I Faked a Pregnancy, but My Husband Returned - Chapter 85

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“Ah, well… um…”

Huyd showed a bewildered expression.

Seeing the hesitation flicker across his face, Melanie was certain.

‘He definitely wanted to talk more with Judith after I left! That’s clearly regret!’

Noticing this made it even more impossible for her to just leave the two of them alone.

‘Judith is even pregnant… This is truly insane love. It’s already gone beyond the normal range to just watch with the hope that maybe I’m wrong!’

“There’s really no opportunity for them to meet so comfortably and be alone together like this!”

Melanie clenched her fists and exclaimed.

This place was strictly the Soden Marquis’s Annex, and naturally it was proper for Huyd to stay here the latest. Melanie and Judith were essentially his guests.

But Melanie decided to be completely unreasonable to the end since it had come to this.

“It’s too noisy outside! And since we moved secretly, we can’t suggest going somewhere else!”

She brazenly lifted her chin, hoping Huyd would understand.

“I really want to have a conversation just between us women!”

Originally Melanie wasn’t that type of person, but at least for this moment, she had no choice but to be unreasonable.

‘Whatever. I have higher status.’

She swore she had never used her status as Crown Princess in such a way before. But she decided not to be ashamed.

‘Well… it’s all for family.’

Right now her brother-in-law, Ekian, was far away performing the most dangerous mission. So what if she became a bit strange!

Finally, Judith, who had been looking back and forth between Huyd and Melanie, spoke diplomatically.

“Huyd, Her Highness the Crown Princess and I seem to need to continue our unfinished conversation here. Could you perhaps return first?”

Of course, puzzlement was floating on Judith’s face too. But perhaps out of consideration for Melanie, she didn’t show it.

“Yes… I understand.”

Huyd said reluctantly. Melanie snorted and shouted inwardly.

‘Look at that, look! When I was talking he was being stubborn like a bear, but as soon as Judith says one word he immediately says he understands!’

If she switched positions and some woman acted like that toward Alteon…

She absolutely could not let them be alone together. Melanie became even more convinced of her actions.

“Then, Judith.”

With a deeply regretful expression, he fumbled to hand something to Judith. It was a rather thick letter.

Melanie glared at that letter. Huyd steadfastly endured that gaze and smiled.

“This is just… I felt regretful thinking we won’t see each other for a long time again, so I wrote it.”

“Ah, yes.”

Judith smiled brightly and took the letter. While doing so, she added apologetically.

“I didn’t prepare anything special, what should I do?”

“It’s fine.”

Huyd grinned widely while scratching the back of his head.

“Really… truly.”

Melanie thought ‘Even that hesitant, flustered way of speaking is genuine!’ and glared coldly at Huyd. She wanted to snatch that letter and censor its contents first, but that would truly be overstepping her authority.

But Judith seemed so nonchalant, and if they really had a strange relationship, she probably wouldn’t have called her to this place, so she felt relieved for now. Huyd would go down to the provinces like this, and when Ekian returned, they would form a peaceful family again.

Melanie squeezed between Judith and Huyd and forced her lips up as she spoke.

“Then farewell.”

Now even the maid Melanie had brought was looking at her strangely.

In the end, Huyd left the Soden Marquis’ Annex as if being chased out.

‘Wait a minute.’

And watching his retreating figure, Melanie belatedly thought.

‘What will we talk about alone together?’

Since they weren’t close friends yet, there wasn’t really anything to talk about just the two of them! Especially nothing serious enough to chase Huyd away for!

She had even publicly declared there was something to discuss just between women.

‘What, what, what is there?’

Her mind went blank for a moment, but Melanie quickly found an answer.

Weren’t they both in the same situation as pregnant women! She thought they could talk about pregnancy and childbirth.

‘Judith is having her first birth, so she must be curious about many things? I can tell her various stories!’

Then the reason for sending out Huyd, who was a man, could also be reasonably justified. She admired her own cleverness inwardly.

‘Wow.’

Judith thought to herself, inwardly flustered.

‘What’s going on with my charm…’

Honestly, it was true that she had been helpful to Melanie. She had approached when Melanie was in a difficult situation and provided appropriate help.

It was also true that she thought Melanie would treat her well since Alteon and Ekian were close, and she was Ekian’s wife.

But she didn’t expect her to be so obsessed with ‘wanting to talk alone together.’ She thought Melanie was appropriately sensible, reasonable, and quite skilled at human relationships…

‘I guess she really likes me.’

And Judith decided not to think strangely about that fondness. So when Huyd left, she looked at Melanie and smiled gently.

However.

“Well, we’re both pregnant women. So I wanted to chat together.”

At the unexpected topic, Judith flinched for a moment.

“Since it’s your first pregnancy, don’t you have many questions? Childbirth must seem scary too… Is there anything you’re curious about?”

Sadly, Judith hadn’t studied pregnancy symptoms or characteristics by week.

Since she had mostly stayed only at the Meius Estate, she thought there would be no particular need for it. In fact, there had been no need at all until now.

Lately she had only been thinking about divorce, so even more so.

Melanie smiled warmly and said.

“Exactly how many weeks are you? Oh my, your belly isn’t showing much yet. I was like that during my first pregnancy too.”

Judith inwardly broke out in a cold sweat and decided to first guide Melanie to talk about herself. She tried not to show her confusion and answered as if walking on thin ice.

“Since Your Highness the Crown Princess is having your second child, you must feel a bit more relaxed. How did you feel when you were pregnant with your first child? I’m a bit anxious and all…”

“I was very anxious too. Given my position, I really wanted to get pregnant quickly. I felt like I could only become a complete Crown Princess by having a child… Actually, now that I have a child, I think that thought itself was a bit ridiculous, but anyway, I worried a lot that something might go wrong with the baby.”

Fortunately, Melanie began talking about herself without any suspicion.

“My menstrual cycle is very irregular, you know? So I thought it would be hard to have children according to folk wisdom.”

Judith’s menstrual cycle was also very irregular. She too had once received a doctor’s examination when she was a baron’s daughter.

“Hmm, in cases like this, it’s difficult to conceive.”

Then her mother had frowned and said.

“Really? Is there no solution?”

“Well, it’s difficult to get pregnant, but it’s not impossible. There’s a method of increasing the possibility by having intimate relations more frequently than other couples.”

Judith, who was fifteen at the time, was very anxious and scared, but she said nothing because she was grateful that her mother showed interest in her and called a doctor.

But after the doctor left, her mother said this without any emotion and immediately left the room.

“In case your value might drop when you marry, keep this fact to yourself. Good families will definitely want you to continue their lineage.”

Since her mother didn’t seem particularly upset, she was a little hurt by that.

As she briefly recalled those times, Melanie’s words continued.

“But according to the Imperial Palace, contrary to folk wisdom, many people with irregular menstrual cycles have no major problems conceiving.”

Hm?

Suddenly Judith’s heart began beating anxiously.

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