<Chapter 65>

“Ma-Madam!”

“Inosens… Why are you acting like this all of a sudden?”

“Just hold still for a moment.”

Stay calm. Stay calm, Inosensia.

‘Hahaha, pregnant? Hahaha, they’re saying I’m pregnant with the male lead’s child.’

No, wait. I haven’t even spent a wedding night yet, even though it’s been ten days since the ceremony.

Pregnant? P-reg-nant?

“Excuse me, Your Grace. Just give me a moment. I’m about to view another divine oracle, and if it’s something weird, it’s you and me both, understand?”

“You seem far too agitated right now. First, you should calm dow—”

“I’m calm. As calm as I can be.”

“You’re not calm at all!”

Haha. Never in my life have I been more rational and composed than I am right now. So why is he saying that?

Keeping one hand firmly gripping Temenos’ collar to stop him from running, I used the other hand to click through the interface and read the top comment.

BEST
LavenderScent

What is this sudden twist??? She’s pregnant with the male lead’s child???

ㄴAppleAllergy

No way, LOL. How could someone who only learned how babies are made from a “red book” even pull it off? LOLOL.

Huh? What does that even mean?

‘He learned how babies are made from a “red book”?’

A red book… A red book…

Now that I think about it, didn’t I see something red earlier?

“Hmmmmm…”

“What’s wrong?”

A tense voice came from right next to me. Oh, right, I was still holding his collar in one hand.

I squinted my eyes and turned to glare at Temenos, scanning him up and down in his flustered state.

‘They say the quietest cats climb on the stove first…’

Pretending to be modest. Pretending to be silent. Pretending to be all virtuous and disciplined.

So he was pretending this whole time? And secretly reading something like a red book behind my back?

“I’m shocked.”

“Shocked about what? What exactly did the divine oracle say? Stop keeping it to yourself and explain!”

“It’s too shocking for words. I can’t bring myself to say it out loud.”

With a loud, deliberate sigh, I began gathering the oracle tablet and tidying the interface in front of me.

When I pressed the button on the divine message panel, the tablet in my hands was enveloped in white light and vanished.

Behind me, Temenos widened his eyes in astonishment. Ignoring him, I turned and left his office, taking Monica and Ferry with me.

“I need some time to sort out my thoughts. See you later.”

“Wait, hold on! At least tell me what it said!”

Pretending not to hear Temenos’ voice, I firmly shut the office door behind me.

Back in my room, I discreetly called for Ferry without Monica noticing.

“Ferry, can you sneak into Temenos’ office while he’s not around?”

Ferry gave me a confident nod, his expression brimming with assurance.

“Good. Then, later, go to the bottom drawer of his desk. Inside, you’ll find a red book. Bring it to me.”

Ferry nodded again as if it was no big deal.

Three hours later, Ferry successfully completed his mission.

Thanks to him, I finally confirmed how Temenos learned about that.

*  *  *

After Inosensia left, Temenos couldn’t focus on work all day.

‘What exactly was in that oracle?’

And she didn’t just receive one oracle either. She received three in a row while sitting there.

Then, she sighed so heavily with such a serious look on her face, and yet she wouldn’t share the contents with him.

‘A divine oracle, sent by God! It must’ve been an important warning.’

No matter what, I have to get her to tell me.

If God warned of some disaster, we’ll need to put our heads together to figure out a solution.

Thankfully, he had the perfect excuse to visit the couple’s bedroom.

“An invitation?”

“Yes. A messenger from the Imperial Palace delivered it. Judging by how they left without waiting for a reply, it seems we don’t have the option to decline.”

“The harvest festival, huh…”

The pretext was clear: since he was the one who arranged their marriage, the Eemperor wanted them to attend together, give thanks, and enjoy the festivities.

‘Enjoy, my foot.’

It’s clear the Emperor’s true intention is to summon Inosensia to the capital and find a way to keep her there.

‘It’s almost too obvious—so obvious it’s suspicious.’

Rather than spreading scandals about me in the North and scheming behind the scenes, he might have decided it would be quicker to summon Inosensia to the capital first and changed his plan.

Regardless, the Emperor is definitely hiding something. I’ll have to tread carefully.

While Temenos wanted to refuse outright…

‘I can’t make such an important decision on my own.’

He wasn’t alone anymore. He had a wife now, and discussing these matters with her was necessary.

Convincing himself of this, Temenos made his way to the couple’s bedroom.

Knock, knock.

“Inosensia.”

He knocked and called out her name, but there was no response from within.

There was a faint rustling sound, so she wasn’t asleep…

Knocking once more, he steeled his voice.

“I’m coming in.”

This isn’t her private room, but our shared bedroom. I have the right to enter… don’t I?

Trying to convince himself, Temenos opened the door.

The dim light inside flickered softly near the canopy bed.

Temenos walked toward the glow with cautious steps.

“Inosensia?”

The light illuminated her figure through the sheer canopy, casting her shadow onto the fabric.

She was lying on her stomach, playfully swinging her legs in the air.

And then he heard her voice.

“Wow! This is insane!”

“……?”

“Oh my gosh. I can’t believe this.”

What on earth is she doing, reacting like that all by herself?

Temenos’ left eye caught a glimpse through the translucent fabric.

Inosensia was lying on her stomach with a long cushion under her chest.

In front of her, she had a book propped open, flipping pages rapidly.

As one page flipped, the back cover briefly became visible—its familiar red hue…

Wait.

“Inosensia!”

“Oh, my goodness! You scared me!” She glared at him. “Could you not sneak in like that? You nearly gave me a heart attack!”

But Temenos didn’t hear a word.

His gaze was fixated entirely on the book in her hands.

“Th-that… Why are you holding that book?”

The cover’s title, clearly visible as she faced him, sent his thoughts into disarray.  

History Is Made Even in the Midst of the Holy War

It’s unmistakable. The title I knew all too well.

That book was supposed to be locked away in my desk drawer!

How did it end up here?

Temenos’ head spun in confusion, but Inosensia merely waved the book and smiled innocently.

“Oh, this? God told me about it in a divine oracle. Said you had something like this in your desk.”

“What nonsense is that? Why would such an oracle exist?”

“Why do you think?”

Her sharp gaze bore into him as though to say, ‘You know what you did.’ Temenos flinched, guilt gnawing at him.

After staring him down, Inosensia clicked her tongue and placed the book aside before approaching the edge of the bed.

“Anyway, thanks to this, I finally figured out why you’ve been avoiding this room.”

“Wait, wh—”

Before he could finish, Inosensia reached out and grabbed his wrist—his left wrist.

Her fingers brushed over the golden scales hidden beneath his glove.

Temenos barely stopped himself from pulling away.

Oblivious to his inner turmoil, Inosensia tugged him closer, causing him to fall onto the bed.

Afraid he might hurt her, Temenos let himself collapse without resistance.

Lying there, utterly defenseless, he watched as Inosensia smirked knowingly.

“You were just waiting for me to do this, weren’t you?”
 

<To be continued>

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