In a novel I happened to read, I possessed Empress Etricia, the Villainess. Is that also possessed during childbirth? After a terrible pain, I came to my senses and found a child in my arms.... more>>

“Etricia did a great job. But I’d like to ask you one question. Who is the father of the child?”

“…..The father of the child?”

You’re right. So who’s the child’s father? No, I mean, am I having a baby now?!

“Who is the father of the child?”

I don’t even know who my husband is. It’s not something I did!

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“I brought Rustina to this place to make it known to everyone.”

My father looked at me and Rustina and immediately made an offer that surprised everyone.

“If I find Rustina’s father, I will make him my son-in-law. However, my successor will be Etricia.”

At those words, everyone opened their mouths. It seemed to be the same for me and Rustina. Rustina looked at my father and blinked her eyes.

‘…..What did I just hear?’

I think you’re going to give me the right of succession now. You don’t have to! I was just going to leave once I found the child’s father.

“Oh, Her Father?” <<less

She wanted to die.... more>>

But Emilia was forced to become the wife of a traitor against her will.

When she thought there was nothing more to despair about, the king issued an outrageous order for her to bear his child.

Hatred grew endlessly.

“So, bear the child. Emilia von Heinrich.”

“What exactly is our relationship?”

“I sow my seed in you, and you receive my seed to bear a child. We use each other as a means out of necessity.”

His definition was simple.

But as the burning hatred slowly faded away with each night spent with him, as she got to know him better, her feelings became less clear.

Eventually, as the truth came closer, she left while carrying his child.

She couldn’t hate him or resent him anymore.

The once arrogant man, after her departure, cried out in regret.

And Mikhail, too, became someone who couldn’t hate or resent her. <<less