Inheriting a Lost Bloodline, My First Task is to have heirs?!
Chapter 145 - 145 - A Pregnant Person's Strong Sense of Smell

After making sure that I have prepared and dealt with everything I needed for Lark and our upcoming trip, I had a leisurely walk back to the academe. I am simply enjoying this as one of the rare occurrences where I can just be by myself in silence, enjoy the evening breeze to relax and not deal with my growing issues with the men of this world.

In my defense, I do love looking at beautiful men and I am quite sure I am not the only woman who does that. Even if I admired their looks, it doesn't mean that I want to touch them or take them home to marry. They are just nice to look at, that's all.

My visit at the entertainment district is simply for sightseeing and to quench my curiosity about how things in that place go about. I never flirted with anyone even inside the academe but for some reason, I meet man after man like they were scheduled parcels to be delivered at my doorstep in specific time intervals.

The biggest issue is once they meet me, they don't want to leave! The parcels being sent to me have high resonance values so of course they won't let me go afterwards. As these thoughts started running in my mind, I found myself gradually getting stressed again so I stopped walking for a bit and did deep breathing exercises to clear my mind.

Once I have calmed down a bit, I resumed my leisurely walk while letting my mind wander on the possible jobs I would take once I go to Sklavryet to make my cover as a contracted migrant worker more believable in case the elves and heralds do a little background investigation. Now, I have a guy in tow too. I wonder what appropriate role I will give him in this undercover mission. Will he be a lover, a slave, a friend or maybe a migrant worker like me from the same hometown? But who would even believe that he's just a relative or just a friend if we live in the same inn or house and sleep in the same room?

Before I knew it, I was already standing in front of the villa gate. I didn't even know I have arrived as if my feet just brought me here while I was absent-minded. I could only sigh deeply since I still don't have a concrete plan in my mind.

I dragged my feet inside the villa and slumped on the living room sofa as I went in. It was already 9pm so I guess they all decided to rest in their rooms since they do not know when I am going to come back. When they heard me arrive though, the doors of the rooms opened one after another as they peeked at what I was doing.

Arthur was the first one to get out of the room and asked me if I have eaten and if I need anything. I waved my hand and said that I have eaten already and he could rest for now. He immediately bowed and returned to his room as instructed. I then saw Ioannis come out of his room and then slowly walk towards me. Once he is near, for some reason, he started sniffing my neck and my clothes. This is one of the reasons why I have always called him a puppy.

Once he had his fill of sniffing, he then stared into my eyes for a few seconds and then finally asked, "Where have you been? You smell of another man's scent." It wasn't a question but a declaration. He was so sure I met somebody outside. I totally forgot that he was pregnant.

I have heard stories of my female co-workers before on how they acted when they were pregnant with their first child. They said that they are very picky with food, feel sleepy randomly throughout the day, they sometimes feel angered just by seeing their husbands' faces while some can't have enough of their husbands and did not want them to leave their sight. One of the most memorable effects they said was the feeling of jealousy for the littlest things and the hypersensitive sense of smell. I think this is a sample of it, right?

Since the question has already been asked, might as well answer with the truth to avoid further problems. I simply looked at him with the most nonchalant and innocent face I can muster and answered, "I visited the entertainment district to see Lark since you advised me to check on him and not punish him further." He then looked at me and furrowed his brows. He must be trying to remember who Lark was and then his eyes widened as he remembered the story of the person I bought out from his previous slave owner.

As for our jealous prince, he was unable to stop himself as he opened the door of his room wide, walked out with heavy steps and asked in an irritated voice, "Why are you keeping tabs on that Lark? Why do you have to know how he is?" I looked at Aurum for a bit then looked back at Ioannis' face. I did not answer Aurum's question and simply stood up from the sofa and held Ioannis's hand to assist him in standing up as well.

I bid the seven other men a simple "good night" as I guided my pregnant husband back to his room. I also entered his room so we can have a one-on-one talk about why I visited Lark so suddenly. Luckily, he didn't look angry and he just let me guide him back to his bedroom. I saw Aurum's face show confusion and then irritation. He must be wondering why I did not even bother answering his questions.

