The Villain’s End Is Pregnancy - C112

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Of course, even after the ceremony ended, there was no time to sit down and talk with Hendrick. This was because greetings from the royal relatives continued without even a moment to catch their breath.

‘Hendrick said that even this was drastically reduced because I shouldn’t overexert myself.’

Originally, they would have to visit the places where the royal relatives from each territory were staying to meet face-to-face and talk.

Even then, because there were so many people, it was common to spend months just greeting everyone.

‘That’s nonsense. Ryan is pregnant. Reduce the number of people to a minimum immediately, and if they want to greet so badly, tell them to come themselves!’

As soon as he learned this, Hendrick strongly opposed it. With his firm stance that there was no need to meet unless the prince came in person, surprisingly, the king readily took his side.

‘Shouldn’t they naturally come considering the prince consort’s condition? Tell them to follow the prince’s words.’

The reason the royal relatives couldn’t protest loudly was because descendants were so precious. Even now, the king and queen only had the ultra-alpha prince as their child.

For this reason, Ryan had to receive, and receive, and receive greetings from what seemed like dozens of relatives in his newly assigned palace, along with the unfamiliar title of prince consort.

“Ugh… I’m dying.”

After suffering like this, it was only on the afternoon of the third day that he finally found some respite and was sprawled out leaning on the sofa.

“Ryan, drink this.”

At that moment, a cool sensation suddenly approached from the side.

“Thanks.”

Ryan took the glass handed to him, almost sliding down in his seated position. It was a cool juice with a sweet and sour taste.

“Ah… Now I feel alive. Thanks, Hendrick.”

As the sweetness went down his throat, it felt like some of his drained energy was returning. When Ryan smiled and thanked him, Hendrick gently caressed his cheek and took the empty glass back.

‘Yes, this is it.’

He thought as he watched Hendrick put the glass down on the shelf and approach him again. Although the maids and servants led by the queen’s head maid had sincerely helped before the ceremony, they couldn’t match Hendrick’s thoughtful consideration.

Because of that, he had felt a bit disappointed for a moment and even shed tears. Of course, due to the more astonishing situations that followed, that incident was completely forgotten.

“That’s right!”

Naturally recalling the conversation he had with the king, Ryan lowered his gaze. Then he saw Hendrick, who had already sat on the floor without regard for his princely dignity, massaging his calves.

“Hmm? Why are you looking at me like that, Ryan?”

At those eyes that looked so innocent as if they knew nothing, Ryan’s eye corners quickly rose sharply.

“Hendrick, is there anything you’re hiding from me?”

“Hiding…”

Watching him hesitate instead of denying it outright, Ryan was sure.

That it wasn’t just one or two things he was hiding.

“Even though they say that even between spouses, personal privacy should be respected, there are still things that shouldn’t be hidden for mutual trust.”

“Yes, that’s right. That’s how it should be for spouses.”

Ryan glared at Hendrick, who quickly caught the most embarrassing word from his speech and put it in his mouth.

Regardless, the alpha who was firmly pressing his legs was smiling broadly. What on earth was so good about it?

‘Why has he become such a doting husband?’

In the original story, he was described as a brusque prince who rarely showed emotions. But now, there’s no trace of that at all in his current appearance.

“Does it hurt?”

“No.”

“It’s a bit swollen from sitting for a long time, but fortunately there are no knots.”

“Stop it and get up. I’m scared someone might come in and see.”

“What does it matter? I’m just giving my spouse a massage.”

Well. Would others really consider this an acceptable scene to witness? While thinking to himself, Ryan realized that the flow of conversation had drifted to an odd place and pressed his lips together again.

“That’s not what’s important right now! So, what is it? Tell me everything right now.”

Ryan glared, signaling that he wouldn’t let it go until he heard everything properly. However, he didn’t realize that he looked like a cat meowing at its butler to bring out snacks immediately.

“Hmm… How did you find out?”

“Is that important? You didn’t think I wouldn’t hear about it just because you kept quiet, did you?”

