The Duke Only Needs My Child (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 104

After finishing dinner and returning to her room, she faintly heard the sound of fireworks bursting beyond the open window.

It was the sound coming from the summer night festival in full swing at the square.

The islanders held their own summer night festival every year, celebrating the night instead of the sweltering daytime.

Blair was curious about the festival, but given her current situation—hiding her identity—it would have been reckless to go out and watch it.

Instead, an old woman, pitying Blair, eased her disappointment by bringing festival snacks, saying, “A mother-to-be must eat well.”

“Still, it’s pleasantly cool now that night has fallen.”

Blair sat by the window where the cool night breeze blew in. It felt too early to sleep just yet.

Then, suddenly remembering something, she pulled out a map from her bundle of belongings—one of the few items she had taken from the ducal mansion.

Traveling across the entire continent had been a dream of hers during childhood, when she knew nothing of the world.

As she grew older, she accepted the reality that a noblewoman could not freely travel, yet a lingering wish remained deep in her heart.

Now that she had decided to abandon her status, she had taken one step closer to that dream.

“If I head to the eastern coast, I might even be able to visit another continent.”

She had read that the southern continent was home to people with healthy, sun-kissed skin, while the eastern continent was inhabited by those with mysterious black hair and obsidian-dark eyes.

The descriptions of their appearances, cultures, customs, and languages in the books she had read had greatly stirred Blair’s curiosity.

Now, meeting them in person—and even setting foot on the continents where they lived—was no longer just a fanciful dream. The thought filled Blair with excitement.

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