In This Life, I Will Be The Lord - Chapter 290

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This Life, I Will Become the Clan Head

Side Story Episode 32

I was momentarily at a loss for words.

Large teardrops were truly rolling down Peres’s cheeks, falling drop by drop.

To be honest, I was really surprised.

I thought Peres would be shocked when I revealed my pregnancy, but I never imagined he would suddenly start crying.

“Why… why are you crying?”

Even while I fumbled around, unable to find the right words to say, Peres continued to shed tears.

On his face that seemed frozen with no expression, the only thing moving was the flowing tears.

‘He must be feeling very complicated.’

Even without saying anything, I could somewhat guess.

Facing such a Peres, all I could do was wipe away his flowing tears.

“Peres.”

At my call, Peres’s tear-filled eyes blinked once.

“I won’t tell you not to cry.”

In the meantime, another drop rolled down and wet my finger.

“These must be tears of joy. Right?”

Peres’s long, black eyelashes trembled once more.

“Ha.”

As if exhaling the breath he had been holding, Peres laughed with a short sigh.

Then he slowly buried his face in my lap.

“You’re truly too good for me, Tia.”

His low voice mumbled, muffled by the hem of my dress.

“I’ll, I’ll really do well.”

How many times are you going to say that?

A chuckle escaped me.

I stroked his fine black hair and said softly.

“I know. You will.”

“You know? How?”

“Because that’s the kind of person you are.”

Peres lifted his head and looked up at me.

His unfamiliar eyes, still moist with tears, were also pretty.

“I didn’t know until now, but you’re a crybaby.”

At my playful tone, Peres chuckled.

His shoulders, which had been tense, also relaxed.

I took Peres’s hand again and placed it on my belly, asking coaxingly.

“So, how is it? Can you feel it?”

“…Yes.”

I could feel his fingertips, hardened with calluses, moving through the thin fabric.

It was a very careful touch.

“Very small, but I can feel it.”

His sharp eyes curved into a gentle shape as he said this.

“Very spirited, here.”

At Peres’s tender words, my heart began to race anew.

Even though I had already confirmed my pregnancy and even experienced morning sickness, it hadn’t felt very real.

But hearing Peres say he could feel the child’s energy gave me a sense of relief, as if I had received confirmation once again.

“Right. I don’t know about other things, but if the child takes after you and me, it will certainly be spirited.”

Peres didn’t respond.

He was still just staring intently at my lower abdomen.

He really was surprised.

To see this guy, who always had a confident face, looking like a curious child seeing something amazing.

“It’s a really strange feeling, isn’t it?”

Somehow, giggles mixed into my laughter.

“Actually, I still feel that way too. But let’s do our best. Let’s be good parents to this child, Peres.”

“Dad…”

Peres muttered blankly.

It still seemed very awkward to him.

That made sense, since Peres had probably never spoken the word ‘dad’ out loud in his life.

Such a Peres was both pitiful and cute.

I grabbed the arm of the guy who was still kneeling and pulled him up.

“How long are you going to stay like that? Sit here.”

His large body moved obediently as I led him.

I was thinking of seating the guy who must have been very surprised next to me and letting him rest comfortably.

But suddenly my body was lifted up.

“Peres!”

I don’t know when he came to his senses, but Peres lifted my body without showing any sign of strain and seated me on his lap.

I suddenly found myself sitting face to face with Peres at a distance of barely a span.

The red sunset light came in through the large window.

His deep, shadowed eyes were looking at me.

I looked at him as if enchanted and said.

“I’m being sincere, but I hope the child resembles you.”

“Me?”

“Yes. You’re incredibly beautiful.”

Peres blinked widely at my words, then smiled softly and shook his head.

“I hope it resembles you, Tia.”

“Why?”

“If it resembles you.”

Peres swept back my fallen bangs and said tenderly.

“It would be the most beautiful in the world.”

“What, what’s with you suddenly?”

I glanced at Peres who was suddenly saying sweet things, but I couldn’t find a trace of playfulness on his calmly smiling face.

He truly meant what he said.

My insides tickled and filled up warmly.

I slowly approached, gently pinched Peres’s ear so it wouldn’t hurt, kissed him, and said.

“You don’t need to seduce me like that. I’ve already fallen for you.”

The lips touching mine smiled instead of answering.

Peres dove in as if he had been waiting.

The kiss gradually deepened.

It felt as if the breath and body heat we shared bound us together even more firmly as one.

“Haa.”

