The Villain's End Is Pregnancy - c49
“The morning-after pill?”
The family doctor blinked. Seeing his expression as if asking what that was, Ryan clicked his tongue inwardly.
‘Do they not have that here?’
Now that his memory had returned, there were times like this when the worldviews of the place he used to live and this world got mixed up. Since they didn’t have that here, the family doctor didn’t seem to understand right away.
“What I mean is…”
Still, in historical dramas and such, there were things made with similar ingredients.
‘But would it be okay to take something like that?’
As he was pondering this way and that and starting to speak, the family doctor hurriedly waved his hand, stopping Ryan’s words.
“Wait, wait just a moment.”
And when Ryan looked at him with eyes asking why, the family doctor gulped dryly. He recalled what he had heard a little while ago.
‘My goodness, the Fitzroys’ youngest knotted with an Alpha.’
Well, of course, since he’s an adult, it was understandable. But the problem was that he was the beloved Omega son of the ducal family, not just anyone else.
Judging by the atmosphere, the family obviously didn’t know the other party, but if this matter was revealed later, could the trouble not reach him as well?
“Fi-first, um… First, it would be good for me to check your physical condition.”
No matter how he thought about it, there was absolutely no way he could remain uninvolved.
So the family doctor decided to do his best with what he could do right now, in order to have something to say later.
“Do we have to do that?”
Fortunately, the innocent young master didn’t show any particular suspicion. Instead, he just rolled his eyes once as if saying it was a bit troublesome.
“Are you feeling a lack of energy, shaky limbs, and soreness in your lower body?”
“Oh… kind of, yes.”
Why was he asking about that? Ryan felt embarrassed for some reason and rubbed his cheek with the back of his hand. Actually, although he didn’t show it, even sitting was a bit difficult.
His lower back ached as if it had been pummeled, his inner thighs stung, and his legs were shaky. But he had come here despite that to prevent any possible mishaps.
“Knotting puts a lot of strain on an Omega’s body. The current symptoms are only natural. So let’s do an examination.”
“Hmm, should we? Okay then, take a look. And while you’re at it, that medicine I mentioned earlier too…”
Ryan answered hesitantly, his resolve wavering at the repeated suggestion.
“Yes, of course. Then this way for a moment…”
The family doctor didn’t miss that opportunity and quickly began checking Ryan’s complexion, eyes, and so on.
Then, seeing the state of the neck and collarbones visible through the loosely opened top he had hastily put on, the doctor’s mouth fell open.
‘What in the world is that?!’
It was the first time he had seen such messy marks in his life. The originally fair and pretty skin was completely mottled, as if it had been persistently bitten, nipped, and sucked.
‘Who could it be?’
At this point, the family doctor felt pure curiosity.
‘It can’t be him, right?’
The rumor that had spread came to mind, but he quickly denied it. It was well known that Ryan had completely lost his heart to the prince, but wasn’t he someone who was thorough about managing himself?
Of course, it did bother him a bit that Ryan had spent the night at the palace before.
“Huh?”
As he was pondering this and that and carefully examining Ryan, the family doctor flinched at the strange feeling he sensed from inside the belly.
“Could you give me your arm for a moment?”
Ryan obediently raised his arm. And seeing the color draining from the face of the family doctor who had been checking his pulse, he made a puzzled expression.
“What’s wrong? Is there a problem with my body?”
When he finally asked for the reason, what returned was an unexpected answer. At this point, Ryan also began to feel uneasy.
Could it be that the excessive rolling around in bed all night had been too much strain on his body?
‘Hendrick, you jerk, I told you to hold back!’
How could a person knot twice? Moreover, that terrifying stamina pouncing until dawn.
Anyway, Ryan silently let the family doctor do as he said, drawing blood and watching him examine this and that.
‘It’s taking a long time… Is there really a problem…’
He was curious about the results. But his body was tired, his eyelids were heavy, and the air was cozy, so Ryan’s head nodded a few times before suddenly drooping.
“Oh my…”
At that moment, the family doctor checked the results again with eyes filled with a sense of dismay. No matter how he looked at it, nothing changed.
