Chapter 98 – Aidan – 2
I saw it from my brother’s eyes. It didn’t fall that far, but the face that I hadn’t seen in a long time was still there. He has a fine appearance and a smiling face, more like a young man majoring in art than the owner of a family.
However, its nature is the direct descendant of the Franz family. … He seemed fierce when he said this, but it was clear that he was an older brother who had deep love for his family. Such a big brother doesn’t change much in his expression, he just looks at me with a smile on his lips.
“Oh, hehe!”
What should I do?
No, the pregnancy itself is fine.
It is a story that has been decided since the day I talked with my father and older brother.
“Thank god. Grace is pregnant He was really surprised when he heard the news.”
“Is that so?”
“Well. So I was relieved.”
His eyebrows curled like half moons. I was really worried about Aidan hyung-sama’s words about my sister, and now I even sighed in relief as if I was relieved.
“Anyway, if nothing special happens, the lineage of the Franz family will continue safely with this.”
“Ah, yes.”
“You did a really good job.”
“Nope… Do you have any help? Rather, the one who is having a hard time from now on is Grace.”
“I guess so. She should take care of her as well.”
I noticed while answering Aidan hyung-nim’s words appropriately.
Also, my brother…
I bit his lip lightly and looked at my brother’s eyes.
“What’s the matter? What do you have to say?”
“Brother. Have you seen the meeting with Grace-sama?”
“No.”
At my words, Aidan’s head shook.
… Even though his wife was pregnant, did she still not meet? Even if the baby isn’t theirs, of course.
“Because reporting comes first. Starting with my father’s work and thinking about the future, from the report to the meeting, even now, I barely found time.”
“Is that so…”
It would have been better if I had spent that time with Grace.
But I can’t blame you for saying that your brother’s attitude is right or wrong. As an aristocrat, he has a job to do and a duty to do. In that respect, my brother’s attitude was not wrong. However, it is also necessary to meet a woman who is pregnant with an heir.
“Brother.”
“Well?”
His father had a cold side, too, but his affection for his mother was evident. Compared to the Earth when I was young, there was a figure where I could feel that, even if it wasn’t a lot of time.
But my brother…
“Do you love Grace, do you love Grace?”
“Huh.”
My older brother will love my older sister Grace.
But is that love between a man and a woman, between a man and a woman? Or is it love as an aristocrat?
And that certainly wouldn’t be wrong even by the standards of this world.
“Right…”
Perhaps he knew that I was sincere in my expression, and he began to think seriously while smiling a rare smile.
“Love, is it love?”
“Yeah. It is love.”
I don’t want to feel like this either.
He also presented a ring to Grace’s older sister. It was her sincerity, and she accepted it with the same heart.
“She must be like that as a man and woman, right?”
“Yeah. And as a man, I love Grace… I love you, Grace.”
“Yes? Right.”
At my words, Aidan hyung-nim looked at me without changing his expression. I can’t read it at all.
“I guess Grace feels the same way?”
“Yeah. No, it could be my delusion, but…”
“No, if you say so, she will think so too. Right. She is still a man and a woman…”
At first she thought she was because she was uncomfortable.
So I thought she was keeping her expression on purpose.
But.
“I don’t know.”
Aidan seemed to be sincere, not lying. He had a really puzzled look.
“I love my father. I love my mother and respect her as a parent. I also respect him as the head of the Franz family. Looking at it objectively, my father is leading the family well, and my mother is also passionate about working in the capital.”
“Yes. I also love and respect them as parents and as the head of the family.”
I realized that last day.
It’s not just the parents either.
“It’s embarrassing to say this, but I like you too.”
Haha. That’s me too Even if there is a dispute between you and the successor, I think you can enjoy it.”
“That is what I decline. Do you know how hard it was for me?”
“Yes. I heard I think I’ve gotten more used to it than I thought, so honestly, I hope you’ll continue to help me by my side.”
“Ugh, I hate it.”
He shook his head at his brother’s words.
