<Episode 143: Side Story (7)>
“It’s nice to see you here.”
She cherished Marlene simply because the daughter of the Marquis of Huppert was meeting her own son.
She looked around and asked.
“Didn’t Knox come with you?”
“He said he had something to do in the evening.”
“It would be better if he didn’t come.”
Personally, Mrs. Howard wanted Knox to avoid any social events other than his own wedding.
She still had nightmares where she woke up to Knox calling, "Mom!" She never wanted to experience that kind of utter nonsense again.
“You will have a hard time from now on.”
“No, Mother.”
Marlene smiled shyly, folding her hands neatly in front of her chest.
Emily suppressed a frown at her friend's pretense.
“Excuse me.”
At that time, a servant was carrying cucumber shrimp canapés and placing them on the dessert table, but Marlene, who had been standing still, suddenly started to feel nauseous when she smelled the food.
“Ugh, ugh!”
Were you shocked by the fact that you might have to leave the capital?
“What’s wrong? Are you okay?”
“Sorry. I suddenly smelled something disgusting.”
Duchess Howard, who was listening to Marlene from the side, asked in a voice that was half surprised and half happy.
“Are you sure you’re pregnant?”
As everyone predicted, Marlene was pregnant.
Without even a moment to ponder Knox's proposal, they hastily set a wedding date. Mrs. Howard was ready to throw a party, saying a lucky charm had arrived in their home.
The next day, Knox came into Killian's office and bragged about it.
"My parents always thought I was behind you, so what are we going to do now? I'm going to be the first to become a father. Hahahaha!"
Giovanni looked at Knox with a complicated expression.
“The problem is that you are destined to be a father.”
Children should be able to respect and follow their parents, but would it be possible for a child born to that guy to accept Knox as his father?
“It looks like Lady Huppert will be raising two children.”
Even before the day had passed since he had been in conflict with his wife and children, Killian felt uneasy seeing Knox come and pick him up.
“So when do you plan on leaving?”
“Ah, that thing about leaving...”
Knox scratched the back of his head awkwardly at Killian's question.
"Give me back my resignation. I think I'll have to work for another year."
“Who cares?”
Giovanni, who was on the verge of accepting Knox's resignation, asked while hiding his resignation in his pocket.
“Oh, my fiancé said she wanted to have prenatal education in the capital.”
Giovanni felt a sense of self-loathing as he watched Knox's eyes become more earnest and affectionate when he spoke of the woman he loved.
Why can't I still date like he does? Why do I have to stand here and watch everyone else get all worked up over it? All he could feel was a sigh.
“Then, this time, you go on a business trip to the Robert Empire.”
Giovanni sent Knox on a business trip with a lot of selfish intentions.
“Yes? A business trip?”
Knox frowned at the sudden command.
“His Highness the Prince has decided to visit the relatives of the Manfredi family this time.”
“So?”
“You go with His Highness the Prince.”
“Huh? Now, just a moment. Isn’t that a bit too much for a new groom?”
“You are not a groom yet.”
Knox narrowed his eyes at Giovanni's firm words.
“Are you jealous of me?”
“That doesn’t even make sense.”
"Then why are you telling me to move with His Highness the Prince? Isn't such an important event usually for Giovanni?"
"I have work to do here. You, who knew how to quit and cleared your schedule, now have nothing else to do."
“Why am I not here? Our Marlene is pregnant, and I need to be by her side.”
Killian, who had been quietly listening to Knox's conversation, nodded.
“Giovanni.”
“Yes, Your Excellency.”
“Knox should be excluded from this business trip.”
"... Yes?"
Knox was equally surprised by the decision. Why would Killian, who had never taken his side, reverse Giovanni's decision?
"Shouldn't that friend be allowed to stay with Young Lady Huppert, or rather, his wife? The woman he loves is pregnant, so shouldn't her husband be by her side?"
When Knox and Giovanni simultaneously looked at him with eyes mixed with doubt, Killian answered as if it were only natural.
“Khuh. As expected!”
Knox, who gave Killian a thumbs-up, patted Giovanni on the shoulder as if to encourage him.
“You may not know this because you’re still single, but there are things that married people have in common.”
Giovanni, with a murderous expression on his face, rudely pushed Knox's hand away from his shoulder.
"I'll say this again: you're still officially single. Remember, no one will know until you enter the wedding hall."
“Why are you spewing such evil words?”
Knox muttered something about how the energy of solos is negative and that he should avoid solos for the time being, and hurriedly left the room where Giovanni was.
Crack.
Killian looked towards the sound and saw that Giovanni's pen was broken in two.
Even as the ink spread across the desk, Giovanni displayed his professionalism by putting the work reports away so they wouldn't get soaked in ink.
“Are you okay?”
“I’ll be honest with you this time.”
Giovanni met Killian's eyes with a solemn look.
“Please allow me to deal with Knox.”
Killian would have told him to do as he pleased in the past, but this time, he couldn't allow his decision.
