Chapter: 993

“I’m already old and have savings ready to spend, what else can I do besides this?”

That’s not entirely a lie either. He’ll get a pension until he dies anyway.

He received several medals and once served as Minister of Military Affairs, so his pension was quite large.

Kaizen, who had been listening quietly, averted his gaze for a moment.

People say that you regret only when you lose it. The Marquis bitterly regretted not saving more money only after his pension was cut off.

But even in the middle of it, he did not regret spending money on his only granddaughter.

‘I have no regrets at all.’

The pregnancy period went smoothly, but the hardest hurdle came during childbirth.

Perhaps because it was the first time for her, the delivery process lasted almost 10 hours.

After endless screams and blood spills, the baby’s cry was heard.

“This is a healthy baby boy.”

The old midwife came out with the baby and said so, looking exhausted after struggling for more than 10 hours.

“What about the mother?”

“Don’t worry, Madam is also fine.”

The midwife didn’t know Astelle’s identity, so she just called her Madam.

The Marquis received the baby from the midwife and held it. The baby has reddish skin and has not opened his eyes properly.

And he couldn’t pretend not to know that the baby resembled his father.

He’s been very worried about the baby, and he’s resented the emperor countless times. But after receiving and holding the baby, his anger subsided a little.

“Good job.”

“The baby is really healthy. He will grow up to be a strong knight.”

The Marquis smiled with a tired face and glanced at the midwife.

At that moment, he thought for a moment whether he should kill her.

‘To keep it a secret, I’d better kill her.’

Killing the old midwife is easy.

Although he lost his estate, he is still a marquis and is acquainted with the praetor[1] of the region.