Becoming the Villain’s Family - Chapter 274
Chapter 274
“Madam, are you okay?”
“Ung….”
She nodded with a face that seemed to be dying, took the cup handed to her, and brought it to her lips.
But as soon as she took a sip, she spat it out immediately.
“Ugh, it’s disgusting….”
Even the freshly poured water in the cup had a foul smell, reaching the point where she couldn’t drink it.
Aria touched her lips parched to the point of cracking, struggled to sit up and then staggered to her feet. She then lay down on the bed.
Marronnier, the maid in charge, who had been watching her with pity, asked.
“Shall I bring some tea, Madam?”
“No, it’s okay. Just get some fresh air in. I still smell the food.”
The maid quickly went to the window and opened it wide to let in fresh air. Then, she firmly dressed Aria to prevent her from catching a chill.
Her body was shivering, her head pounding, her stomach aching, and there was no sign of getting better.
Though a doctor had come, there was little efficacy. There was no magic potion to cure pregnancy symptoms.
“Mya….”
Luca could only silently watch her suffer.
He thought that being together with Aria every day would bring only happiness, but he never expected her to be in such pain and agony.
As the days went by, her symptoms only worsened, and he had to stand by and watch.
‘Could there be something demonic inside her belly?’
If it were Aria’s child, there was no way, but if it were Lloyd’s child, there might be a possibility.
It doesn’t even allow her to drink water.
‘Undoubtedly, it’s demonic.’
Luca narrowed his eyes, harboring reasonable suspicions in his mind.
“Myamya…”
“Worried about me?”
Aria weakly smiled and reached out her hand.
“Why are you staying so far away? Come here.”
Luca, who had been circling around her from a distance, flew over and hugged her.
It was a mistake.
Aria, who had been smiling warmly, suddenly furrowed her eyebrows slightly and covered her mouth.
“Uhp…”
“…?!”
Luca was startled and quickly moved away.
Aria, with a face unable to conceal her discomfort, turned her head.
‘Do I… smell?’
Luca raised his arm to sniff it. Of course, there was no smell.
“No, it’s not an unpleasant smell at all… It’s like the smell of milk.”
Usually, it would be a warm scent that she would even enjoy.
But not now.
In that moment,
“Aria.”
Lloyd burst into the room, disheveled with tousled hair.
Luca immediately had a displeased expression.
‘I forgot. There’s always Noah’s descendant with Aria…’
Except during work, Lloyd was always by Aria’s side.
Well, even during the busiest times, he always checked Aria’s condition and rushed over immediately if there was anything unusual.
In other words, to be with Aria, Luca had to see Lloyd every day.
“Can’t eat anything?”
“Yes… It’s like when I was young.”
She weakly smiled and closed her eyes.
“I’m tired even if I sleep. I need to sleep a bit.”
“No, you can’t. Eat and then sleep. I’ll get you anything you want.”
Lloyd pulled Aria, who was lying helplessly on the bed, into his arms.
‘Oh, if he does that…’
Luca flinched, fearing that Aria’s condition might worsen.
Aria also momentarily held her breath, stiffening her body. However, she slowly exhaled, then relaxed and stretched comfortably.
After that, there was no particular reaction.
“Your lips are chapped.”
“It’s hard even to drink water…”
“How about some fruit? Strawberries are in season now, so they should be tastier than last time.”
“When did you become so knowledgeable about in-season fruits?”
“Because you eat them well.”
Lloyd spoke with a soft and comforting tone that made anyone who listened feel at ease. He then picked up a leather strap from the bedside table and loosely tied Aria’s sweaty hair.
In the natural response, Luca lost his words.
“A refreshing scent.”
“Hmm?”
“Lloyd has a refreshing scent. I want to drink something with mint in it.”
Lloyd immediately summoned a servant.
“A refreshing drink with mint. Add some ice.”
Luca could only be captured by a deep sense of defeat.
‘I, I gave out a milk smell that made her nauseous, and Noah’s descendant gave a refreshing scent of mint that gave her an appetite?’
But who could blame his own body for having a milk smell when he was just a baby? Why did Aria have to find the smell of milk unpleasant?
‘Because of that.’
In the quest to find the culprit, the arrow soon turned back towards the baby in Aria’s stomach.
‘That’s the one who manipulated Aria’s stomach to make her sick! I knew from the dream when it appeared as a dragon, this is my enemy!’
Luca was fuming with anger, venting his frustration alone.
Aria looked at Luca with eyes full of apology and said.
“Luca, the doctor said the morning sickness will subside soon, so please bear with it for a while.”
At that moment, Lloyd, who had been entirely focused on Aria, turned his gaze towards the dragon.
He stared at Luca with dark eyes for a moment, kissed her lips slowly.
“Aria, you don’t always have to be with that dragon… I mean, Luca all the time.”
Then, he smoothly suggested an alternative.
“Nobles usually entrust childcare entirely to servants. Everything.”
“….Is that so?”
Aria blinked and asked back.
Listening to this, it seemed true.
‘Noble children are usually raised by nannies.’
Aria had forgotten about it even if she was born into a noble family because her family environment was atypical.
“So, you don’t have to handle everything. In this castle alone, there are hundreds of servants.”
“Um.”
“Since I decided to treat him like my own child, Luca should follow the noble child care methods.”
Lloyd added, driving the point home.
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