## Chapter 1305 – ##13_My Teacher Wants A Baby (3)
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1.
The Tiferet Dukedom and the Jemena County have a long history.
Their relationship has continued since the time of Albiereo’s teacher and Eloa’s teacher, and even before that, from the time of their teachers’ teachers.
When Eloa first established the location point, Albiereo, who was running a business in the present world, not only helped her but also provided financial support for her activities afterward. The reason Albiereo chose Eloa as a consultant was also due to this connection.
“Count Albiereo, welcome. It’s rare for you to come alone at this hour.”
“Yes, it’s been a while.”
Eloa seemed surprised that Albiereo’s visit was unusual, but she put down her embroidery and welcomed him warmly.
Eloa’s recent appearance was the most gentle Albiereo had seen in the decades he had known her. She no longer had the aura of a sharpened sword, nor the compulsion of someone being chased by something.
“Ah, I remember you liked wine… We just got a good batch. Would you like a glass?”
“No, thank you.”
“It’s rare for the Count to refuse wine.”
“……”
“You’ve been absent from banquets lately, and you don’t look well now… Is something troubling you?”
Eloa, with a gentle smile and eyes full of happiness, showed no trace of the person who was once considered ‘difficult to deal with.’
Just by seeing her trying to comfort him with a kind tone, it was clear that she had noticed Albiereo’s dark complexion.
The old Eloa, before meeting Siwoo, before overcoming loss and pain, the Eloa who was called a vengeful spirit, had an edgy aura that paid no attention to the people around her.
“If you have any difficulties, feel free to share them. It’s good timing since I don’t have much to do.”
However, Albiereo was more afraid of Eloa now than ever before.
Because he had to confess in front of her now.
That he seemed to be carrying her lover’s child.
That he didn’t know what to do and shamelessly sought her out.
That he didn’t know what to do now.
What would her reaction be?
“……”
“Count Albiereo?”
Albiereo bowed his head like a criminal.
Eloa, who had been joking lightly, also sensed that something was wrong, and her voice became serious.
This was because Eloa had never seen the super alpha woman Albiereo so off-balance, like a willow branch.
…No.
Looking back, he often acted like that when it came to Siwoo.
“It seems like it will take a while. Explain it slowly.”
“Hic…”
Tears dripped onto his tightly clenched fist at Eloa’s kind words of comfort.
“I… I think I’m… pregnant…”
-Thud!
Eloa dropped the wine glass she was holding onto the rug.
2.
“I had regular relations with Siwoo… about once every three days… all the time…”
She knew.
She knew that Albiereo, Deneb, and Lucy were having regular sexual relations with Siwoo under the guise of ‘sample collection.’
As someone who was close to Teacher Sua, Eloa, who had conservative views on sexuality, couldn’t accept it.
Her disciple, who already had nine wives, was now lusting after his mother-in-law twins and had a mistress.
It was something to scold or rebuke until tears were shed.
But she didn’t.
Eloa, who had never jaywalked in her life and had a strong sense of ethics, made an exception for her beloved disciple.
Besides, wasn’t it for a greater cause, not for personal gain?
“It seems… there was an unexpected variable in the spell…”
“Are you… sure?”
“I’ve been having morning sickness for a few days… I keep craving sour fruits… my breasts have swollen. And I’ve been feeling inexplicably tired lately…”
“Isn’t that not enough to know?”
“…I felt the baby move.”
“Ah…”
A witch cannot determine pregnancy by ‘not having a period.’
They don’t have them in the first place.
However, the signs of pregnancy can be detected more clearly than one might think.
In the case of humans, minor symptoms that might be dismissed as ‘just not feeling well’ are ‘Huh? Why is this happening?!’ for spirits.
“…I think I’m carrying his child.”
Albiereo’s beautiful face crumbled with sobs, and she wept bitterly.
Eloa couldn’t bring herself to pat her shoulder and say, ‘It’s okay.’
Her mind was too numb.
“I know… this is something that everyone will criticize and point fingers at. And that I’ve done wrong to everyone, including the Duke…”
“……”
“But… I don’t want to give up. So I don’t know what to do…”
She knew it was a very, very immature thought to have in the face of Albiereo’s sadness.
But unconsciously, she suddenly felt envious of Albiereo.