I honestly do not have the obligation to, if you think about it.

It was heartless I admit, but my responsibility is to explain it to my legal husbands. He isn't my husband yet but he is already this jealous and grumpy. I see really dark days ahead when I look at his antics most of the time.

I heard the bedroom doors of the other men close behind me one after the other as they said "good night" back to me. The owner of the last door did not say anything though and simply slammed his door quite loudly. We all know whose room that loud sound came from.

Once me and Ioannis are inside his bedroom, we sat on his bed in silence. After a few seconds, I simply pulled Ioannis for a hug. I really missed sleeping next to him. His habit of sniffing has been absorbed by me and now, I do the same to him whenever I have the chance to. He immediately hugged me back and then murmured, "Take a shower or I am going to kick you out of this room. I hate the smell of other men on you."

I loosened my hug and looked at his eyes. I asked curiously, "How do you even know that I smell like other men? Did I ever smell like that to you before?" He shook his head and answered, "I don't remember you smelling of other men. I just- I think it's the pregnancy. Now, I think I am going to cry." I then hurriedly said, "Hey! Don't cry. I'll take a shower right now. I'll accompany you tonight, okay?" He then nodded his head and pouted like a child.

Why is he being jealous and dramatic so suddenly? Oh, it must be the pregnancy and everything that comes with it. I have never been pregnant so I tend to forget about it. When I see him like this, I could help but find him adorable. I also feel thankful that I am not the one who's having to go through all of these things.

I did a quick shower and changed to sleeping clothes. I even asked Ioannis to sniff just to be sure he doesn't smell anything weird on me anymore. He did sniff me a bit and then smiled afterwards. He's so easy to please and so cute. He then excitedly pulled me to his bed and then covered himself and me with his blanket.

He snuggled to me as if I'm a pillow or a stuffed animal. I then told him that I brought Lark out of his current dwelling and moved him to an inn. I also told him Lark's situation when I found him just after two months since I last saw him.

I saw Ioannis eyes widen and then his tears seem to start forming. He then pinched my arm and then blamed me that it was my fault as to why Lark ended up like that. I pretended to wince to make him believe that his pinch was painful and then just admitted it was my fault to end the topic.

He told me to treat him better since it isn't Lark's fault that he resonated with me. I then admitted to him that I am planning to bring Lark with me to Sklavryet. I felt his body stiffen and he exhaled heavily. It took him more than a minute before he gave a reaction to my statement. He simply said, "You care for him. You finally admitted it."

I then looked at him, clearly confused as to where his statement came from. He smiled and said, "You would have never felt angry or betrayed if you weren't interested in him during the first time you met. You couldn't leave him alone and had to buy him out of slavery and that was even after he lied and tried to trick you. It's just how resonance works, I guess. Do you need any more proof?"

I really admire my main consort during these times. He always shows me different perspectives and makes me realize things that I miss, ignore or even try to deny. I did not comment any further and simply gave him a kiss on the forehead. He then spoke again, "You were the same when you took in Kayden before. You helped him out when he was kidnapped and about to be raped. You said you were just pitying him. He's your second husband now." He then hugged me tighter until I felt his baby bump on my abdomen.

I couldn't help but smile and be proud of my choice of main consort. I really chose well. I kissed his forehead and simply said, "Thank you for everything." He then answered, "I want to meet him before you leave for Sklavryet." I simply hummed to agree with his condition.

As for the baby bump that is rubbing on my body, I am very proud about it too as much as I am proud of my man. We did work really hard for this child in Eieneos. (A/N: Yeah, it was really hard. It was so hard that you continued doing it for several days. *winks*) I am wondering why his abdomen has grown this big so quickly though.

Our little bump isn't even two months old yet but his father already looks like he was already halfway through the pregnancy duration. I know that the pregnancy would only be about 6 months at least but this size is just weird. Why do I suddenly feel a hidden conspiracy here?