Regina was visibly upset by the questions being asked of her, she looked away several times, trying to find a way to distract Hertia or get away.'I said what the Crown Prince told her to say,' Regina muttered to herself, still fidgeting with whether or not to answer the man's question.Just as Hertia was about to repeat her question, someone called out to he to approach the group of people who seemed to be congratulating he or just joking around."I'll go there first, if you want to go in first, that's fine. You must be very tired, you haven't rested since this morning." Hertia kissed Regina's forehead, then left the woman alone.Regina was being mistreated by the man, she decided to go inside because she could not stand the stares of many people from earlier and her body was also very tired. Luckily, Hertia was very understanding of her current situation, otherwise she would have stayed there until the party was over, which meant that Regina would have stayed there until late at nig
Regina looked at herself several times in the large mirror, her reflection was very clear in the mirror. This made Regina bite her fingernails. She paced back and forth restlessly."Why do I have to wear clothes like this, Zena? Isn't the Grand Duke notoriously impotent, so there's no way he'd do anything to me," Regina said as she continued to stare at herself in the mirror, with a troubled expression that never left her beautiful face.Zena paused for a moment, then approached the Duchess. "That's right, the Grand Duke is impotent. So why are you afraid to wear this nightgown? Won't the Duke have no reaction to seeing it?" she asked another question instead of answering.Regina's eyebrows went up and down. The woman seemed to be thinking hard over the butler's words. "That's right. Why should I think about it? Because the Grand Duke is..." Regina suddenly stopped her sentence, covering her mouth with one hand.She had just realized that she was not at her residence, but at the Grand
Hertia fell on Regina's body, the man holding his wife tightly so she could not escape. He played with her wet hair. "It's just what people say, but how can you believe what they say?""Because it's what they say." Regina covered her face with a hand, now very red from being so close.Even Regina could hear the sound of Hertia's ragged breathing, not to mention the scent of the man that made her uneasy."Because I have never been with a woman? So you believe what they say?" Hertia raised her eyebrows, her hands still playing faithfully with Regina's hair."For one thing, there was someone, even many, who approached you with their bodies. But you didn't react like..." Regina's words trailed off, unable to explain what she had heard from the people."If I don't respond, it doesn't mean I don't have any lust at all, because one of my principles is to do it with the woman I married. Not some cheap woman who will give up her body for the sake of my power or possessions." Hertia buried he h
Zena nodded her head, immediately obeying the duke orders.There was no need to wait long, Zena arrived with breakfast for the bride and groom. Unconsciously she looked up, there was Regina in full view with red marks on her neck and chest.Zena smiled a little, she was very happy that the couple had done what she expected."You prepare warm water for my wife, so we can bathe together!" Hertia ordered again.Zena went to prepare the water for the master.'Bathe together?' pRegina muttered to herself, swallowing hard."Why are you looking at me like that?" Hertia furrowed her brow."It's okay," Regina replied with a slight shake of her head.Hertia brought out a plate of food for her wife, then gave her a spoonful of soup that she had previously blown away so as not to scald Regina's mouth."What are you doing?" Regina covered her mouth with her hand as she looked at Hertia in confusion."What am I supposed to be doing now if not feeding?" Hertia gently pulled Regina's obstructing hand
"What?" Hertia raised he eyebrows.Regina looked sarcastically at Hertia, who pretended to do nothing. "Don't do that again, because if you do, I'll be sick. Do you want to hear about a woman who spent the first night with her husband and got sick right away, don't you?" Regina pursed her lips.Hertia chuckled at Regina's behavior, which he thought was cute, but made he wife even more annoyed with he."Do you think what I'm about to say is cute?""No, I don't. I was just thinking about something, so I laughed unconsciously," Hertia said, of course it was all a lie.There was no way Hertia would say that the woman's behavior was cute when she was angry, he didn't want Regina to realize the feelings he had for the woman."Then I'm going to ask you to leave!" chased Regina."Why are you kicking me out when I'm helping you take a shower?" said Hertia unhappily."I can bathe myself, so just get out!" Regina chased Hertia away with a sharp look on her face.Hertia resigned heself to Regina
"I apologize for keeping the Crown Prince waiting too long." Regina lifted the hem of her dress with slightly bent legs."No problem. For a beautiful woman like you, it's only natural to take your time getting dressed. So sit down, you must be tired from the long journey here, especially since I called you when you should be resting at home." Iaros pulled out a chair and helped Regina to sit down.Regina slowly sat down in the chair, looking at Iaros with a serious look. "If you knew I was resting, why did you call me here, Your Highness?""Because I couldn't help but be curious about you, you are so beautiful that I can't stop thinking about you." Iaros stared at Regina, his hands resting on hers, his expression as seductive as possible.A crown prince with a handsome face, blond hair and bluish eyes, he was a descendant of the Emperor. Many young women had their eyes on Iaros, but he only kept them there for a short time. The moment he got bored, he would leave the woman."Why do yo
