Chapter 1052 – #250_Pregnancy(4)
#1046
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The drawing room of the Jemernai mansion.
Eloa, Sharon, the twins, and Luel are gathered.
The five lovers, summoned by Amelia, were quite bewildered by the sudden call.
Amelia wasn’t the same old, stubborn, uncommunicative witch she used to be.
However, she had never proactively initiated a gathering like this.
“What’s going on?”
“I’m not sure either. This is a first…”
While Sharon and Eloa were also clueless, the twins were busily making their own deductions.
“Don’t you get it? This is obviously it.”
“A declaration of the main wife.”
It was a reasonable deduction.
Again, Amelia hadn’t actively participated in these lover gatherings.
She wouldn’t skip them if called, but she had never taken the initiative to convene one herself, right?
And at this timing.
Taking such action at the same time she got pregnant with the assistant’s baby, her intention was clear.
To impress upon her other well-intentioned rivals her overwhelming position.
In other words.
“Now, the associate professor is going to stand above everyone.”
“I don’t think Amelia is that kind of person…”
“No! It’s because you don’t know her well, Duke!”
“You’d know how cold-blooded the associate professor is if you’d ever had your assignments graded by her.”
The twins, who had quite a bit of pent-up frustration, combined with a sense of deprivation and envy, couldn’t help but speak in sharp tones.
“……”
Then, Amelia entered.
The twins, who had been spreading black rumors, also shut their mouths and stared blankly at Amelia.
Her unique poker face was still there, making it impossible to know what she was thinking.
“…I don’t know what the associate professor is thinking.”
“The blonde has no expression.”
“Amelia, are you here?”
“Yes.”
Only Sharon noticed that she was a little hesitant and took her wrist, leading her in.
Amelia looked around for a moment and organized her thoughts.
If it had been her before, she would have been trapped in her own worries and wouldn’t have looked around.
For quite a long time, Amelia had been self-centered in a bad way.
In fact, until yesterday, she couldn’t understand why the twins had left the room so dejectedly.
But after thinking it over, she had figured out the reason.
“As you all know, I’m pregnant with Siwoo’s child.”
“Is there anything wrong with your body?”
“They’re investigating now. But I plan to give birth no matter what.”
Nothing was certain.
Perhaps childbirth was another form of irregular succession.
If the baby in her womb inherited Amelia’s mark, if that was the witch’s childbirth, Amelia would leave.
Just like her teacher had, and her teacher’s teacher had.
“But everything will be fine. I didn’t come here to say such gloomy things.”
The twins and Sharon, who hadn’t thought that far, widened their eyes.
They had been so distracted by the big news that they had missed an important issue.
“Just because I’m pregnant with Siwoo’s baby doesn’t mean I expect to be treated specially or have any ambition to monopolize his heart.”
Amelia, having calmly organized her thoughts, honestly revealed her true feelings.
“I am a very flawed person.”
She had been trapped in her own world.
She had mistaken her stubbornness and arrogance for will and conviction, and she thought that distancing herself from others was the way to protect herself.
She had failed to acknowledge the emotion of love, leading to bad relationships, and even when they were together, she hadn’t conveyed her true feelings.
“There are still so many things I don’t know, and I’m clumsy in many ways.”
That’s why it was unfamiliar and embarrassing to reveal her weaknesses so honestly.
She felt like she was doing something terrible, that she was being reckless and doing something she shouldn’t.
But Amelia now knew.
That relying on others was not something to be ashamed of at all.
That having people around her whom she could trust and rely on was more reassuring than any self-healing magic.
“Even if I can hold this child in my arms, I won’t be able to be a good mother on my own. I hope you all will help me.”
Amelia bowed her head.
“Please.”
Seeing that, Luel nodded with satisfaction.
“Hmm, knowing one’s own shortcomings. That’s where growth begins. Co-parenting is common in the witch world. My teacher also received help from Dorothy. I too shall be an excellent role model for the baby.”
The twins, who had been crossing their legs and arms, ready to go into battle if necessary, also rushed over and raised Amelia’s head.
“Associate professor, lift your head.”
“Nothing will happen. It’s okay.”
The twins, who had been secretly afraid of and wary of Amelia, didn’t want her to disappear.
It was better for her to remain the scary associate professor as she was now.
“Sorry I’m late. I’m really happy for you, Amelia.”
Eloa and Sharon also joined in, giving Amelia a warm hug.
Afterwards, a cozy drinking party unfolded.
Amelia, holding a glass of water instead of alcohol, was bombarded with questions.
“When did you do it?”
“Could you tell us how you did it? There might be a secret to it.”
“A, a secret?”
“Yes! Like the position or the timing.”
“Odette! You shouldn’t ask such questions!”
“Sharon, we’re all being open with each other, right? We’ve already had some drinks!”
“Ho ho, a magical realization through a specific act. Pink hair, that’s quite plausible, isn’t it?”
“I see.”
Luel, sprawled on the sofa like a lazy fox, also teased Amelia with a smirk.
