I Am Trying to Divorce My Villain Husband, But We Had a Child - chapter 68

**Chapter 68**

“Ah….”

Her eyes, seemingly filled with heat, were staring intently at her.

Elisa had seen those eyes before.

On the night she conceived the child in her belly, she had seen the same eyes.

As the memory overlapped with the current situation, her heart began to race. The hand he held felt warm, almost hot.

Elisa twisted to pull her hand away from him.

“Richard—”

In that moment, his hand released hers and wrapped around her shoulder, pulling her closer.

Before she could blink, his lips covered hers.

With her eyes wide in surprise, Elisa eventually accepted him and closed her eyes. But…….

‘Huh?’

Even though their lips touched, she didn’t feel that familiar softness.

Elisa opened her eyes in confusion.

Then she saw Richard still sleeping.

It was a dream.

“Ugh…”

In her disappointment, Elisa saw her husband sleeping soundly, just as he did in her dream.

Suddenly, why did he look so irritating?

‘What good is a husband? Isn’t the baby the only precious thing? Your wife feels like she’s going to die!’

Overcome with emotion at the sight of him sleeping, completely unaware of her feelings, tears welled up in her eyes.

Unaware of Elisa’s turmoil, Richard tried to pull her into his embrace as he slept.

Elisa forcefully shoved his arm away from her, then punched his solid chest.

But her fist hurt more. She felt even more upset.

Feeling the impact, Richard opened his eyes.

“Elisa?”

“I really hate you.”

Elisa shot back at him with a bewildered look, then turned her back and lay down.

‘Why all of a sudden?’

Richard, who had been abruptly hit while sleeping, stared at Elisa in confusion.

But he couldn’t hear any response from her as she turned away.

*

‘Why in the world…?’

This question had been lingering in Richard’s mind since early morning, and now it was past lunchtime.

Richard sat quietly next to Elisa, who was eating cake, observing her.

‘I really hate you.’

Suddenly receiving an unexplained animosity from Elisa, Richard was at his wit’s end.

At first, he tried to think it over by himself.

What on earth did he do wrong? What had upset her?

But no matter how much he thought, he couldn’t pinpoint anything.

Next, he asked her directly about what he had done wrong.

Elisa said it was nothing, but her expression as she replied felt oddly cold.

She didn’t smile at him as usual and seemed to subtly avoid his gaze.

‘There must be something I don’t know about.’

What could it be?

While he was pondering, the last piece of cake that Elisa had been eating disappeared into her mouth.

The piece of cake set aside for Richard remained untouched.

Richard pushed his piece of cake toward her, as if it had originally been hers.

Only then did Elisa glance at Richard and start eating the cake.

Watching her, Richard carefully spoke up.

“Elisa, could you tell me what I did wrong?”

He could accept being ignored until her feelings softened.

But he didn’t want that resentment to linger in her heart.

However, Elisa didn’t seem willing to talk yet.

“It’s nothing. Why do you keep making me look like a strange person?”

Elisa’s lips pouted, and her voice became sharp.

Noticing her mood, Richard decided not to pry further and kept quiet. He didn’t want to upset her.

‘That fool.’

Feeling a bit guilty for her unintentional sharp response, Elisa cut a piece of cake and offered it to him.

It was a gesture to hide her feelings of apology.

Richard looked at Elisa with a puzzled expression.

In a slightly softened voice, Elisa said, “It doesn’t taste good if you eat it alone, so you should eat too.”

Without a word, Richard accepted the piece of cake she offered.

During the process, a small crumb of cake got on his lips.

Seeing this, Elisa unconsciously brought her finger to his lips, unintentionally brushing against his tongue as he licked his lips.

Startled by the warm and soft sensation, Elisa quickly pulled her hand away.

In that moment, their eyes met, and heat rushed into Richard’s gaze.

‘Ah…’

As she met his gaze, Elisa’s heart sank.

Then it happened.

