I Got Engaged To The Blind Duke - Chapter 235

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I Got Engaged to a Blind Duke

Side Story Episode 5

“Gerald. We’re going to be parents now.”

At that, he froze solid like a rigid stone statue. She could see his gray eyes welling up greatly.

Seeing that sight made her chest surge with emotion.

“….”

Gerald’s lips trembled before he pressed them tightly shut. She could see his broad chest rising and falling greatly.

Tears had already gathered in Marine’s eyes.

He was someone who hadn’t wanted children because he didn’t want them to suffer. From the moment he decided to have a child, he was someone who received medicine from Zeromian and volunteered himself for experiments.

This news wouldn’t bring him only joy. Probably a mix of emotions would surge through him. Whatever reaction he showed, she could understand it all.

“Marine….”

He called her name while letting out a deep sigh.

“Yes. Gerald.”

Marine quickly wiped away the tears gathered at the corners of her eyes and smiled brightly at him.

“I, I am….”

He stammered with a bewildered face. For the mighty Western Duke to stammer, he must have been truly surprised.

“It’s okay.”

He squeezed his eyes shut once before opening them and gazing solely at her.

“Marine. I’m so happy. And thank you. You always make me happy.”

“Why are you saying that? You must be very confused right now….”

Seeing him say what she wanted to hear, Marine burst into tears.

“When I first heard it, I was so shocked that my breath stopped. That’s why I couldn’t speak. I’m being sincere. You are my good fortune. Thank you. Marine.”

He gently wiped away her tears and softly pressed his lips to the corners of her eyes.

“Aren’t you scared? I know how much you worry about children.”

Through Zeromian’s experiments, we were able to greatly reduce the ability. So by the time the child is born, a perfect medicine will be created.”

“Really?”

Marine stared at him intently with eyes full of tears.

“Yes. So don’t worry.”

“Then our child won’t be in pain?”

“That’s right. Let’s trust Zeromian.”

“Yes.”

Marine smiled brightly with tears still on her face.

“May I hold you?”

Gerald asked cautiously while examining her body.

“What?”

“I mean, a hug. Is that okay to do?”

“What are you talking about right now?”

Marine’s tears dried up at his absurd words.

“My body is solid. I’m worried it might be dangerous for you somehow. I’m worried I might not even be able to hold you anymore.”

Gerald dropped his broad shoulders with a dejected expression.

“The baby is almost 3 months along now. We’ve hugged so many times during this period.”

“What?”

His eyes widened, then he immediately turned pale.

“Is the baby okay?”

“Huh?”

“We, we did that day and night, is it okay?”

Marine also rolled her eyes with a flustered expression. It should be okay, right?

“Probably?”

When Marine answered with a slight tilt of her head, Gerald immediately got out of bed.

“Where are you going?”

“I need to ask the personal physician.”

“At this dawn?”

“This is important!”

Gerald quickly disappeared out of the bedroom before she could stop him.

Left alone, Marine lay on the bed with an incredulous expression and whispered to herself the words she hadn’t been able to tell him.

“Gerald. Congratulations on becoming a father.”

But then, in less than a minute, Gerald returned.

“You’re back already?”

“No. I felt like I didn’t congratulate you either. Congratulations on becoming a mom.”

It seemed he had heard her whisper on his way out.

He spoke shyly while stroking the back of his neck, then tried to turn around again, but Marine quickly commanded.

“Gerald, come to bed right now. Otherwise, we’ll use separate beds-”

Before she could finish her words, he came back into bed.

“I’ll ask tomorrow.”

“Good choice. Let’s sleep now.”

“Hugging is okay though, right?”

“That’s definitely okay.”

“Alright.”

Gerald lifted her up and placed her on top of him.

Marine looked at him with an absurd expression, resting her chin on his chest.

“You want to sleep like this?”

“What if you get crushed under my body? So let’s try sleeping like this from now on. Come on, sleep.”

Gerald patted her waist as if telling her to hurry up and sleep.

Marine chuckled softly and leaned her face against his chest.

He was really being excessive, but she decided to put up with it for one day.

Side Story 4: Oliver and Surenne

Gerald’s Office.

Gerald was looking at documents when he slowly raised his head. Oliver was particularly bothersome today.

The report in Oliver’s hands was trembling finely, making rustling sounds, but the person himself wasn’t even aware of it.

Gerald, who had been watching that sight with disapproving eyes, put down the quill pen in his hand with a sharp sound.

“Speak.”

“Ah, shall I give the report again?”

Oliver, who had been standing with a dazed look, asked back with a startled face.

“Not that. Looking at your state right now, you’re not in a condition to work. What’s going on?”

“Ah…”

Oliver’s brown pupils shook aimlessly.

“Oliver.”

“Well, I’ve prepared a proposal.”

“So you’re nervous about that.”

“Yes. How did His Grace the Duke do it so well? Just thinking about proposing makes my breath catch and… huff huff huff.”

Oliver hugged the report tightly and breathed roughly.

Gerald frowned and explained with a face that said ‘don’t you even know that?’

“Because if I didn’t do it, I couldn’t get married. Rather than the nervousness of proposing, not being able to marry Marine was a much bigger life-or-death matter for me.”

Oliver looked at the Duke, who was openly displaying his romantic side, with respectful eyes.

“I see. That was very helpful. Thank you.”

“You won’t be able to work anymore today, so leave early.”

“No. My work is-”

“That’s an order. And come back successful.”

Following his lord’s orders was also a duty he had to fulfill as a subordinate.

“I will definitely succeed and return!”

Oliver turned around with a determined expression. Soon he left the office, raising the same-side hand and foot while walking stiffly like a wooden block.

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Small, ornate chandeliers attached to the ceiling. Beautiful bouquets placed in vases that looked luxurious at first glance.

Surenne looked around the interior of the high-class restaurant that seemed like a place only nobles would visit with uncomfortable eyes.

“Oliver, do we really have to eat at a place like this?”

“Don’t you like this restaurant?”

Oliver asked with wide eyes and an anxious expression.

“No, it’s not exactly that. But it feels like you should come here wearing a dress, you know. Not clothes like what I’m wearing.”

Surenne whispered while slightly lifting her black shirt to show it.

“No. That’s not true. Surenne is beautiful no matter what you wear.”

Oliver smiled gently with a relieved face.

“Oliver, you know what I always say, right? You should meet the Duke’s Personal Physician. Your eyesight isn’t good.”

Surenne grumbled as if embarrassed and lifted her wine glass to slightly cover her upturned lips. She didn’t dislike his sweet words, but she couldn’t quite get used to them either.

When had he ever heard such words before.

Just as Oliver was looking at her with an expression that seemed to find her adorable, someone approached and spoke to him.

“Oh my, Young Master Leon.”

He had specifically reserved the table decorated in the innermost part of the restaurant, but whether she had taken a wrong turn or not, a Noble Lady spotted him and struck up a conversation.

“Lady Ana.”

Oliver swallowed a sigh and rose from his seat.

“His Grace the Duke is doing well, I presume?”

“Of course.”

Lady Ana with red hair waved her fan gently as she spoke in a friendly manner.

“Did you come to dine with a friend?”

“No. This is my lover.”

Oliver frowned slightly as he quickly corrected her.

“Oh my! How rude of me.”

Lady Ana’s gaze, hidden behind her fan, fell upon the face of the person sitting at the table.

The other person was a beauty with refreshingly clear features. However, the short light purple hair and black shirt were definitely those of a man.

So Young Master Leon liked men.

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