Isabella supported Henry’s arm.
The stubborn old priest used to yield his stubbornness, entrusting his body to the hands of the servants for bathing, but the only one who could support him was Isabella.
Helena and Jane glared at his back with dissatisfaction.
“Filthy old man.”
Helena spat out curses fiercely.
“Why bother to come all the way here for treatment?”
“No one can be trusted. Shh. Stop staring.”
Jane pulled Helena away.
“How about staring?”
There was no more guilt left.
Helena was convinced.
If Helena hadn’t used extreme measures, Henry would have abandoned Hiloshine whenever he needed it.
He would have betrayed Renisha, pushed away her family.
“…Only Miss Isabella and I should enter the clinic.”
Henry said coldly.
At first, Henry seemed to be discreet, but recently, even maids who openly showed hostility didn’t sit well with him.
I am sure that if the maids make a mistake, they will kill Henry.
The deep rift between them showed no signs of filling.
Isabella awkwardly smiled and entered the clinic with Henry.
For today, she wore new clothes and new shoes.
Even Isabella, for the first time in a long time, was excited like a child going out.
Even though Henry came because he was sick, she couldn’t help feeling thrilled.
While Henry was receiving treatment, Isabella looked around the clinic here and there.
“…It doesn’t seem like my sight will come back.”
Henry asked distantly.
Even though it was an excuse for coming, there was a small expectation.
Maybe there was a chance that his sight could return.
The old man who couldn’t see had very limited things he could do.
“…Thank you.”
After confirming, Henry stood up, and Isabella supported him.
Henry clenched his fist.
His heart was beating like crazy.
Outside, maids and knights were waiting for them.
Hiloshine was escorting Isabella flawlessly.
“…Miss, would you like to have a meal and a drink before going back?”
“Uh, is that okay? Sure.”
Isabella rolled her eyes.
Since they came all the way here, wouldn’t it be okay to have that much?
Isabella hesitated and nodded.
It’s what a sick person would want, right? With that kind intention.
At that moment, Henry’s malice contrasting with that good intention shone.
Meanwhile, in Jeddah.
Canaria sat close to Lexes, trembling with anxiety.
It was to match Lexes’s mood, to get what she wanted.
Canaria realized how precarious her position was after the Barbara incident.
Canaria could collapse at any moment.
Before that happened, Canaria realized that she had to stack many things under her feet.
“Do you need money?”
Lexes asked, stirring his food.
His appetite had been diminishing lately.
Eating doesn’t seem to help, and weight continues to drop.
Only Renisha hovered in front of Lexes.
Lexes pursed his lips.
Everything is dissatisfying.
Would it get better if he held Renisha in his arms?
“Damn it.”
He couldn’t erase the feeling of becoming like a ghost himself.
Canaria’s words were also flowing in one ear and out the other.
It was a symptom that had been continuing since meeting Renisha.
Lexes put down the chopsticks.
“Your Majesty? Please eat more. Canaria personally made this swollen belly dish.”
Canaria smiled brightly.
She couldn’t afford to lose Lexes like this before getting what she wanted.
“…What do you want?”
“Oh, Your Majesty. My biggest wish is for Your Majesty to be healthy, and the second is for the child to be born safely.”
“…….”
Lexes chuckled. In a voice mixed with a sigh, Lexes said,
“Sing a song. Then, I’ll give you money as you wish.”
“That’s not it. But I’ll sing for you. Canaria will do anything you desire, Your Majesty.”
Canaria began to sing, still embracing Lexes.
But her mind was full of that money.
Denver’s Marquis was competent.
After seeing Canaria’s child and promising to invest, Denver’s Marquis taught her how to embezzle money by building an orphanage.
It was a way to buy materials more cheaply and manipulate the account books.
Even with that alone, she could make a significant profit, but Canaria intended to use that money to buy a mansion abroad.
It was a choice following Barbara’s advice.
If you want to save your life, it might be better to go overseas.
Canaria regretted it but agreed to that statement.
Renisha already knew that the child was not Lexes’s.
Renisha was someone who would use that fact somehow.
She had given away a weakness, so she had to escape without leaving a trace.
Canaria sang with a voice as beautiful as the amount of money she desired.
To satisfy Lexes.
Canaria sat down on the sofa, exhausted.
Denver’s Marquis, drinking coffee, chuckled.
“You look tired.”
“It’s getting harder to cater to Lexes’s taste day by day.”
Canaria pursed her lips.
Barbara also said that Denver’s Marquis should never be caught knowing their plan.
Barbara was competent in various ways.
Her mind was sharp.
The only reason Denver supported Canaria was for one thing.
Because of the child she would bear.
To make that child an emperor.
The Villainous Demon Lord Laid an Egg for Her (Female-Dominated)
Several months after transmigrating into a book, Yu Wu found herself facing the demon lord Li You, who could no longer conceal his dragon horns. With one hand on her aching waist and the other gripping a sharp sword, she stared at him.
The demon lord’s eyes were red with fury:
“This is all your doing! Today, I won’t rest until I kill you!”
Yu Wu rubbed her temples. Putting aside the taboo against bloodshed during pregnancy, wasn’t it this very man who willingly walked into her trap that day?!
Warnings:
- Male pregnancy.
- Height ratios are set to mirror typical male-female height proportions.
- Characters include a foot-loving demon lord and an eldest daughter from an immortal family’s concubine lineage.