At the final answer, Jen, who was next to Violet, couldn't hold back and hugged her tightly. Lulu, who was on the other side, was also holding Violet's hand tightly.
Soon Lulu stood up, wiped her tears with her hand, and said.
“How happy the CEO will be! I’m sure he’ll prepare a banquet when he returns.”
“Yeah. Oh, Lulu and the chef will have a lot to take care of. Please.”
“Oh. Just speak, my lady. Oh my, what should I prepare? I don’t know why I keep crying. At such good news.”
As Lulu was wiping her tears, Jen, who was already crying beside her, sobbed and said.
“Because you went through so much trouble... I remember vividly how the CEO got angry the moment he heard the news of your pregnancy at the banquet you prepared!”
“Yes, baby. You’re right. It’s natural to cry!”
Even Lulu, who had been saying that eventually burst into tears, and Violet, not knowing what to do, consoled the two people who were crying on either side of her.
Still, Violet felt heartwarming at the thought of the two people being as touched as she was. She was so grateful to be living among people who gave to her in this way.
But on the other hand, she had unnecessary concerns about whether she was really pregnant, even though three doctors confirmed that the scars from the previous incident were too deep.
Violet tried to ignore the hurt and just focused on telling her husband the news as soon as he got back from his business trip.
“I wish my husband would come back soon.”
As Violet spoke as if talking to herself, Lulu and Jen nodded.
The conversation was interrupted in the middle, but neither Winter nor Ella got up during the meal. If it were a normal Winter, he would have gotten up and left as soon as the conversation ended, but he was stubbornly holding on to his seat because he was in front of his mother-in-law.
Only after the meal was over and they had finished drinking tea did the two get up from their seats. Ella put the coat Winter had given her back on and said,
“Even if I give you two islands if Ash erases the ‘all islands’ part, the title will naturally go to Ash, the older brother of the two.”
“Yes. We are preparing for it.”
Ella had some idea that Winter's word 'preparation' was very dangerous for her son. However, if it was a problem caused by her son's sin, Ella could not protect him either. As Winter said, she was the Queen of this country before she was the mother of children.
When the elevator became quiet with only two people on it, Ella said.
“There are conditions.”
“Yes. Go ahead.”
“Please make time for me to have dinner with my daughter. It could be once a year, or once every two years.”
“Dinner?”
When Winter asked back at the unexpected words, Ella continued speaking with a calm face.
“That kid was so angry at me, she changed her mind a lot.”
"Is that so."
“I know it’s not easy to turn back, and I know it’s too late. But still...”
“I’ll try to persuade her. But my wife probably won’t specifically refuse to eat with you. She’ll think it’s rude to refuse repeatedly.”
"Is it."
“It’s no use changing her mind after that. It’s up to you two to do that.”
As Winter spoke, the elevator doors opened. He was about to leave, but then felt a sting and turned back, causing Ella to click her tongue.
“...Is it true that my daughter has no complaints about you?”
“It happens sometimes, but it is being corrected.”
Winter smiled faintly after finishing his speech. It seemed that he had returned from being a businessman to being a son-in-law after the negotiations were over. Even though she knew that he was attractive, Ella thought that Violet was letting him off easy because of his face and that he had a smile that made him look so attractive.
Ella asked.
“Are you opposed to erasing the phrase ‘all islands’ altogether? What about this island?”
“Oh, it’s mine.”
Winter shrugged and made a joke as Ella, who had been pointing out his behavior the whole time, looked at him speechless for the first time.
“It wasn’t that expensive when I bought it.”
“That’s right.”
“If you’ve made up your mind, why don’t you hand over the documents today? I want to resolve the difficult issues quickly and go see my wife.”
Winter asked in a coquettish tone, smiling and bending down to Ella, who was much smaller than him. Surrounded by conservative people, Ella had never seen anyone act so coquettish, so she felt a little weak. Perhaps the man had been rough and coquettish all his life and had grown to be this powerful.
Perhaps what a daughter who is at the extreme of old-fashionedness needs most is someone flexible like that.
