# 23
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What can I do?
I wanted to escape from this situation
As quickly as possible, ride in a fast carriage heading to Zironia.
Move! Move, mind!
My mind, which was usually working well, froze at this moment like a stone and I could not think of anything.
I decided to monitor the situation first and then run away.
“By the way, we're late in getting to know each other. My name is Idel Hilderius. As you know, I'm in charge of managing the affairs of this palace. What's your name, miss?”
I understood the hidden demand behind the Duchess's smiling words.
(Who are you? What family do you come from? That's the point, isn't it?)
I forgot for a moment because of their nice reaction, but these are noble people.
When a commoner becomes pregnant with a child from a noble family, what usually happens in novels?
Either she will be exiled to a far away place after leaving the child, or her life will end.
Am I going to die like this?
I felt that dying by Dabin's sword a little while ago was easier than exile or execution.
I said in despair after I felt the “bad end” approaching:
“My name… is Kai. Since I am not a noble, I have no family name.”
How will they react to this huge class difference?
The scenes I used to see in the drama before I moved to this world came to my mind.
Women offer an envelope of money to separate from their son, or pour water on the face.
While I was thinking that I might at least get a slap, the Duchess's face suddenly looked calm.
Only for a moment did the Duke's face look a little sad.
“Kai...it's a beautiful name.”
That's all there is to it.
Then the Duke looked at me with worried eyes and said:
“Hmm, we don’t mind, but there will be a lot of objection from others.”
“Okay, we can buy a noble title. It’s not difficult.”
To buy a title for a common woman who suddenly appeared only because she is carrying a child; I have never seen nobles with such openness before.
Even Dabin, the only sane one among them, seemed very surprised.
Suddenly, the Duchess looked at my clothes and seemed astonished:
“Oh my God, how can a pregnant woman wear clothes like this? It is not permissible, this is not permissible Alfred, bring comfortable clothes immediately.”
She ordered Alfred after examining my clothes that were tight at the waist.
“Guide her to the Emerald Room on the second floor, and warm the bed. Oh, and rooibos tea will be good.”
“Duchess, come with me, Lady Kay.”
Alfred spoke after bowing politely.
Great, time to escape!
I got up quickly.
Lloyd said to me while looking at me:
“Rest well, Kai.”
Behind the gently smiling Duke, Duchess, and Lloyd, I saw Dabin with a horrified expression.
Don't worry, Dabin! I'll disappear quickly!
I followed the grandfather, the butler.
The Duke's Palace was incredibly huge and majestic.
The luxuriously decorated artifacts and paintings made me feel as if I were in a fine museum.
While I was following the butler and looking for an escape route, he cleared his throat and said:
“Thank you... Thank you...”
I was confused by his sudden thanks:
"Yes...? Why?"
"Mr. Lloyd is an intelligent man, but he was not interested in women at all. The Duke and Duchess tried to arrange meetings with him several times, but he vehemently refused, and even went so far as to announce that “He will not marry. This was shocking news for the Duke and Duchess, who longed to see grandchildren, especially with the issue of the family heir.”
“Ah…”
“In addition, because of a famous prophecy in the capital that the sound of children crying would not be heard in the Hilderius family, their anxiety was very great. But for this immobile young man to come to Mrs. Kay Suddenly… a gasp. “I, the butler, am very grateful to you. I will do my best to take care of you in the future.”
When I saw the butler shaking and trying to hold back his crying, my heart began to feel heavy.
I now understand why the Duke and his wife welcomed me even though I was a commoner.
That the man who refused to marry should bring someone like me; I felt that they would not let me go easily.
My desire to escape from here increased as quickly as possible.
We arrived in front of a huge, beautifully decorated door.
When the door opened, a room appeared shining with luxury.
A spacious room with a canopy bed like the ones we only see in movies.
“Rest for a while, I will call the maids to help you change your clothes.”
The butler bowed and closed the door.
While I was looking for a way out, I saw my things neatly placed in the corner of the room.
It was the stuff I brought with me from Durkan.
When I opened the bag, I found the heavy bag of money that Lloyd had given me.
Good. I'll run away with this money when I get the chance.
Now I am patient because of my fear of Dabin, but I do not know how the situation will turn out if it is discovered that I am not pregnant.
I counted the days, and “nature” was approaching.
I started to feel a slight pain in my lower abdomen, which meant that “that lady” would be visiting me soon.
