I Am Trying To Divorce My Villain Husband, But We Have A Child - Chapter 67

Chapter 67

After solving the temple affairs and returning to the Duke’s residence, Elisha took a bath and began some preparations.

After sending out all the maids, Elisha put on the clothes she had prepared that were waiting for her on one side of the bathroom.

‘Sigh… finally wearing this…’

The clothes that Elisha put on was a slip with thin straps on the shoulders. Unlike the large and comfortable pajamas she usually wore, the slip was designed to stick to the body and reveal its curves. In addition, the fabric was thin, so even the silhouette and skin color under the cloth could be seen at first glance.

‘Anes Boutique’s greatest work for this summer! The pajamas that will give you a hot summer night!’

To buy this for today, she went to the boutique a few days ago herself. She could have called them to the mansion and made the purchase, but Elisha was too embarrassed to buy such an outfit in front of the maids.

But when she wore it, she had a problem.

‘Um, I think the belly is too big…’

Using her normal dresses, her baby bump was not visible yet. But now while she was wearing thin clothes, the belly was too prominent.

It didn’t have the sexy vibe she had in mind.

‘I heard that husbands lose interest in their wives when their belly is too big… Will Richard be the same?’

Elisha recalled a story she had once heard. But either way, there was no turning back now.

Elisha walked into the bedroom wearing a silk robe over the slip. However, she hesitated before opening the door. Thinking about standing in front of him dressed like that made her more nervous than the first time.

Elisha held her wild pounding heart while she repeated some words in her mind and tried to convince herself.

‘Richard is my husband and this is natural between couples.’

After taking a few deep breaths, she opened the door and entered the room. The soft light of the glowstone placed on the table was illuminating it. Richard, as usual, was sitting on the sofa, reviewing some documents while waiting for Elisha.

A clear shadow was cast on the slender pectoral muscles that could be seen through his robe. Elisha swallowed her saliva without realizing it.

Richard, unable to understand Elisha’s inner feelings, got up from his seat and approached her.

“Shall we go to bed now?”

“Wa- wait a moment. Take this off…”

Elisha slipped out of his arms, who was trying to hold her, and took off her bedgown. The thin slip on the inside was revealed. Richard’s eyes, who had been unintentionally looking at Elisha, twitched. However, he quickly captured his expression and frowned.

“…is it a new outfit?”

“Uh… yeah. You don’t like it…?”

Richard was stunned by Elisha’s appearance, she was clearly hesitating in anticipation of his reaction. At that moment he recalled the time when he lied about her clothes and made her cry. (e/n: This was a while back but he said a dress didn’t suit her and made her cry because he thought it looked too pretty on her and some other men would approach her)

His heart sank as he remembered Elisha crying sadly that day. He felt so guilty as if he had become the worst man in the world. He didn’t want to see tears in her eyes ever again.

And above everything else, Elisha was truly beautiful in a dress that revealed all her body’s curves.

Beautiful enough that he responded without realizing it.

“No, it’s pretty. It looks good on you.”

She heard what she wanted, but Elisha’s expression was cold.

‘I asked for it and now I’m getting stabbed on the side.’

[tl/n: it means she was trying to react to him and didn’t go as expected]

Richard, unaware of Elisha’s heart, spoke out cautiously.

“It’s pretty. The clothes are a little… a bit thin… I think.”

“It’s summer now, so I bought it because it was hot.”

Elisha came up with a plausible excuse while hiding the real purpose of buying such a slip. She could never be honest with her husband.

Believing it straight away, Richard put Elisha’s robe back on her shoulder.

“Either way, it’s still cold at night.”

Frustrated, Elisha felt as if she was going crazy.

‘How can you believe an excuse like that?! You fool!!’

Was he pretending not to know, or did he really not know? At this point, having a baby with their relationship like this could be considered a miracle. (e/n: basically she can’t get him to flirt at all so them having a baby must be a miracle because it wouldn’t happen if they tried to flirt like normal lol)

Elisa bit her lip with a prickly expression, but it was too soon to give up. The operation couldn’t end like this.

Elisha sat down, leaning against the head of the bed. Every night before going to bed, Richard would massage her tummy with cream and talk to the baby.

Elisha looked at Richard carefully as he spread the cream on her stomach. As soon as they made eye contact, she planned on seducing him, even if it was clumsy.

