Therefore, he tormented Blair even more persistently. The more she burst into tears and reacted to him, the more he felt the reality of her being in his arms.

Eventually, the breath they both held in burst out.

Herdin restrained his heat until Blair’s trembling body calmed down, then he slowly bit into her.

As the previously labored breathing gradually calmed, Blair’s unfocused eyes refocused. Moist eyes full of resentment were directed at him.
Blair pushed away his chest, attempting to embrace her again. Though she couldn’t escape the force, surprisingly, Herdin stepped back willingly.

Blair rose to pick up the pill bottle that had fallen under the bed. At that moment, her legs gave way, and she hesitated, sitting down.

Nevertheless, seemingly indifferent, Blair took a pill out of the bottle and swallowed it. In her urgency, she even overcame the usual difficulty of swallowing without water.

Finally, a sigh of relief escaped her.

Now was not the time for a child to be born. The probability of the child being Asiel was high.

‘Asiel…’

Asiel was her driving force.

If she couldn’t meet that lovely child again, the second life obtained miraculously meant nothing to her.

Thinking that she almost lost such a child because of that, her blood turned cold.

Herdin, who had been silently watching her sitting on the carpet without getting up, lifted Blair into his arms.

Blair didn’t reject his touch, but in her eyes that met his, unmistakable resentment was revealed.

Herdin sighed and spoke.

“If, by any chance, we have a child, I’ll take responsibility—”

“No, that won’t happen.”

Interrupting him, Blair’s voice subtly trembled.

However, after smoothing out her emotions, the following words were firm without a hint of wavering.

“We will divorce, as per the contract.”

Herdin, having finished his bath, entered the bedroom carrying a simple breakfast handed to him by a maid.

Blair was lying in bed with her back turned to him.

Her already petite figure seemed even smaller buried under the blanket. Although she seemed to be pretending to sleep, Herdin, who was keen, didn’t miss it.

Since last night, she had been in that state all along.

She obediently surrendered her body as he pleased, but that was all. Blair didn’t resist, but Herdin noticed.

She quietly endured this night to end. She knew it was the maximum resistance she could offer.

Herdin placed a tray on the bedside table and lifted Blair up. However, she slipped away quietly from his embrace.

“…I’ll eat later.”

“Why?”

“I don’t feel well. I want to rest.”

Looking at Blair, who didn’t meet his eyes, Herdin’s lips twisted.

Now, even a hunger strike.

Herdin placed the tray in front of Blair. Seeing it, Blair’s delicate forehead wrinkled.

“I don’t want to eat right now—”

At that moment, Herdin, holding Blair’s cheek, sealed her lips with his. Through the intertwined lips, the sweet juice flowed. It was a strawberry that had been placed on the pancake.
Caught off guard by the sudden kiss, Blair unintentionally swallowed the strawberry that had entered her mouth. Only then did Herdin’s lips part.

Herdin wiped the strawberry juice that clung to Blair’s lips with his thumb and looked at her.

Blair’s eyes, which had widened in surprise, were now distorted as if on the verge of tears, filled with resentment. But even that appearance looked beautiful, probably because this woman was born with a stunning face.

Herdin handed a fork to Blair.

“Eat. Before I feed you everything.”

His tone suggested an offer, but Blair understood that the meaning leaned more towards a threat.

What he meant by ‘feeding’ was likely akin to the action he had just taken.

Blair alternated her gaze between the food in front of her and him, then put down the fork.

A suffocating silence settled between the two.

Blair looked straight into his eyes and spoke.

“…I hate it.”

“…”

“I really, really hate you.”

The emotions she had suppressed burst out. Her eyes, which seemed ready to cry at any moment, didn’t shed tears. However, Blair’s hand, clutching the blanket instead of the fork, trembled noticeably.

Herdin stared at her with icy blue eyes for a moment before turning away and leaving the room.