The Villain's End Is Pregnancy - c50
“What should I do?”
Ryan grasped his head with both hands and buried his face on the table. Running away under the pretext of a trip was fine.
The problem was…
“I’m pregnant…”
His gaze naturally turned to his belly. No matter how he looked at it, it seemed no different from usual, but another life was living inside this stomach.
He still couldn’t believe it, but he also didn’t have the courage to go to another hospital. He knew he was an omega capable of getting pregnant.
When he didn’t have his past memories, he had taken his life as a dominant omega for granted and felt pride in it.
“But pregnancy feels a bit unreal.”
In the past, he had imagined falling in love with someone and wanting to get married, but pregnancy – did he ever imagine he himself would do it?
He carefully reached out and placed his hand on his belly. It’s not like he could feel anything, but he drew back in alarm as if he had put it near a fire.
“What should I really do?”
If the accident happened at the coming-of-age party, it had already been 2 months. If he made up his mind to get rid of it, it wouldn’t be impossible, but…
“Is it okay to do that?”
No matter what, it was a life. Above all, it was clearly of royal blood. If it was discovered, not only him but his family would be turned upside down.
‘Then it would be no different from the original story.’
How did it come to this?
“Haa… For now, let’s go somewhere they don’t know who I am and get an examination first.”
Earlier, he had been filled with thoughts of running away so Hendrick wouldn’t catch him, but the more he pondered, the more realistic problems came crashing down on Ryan.
But he couldn’t consult Catherine or his mother about this issue either.
“Haaa…”
In the end, it seemed the only way was to make an excuse that he was sick, get far away from the capital, meet a doctor and get examined.
Having made up his mind, Ryan finally got up from his seat. The place he was at now was a tea house not far from the family doctor’s house.
He wanted to disappear without telling anyone, but he still needed to pack. Thinking of returning to the ducal residence reminded him that he had spent another night with Hendrick.
‘It’s okay. They’ll think I went to Liam’s birthday party.’
Fortunately, this time his family didn’t know he had met Hendrick.
“Good. For now, let’s leave the capital.”
Steeling his resolve, Ryan returned straight to the ducal residence. Perhaps because it was before lunchtime, the mansion was quiet.
His father and Edgar were at the palace, and his mother and Catherine had each gone out after receiving lunch invitations – he had heard the welcome news.
“Today is the chance.”
Thinking it was truly a blessing from the heavens, Ryan quickly ran to the dressing room. While packing a few simple clothes, he shrewdly took jewelry and cash that could be used as money.
He hesitated before going outside because he thought maybe he shouldn’t leave just like this.
‘I should at least write a letter saying where I’m going, right?’
That way his family wouldn’t worry, and if Hendrick asked about his whereabouts later, it would be a plausible excuse.
Turning back, Ryan approached the desk. Then he discovered an open book and the letterpress type he had received from Philip.
“Ah…! I can go there.”
A brilliant idea came to mind. Wouldn’t it work to say he was going on a field trip to the mine without having to make an excuse that he was sick?
Catherine had misunderstood before that he was interested in real estate, so it would be a good excuse.
Moreover, on the way there was a vineyard operated by the Fitzroy family and a farm that produced wine, so he could stop by on the way.
“I didn’t know this would be used like this, but anyway, it will be a negotiation card that will save my life and my family.”
For that, the product had to turn out for sure. In many ways, his mind was strongly inclined to think it was right for him to leave now.
Of course, it’s not that he didn’t think it was a self-serving idea, but what could he do?
Ryan wrote a brief itinerary in the letter along with the content that he would be going on a short trip.
He deliberately didn’t write in detail how long it would take or where he was going.
‘Hendrick wouldn’t follow me all the way there, right?’
Ryan pondered for a moment then shook his head. Even though Hendrick had shown interest in him, he didn’t think he would chase after him when he said he was going on a trip. Rather, maybe while being apart from Ryan, he would come to his senses and treat Julian better.
‘Yes, that’s right.’
What he had to do was think about what to do next for a while in a place where Hendrick wasn’t around, solidly take care of his family’s safety, and then lead a comfortable life.
After debating where to leave the letter, he went into his mother’s study and hobby room.
