Chapter: 997

‘Now, I hope Astelle will have a safe delivery.’

It hurt his heart to see her having a harder time than when she had Theor.

‘The morning sickness hasn’t even started yet so why is she so out of energy?’

His wife and daughter had a hard time having another child after giving birth, could it be that Astelle is following a similar path?

In fact, they have more in common than that.

Both his wife the Marchioness, and his daughter Jacqueline, had a harder time having daughters.

Jacqueline did not disclose it to others, but she also experienced a miscarriage before giving birth to Fritz.

She didn’t really have a hard time then. According to his wife, the miscarried baby was a boy.

‘Could the baby in Astelle’s womb be a girl?’

Such a thought came to his mind, but he didn’t bother to say it, because the emperor might want a boy from her.

‘Since descendants are precious in the imperial family, they naturally want one more prince to be born.’

However, the moment the Marquis saw Kaizen holding Theor, he changed his thoughts a bit.

This young emperor seems to love Astelle’s child, whether it’s a boy or a girl.

‘But I don’t know if it’s a son or a daughter yet, so there’s no need to say that.’

Anyway, it wasn’t too bad to see the emperor tremble in panic while pampering Astelle.

Hopefully, Astelle will have a safe delivery without compromising her health, and the emperor will continue to be anxious for the time being.

The Marquis drank a glass of cold wine while thinking such vicious thoughts.

***

The dazzling sunlight poured down over the blue lake. It was a sunny day that made you feel refreshed just by looking at it.

For two days after the imperial couple arrived, it was clear without a single cloud.

Sitting on the terrace, Astelle looked up at the clear light blue sky.

“Mom!”

Theor, who was drenched, waved his hands at Astelle.

Theor was playing in the water with Blynn by the lake below the terrace.

Astelle also looked down at Theor, waved her hand, and smiled.