Pregnant With The Wolf's Child (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 3
“……Engagement?”
To think he’d suddenly get engaged to another woman like this.
“Could it be… do you love Lady Wins?”
Jade smiled faintly at the corner of his lips, as if amused.
“It’s because of the mining venture I’m working on. Count Wins demanded that I become engaged to his daughter in exchange for his investment.”
‘So he doesn’t love her after all.’
Suddenly, I wondered what Jade thought about the baby.
‘Would he be happy to hear I’m pregnant?’
“What if… what if I were to have a baby? How would you feel about that?”
“A baby? Out of nowhere?”
“It’s just… I’ve been wondering what it’d be like if we had a child someday….”
I carefully watched Jade’s reaction.
“…Whose?”
Jade immediately furrowed his brows. His expression turned so grim that I felt inexplicably tense.
“J-Just… answer first, okay?”
“I’d hate the very sight of it. You know I despise children.”
His blunt reply made my heart sink instantly.
At the same time, I felt wronged and angry.
‘Even if he didn’t want it—even if he hated kids—he should still take responsibility if we made one.’
We’d gotten ourselves into this mess together, yet I was the only one worrying.
“You, of all people, Larien—you know why I struggled so much after my parents passed away.”
But using that reason, I couldn’t ask him to take responsibility.
“I don’t want to bring another child like me into this world. Who’s to say I won’t die like my father?”
Jade’s parents had died young in a carriage accident.
Jade and Ayla—those two siblings—had no one left to rely on.
The cadet branches hadn’t even given Jade time to properly grieve before casting him out.
He’d had to endure alone the constant fear of being separated from his only blood relative, his younger sister.
Among all the things young Jade had said, one line stuck with me most vividly:
If only he hadn’t been a child, he could’ve protected Ayla without his uncle’s help.
He’d loathed the helplessness of being too young to do anything.
“Larien, why are you suddenly asking about this? Don’t tell me… you want to get married?”
“…We’ve been too familiar with each other lately. Maybe it’s time we kept some distance.”
In the end, a lie slipped out.
I was afraid of how Jade would react if I told him about the baby.
No—I didn’t want to burden him.
At first, I’d only grown close to him out of necessity, because I didn’t want to die.
But as time passed, Jade had quietly become someone precious, woven naturally into my daily life.
‘If not for Jade, I might have ended up as miserable as Larien.’
Somewhere along the way, Jade had become my true friend.
“Jade, you’ll be busy preparing for your engagement, so don’t come by for a while.”
“…What?”
“We should’ve kept our distance from the start.”
Then, maybe this pregnancy never would’ve happened.
“Larien, don’t lie to me. Did I do something wrong? Why are you acting like this all of a sudden?”
Frustrated, Jade raked his fingers through his hair in clear exasperation.
“…Jade, go home. That’s enough.”
Seeing him like that made me so irritated I wanted to turn into a sparrow and peck his head.
‘No. What’s the point of taking out my anger on him? I’m the one who decided not to tell him. This reaction is only natural.’
After a brief internal struggle, I gave up on thinking and left the parlor.
Jade followed right behind, snatching my wrist and pulling me into his embrace.
“Larien, just talk to me for a moment.”
“Let go.”
“You’re acting strange. If something’s wrong, you have to tell me so I can understand.”
I clenched my free hand into a fist and punched his chest, trying to wriggle free.
“You idiot! You absolute fool!”
“Larien, are you feeling better now? That hurts. Right here.”
It was annoying how he pretended to be hurt when he clearly wasn’t. I could see right through his attempt to smooth things over like this.
“Mary!”
“Yes! Right here, my lady!”
I called Mary, who’d been waiting nearby. She came running over immediately.
“Mary, Marquis Rowe is leaving—please see him out. I’m tired and need to rest.”
“…Did you just call him ‘Marquis Rowe’?”
Calling him by his title instead of his name must have stung.
‘…Ah.’
I realized my mistake only after the words had left my mouth.
Jade hated it more than anything when someone drew a line between them.
But I didn’t want to waste any more emotional energy.
“Larien… why are you treating me like this?”
I couldn’t bear to keep seeing Jade’s wounded expression.
“I’d appreciate it if you didn’t drop by unannounced like this anymore. It’s unpleasant.”
I hurried upstairs, leaving behind words harsh enough to keep him from following.
[This is the timeline separator]“…Hm.”
Tick. Tock. I opened my eyes at the sound of the clock’s hands.
‘When did I fall asleep?’
My whole body ached from sleeping curled up tightly.
“Mary…?”
“You’re awake, my lady?”
Through hazy vision, I vaguely saw Mary moving carefully toward me.
“A pregnant woman must always keep her body warm,” she said.
Mary tucked the blanket snugly around me.
“…Thank you, Mary.”
Tears welled in my eyes as I hugged her tightly. Her steady heartbeat was soothing to hear.
“It’s alright, my lady. I’ll always support your choices. I’ll stay by your side forever.”
Mary patted me gently, assuring me everything would be okay.
“But, my lady… I nearly died just now.”
“Nearly died?”
