I Faked a Pregnancy, but My Husband Returned - Chapter 82

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Ekian slowly nodded his head.

Although Alteon was very worried, it seemed like it wouldn’t be particularly difficult.

“It seems like it will be easier than expected.”

Ekian said calmly.

“I have been hiding my identity for a long time. Concealing my presence is nothing, and under moonlight, even all my wounds heal completely. Since the Aarten Marquis doesn’t know of my existence, I can easily subdue him if I attack on a moonlit night. However.”

“However?”

“I need to stop by Garseia first.”

Right now, the Emperor’s informants had already departed for Garseia.

“I need to work in advance to prevent Judith’s mother from plotting anything.”

Even now, he was most worried that something might happen that would hurt Judith.

“Then there’s too little time… The Emperor’s informants have already departed. They’ll probably be very fast.”

“I’ll leave now.”

“Now?”

“Yes. If I tell my parents, they’ll worry. I’ll just go.”

Ekian spoke slowly. He had no intention of telling the Meius Marquis couple that he was going to assassinate the Emperor. How much would they worry until he returned?

“Then what about your wife?”

Alteon asked with wide eyes.

“You’re not planning to tell your wife?”

“Ah.”

Ekian answered with thoughtful eyes.

“She would worry too, so I’m thinking of just telling her part of it before I go.”

After that, he thought until his head hurt. How could he make sure Judith wouldn’t worry, but also wouldn’t get hurt?

‘I can’t tell her I’m going to stop her mother from causing trouble.’

If Judith found out about this, she wouldn’t be able to sleep from worry and guilt.

‘I can’t tell her I’m going to assassinate the Emperor either.’

Then he couldn’t tell her that he was the Prince either. However, he kept feeling bothered that after their first night together, he had ended things without properly holding her.

In the end, Ekian wrote two letters.

One he wrote in Master’s name.

[Judith, I am truly sorry that things have turned out this way.

Something urgent has come up and I must leave the capital.

However, I want to be with you forever.

Until now, I have hidden many things because I was afraid you wouldn’t be able to accept my true appearance.

But I will gather courage, and when we meet next time, I will remove my mask.

Do you remember when I called you a listless child?

Looking back, I was the child pretending to be a toy in front of such a you.

Trembling with fear of being abandoned, restless with worry that you might leave if you discovered I was an unworthy person.

Please, I beg you, wait just a little longer.

I will walk on my own two feet, take your hand, and guide you to my place.]

And he wrote another one in Ekian’s name.

He briefly informed Isabella and Ben that he would be away for a while, adding ‘If Judith says she wants a divorce, desperately stop her and give her this letter.’

Several days passed.

During this time, two important letters came to Judith.

One was from Master. Judith read that letter over and over again.

When she thought about why she read it so often, she realized it was the first time she had received a long letter. No one had ever written her such a heartfelt message.

Each sentence was filled with sincerity, so Judith wasn’t hurt at all by the words ‘we can’t meet for a while.’

Because he would come back.

Because someone who left with such feelings would come back as quickly as possible.

There must have been a reason for wearing only a mask. Since that person said he would handle what needed to be done to remove the mask and return, she naturally wanted to wait.

‘Actually, this worked out well.’

Judith thought happily.

‘I have time until the divorce.’

However, the divorce wasn’t going smoothly. She tried to ask Ekian for a divorce, but she couldn’t see Ekian’s face.

According to Isabella, he had secretly gone somewhere again because there was something he had to do following the Crown Prince’s orders.

“I really… I’m truly speechless. I have no face to show you. He’s really doing this until the end.”

Isabella grumbled and pressed her forehead.

But surprisingly, Judith wasn’t angry at such an Ekian.

Because following the Crown Prince’s orders meant he was plotting something against the Emperor.

‘Maybe he went to the Aarten region?’

Judith thought to herself.

‘I hope he weakened their power there.’

The Emperor had also left for Aarten, leaving the capital empty. In the capital, rumors were already circulating that Anais had been abandoned by the Emperor. Suddenly pushed out from her position as the Emperor’s mistress, she was said to be suffering quite a bit because she had so many enemies.

‘Aarten is a key region that strengthens the Emperor’s power…’

It was such a fertile region that it was very good for making the Emperor prosperous. If Ekian had gone there, she hoped he would at least drive a wedge between the Aarten Marquis and the Emperor.

Anyway, there was no telling when Ekian would return. She hoped Ekian would return quickly. How nice it would be if he came back before Master returned and cleanly handled the divorce.

“It’s okay, Mother. I can wait.”

So while comforting the angry Isabella, Judith remained calm.

She truly had no feelings for Ekian, so even while imagining him going to a dangerous place, she didn’t worry much. She just vaguely thought that since he was an exceptionally capable person in many ways, he would handle things well and return.

The knights of the Meius estate all praised him, saying ‘There are really very few knights on this continent who could defeat Lord Ekian.’ There was also the opinion that if the Meius territory had been a conflict zone, Ekian would have already sorted everything out completely.

The second important letter that came to her after sending Ekian away was one that came to Huyd.

On the day she returned from the garden party, Judith had already put a letter in Huyd’s mailbox.

[Huyd, could we possibly meet secretly as soon as possible?

There’s something you absolutely must see.]

If she could make Alteon’s body healthy too, then she would truly have no more debt to the ‘original story.’

Actually, Judith had thought about it quite a lot when she was alone.

Why exactly was she trying to get involved here and there?

Of course, it was because she had affection for the Meius estate, but actually it was because she knew that the ‘original story’ was an opportunity and gift that the Last Shaman had given her.

It wasn’t a future she had learned through her own excellence or her own power. So she felt indebted to that good fortune.

It was an ability she had received by chance through someone’s kindness. Thanks to it, she didn’t have to go to rough places while being chased by moneylenders, and most importantly, she could endure with hope even during those dark times.

She wanted to repay the Last Shaman but had no way to do so, so she thought she should be of even a little more help to this world.

At this rate, many people would suffer from the Emperor’s evil deeds, so she wanted to change that future so everyone could live peacefully without worry.

But just because she recalled the ‘original story’ didn’t mean she knew the entire future, and the future had already changed a lot as she got involved.

‘If I just do this much, then I’ve done all I can. From now on, I think I can pursue my own life without regrets.’

The ordinary life she had never been able to have even once since she was born.

However, there was one thing that bothered her. The Last Shaman had definitely asked her to make her son happy.

But… she had no idea who that son was. She had thought she would naturally find out since it was the Last Shaman’s request, but it seemed she was mistaken. No information related to him had reached her ears at all.

‘I should ask Master when he returns.’

She thought vaguely.

‘I’ll ask him to find out if the Last Shaman’s son exists.’

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