m sorry. I’ve been dizzy for a moment because I’ve had too much work lately.”

“Oh, is that so?”

Judith looked very worried but also seemed to sense good timing. She suddenly rummaged through the bag she had brought and pulled out a glass bottle.

“Actually, I have a gift.”

She said with a bright smile. The glass bottle even had a small ribbon attached.

“It’s a nutritional supplement made by the Meius Ducal House’s personal physician, and it’s quite expensive. You don’t look well, so please try it.”

“Ah, thank you.”

Originally, Ekian had never once thought about lacking energy or stamina. But this was already the second time he had heard hallucinations.

In that case, taking a nutritional supplement seemed like a good idea. It was even a gift from Judith.

“Come to think of it, this is the first time I’ve received a gift from Judith.”

He chuckled softly as he accepted the medicine bottle.

“Huyd Soden at least got to drink some alcohol, but I haven’t received anything until now, have I?”

“Oh my, that’s true.”

“I’ll definitely take it.”

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