When he finally made up his mind and turned around, what he saw was Ryan lying asleep on the sofa as if leaning on it.
Now, that sight struck him in an unsettling way, and the family doctor let out a heavy sigh.
“Young master.”
With a weary face, he woke the sleeping Ryan. Only after calling a few more times did the bleary black eyes open and move around a bit, trying to grasp the situation.
Then, seeing the person standing there with a serious expression, Ryan straightened his posture.
‘When did I fall asleep?’
He was sure he had been watching the family doctor bustling about until just now. But the bigger problem was that he still felt very sleepy despite dozing off like that.
He had been feeling unusually drowsy lately. He wasn’t sure if it was because the seasons changed or because he had more things to worry about.
‘Today, it’s all because of Hendrick.’
Cursing the culprit who made him so sleepy, Ryan looked at the family doctor. But the person who had woken him didn’t speak easily.
“Why are you hesitating? Is there a problem?”
Only after Ryan asked first did the family doctor finally speak with a heavy sigh.
“For now… as you said, I will keep the examination results a secret for the time being. But it would be good to tell your family as soon as possible.”
But the words didn’t sound positive at all, so Ryan’s expression also stiffened.
“What, am I seriously ill? Is it a serious problem?”
Instead of saying no, the family doctor let out another long, heavy sigh, making Ryan’s face darken.
The sleepiness instantly fled and his heart pounded.
‘I thought my body felt heavy and I kept getting drowsy lately. I assumed it was because of all the complicated things going on these days…’
Sure enough, after regaining his memories, he had been so busy trying to save his own life and keep his family safe.
But learning the result was the deterioration of his health made him feel a bit gloomy. He knew he couldn’t blame it all on Hendrick either.
“Listen without being shocked, young master.”
When the family doctor finally began to speak, Ryan held his breath and waited for the next words with clenched fists. And he was dumbfounded by the words that came out after such hesitation.
“Say that again. What did you say?”
As if fully understanding how he felt, the family doctor repeated the verdict he had just uttered with a grim expression.
“You’re pregnant. There is a child in your belly.”
Even hearing it a second time, it was still unbelievable, and Ryan felt rather stunned.
“How can that be… Can you find out about pregnancy so soon after knotting?”
Usually in other places, didn’t they find that out after several weeks?
Perhaps fiction and reality were a bit different after all.
“No. It seems to have been at least a month.”
“A month?”
The first thing that came to Ryan’s mind was the blatant and embarrassing act that occurred on the night of the coming-of-age party.
“Then at that time…”
Ryan, who had unconsciously let the words slip, shut his lips tight with a ‘hmph’. Then, as if he had never said anything else, he quickly straightened his posture.
“Okay. I understand. Then what I asked for earlier is useless now.”
“Young master?”
At Ryan’s nonchalant attitude, the family doctor felt a sense of unease creeping up.
He also knew that the Fitzroy family’s lovely youngest son could sometimes become a very troublesome handful, and this was the moment he made that exact expression.
“Thank you for letting me know. I’ll be going back for today. About the Hydrian matter I asked you about earlier, if you find out anything, let me know right away… and I’ll say it again, keep my examination today a secret for now.”
It wasn’t a request but a statement that he had to do so, and the family doctor couldn’t bring himself to answer. But Ryan, lost in other thoughts, didn’t pay attention either.
“Then I’ll get going.”
Ryan, who hurriedly got up from his seat, paused for a moment. His body felt even heavier than when he arrived here.
“Young master, please wait a moment. I’ll contact them to bring a carriage.”
The family doctor quickly spoke up, as if noticing his condition.
“No need.”
Ryan shook his head firmly. Now he felt a throbbing pain in his head too and frowned.
Warning bells were ringing loudly in his mind.
‘Pregnant. This can’t be found out.’
At that moment, for some reason, the face confessing to liking him came to mind, but he didn’t fall for it.
‘Right. I’ll just say I’m going on a trip… I can leave the capital for now and return at an appropriate time, right?’
Ryan, solely filled with the thought that he mustn’t run into Hendrick, didn’t even consider what to do about the baby or whether he should honestly tell his family.
‘Yes, that’s it. For now… let’s run away.’