I Faked a Pregnancy, but My Husband Returned - Chapter 96

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On a dark night, Judith took a private carriage toward the Shrine of the Last Shaman.

‘Please let me hide somewhere no one knows.’

Feeling she couldn’t let anyone discover her destination, she got off near the Shrine of the Last Shaman just in case.

Walking alone to the shrine, Judith prayed with each step she took.

‘So please let me protect my child.’

Would Master be able to find her? She had left a letter in the space they had shared together, but there was no guarantee they would meet again.

Because she herself didn’t know her final destination.

Nevertheless, she had no choice but to leave a letter for Master. Just as Master had conveyed his sincere feelings to her, she too wanted to convey her sincerity.

She had confessed her feelings to him and even begged him to stay with her, but there were still things left unsaid. Not only about having a child, but all her feelings about leaving with that child.

Master might not want the child. Preparing for that possibility, she calmly wrote down her feelings.

That he bore no responsibility, and since this was a child she wanted from a relationship she desired, she would quietly give birth and raise it.

‘Then he might not come looking for me.’

Judith thought calmly.

‘If the child really is a burden to him. He might deliberately not look for me.’

Even so, it couldn’t be helped. Judith steadied her restless, fluttering heart.

By the time she arrived at the Shrine of the Last Shaman, it was past midnight.

The Shrine of the Last Shaman, which had weathered turmoil, was still in chaos. No one had been able to clean it up. It remained exactly as it had collapsed with her not long ago.

‘I remember Master causing a ruckus, insisting he’d enter here.’

That thought made her smile naturally. She also suddenly remembered how the Soden Marquis had widened his eyes, asking if he was her lover.

‘Then…’

Judith stood in the ruined site and looked around.

‘What should I do here?’

As she held her belly and surveyed the area, her gaze turned to one spot. Somehow she felt she knew what to do.

“Priestess.”

The portrait of the priestess she had seen last.

That large portrait with a beautiful and cool impression that had hung on the wall was slightly faded but still captured the priestess’s appearance in life, lying fallen on the floor.

Judith walked step by step carefully, as if she could have a conversation with that priestess.

“Priestess… I’m being shameless, but.”

After rolling her eyes briefly, she finally smiled broadly.

“Actually… you knew I would come, didn’t you?”

Before Judith could finish speaking, a fierce wind rushed into the shrine.

“Whoa whoa whoa! Wait a moment!”

Judith grabbed the portrait that had flown up. At the same time, the world spun around.

On a night when the moon shone brightly.

“Cough, cough! Cough cough cough!”

Ekian finished off the Marquis of Arten just like that. The Marquis of Arten and his subordinates were quite formidable, befitting the Emperor’s close associates.

But they couldn’t defeat Ekian. A royal who receives moonlight doesn’t get injured. No one could defeat Ekian, who recovered instantly even after being wounded once and fatally injured twice.

“You, you, you… then…!”

The Marquis of Arten showed a surprised expression as he looked at Ekian at the end.

He was shocked seeing Ekian’s jet-black hair, wounds that healed in moonlight, and facial features that perfectly resembled the Emperor. But he died before he could confirm his suspicions.

“Waaaaaaaah!”

“Advance! Advance! Advaaaaaaance!”

Meanwhile, all the barbarians recruited by Alteon were advancing toward Arten Castle.

Alteon was certainly clever. It wasn’t for nothing that the Emperor was wary of him. Barbarian invasions needed neither justification nor profit. The ability to attack without reason was the advantage of this plan.

Ekian watched that invasion from behind.

Since the Emperor was also royalty, he wouldn’t die as long as he received moonlight. So he had to wait. And when the dawn sun rose, he would stand before that man again.

His biological father, who had brought this cursed life into being and mocked the Meius Ducal House.

It seemed like it would be a long night. Throughout that long night, he thought of Judith.

Hoping she would wait obediently at the Duke’s Mansion. Since she was a woman who was very good at staying still and doing nothing, a woman who lived peacefully while being satisfied with even the smallest things, please grant his request.

He had restrained Elizabeth, and even if Ron Dale tried anything foolish, his subordinates outside would stop him, so inside the Duke’s Mansion was safe.

The more he thought about it, there were no gaps, but still, there were always variables in worldly affairs.

Like how he had come to truly love Judith.

When seventeen-year-old her boldly entered saying ‘I’ll sell information,’ he had never imagined they would have this kind of relationship.

‘Judith, please just stay still in that place.’

Ekian muttered while looking at the vast land of Arten. Alteon had promised him this land.

Officially, even if Ekian killed the Emperor, the Emperor would simply go down in history as having been killed during a barbarian attack. Alteon would have a natural succession to the throne rather than a rebellion, and this dangerous night that Ekian had risked would be acknowledged by no one.

No one would acknowledge his achievements, but Ekian had no regrets. It was a fight he had started to protect Judith in the first place, and he was satisfied to have gained a satisfactory home as a result.

Judith had also said she definitely liked Ekian when she was young. His background had surely played a part in that.

When other women liked him for that background, he had felt disgusted inside, but hearing that young Judith had done so actually made him feel relieved. Even he thought he was seriously smitten.

Anyway, though he couldn’t remain as a member of the Meius Ducal House until the end, he could still make her the mistress of a new grand ducal house.

‘Judith.’

When the long night passed and dawn broke, Ekian moved his steps to cut off his father’s head.

‘My biological father used me and my biological mother cursed me. From the moment I learned that fact, I wanted to disappear from this world.’

Judith had as little luck with parents as Ekian. But with her by his side, he felt he could probably become a good parent.

‘Because you exist, I want to live in this world a little longer.’

How wonderful would it be if children resembling Judith ran around in a small castle.

Though Ben Meius was his adoptive father, he was the best father to him. He was confident he could be as good a father as Ben. Especially if it was a child with Judith.

‘To do that, I’ll cut away the past and take all the truth with me.’

Sunlight began to pour down. Ekian jumped up and gripped his sword.

He had already dealt with all the truly important forces last night. Killing one middle-aged man might be the easiest task. The difficulty was low since he could even ambush or kill secretly.

However, after this was over, Ekian instinctively knew that one large wound would remain in his heart. After all, it was killing his biological father.

But if only Judith, if only she would stay by his side…

With dark eyes, Ekian strode toward the castle where his biological father was. Thinking that those steps were ultimately heading toward Judith, his hesitation melted away like snow.

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