After looking around her space that always felt cozy, fragrant, and warm, he placed the neatly folded paper on the tea table.
“I’m sorry.”
Asking for forgiveness that he couldn’t convey face-to-face, Ryan immediately left the room. But as luck would have it, he ran straight into Catherine returning from her outing right in front of the entrance.
“Dear, where are you going?”
Catherine greeted him as if glad to see him, then tilted her head as she looked over Ryan’s attire.
“Are you going out? But what’s in that bag in your hand that it’s so full?”
“Oh, um… Just. I’m going on a short trip.”
“A trip? Where?”
“Just… Derek said there’s a nice place, so I’m going to go there, visit a mine I was interested in before, and look around a vineyard.”
As he spoke evasively, Catherine’s eyes narrowed. She looked over Ryan’s appearance and the luggage he was holding once more, then soon furrowed her brow.
“You should tell us these things ahead of time. How can you leave so suddenly like this? There’s more than a couple things to prepare. Honestly!”
Catherine shook her head as if she couldn’t help it.
“It’s just that it was suddenly decided when we met at the party…”
Ryan mumbled while keeping his gaze on the bag in his hand, as if his lie would be exposed if he made eye contact.
“Goodness, that Derek is still so childish. Only thinking about playing around. You should hang out with him in moderation too. Now that you’re an adult, you need to think seriously about how you’ll live your life.”
Fortunately, she just nagged a lot without suspecting his excuse.
“Hmm… I’ll tell him that.”
Ryan smiled faintly with relief.
“Really. I thought you had become a bit more mature lately, but you’re still so cute, our Ryan.”
Catherine also smiled and came outside together with Ryan. Then, realizing a carriage hadn’t been prepared either, she made a puzzled face again.
“The carriage?”
“Ah, I was just about to tell you.”
Actually, he couldn’t say he had planned to go outside the mansion and call a rented carriage, so he made another excuse. This time too, Catherine didn’t suspect him.
“You should have called for it earlier.”
She called a nearby servant and instructed them to bring the carriage quickly, and before long, the coachman came running out of breath and took the luggage from Ryan’s hand.
“Be careful and have a good trip. Don’t forget to contact us when you arrive.”
Feeling guilty towards Catherine who still firmly believed he was going on a trip with Derek, Ryan obediently bowed his head.
“I will.”
“Don’t go to any dangerous, remote, or strange places.”
“I won’t.”
“Good. You’re definitely not a child to even set foot in such places.”
But Catherine, muttering that she didn’t quite trust Derek, stroked Ryan’s hair. The kind touch made his heart prick even more, so Ryan hurriedly moved his feet.
“I’ll be back.”
“Okay. Oh, and if by chance you run into bandits, it’s alright to throw away everything you have. What’s important is your life. You know that, right? Keep that in mind!”
“Why are you worrying about that?”
The advice given as if she had noticed he was leaving far and long was light like a joke with laughter mixed in. Ryan also smiled and waved to her as he got on the carriage.
* * *
‘It’s a good thing Derek isn’t in the capital.’
Thanks to that, it became a good excuse. Ryan thought to himself as he leaned against the window frame of the carriage and looked at the scenery outside.
‘Come to think of it, where the heck is that guy and what is he doing?’
Thinking about it, he couldn’t say it wasn’t Derek’s fault that this situation happened, so he wouldn’t be able to complain about being used like this.
“Why did I do that back then…”
Ryan’s face crumpled as he recalled the situation at the time.
“What do you mean why? It’s because that jerk Hendrick was thoughtlessly emitting alpha pheromones.”
Moreover, how could he not fall for it when Hendrick was calling out to him so desperately that it captivated his eyes while spewing pheromones without being aware of it?
At that time, he was just a young omega head over heels for the prince.
Hendrick, who unintentionally seduced someone and led them to bed, was a problem, and the past Ryan who fell for it and rolled around to his heart’s content was also a problem.
Thoroughly separating his past self and current self again, Ryan sighed.
“Yes, no one is really to blame. So what can I do? I’ll have to handle it well myself.”
He only hoped that while he was away from the capital, Hendrick and Julian’s relationship would make boundless progress.
Even as he made that resolution, for some reason, Ryan’s eyes looking outside were a bit gloomy.