“You’re right. It seems everyone’s lips are lighter than I thought.”

Hendrick’s gaze momentarily shifted to his loyal head servant as he moved his hands down from massaging the calves to firmly pressing the feet. His eyes were so sharp that it seemed like he was about to say something to him right away.

“I didn’t hear it from Peter, so don’t misunderstand.”

“Really?”

When Ryan spoke grumpily, Hendrick withdrew his gaze and focused on the massage again. The corners of Ryan’s mouth kept twitching because he liked the warmth transmitted by the hands pressing his slender ankles, insteps, and heels, but he tried to maintain a calm appearance and fixed his gaze on him.

“Tell me quickly. What are you hiding!”

With a strong will not to back down unless he confessed properly. Hendrick wrinkled his nose as if troubled, then finally took a long breath and opened his mouth.

“The truth is, I couldn’t tell you because I was still thinking about it.”

As I thought. Well, if he had intended to confess to me, he wouldn’t have kept silent until now.

‘Still…’

How could he push forward with such an important matter without my knowledge?

“It’s a time when you need stability in both mind and body in many ways.”

“That’s right! You knew and still did it? You should have hidden what needed to be hidden from me!”

“You’re right. If I had known you would hear it through someone else, I would have told you earlier. I was short-sighted. I’m sorry.”

“Do you think it’s something to apologize for?”

“Of course. Because I planned it on my own without consulting you.”

“That’s right. You should have discussed it with me from the beginning. At least before you left, if not then!”

As he conversed with Hendrick, Ryan felt himself becoming increasingly excited. When he heard it from the king, he honestly just felt a little betrayed.

About Hendrick’s actions in pushing forward with things while hiding them from him.

But the more he responded to his words, the more indignant he became about not breathing a word to him about such important matters.

“…”

When he gave him a cold look, Hendrick massaged his feet more diligently than before. Now he was touching each toe meticulously, gradually releasing the tension.

Ryan put his other leg on his alpha’s sturdy thigh, signaling him to do the other side as well.

“Yes. I was wrong indeed. I’ll apologize again.”

“Good. Now tell me.”

He urged, swinging his legs that felt much lighter thanks to Hendrick’s massage. Then, wrapping his large hand around the other calf, Hendrick began, “Well…”

“Actually, I was going to tell you that we should leave right after the wedding ceremony.”

“Huh?”

But somehow, the words he heard sounded quite strange. Ryan tilted his head, but Hendrick, who was pressing his calf with his thumb and gently caressing with his four fingers while talking, didn’t seem to notice.

“I’ve already finished discussing it with His Majesty. He told me to act with you in mind unconditionally. Well, he can’t oppose it since he has something to feel guilty about.”

By this point, even Ryan couldn’t help but realize. Apparently, there was another story he didn’t know about, rather than what he originally wanted to hear.

‘What’s this now?’

The king hadn’t given any hint about this. So he should keep his mouth shut and listen to what comes out.

“Going far would be burdensome, and a place too unfamiliar would be hard for you too, so I’m considering a coastal villa not too far from the capital. What do you think?”

It’s difficult to grasp what this topic is about. Ryan just blinked, looking at the alpha who was sincerely massaging his legs.

“I guess that seems a bit too much too? How about the vineyard villa we went to before? I actually liked it there.”

When Ryan remained silent, Hendrick, misunderstanding in a different direction, added on his own. By this point, he could now be certain.

“So what you were hiding… was about our honeymoon?”

“Honeymoon?”

Ryan realized that Hendrick didn’t even know the definition of a honeymoon.

“It’s a thing. A trip that newlyweds take after finishing their ceremony.”

“Ah, I guess it does turn out that way if you think about it? Haha, that’s nice. A honeymoon…”

There isn’t such a concept here. But listening to what Hendrick is saying, it’s not much different.

But that’s not what’s important right now!

“You planned something like that? When on earth?”

“I haven’t been thinking about it for long. Actually, I discreetly asked Catherine about it recently. How about something like that, I said.”