"Why, why are you like that?"
"Crazy, why now!"
Samon bit his lip until it bled.
He's in the middle of an engagement with the 4th Princess. What would people think of him if they didn't know that she was fake pregnant!
Now that the marriage with the Fourth Princess has come to the form, if his relationship with Marieu is discovered, and if it is revealed that he impregnated both of the women, then this lifeline that he has barely found will end.
Who would believe the innocence of a man who has been with two women?
Especially, if the Emperor of Katzen found out that the bastard who impregnated his daughter had impregnated another woman, he would have roasted Samon alive.
Samon was barely holding onto the rope that would allow him to escape this hell, but Marieu was trying to set the rope on fire.
'Absolutely not! I can't leave it like that.'
Samon gritted his teeth and reached through the bars again, grabbing her wrist.
"Ouch! Ah, it hurts!"
The two eyes, like dogs, flashed with a murderous gleam as if they could not hear the voice of Marieu, who was in pain.
He moved closer to the bars so that no one in the prison could hear him. He then muttered softly.
"Get rid of it, I don't need it."
"What did you say?"
Marieu was astonished. She couldn't believe her ears.
"That can't be, there's no way you would-'
"What, what did I say wrong? You heard it wrong, didn't you?"
Samon scolded her, destroying even her efforts to rationalize.
"I won't tell you twice. Just get rid of that kid. If you don't want to die, you bitch.'
"Samon!"
She didn't mishear.
Shock and betrayal flashed across Marieu's eyes.
As soon as she announced her pregnancy, without any congratulations or joy, the first thing she heard from her lover and the biological father of her child was to get rid of the child.
"How do you know that the child is really mine? How would I know who you would have slept with as a lowly maid? Do you think I would agree if you insisted that the baby was mine?"
Samon glared at Marieu as if he was going to kill her.
Rather than being happy, he felt angry when he saw that stupid face.
"How dare you, this shameless woman, try to grab my ankle."
"Oh, how can you say that! I, I only have you!"
Marieu felt very unfamiliar with the man who was insulting her. Where did the warm lover who used to whisper sweet nothings in her ear while exhaling hot breath go?
"You told me that you love me. You told me that I was the only one. You told me that you would marry me!"
At Mariu's lament, Samon rubbed his dry face nervously. He didn't seem to have any intention of hiding his annoyance.
"Ha, are you crazy? What if you take what I said to get in the mood seriously? Are you that stupid?"
"I will tell the Duke and Duchess too. They will want this child, and they will scold you!"
Her eyes moved beyond the man to Joaquin and Catherine, who lay helpless from hunger.
"Do you think those people have the presence of mind to listen to your useless talk right now?"
Samon snapped angrily.
"That's assuming you haven't done anything foolish. I told you clearly. You should be my cousin's favorite maid. You should know everything about what Medea is doing and what she's thinking, Marieu."
Dry, black eyes stared at her.
"You let go of my hand the moment you failed to report properly about Medea."
"No, Samon. Absolutely not. I have no one but you."
Marieu collapsed at Samon's feet. She writhed as if having a seizure.
But to Samon, who was already attached to the Fourth Princess, Marieu was just an unnecessary thing that needed to be quickly disposed of.
"Samon, you love me too. Please, Samon, don't do that!"
"Please, get out of here!"
Samon kicked the hanging Marieeu away.
Boom!
"Ahhhh!"
The basket of food overturned as the bars were kicked so hard that Marieu was startled by the loud noise and fell out.
"Ahh! Damn it! Nothing is going to work out because of you!"
There was no way that the hungry and angry Samon could do anything. Samon kicked the iron bars with all his might and screamed while clutching his broken toe.
"Hey! What's going on? What's the fuss?!"
In the distance, a loud noise was heard, startling the guards and making them approach.
Samon bandaged his broken big toe and glared at Marieu with eyes full of life.
Marieu's eyes widened in shock and fear.
The sly eyes that scanned her and her stomach indifferently did not seem like those of the man she had loved until now.
"Marieu."
"Ah, no...'
A shiver ran down her spine. Marieu slowly took a step back.
Then she barely managed to get up from her seat, hugged her stomach, and ran away in a hurry.
"..."
Samon didn't take his cruel gaze off her back.
***
The Valdina Prison that Marieu left in a hurry.
"Uncle."
Count Raju secretly meets with Samon...
A bright smile appeared on Samon's face as if he had never been angry before.
"It's done. The Valdina royal family has agreed. They will let your family live. Now, if you just go to Katzen, there will be a new opportunity."
