Revenge Costs Interest [EN]: Chapter 153

Revenge Has Interest 153 (153/200)

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2023.12.31.

Leah had a private meeting with Theresa.

Before that, they exchanged greetings and had a pleasant time. Meanwhile, Terran had separate conversations with Louis and Salame.

“Is the male attendant doing well, Your Majesty?”

“Very well. I’m ashamed of my past self for being prejudiced because he was a man.”

Theresa’s change was felt anew. The overbearing aura she had exuded had changed to kindness and composure.

The change brought about by makeup must have played a part, but the biggest reason was the courage to heal herself.

“When will the head of the Richard Hamilton Merchant Guild come to Galdencia?”

“It will take a few months. Actually, I sent him to the New World.”

“The New World?”

“I can’t help my occupational habit; he says he’s growing crops in the New World that Galdencia lacks.”

“Yes?”

Leah was dumbfounded. Wasn’t her father supposed to be imprisoned somewhere as a criminal?

Leah looked at Theresa again.

At the time, it seemed like she didn’t have even a speck of mercy to show a criminal.

“Do you know what Richard Hamilton’s real crime is?”

Theresa asked Leah a somewhat absurd question. But Leah still thought her father was innocent.

“The crime of having the wrong people around him. The crime of being reckless as a merchant. Of course, he paid a heavy price because his only daughter died. But I never suspected Richard Hamilton in the first place.”

“What do you mean?”

“I’ve known him for years… Even if I’ve become less sharp, wouldn’t I be able to recognize that much? If Richard is guilty, it’s that he loved his child so much that he made the wrong decision.”

The moment she heard those words, a hot sensation swirled in Leah’s chest. To her, it sounded like Theresa had predicted these results.

It seemed to be an intention to remind her that even someone who prides themselves on being the best in a field can collapse if they are careless.

Leah tried hard to calm her surging emotions. She no longer needed to worry about her father.

Theresa had been protecting him all along. Then it was her turn to talk about herself.

“Your Majesty, do you remember the promise you made to me?”

“Do you want something from me?”

Theresa looked at Leah with a very interested expression.

*What kind of request would she make to me?* she thought. *Of course, it would be about business. If that’s the case, I’m willing to listen.*

“Please be my helper so that I can have a baby safely.”

“What?”

At Leah’s words, Theresa tilted her head as if she didn’t understand.

Leah explained her current physical condition in a gentle tone.

She had a miscarriage experience, and although she could have children, her body was particularly weak, so her life was in danger during childbirth.

She also told her that Terran was secretly feeding her birth control pills to prevent pregnancy at the source due to such aftereffects.

Then Theresa made a serious expression.

Before hearing Leah’s words, Theresa acted as if she would give her even a piece of Galdencia’s land, but now she was sparing her words.

An uncomfortable silence lingered between the two. But the first one to break the silence was Theresa.

“I will. Because Young Lady did her best for me.”

“Thank you. But this request is in case of the worst situation. If Terran changes his mind, I won’t ask Your Majesty for help.”

Leah trusted Terran.

If she actually got pregnant, he would be happy and accept it. He wasn’t the kind of man who would only oppose it because it was dangerous.

“Young Lady, I am willing to help you at any time, as much as you want, and in any case, so don’t worry. But I hope you don’t forget that the person who can give you the greatest strength is not me, but the Duke.”

“I will keep that in mind.”

After hearing Theresa’s words, Leah felt much lighter. She was as happy as if she had found the answer to a difficult problem.

From now on, all that was left was to get healthy and try to have a baby.

At that time, Theresa shook the bell on the table, and the chamberlain quickly appeared.

“Bring Yena.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

Leah waited, not knowing why, for Theresa and a woman named Yena to appear.

After the two had been talking for about ten minutes, the chamberlain brought in a middle-aged woman.

“Did you call me, Your Majesty?”

The woman named Yena was a plump woman with a very good impression.

“She’s the nanny who raised our children. And how many children did you have, Yena?”

“Six. All of them have grown up and are doing well enough to earn their keep.”

“Then what are you doing in the palace now?”

“Actually, I was called to the palace a while ago, in preparation for the Crown Princess to become pregnant.”

Theresa ordered Yena to work as Leah’s maid from now on.

Of course, she also told her about Leah’s situation. Fortunately, Yena readily accepted Theresa’s request.

“She has a lot of experience and, above all…”

“Above all?”

“Pregnancy is more likely to occur when a woman who has had many children is by your side. Yena will let you know.”