Elsewhere, Regina felt her whole body covered in goosebumps. But she didn't know why, so she unconsciously rubbed her arms."Why, Duchess?" Madam Gloria noticed the change in Regina's demeanor."It's nothing, Madam. I just have goose bumps for no reason, maybe it's the cold," Regina said, smiling sweetly to say she was fine."Try to drink this tea, it will make you feel a little better." Madam Gloria brewed some tea for Regina and handed it to the beautiful woman."Thank you, Madam." Regina took the teacup and immediately took a slow sip.Indeed, Regina felt better, not thinking about goose bumps for no reason."I hope you two are happy, because no matter what, Hertia has suffered a lot during this time," Madam Gloria murmured softly, there was sadness in the woman's eyes.Regina was speechless, staring intently at Madam Gloria sitting in front of her. She didn't know that Madam Gloria was so close to her husband, for if she only knew him, she would not have mentioned his name, but ra
"Duke!" shouted Jordan in front of the main door of the residence, sitting limply on the floor as he saw his master walking further and further away.Jordan didn't have the strength to get up from his seat, and his face turned pale at the thought of having to deal with that huge pile of papers all by himself."You're so cruel, Duke!" complained Jordan with dewy eyes.Jordan staggered back into the office, where all the papers were waiting for him to get to work.Hertia spurred he horse on at a brisk pace, worrying himself to no end. He didn't see Regina's carriage to he left because it was blocked by a large tree."Will it take long to get the wheels right?" Regina asked the squire and coachman as they fixed the broken wheels."In a moment, Duchess. But if you're very tired, you can take shelter under that tree, but not too far away for fear of poisonous animals like snakes or whatever if you don't know them," the squire said without turning he head as he concentrated on repairing the
"Mom?" Regina stared intently at the beautiful woman who looked familiar to her.The woman stretched out her arms, asking for a hug. "Right, this is Mom. Sorry for making you wait so long."Regina immediately rushed into the arms of Lily, the woman who was her mother. Tears continued to flow because she missed her biological mother for a long time."Are you okay so far? I'm so sad to see you suffering from up there." Lily's eyes glazed over at her daughter, looking very sad."Yes, I'm fine now, Mom. So don't worry about me, and rest in peace." Regina tightened her hug to her mother, a warm embrace that she missed so much."Thank goodness you're okay. Mommy will always try to protect you no matter what, so you don't have to feel alone anymore." Lily stroked Regina's hair lightly, as a mother would treat her young child."Don't tell me Mom made me go back in time?" Regina looked up at her mother, and Lily answered with a nod of her head. "So you turned back time to make me come back to
"This is delicious." Regina was very happy to eat the meal that Mira made for her."I'm glad you like it. Eat more." Hertia supported he chin with one hand as he continued to watch he wife."Didn't you have breakfast?" Regina paused her meal, and looked up at her husband, who had been watching her."Just looking at you fills me up, so I don't need breakfast anymore," Hertia replied. Regina immediately responded with bulging eyes."You have to have breakfast! If you don't, I'll stop eating it." Regina pushed the bowl of soup away from her, even though she glanced at it a few times while she ate quickly, but she still held back so that Hertia would join her for breakfast.Hertia smiled at he wife, knowing that Regina still wanted the soup, so he kept looking at it. "Mira, did you cook a lot of soup? I want to eat only that soup because if I eat something else, I'm afraid it will make my wife no longer eager to eat the soup.""There's plenty, Duje. I'll get some more." Mira walked into t
"No, Duke! Let me stay there. Gera doesn't have to come because I'm the guilty one here." Sira held onto the master's legs, hoping he would forgive he.Gera wanted to say something, but she felt tight in the chest from hitting the wall, and it was hard for he to speak."If that's what you want, I won't stop you. Hurry, and pack your things because I don't want to see you before sunrise tomorrow! But if you realize the mistake you made, I will accept you back here, though I won't restore your position." Hertia approached he wife again, ignoring the two man.Sira immediately carried Gera to be treated, and Mira, who saw this, felt sorry for her and chose to help."I hope you learn from this," Mira said as they left.Hertia stroked his wife's stomach, occasionally kissing Regina's forehead gently. With every kiss, he felt regret for not being stricter with her."I'm sorry, Regina. If I had disciplined her properly, maybe you wouldn't have experienced something like this. Oh, I'm sorry! M
"I only said what needed to be said, Auntie. Because no matter what, Duchess would have found out," Sira argued, not wanting to be blamed."Ugh!" Regina cried out while holding her stomach, causing everyone to look at her."I'll get a doctor, Duchess!" Terri immediately ran out to call the doctor.Regina continued to whimper while holding her stomach, where she felt cramps.Mira, and Sira, who were there, approached the woman, trying to ease her pain."I came with the doctor you requested." Terri came by, holding the doctor's hand, and approached the madam.The doctor examined Regina's condition, asking questions that surprised everyone."Please forgive my lack of thoroughness in examining you, Duchess. I only examined the wound on the outside." The doctor bowed his head in guilt."No problem. What happened to me?" Regina looked at the doctor in surprise. She was now very confused as to what illness she was suffering from."You are pregnant, and I think the baby is only two weeks old.