“Wouldn’t it be pitiful if a child were born without a father?”
“Now that I think about it, Your Excellency... it seems like you’re projecting your future self onto Knox.”
“Now that I hear it, it seems like that might be the case.”
Three days ago, after discussing having a child with Emily at a party, Killian couldn't stop thinking about the baby.
How cute would a baby look, Emily? It didn't matter if it was a girl or a boy. If they resembled Emily, I'd be unable to let them go. But then, what about work?
“I guess I really have to quit this time.”
“How did the flow of thoughts suddenly go that way?”
Giovanni looked at Killian with a look of puzzlement.
“Giovanni.”
Killian walked over to his desk and threw him a handkerchief.
“Oh, thank you.”
Giovanni wiped his ink-stained hands and desk with a handkerchief.
'Why is this person not so kind?'
He suddenly felt a chilling sensation and raised his head, but Killian was gone.
“Did you run to the Duchess again?”
Just keep quiet, you damn couple!
A month has passed since then.
Marlene had set a date to marry Knox before her belly got any fuller, and she asked Emily to look at dresses with her.
Emily, who always woke up at a set time no matter how tired she was the day before, woke up in a slow morning today.
“Ah... my head.”
Maybe because she slept for too long, her body felt heavy, and her head felt dizzy.
“Madam, are you awake?”
Cezanne handed Emily a glass of cool water, still looking tired.
“Why didn’t you wake me up?”
“You were sleeping so soundly that I couldn’t wake you up.”
Above all, Cezanne, who had witnessed Killian coming out of Emily's room at dawn, knew how tired her Madam must be, and so she couldn't wake her up.
“I have to go to Huppert mansion this afternoon to look at Marlene’s dress...”
“You still have plenty of time to prepare.”
“Really? That’s good.”
At that moment, Emily, who was getting up from her seat, felt dizzy and fell back down on the bed.
“Madam! Are you alright?”
“Yeah. I guess I slept too long.”
Emily dismissed it as nothing serious, but the boss had ordered that if there was even the slightest abnormality in Madam's body, she should have it examined by a doctor.
Cezanne groaned and laid Emily back on the bed, then hurried to find Payne.
"Madam!"
Since the boss had a history of making a fuss over Emily having a cold, Payne immediately rushed to Emily's room.
“I gave you all kinds of medicine to make sure you wouldn’t get sick for the next few years, so what’s wrong with you?”
Emily was speechless as she watched the two people being so overly excited.
“It’s nice to see you here.”
She cherished Marlene simply because the daughter of the Marquis of Huppert was meeting her own son.
She looked around and asked.
“Didn’t Knox come with you?”
“He said he had something to do in the evening.”
“It would be better if he didn’t come.”
Personally, Mrs. Howard wanted Knox to avoid any social events other than his own wedding.
She still had nightmares where she woke up to Knox calling, "Mom!" She never wanted to experience that kind of utter nonsense again.
“You will have a hard time from now on.”
“No, Mother.”
Marlene smiled shyly, folding her hands neatly in front of her chest.
Emily suppressed a frown at her friend's pretense.
“Excuse me.”
At that time, a servant was carrying cucumber shrimp canapés and placing them on the dessert table, but Marlene, who had been standing still, suddenly started to feel nauseous when she smelled the food.
“Ugh, ugh!”
Were you shocked by the fact that you might have to leave the capital?
“What’s wrong? Are you okay?”
“Sorry. I suddenly smelled something disgusting.”
Duchess Howard, who was listening to Marlene from the side, asked in a voice that was half surprised and half happy.
“Are you sure you’re pregnant?”
As everyone predicted, Marlene was pregnant.
Without even a moment to ponder Knox's proposal, they hastily set a wedding date. Mrs. Howard was ready to throw a party, saying a lucky charm had arrived in their home.
The next day, Knox came into Killian's office and bragged about it.
"My parents always thought I was behind you, so what are we going to do now? I'm going to be the first to become a father. Hahahaha!"
Giovanni looked at Knox with a complicated expression.
“The problem is that you are destined to be a father.”
Children should be able to respect and follow their parents, but would it be possible for a child born to that guy to accept Knox as his father?
“It looks like Lady Huppert will be raising two children.”
Even before the day had passed since he had been in conflict with his wife and children, Killian felt uneasy seeing Knox come and pick him up.
“So when do you plan on leaving?”
“Ah, that thing about leaving...”
Knox scratched the back of his head awkwardly at Killian's question.
"Give me back my resignation. I think I'll have to work for another year."
“Who cares?”
Giovanni, who was on the verge of accepting Knox's resignation, asked while hiding his resignation in his pocket.
“Oh, my fiancé said she wanted to have prenatal education in the capital.”
Giovanni felt a sense of self-loathing as he watched Knox's eyes become more earnest and affectionate when he spoke of the woman he loved.