‘Look at me. Look at me!’

As if hearing her heart, Richard lifted his eyes towards Elisha. Two pairs of eyes met.

Red eyes gleaming with the light of a soft glowstone glistened very seductively.

“Richa–”

But the moment Elisha was about to call out to him, Richard immediately looked down again and focused on her belly.

“I think your belly grew a lot in a few days.”

He caressed her stomach and started talking to the baby. He asked if he ate a lot of delicious food today, or if he had a good time with his mommy.

Elisha swallowed a sigh while watching him.

‘You damn fool!’

Usually, she would have liked to see him rubbing her stomach with his large hands, but today Elisha felt uncomfortable.

‘Should I be a bit more obvious?’

Elisha brought a book about pregnancy that she had read in the afternoon. He didn’t think it was strange because he learned more about children while listening to the prenatal fairy tales she read every night or when they would read books about pregnancy together.

Elisha flipped the book open to the part she had read today and placed it in his hand.

[Most women lose their libido after pregnancy, but sometimes their libido rises. This is due to the influence of hormones, making a person with sexual desire a person without sexual desire, and vice versa.]

“Many men also lose interest when their wives gain some belly. That’s why they say it’s hard if a couple doesn’t fit this part…”

‘That’s what I heard, how do you feel about it?’

Elisha whispered and looked at him. However, Richard’s reaction was…

“Really?”

…That was all.

At Richard’s nonchalant attitude, like he was listening to other people’s stories, Elisha closed the book without hiding her disappointment.

“…I’m going to sleep now. “I’m tired.”

Then lay down on the bed. After a moment, she heard a hateful voice calmly say.

“Good night.”

She thought she wouldn’t be able to sleep because of her injured heart, but she slept well, perhaps because she was tired.

Soon after, Elisha’s even breathing was heard. As if uncomfortable lying on her back, she turned onto her side, towards Richard.

A painful sigh that revealed that this situation was like torture came out of Richard’s mouth as he looked at Elisa who had fallen asleep soundly.

“…How can you trust me when you look so pretty?”

In fact, from the moment he saw her in the slip, he was seized with an unbearable desire. An impulsive feeling he had always felt but tried to ignore as much as possible.

A dangerous desire to chew on her defenseless, reddish lips and leave marks on her pure white skin all night long urged him.

But at the same time, he felt guilty. His desire to embrace her, who was having a hard time with his child, made him feel as if he was no better than a beast.

So he did his best to suppress his desires and hid them every night.

Richard carefully caressed Elisha’s soft right cheek.

‘How can I cool down after seeing you like this?’

He couldn’t understand the stories about men who lost interest after seeing their pregnant wives. Of course, he was worried about her, too, but apart from that, he was distressed because every time he saw her his strong desires filled his mind.

On the contrary, when he saw her bearing his child, he felt a strange sense of exaltation that she really had become his wife, and his desire grew even greater.

He wanted to make a mess out of her. He wanted to embrace her until she cried out of excitement. He wanted to leave traces on her everywhere.

Every time such a dangerous desire shook him, Richard recalled, resting his hand on Elisha’s belly. His and her child was growing in her womb, and that he had to protect him.

“Mmmh…”

Elisha, not knowing his heart, dug into his warm arms and rubbed her face on his soft skin.

Richard’s body hardened.

“Ha…”

Letting out a painful sigh, Richard couldn’t bear it anymore and stood up.

Once again, he went inside the bathroom that night.

* * * 

At dawn, when there was still dusk, Elisha suddenly woke up. After blinking a few times her blurry vision, she saw Richard still asleep.

Except for his slightly disheveled hair, he had a perfect figure and looked handsome. She couldn’t get used to such a sight.

‘As expected, a good face for prenatal care in the morning is the best…’

Looking at his face, the resentment that filled her heart the night before melted in an instant. While observing his face, Elisha slowly reached out and caressed his cheek. As she touched that unrealistic face directly, it felt a little more real.

Then, as she caressed his cheek, Elisha’s hand touched his lips. The soft lips twitched.

‘Hiik!’

Just as Elisha was about to hurriedly pull back her hand, a large hand grabbed it.

At the same time, Richard’s closed eyes opened, revealing his bright red irises.

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