Becoming the Villain’s Family - Chapter 273

Chapter 273

He possesses divine power bestowed upon him as God’s guardian. And that power is vastly different from the fake divine power those foolish Garcia humans stole.

‘And Aria is on my side.’

No matter how much Vincent shouts about Luca’s plans, no one will believe him.

‘That human knows that too, so he won’t say anything to Aria and will retreat.’

Just being quick-witted about a meaningless topic won’t do anything.

Luca, sniffing, burrowed into Aria’s embrace. Of course, he completely ignored Vincent’s warning.

‘Do you think I would stop?’

But caution was necessary. To never leave evidence.

‘I’ll leave it in a deep cave where not even a beast can find it once it’s born.’

Let it starve to death.

Then the handling will be quick, and there won’t be any sense of guilt.

Luca deliberately expelled from his mind the faint sound of a heartbeat still echoing in his ears.

Lloyd was scolded very harshly.

“How could you be so oblivious to a baby? I was foolish for thinking it was a light matter and let it go.”

“…”

“The child even ran away.”

“…”

“Are you going to treat our child like this too?”

Aria’s nagging continued endlessly.

Since having a child, she became even more sensitive towards mistreatment of young lives.

Every time she casually addressed him with ‘you,’ Lloyd winced.

“Aria…”

And he barely opened his mouth.

“What.”

“I would never do that to our child.”

“Then are you going to spare our child and keep treating Luca like this?”

“That’s…”

Before he could say no, his words abruptly stopped.

Aria quickly spoke, as if telling him not to make excuses.

“Lloyd agreed when we brought Luca. So, we have to take responsibility and raise him properly, or at least pay attention and not treat him carelessly.”

“…”

“That’s considered clear abuse. Got it?”

Lloyd closed his mouth. Whatever he said wouldn’t help him save face, so he decided to remain silent.

Luca, nestled in Aria’s embrace, observed the subdued Lloyd with a triumphant look.

‘This is the perfect spot to enjoy the scene.’

It felt like a breakthrough moment. Luca didn’t mind being scorned by Lloyd a few more times if he could witness this scene.

Aria would scold Lloyd anyway.

“Whoo…”

Aria, who had been tense, sighed deeply as if releasing pent-up frustration.

“Be careful.”

Lloyd casually supported her.

Luca opened his sharp eyes and glared at him, but Lloyd didn’t bat an eye.

Like it was ridiculous.

“Don’t get angry. Alright? I was completely wrong.”

“…!”

Luca was shocked.

Lloyd, using his handsome face, created a sad atmosphere even with his eyes half-closed.

Even with Luca’s intensely loathing eyes, it seemed that way. What Aria would perceive that look was obvious.

“I won’t do it again.”

“You always say that.”

Aria grumbled, but her voice had noticeably softened compared to before.

“I want to show it through actions, but it’s not easy.”

Lloyd mumbled with a powerless tone, leaning his head on Aria’s shoulder as if genuinely disheartened.

“I guess I’m a foolish guy.”

Having said that, he ended up doing something that seemed really like the actions of a foolish guy.

Gently brushing his forehead against Aria’s shoulder, whether intentionally or not, he subtly grazed his lips against her. The lightly touched crimson lips quickly imprinted themselves on her sensitive skin.

Kiss.

‘Wha-what…’

Luca was astonished and his mouth opened in surprise.

It was a sophisticated technique that couldn’t be compared to the crude actions he had expected from Lloyd.

‘No way… I didn’t think that stone-like guy would be capable of such sly moves.’

Luca witnessed Lloyd doing something like this for the first time. It was a high-level skill that could only be seen in front of Aria.

“I’ll treat it well. Like my own child.”

No, it’s not necessary. He might throw up instead.

Luca shuddered while making a disgusted expression.

Lloyd, leaning on Aria’s shoulder, stared at him intensely, rolling only his eyes, probably because his face was partly obscured by shadows.

Perhaps because of the shadow covering his face, his usually dark eyes seemed unusually deep today.

In truth, Luca secretly ignored Lloyd.

He had concluded that he was a very rough and unskilled person.

Luca had this impression because all he had seen of Lloyd were harsh threats, intimidating displays of power, or silent pressure on others.

‘Of course, in front of Aria, he becomes docile…’

Anyone could act obedient in front of someone they liked.

Luca believed Lloyd was a stoic person, capable of only that level of behavior and nothing more.

‘Or so I thought.’

Luca completely underestimated Lloyd.

Lloyd was a fox who could cleverly deceive and hide himself at any moment.

‘No, it’s not a fox. That’s a snake.’

Luca shivered and gritted his teeth.

Normally, people gain weight during pregnancy, but Aria was getting thinner as the days went by, much more than usual due to her severe loss of appetite.

“Ugh!”

It was a day when she reached her 12th week of pregnancy.

While others often finished morning sickness around this time, Aria’s had only intensified, reaching its peak.

Aria, who usually loves to eat Baker’s dishes, started to retch violently at the sight of the dishes from Baker.

“Uuuhhpp, ugh….”

Even just smelling it made her stomach churn so much that tears welled up in her eyes.

“What, what are you doing? Clear away all the food quickly!”

With a face full of surprise as if she were about to pass out, Marronnier urged the maids. Then, she wiped Aria’s back and handed her a cup of water with a worried expression.

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