Reincarnation of The Villainess: She Has The Duke's Baby!-Chapter 136: #-Ethan Askary Dies?!
"Duchess, the Duke has sent you a cake. Duke also sent milk for Prince Raven and Princess Ocean."
Penelope put down the cup containing the tea she was drinking and looked at Sarah. Her loyal maid smiled at her while carrying a cake box with a ribbon decorated on it. She put the cake box down and opened it. Inside were all of Penelope’s favorite cakes and there were also two baby milks which had become famous in the De Louis empire recently because their taste was very popular with babies, both noble babies and commoner babies.
"The Duke sent this for me and the children?" Penelope asked in a gentle tone. However, her golden eyes glared sharply and coldly at her favorite cakes. Her hands were clenched so tightly under the table that her knuckles turned white. Then, she glanced at Raven and Ocean. The twins’ bodies are getting bigger day by day, month by month. They look more handsome and beautiful.
"Yes, Duchess." Sara nodded. "Apparently, this is the Duke’s way of apologizing to the Duchess for not being able to spend much time with the Duchess and the twins."
"Hm." Penelope smiled at Sarah. "Please, prepare these cakes and also the twins’ milk, Sarah. Then, bring them all here. I want to enjoy the afternoon breeze in this garden with the twins while waiting for my husband to come home."
"Yes, Duchess." Sarah nodded. "Ah, do you still feel sick in the morning? Do you still have no appetite?"
"Yes, Sarah," Penelope sighed and massaged her temples. "But, I suddenly wanted to eat those cakes when I saw them. My husband is very good at choosing food for me."
"Duchess, how about you have your body checked by a doctor?" Sarah suggested. The woman looked worried. "I am worried about the Duchess’ condition. What if you happen to be pregnant, Duchess?"
Penelope chuckled and waved one hand. "That’s impossible, Sarah. I just gave birth to the twins a few months ago. There’s no way I’m pregnant again." Penelope cleared her throat and suddenly looked panicked. "Sarah, I can’t be pregnant, can I?"
Sarah laughed. "Does the Duchess not want to have any more children?" 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚
"That’s not what I meant, Sarah. The twins are only a few months old. I don’t know if I will be able to take care of the twins and give lots of love to the twins if I get pregnant again right now. What if I can’t pay attention to the twins because I’m pregnant?"
Sarah knelt in front of Penelope and held her hands tightly. "Duchess, I am here. The other maids also loved the Duchess very much and would definitely help the Duchess take care of the twins. I’m sure the twins will not lack love and affection from the people in this mansion."
Penelope smiled faintly and nodded. "You are right. I’m going to call the doctor to find out if I’m pregnant or not. Thank you for always being by my side, Sarah." The woman hugged Sarah, making Sarah laugh and nod. Then, Penelope whispered, "I’ve told the chefs to make all my favorite cakes. Get me the same cake as the one sent by Duke and make another milk for the twins."
Sarah blinked. "Yes?"
"Sarah, those cakes, and also the milk for the twins, they weren’t from Duke Edmund," the Duchess whispered. "Those are poisoned food and drink that Philleo Aaron sent for me."
When Penelope felt that Sarah was going to scream because she was already fidgeting in her arms, the Duchess tightened her grip.
"Don’t scream, Sarah. Just keep acting like you’re moved by my words or pleased by them or something. I believe Philleo Aaron was watching me to see if I and my kids were eating the food he sent us. Remember, no one can eat the cake. Keep it in the kitchen and have a few people supervise and look after it. I’ll have Claude Sylvester check on the food and the drink."
Sarah nodded. She took a deep breath and flashed her best smile. The woman stood up and hugged the cake box again.
"Duchess, I will prepare these cakes and also milk for the twins. The Duke would be really happy if he knew you guys liked all the food he sent." Sarah exclaimed happily. She deliberately raised her voice so that Philleo Aaron, who Penelope Askary said was hiding to watch them, was fooled.
Penelope blinked and laughed. The woman nodded and stared into the distance.
"If you think you can do anything to hurt me and my children then you are dead wrong, Philleo Aaron," Penelope muttered.
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Today, Ethan Askary plans to visit Isabella Lysander in the Abelavish empire.
He missed the woman he loved so much. Ethan had already discussed the problems experienced by Isabella with his parents. He also knelt and begged the Duke and Duchess Askary to allow him to marry Isabella even though it was proven that Isabella was not the biological daughter of Marquess Lysander later. Ethan was reminded of Edmund Gerwyn when he knelt in the pouring rain as he wanted to marry his little sister. The man smiled mockingly. Of course, he was mocking himself. At that time, he also scolded and gave Edmund a cold attitude like his Father. Now, he actually felt how to be in Edmund’s position at that time.