For the first time, Ella thought that maybe the two were meant to be together.
Hayel stood in front of the carriage, feeling uneasy.
Today Winter was acting completely differently than he had expected. He should have reached the North by now, but his schedule in the capital city was not finished until midnight.
He should contact the mansion, but he was fidgeting, so Ella came out first and got into the carriage. Winter, who came out and got into the carriage, said with an excited face.
“I even received the documents in my wife’s name.”
“Are you sure?”
“Now all the islands in the Rekless River belong to my wife. I want to tell her, so I’ll go straight to the mansion.”
Hayel, whose eyes widened at his words, spoke hurriedly.
“CEO, you should go to the North first! Your schedule is busy!”
“You can go all night, right?”
Hayel broke into a cold sweat at Winter's nagging.
It was something Hayel felt from the beginning when he started working with him, but Winter had an indescribable intuition. He could sense when something was going on behind his back like a ghost.
Even if he told him he couldn't go home now, it would only arouse more suspicion, so Hayel couldn't stop him and got on the carriage with him.
Winter bragged about Hayel's riding speed without knowing it.
“It was easier than I thought. As you know, my mother-in-law knows that her daughter is far more wonderful than that piece of trash.”
“Yes, yes. Little Lady is wonderful.”
“The master of the river, how majestic. Isn’t she?”
“She's dignified even without that.”
Even as Hayel nodded and worried, the carriage approached the mansion.
When they arrived in front of the mansion, it seemed as if Hayel's worries were not unfounded, as a carriage bearing the emblem of the capital's largest hospital came running from inside.
Winter was impressed by the sight and stopped the carriage.
"...Hospital?"
He thought for a moment as he spoke to himself, and his face instantly turned pale.
The fact that a hospital carriage came in despite the presence of the attending physician only meant that his wife was sick enough to need to be taken to a large hospital. He got out of the carriage with a frightening air and tried to rush into the mansion. Then Hayel, with a tearful face, blocked him with his whole body and confessed.
“These are the doctors who came to check if she is pregnant!”
"What?"
Winter stopped and frowned. Then Hayel continued.
“The Little Madam... said she wanted to check. But because of what happened the other day, she wanted to check with a different doctor instead of her attending physician. She was in a lot of shock before.”
“Why didn’t you tell me that!”
"She hasn’t had any particular morning sickness or health problems yet. I think she thought it was more likely not.”
“...”
“She did that because she was thinking of you, Sir.”
Even though he understood Hayel's words, Winter's heart couldn't help but sink.
He wanted to be hopeful and disappointed with his wife. But since he is not a dependable husband, his wife is trying to figure things out on her own.
Even as time passed, it was clear that Violet still hadn't completely recovered from the pain she had experienced before. Winter also remembered all the verbal abuse he had given her the one time she told him about her pregnancy.
He said he was nothing. At that time, he was a pitiful man who didn't even listen to his wife's story and was only worried that she would slip away from him.
Winter shut his mouth tightly and took a step towards the mansion, then stopped dead in his tracks.
He thought he was just slow growing up. Or maybe he had grown up so hard that he missed out on some essential growth processes and was just now experiencing them.
In this situation, he was still afraid of his wife disappearing. He was afraid that she, who remembered his verbal abuse, would leave him again. He was so afraid that she would not trust him.
“Sir, are you going in?”
“...”
“I’ll say it again, there’s a high chance that she's not pregnant. So... Of course, it would be a good idea for you to be there to comfort her.”
He loved his wife, and she loved him. But like a shadow clinging to that certainty, his anxiety never went away.
“...Wait until my wife speaks. Let’s go north. I heard there’s going to be a drug deal tomorrow, so we need to find evidence.”
Winter turned around, suppressing the constant pain. If he went in now, he would just whine like a child and ask why she didn't tell him, but that was not something he could do. He wanted himself to be an adult that his wife could rely on.
Even after he got into the carriage, he didn't say a word.
Violet was too busy calming down the two people who were more excited to think seriously about the fact that she was pregnant. And then one sad thing after another happened to her.