How on earth was she able to have his child?
“Hoo.”
Eloa calmed her mind.
Albiereo probably didn’t want to be pregnant.
Just having feelings of envy in front of her was a great disservice to her.
“Um…”
“Hic… hic…”
But the fact that her head was spinning when she tried to sort out the situation was true.
Therefore, Eloa presented the most reasonable conclusion for the current situation.
“Would you… have a secret wedding?”
From Eloa’s perspective, a wedding was slightly better than being an unwed mother.
She was going through so much hardship, wouldn’t it be better to have a wedding and become part of the family than to be an unwed mother and care for the baby?
Having an illegitimate child was not something to be proud of either.
“…A wedding…?”
“Even if it was an unfortunate accident, isn’t it Siwoo’s responsibility? Siwoo isn’t that irresponsible.
Albiereo’s tearful eyes widened like a startled deer.
It wasn’t because she was pleased with Eloa’s suggestion.
She was confident that she had no romantic feelings for Siwoo, unlike her younger sister.
It was just that she had grown a little, just a little, attached to him physically.
But Eloa didn’t scold Albiereo at all, and instead patted her back as if she felt sorry for her.
She even advised her to have a wedding.
It was a warm embrace, as dazzling as the sun, for Albiereo, who had been suffering in silence.
“It might sound funny for me to say this, but Siwoo didn’t have a typical marriage anyway, did he? It’s not like you’ll be ostracized just because one more person is added. I swear on my name.”
“No, your words are really… I’m so grateful that it’s hard to accept them, given that I’m caught up in this terrible accident… but it’s okay.”
“You must be going through a lot. Rest a bit today. How about going to see Ms. Nephthys or Ms. Smyrna tomorrow for an accurate checkup? The mother’s stability is crucial. And maybe…”
“I’ll do that. Thank you so much, Duke.”
And so, the soap opera was sealed in a situation that was somehow even more dramatic, and Albiereo returned to the mansion with a slightly lighter heart.
3.
A child is a blessing.
Albiereo still remembered the moment she held Odile and Odette, wrapped in swaddling clothes, with Deneb.
The swaddling clothes were unrealistically light, and the two sisters couldn’t erase the faint smiles on their faces.
She didn’t know how much joy she had gained from watching Odile and Odette grow up.
If she were to give birth to this child, she would experience that blessing once again.
It wouldn’t be as smooth as it was then, but she would overcome it.
Albiereo, who was walking down the hallway, repeating her firm resolve after her consultation with Eloa, stopped abruptly.
She had run into Siwoo at a timing that was impossible to avoid unless she turned around and ran away unnaturally.
“Ms. Albiereo.”
“Siwoo.”
“Are you alright? I’ve come to see you several times, but you’ve avoided meeting me each time… I’m worried if I’ve done something wrong.”
Albiereo felt a variety of emotions at the same time.
Emotions of different colors, so much so that she wondered, ‘Is it okay to feel all of these at once?’
She felt her heart sink to her toes.
She felt guilty in front of her son-in-law, whom she had always scolded.
Because this child was not something Siwoo wanted either, just like Albiereo.
At the same time, she felt resentment.
She wanted to lash out and ask why she had been given this trial.
But he was a good person.
Instead of fighting against Albiereo’s unreasonable anger, he would try to embrace everything.
Siwoo, who knew all the facts, would probably try to protect her no matter what, even if Albiereo refused.
Even if it was immoral or something that would be criticized by the world, he would step forward and be with her, even if it meant being the scapegoat.
Just by looking at how much he cherished Malika, it was clear.
That was the man Shin Siwoo that Albiereo Jemena had been watching, and the reason why she didn’t resent him unconditionally.
In other words, as Eloa had said, it was almost a foregone conclusion that he would now become Albiereo’s husband.
“Thank you for your concern. It was nothing… really.”
“If you say so…”
She didn’t have the courage to tell him the truth yet, as he was looking at her with a worried and hesitant expression.
She didn’t have the courage to tell the truth, but…
Suddenly.
Selfishly, she had a weak impulse to rely on him, who was still unaware of anything, at this moment.
“Siwoo.”
Albiereo grabbed Siwoo’s wrist as he was about to leave hesitantly.
“Would you like to rest in my bedroom for a while?”
