He had served him for 30 years, sometimes as a brother, sometimes as a friend.

When Cedric first brought him, it was not like this.

He was more intelligent than anyone, and he devoted all his energy to raising the family.

Gwenn entered this family, looking only at Cedric.

However, Cedric pursued his desire for power more and more, and he had been walking a dangerous tightrope that was scary to watch.

This cosmetic he sent to Rosé would also be his new weapon.

The moment Gwenn saw the cosmetic in Rosé’s room, he was so shocked that he could hardly breathe.

He has finally gone to his limits.

I’m sorry to Doana, but it’s a blessing that Rosé didn’t suffer that fate.

Of course, it wasn’t that Doana wasn’t pitiful. At her pretty age, her hands and even her face were covered with unsightly blisters.

But that was also Doana’s fault.

She dared to touch the belongings of the Countess.

‘Plus…she even lied about being harassed by me.’

Just thinking about Doana was enough to give him a headache.

If other people hadn’t believed him, the honor he had built up so far might have hit rock bottom in an instant.

Gwenn walked with difficulty to Eric’s room.

“Count!”

Doana gently sat on Eric’s lap, who was sitting on a chair. Then she wrapped her arms around his neck and started to talk as if she was flirting.

“I have good news.”

Doana, who was looking at Eric with a flushed face, seemed very excited.

“Good news? The report I received wasn’t particularly good.”

Eric gently pushed away Doana, who was clinging to him, and spoke in a cold voice.

Normally, he would have indulged her coquettishness, but now he wasn’t in the mood for it.

“You said you were harassed, is that true?”

Doana sneakily avoided Eric’s deep bronze eyes looking at her.

“Ah, yes…”

She was planning to tell him the news of her pregnancy first…

Eric’s expression, which brought up the incident from the morning, did not seem to be good.

‘Even the Count doesn’t believe me?’

There was no one in this mansion who believed her.

Eric, who had been staring intently at Doana, spoke softly when he saw her.

“Did he touch you?”

There was rage in Eric’s eyes as he looked at her.

His neck was tensed with rage, it seemed like he was holding back a lot of anger.

Doana, who had been observing Eric, had a feeling that he might believe her.

She quickly nodded and firmly closed her mouth.

However, Doana didn’t know.

How monstrous Eric was.

He was more angry that his possession couldn’t resist the hands of another man and let herself be desired.

“Ha, how much do you have to play around to be satisfied? I knew you would do something like this someday.”

Doana, who had no doubt that he would protect her, doubted her ears as she looked at Eric.

“…Count?”

“You were the one who seduced me from the first meeting, Doana.”

Eric scanned Doana with an unpleasant look.

It was true that Eric liked her. Doana was beautiful, and they got along quite well.

But, he didn’t want to keep a woman who fooled around with someone else by his side.

Besides, her pretty face had changed beyond recognition.

Eric looked at Doana, who had wrapped her blistered face with gauze.

“You come looking for me, smiling, claiming to have been violated. Did you enjoy playing with the other guy?”

Doana sensed that something was going wrong.

If she left Eric with this misunderstanding, she had a bad feeling that she might be kicked out not only from the Countess’s seat but also from her current concubine’s position.

She bit her lower lip, clinging more tightly to Eric.

“Wait, just a moment, my lord!”

He called out to Eric in haste, then began to stammer out an excuse.

“It’s true that the aged butler was after me. But I managed to escape with all my might!”

She initially intended to tell him that she had fallen for him, but thought it would be better to change her approach.

If she said as planned, she was worried that she might be cast out by Eric.

She smoothly changed her words, claiming her innocence and holding onto Eric’s hand.

“I was so happy to run here because… I found out that a child of yours is growing in my womb.”

“…What?”

Eric widened his eyes in surprise at Doana’s unexpected words.

“I told you I had good news. I am carrying your child, my lord.”

Doana looked at Eric with a bright smile.

Eric stared at Doana with a stunned expression. The heat that had been coursing through him suddenly cooled.

He looked blankly at Doana, seeming unable to grasp reality.

“A child? Is this true?”

“Yes, I just got confirmation from the doctor on the way here.”

Eric, who was sitting on his knees, hugged Doana tightly.

“Ha ha ha. Pregnant.”

He was overjoyed that he finally had the child he had wished for.

He couldn’t hide his joy and held Doana tightly in his arms.

“But… I don’t know if the butler will leave me alone after hearing this. He’s been anxious to get at me… Will our child be okay?”

Doana subtly appealed to Eric her opinion.

To kick the butler out.