He headed toward the bedroom incomparably faster than before. Jaelinne shouldn’t be exposed to cold wind. First he’d call a doctor… come to think of it, they had been too intense yesterday. He shouldn’t have done that. 

Was that why Jaelinne was in more pain? 

Noel cursed himself.

He laid Jaelinne on the bed and quickly headed outside. She didn’t even have a chance to grab him. Left alone, Jaelinne wondered why Noel had suddenly become so happy, but she didn’t think deeply about it. 

She was tired from him tormenting her like a beast every night, and her lower belly was starting to ache, perhaps because her delayed period was about to begin.

Just when she was about to fall asleep, unable to overcome her heavy eyelids, the quiet corridor became noisy and suddenly the door burst open.

“Don’t open it so rudely like that…! Jaelinne, stay lying down.”

Jaelinne saw two people with flushed expressions. One was Noel, and the other was the Barnovil family’s personal physician.

Whether she was confused or not, they exchanged incomprehensible conversation.

“Her complexion certainly doesn’t look good.”

“Examine her quickly, quickly!”

Noel didn’t seem like someone worried about her. Rather, his face showed he was so happy he didn’t know what to do with himself. Jaelinne couldn’t stand Noel’s strange behavior any longer and spoke up.

“Noel, what’s wrong with you?”

“Jaelinne, I think you might be pregnant.”

“What?”

Jaelinne forgot her fatigue and gaped in bewilderment. So that’s why he looked excited. He’ll be very disappointed when he finds out it’s not true. Seeing him so happy made her feel sorry even though it wasn’t her fault.

Jaelinne extended her hand to the physician while earnestly pleading with Noel.

“Don’t be disappointed even if I’m not pregnant.”

Goff, who had been watching the two, set down his medical bag and approached the duchess. Just from hearing the young master’s story, it did seem like pregnancy. 

That’s why he had rushed over with joy, but seeing the duchess’s reaction made him think the master might be mistaken.

While Goff asked Jaelinne several questions and examined her, Noel fidgeted restlessly beside them.

A son would be nice too, but he hoped for a daughter. It had to be pregnancy, right? Jaelinne’s reaction made him think it might not be, but they had relations so many times…

Seeing him like this for the first time, both Jaelinne and Goff made uncomfortable expressions. Goff couldn’t bring himself to tell him it wasn’t pregnancy when he was shining with such expectation. While he was wondering how to break the news, the duchess saved him.

“Just speak comfortably. I know it’s not pregnancy.”

“It’s not? Then…”

Wasn’t this a bigger problem?

Even as Noel felt his inflated hopes deflate, he couldn’t help but worry. If it wasn’t pregnancy, it meant Jaelinne’s health was in danger.

As Noel’s face gradually hardened with worry, Goff quickly spoke before it was too late.

“You seem to have indigestion. If you’ve been uncomfortable for several days, you should have called me. If you leave indigestion untreated, it becomes serious, my lady. Moreover, your stamina seems quite weakened, and you’ll likely get your period soon, which is why you feel so unwell.”

“So it’s not a serious illness?”

“It’s not a serious illness, but the master needs to show restraint.”

“……”

“Lack of sleep is the root of all diseases. Please exercise self-control!”

Goff poured out a long lecture to both Noel and Jaelinne without any hesitation before leaving. Jaelinne looked at Noel, who couldn’t lift his head, and smiled with satisfaction.

It had been difficult because of him – his stamina wasn’t just good, it was overflowing. He pounced on her constantly, disrupting her work and draining her energy.

“You heard him? You need to show restraint.”

“I’m sorry.”

Jaelinne forcibly sent Noel, who wanted to nurse her, to his office. Once alone in the bedroom, her body relaxed comfortably. When Noel was beside her, she got tense and her body kept tensing up.

Though being with him was comfortable and nice, she couldn’t help but eventually end up doing the deed because of the sultry feelings that inevitably crept up.

Actually, being this tired wasn’t entirely Noel’s fault. She had encouraged him quite a bit too…

While lying down and staring blankly at the white canopy, thinking about this and that, Jaelinne suddenly recalled Noel’s face from earlier. His face flushed red, so happy he didn’t know what to do with himself.

‘Pregnancy…’

Her mother had once said something. When she was carrying her, she felt like she owned the whole world. The child in her belly that she had never even seen face-to-face was so lovable. 

Was that really true? Did it really feel that fulfilling?

Of course, she had thought she would have Noel’s child someday, but she had always thought of it as something in the distant future. She didn’t actually know well if Noel wanted children.

But now she could clearly see that he secretly wanted a child. Anyone who saw his face just now would have noticed.

Jaelinne imagined a child who looked exactly like Noel. Whether a boy or girl, regardless of gender, it would be pretty. She pictured a child with chubby cheeks flushed red, reaching out to her.

