I Faked a Pregnancy, but My Husband Returned - Chapter 65

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The next morning.

“I’m crazy, Judith.”

Judith couldn’t get out of bed. Not because her body was heavy, but because her heart was heavy.

“What am I really going to do… I must have really been crazy.”

She definitely had too much to drink. Otherwise, she never would have had that kind of courage. No, covering her own eyes with her hands and just pressing her lips against his—it was something her usual self would never have done.

“What must Master think.”

Judith buried her face in the pillow and squeezed her eyes shut.

“He probably thinks I’m the type who becomes more responsible when drunk, right? Please let that be what he thinks.”

There was one more thing that stirred her guilt. It was the letter Karl had left last night.

[Sister-in-law, you must be having an unpleasant night, right?]

No, actually it was a really good night…

[I came because I was worried you might be feeling alone.]

Far from alone, I was pressed closer to someone than ever before…

[The brother I know is a responsible person. There’s absolutely no way he’d have another woman.]

It’s not your brother who has another man, it’s me.

[Just because he’s staying out doesn’t mean anything happened.]

Something happened to me though…

[When brother comes back, we’ll definitely give him a proper talking-to. Tell him not to do such irresponsible things now that he’s married.]

The person who probably needs a proper talking-to is me.

Judith let out a deep sigh and swallowed a groan. But what made her feel even more pathetic was that even in the midst of all this, last night’s memories wouldn’t leave her mind. Even as she blamed herself for being crazy, honestly speaking, she had no regrets at all.

It was the first impulsive heat she had ever felt in her life. Judith learned for the first time that she could feel such sensations, that she could satisfy such desires.

“Haa, ha…”

Last night, after clinging to him for a long while, she had barely managed to ask.

“Did that… help a little now?”

“Help?”

Master’s voice, mixed with rough breathing, carried an incredulous laugh. Judith spoke in a voice that sounded almost tearful.

“We… did it for a long time.”

It had been quite a long kiss. She couldn’t really tell how much time had passed.

Honestly, she knew there were next steps. But after that desperate kiss, Master didn’t show any deeper movements.

“This much should be enough, um, so maybe that’s why?”

Then soft lips touched Judith’s lips once more with a soft sound. After small kisses rained down on both cheeks, her earlobes, jawline, and the bridge of her nose, he whispered in a husky voice.

“That’s not the case. Of course this much wouldn’t be enough.”

“Then…”

“But it would be better to stop here for today.”

Master said while stroking her cheek.

“You’re quite drunk, and I know well that I shouldn’t do this with someone who’s drunk.”

Judith’s cheeks turned red. It felt like she had become the one clinging to him. Master even added with a bitter sigh.

“Actually, I knew I shouldn’t even do this much.”

Was he being mindful of Ekian, her husband? Since she was still someone else’s wife, at least on paper?

“From now on, I’ll just be a shameless bastard.”

Master sighed and once again covered her lips with his own. When the inside of her mouth became numb, he slowly lifted her in his arms.

“It would be better to rest for today. Let’s discuss what comes next another time.”

Since her body had already completely relaxed, she could no longer hold onto him.

“Tomorrow night, Ekian Meius won’t come in again. I’ll come again tomorrow night.”

He quietly carried her and laid her down on the bed.

“Sleep well.”

Ekian, who had been stroking Judith’s hair, slowly got up. Missing the warmth that was leaving, he let out a sigh and cupped her cheek again with a grin.

“This won’t do. Just one more time.”

Before she could respond, her lips were blocked. The soft feeling of bedding wrapping around her and the rough yet persistent body heat that intertwined with her were her last memories.

That was what happened last night.

“I really must be crazy. What am I going to do.”

Finally, Judith sat up abruptly and slapped her own cheek once. Even in the midst of all this, yesterday’s memories kept circling in her head.

“Next thoughts. Let’s think about what’s next.”

Judith opened the window with a “whew” and faced the cold wind.

If Anais was preparing a scandal for her and Master, she needed to prepare a response on this side too.

Since Ekian said he wouldn’t come today either, when she faced Master later, she wanted to present a fairly solid solution instead of showing a foolish appearance.

‘Can’t we get through this as quietly as possible, as if nothing happened?’

Actually, she had no ill feelings toward Anais. Surprisingly, even though she had come to this situation. She just didn’t want to cause trouble for the Meius Ducal House.

She herself wondered why she couldn’t even feel hatred, but the answer came quickly.

If she was being hated for being ‘the wife of Meius Marquis,’ then that couldn’t be helped. Because this was never her place to begin with. She had lied about a non-existent child and received love through a future someone else had told her about.

So it was natural for others to feel it was a position beyond her station. That included Judith herself. So it was right to say she actually had no interest in Anais.

However, when Judith finally pulled herself together and tried to start her morning routine after talking with Karl.

“Young Madam.”

A maid approached respectfully and handed her something.

“Countess Anitas has sent an invitation.”

Countess Anitas would be Anais. But why would Anais?

“Huh?”

“They say the Count’s estate is holding a garden party soon. This seems to be the invitation for that.”

Judith received the invitation in bewilderment. It was the first time since her family’s ruin that she had received an invitation to a noble family’s garden party.

[To dear Duchess Judith Meius.]

Reading the invitation written in elegant prose, Judith’s eyes widened.

The letter contained an apology for ignoring Judith until now, along with affectionate content about wanting to continue their past friendship.

[Actually, there are many friends who want to get along well with you again, Judith. Thinking it was a good opportunity, we all prepared together, so please send a positive reply.]

In the end, it meant they had prepared a garden party for Judith, and that other people all knew this fact.

Judith felt like she had received a challenge to a duel.

“What?”

Ekian heard what sounded like a bolt from the blue.

“Just as I said.”

Sandra said calmly.

“That drug I gave you last time won’t be effective anymore.”

This morning, Ekian had immediately sought out Sandra to ask her to prescribe the lust-suppressing drug again. However, Sandra shook her head immediately.

“You probably took the neutralizing drug I gave to the Young Madam, and that neutralizing drug stays in the body for quite a long time, plus you’ve probably already built up a tolerance. You won’t feel any effects even if you take it anyway.”

“No, is there really no other way?”

“It’s not a dangerous period anymore, so you’re fine.”

Sandra said nonchalantly.

“But if you’re still uncomfortable about it, resolving it through other methods to some extent is also an option. With proper consent and setting appropriate boundaries…”

“Stop.”

Ekian staggered and pressed his forehead.

“Never mind.”

The hypothesis was correct. Judith had given the neutralizing drug to ‘Master’ under the guise of it being a nutritional supplement.

It felt like the sky was turning dark. He had no confidence he could endure sharing the same bed with her.

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