After the long, continuous kiss, we pressed our foreheads together and caught our breath.

“Pfft.”

Then suddenly laughter burst out.

“…Why?”

“Ahem. It’s suddenly funny. Marriage blues, really.”

“Please forget about that.”

Peres’s face turned bright red.

And an embarrassed Peres always makes me want to tease him more.

“What were you going to do if I really said I wouldn’t get married? If I said my affection for you had cooled?”

“Then….”

Peres’s face became serious.

I could see various thoughts quickly flashing through his mind.

He would open his mouth as if to say something, then close it again, looking extremely troubled.

Hmm, should I tease him a little more?

I spoke as if talking to myself, half-hiding a mischievous smile.

“Ah, this is really troublesome. What if another man says he likes me?”

I expected Peres to become extremely troubled again.

But this time his reaction was different.

His slightly furrowed brow smoothed out completely.

“If such a person appears, I suppose….”

The troubled person disappeared, leaving only Peres with a smile tugging at the corners of his mouth.

It was a chilling smile that seemed to drop the surrounding temperature by several degrees.

“It wouldn’t be good for prenatal care, so I won’t say it.”

“R-right. I see.”

I had only been trying to play a prank.

It felt like I’d been playfully poking with a stick only to find a hornet’s nest at the end.

Peres, who had been smiling with a strange expression, buried his face in my embrace.

“Don’t worry about such things, Tia. That will absolutely never happen.”

Peres said while hugging me even tighter.

Never happen, or never let it happen?

I wanted to probe further, but I decided to let it go.

There’s no one who could come between Peres and me.

Maybe in a completely different world.

But at least in this life, such a thing won’t happen.

“Yes, yes.”

I stroked the back of Peres’s head, feeling like I was patting a large dog acting spoiled.

“Tia.”

“Mm?”

“Thank you.”

What kind of expression is Peres making right now?

With that thought, I also embraced Peres in return.

“Me too.”

It was a bit different from my plan to share the news in an intimate and romantic setting, but perhaps this suits us better.

I couldn’t stop smiling from the sense of fulfillment, as if everything was perfect.

“…Ugh!”

Until Peres started dry heaving again.

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In the end, Peres was diagnosed with ‘sympathetic morning sickness.’

I was quite flustered since I didn’t even know such a thing existed, but Peres was different.

He looked a bit bewildered, widening his eyes, then soon said:

‘At least there’s something I can do in your place. That’s fortunate.’

Maybe I really caught the most unique man in the world.

Fortunately, the medicine I had been taking for morning sickness worked well for Peres too.

Not long after taking the medicine, he stopped turning pale and dry heaving in front of food.

Since I knew well how troublesome morning sickness could be, I thought it was truly fortunate.

But.

‘Is it really fortunate?’

I lifted my eyes from blankly staring at my water glass to look around.

“The food is especially delicious today.”

“Your Majesty, why are you only eating bread? Won’t you try some meat?”

“Ah, I’m fine. My stomach is a bit upset. Please eat plenty, Duke Gallahan.”

Maybe we should have just had dinner by ourselves as originally planned.

Belated regret washed over me.

Then, a familiar voice from the seat next to me spoke up.

“Tia, what are you thinking about so intently?”

“Ah, Grandfather.”

I moved my stopped hand to continue cutting my steak.

“No, I was just thinking about wedding preparations.”

“Didn’t you try on the dress for the last time today?”

Shannet, who was sitting a few seats away, asked.

“Yes, that’s right. Now everything is really finished.”

“To think our daughter is getting married.”

Father, who had been talking with Peres next to him, said in a melancholy voice.

“It feels like just yesterday when Tia was born and I first held her in my arms.”

At that moment, Peres and I silently exchanged glances.

Having dinner with the family instead of our date alone today had been Peres’s idea.

Specifically, it was because of his words: ‘Shouldn’t we tell everyone directly before the wedding?’

I had agreed too.

And also agreed that today, with even Peres gathered together, was the right time.

“Hmm.”

Still, now that I was about to say it out loud, I felt nervous.

Peres silently took my hand.

Right, I can do this.

“Um, there’s something I want to tell everyone.”

Everyone’s attention focused on me.

Grandfather with his kind face, Father whose eyes had become moist while reminiscing about my childhood, Shannet who looked expressionless but affectionate, and the twins with curious faces.

I swallowed once and opened my mouth.

“I’m pregnant.”

Screech.

The knife Father was holding scraped across the plate with a sharp scream.

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