“Right after you left, Marquis Rowe’s expression….”
“What did Jade’s face look like?”
“Like this.”
Mary scrunched up her face, mimicking Jade’s expression.
It was terrifying.
“Mary, I’m hungry.”
Gurgle. My stomach growled out of nowhere.
I’d barely touched the soup at breakfast and hadn’t eaten the cake either—no wonder I felt so famished.
“Oh! Just a moment—I’ll go to the kitchen and bring something right away.”
“Yawn. I’ll go back to sleep. I’m still sleepy.”
As I sent Mary off and prepared to lie back down with a small yawn—
“Kyaaah!”
I heard Mary’s bloodcurdling scream, filled with terror.
Startled, I rushed out of my room and ran toward the sound. Mary had fallen to the floor.
“Mary, are you alright?”
“Hey.”
As I checked her scraped wrist, an irritated voice cut through my ear.
“It’s been three years, and you haven’t changed a bit, sister.”
“…”
“You seem to be doing well, though?”
Uriel Bellaste.
Marquis Uriel Bellaste—Larien’s half-brother.
Uriel enjoyed tormenting Larien, his sister from a different mother.
“You didn’t even come to my graduation—I thought you’d died. I’m home after so long; couldn’t you at least pretend to be happy to see me?”
His emerald-green eyes regarded me like a toy meant to alleviate his boredom.
“Never mind that. Father wants you downstairs. To the dining hall.”
“Why the dining hall?”
“Why? Obviously to eat. What else would anyone do there?”
I helped Mary up and headed for the dining hall.
‘I get that he’s making time for his favored child, but why summon me too?’
I couldn’t fathom Duke Bellaste’s intentions.
“By the way, are you sick? You look even uglier than usual.”
Uriel followed behind, needling me with his words.
‘You’re so damn annoying.’
I ignored him as if I hadn’t heard and hurried toward the dining hall.
As the dining hall doors opened, Duke Bellaste sat at the center.
“I greet you, Your Grace.”
“…”
Duke Bellaste’s gaze, which had been fixed on me, quickly shifted elsewhere.
His indifference was so familiar that I straightened my slightly bowed back.
“Uriel, you’ve grown even taller since I last saw you. I heard you’re expected to graduate at the top of your class this time.”
“…I just got lucky.”
I didn’t feel hurt watching Duke Bellaste’s affectionate look toward Uriel.
His coldness toward me was nothing new.
“Sit, sit down, Larien.”
I wanted nothing more than to leave right then, but Duchess Bellaste’s sharp stare pinned me in place.
Seated beside me was a middle-aged woman who looked strikingly like Uriel.
I could feel Duchess Bellaste watching me subtly.
“Your Grace… is there something you wish to say?”
“…I don’t see the diamond necklace you always wear.”
“I took it off for a while.”
I couldn’t very well admit I’d given it to the doctor to keep him quiet, so I made an excuse.
“I see… I see.”
Duchess Bellaste turned her head away quickly, as if embarrassed for having asked.
‘To outsiders, it probably looks like I refuse to accept my stepmother.’
It wasn’t simply because she was a stepmother that I disliked her.
Anasha Bellaste.
The second daughter of House Glan—she’d known Larien’s mother.
In fact, they’d been each other’s only friend.
‘Right after Larien’s mother passed from postpartum illness, she seduced Duke Bellaste.’
Thanks to that, she quickly bore his child and secured her position as his second wife.
‘How could she chase after her best friend’s husband the moment she died?’
And she’d tried to drive out baby Larien.
‘Larien, unaware of any of this, genuinely looked up to her.’
Knowing everything, I saw right through her act of kindness.
“Larien, are you unwell?”
It felt hypocritical how she only started playing the loving mother after giving birth to Uriel.
“I’m fine. Thank you for your concern.”
I forced a smile.
The harder I tried, the more my lips trembled faintly.
‘So annoying.’
Now that I knew I was pregnant, it was hard to mask my emotions smoothly.
Was this how all pregnant women felt?
‘What if I start morning sickness again?’
I hid my anxious thoughts by resting a hand on my stomach.
Clang.
Duke Bellaste’s cutlery clattered noisily against the plate.
Frowning, he set down his knife.
“Larien Bellaste. You will compete in the Crown Prince’s bride selection this spring.”
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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Chapter Comments (40)
the crown prince is very smart, bravo. what will happen when he threatens Larien?
it’s very good of you to plan your escape. having an escape fund is also great.
raise your baby Larien the way you want and lead a very happy life.
Inline Comments (13)
‘Now that she has another man, is she planning to tell me never to see her again
Let me get this straight…he’s known her since childhood, finally spent the night with her after confessing (sort of)… and he thinks she already has someone else!??
'Better this than never seeing her at all.'
I think so…both actually…maybe all characters lol tbh
I tried to widen the distance between us, but the remaining space was already ti
I wonder how he is going to react when he meets lobelia…
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agustus_orchid
your stepmother has character problems. your best friend just died, and you immediately took her husband?
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jade, if you didn’t want children, why did you have children with Larien?
agustus_orchid
it was very good of you to keep your distance, Larien.