I Never Wanted His Child - Chapter 19
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“Sure. We hoped you would survive.”
“You wished for me to survive? I’ve been enduring rather than living each day!”
“Emilia, pull yourself together! Now is not the time to speak of such weakness. Do you not understand what you carry?”
Emilia’s mother, who was beside her father, grabbed her hand, her eyes turning red.
“How can you say such a thing to me?”
It didn’t matter. She put on a bright smile towards her mother, then looked back at her father.
“The honor of a knight, the honor of a lady, everything was trampled underfoot.”
She was trembling all over.
“Have you come here to vent your anger? I didn’t know you couldn’t make that small of a sacrifice for justice. Wait for the right moment, and opportunity will come.”
There was anger in Duke Loren’s green eyes. Emilia forced her expression as she watched her father like that.
“Venting your anger…”
As if her feelings had nothing to do with it, her father seemed disinterested in her being Heinrich’s wife. He also inquired about Adrian’s movements.
“How many have changed their minds?”
“Father, do you intend not to change your mind?”
“How can I abandon King Konrad’s faith? How can I reject the Jaliar dynasty that I have worked so hard to bring up? It can’t end like this!”
Duke Loren struggled to suppress his anger while talking.
“Everything of the Loren family has been ruined in his hands. Everything I have accomplished…! So, my daughter.”
Suddenly, Duke Loren grabbed Emilia’s hand and said.
“The honor of the family depends on you. Make Duke Heinrich be on your side.”
“…..What are you saying?”
“I’m telling you to make him be on your side by any means necessary.”
“Father!”
Emilia’s mother was horrified by her father’s words. Emilia stared at her father’s hand, which was holding hers, with eyes just as green as hers.
“Emilia, don’t forget. Only Duke Heinrich can turn the current royal family.”
“Father, please come to your senses. He is the leader of the faction that supports Prince Adrian.”
“Yes, and he’s also a target for your seduction. I will never yield.”
“Even if it costs my life, I hope Father won’t change your mind.”
Duke Loren’s expression subtly twisted at her words. She maintained a stoic face and continued speaking to her father.
“That day, I experienced a disgrace I will never forget for the rest of my life because of Father’s one-sided actions. The Duke ordered me to bear his child.”
Emilia spoke about her ordeal, barely holding back tears. Upon hearing this, her father was even more pleased.
“Well, that’s even better. Since you’ve slept, perhaps you’ll find a way into his heart as well. Just as he said, bear the Duke’s child. He can’t do anything to a woman who has his own child.”
“Father! How can you say such things?”
Seeing her mother, who was now seated and deeply distressed, her father persisted with his request until the end.
“Seduce Duke Heinrich. Make him be on your side, Emilia!”
“…..I’ll pretend I didn’t hear that. I may never return.”
With those words, she left the oppressive prison behind. Leaning against the wall, she suppressed her tears.
Her chest felt constricted, and it seemed like her breath was caught in her throat.
“If it’s your charm, you might be able to seduce him.”
How could her father give such an order? Could a father really command his daughter to seduce someone?
Emilia had never questioned her actions for the sake of her family until now. She had always obediently accepted her father’s words without raising any objections. However, she couldn’t understand this request, no matter how hard she tried to look at it in a positive light.
She tightly clenched the hem of her dress and struggled to suppress the rising emotions. She had no intention of complying with her father’s desires.
“It seems like you need help.”
Emilia’s gaze rose as she saw the outstretched hand.
Chills ran down her spine as she observed the smirking face before her. Her violet eyes twisted menacingly as he gazed at her.
“…..Greetings Your Majesty.”
Emilia curtsied and spread her dress to the sides. Adrian nodded with a satisfied expression.
“Could you spare some time? Oh, and just to be clear, I’m not making a request of you, so there’s no need to refuse.”
She had to force a smile as she faced his grin.
“….Understood.”
“Oh, and by the way, when I call for you, you shouldn’t bring your guards along. There’s nothing as safe in this castle as being by my side.”
Emilia nodded towards her bodyguard, Sir Byne. She had no choice in this matter.