Lulu had started hanging tapestries two meters away from Violet's favorite balcony, blocking it from getting too close to the cold wind.
“Lulu, am I supposed to go to the balcony on my own?”
“I’m sorry, little lady. There’s nothing I can do.”
“Still, that’s true. If we keep doing this, we won’t be able to see the garden at all.”
“That’s why I’m blocking it. If you can’t see the garden at all, you won’t even think about coming this way.”
“I’m still in good health, so there’s no need to worry about this now.”
Violet, who wanted to see the garden, tried to persuade Lulu as stubbornly as possible. Then, Jen stepped forward and took Violet to the bed and said,
“Think carefully, young lady. When the CEO comes, it will be more than this, not less, right?”
“Well...”
"I'm a butler, so please walk 2 meters away. When the CEO comes, he may surround the bed and fireplace with blankets."
“...”
Violet couldn't answer because her husband was a man who would do anything. Jen continued talking as she wrapped Violet in a blanket while she sat on the bed.
“Be satisfied with this. There’s nothing to see in the garden right now. When the weather clears up, I’ll just take care of it and take care of it for you.”
Violet nodded in resignation at Jen's persuasion, who knew her better than anyone else.
Finally, after repeatedly installing cold-proofing devices in the entire room, Violet was able to be left alone in the bedroom.
Only then did Violet have the leisure to think about the fact that she was pregnant.
She was checking the paperwork regarding her appearance at the National Assembly and writing down what she was going to say that day, and then she belatedly placed her hand on her flat stomach.
She thought she would know right away if she got pregnant, but strangely, she still couldn't believe it. Maybe she was in denial because of past trauma, or maybe the baby was still too small.
“Baby.”
So after Violet said that, strangely enough, only then did she start to cry.
Violet muttered in disbelief, wiping away her tears with her hands.
“I want to see my husband’s face and tell him. How did you spend the three nights...”
Violet wanted to see him quickly. She wanted to be hugged by her husband quickly.
She felt like that was the only way she could truly find joy.
Violet was feeling it deep in her chest tonight that it would be difficult for her to live without her husband by her side.
Soon Lulu stood up, wiped her tears with her hand, and said.
“How happy the CEO will be! I’m sure he’ll prepare a banquet when he returns.”
“Yeah. Oh, Lulu and the chef will have a lot to take care of. Please.”
“Oh. Just speak, my lady. Oh my, what should I prepare? I don’t know why I keep crying. At such good news.”
As Lulu was wiping her tears, Jen, who was already crying beside her, sobbed and said.
“Because you went through so much trouble... I remember vividly how the CEO got angry the moment he heard the news of your pregnancy at the banquet you prepared!”
“Yes, baby. You’re right. It’s natural to cry!”
Even Lulu, who had been saying that eventually burst into tears, and Violet, not knowing what to do, consoled the two people who were crying on either side of her.
Still, Violet felt heartwarming at the thought of the two people being as touched as she was. She was so grateful to be living among people who gave to her in this way.
But on the other hand, she had unnecessary concerns about whether she was really pregnant, even though three doctors confirmed that the scars from the previous incident were too deep.
Violet tried to ignore the hurt and just focused on telling her husband the news as soon as he got back from his business trip.
“I wish my husband would come back soon.”
As Violet spoke as if talking to herself, Lulu and Jen nodded.
***
The conversation was interrupted in the middle, but neither Winter nor Ella got up during the meal. If it were a normal Winter, he would have gotten up and left as soon as the conversation ended, but he was stubbornly holding on to his seat because he was in front of his mother-in-law.
Only after the meal was over and they had finished drinking tea did the two get up from their seats. Ella put the coat Winter had given her back on and said,
“Even if I give you two islands if Ash erases the ‘all islands’ part, the title will naturally go to Ash, the older brother of the two.”
“Yes. We are preparing for it.”
Ella had some idea that Winter's word 'preparation' was very dangerous for her son. However, if it was a problem caused by her son's sin, Ella could not protect him either. As Winter said, she was the Queen of this country before she was the mother of children.