Theresa said in a confident tone. Then Yena said to Leah.

“Young Lady, you must trust me completely.”

“If I trust the nanny completely, can I get pregnant soon too?”

Yena wiggled her large hips and came to Leah and whispered in her ear.

“You can get pregnant just by wearing my panties.”

“Panties?”

Leah inadvertently repeated her words, and Theresa burst into laughter.

* * *

Leah returned to the Duke’s mansion with Yena. Terran didn’t know why Yena had become Leah’s maid.

He just believed that Theresa had sent a competent maid because Sarah was gone.

“I should send a gift to Her Majesty later.”

Terran liked Yena very much. She brought good food to Leah without him having to tell her.

Not only that, but she also had a sociable personality and got along well with the people at the Duke’s mansion.

Among them, Chenelle liked Yena.

*‘Then that says it all. Chenelle’s intuition is no joke,’* Terran thought.

Terran trusted Chenelle’s keen intuition, so he was even more relieved.

Terran called Yena separately and entrusted her with the work that Sarah had done.

“Grace is too weak to get pregnant. Make sure she takes this medicine every day.”

“Don’t worry, Duke.”

Yena reassured Terran, who handed her the birth control pills.

Of course, she wouldn’t give that medicine to Leah. That’s not her job.

*‘The decision to get pregnant is up to the woman,’* she thought.

She understood Terran’s concerns, but she believed that the choice was entirely Leah’s.

On the other hand, Leah felt sorry for Terran.

*‘I’ll repay you with children later,’* she thought.

They were deceiving each other, but there was not a single moment when she didn’t love him.

Even when she found out that it was not a nutritional supplement but a birth control pill, she loved Terran.

Leah decided to persuade Terran once she got pregnant and decided to focus on making her body healthy for now.

After finishing breakfast, Terran took a walk with Leah before starting his official duties. That way, he could start the day in a good mood.

“How is Sarah doing?”

“There are a few trials left. Arthur is taking care of her, so don’t worry.”

“Yes.”

She felt bad when she thought of Sarah, but she was overjoyed that she was holding up well.

“Terran, which country on the continent has the most developed medicine?”

She already knew that it was Vivian’s Imperial Palace, but that was unofficial, so it had to be an exception.

“Freuden. Science, medicine, and chemistry are developed there, and new drug development is also the most active. Romelica in the New World is also very developed.”

*‘It’s Freuden after all. Romelica in the New World is also developed in medicine, right?’*

“Why are you asking that all of a sudden?”

Terran looked at Leah suspiciously.

“I have to create a cosmetics research center.”

“Ah! That’s right. I forgot.”

Terran had been feeling strange about Leah lately. Until recently, she had been saying that she wanted to have a baby almost every day.

But since bringing Yena, she hasn’t been nagging about wanting to get pregnant.

*Has she given up completely now?* he wondered. *If she does that, he won’t have to worry anymore.*

“By the way! I have good news for Grace.”

“What is it?”

“The Empress completed a mechanical prosthetic leg and sent it to Aiden.”

“Is that true?”

It was the most welcome news he had heard. He felt bad hearing that he was using crutches or wearing a roughly made wooden prosthetic leg.

“The Empress is a thoughtful person.”

Leah sobbed. She was touched that the people around her seemed to be filling in their deficiencies one by one.

She had a good feeling that luck would come to her too.

It was then. Yena was in front of them, appearing from somewhere.

“Young Lady, this is freshly made soy milk. Please drink it.”

“Okay.”

Leah accepted the soy milk with a fragrant smell without complaint.

Terran was amazed by the sight. Leah was usually a picky eater and ate as little as a bird.

“Terran, would you like to drink it too?”

“Thank you, but I’ll pass.”

He was madly in love with her as she spoke with soy milk all over her lips.

“It’s good to see Grace taking care of her health. I was worried because she only worked.”

Terran said, wiping the soy milk from Leah’s lips with his thumb.

*‘That’s how you can have a healthy delivery,’* he thought.

“I have to be healthy for Terran’s sake. I keep collapsing and causing you worry…”

*Is Leah finally understanding his heart?* Terran was overwhelmed with emotion.

He felt guilty for giving her terrible medicine every day. He felt relieved as if he had been forgiven a little.

“Grace is the most precious thing to me.”

“Terran’s happiness is the most important thing to me.”

If these two hearts were put on a scale, which one would be heavier? Maybe they would be balanced.

That’s why it was more difficult. The feelings of cherishing each other were the same, but the methods were completely opposite.