I Became the illegitimate son of a duke

57 – Succession (3)

“Seobang, I’ll go in.”

“Huh? Uh… Come in.”

Ines opens the door without hearing an answer to his knock. She was so different from her usual routine of waiting patiently for permission.

Because of that, Claude is a bit taken aback, but he doesn’t think it’s a big deal. It wasn’t something he had to be angry about, and Ines’ expression was so subtle.

I can’t tell if he’s angry or happy. He’s not at the level of a half-and-half mix, but he’s literally making a face that’s both angry and delighted.

“West.”

“Why, why…?”

Ines has the perfect bright smile, but her eyes aren’t bright at all. It is like the eyes of a tiger aiming at a goat.

“What do you want to hear first, good words or bad words?”

“Uh… A bad word?”

I don’t know why he’s suddenly saying this, but anyway, if there’s a good thing or a bad thing, you have to listen to the bad first.

It is said that it is better to get hit first, and it is best to deal with the bad things quickly and then end well at the end.

If it goes backwards, when it’s all over, I’ll feel bad about it.

“Bad words… You mean? Whoa…”

“Ines…?”

After hearing my answer, Ines closed his eyes as if he had made up his mind on something and reached out his hand to hold my shoulder.

It’s a small hand, but the pressure is too strong. It is as if a bag of sand weighing dozens of kilograms was placed on her shoulder.

“Since a while ago… Why… Oops…”

“West.”

Ines’ eyes, which were gently closed, open slightly, revealing an infinitely deep pupil.

The sharp and cold voice of Ines pierces my eardrums relentlessly.

“Why did you give this ring to Chloe?”

Ines holds out her hand, shakes her wedding ring, shows it, then rubs it slowly down my face.

It feels like a tiger scratching its fur with its tongue before eating its prey. I get goosebumps.

“Ah, ah… That ring—”

“Wasn’t it the only ring that was given to me, the proof of marriage, proof of fidelity? Surely the West told me that.”

Ines usually never stopped talking to Claude, but now it’s completely different.

Angry to the point of his head, Ines spits out his words as if shooting a rapid-fire gun, completely burying Claude’s words.

“Yes? Yes? No?”

“Wait… Just calm down, Ines.”

The wedding ring that was scratching Claude’s skin has a lot of power.

If until just now I was just simply scratching the skin, now I’m pressing the skin at all. It’s like planing with your skin.

“Do I really look like me? Yes? Please explain quickly. What is the ring you gave Chloe?”

“So the ring… Uh…”

It was a big deal.

I have nothing to say.

It is true that I gave the ring to Chloe in the way Ines thought. Of course, it didn’t mean that until I ordered the ring, but now that I got married in the middle, that meaning is correct.

I felt sorry for not being able to hold a grand wedding for Chloe due to the situation, so I tried to decorate it as pretty as possible, but it seems that she was too fatal for Ines.

“Show me your left hand here… Ha.”

Ines forcibly lifted my left arm and let out a dejected laugh.

Because the ring that had been worn on the ring finger of her left hand until just now had two rings.

The ring worn first has a similar shape to Ines’ ring, and the ring worn later has a similar shape to Chloe’s ring.

“Ah, ahahahahaha…”

“…Is it funny now?”

“You laughed too… No, sorry…”

I tried to smirk, but it was impossible.

Ines’ cold gaze and cold voice scratched my eyes and ears.

“Haaa… But that’s enough.”

“… Huh?”

“The ring, the ring paired with this ring, remains a pair.”

Ines smiles softly and looks down at the first ring I put on with her precious eyes.

“If you had worn my matching ring with Chloe’s ring… I would have been very angry, but I’m so glad I did.”

Because it only takes a little punishment.

Ines’ words go through his ears and ruthlessly rip through my brain. It’s the same fresh voice as usual, but I can’t feel the same freshness as usual.

Is it okay to punish me a little…? What the heck does that mean

“Ines… What is a bee–“

“Okay! Then it’s time to say something nice. Give me your hand.”

Ines cuts off my words like a knife, as if she doesn’t want to say any more, then extends her hand to me.

It looked as if the owner was giving the dog a “Hand!”, But he couldn’t refuse. It was such a bloody atmosphere until just now, how could you refuse?

“Now…Here—- huh?”

“Whoops…”

Ines grabs my hand as it is and drags it to her belly.

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My hand covers Ines’ lower belly, where the clothes are rolled up.

“How is it? Can you feel it?”

“That… Ines, it’s not too late yet…”

“…It’s not like that!”