Eloa, too, had relaxed her usual sternness a little and joined in the teasing.
Amelia had, of course, calculated the timing.
That day, Amelia had been working at the perfume shop, and Siwoo had suddenly barged in, subduing Amelia and engaging in a suggestive role-play.
“…Do you really want to know?”
Amelia, who lacked tact but was strangely easily swayed by the atmosphere, soon confessed everything.
Since she would be receiving a lot of help in the future, she didn’t want to create secrets just because she was suddenly embarrassed.
Moreover, the people gathered here were not strangers, but all Siwoo’s lovers, weren’t they?
“That day, it was the role-play script #109 – ‘The Manager Who Raided the Workplace’ edition…”
“……?”
Everyone except Sharon tilted their heads at the sudden appearance of the words ‘role-play script’.
Director Sharon, sensing an NG, shook her head repeatedly, but unfortunately, Amelia, who was bowing her head in embarrassment, didn’t see it.
“It happened at the store counter, where customers could come in at any time.”
“Oh my god.”
“No, was it, was it, was it at that perfumery in the Malkuth Gallery?”
“…Yes.”
Wasn’t that a place with a lot of foot traffic?
Even if they had drawn the curtains and locked the door, the perfumery counter was made of glass, so a thin curtain was the only barrier.
Luel and the twins had witnessed Amelia’s bold plays before, and Sharon had even participated directly.
But Eloa was shocked.
She had never imagined that Amelia, who had a quiet demeanor, would take such drastic actions.
“Ahem, Amelia, what is this script you’re talking about?”
“Ah… it’s in my bag. Just a moment.”
But, in consideration of Amelia, who had answered the embarrassing question honestly, Eloa tried to subtly change the subject…
And it was a bad move.
“Um, Amelia?”
“Yes?”
“You don’t have to show it to us…”
“Ah, it’s okay, Sharon.”
Amelia smiled brightly in response to Sharon’s dissuasion.
It was a smile that interpreted Sharon’s words as, ‘Is it okay to reveal such important information?’
No, it’s not okay…
Before Sharon could say that, a thick stack of papers was placed on the table.
“Ahem, this is the script.”
Amelia puffed out her nostrils, filled with confidence and pride, like a craftsman unveiling her masterpiece, which was full of ego.
Sharon groaned, covering her forehead at the irreversible disaster.
Amelia, facing Eloa and the triplets who were showing interest, steadfastly promoted her script.
“Role-playing can be difficult sometimes, right?”
“That’s right?”
“Indeed.”
The triplets and Eloa had tried it too.
Especially Eloa, who often enjoyed playing the role reversal with her disciple.
“Role-playing often falters when faced with unexpected variables. It’s often difficult to immerse oneself. This is all because there’s no roadmap.”
-Swish
Amelia spread out the script like a casino dealer.
Amelia was quite the calligrapher, so the writing was as precise as a biblical manuscript, but the content itself was vulgar.
“Originally, it was just a brief situational setting, but I analyzed the lines and situations that Siwoo liked and developed it. I set up lines and timings that had to be done.”
“Oh… um, I see.”
Every page was filled with traces of research.
Like a script for a hard-working actor, there were underlines and corrections, and even notes on what kind of emotional lines to emphasize.
“The important thing is feedback. If you create a script this meticulously, you can analyze Siwoo’s reactions and ad-libs in detail, and use them when writing the next script.”
Except for Sharon, who covered her head and subtly blocked her ears, four pairs of eyes were shaking wildly.
It was like watching a derailed train rushing towards a cliff.
“For example, Siwoo’s favorite point is ‘pretending to be strong but eventually succumbing.’ If you apply this to the lines… Ah, here’s a good example!”
“A, Associate Professor.”
“Here, there’s a scene where you kneel and… do it with your mouth. At that time, you look up with sharp eyes. You can say, ‘I don’t want to do this, even if I die.’ By the way, he likes the sound of saliva.”
“……”
It was a truly embarrassing confession.
The twins wanted to say, ‘That’s enough!’, and even Luel, who usually glossed over most major and minor issues, couldn’t hide her shock.
But no one could open their mouths in front of Amelia, who was continuing her explanation with a proud expression, as if she had been helpful, despite being embarrassed.
That purity and innocence in a different sense.
Amelia had a unique atmosphere that made it hard to stop her.
While they were glancing at each other, playing a game of ‘You stop her’ ‘I can’t! You do it!’, they looked at one person with hopeful eyes.
The person who seemed to be the only one who could resolve this situation.
“Amelia.”
“Yes.”
As if their wish had reached her, Eloa subtly interrupted Amelia’s enthusiastic explanation.
The four people swallowed hard.
If it was Duke Tiferet, who possessed both the gentleness to embrace others and the unyielding strength, she would surely calm this situation.
“…Can you share your secret with me too?”
“Of course! I’ll write one for you myself.”
Amelia smiled brightly again today.
Master KAWAIIII