When the elevator became quiet with only two people on it, Ella said.
“There are conditions.”
“Yes. Go ahead.”
“Please make time for me to have dinner with my daughter. It could be once a year, or once every two years.”
“Dinner?”
When Winter asked back at the unexpected words, Ella continued speaking with a calm face.
“That kid was so angry at me, she changed her mind a lot.”
"Is that so."
“I know it’s not easy to turn back, and I know it’s too late. But still...”
“I’ll try to persuade her. But my wife probably won’t specifically refuse to eat with you. She’ll think it’s rude to refuse repeatedly.”
"Is it."
“It’s no use changing her mind after that. It’s up to you two to do that.”
As Winter spoke, the elevator doors opened. He was about to leave, but then felt a sting and turned back, causing Ella to click her tongue.
“...Is it true that my daughter has no complaints about you?”
“It happens sometimes, but it is being corrected.”
Winter smiled faintly after finishing his speech. It seemed that he had returned from being a businessman to being a son-in-law after the negotiations were over. Even though she knew that he was attractive, Ella thought that Violet was letting him off easy because of his face and that he had a smile that made him look so attractive.
Ella asked.
“Are you opposed to erasing the phrase ‘all islands’ altogether? What about this island?”
“Oh, it’s mine.”
Winter shrugged and made a joke as Ella, who had been pointing out his behavior the whole time, looked at him speechless for the first time.
“It wasn’t that expensive when I bought it.”
“That’s right.”
“If you’ve made up your mind, why don’t you hand over the documents today? I want to resolve the difficult issues quickly and go see my wife.”
Winter asked in a coquettish tone, smiling and bending down to Ella, who was much smaller than him. Surrounded by conservative people, Ella had never seen anyone act so coquettish, so she felt a little weak. Perhaps the man had been rough and coquettish all his life and had grown to be this powerful.
Perhaps what a daughter who is at the extreme of old-fashionedness needs most is someone flexible like that.
For the first time, Ella thought that maybe the two were meant to be together.
***
Hayel stood in front of the carriage, feeling uneasy.
Today Winter was acting completely differently than he had expected. He should have reached the North by now, but his schedule in the capital city was not finished until midnight.
He should contact the mansion, but he was fidgeting, so Ella came out first and got into the carriage. Winter, who came out and got into the carriage, said with an excited face.
“I even received the documents in my wife’s name.”
“Are you sure?”
“Now all the islands in the Rekless River belong to my wife. I want to tell her, so I’ll go straight to the mansion.”
Hayel, whose eyes widened at his words, spoke hurriedly.
“CEO, you should go to the North first! Your schedule is busy!”
“You can go all night, right?”
Hayel broke into a cold sweat at Winter's nagging.
It was something Hayel felt from the beginning when he started working with him, but Winter had an indescribable intuition. He could sense when something was going on behind his back like a ghost.
Even if he told him he couldn't go home now, it would only arouse more suspicion, so Hayel couldn't stop him and got on the carriage with him.
Winter bragged about Hayel's riding speed without knowing it.
“It was easier than I thought. As you know, my mother-in-law knows that her daughter is far more wonderful than that piece of trash.”
“Yes, yes. Little Lady is wonderful.”
“The master of the river, how majestic. Isn’t she?”
“She's dignified even without that.”
Even as Hayel nodded and worried, the carriage approached the mansion.
When they arrived in front of the mansion, it seemed as if Hayel's worries were not unfounded, as a carriage bearing the emblem of the capital's largest hospital came running from inside.
Winter was impressed by the sight and stopped the carriage.
"...Hospital?"
He thought for a moment as he spoke to himself, and his face instantly turned pale.
The fact that a hospital carriage came in despite the presence of the attending physician only meant that his wife was sick enough to need to be taken to a large hospital. He got out of the carriage with a frightening air and tried to rush into the mansion. Then Hayel, with a tearful face, blocked him with his whole body and confessed.
“These are the doctors who came to check if she is pregnant!”
"What?"
Winter stopped and frowned. Then Hayel continued.
