Side Story 2
Side Story 2
And he intuitively felt that Killian had intervened.
The Emperor threw the letter in front of him and said, “Do it in moderation.”
Killian replied, looking over the long letter with a calm expression.
“Is that necessary? And his misfortune is not my fault. I was just lighting a firewood that was about to burn.”
The one who prepared the firewood was Lilles himself.
This was a disaster that he had brought upon himself. Killian seemed to be able to enjoy watching his life being destroyed in the future. No matter what his ending would be.
A normal person might grit his teeth if things continued like this, but Killian thought that the bastard would never do that.
Dirty bastards are very tenacious in their will to live.
The only thing he was worried about was whether he could see Idina again after losing everything.
Of course, if the bastard showed up in front of Idina again, Killian planned not to stay still this time.
‘Maybe.’
I might really kill him.
Killian smiled, suppressing the dark desire inside him.
He was soon to be a father of two, so this thought was not good.
There was something Idina always said.
<Killian, just think about pretty things.>
It was a story from a ‘different’ context, but it was something that was needed at this moment.
Killian left with the most gentlemanly words he could muster.
“Excommunicate him, if he wants to save the remaining Lilles family.”
His father seemed to glare at him a little, but Killian hurried his feet.
He had a place to stop before heading to where his wife was.
His heart pounded lightly.
***
Idina’s daily life has been extremely leisurely and monotonous recently. However, Idina was someone who loved such daily life.
Even the sunlight was dazzling today.
Idina was enjoying tea time under the soft sunlight, being attended to by maids she had become accustomed to.
Today’s tea time partner was the empress, who had been showing great interest in Idina lately. The empress, who had taken a sip of black tea, immediately put down her teacup. She had a casual attitude, as if drinking tea was not the purpose of this meeting.
She held Idina’s hands tightly with both of hers and asked.
“My dear, is there anything you would like to eat?”
However, Idina was still awkard around the empress.
The empress is not the biological mother of Crown Prince Killian. The emperor married her soon after the death of the former empress, Killian’s mother. Honestly, for the emperor, remarriage was not necessarily a flaw.
It was always necessary to have a suitable successor in the imperial family.
Fortunately, the empress’s only child was a girl. Since she was young, the chances of her fighting with Killian for the throne were very slim.
In fact, Killian didn’t seem to think the Empress had such great ambitions.
Still…….
‘I guess I should say it’s a little burdensome.’
But Idina smiled gently. She wasn’t so bad as to spit on someone who showed her favor.
“Sometimes I want to eat strawberries.”
Idina blushed, wiggling her fingers.
That’s understandable, because it isn’t strawberry season right now. Plus, strawberries go soft easily and freeze easily, so it was hard to store them somewhere during the off-season.
That’s why Idina had been enjoying dried berries that were a little more sour than strawberries recently. They were still on the table, and her hand naturally went there.
As she chewed the berries lightly, the sourness spread inside her mouth. Idina smiled happily without realizing it.
“But I like dried berries too, so that’s enough.”
“I heard you like this a lot these days. You like sour tastes, right? I also missed sour tastes when I was pregnant with the princess. Idina, since you like that taste too, maybe it’s something that all the Escass bloodlines have in common. So I’ve been thinking back to that time and preparing….”
“Prepared?”
At Idina’s question, the empress smiled harmlessly. The empress’s maid saw her gesture and headed somewhere. A moment later, the imperial servants followed the maid of honor and came in one after another.
They were each holding very large bowls, and Idina’s eyes widened as she looked at the fruits piled up like a mountain on top of them. It seemed like she would never run out of them even if she ate them all day long for two weeks.
A huge amount of sour fruits were placed in front of her.
Idina opened her mouth as she watched the sight.
‘Even Her Majesty… is no joke.’
She had such a rude thought without realizing it.
***
The cozy tea time with the Empress was short. The Empress warned Idina, who was pregnant, not to stay in the sun for too long.
To be honest, Idina, who could barely get out of bed because of Killian, felt a little annoyed by her words. But she had no choice but to come into the room.
It’s been more than half a year since she became pregnant. Idina, whose body has become somewhat heavier, has become accustomed to walking with her hand wrapped around her stomach and a little unsteady.
However, it was still more of a surprise than an inconvenience.
<Congratulations, it seems you’re pregnant with twins.>
On the day she married Killian and received her first examination from the palace doctor, Idina was shocked.
<Twins?>
She looked at Killian. At that time, he looked very satisfied. For an Alpha, the desire to see a second child from his Omega was almost instinctive.
In fact, Idina was secretly happy.
