I Got Engaged To The Blind Duke - Chapter 251

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I Got Engaged to a Blind Duke

Side Story 2 Episode 9

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Honey dripped from Roanna’s deep green eyes as she looked down at her grandson.

Soft black hair, light green eyes that resembled his daughter, and babbling pink lips.

“How can he be so adorable? The most beautiful baby in the world is right before my eyes!”

“Mom, is he really that cute?”

Marine asked with a voice filled with laughter.

“Of course. Looking at him like this, he’s truly precious. Your father and brother must be watching from the sky too, right?”

Roanna gently stroked her grandson’s downy soft hair.

Though she had buried her husband and son in her heart, on such happy days like this, they came to mind.

If her husband had been alive, he would have stubbornly refused to leave the house just to see his grandson. Her son Marion would have also been constantly going in and out of the baby room whenever he had a chance.

As she smiled while imagining the actions those who had already departed would have taken, sadness tinged her expression.

Marine, who had been watching her, deliberately brightened her voice.

“Of course! Father must be shedding tears of joy in the sky, saying his baby had a baby.”

“Yes, that’s right. Your father was secretly quite tearful. He cried tears of joy when you were born too.”

“Father did that?”

It was just something she said casually, but it seemed to be true.

Marine’s eyes widened in surprise.

“Of course. After you were born and I was completely exhausted, it was even harder having to comfort your father who was holding onto me and crying beside me.”

Marine laughed out loud as she imagined her father’s appearance.

Roanna also laughed along while thinking of her husband after a long time, then looked down at her grandson again.

“Marine, the nickname Saessak is cute, but isn’t it time to give him a real name now?”

Marine nodded as if she agreed.

It had already been two months since Saessak was born, but they still hadn’t decided on a name.

Actually, there was a name she had in mind, but she was wondering how to bring it up with her husband.

“I’ll discuss it well with Gerald.”

“Yes. I want to call our grandson by his real name soon.”

“But there’s a mountain we need to cross before naming Saessak.”

“A mountain?”

When Roanna looked at her with puzzled eyes, Marine met her gaze and gave an awkward smile.

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“Gerald, are you ready?”

Marine urged him for the mountain they needed to cross: ‘husband holding Saessak for the first time.’

Gerald, who was extremely tense, took a deep breath, then clenched and unclenched his fists in a flustered manner.

He even seemed to exude a sense of solemnity.

Watching this, Marine swallowed a hollow laugh. Anyone would think he was going off to battle.

Marine adjusted Saessak, who was quietly nestled in her arms, and asked again.

“Are you ready?”

He stared at Marine and the baby quietly nestled in her arms with a rigidly stiff face.

Following Marine’s advice, he had practiced holding Cloud Candy as if it were a baby hundreds of times.

He had practiced until he could touch the soft cloud shape without damaging it at all, but facing the actual baby made him anxious.

What if he couldn’t control his strength? It seemed like he needed more practice.

“I… no, I don’t think I’m ready yet…”

However, the woman he loved was merciless. Before he could even finish speaking, she forcibly placed the baby in his arms.

Gerald held his breath for a moment, feeling the feather-light existence leaning against him.

Even though it was a baby, could it really be this light? It seemed even lighter than Cloud Candy.

“Gerald. Saessak doesn’t have neck strength yet, so you need to support her neck well. Otherwise, her neck might snap.”

Startled, Gerald quickly covered the baby’s ear with one hand.

“Marine, how could you say such a thing…”

Gerald looked at her with resentful eyes as if the mere thought was horrifying.

Marine shrugged her shoulders and faced him.

“That’s just how babies are.”

“I know that. But Saessak might hear you, so you shouldn’t carelessly say such frightening things.”

When he spoke solemnly, Marine smiled brightly with a face that said she had much to say but wouldn’t.

“I understand.”

“But Saessak seems too light. Shouldn’t we feed her more milk?”

At his words, Marine looked down at her chest. She felt regretful that her breast milk wasn’t flowing well, so Saessak had to drink the nanny’s milk.

Seeing her dejected appearance, Gerald quickly changed his words with an ‘oops’ expression.

“…I thought that, but she’s heavier than Cloud Candy. Don’t worry.”

Marine raised her head and looked at Gerald with an incredulous gaze. Was that supposed to be comforting?

She narrowed her eyes and glared at him, but he was just grinning happily, lost in the joy of holding Saessak.

“Are you that happy?”

“The practice paid off. From now on, I can carry Saessak around every day.”

Oh no. She had an ominous feeling that she’d be competing with her husband for holding Saessak from now on.

Marine shook her head, postponed her worries for later, and carefully brought up something she had been putting off.

“Gerald. I have something to tell you.”

“Yes.”

Still unable to take his eyes off Saessak, he answered unconsciously.

“What would you like to name our Saessak?”

“Isn’t our Saessak’s name Saessak?”

Gerald turned his gaze to her with a puzzled expression.

Marine looked at him with wide eyes.

“What?”

“You’ve been calling her that since you were pregnant. So I thought her name was Saessak.”

“What are you talking about… Saessak is obviously a nickname! A name like Saessak would get us buried in High Society!”

“Who would dare to bury the Western Duke’s daughter in high society?”

As his eyes turned coldly menacing, Marine glanced at him as if telling him to look at Saessak.

Then he caught himself and quickly changed to a smiling expression before looking down at Saessak.

“Saessak. Even if your name is Saessak, no one will be able to look down on you. The Western Duke won’t allow it.”

“No one will look down on Saessak. I’m going to give Saessak a proper name.”

“Saessak is cute too though.”

“Gerald!”

Marine’s gaze sharpened.

“Alright. Give her whatever name you want to give her.”

“I do have a name in mind, but I need permission.”

“You’re deciding the name, so whose permission could you possibly need?”

As his expression was about to turn cold again, Marine quickly spoke up.

“Permission from our whole family. I want to name our baby Monica.”

Gerald’s gray eyes visibly trembled as if revealing his shock.

“Are you surprised?”

“A little… It’s a name I never even thought of.”

“I never met the Countess in person, but every time I heard stories about her through you and the children, I thought she was such a wonderful person. So I thought of that name, hoping our child would grow up to be as excellent as the Countess.”

Gerald looked down at the baby while listening to her explanation.

If their child grew up like his sister as she said, it would be perfect.

“Good.”

“You’re giving permission?”

When Marine asked with delight, Gerald’s lips curved upward.

“Marine. I always go along with your opinions.”

“You opposed having a second child though.”

“I’m just waiting for your body to fully recover as soon as possible.”

As his gaze toward her deepened seductively, Marine’s earlobes reddened as she changed the subject.

“Now that I have Gerald’s permission, I should get permission from the other family members.”

Understanding what she meant, he looked at Marine with warm eyes.

“I’m rooting for you.”

“Yes! Saessak, you cheer for Mom too for your name!”

Marine gently took and shook the hand of Saessak, who was lying quietly in his arms.

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