The Stand-In Empress's Wedding Night (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 224

The Grand Magister couldn’t speak easily.

Seeing this, Rinel urged him further, his expression growing even more tense.

“Speak! Hurry!”

He was ready to leap not just into fire, but even into icy water for me and our child.

I, too, began to feel increasingly anxious about what the Grand Magister was about to say.

The Grand Magister made a pained expression, then sighed deeply before finally speaking.

“Because Lady Zelda has formed a bond with the Divine Sword, the stagnant, ancient heat within her has been released outward, so she will no longer suffer from severe fevers. However, due to her fire-based abilities, her body temperature will still remain higher than that of an ordinary person.”

So, how exactly does that affect the baby?

Seeing the Grand Magister frown and pause mid-sentence, my hands unconsciously moved toward my stomach.

“If the heat gathers in the womb, the fetus won’t be able to develop properly. To be honest, the likelihood of miscarriage is even higher.”

It was exactly what I’d feared.

His words stole the breath right from my chest.

“In simple terms… the child would burn to death inside the womb before birth.”

The horror of his words left me utterly speechless.

Rinel gently wrapped his arms around my shoulders to comfort me, but my shock wouldn’t subside easily.

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