"But even if you go to Karen, won't she be found out soon? Since it's a pregnancy caused by fake medicine, if a doctor other than a doctor treats her, she'll be found out."
Raju patted Samon on the shoulder in response to his remark.
"Don't worry. This master didn't move carelessly. I have already thought of a plan."
Raju planned to have the maid of the Princess he had bought drug the 4th Princess once again.
To fake a miscarriage by causing the bleeding to last for a short time.
"The road back from Valdina to Katzen is notoriously difficult. If the Princess lost her child on the rough road back through the wilderness, who would be able to find evidence?"
Raju raised the corners of his mouth and spread his arms.
"Of course, you'll get a little something for your eyes, but it's more than enough to save your life. Can you handle it?"
Samon nodded sinisterly.
"Of course. I have even earned the position of the 4th Princess's husband, so what could I not endure?"
"Hahaha, that's right. You are indeed of royal blood. But why are your feet like that?"
The color changed for a moment, but Samon bit the inside of his cheek in response to Raju's question.
After a moment of silence, he took a step closer to Raju after thinking about it. Then he whispered secretly.
"...Uncle, something has come up that needs your help."
After hearing the whole story, Count Raju sighed and nodded.
"Oh, this is going to be a headache. Got it. I'll handle both of them."
"Yes, please."
Even though he had eliminated the possibility of the last danger, Samon's mind was a little complicated.
'I have to kill my real child for a fake child that doesn't even exist... Damn it...'
As Marieu said, their family placed great importance on the bloodline.
Even if the situation hadn't been so dire, he would have found a way to save the child.
But for now, there was no other choice.
'I can have as many children as I want.'
Samon shook his head, trying hard to suppress his complicated feelings.
If I go to Katzen, I will find a smooth road ahead.
Samon never had the slightest intention of becoming a fool who would give up the future right in front of him because of things like fate and the times.
***
Princess Valdina's Palace.
It was a time when darkness had fallen and everyone was in a deep sleep.
From the shabbiest room in the corridor that led to the maids' quarters, various muffled noises occasionally leaked out.
Knock knock.
The drawers were all open and stuff was strewn about.
"It's crazy, it's crazy. How... How could Samon..."
Even though she kept fumbling, Marieu didn't stop packing her bags.
"I have to run away. I can't stay here... "
There is nothing Samon can do in prison before his execution. However, Marieu could never forget those murderous eyes that glared at her in the darkness.
But it wasn't just because of Samon that she was trying to run away.
"The Princess won't leave me... alone."
Marieu shivered as she recalled her memories.
As usual, on a dark evening, Marieu headed to her room, dragging her swollen legs.
Creak. The door is open.
In the small, old room with the smell of trees, she suppressed a yawn.
"Ha."
"You're late, Marieu."
At that moment, Marieu froze.
The Princess was sitting next to the window where the sunset was casting a red glow.
Marieu quickly tried to turn the door again and go out, but the doorknob kept turning.
Knock knock.
The chair was dragged. Marieu stood up with fearful eyes and stared at the approaching Princess.
"What is happening here?"
Marieu's voice was full of caution.
She looked up at Medea with fearful eyes.
"Don't be so cautious. I just wanted to talk to you again, Marieu."
Despite her affectionate voice, Medea's expression was blank.
"Isn't there something you didn't tell me?"
The moment she realized that the green eyes were focused on her stomach, Marieu backed away hesitantly.
Without realizing it, both hands wrapped around her stomach as if trying to protect the child from Medea.
"I, I have the blood of the Duke Claudio in my body!"
"Oh, Marieu. You shouldn't say that."
Medea raised the corners of her lips.
"You know how much I hate my uncle, but the words 'Claudio's blood' are poison."
"Ugh, he's of royal blood!"
Marieu hastily corrected her words.
"If you try to harm the child, ah, no matter how much you tell me, I won't tolerate it. I'll run to the Queen Dowager and tell her, that Her Highness Medea is trying to kill the unborn child."
Marieu stuttered in fear, but she still managed to bare her tiny teeth.
It's like a cornered rat showing aggression to protect itself.
"..."
But Medea just stared blankly down at Marieu.
"So, you're thinking of harming this child-"
When Marieu, unable to bear the pressure of that gaze, opened her mouth, the Princess raised the corners of her lips.
"Marieu, Marieu."
A gentle and affectionate voice descended, calling her name over and over again.
"You think you can avoid me by hiding behind my grandmother? Poor thing, you still don't know me."
Marieu's face turned pale.
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