Reincarnation of The Villainess: She Has The Duke's Baby!-Chapter 155: #-Isabella Lysander Pregnant, Ethan Askary Changes
Helios Rune Abelavish knew that the situation was starting to get out of control.
The Crown Prince of the Abelavish empire hurriedly approached Edmund Gerwyn and Ethan Askary, then stood between the two of them. He held the two men’s chests, intending to keep them away. Edmund immediately jerked his hand away while Ethan just looked down and shocked in his place. Helios didn’t blame Ethan for his current reaction. He was sure this information was difficult for Ethan to believe and the man must have felt confused.
"Prince Ethan, I know you are confused. But, that’s what happened. I know this is hard to believe. I was the same as you when I found out about this. I hope you can face this calmly. Don’t let this affect your relationship with Lady Isabella. Maybe in her previous life, Lady Isabella was an evil woman but in this life, Lady Isabella is a good woman. The woman you love."
Edmund snorted. "Your Highness, did you just tell my brother-in-law to keep in touch with that damn woman?"
Helios looked at Edmund with a sharp gaze. "Then, do you want Prince Ethan to just leave Lady Isabella? If you were in Prince Ethan’s position, could you leave the Duchess if you knew the Duchess was the one who made, I don’t know, your little sister suffer and get killed?"
Edmund tightened his jaw. "Your Highness, I don’t have a little sister!"
"I know! I just told you to put yourself in Prince Ethan’s shoes!" Helios exclaimed. "Let’s assume you have a little sister and the Duchess is the woman who got your little sister killed. Can you leave the Duchess when you find out about that?"
Edmund was silent. The man clenched his fists and looked away.
"You can’t answer, can you? That’s because you love the Duchess so much and you can’t possibly leave her! That’s what Prince Ethan is feeling right now." Helios sighed heavily and massaged the bridge of his nose. "Listen, I’m not telling you to just forget about the events of your previous life. I just ask you to accept the incident slowly, then forget about it. Because, events in the past will not happen again in the present. Hasn’t the Duchess proven it many times? She managed to change all the events that happened in the past so they didn’t happen in the present, right? And, you also saw for yourself how the Duchess behaved toward Lady Isabella, right? The Duchess treats Lady Isabella very well. The Duchess did not stay away from Lady Isabella. The Duchess is acting mature, unlike you guys!"
"But—"
"Duke," said Helios, interrupting Edmund. "Did the Duchess ask you to stay away from Lady Isabella or make her suffer when she finds out about this matter?"
"That—"
"I’m sure she definitely didn’t ask for that," said Helios again. "If you still act like this, you too Prince, I will not hesitate to report this to the Duchess."
After saying that, Helios left together with Jeremy. Edmund groaned and cursed under his breath while Ethan closed his eyes and looked down. His heart was beating very fast. Ethan didn’t know what he should do now. Should he avoid Isabella? Or... did he stay by Isabella’s side even though he knew Isabella had hurt Penelope in her previous life?
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The afternoon picnic ended sooner than it should have.
Ethan came to the Abelavish empire along with Isabella and Helios. They used Helios’ teleportation magic. Helios said goodbye to Ethan and Isabella, while Ethan took Isabella to her room.
"Ethan, did something happen?" Isabella asked in a worried tone.
The question made Ethan flinch and blink. The man smiled faintly and shook his head. "Why do you ask like that?"
"You look pale, Ethan. And that happened when you returned to the garden after catching up with Duke Edmund and His Highness Helios. You don’t talk much either. I thought, maybe something happened between the three of you." Isabella smiled slightly and took a deep breath. "Are you sure you’re okay?"
"Yes, I am doing okay. You don’t need to worry about me."
When Isabella wanted to touch Ethan’s arm to caress it, Ethan immediately froze. The man subconsciously jerked Isabella’s hand away, making Isabella wide-eyed and shocked. In the next second, Ethan cursed under his breath and rubbed his face with both hands.
"I’m sorry, Isabel. I... I didn’t mean to. I was just... thinking about something."
"Err... that means you’re in trouble, right? What are you thinking right now, Ethan? You don’t need to lie to me. I want to help you. I—"
"I told you I’m fine!" Ethan snapped subconsciously. He looked at Isabella with a firm gaze. "You don’t have to interfere!"
Isabella jumped in surprise. She didn’t expect that Ethan Askary, who was gentle and loved her very much, could shout at her like this. What’s more, Ethan immediately left her just like that. Isabella looked down. The woman bit her lip. Her body was shaking violently. Her eyes felt hot and the tears finally fell. Amy, the maid assigned by Helios to take care of Isabella, felt sorry for her when she saw this.
"Lady Isabella, would you like to rest or perhaps have some sweets?"
Isabella smiled faintly and shook her head. She went into the room and asked Amy not to disturb her. Isabella ran to the bed and immediately lay down on the bed. She covered her mouth with both of her hands so that her sobs couldn’t be heard outside.