I stopped Ines because it seemed too early for the rebellion, but I guess that’s what he meant.

Ines, whose face instantly turned red, pouted at him and screamed.

“Then what is it?”

“How do you feel?”

“What? Uh…”

“Soft… Warm… Soft…”

“…That, not that…”

When I was asked what I could feel, I rubbed my hands together and said everything I felt, but I guess this isn’t the case either.

Ines’ face, which had been blushing, was now as red as a strawberry.

“So… Just full of life…”

“…? What does it mean to be full of life—-… Huh!?”

Only then, one fact comes to mind.

She has been married to Ines for almost two months, and during that time they have had a lot of love affairs with her.

To say that it’s full of life is… I can’t believe it…

“Whoops… They say you get nauseous when you’re pregnant, but it’s true.”

“Oh, oh oh…”

Daddy… I became a father?

A little… I can’t quite feel it. I knew that a day like this would come someday, but when it happened right in front of me, I was just dumbfounded.

“Ugh… I haven’t grown that far yet.”

“Ah, ah… I’m sorry.”

When I came to my senses, without realizing it, I had my ear on Ines’ stomach.

It’s still two months, so there’s no way I can hear the baby already… hahahaha, really.

“Good words… Really… Good words.”

“hehehe…Isn’t it?”

“What should I name my child?”

“It’s too soon, you’ll have to come out to find out if it’s a man or a woman.”

“But we can give you male and female names in advance.”

“Whoops, that’s right-“

“”!?””

The two of them were talking while imagining a happy future, but the sound of the door opening without knocking stopped them from doing so.

Claude, who was holding Ines by the stomach, was startled and pulled back, causing him to lose his balance and fall to the floor.

“Kuh…”

“Seobang-nim, are you okay!? Who the hell is that and suddenly opens the door— Ah, was it you?”

“…Huh.”

Chloe opens the door and slowly scans the room with her eyes half-closed.

By the time she came in, Ines’ clothes were rolled up, but her bottoms were still there… Their cheeks were slightly red… Her brother was rolling on the floor with a chair…

Hmm… Ah.

“Did you cut open your stomach to show that you were pregnant? Huhu… You’re so cute.”

“…You, watch your mouth—- what, what are you doing!?”

Ines, who was instantly taken aback by Chloe’s provocation, can no longer show off her displeasure.

Of course. It was because Chloe suddenly took off her top and exposed her belly like herself just before.

This is more than unpleasant, it is absurd.

“What are you doing? Doing the same thing as you?”

“What nonsense are you talking about? Just like me— huh?”

Recognizing Chloe’s meaning in an instant, Ines keeps his mouth shut and stares at Chloe’s stomach, and Chloe smiles triumphantly upon seeing it.

…If this happens, the plan gets messed up.

If I do something wrong, my child may not be the first.

In a normal case, the child of that year would never be able to gain power because even the first child is an illegitimate child, but Mr. Seo is the illegitimate son of the Duke of Burgon.

Seobangnim is said to have been treated as an illegitimate child and suffered a lot of discrimination, so there is a high possibility that he would not want to pass on such discrimination to his children. Besides, it’s the child of her relationship with her beloved sister.

Of course, of course, my child will be the rightful successor of the West, but it is true that I am a little anxious. It is certain that my baby’s position will weaken.

“Isn’t it completely different from your skinny belly? I can give birth to a healthy baby.”

‘This b*tch…!’

At the insult of touching her child, Ines almost loses her temper. It’s hard to bear insulting me, let alone my baby, who is the fruit of love with Mr. Seo.

I’ll drug you up and get rid of it… No, no.

No matter how reckless a child is, half of that child is from the West, so I can’t just kill him like the others.

“Huh, will I pass? I have something to show her brother.”

Chloe leisurely passes by Ines, who is trying to suppress her murderous intent. At the end of it is Claude, perched on her floor, watching the whole process in a daze.

“Brother, now… Come here.”

“Chloe, hold on a second, in front of Ines’ eyes—-up!!”

Claude, who immediately recognized what Chloe was trying to do through the conversation and gestures, threw out his hand to stop Chloe, but it was a bit difficult to stop Chloe from recklessly pushing in.

Chloe’s lower stomach is pressed against the face of Claude, who is sitting down.

“To do such a nice thing only for Ines… Isn’t it petty? Do it for me too. Please congratulate me on my pregnancy.”

“Eup, ugh!!”

Claude’s horse got stuck in Chloe’s stomach and couldn’t come out properly.

But Chloe seems to understand everything Claude says. Chloe just smiled brightly and gently stroked the hair of her brother and him.