I Faked a Pregnancy, but My Husband Returned - Chapter 61

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Well, it wasn’t to the extent of desperately seeking nutritional supplements, but anyway, Sandra’s skills were trustworthy enough.

“That’s really true…”

Judith smiled softly and lightly retorted.

“But the alcohol was brought by Huyd. I’d like you to correct that.”

“Anyway, isn’t that ‘good conversation time’ you had with the alcohol more important?”

“Well, I suppose so.”

The following words were also refreshing.

“Come to think of it, Master got sulky when you didn’t do that before. He told you not to come visit him.”

“Sulky, you say.”

Ekian chuckled and waved his hand.

“Let’s say he was angry.”

Thinking about that time made his insides boil even more.

It seemed like Ekian Meius still hadn’t surpassed Huyd Soden’s shadow, so he thought he needed to work harder.

“Ah, and there’s something I need to tell you.”

“Yes, what is it?”

“Do you happen to know Countess Anitas? She’s the Emperor’s mistress…”

“If you mean Anais, I know her.”

Judith said calmly.

“I had some acquaintance with her before the Ailan Baronial Family fell. The young ladies of ordinary noble families living in the capital tend to socialize with each other.”

“I see. Were you close?”

“Well.”

Judith tilted her head.

“Actually, that’s a difficult question for me to answer. When the Ailan Baronial Family fell, no one helped me. I naturally understand their position, but after going through something like that, I don’t think of anyone as close.”

Ekian was immediately at a loss for words. Judith’s words were reasonable and left no room for further questioning.

“But why Anais? I don’t have any particular memories about her.”

“She’s been digging around for information about you.”

“Oh my.”

Judith tilted her head and murmured.

“Now that reminds me of something.”

“What?”

“She liked Young Marquis Ekian Meius.”

“…Excuse me?”

“There’s nothing surprising about it. All the girls my age liked the Young Marquis back then.”

Judith said matter-of-factly.

“Especially Anais was very pretty, so she seemed to think she had more of a chance. She also seemed to have a strong desire for social advancement. Actually, it’s quite surprising that she’s one of His Majesty the Emperor’s mistresses, but she is that pretty. She was definitely the most popular among our peers.”

“…I’m not sure.”

“If you don’t call that pretty, what would you call pretty?”

Ekian swallowed the words ‘You’re prettier’ that were in his mind. Instead, he asked a question he’d been curious about.

“Weren’t you very popular?”

If there had been gatherings among the mediocre nobles of the capital in childhood, there surely would have been young noble sons there too.

It didn’t seem like Judith would have been unpopular among them.

Could there have been male friends she was quite close to? A strange curiosity arose.

“Uh, I’m not sure.”

Judith answered indifferently.

“Maybe because I wasn’t really interested… those memories from that time are just hazy.”

Suddenly Ekian recalled one fact. When he first met seventeen-year-old Judith, he thought she was quite pretty but didn’t feel attracted to her romantically.

Of course, part of it was because she was a minor, but more than anything, it was because she had a particular atmosphere about her. An atmosphere that suggested she wasn’t interested in others, had no romantic interest in you, and would be difficult to form attachments with.

She really wouldn’t have been interested. Even if young men thought she was pretty and bothered her a little, she probably showed no reaction and soon forgot about it.

Always with that light, cheerful, and bright attitude as usual.

“Anyway, so Anais could be jealous of me.”

Judith said calmly.

“Since His Majesty the Emperor dislikes the Meius Ducal House, His Majesty might also be curious about me, who newly appeared. I could become a weakness for Meius.”

Her grasp of the situation was coldly accurate even in the midst of this. She sighed deeply and said.

“I’ll be leaving soon… I don’t want to create problems because of me. I don’t want to be a burden.”

“A burden, what do you mean…”

“What should I do? I don’t know anything about Anais, so it’s difficult to deal with her.”

Judith sighed deeply with a serious expression. Ekian felt complicated seeing her like that.

Both she and Ekian were worried about becoming burdens to each other. In a way, they felt the same.

So Ekian quickly spoke to ease her worries.

“Today, so I’ve arranged to meet her soon.”

“Oh my?”

“I plan to find out what exactly she wants. It’s somewhat like an undercover investigation.”

Ekian continued with his arms crossed.

“I’ll try to find out what she wants and what she’s trying to do. My identity isn’t known to noble families, and Anais especially doesn’t know me well, so it should be easy to deceive her.”

“Ah…”

Judith seemed momentarily speechless and breathed heavily.

“What’s wrong?”

“I’m a bit… moved.”

Judith murmured while fidgeting with her fingers.

“That… I didn’t even… ask you to, but you’re doing that on purpose for me.”

“It’s only natural.”

Ekian glanced at his watch. He needed to send Judith away quickly so he could meet Anais next.

“After figuring out what exactly she wants, I’ll come find you tonight. I think we need to meet and talk in person.”

“Ah, but Ekian and I are using the same room.”

Judith said with a troubled expression.

“I… absolutely nothing is happening! Really absolutely absolutely nothing! We’re just sharing a room with nothing going on! We don’t lay a finger on each other’s bodies! No, actually we do touch fingertips but it really means nothing! Really!”

“I see.”

Ekian answered plainly.

“Anyway, Ekian Meius won’t be returning today. I’ll arrange to stay out for the night.”

“Ah… yes.”

Judith looked at him with an admiring expression.

“You’re really truly amazing.”

Then she also checked her watch and stood up abruptly. Her heart became urgent at the mention that Anais was coming soon.

“Then I’ll hurry and go. We can talk about the details when we meet this evening.”

“Yes.”

Ekian nodded and saw her off.

Since they would meet again later anyway, even if there were more things he wanted to say, he could say them then.

“Hmm, it’s been a while since we met, so I somehow had a lot I wanted to say.”

Judith also smiled wistfully as if regretful.

“Let’s talk more later.”

“Let’s do that.”

Ekian said while quietly watching her.

It was clearly a face he’d seen in the morning, and yesterday all day, and every night, yet parting made him feel regretful again.

Even though every night he secretly opened his eyes and just endlessly watched her sleeping face.

“I’ll wait.”

Judith said in a whisper. Ekian answered while thinking he might melt away.

“I won’t be late.”

Judith, who had quietly smiled at him, finally left.

Ekian sighed and took off his mask. He couldn’t understand why his face was turning red when it was a face he saw every day.

At the same time, he only thought that he would never let anyone who bothered her get away with it.

Anais, who would arrive soon, was the same.

As he tried to look at the report again with cold eyes, a glass bottle caught his attention.

It was what Judith had left behind earlier. The prettily tied ribbon was probably tied by her own hands. Sandra wasn’t meticulous enough to do such things.

He drank the medicine from the glass bottle Judith had given him in one gulp.

He intended to gather his strength and somehow deal with them swiftly.

‘Hmm.’

Anais hesitated for a moment in front of the Grey Information Guild’s door.

‘It’s bigger than I thought.’

She had inwardly looked down on it, thinking it was an information guild that would soon go under. The fact that they told her to come in person had also genuinely irritated her.

But the entrance was neater than expected. As she arrived, the door opened as if they had been waiting, and she was immediately guided to Master.

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