"Tell me, did you plan all this?" Mira snapped at her niece, causing Sira to nod her head slowly. "I don't know what made you do it, but I'm not going to do anything. I just don't know what the Grand Duke will do to you later. I won't protect you, even though I promised Zena, your mother, that I would."Mira left Sira without saying anything else, not caring that the young woman had said she was sorry for what she had done. In Mira's opinion, now that her niece had done something wrong, it could not be forgiven.Of course, the punishment would wait for the Grand Duke, because no matter what, the victim was Regina. Besides, the culprit was Sira, the butler of the residence itself. Mira could not have made the decision alone without the master."You will send a message to the Grand Duke about Duchess condition, but there's no need to go into too much detail about what happened. I will explain it to the lord personally!" Mira ordered the man who usually delivered messages or letters.In
Sira sat limply on the ground, almost buried in thick snow, but Regina was down there instead. Sira, realizing this, immediately got up from her seat to approach the buried mistress."Duchess, can you still hear me?" Sira dug through the snow with both hands, hoping to get Regina out quickly.But unfortunately, it was impossible to get her out alone, especially without using tools. Even if she could, it would take a long time, and Regina would freeze to death.Sira realized she would have to ask for help from people nearby, hoping someone would help her get the mistress out. Running around looking for people, she came across Mira, her aunt."Auntie, help me!" Sira said in a trembling tone."What's wrong? Tell me what happened?" Mira looked at her niece intently, searching for answers."Duchess was buried by a pile of snow that fell from a tree while she was watching the snow fall." Sira pointed to where the mistress was trembling.Mira was shocked but quickly called for someone to hel
Mira shook her head slightly."No problem, Duchess. You're the Duke wife, after all, so there's no way Duke will be angry that you're here," Mira said, reassuring Regina."Then let's eat this dessert together," Regina invited all the maid present with a sweet smile.Not many servers were present; some were busy, and did not like sweet food. Regina couldn't force them; the most important thing was that the maid came to eat with her.Besides, Sira was there; wasn't it the young butler who disliked her too much? So Regina tried to take the woman's heart slowly, like a sweet dish.Sira seemed reluctant to take the dish, but her eyes kept falling on the chocolate dessert next to Regina. It seemed she wanted the dessert but was embarrassed to say so."Sira, this is for you." Regina handed Sira the dessert, knowing she wanted it.Sira looked embarrassed but finally took the dessert with her usual unfriendly face. Her eyes lit up, and she swallowed a few times, trying to consume it in one bi
An older maid came over to Regina, the woman looking at the mistress with a sombre expression. "Duchess, please forgive Sira for her rude behaviour." The woman prostrated herself at Regina's feet."Why do you prostrate yourself at my feet? Please stand up, it's so dirty in here!" Regina helped the middle-aged woman to her feet."My name is Mira; I apologize for my rudeness. But I only ask you not to punish Sira, even though she's like this; she's a good woman, just too childish," Mira said with a glance at Sira, who was still not bothered by the commotion she had caused."Why are you so sure I will punish her? She was just sleeping," Regina asked, staring at Mira intently, her eyes full of curiosity as to why the servant in front of her was so sure she would do that."Forgive me for making such a bold accusation! It's just that I'm very worried about this child, nothing more," Mira replied, looking very worried."No problem, Mira. I understand your concern, but I won't punish her bec
Sira, and Gera laughed in the dining room, not caring that many ears would hear their conversation now. The most important thing was to say they did not like the newly arrived mistress."Hertia, it seems that some of them don't like me," Regina said when they were in the room."Tell me, who dared to do that to you?" Hertia gritted he teeth, a sign that she was holding back anger."Would you do something to him if I told you who it was?" Regina asked her husband a question instead of answering."Of course, I will punish them all; who would dare to do such a thing to a grand duchess?!" Hertia's voice rose, unable to contain the anger in he chest."Sira, the butler who works here!" replied Regina flatly.Hertia's face was shocked, but then sighed heavily. "I'm sorry! I'll reprimand her tomorrow so she won't do anything to you. Her mother never taught her to be impolite, but why is she acting like that?""Don't! Just let her do what she wants as long as it doesn't hurt me; as long as she