Although they were the strangest and kindest nobles I had ever met, I could not stay here any longer.
Dabin wanting to kill me is not the only problem. Seeing these people pinning hopes on me based on a misunderstanding makes me feel guilty.
At that moment.
Knock knock knock.
“We came to help you change your clothes.”
“Ah, yes. Please come in.”
The door opened and the maids entered in one row.
“Leave the clothes and go. I can do it myself.”
Wouldn't it be better for them not to work, and for me not to expose my body?
But they were firm:
“We apologise, Miss. That's an order.”
“We will help you not to feel uncomfortable. Please.”
(We will be expelled if we go back like this.) This is what their looks said, so I surrendered to the matter.
Suddenly, the maid who was arranging my hair and taking off the dress shouted:
“Aaaah!”
Why? What is there?
I looked at her and found blood on the hem of the dress.
Really, I'm done. “That day” came at this precise time.
Ah, I should have run away before the maids came!
The maids' faces turned pale and they began to look at me with concern.
My life is over.
They quickly dressed me in a comfortable dress and quickly left.
Soon this news will reach the Duke and Duchess.
Will Dabin come again with her sword? Or will the Duke and Duchess come because I deceived them?
No, I didn't do anything wrong!
This is all because of Lloyd misunderstanding and kidnapping me.
Knock knock knock.
Shortly after the maids had left, another knock was heard.
“Mrs. Idle is coming in.”
This is the maid's voice.
Ah, finally, is this the day my life ends?
“Yes.”
The door opened and the Duchess entered.
Sadness filled her face.
Since her eyes were red, she must have been crying before she came.
When our gazes met, tears fell from her eyes.
“I...I'm sorry.”
She suddenly approached me and hugged me.
“I should have stopped the reckless Dabin, I'm sorry. Everything that happened is my fault.”
I was astonished and did not understand what was happening.
“At the beginning of pregnancy, one must be careful and then cautious... A miscarriage occurred.”
Her words shocked me.
Yes…?
The Duchess saw my astonishment, and her sadness increased:
“The Hilderius family will do everything in their power to make sure you live comfortably, Ms. Kay. Rest well.”
She left the room crying.
As I always felt, the Hilderius family members never listen to me; They misunderstand and then decide for themselves.
It seems they are sure this time that I “miscarried” because of the Dabin mess.
I quickly got up from where I was, astonished.
I must tell the truth.
I'll go and tell them that I didn't do anything with Lloyd except sleep, and that this is just a normal monthly symptom.
I opened the door forcefully to go to the Duchess, but I found Dabin standing in front of me.
“Aaaaaah!”
Dabin was looking at me with a terrifying face.
I screamed in fear because of the heroine's frightening face, and Dabin quickly covered my mouth.
“Whoop!”
Dabin pulled me inside and closed the door forcefully.
Then she grabbed the collar of my shirt and whispered angrily:
"You, do you want to die? What's your plan? Never mind my parents, but how did you seduce Lloyd into doing this?"
Her voice was filled with killing intent.
"Answer me. Have you forgotten the past when you broke off the engagement with Lloyd to become the wife of the Crown Prince and destroyed our family? Have you forgotten that you stole my brother's heart and my heart?"
As a reader who followed the heroine’s actions, I completely understood her actions.
It is natural for the heroine to treat me like this if she sees the villain in her house.
But this is from the reader's perspective only.
What about the perspective of Kay, who fell here and lived a difficult life?
Over the past ten years, I have long since abandoned the reader's perspective.
How can I, who lived without harming anyone, understand her position?
In this life, her family is fine, and her parents are alive, right?
I exploded from injustice because the heroine wanted to kill me even though I lived quietly.
Although I was trembling with fear of being killed, I opened my mouth to respond.
Perhaps my mind has been disrupted due to successive strange situations since the morning.
Despite my tears falling, I looked at Dabin defiantly and asked her:
“So, have I broken off my engagement to Mr. Lloyd and now become the Crown Prince’s wife?”
“What…?”
“Or have I just destroyed the Hilderius family?”
“You...”
"Tell me, Mrs. Dabin. Have I taken your heart and Mr. Lloyd's heart out now?"
“This…this didn’t happen now, but…!”
"I've lived my life without hurting anyone. What did I do wrong to be subjected to this threat?"
When I cried out, confusion appeared on her face.
At that moment.