## Chapter 198 – Dragon’s Nest (6)
And then, one day, she was experiencing a sensation she had never felt before in her life.
“Ah… inside…!!
Kyaaak…!! What is this…!?”
“Ah, it seems the baby is kicking inside.
A healthy young master, it seems, madam.”
“Kicking…?
My belly…? From inside…?”
The subtle yet ticklish sensation of life stirring within her.
Of course, she still didn’t want to even look at the baby of a man she didn’t even like.
But this sensation of the being inside her kicking her belly as if to tell her that she was alive.
It was undeniably the first time she, who had never even thought about it, had become interested in a baby.
“Madam, it’s music from the orchestra.
It’s helpful for prenatal care.”
“The baby listens…? From inside…?
That’s ridiculous… Play it anyway.”
Even when bringing the crystal that recorded the boring music she had no interest in and didn’t even know existed.
“I hate greens!! Am I a beast?
You want me to eat this fodder?”
“Eating good things is the same as feeding good things to the young master.
I’ve only chosen things that are good for your health, so don’t worry.”
“…… Tch…
Munch munch……
Ugh… It’s awful……”
Even when the head butler, who brought her food she didn’t want to eat every day because she was pregnant, nagged her until she was sick of it.
“How about a walk, madam?
We will assist you, so how about taking a look around the garden?
The young master will enjoy it too!!”
“You’re really something…?
You see what I see…?
I didn’t see anything like that in my mother’s womb?
Whether the flowers are red or blue, pretty or not.
There’s no way you could see it.
Try seeing it if you can?”
Even when the maids, looking at her bulging belly with sweet smiles, suggested a walk to her, who was too lazy to even move.
She felt a little strange.
From some point on, her thoughts, her emotions, her actions.
All of them started to revolve around the little thing in her belly.
Of course, she only found out later that this feeling was accompanied by considerable pain.
“Aaaaaaaah!!”
“Madam!! Just a little more!! Push hard!!”
“Aaaagh!! Sniff…
Ugh……!!”
“It’s almost out.
Just a little more!!”
“Sniff… You’ve been saying…
‘Just a little more’ for the hundredth time!!
You son of a bitch!!”
As Laura’s exhausted screams subsided, the loud cry of a baby began to fill the delivery room.
Soon, a midwife wrapped something in a blanket, held it in her arms, and presented it to her.
“It’s a healthy son…!!
Congratulations, madam!!”
“Congratulations… Hic…
My ass…… Sniff…”
“Judging by your words, it seems you are healthy as well, madam.
Look. He’s a cute son who resembles both Your Excellency and madam, isn’t he?”
At the midwife’s smirk, who seemed happy to have witnessed the birth of a new child, Laura, holding the crying baby in her arms, frowned and glanced down at the wailing baby.
“It’s noisy… Sniff…
Why… Why is he crying so much…?
Is something… wrong…?”
“They cry like this when they first come out.
They are surprised by the cold air they encounter for the first time.
That means he is healthy.
Hold him tight now?”
“Is… Hic… That so……?
He’s… healthy……?”
Her belly, which should have been heavy, felt empty, and the being that had been occupying it like an owner was now in her arms.
Laura’s moist eyes, still glistening with tears from the lingering pain, were soon fixed on the wrinkled, ugly little thing in the blanket.
“He’s ugly……
He looks strange…”
Thinking that he resembled her garbage rapist of a husband, his face looked particularly ugly.
But even with that thought, what was this feeling of not wanting to let go of him from her arms?
The feeling that if she didn’t hold him tight, he might break like glass at any moment, made her feel uneasy for no reason.
“Eeeeeeeeeeeh!!
Eeeeeeeeeeeh!!”
“S-Stop crying……
If you cry from being surprised by something like this…”
Laura carefully stroked the baby’s cheek with the tip of her finger as he burst into a loud cry.
She was simply gazing at the mysterious new life, her dry lips slightly parted without her even realizing it.
Perhaps that was when she had her first goal.
She was still ignorant of other things and didn’t particularly want to know, but even so.
She had a goal of wanting to take a little more interest in this little one in her arms.
“It’s… not because I like you…
Absolutely not……”
About a year had passed since she had watched that young and small being.
Of course, most of the chores and care were done by the maids, so all Laura had to do was watch.
Whether it was at the breakfast table where the child was taken down and fed by the nannies, or during walks in good weather wrapped in a blanket, or while she was enjoying delicious snacks, or even while falling asleep in a cozy bed.
