But the rumor that the Duke used necromancy to revive his dead baby seemed far less realistic than the possibility of someone having switched the baby. Besides, if the Duke could resurrect only one person, it would have been the former Duchess, not the child.
Such conjectures were indeed absurd. There was a limit to what one didn’t know about the Duke.
“I’ll open it for you.”
“No need.”
They reached the parlor. Luke, leaving Ed behind with a word of refusal, opened the door with a stern face.
And…
“…Bonita?”
He stopped in his tracks upon seeing Bonita, who was sitting on the parlor sofa, swinging her legs and nibbling on cookies.
His gaze scanned the interior. Beside Bonita was Aria, and opposite them sat two priests.
Then came a cranky voice from behind.
“What are you standing there for like a fool? If you’re not coming in, move aside.”
“Mother? No, I’m coming in.”
Seeing Catherine, Luke entered with a reluctant expression. Aria, noticing them, smiled warmly.
“You’re here early, Duke. Madam.”
“Of course.”
Luke replied coldly, his gaze shifting to the priests.
“So, how do you conduct this proof?”
He had delved madly into ways to revive the dead but had never looked into paternity tests.
Naturally so.
His only child was already considered dead, and there had been no chance of Elodie conceiving again.
He deliberately avoided learning about it. Elodie and he had been the only ones for each other, so there was no need for something like a paternity test.
Or so he had thought.
Luke’s eyes hardened. The intimidating look made the priests swallow nervously.
The red-haired priest, Leo, took out a spherical object from his bag.
The crystal ball was about the size of an adult’s head.
“The procedure is simple. We just need to put the blood of both individuals into this device and check the reaction.”
It was a device that required at least two high priests to operate, but it didn’t take much time.
Leo expected Luke to react skeptically, saying, “Really? Just like that?” However, the Duke’s response was unexpected.
“Blood?”
“Yes? Oh, yes. Blood is essential for a paternity test.”
Hearing about the paternity test, Bonita turned her head to look at Luke. Luke, unaware of her gaze, frowned.
“Is blood really necessary?”
“Yes? That…”
Leo stuttered, confused. Was there a problem?
‘Could it be, as the rumors say, a side effect of black magic that turned his blood black?’
An image of a dreadful Duke flashed in his mind.
“The test is over. Now that you’ve seen my secret, you all must die.”
‘Oh no!’
He almost jumped up in fear but managed to suppress his scream. Tears almost welled up in his eyes.
‘If only I had drawn a better lot. Damn it.’
…In fact, the assignment to the Duke’s household was determined by drawing lots. When the other high priests drew the losing lots, he nearly died of jealousy.
“Your Grace…?”
Dominic, noticing Luke’s sudden silence, cautiously addressed him. But Luke seemed not to hear.
The Duke muttered quietly to himself, arms crossed.
“…What?”
“Excuse me?”
“Where on such a small child can you draw blood from, saying blood is needed?”
A flash!
Eyes shining like a predator in the darkness swept over them. The Duke, visibly annoyed, asked.
“Isn’t there another way?”
“That, um…”
Dominic replied timidly.
“There isn’t, but…”
“Incompetent.”
Dominic’s mouth fell open in disbelief.
‘What? Do I really deserve to be called incompetent? Where did I go wrong?’
He felt unjustly wronged.
How could they blame him when this was the only method available?
Cold Male Lead Became My Clingy Husband (Female-Dominant)
Feng Bai Su transmigrated into a matriarchal novel, becoming the sister of the female protagonist and the Seventh Princess of the Feng Ling Kingdom.
After working herself to death in her previous life, finally reincarnating as a princess, she only wanted to be a lazy fish who could eat, sleep, and play.
Until she met the male protagonist from the book, Wei Jing Mo, and he took a liking to her!
Wei Jing Mo is the top young man in Feng Ling City, talented in both appearance and ability, from a prestigious family, with a cold and otherworldly appearance, a figure like the bright moon in the hearts of noble ladies. It was thought that only the most powerful and talented noble lady in Feng Ling City would be worthy of such a brilliant young man. Who knew that this young gentleman would secretly admire the infamous Seventh Princess?
Short scene 1:
Feng Bai Su looked at the young man crying like a pear blossom in the rain before her, and couldn’t help but doubt her life.
Wasn’t the male lead described as a cold and otherworldly figure in the book?
Then who was this poor little thing crying with swollen red eyes and tear-stained face?
Short scene 2:
Wei Jing Mo stared intently at Feng Bai Su who was about to go out, wanting to say, “Be careful on the road.”
Before he could speak, Feng Bai Su suddenly bent down and bit his cheek.
Her peach blossom eyes were full of disdain: “Tsk! You’re so clingy!”
Wei Jing Mo: “…”
A talented fox spirit female lead with a flirtatious appearance but actually abstinent VS A cold-looking but actually naive and clingy little jealous male lead