“Ah…”

It was a child that didn’t even exist. Just an imaginary child felt so lovable. Jaelinne closed her eyes and thought she should have a child.

But somehow, Noel wasn’t being cooperative.

“Why are you avoiding me?”

“Go to sleep early today. You shouldn’t overdo it.”

Jaelinne looked at Noel, who had buttoned his shirt all the way to his neck and was staying far away from her. Even after her period ended and her condition improved, Noel had no intention of sleeping with her.

The person who had constantly harassed her both before and after marriage was living such an ascetic life that it was hard to believe.

“I told you I’m fine now! Are you going to keep acting like this?”

Jaelinne, wearing a slip that revealed her body and trying to seduce him, was naturally attractive enough to make him want to pin her down right now. Noel dry-washed his face. Once his s*xual desire burst forth, it wouldn’t be controllable, and then Jaelinne would surely collapse again.

“No, Jaelinne. I haven’t been considerate enough of you until now. It’s right to show restraint from now on.”

“So you’re going to live like this forever without even holding my hand?”

Jaelinne’s eyes glinted sharply. Noel felt his spine go cold. When Jaelinne had those eyes, she never backed down. He tried to persuade her once more.

“You’re too weak. Build up your stamina a little more and…!”

Noel couldn’t finish his sentence. Jaelinne had stepped forward and grabbed both sides of his shirt, pulling it apart. Buttons flew off with popping sounds – about half of them.

Noel was so surprised he just gaped. This bold married woman was driving him crazy.

“Hah…”

Lost for words, he sighed while looking at the ceiling, then looked at Jaelinne, who was fuming. It had been so long since she was this aggressive. Apart from his troubled feelings, a sharp satisfaction bloomed in his chest.

“Your stamina is still too weak, so let’s wait a little longer.”

He tried to soothe her gently in his pleased mood, but it was useless. Today, Jaelinne was particularly stubborn.

“You keep making my stamina the problem, but I’m not that weak. I was just tired because you wouldn’t let me sleep.”

“I’m doing this because I don’t think I can stop after just once.”

Once he entered her, his reason would fly away and he wouldn’t be able to stop.

Once the reins came loose, he would surely push Jaelinne again. Even while feeling guilty watching her struggle, he would definitely desire her until dawn every day.

“I want to have a child!”

Noel was truly tormented. Of course, he also wanted a child who resembled her. But if she had a child when her body was so delicate and weak, she wouldn’t be able to handle it. Jaelinne was more important than a child.

“If you don’t sleep properly for this long, even healthy people get sick! I’m not weak!”

Jaelinne, who had been shouting angrily, came up with an amazing alternative as a solution.

“If you’re so worried, just spray your s*men on me.”

“What?”

Usually Jaelinne was the one who blushed at his mischievous words, but today their positions were completely reversed. Being in Jaelinne’s position, he was so flabbergasted he couldn’t say anything.

“Come here.”

Noel was dragged to the bed by Jaelinne’s hand. At this point, he was curious.

What exactly did she mean by just spraying s*men?

Jaelinne climbed onto the bed and lifted up her slip that came down to her ankles. She wasn’t wearing underwear, so her lower area was completely exposed. The hairless, smooth area had a long slit.

“Masturbate in front of me. And put your s*men inside here.”

Then I won’t have to strain myself like last time.

Jaelinne’s voice sounded like a devil’s whisper. But whether she got pregnant or they had relations thoroughly, he needed to ask Goff. He needed to ask if Jaelinne was really healthy… but…

“Noel, hurry.”

Jaelinne used her hands to spread open her tightly closed outer lips. The hidden small pearl and red valley made his eyes dizzy.

Noel’s Adam’s apple bobbed greatly. He pulled down his pants and underwear like he was possessed.

His p*nis, which had been *rect since seeing Jaelinne in her slip, was dark red with heat. He looked at Jaelinne and slowly stroked his shaft. He could imagine her inner flesh.

Watching Noel’s p*nis, Jaelinne also rubbed her lower hole. His member, slightly curved upward, was neither normal in thickness nor length.

It looked shockingly fierce, but when that thing actually entered her, it felt indescribably good.

She rolled her cl*toris in circles then rubbed the entrance of her hole. Her lower area grew hot and began getting wet. When the hole started glistening with moisture, her slippery fingertip slightly penetrated inside.

Then Noel’s gaze, which had been quietly watching, deepened. Jaelinne’s appearance was so lewd it was hard to believe.

She was wearing a thin slip that subtly revealed her full br*asts and pink n*pples, leaning against the headboard with her legs spread, touching herself below.

Strength entered the hand gripping his p*nis. Even though he hadn’t put it in her hole, he felt like her inner flesh was clinging to his tip. He rubbed the head thoroughly with his thumb. His breathing began getting rough with excitement.

“Spread it more.”