I Was Given a Political Marriage

42 – The Choice of Destiny (1)

It was a sudden notification. In Eileen’s small stomach… It was unbelievably sudden to hear that a new life had come.

‘On that little boat… You really have a baby of mine?’

In this emotion where joy and sadness intersect, confusion came to me first.

Shaking hands, shaking eyes, Eileen hugging me and holding my hand.

“Touch it. Here’s my child.”

“Uh, uh… really? You’re not lying, are you?”

“Touch it first and think about it.”

Swoop. I could feel the soft feel of my lower abdomen at my fingertips.

Basically, a woman’s body has soft and soft belly fat to protect the fetus.

Eileen’s belly, which I can feel in my hand right now, is, of course, softer than her breasts, and the texture of her flesh came through.

“Can you feel it?”

“I don’t know… I don’t know? And maybe it’s too early to feel something?”

“I don’t know, I just feel it. There’s something here.”

It was Eileen’s smile that I had never seen before, perhaps because she was really happy.

Eileen, who was a bit scary to me, is now the happiest.

The more I looked at it, the more I felt a subtle pull to it.

I really have my own child in me. My child, no one else’s child.

I couldn’t take my eyes off the thought of having a child like the little girl I saw in my dream.

“draft…?”

“Let’s go inside and talk about something important. Xian, come in.”

“Yeah. That Scarlett… Thank you for today.”

“Wait a minute. No, I don’t know what happened. This is an explanation…!”

Before I could finish my words, Eileen pulled me into the room.

Before Scarlett’s voice reached me, I closed the door and couldn’t hear it.

“Sian… I was in a hurry lately? Sorry, I was really in a hurry too. Huh? Now let’s get ready to get married slowly.”

“Father, I still don’t understand properly, so… can we graduate early from our academy?”

“Of course. If you look at your grades and mine, graduating early is easy. It’s not that we’re high, it’s that everyone else is too low.”

“ah…”

In fact, the nobles were on the side of taking care of just enough to avoid being barely repaid after entering the academy.

However, Scarlett and I worked hard to get good grades, so it was quite high.

“So let’s get married. Leave this academy… and live quietly in the family. I’ll do my best.”

“that is…”

“If it’s hard to raise a child, I’ll breastfeed and educate you, so if my child asks for a hug once in a while, listen.”

“Ahh…!”

When I saw the words of Eileen who spoke so mournfully, the child to be born one day, and my memories of receiving an education close to abuse as a child, overlapped, at some point, water flowed from my eyes.

‘The child is innocent. He is a child who needs to be loved and raised the most.’

And I knew too. That her body is reacting to her little by little.

If I had refused from the beginning, there would have been a future other than the present, but now I had no choice.

“Then promise me one thing…”

“What?”

“Don’t worry too much about me and take care of the child first.

I don’t know what the purpose of an arranged marriage is now, but I hope that all the children who will be born someday will be made by my own choice.

Eileen, as if aware of my sad condition, held my hand and kissed the back of my hand.

Her beautiful blonde hair in the moonlight and her striking red eyes were full of responsibility and love.

“Then… please accept this ring as well. I was going to give it to you from when we were originally engaged, but now we are getting married.”

A ring case quietly came out of the back pocket, and inside a red case like black tea, there was a beautiful ring.

‘This…’

It was the ring Eileen gave me when my engagement was concluded in the past.

[Even if I don’t wear it now, the day will come when I will wear it someday?]

At the time, I really thought that this future would never come.

But now I have to accept this ring, the moment has come.

You don’t have to take it.

However, the child born later will not be lonely and loved without a father.

All of this must be the situation Eileen wanted. Even though I know, I have to condone all of this.

“Okay, I’ll take this ring…”

“Wait a minute. I’ll put you in, so stay still.”

Before he could even lift the ring, he took it away first, then carefully grabbed it with his index finger and thumb and pointed at me.

Like an artisan who works very slowly so that precious jewels don’t get damaged.

A beautiful silver ring, custom-made for the size of my finger, was slowly put on as if dancing with the moonlight.

“I love you Xian.”

I didn’t respond to that, and I grabbed Eileen’s hand with the hand wearing the ring. When their bodies came closer, they slowly pressed their bodies together, and soon their lips met.

side.

It was an obvious kiss. A kiss to promise to love you from now on. A promise to be yours now.

Throw away my greed and now become a husband to one person.