Hearing Ethan’s explanation about Isabella and Marquess Lysander, Duke and Duchess Askary were obviously surprised. They just kept quiet and stared at each other. Ethan didn’t even dare to raise his face for fear of seeing the expressions shown by his parents. Ethan was ready if he had to be kicked out by Duke Askary for daring to say he wanted to marry a commoner woman. However, Ethan was surprised when his Father and Mother actually laughed and helped him up. Then, they took turns hugging him, making Ethan frown.
"What are you talking about, Ethan?" asked Duke Askary. He cupped his eldest son’s face. "Hey, did Mother and Father ever tell you to discriminate between nobles and commoners? Did Mother and Father ever tell you to hate commoners?"
Ethan shook his head at that time. He had forgotten the fact that his Mother and Father had always been kind to everyone, even those who had tried to hurt them.
"Father and Mother don’t care if Isabella is a commoner because you love her. You have chosen that woman to be your future wife. If anyone dared to hurt her or insult her just because Isabella was a commoner, then Mother and Father would make them regret it. You would do the same, wouldn’t you?"
Ethan smiled and nodded. He looked down in shame.
"Most importantly, you are happy with your choice, Ethan," said Duchess Askary. "Mother just wanted that. The happiness of Mother’s children."
"Long time no see, Prince Ethan."
The greeting made Ethan flinch and turn his head around. He didn’t realize that he had spent quite a bit of time remembering the conversation he had with his parents. The man took a deep breath as he saw the figure of the Crown Prince before him along with several black-robed knights. Ethan knew they must be Sebastian De Louis’ shadow knights.
’Among all the days, I have to meet the Crown Prince and his shadow knights when I don’t have Ren with me,’ Ethan said inside his heart.
"Should I greet you, Your Highness?" asked Ethan in a flat tone. "I don’t mean to be rude but you don’t like me, do you? I don’t think you want to get greetings from me either."
Sebastian laughed and snorted. This man in front of him really pissed him off.
"I will make you unable to act and speak as you please again, Ethan Askary!" Sebastian growled. He glanced at the shadow knights behind him and pointed at Ethan. "Kill him!"
Ethan clicked his tongue in annoyance and took out his sword. He immediately blocked the sword that was aimed at him and kicked the shadow knight, who was attacking him. Ethan was alone and Sebastian’s shadow knights were seven in number. Several times Ethan was attacked. He was hit, kicked, and hit by a sword, but Ethan still fought to fight the seven shadow knights of the Crown Prince. Not a single person dared to approach them to separate them because of Sebastian De Louis’ status.
Ethan was thrown and coughed up blood. The man tried to catch his breath. His handsome face as well as his limbs had many wounds and was bleeding. Every time Ethan tried to breathe, his chest would ache. It was as if his lungs were forbidding him to take any oxygen.
Sebastian De Louis stood before Ethan Askary. He pulled Ethan’s hair so that Ethan’s head looked up. Sebastian grinned and shot Ethan a murderous look.
"I know you are Penelope Askary’s older brother but I really hate you, Ethan Askary! You’ve taken Isabella Lysander from me! I will make you regret that you dared to defy me and fight against me!"
Ethan Askary laughed and snorted. "Do you think with just this you have defeated me, Your Highness?" asked Ethan mockingly. "I may be injured but I won’t die with just this!"
Sebastian nodded and shrugged. "You are right. You won’t die if it’s just from a small wound like this." The man then took something from his clothes and directly stabbed Ethan’s left chest.
Ethan was wide-eyed. He groaned in pain and the man coughed up blood again. Sebastian laughed victoriously. He kicked Ethan and stared at the dagger that had stabbed into Ethan’s left chest.
"May you rot in hell, Ethan. If you die, I can have Isabella again and there will be one less person who forbade me from marrying Penelope." Sebastian kicked Ethan again and spat at him. "I should have done this a long time ago. Goodbye, Ethan. Have a nice life in hell!"
Sebastian and his seven shadow knights left Ethan Askary. The man looked up at the blue sky above him. He could see the faces of his parents, Edmund’s face, the twins’ faces, Penelope’s face, and lastly, Isabella Lysander’s face. Tears streamed down Ethan’s handsome face.
"I... don’t want to die..." said Ethan in a stuttering voice because he was holding back the pain in his heart. "Help me, Goddess..."
Ethan could hear people screaming around him. But, he didn’t know what they were talking about. Then, when Ethan’s vision started to blur, Ethan could see someone kneeling beside him and gently patting his cheek.
"Prince Ethan?! Prince Ethan, hang in there! Don’t close your eyes! Stay with me! You’ll be fine!"
