I Faked a Pregnancy, but My Husband Returned - Chapter 91

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At Judith’s words that she would go to the Soden Marquis’ Domain, Isabella’s eyes widened briefly before narrowing again.

“I see. To the Soden Marquis’ Domain….”

At the Imperial Palace banquet, she had already noticed those feelings when she saw Huyd’s face.

And if it was someone like Huyd, she could really send Judith off with peace of mind. It was much better in many ways than her falling for some strange scoundrel.

Isabella truly thought of Judith like her own daughter and wanted to see her remarry to a good place.

Though it was a bit sad that they would no longer be family, she knew from the beginning what truly caring for Judith meant, so she could nod with a smile.

“Yes, actually I had somewhat expected this.”

The Duke’s Mansion had many listening ears. Isabella chose her words carefully, conscious of those ears.

Even Bart, their longtime physician, had tried to kill them, and a carelessly hired servant had once tried to deceive the Soden Marquis Family with lies.

Therefore, Isabella deliberately used ambiguous expressions.

“It seems like not a bad choice.”

Even if the servants gossiped about this matter later, there was room to interpret Isabella’s words as ‘since you helped Huyd greatly, go receive help from that side.’

Personally, it would be wonderful for Judith to start fresh with Huyd, but she couldn’t avoid people’s gossip.

Officially, it would seem that after returning to the Duke’s Mansion pregnant with Ekian’s child, she had fallen for Huyd, who was her physician.

Though Judith would handle it wisely, it would be good for her to stay away from people’s attention for a while. It was even more so now that Ekian had left the Duke’s Mansion.

Judith looked at Isabella’s wistful face and spoke carefully.

“Um, I heard that Huyd is also using an alias there due to circumstances. For now, I’m also planning to use an alias. Just in case a situation arises that might cause trouble for the Meius Ducal House.”

“You don’t need to go that far…. But that could be wise.”

Honestly speaking, Isabella didn’t care at all if the Meius Ducal House’s honor was somewhat tarnished. Judith had done so much for them.

But considering how the Soden Marquis Family might react, and above all, thinking of the criticism that would pour down on Judith, it seemed like quite a reasonable choice.

“If any problems arise with your new start, contact me anytime. I truly mean it when I say I think of you as my daughter.”

Isabella grasped Judith’s hand tightly as she spoke. If the Soden Marquis Family opposed her because of her status or background, she was even prepared to adopt Judith, no matter how tangled the family tree became.

“I’ll also prepare a generous alimony for you.”

“What? No, I really don’t need….”

“You need to take a generous amount, so that later if I have problems with Ben and get divorced, I can use you as precedent to claim my share!”

Isabella had no intention of divorcing Ben, but she hastily added this in case Judith might feel burdened.

“You can’t set a very bad precedent here. Do you understand? Honestly, Ekian’s fault is enormous, and if you leave here empty-handed, no one might want to come as Karl’s wife later! This family already has a poor reputation for having dirty personalities despite money and power – should it fall even further?”

Objectively speaking, Ekian’s sins were tremendous.

He had irresponsibly created a child he couldn’t take responsibility for before marriage, and after returning to the Duke’s Mansion, he only wandered around outside.

He had never once supported Judith in high society. Adding the miscarriage to this, there were sufficient grounds for divorce.

And even Isabella could see… Ekian didn’t seem like he would ever become a good husband, nor did it seem like he would cherish Judith more than Huyd would.

‘His decision not to divorce and just keep her as the Young Marquis’ wife was probably because he wanted to control her at will, given her low status and past sins.’

Originally, Ekian had shown little interest in women since childhood.

He had never shown favor to any young lady, and even when she subtly brought up engagements, he would only respond with ‘anyone is fine.’ This was true even during his mid-to-late teens when he should have awakened to the opposite sex.

“Ekian, at least tell me what type of woman you like. That way I can keep an eye out in high society, can’t I?”

“Well. Just a woman that pleases my parents would be fine. I haven’t thought about anything else….”

“Are we getting married? You are. Don’t think about us and tell me your opinion.”

“I’d prefer a woman who doesn’t boss around the Meius Ducal House. It would be easier if she doesn’t have a big background, as long as she doesn’t cause trouble for the family.”

“Good heavens, you… Are you planning to bring some doll to be your wife? Let’s talk about this when you’ve matured a bit more.”

She had been worried because while he was faithful to work and family, he was quite indifferent to others. That indifference clearly applied to Judith as well.

‘He probably just wanted to seat someone there who wouldn’t nag him and wouldn’t expect things like affection. Since anyone would have been fine for him anyway. He seemed to plan on just throwing her the shell of being the Young Marquis’ wife and ignoring her….’

The doll-like wife he had mentioned before – one that his parents would like and who wouldn’t say anything to him. Judith happened to fit that image of a wife.

But Isabella knew Judith well.

Judith wasn’t particularly interested in the shell of being the Young Marquis’ wife. She had seemed detached about it from the beginning and showed no greed for it even now. She even looked genuinely burdened when offered generous alimony.

But there was no one in the world who had no desires for anything.

So what Judith truly wanted was not money or honor, but true love.

Having struggled alone for so long, it was understandable. If that was the case, rather than keeping her tied to someone like Ekian, it was right to send Judith off and give her blessings.

‘Of course….’

Isabella swallowed dryly.

‘Ekian said he absolutely wouldn’t grant a divorce… but that’s too selfish.’

But Judith was just as precious as Ekian. It really wasn’t right to hold onto a young person out of their own greed.

So Isabella hid Ekian’s last letter.

There was a letter he had left, telling her to show it to Judith if she insisted on divorce until the end. Isabella had secretly read that letter.

[I didn’t know you would leave so coldly from the annex.

I was going to push harder, but I held back a little because you seemed to be struggling.

Please observe proper manners next time. Therefore, divorce is not allowed.]

She couldn’t understand what he meant, but one thing was certain. This was close to a threat.

She was struggling? When Judith had already demanded divorce, Ekian must have refused and acted roughly. He probably pressed her with the Meius Ducal House’s power, asking if she thought this was a joke!

‘How disgusting must it have been for a kind child like Judith to leave so coldly!’

It was clearly a letter that touched on the trauma from that time.

Therefore, Isabella decided not to deliver that letter to Judith.

She just wanted her to forget complicated thoughts and live happily with Huyd. Ekian was truly her precious child, but giving a child everything they wanted wasn’t true love.

“Judith, you just.”

Isabella smiled gently and emphasized.

“Forget everything that happened here and make a fresh start. Just be happy, and please send me news of yourself from time to time.”

Judith smiled brightly. And she nodded.

“I’ll start the divorce proceedings soon. It will probably take some time, but it shouldn’t take too long.”

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