Hyung-nim smiled sincerely at my appearance and took the car as it was.
“Yes. She’s like her too. She thinks she has no shortage as a person who will lead the family together in the future. Her magic talent is good, and her brain is also excellent. I think your personality is flawless.”
However, my older brother said that was my opinion as a person who leads the family.
“If you ask me if I love her as her woman like you said, um. Right. No. That’s not right.”
Aidan hyung-nim said it more coolly than he thought.
Hearing that, I thought I knew that too.
It’s probably the same for Grace noona.
“I like you as a person. She must be too. Because we don’t feel any dissatisfaction with each other. No, it is. Considering that I couldn’t get her pregnant, it’s no wonder she’s dissatisfied with me.”
“It is not. Sister Grace is not dissatisfied with you.”
“That is fortunate.”
I had several conversations with my older sister Grace.
Among them, I have thoughts about my older brother. Really, those two aren’t bad as people. If I wasn’t here and the couple had a baby, as the owners of the Franz family, they’d do a great job.
But in the end, it’s a what-if story.
There’s no baby between them, and I intervene.
My older brother looked at me and said with a wry smile.
“You don’t have to be sorry.”
“Brother.”
Because of my greed, I feel like I’m doing something sorry for my older brother. No, greed is right.
“She has no love as a man and woman, but her conjugal love. If this makes her happier, it would be right for me to let her go too.”
But. Brother added.
“You can’t officially be like that. You know that, right?”
“Of course.”
Divorce is impossible.
My father would be against it, but I am also a Franzian. That’s the opposite of me Grace noona wouldn’t want that much either.
Aidan hyung-nim set several conditions.
“I can’t stay with you. Strictly speaking, as my wife, she should be the mistress of the family. Until time passes, or until I get a new wife or concubine.”
“Yes, I understand.”
“And I’m not allowed to go to official events with you either.”
“Yeah.”
That is something that both I and my sister have to deal with.
Even if we were to stay together in the future, we would have to go to Franz from time to time.
And even in official events, unless it’s an unusual case like a coming-of-age ceremony, noona can’t appear.
“Finally…”
Not much else. My older brother isn’t that picky either.
But there is one most important thing. This is something even my older brother and father would not tolerate.
“The child Grace is pregnant with now is Franz’s next heir.”
Now my sister is pregnant with my baby.
It should grow up as the official successor of the Franz family. I don’t have any opinions on the matter of my brother’s seed yet, but I had to for now.
“I understand that too.”
“I’m sorry, but I really can’t concede this.”
“Fine. Brother.”
I’m making an apologetic face, but this side is more apologetic.
And even if he’s the heir to the Franz family, it’s not impossible to meet him at all. It’s not even people who can’t be forced to meet. Even if they are strangers in an official setting, they know that they are not the ones who will interfere even in a private setting.
Besides that, we also talked about future work. The elder brother talking about the future in a business-like manner looked really good.
“That’s what your father told you, too.”
“Father?”
“Yes. Told you beforehand I didn’t quite understand…”
After one round of conversation, seeing him smiling wryly while chatting about small things, it seems that his father said something too.
“By the way, if Grace is really pregnant, does that really mean I don’t have seeds?”
Although he is an elder brother who seems to be detached from things like the relationship between men and women and feelings of love, this part was really a bit of a shock, so he put on a pretty dejected expression.
“I’m still not sure what that is…”
The odds of not getting pregnant yet because you’re really unlucky aren’t low. It’s not like you had sex as often as I did in the first place. Still, as a man, I have no choice but to comfort my older brother. Even on Earth, I’ve seen people tie up after giving birth to about two babies, but it’s not the case with my older brother.
To my consolation, my older brother nodded his head.
“I have to try my best too.”
I didn’t say what. It was hard to look at my brother’s face, so I buried my head in the teacup.
“Take care of Grace, Leo.”
After saying those words, my older brother got up from his seat. Watching my older brother leave, I stayed there a little longer.
Is it okay to think that the urgent matter is finished?
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