Does she really not deserve to live and be loved? Her Father turned out to not be her biological Father. Sebastian De Louis, who used to love her, suddenly changed. And, Sebastian’s changes were the same as Ethan’s changes just now. They suddenly became angry with her and shouted at her. Then, in the end, they will leave her.
"Should I go as far as possible? Should I have... just die?"
Suddenly, Isabella felt very nauseous. The woman widened her eyes and got up from her lying position. She ran toward the bathroom and tried to vomit. However, nothing came out of her mouth other than her saliva. Isabella also felt very dizzy and her body felt weak. She came out of the bathroom with slow steps, then opened the door to her room. Amy still stood there and immediately approached Isabella with a worried expression on her face.
"Lady, what is the matter?"
"I’m... nauseous." Isabella answered in a low tone. She wipes her tears. "My body is very weak. I am dizzy. I—ugh!"
Isabella went back into the room and ran to the bathroom. Of course, Amy followed the woman. Amy looked very panicked and rubbed Isabella’s back gently.
"Lady, I will immediately call a doctor."
Isabella nodded slowly. She let Amy lead her to bed and helped her lie down on the bed. Then, Amy ran outside to call the doctor. In her place, Isabella started to get scared. Actually, her period for this month is much later than usual. Then, suddenly she experienced something like this. Aren’t these signs of pregnancy? What if she was really pregnant with Ethan Askary’s child when the man started to change and seemed to avoid her?
And, Isabella’s fears came true.
She was declared pregnant by the doctor.
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A few days later, Ethan was able to think more clearly.
He had talked to Penelope and his little sister told him everything. Penelope also asked him not to avoid Isabella, let alone hate her. Penelope knew how much he loved Isabella and his little sister said that she would be very angry with him if he stayed away from Isabella.
Ethan also remembered that he had been very rude and harsh toward Isabella. He had been yelling at her and avoiding her for the past few days. Ethan decided to visit Isabella and apologize to the woman. He asked Chris, Edmund’s shadow knight, to send him to the Abelavish imperial palace using teleportation magic.
When he arrived at the Abelavish imperial palace, Ethan immediately told the guards the purpose of his arrival. They also know Ethan and Helios give Ethan full access to go in and out of the palace. However, this time, Ethan’s arrival did not go smoothly. The man frowned when he saw the guards, who were usually friendly to him, suddenly acting strangely.
"We’re sorry, Prince Ethan," said one of the guards. "But, you can’t see Lady Isabella."
"Why?" asked Ethan in a firm tone. Chris is still there. He was assigned by Edmund to accompany Ethan and look after him. Edmund was still very wary of Isabella. "I am her lover and I often come here to visit her. You guys know that too, right?"
"We know," nodded another guard. "It’s just... Lady Isabella can’t be seen by anyone at the moment, Prince. It was a direct order from His Highness Helios."
Just as Ethan wanted to say something, he heard footsteps approaching. Ethan and Chris turned their heads around and saw Helios and Jeremy approaching them. The guards immediately bowed in greeting to their Crown Prince and left after Jeremy told them to.
"Where is Isabel?" Ethan asked. "Why am I forbidden to meet her?"
"According to Amy, the maid who takes care of Lady Isabella in this palace, she saw you yell at Lady Isabella a few days ago. You also didn’t contact Lady Isabella and didn’t come to the palace for the past few days. So, why did you come here now?"
"I want to apologize to Isabel, Your Highness," Ethan answered. "I know I am guilty. I’ve been thinking about it for the past few days and I agree with you that the Isabella in this life is different from the Isabella who lived in the previous life. Penny had also scolded me and lectured me. She asked me not to leave Isabel just because that woman had made mistakes in her previous life."
Hearing that, Helios snorted. "I don’t even know whether you can see her again or not."
"What do you mean?"
Helios didn’t answer. He told Ethan to follow him. On the way to Isabella’s room, Ethan felt very anxious. His heart was beating twice as fast as usual. His body felt very cold. When the door to the room opened and they went inside, Ethan was surprised. The man froze. He dropped the bouquet of flowers he had brought for Isabella and fell to his knees. His body trembled and his face turned pale.
"This...."
"We found Lady Isabella in the bathroom, Prince Ethan," explained Jeremy. "Lady Isabella was lying in a bathtub filled with water and her left wrist was badly injured."
"What...?"
"In other words," Helios said in a firm tone. "Lady Isabella tried to commit suicide. It seems like she is very sad because you suddenly changed drastically toward her. She finds out that Marquess Lysander is not her biological Father and that she was also abandoned by the man she loved twice. And she’s also... pregnant."
"Pregnant?!" Ethan exclaimed. He stood up and grabbed Helios by both shoulders. "Are you saying that Isabel is pregnant, Your Highness?!"
"She is pregnant with your child, Prince Ethan," Helios said in a sharp tone. "And, I can guess what she is thinking. She must have thought that there would be no point in living anymore because she had lost everything. You just left her, making her believe you didn’t want the child she was carrying either. So, Lady Isabella decided to end her life in her own way."
