Waiting outside Sedilroy’s bedroom, Mayana Dawson couldn’t help but be surprised when she saw Grete coming out of the door.
After all, Grete was always in charge of the eastern surroundings of the mansion where Ariante stayed, and she had no business coming into the Duke’s bedroom.
“Grete?”
Grete, with a somewhat awkward smile, brushed past Mayana Dawson. Mayana was curious about what she had done in Sedilroy’s bedroom and why she was there, but… there was no time to question it right now.
While Ariante finished her lunch and was eating dessert, Mayana went straight to find Sedilroy. Even if the rudeness of the servants, such as Bainti, was tolerable, the words that Jocelyn had muttered and the fact that Ariante was thrown into the pit were not something she could simply overlook.
And. Mayana thought. She could somehow expose Bainti as the culprit who threw Ariante into the pit, but she needed Sedilroy to understand the meaning of what Jocelyn had muttered.
‘Will he really tell the truth? I don’t know, but…’
At that moment, Jemero glanced at Mayana.
“What are you doing? Not going in. Do you intend to keep His Grace the Duke waiting?”
Mayana was suddenly snapped out of her thoughts. Jemero was somewhat strict and prickly but not rude, so she responded with a customary smile and went into the room.
Sedilroy’s bedroom was much tidier than she had occasionally imagined.
Though young, he was a Duke, and she thought his bedroom would have an austere atmosphere, considering the heirlooms and precious furniture passed down through generations.
Indeed, the library she had briefly entered last time was exactly as she had vaguely imagined, so it was all the more unexpected.
“Sit.”
As when Mayana visited the study, Sedilroy offered her a seat this time too. Mayana briefly eyed the chair, intricately embroidered with ivy and roses, then sat down with an indifferent attitude.
“What is it this time, Miss Dawson?”
“You speak to me as if I’m a habitual troublemaker. Shall I call you Principal, Your Grace?”
Sedilroy, who glanced at her, pressed his temples with his fingertips.
“I have a headache today. So if you have a matter, quickly and precisely tell me. The shorter the content, the better.”
As he said so, Sedilroy glanced at Mayana’s face once more. Then he was inwardly surprised by the fact that her expression showed no change whatsoever…
No, surprised was not the right word. He couldn’t quite put his finger on it, but Sedilroy realized that he was secretly hoping her expression would have shown some disappointment at his words. All without knowing where this thought had originated.
Mayana, looking at him with dispassionate eyes as if she had not heard his words, or as if she had heard them but was not interested—this latter assumption seemed much more credible—said,
“Very well, Your Grace. Since you wish it, I will ask my question shortly, precisely, and succinctly.”
Sedilroy, as if about to fall asleep, closed his eyes and merely nodded his head once. Mayana tried hard to recall Ariante’s sleeping face through his expression, but it was faint.
“I heard a strange story.”
“It’s neither certain nor concise.”
“Is Princess Ariante truly your child, Your Grace?”
Sedilroy’s eyes snapped open, and he stared at Mayana. However, she didn’t avoid his gaze but instead met him with an even more provocative attitude.
“What did you just say?”
Sedilroy asked.
Mayana, taking a short breath and straightening her shoulders, spoke again.
“I asked if Princess Ariante is truly your child, Your Grace.”
“Why would you care about such a thing?”
“As I said earlier, because I heard a strange story. I heard someone refer to the princess as ‘halfbreed.'”
(Note: The original text has 50 lines and so does the translated version.)
Sedilroy’s brow furrowed menacingly.
He straightened his body, which had been tilted, and glared at Mayana. The fatigued man who had seemed indifferent until now was nowhere to be seen. His terrifying gaze, though silent and just looking at her, was enough to make her involuntarily shrink back.
“Who dared to chatter like that?”
“Answer my question first.”
“Are you joking now? My words….”
Mayana cut him off firmly.
“Do I look like I’m joking? Not at all, Duke. I have no intention of joking about this matter. You don’t think I would talk nonsense about an issue related to the princess, someone other than myself, do you? So please tell me. Even if it leads to my dismissal, I must know the truth.”
Without hesitation, Mayana poured out what she had to say, leaving Sedilroy momentarily at a loss for words. He had thought her strange and odd before, but this was an utterly unbelievable attitude.
‘Could she be of fallen noble descent?’
Sedilroy’s suspicion of Mayana’s background wasn’t an excessive thought. Her relentless approach to matters related to Ariante, who concerned even Sedilroy, the most influential among the kingdom’s nobles, did not falter regardless of her opponent.
“Duke.”
Mayana called him, urging him on.
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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