She would playfully tickle the nose of the brat who caught her attention so much despite being so ugly, making him sneeze.
Seeing his silly face smiling brightly when she held him in her arms, she would unconsciously hold and sway the baby for a while.
Then, she discovered that the young child, who couldn’t even move on his own, was turning over on his own, and it felt like only yesterday that she thought he was finally half human.
Just yesterday, she thought he was crawling around on his own with those fern-like hands and feet, but today, he was suddenly staggering like a drunk person, falling over several times, and then toddling towards her.
‘He’s really human now……’
As a mother, she hadn’t really done anything great, but in the end, Laura wanted to see this child grow up.
She wondered how this child, whom she had given birth to, would grow up.
Was it because she felt a sense of pride that made her feel more like a mother, as if a young girl was playing house with a doll?
‘If he’s my son, he should inherit the family, of course…!!’
The family affairs that she hadn’t been particularly interested in until now.
Nevertheless, Laura began to slowly show her face in family matters for the sake of her child.
Even the meal gatherings she hated to go to, the uncomfortable public seats, and even the lectures she received from the butlers to gain refinement.
She made mistakes and sometimes caused accidents, but even the head of the family, the only person who could stop her, didn’t say anything.
Of course, the gazes of those who watched Laura, who was now trying to act as the mistress of the house and causing accidents, were not kind.
But had she ever cared about that in the first place?
Laura, armed with her unique shamelessness that she was never at fault in the first place, was eventually able to find her place as the mistress of Grenot from some point on.
And in the voice that always quarreled with her adopted daughter like a child, a new repertoire was being created that her own child was the best.
For some reason, seeing the adopted daughter getting more upset while pretending not to be, she found it quite fun to tease her.
Of course, even in the midst of all that, she didn’t forget to enjoy her hobbies from time to time.
“A virgin would be good, Gunt.
From now on, look for virgins.”
It had always been her hobby to bring maids into her bedroom one by one to play with, but after having a child, Laura had a change of heart and started looking for virgins, thinking that she should embrace a pure woman.
The repetition of calling women without most of the family members knowing, eating them deliciously, and then sending them back.
It seemed that the head of the family knew about it, but he didn’t say anything, so she thought it would be okay.
Perhaps he was turning a blind eye to that level of deviation in Laura, who was starting to act more like a human being.
Laura began to live her days feeling a sense of fulfillment.
Even Vivian, who had entered St. Flansina Academy not long after, had moved out to a separate residence near the academy, so from then on, there was no one who could stop this tomboyish madam.
“Our family is hosting the social gathering this time?
Okay, I’ll attend, so make preparations.”
“A letter of inquiry? Ugh…
I’ll tell you what to write… Dictate it for me.”
“Why do you keep coming to see him at every chance you get?
What’s so great about the kid… Ah… Okay…
My mom and dad are arriving tomorrow, so prepare to greet them.”
While she was living so busily, there was news that suddenly came to her ears.
Vivian had suddenly disappeared.
She was missing, but no one knew where she had gone or why she had disappeared.
“She must have known that she couldn’t win against my child. Hehe…”
Of course, even now, Laura didn’t have any thoughts.
She was just grateful that Vivian, who would be an obstacle to her son’s future, had disappeared.
Now that her worries about her son’s future were gone.
She was now able to live as she pleased without any worries.
It was the same as when she didn’t care much in the first place, but things weren’t much different now.
In that sense, she finished her busy day today and went up to her room with a happy heart.
She was looking forward to what Gunt had said about finding a good woman today, so she was about to enter the room, but what?
There was a girl who was exactly to her liking.
She was touching her unique purple hair with her fingers, and she was shivering, as if she was nervous about entering the room, and was just fiddling with the doorknob.
“You’re the one?”
“Y-Yes…?”
“Yes, I’m the one who called you.
Shall we go inside?”
“Ah… Th-That’s… Hiiit…!!”
From then until now.
Laura, who had even seduced the woman called ‘Boss’ who had come to manage the purple-haired ‘Mary’ with money, was happily tasting the flowers in both of her hands.
She felt a bit of déjà vu because of the blue hair, but that didn’t matter.
Her skin was smooth, and it was even as soft as her baby’s, so what did it matter?
The blue-haired female boss, who was having a hard time enduring her fierce attacks, was trembling and writhing in pleasure for a long time.
And now was the moment when the blue-haired woman was about to lay her down on the bed.
An unbearable, chilling thrill was running through Laura’s body as she anticipated what she would show her.
