In the Midst of Revenge on Cinderella (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 118

At the permission dropped as if he’d been waiting, the Royal Physician entered the office, somehow looking unusually cowed.

Of course, no one found it strange—few people didn’t shrink before Kahilrn. Only the Royal Physician, who had made a firm promise involving both the queen and the gods themselves, felt his heart pounding anxiously.

Kahilrn set down the documents he’d been holding and stared intently as the Royal Physician hesitated before stepping inside. Because of that, cold sweat trickled down the Royal Physician’s back.

“How is the queen’s condition?”

At the impatient inquiry, the Royal Physician gulped. Though he’d served in the palace for over ten years and had just ascended to the highest position among court physicians—on top of which came the double blessing of the queen’s pregnancy—he couldn’t rejoice freely, which filled him with regret.

“Ah… hem, hem.”

His voice cracked from sheer tension, so the Royal Physician turned his head aside and cleared his throat.

“Her tongue and complexion have improved, and her pulse is strong—she appears very healthy. As long as she avoids overexertion and pays close attention to her regimen for now, there should be no serious cause for concern.”

In truth, he’d already reported the queen’s condition several times before.

Ever since that dreadful incident, the king had summoned the Royal Physician at every spare moment.

Come to think of it, he’d been called in multiple times a day—even examined her on the very day she regained consciousness—but back then, there had been no sign of pregnancy at all, which puzzled him greatly.

‘If only I’d known back then…!’

He wouldn’t have been so restless now. The Royal Physician clicked his tongue inwardly, then suddenly patted his chest in relief.

Had the news of pregnancy come immediately, his failure to detect it despite repeated examinations would have carried grave responsibility—and he shuddered to imagine how much more piercing the king’s gaze would’ve been right now.

“Royal Physician.”

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