She scrutinized the spot where the shadow had passed but still saw nothing.
Did I see it wrong? Stella tilted her head in wonder when a knock sounded.
This time, both of them were startled and turned their heads towards the door.
“What’s that?”
“I wonder who it is.”
This was the first time someone other than Rudina had knocked on Stella’s room since Rudina began working as her lady-in-waiting.
Knock! Knock!
As the knocking continued, Rudina hurried to the door and stood in front of it.
“Who is it?”
Rudina partially opened the door to peek outside.
Suddenly, a large hand grasped the partially open door. Feeling instinctive danger, Rudina tried to close it, but it wouldn’t budge.
Without a chance to react, the door swung open violently, causing Rudina, who was holding it, to lose her balance.
“Ahh!”
“Rudina, are you okay? Who’s out there?”
Startled, Stella stood up and shouted.
Fortunately, Rudina wasn’t injured, just shaken. Noticing Stella’s pale face, she smiled reassuringly.
“Yes! I’m fine. Don’t worry.”
Relieved by Rudina’s answer, Stella then saw the face of the person who had forcefully opened the door. A man with a slightly long face, a prominent nose, and meticulously groomed mustache. Stella recognized him.
“Sir Lepard.”
Just saying his name made her body temperature drop.
Lepard was a cousin and a knight of Queen Eliza. Why he was standing in front of her room, not by the queen’s side, Stella could not fathom.
“The queen is looking for you.”
His words were polite, but his amber eyes looking down at Stella were filled with contempt, as if he were staring not at a princess of the nation but at a filthy, dirt-covered beggar.
He had always looked at her this way, so Stella wasn’t affected. To her, he wasn’t significant enough to hurt her.
“Me? Why?”
Stella had never been summoned by the queen before, so she couldn’t help but feel fearful. But she maintained her composure.
“I am only here to relay the queen’s message.”
It meant to follow without a word. Stella, unlike Rudina who couldn’t contain her agitation and trembled, gently stroked her arm and smiled softly.
“Rudina, will you help me get ready?”
“Yes, Princess.”
Rudina hesitated before responding, her face filled with worry. Just as she was about to enter the dressing room, servants began filing in, carrying large gift boxes.
Before Stella could ask what was happening, they hurriedly stacked their loads on the floor and table.
“Huh?”
Rudina gaped at them in bewilderment, then turned to Stella.
“Pr-Princess.”
But Stella was no more understanding of the situation than Rudina. She too was bewildered.
As the servants continued to pile up gift boxes in the room, Stella turned to Lepard.
“What’s all this?”
He was still standing outside the door. He glanced disdainfully at the servants bringing in gifts and answered Stella’s question with an annoyed expression.
“These are birthday gifts. Sent by His Majesty.”
“His Majesty?”
“Yes, from Queen Eliza and Princess Beatrice too.”
Stella still couldn’t call King Philip her father, as he hadn’t given his permission.
In every aspect, King Philip sought perfection, and to him, Stella was like an impurity. He was enamored at first sight with Stella’s mother, a dancer, but he hadn’t intended to have a child out of wedlock. Bringing Stella to the palace was merely to prevent any stain on his reputation.
Naturally, he showed no interest in Stella as she grew up.
His attention was limited to once a year, just to confirm her existence. Stella had expected only that much today, so the presence of gifts unnerved her. The sudden generosity left her more anxious than grateful.
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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