Why can't I still date like he does? Why do I have to stand here and watch everyone else get all worked up over it? All he could feel was a sigh.
“Then, this time, you go on a business trip to the Robert Empire.”
Giovanni sent Knox on a business trip with a lot of selfish intentions.
“Yes? A business trip?”
Knox frowned at the sudden command.
“His Highness the Prince has decided to visit the relatives of the Manfredi family this time.”
“So?”
“You go with His Highness the Prince.”
“Huh? Now, just a moment. Isn’t that a bit too much for a new groom?”
“You are not a groom yet.”
Knox narrowed his eyes at Giovanni's firm words.
“Are you jealous of me?”
“That doesn’t even make sense.”
"Then why are you telling me to move with His Highness the Prince? Isn't such an important event usually for Giovanni?"
"I have work to do here. You, who knew how to quit and cleared your schedule, now have nothing else to do."
“Why am I not here? Our Marlene is pregnant, and I need to be by her side.”
Killian, who had been quietly listening to Knox's conversation, nodded.
“Giovanni.”
“Yes, Your Excellency.”
“Knox should be excluded from this business trip.”
"... Yes?"
Knox was equally surprised by the decision. Why would Killian, who had never taken his side, reverse Giovanni's decision?
"Shouldn't that friend be allowed to stay with Young Lady Huppert, or rather, his wife? The woman he loves is pregnant, so shouldn't her husband be by her side?"
When Knox and Giovanni simultaneously looked at him with eyes mixed with doubt, Killian answered as if it were only natural.
“Khuh. As expected!”
Knox, who gave Killian a thumbs-up, patted Giovanni on the shoulder as if to encourage him.
“You may not know this because you’re still single, but there are things that married people have in common.”
Giovanni, with a murderous expression on his face, rudely pushed Knox's hand away from his shoulder.
"I'll say this again: you're still officially single. Remember, no one will know until you enter the wedding hall."
“Why are you spewing such evil words?”
Knox muttered something about how the energy of solos is negative and that he should avoid solos for the time being, and hurriedly left the room where Giovanni was.
Crack.
Killian looked towards the sound and saw that Giovanni's pen was broken in two.
Even as the ink spread across the desk, Giovanni displayed his professionalism by putting the work reports away so they wouldn't get soaked in ink.
“Are you okay?”
“I’ll be honest with you this time.”
Giovanni met Killian's eyes with a solemn look.
“Please allow me to deal with Knox.”
Killian would have told him to do as he pleased in the past, but this time, he couldn't allow his decision.
“Wouldn’t it be pitiful if a child were born without a father?”
“Now that I think about it, Your Excellency... it seems like you’re projecting your future self onto Knox.”
“Now that I hear it, it seems like that might be the case.”
Three days ago, after discussing having a child with Emily at a party, Killian couldn't stop thinking about the baby.
How cute would a baby look, Emily? It didn't matter if it was a girl or a boy. If they resembled Emily, I'd be unable to let them go. But then, what about work?
“I guess I really have to quit this time.”
“How did the flow of thoughts suddenly go that way?”
Giovanni looked at Killian with a look of puzzlement.
“Giovanni.”
Killian walked over to his desk and threw him a handkerchief.
“Oh, thank you.”
Giovanni wiped his ink-stained hands and desk with a handkerchief.
'Why is this person not so kind?'
He suddenly felt a chilling sensation and raised his head, but Killian was gone.
“Did you run to the Duchess again?”
Just keep quiet, you damn couple!
***
A month has passed since then.
Marlene had set a date to marry Knox before her belly got any fuller, and she asked Emily to look at dresses with her.
Emily, who always woke up at a set time no matter how tired she was the day before, woke up in a slow morning today.
“Ah... my head.”
Maybe because she slept for too long, her body felt heavy, and her head felt dizzy.
“Madam, are you awake?”
Cezanne handed Emily a glass of cool water, still looking tired.
“Why didn’t you wake me up?”
“You were sleeping so soundly that I couldn’t wake you up.”
Above all, Cezanne, who had witnessed Killian coming out of Emily's room at dawn, knew how tired her Madam must be, and so she couldn't wake her up.
“I have to go to Huppert mansion this afternoon to look at Marlene’s dress...”
“You still have plenty of time to prepare.”
“Really? That’s good.”
At that moment, Emily, who was getting up from her seat, felt dizzy and fell back down on the bed.
“Madam! Are you alright?”
“Yeah. I guess I slept too long.”
Emily dismissed it as nothing serious, but the boss had ordered that if there was even the slightest abnormality in Madam's body, she should have it examined by a doctor.
Cezanne groaned and laid Emily back on the bed, then hurried to find Payne.
"Madam!"
Since the boss had a history of making a fuss over Emily having a cold, Payne immediately rushed to Emily's room.
“I gave you all kinds of medicine to make sure you wouldn’t get sick for the next few years, so what’s wrong with you?”
Emily was speechless as she watched the two people being so overly excited.
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