I Faked a Pregnancy, but My Husband Returned - Chapter 88

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“Ah, yes. That’s right.”

Judith hurriedly stood up following Melanie. Melanie smiled brightly and firmly grasped Judith’s hand.

“Take good care of yourself. The Marquis will return soon with good news. Please believe and wait for him. I’m sure the Marquis is thinking only of Judith right now.”

“Yes, Crown Princess.”

“It must be very lonely during pregnancy without the baby’s father by your side…”

What Melanie was saying didn’t really register in her ears.

She just wanted to be alone quickly to organize her thoughts.

That I’m not alone anymore, that a child had come without me knowing.

“Then I’ll go first. You didn’t bring any servants with you, did you?”

“There’s a coachman waiting for me below.”

Judith said with a bright smile.

“I’ll rest here a bit longer before leaving. I think it would be better to stagger our departures.”

“Alright, Judith.”

Melanie met her eyes and greeted her gently.

“See you again soon with good news. I… already think of Judith as family.”

“Thank you.”

Judith let her words go in one ear and out the other as she bowed politely. Melanie squeezed her hand once more before leaving the annex.

After that, finally alone, Judith collapsed heavily.

Only after taking several deep breaths could she carefully place her hand on her belly.

She had never thought that a child would come into her life so suddenly, but quite paradoxically, Judith had also never thought that there would be no children in her life. Because she had always wanted to have children.

So even when the doctor who examined her as a child said ‘pregnancy would be difficult,’ the option of not having children never existed.

It wasn’t that pregnancy was impossible, but that she could do it if she worked hard, so she really planned to try hard.

‘Ah…’

Judith took a deep breath with her hand on her belly.

‘I didn’t expect it, but still…’

Her position was so solid that even Melanie, the Crown Princess, immediately called her ‘like family.’

Even Huyd had asked if she was ‘okay’ with giving up the position of Meius Marquis’s wife.

Even at the Imperial Banquet she attended just once, many people envied and were jealous of her.

Nevertheless, Judith had never once felt regret about abandoning that position. Because it was not ‘hers.’

She had already experienced how quickly a family that was unnaturally forced together could crumble.

Her father who left without leaving a single will, and her mother who left without looking back once. The ‘daughter of Baron Ailan’ was left alone so suddenly one day.

Therefore, she wasn’t attracted to the suddenly obtained position of ‘Meius Marquis’s wife’ either. She had never thought of it as truly hers.

But this child was different.

It was a life that came to her from the man to whom she had given her body and heart of her own will. That was completely separate from knowing the future.

It was purely her family, obtained by her own will, and the most natural thing she had ever had.

Of course, the paperwork might not be perfect. But her families who were perfect on paper seemed even more fake.

‘My child.’

She thought while taking a deep breath.

‘Nice to meet you.’

She didn’t know where Master, the child’s father, was.

But if he returned, surely he would take off his mask and be happy. The letters she had read several times contained his earnestness that she couldn’t usually detect in every sentence.

He asked her to wait a little, so she just had to wait.

Even if she waited and waited and he still didn’t come, then he simply wasn’t her person from the beginning. If he didn’t want the child, she naturally had no intention of holding him responsible.

She trusted him, but even if not, Judith would be fine. She had never once thought that anyone would ‘naturally’ stay by her side.

But this child would ‘naturally’ be by her side.

Thinking that made her feel stronger than anyone.

It seemed like it would be okay to leave the Meius Mansion. Because Judith now had family.

‘First, I need to quickly finish the divorce. I can’t keep waiting for Ekian Meius when I don’t know when he’ll return…’

She slowly thought about what to do next.

‘If I’m not careful, they might suspect it’s the Meius Ducal House’s child. I should divorce as quickly as possible, and say the child came right after the divorce. The dates won’t match, but if I insist it was premature… no, if I lie about the birthday…’

She had no intention of staying in the capital anyway. She planned to leave for a province or countryside where no one knew her.

There are no secrets in the world, and there might be people looking for her, so she had to think of possible scenarios.

She was about to jump up, thinking she should first ask Isabella to quickly proceed with the divorce procedures.

“Huh?”

Something dropped onto her lap with a thud. It was the letter Huyd had given her earlier.

Come to think of it, she had been so distracted that she had forgotten Huyd had even given her a letter.

Since she was alone and noticed the letter, she became curious about its contents and quickly opened the envelope.

[Dear Judith]

The letter began conventionally.

Just stories of gratitude, about how well he had been living at the Duke’s Mansion, and about how he was building and operating a large charity hospital in the Soden Marquis’ Domain.

However, the most important thing was that he would hide his identity until the hospital grew larger, just in case.

[They say it would be better to first build a reputation in the region, then reveal that I was the eldest son of the Soden Marquis Family to solidify my position. Rather than going directly from being the Meius Ducal House’s physician to the heir of a marquis family.]

It was a bit calculating but a rational approach.

People usually only valued recent actions, so that way would be much more plausible for establishing himself confidently as the eldest son of the Soden Marquis Family.

[The charity hospital address is as follows. Please come anytime if needed. I’ll arrange for letters to reach me directly.]

When he left the capital, his address wasn’t decided so he had given her a private mailbox number, but now there was an address where she could contact him anytime.

‘What a really good person.’

Judith smiled lightly as she put away the letter.

‘Usually people don’t show this much gratitude to the end, even after receiving great kindness.’

Since she had helped him find his biological parents, and noble ones at that, this level of repayment could be considered natural.

Still, people usually remember grudges better than kindness, so his attitude was even more welcome.

Judith gratefully accepted the goodwill contained in every sentence of the letter.

‘Anyway, I’ll need a doctor to give birth safely. I can ask Huyd for help.’

Huyd’s letter seemed like it was showing her the way.

Judith could also hide her identity there like Huyd.

Of course, she hadn’t committed any crime, but she didn’t want to cause trouble for the Meius Ducal House by giving birth on an inconvenient day.

She could take care of her health near the Soden Marquis’ Domain and then give birth. Huyd would handle the personal information needed at the hospital well.

She naturally planned to leave contact information for Master. So he could come find her when he returned.

Since he was originally a capable information broker, when he set his mind to it, there was no possibility he couldn’t find her.

‘Now that I have a destination too…’

Judith blinked as she finished adjusting her clothes.

‘Should I really go get divorced? As quickly as possible.’

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