“The Little Madam... said she wanted to check. But because of what happened the other day, she wanted to check with a different doctor instead of her attending physician. She was in a lot of shock before.”
“Why didn’t you tell me that!”
"She hasn’t had any particular morning sickness or health problems yet. I think she thought it was more likely not.”
“...”
“She did that because she was thinking of you, Sir.”
Even though he understood Hayel's words, Winter's heart couldn't help but sink.
He wanted to be hopeful and disappointed with his wife. But since he is not a dependable husband, his wife is trying to figure things out on her own.
Even as time passed, it was clear that Violet still hadn't completely recovered from the pain she had experienced before. Winter also remembered all the verbal abuse he had given her the one time she told him about her pregnancy.
He said he was nothing. At that time, he was a pitiful man who didn't even listen to his wife's story and was only worried that she would slip away from him.
Winter shut his mouth tightly and took a step towards the mansion, then stopped dead in his tracks.
He thought he was just slow growing up. Or maybe he had grown up so hard that he missed out on some essential growth processes and was just now experiencing them.
In this situation, he was still afraid of his wife disappearing. He was afraid that she, who remembered his verbal abuse, would leave him again. He was so afraid that she would not trust him.
“Sir, are you going in?”
“...”
“I’ll say it again, there’s a high chance that she's not pregnant. So... Of course, it would be a good idea for you to be there to comfort her.”
He loved his wife, and she loved him. But like a shadow clinging to that certainty, his anxiety never went away.
“...Wait until my wife speaks. Let’s go north. I heard there’s going to be a drug deal tomorrow, so we need to find evidence.”
Winter turned around, suppressing the constant pain. If he went in now, he would just whine like a child and ask why she didn't tell him, but that was not something he could do. He wanted himself to be an adult that his wife could rely on.
Even after he got into the carriage, he didn't say a word.
***
Violet was too busy calming down the two people who were more excited to think seriously about the fact that she was pregnant. And then one sad thing after another happened to her.
Lulu had started hanging tapestries two meters away from Violet's favorite balcony, blocking it from getting too close to the cold wind.
“Lulu, am I supposed to go to the balcony on my own?”
“I’m sorry, little lady. There’s nothing I can do.”
“Still, that’s true. If we keep doing this, we won’t be able to see the garden at all.”
“That’s why I’m blocking it. If you can’t see the garden at all, you won’t even think about coming this way.”
“I’m still in good health, so there’s no need to worry about this now.”
Violet, who wanted to see the garden, tried to persuade Lulu as stubbornly as possible. Then, Jen stepped forward and took Violet to the bed and said,
“Think carefully, young lady. When the CEO comes, it will be more than this, not less, right?”
“Well...”
"I'm a butler, so please walk 2 meters away. When the CEO comes, he may surround the bed and fireplace with blankets."
“...”
Violet couldn't answer because her husband was a man who would do anything. Jen continued talking as she wrapped Violet in a blanket while she sat on the bed.
“Be satisfied with this. There’s nothing to see in the garden right now. When the weather clears up, I’ll just take care of it and take care of it for you.”
Violet nodded in resignation at Jen's persuasion, who knew her better than anyone else.
Finally, after repeatedly installing cold-proofing devices in the entire room, Violet was able to be left alone in the bedroom.
Only then did Violet have the leisure to think about the fact that she was pregnant.
She was checking the paperwork regarding her appearance at the National Assembly and writing down what she was going to say that day, and then she belatedly placed her hand on her flat stomach.
She thought she would know right away if she got pregnant, but strangely, she still couldn't believe it. Maybe she was in denial because of past trauma, or maybe the baby was still too small.
“Baby.”
So after Violet said that, strangely enough, only then did she start to cry.
Violet muttered in disbelief, wiping away her tears with her hands.
“I want to see my husband’s face and tell him. How did you spend the three nights...”
Violet wanted to see him quickly. She wanted to be hugged by her husband quickly.
She felt like that was the only way she could truly find joy.
Violet was feeling it deep in her chest tonight that it would be difficult for her to live without her husband by her side.
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