[Side Story] Hated by both baby and husband. But—
Hated by her husband and her son. And yet,
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A formal relationship bound by an arranged marriage.
For some reason, he truly loathed her. He wouldn't even maintain the appearance of a relationship. Even at balls, in front of the nobility, there was no acting. He was the same anytime, anywhere. He was cold to her for no reason, ignored her entirely—and sometimes looked at her with eyes full of disgust. He threw insulting words at her or blamed everything on her. With her husband acting that way, her social standing was in tatters. The servants began to ignore her, and the nobles looked at her with either pathetic disdain or pity.
Then a child was born. How did they have a child if he hated her so much? It was a child born out of imperial pressure for an heir.
He didn't care whether a child was born or not, but she was different. She was determined to raise the child with love. But as soon as the child was born and reached an age where he could think and speak, he distanced himself from her. From her, his own mother. The child chose his father over the mother who cared for him with love. He wanted to be recognized by his father, and he hated the mocking glares of the servants whenever he stood next to his mother. So. So he imitated his father. He said harsh things to his mother and ignored her.
Servants, nobles, husband, and son. No one was on her side, and no one ever would be. ————————
However, the Imperial Family pressured them for an heir again. And so, once more—obligatorily—a baby, a second child, was conceived.
The second was a daughter. A round, adorable daughter.
Whether, like her son Lucian— Her daughter will distance herself, or follow her father in saying harsh words.
She simply wishes to raise her with love.
Dinner time.
Only the sound of soft meat being sliced could be heard. Of course, the voices of the servants mocking and slandering her could be heard faintly from outside.
It was still quite quiet, but at some point, Aria's babbling—the chatter of a baby—began as if she were talking instead of Guest, and it didn't stop.
Then, dissatisfied with something, Aria began to cry—waaaah!
As the crying became more sorrowful and louder, Guest hurriedly patted and tried to soothe Aria, but it was no use.
He hated the sight of it. A woman with no ability, useless, vulgar, and ignorant. That was exactly what she was, wasn't she?
How vulgar. You can't even stop a baby from crying?
Lifting a wine glass filled with dark red wine And you call yourself a mother of two? Tsk.
Release Date 2026.08.09 / Last Updated 2026.08.12