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The babysitter who was so upset with Zachary wouldn't have told Bianca about the couple's active relationship anyway. She would only tell him the minimum necessary. Also, she died of an epidemic two years ago.
So it was hard to relate to Bianca's sudden change in attitude.
And Bianca was not very friendly with the servants of the Arno family. Didn't it happen a while ago? As soon as she gets close, the maids scatter. But did she learn from the maids? That was absurd.
If it's a maid near you… Well, yes. Recently, he has had a maid by his side. However, she had nothing to do with the announcement of giving birth to a successor to Bianca, and considering Yvonne's character that was reported to her, she probably wouldn't have told Bianca that.
His recent behavior has been full of strange things.
Does he suddenly talk about giving birth to a successor or does he say that he will take over Vincent's position?
Taking royal power in Vincent's name is something any noble wife would do, so there was no reason to object, so she let it go, but Zachary was worried inside. It was because he was afraid that he would damage his health by doing a lot of work for nothing. In addition, he also wants to learn to ride a horse.
She was still a noble woman, arrogant and demanding, but she could definitely feel something different from what she had been until now.
Bianca's change in attitude was sudden and extreme, and there was no causal relationship. So, at the very least, Zachary must have wondered if a messenger from the Blanchefort family had come to brush up on Bianca's qualities. Bianca seems to have taken it in a completely different sense, but….
Bianca's lips were stubbornly closed, and her pale green eyes sparkled unflinchingly like the fresh green of summer. When it came to the topic of her successor, her determination not to back down easily was evident.
Zachary wasn't familiar with her like this. Until now, he had always turned his head at an angle as if to avoid it, and he just fled from her gaze. As the past is clear, Bianca's gaze, which has recently faced him clearly, has been difficult to adapt to, but it has shaken a corner of her heart. Like the horseshoes on a battlefield rolling tirelessly in anticipation of future wars.
Sixteen is not a small age these days. There were many women who had already given birth by the age of 16, and actually Zachary himself went to war and killed countless people when he was 16. But in Zachary's eyes, Bianca is still very young. The sight of Bianca holding her neck stiffly, saying that she was all grown up tickled his stomach, and Zachary couldn't control the urge to ask playfully.
"So what did you learn?"
-What?
"What did the maids tell you to do?"
—……..
A slight smile appeared at the corner of Zachary's lips as he asked his young wife.
What will White say?
Just thinking about it made her lips curl.
Bianca's eyes widened in bewilderment when she first saw a faintly positive reaction on Zachary's face.
She thought maybe she was wrong, but when she rubbed her eyes and looked again, it was still there. Under her deeply opened eyes, the black eyes that sparkled like poplars seemed sweet at first glance. That kindness! Earlier, she suspected that she might have a plan with the Blanchefort family, but she suddenly butted into her conversation with the maids. Bianca swallowed hard.
The musky scent, which he had never been aware of, particularly pierced his nose. Now that she thinks about it, there was always a faint musky scent about Zachary. Though his dry, ascetic husband seemed strange to her, it was a frighteningly appropriate scent.
The reason its musky scent isn't often emphasized is because the scent is so faint that it can only be felt when it's close enough to your skin.
She doesn't normally feel it when she's away from Zachary, but when she slept with him, it always invaded her nose to the point of dizziness. Being able to smell that scent now meant that Bianca and Zachary were very close, but Bianca didn't acknowledge that fact.
Bianca's head was dizzy and her mouth was dry. She needed to answer something. She couldn't look more suspicious.
Unaware that Zachary was following her movements, Bianca did her best to squeeze out a plausible lie.
“…As the Earl is about to turn 30, he needs to have an heir as soon as possible.
Embarrassment overlapped Zachary's smile, causing him to swallow hard at the question that was trying to annoy Bianca.
Bianca's words were true. Twenty nine. He was not at an age where he could be relaxed enough to vaguely expect succession from her. Also, didn't he participate in wars often?
Zachary, who only realized that he was old, coughed a few times and tried to persuade Bianca.
"But it seems you weren't informed that sixteen is too young to have children."
“Wars are frequent. Everyone in the castle is anxious.
“I didn't know you were so worried about the situation at the castle.
Zachary said it without much thought, but it didn't sound like that from the listener's point of view.
Did it sound unpleasant that she, who was generally indifferent to the territory, tried to restrict Zachary's behavior by bringing up that matter? Bianca's face turned bright red at the thought that Zachary was berating her.
The warmth that spread under the white skin texture did not disappear easily. Bianca gently lowered her eyebrows and coughed. As true as Zachary had said, Bianca, who had no excuses, turned around.
"You still don't want me to give birth to your successor?"
We will go to the capital soon. It is not a good time to have a successor.
—Compared to the successor, the capital is not very important. It's a silly idea that is no different than not farming for fear of drought. That's silly.
You can't back down here. If he can't get through Zachary's iron wall this time, he'll go back to the beginning. And he will repeat the same conversation again. Bianca, who was fed up, she said.
"Or is there any reason to avoid me to the point where you have to make that excuse?"
"I'm not avoiding you.
-Lie.
Bianca's pale green eyes sparkled.
His gaze doggedly followed her face as if trying to examine the hidden depths beneath Zachary's expression.
If it had been the old Bianca, she would have sarcastically asked if he was avoiding her because of her lover, but after a few conversations, she found out that Zachary hates talking about it. There's nothing good about irritating Zachary, so Bianca kept her mouth shut about it.
Bianca wasn't the only one who searched persistently. Zachary also didn't stop exploring why Bianca was suddenly talking about her successor.
"Why are you suddenly impatient?" No matter how much I think about it, I can't figure it out. What change of heart occurred while I was away?
Bianca bit her lip. Zachary, who kept asking difficult questions to answer, was unresponsive. He thought that he should lie, but he had already used the maids' excuse once or twice and he didn't know what to say anymore.
Is the reason you changed your mind that important?
Isn't it understandable that he will suddenly change his mind? She thought they had gotten a little closer. He thought that he looked favorably on her because he said that he would take her to the capital
The thought that it wasn't made her cry. No matter how hard she tried, the reality made Bianca feel helpless.
It seems that she opened her heart to Zachary without realizing it. This was the result of harboring unrequited expectations and thinking that she would, of course, welcome her successor. She felt miserable.
Bianca pressed her trembling lips together and tried to keep her voice from trembling. But it wasn't easy.
"...Do I have to have a reason to have your child?"
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