“Huff, huff…”
Before dawn’s blue light had faded, deep breaths echoed in Reynald’s room in the palace.
After being defeated by Miley, the Duke, or Reynald, the Crown Prince of Laines, he wondered if he had broken a rib, as breathing was difficult.
Yet, Reynald couldn’t tell anyone about his condition and returned secretly at night, crying from pain and humiliation.
Pretending to be a grieving fiancé regardless of whether Laila was dead or alive?
What nonsense.
He was the one on the brink of death.
Moreover, the real problem was the contract coerced by Miley. He didn’t know what Miley planned to do with it, but it was bound to harm him.
Tick, tick.
Unwanted sounds started coming from Reynald’s clenched teeth. He involuntarily flicked his fingernails due to anxiety.
Glancing at his bruised right index finger, he fretfully bit his lip, thinking.
‘Maybe I should cancel the engagement ceremony…’
He had instructed to calm the maids searching for Princess Laila outside, but it was only a matter of time before her disappearance spread far and wide.
Fortunately, the engagement ceremony was just over five hours away. It wasn’t too late to cancel before the preparation staff arrived.
Either way, it would be better to frame Laila as the one calling off the engagement.
If he said Miley took Laila, his pride might be hurt, but who would blame him?
“Right.”
Why hadn’t he thought of this sooner?
His mind hadn’t been functioning properly since Miley attacked him.
If he spun the story this way, Miley wouldn’t dare set foot in the palace again. Then, the contract would become useless.
Reynald’s face brightened at the thought. But before he could even smile, a stabbing pain in his ribs made him groan.
“Huff, huh, hah…”
He quickly called for his servant, George, to announce the cancellation of the engagement.
“George, George!”
Whether it was the early dawn or surprise at Reynald being awake, George was slow to respond.
“George!”
Only after Reynald’s sharp, irritable voice rang out again did George burst in with a lamp in hand.
“Yes, Your Highness.”
Huffing, Reynald cut to the chase without asking about the situation.
“I think we should tell His Majesty to postpone or cancel the engagement.”
“What? Why all of a sudden…”
Confused, George frowned, but Reynald just stared at him incredulously.
“Why, what’s the problem? Princess Laila Wessex isn’t in the palace, so it’s only natural.”
In Filmer, Laila was almost the only link to the Kingdom of Wessex, and the king regarded their marriage as significant.
But to Reynald, she was just a half-hearted princess, a suitable match for him, the seventh prince. He could use her disappearance as an excuse to break off the engagement and demand another princess.
Thinking lightly of the situation, Reynald was baffled by George’s hesitant response.
“Ah, yes, she’s not in the palace, but…”
“But what? Is there something new?”
“Miley, the Duke…”
Frustrated, Reynald urged him to get to the point. The moment he heard ‘Miley,’ he knew he was doomed.
He felt his heart plummet with that one word.
What could Miley have possibly said this time?
Swallowing his anger, Reynald listened to the rest of George’s report.
“As he was leaving the castle, he found a lady collapsed and thought it improper to leave her there, so he took her in his carriage.”
“Are you telling me that it was Princess Wessex he found? What kind of nonsense is that?”
Reynald’s speech, never particularly gentle, now resembled a fighting dog ready to rip a throat out.
The servant, though flustered, confirmed it.
“Yes, that’s essentially what happened.”
“You idiots! Who fell for such a ridiculous lie!”
If his own servants had been duped by such absurdity, he was ready to fire them. That included the present George.
But then.
“…The Duke’s servant came and spoke directly with the Crown Prince.”
‘Damn it.’
The Crown Prince was someone Reynald couldn’t afford to mess with. He was the likely successor to the throne.
All the princes, including Reynald, were vying for his favor to avoid purge when he ascended the throne.
Unable to confront him, Reynald could only grit his teeth and glower at his innocent servant.
“The engagement ceremony is set to proceed in two hours. We agreed to fetch her ourselves.”
“…What’s the condition of Laila?”
“She was unconscious and in such a poor state that, considering her dignity, it seemed inappropriate to move her again. It was decided she should rest at the Duke’s residence before being brought here. Even the Crown Prince found it odd, but what can we do?”
Reynald clenched his fist.
‘Maybe I should have called Miley a madman.’
That thought crossed his mind, but to do so, he’d have to reveal Miley’s true identity.
The Duke Miley, who came from Hengkin, is actually Crown Prince Adrian Laines of Hengkin.
But such a revelation might make him seem insane. Even after hearing it directly from Miley, he hadn’t believed it until seeing his powers.
Whatever Miley had done, his appearance was drastically different.
Reynald had seen Crown Prince Adrian of Hengkin on his official visit years ago.
Silver hair and violet eyes.
His face was distinctly different from the current Miley’s. Reynald, still processing his recent experience, remembered Miley’s features as sharp and cunning.
But Crown Prince Adrian had a noble, handsome appearance, with a strong and straight physique, arresting enough to capture attention.
‘The voice seemed different too.’
That’s why he kept doubting, even with Miley right in front of him.
Revealing his identity as Crown Prince Adrian posed problems. The King and the Crown Prince would likely fawn over the dignitary they had failed to recognize.
Hengkin’s influence on Dambernunt continent was absolute. If they willed it, a small kingdom like Filmer could be razed in days.
Filmer depended on Hengkin in many areas, like their military help against monster invasions in the northwest. Filmer alone couldn’t face all of Dambernunt’s dangers.
Regardless of what Reynald had suffered, neither the King nor the princes would take his side.
Another problem existed.
Reynald remembered the palpable malice he felt from Miley, his hand trembling at the recollection.
Miley’s eyes were real.
“If I had resisted more, he might have actually killed me on the spot.”
‘The way he was choking me, it’s clear he’s fond of Laila.’
Reynald pondered if he could use this to his advantage but then shook his head.
“George…”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
Standing before his servant, Reynald realized he was back where he started. His place was inescapably within Adrian Laines’ grasp.
How could he possibly contend with a monster like Adrian Laines?
He was outmatched, both politically and in terms of power.
Frustrating as it was, lying low was the right move.
“I fell down the stairs while searching for Laila. I need urgent treatment before dawn, summon the court physician…”
After a painful, sleepless night, this was the best course of action he could muster.
Once Laila returned, he would vow to take care of her.
With Miley’s piercing eyes on him, failing to do so could mean his literal downfall, with the palace’s highest spire possibly crashing into his gut.
Having witnessed the sheer force of Miley’s psychokinetic abilities, Reynald had no choice but to submit.
Yet, whether this submission would satisfy Miley was Reynald’s greatest fear.
The final decision on what to do with him, and with Filmer, rested in Miley’s hands.
Male lead says he’s pregnant — and it’s female lead’s child
Something seems a bit off about this world.
Wang Zhao thought as she watched a pregnant man walking towards her…
Intro
Female lead finds herself in a world where the men who possess the ability to bear children.
As she navigates this unfamiliar reality, she is caught off guard by the sudden appearance of her boyfriend, who reveals that he is pregnant.
Is this truly her boyfriend?
Why can’t she recall any details about their time together?
She begins to doubt whether the child her boyfriend is carrying is even hers.
Is there a hidden reason behind her amnesia, or could it be a side effect of her sudden arrival in this strange new world?
Just when it seems the protagonist’s life couldn’t become any more entangled, her ex-boyfriend makes an unexpected appearance, raising questions about the protagonist’s past.
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