It’s not about finding freedom from the outside, it’s about learning from the first small step.

“Ah… I’m so happy right now, Xian. I’ve only imagined it would be like this since we first met…! Is it okay for me to be this happy?”

“Happiness isn’t granted by anyone, right? So let’s go to sleep soon. Since we have children, we should go to bed early.”

“Yeah..! Well, today… can we sleep holding hands? I have a baby, so I won’t do any more than that!”

“Okay, and when did you get my permission to do that?”

Aileen, who achieved what she wanted rather than obsession, was closer to being a pure girl. A girl who is at a loss for true happiness and cannot hide the excitement in her heart.

Whenever I see such a girl, for some reason, my heart aches.

The first time I saw that side was a girl other than Aileen.

‘Scarlett…’

An aspiring knight who was grateful for even the smallest things and smiled as if he was really happy when he was with me.

A little girl who was born as a commoner, but always worked hard and showed how hard she worked every day.

“Sian, let’s go to bed.”

“huh.”

All I could do was quietly pray for her future.

‘Sorry.’

I think this is all I can say. I’m sorry I couldn’t be with you. I’m sorry I always told you to listen, but I couldn’t.

And I’m sorry I couldn’t accept your love, Scarlett.

While I was naturally cold from fatigue, I burrowed into Eileen’s arms little by little. Lovely warmth that caresses warmly and quietly.

It was really warm.

It was warm, but I felt like I could feel a little bit of heat.

“Colluck, kuk… suddenly something.”

Time to have a happy sleep Me and Eileen had no choice but to wake up at dawn with a burning pain.

My eyes burned like crazy, and I had strange pain in my lungs.

And in the countless heat that can’t be felt in winter, I knew that something was wrong.

“What is this…? Xian, open the window first!”

“Okay. Kuk…”

Only after opening the door did I know the identity of this heat.

“Did the dormitory catch fire? No, it was real?”

The rumors Scarlett had told me that morning passed through my mind. There is a faction of commoners who hate nobles very much.

I don’t know if that’s true, but now we have to run quickly. Moreover, Eileen, who is pregnant, has to go out quickly.

“Eileen, let’s get down as much as possible and leave the dormitory. Now… Eileen!”

I had to leave now, but when I turned around, I saw that I had collapsed on the floor, probably poisoned by the smoke. In an instant, confusion increases in my head, I become dizzy, and tears are about to flow from my eyes.

“What should I do? I have to leave quickly…?”

As if in a hurry, I grabbed the door as if I was helping Eileen. If it’s not hot yet, it must’ve caught fire right in front of you.

I opened the door thinking I had to get out quickly.

-Kyaaa!

And the sight of hell we faced. To avoid the smoke and quickly run away, I faced the nobles who were pushing each other and trying to get out.

A person who has fallen is trampled on as it is, and the chaos that pulls and knocks people down in order to go before the person in front.

Faced with mass madness, I almost gave up on my legs.

“For now… not here.”

You can never go out this way carrying the fainting Eileen.

The only way left is to get out through the window. It wasn’t even a high floor anyway, so it would be okay to go out this way.

And when I went back into the room and approached the window, something red was swaying in front of the window.

“Sian!!! Come out quickly! Right now, the entrance is blocked by people!”

“Scarlett…?”

Red hair like fire burning down the dormitory right now.

She was waiting under the window to receive me, panting to save me.

“First of all, help Eileen before me! She fainted right now!”

“Sheesh… Hand it in first. I’ll take it and put it safely away.”

Knowing that life is precious in an urgent situation, he rescued Aileen, who fainted.

When I came out through the window, he supported me so I wouldn’t fall and embraced him like a hug.

The academy I faced outside was not the academy I knew.

Where has the grandeur and beauty gone? Now, the ruins of burned-out buildings and roaring red flames.

I couldn’t believe it even if I thought it was all a dream.

“I’m glad… Cyan, do you know how surprised I am? Kehe.”

“Thank you… I was very surprised too.”

Scarlett hugged me and patted me, but even when it was time to let go, I didn’t let go and held her indefinitely.

“Hey Scarlett?”

“Sian, I have something to tell you now.”

“First of all… Transfer the patient first and talk.”

“No, I have to tell you now. If it’s not now, there won’t be a chance.”

Seriously, she grabbed my shoulder and looked into my eyes as if she had promised something.

“Let’s run away, Xian.”

“uh…?”