“Lady, Sir Setil has arrived.”

Today was the day for their weekly regular check-up.

The subtle tension between them dissipated quickly with the doctor’s arrival.

“Come in.”

Elisa comfortably leaned against the bed to receive her examination, with Richard by her side.

“You’re showing quite a bit this week,” the doctor said, smiling as she looked at Elisa’s belly. She then took hold of her wrist.

Elisa watched her anxiously.

Although she hadn’t felt any particular symptoms, she was still worried that something might be wrong with the baby.

To soothe Elisa’s anxious heart, Richard gently held her hand.

After a moment, the doctor finished her examination and spoke with a smile.

“The baby’s heartbeat is very strong. It seems to be growing healthily, so there’s no need for concern.”

“That’s a relief.”

“Have you felt any fetal movements yet?”

“No, not yet.”

“Some people are sensitive enough to feel movements around this time. However, it’s still early, so there’s no need to worry.”

At the mention of ‘fetal movement,’ Elisa blinked.

Though her belly was gradually growing, it felt strange to think that she would soon feel the presence of the baby.

“You should be able to feel the movements within a month. At first, they’ll be very subtle, so it may take a little longer for you to notice them, Your Grace.”

“…”

“During this time, be sure to talk to the baby a lot.

If you do feel any movements, be sure to respond actively.”

Elisa listened intently and nodded.

The doctor added some information about the second trimester.

“This is the most stable period of your pregnancy, so you can do the things you haven’t been able to do. Eat what you want, and you can also go on picnics nearby.”

“Ah, okay.”

“And you can engage in intimate relations as long as it’s not too strenuous. Your happiness will positively influence the baby as well.”

Elisa was intrigued by the doctor’s words but then glanced at Richard beside her, feeling indifferent.

‘What good would it do to tell him? He’s as dense as a rock.’

Yet she didn’t pull her hand away from his.

*
That night, Elisa entered the bedroom wearing the pajamas she usually wore.

There was no need to wear something that would be ineffective and only make her feel embarrassed.

As always, Richard helped her lean back against the bed to apply massage cream to her belly.

He began to spread the cream carefully.

His large hands gently caressed her belly, as if they were touching the most precious thing in the world.

‘That tickles.’

Elisa thought the touch was a little ticklish, but she liked it.

The warmth transmitted through his skin, the way his eyes softly gazed at her belly, and his focused demeanor in a task he could have rushed through—all of it made her heart swell with warmth.

After Richard returned from the war, she had always wished for him to find happiness like ordinary people. Even at the moment when she was about to run away with his child.

But in the end, she was the one who brought him that ‘ordinary happiness.’

Every time she saw him engrossed in the baby, she felt a swell of pride in that fact.

“Good night, little one.”

After finishing his night talk with the baby, Richard gently kissed Elisa’s belly.

Elisa shivered at the contact.

The moist and warm lips against her bare skin made something inside her feel hot.

Additionally, his hand, which softly cradled her belly, felt not just warm but almost hot. Her heart began to race.

After greeting the baby inside her, Richard lifted his head. Elisa’s gaze was fixed on his reddish lips.

“Well then, sleep—”

Before he could finish his sentence, Elisa cupped his cheeks and pulled him close, kissing his unprepared lips.

“….!”

At Elisa’s unexpected kiss, Richard’s gaze shook violently.

Elisa awkwardly pressed her lips against his before slowly pulling away to look at him.

“………Richard.”

As she sighed his name, the moment their eyes met, heat flickered in his previously frozen red eyes.

It was the gaze of a beast ready to devour her.

Her heart began to thump rapidly.

Startled, Elisa had no chance to escape as Richard’s large hand grasped her cheek, blocking her retreat.

Caught by him, Elisa faced him helplessly.

The red eyes filled with the light of the luminous stone, along with the warmth of his hand holding her cheek, felt almost too hot. It felt as if her entire face was on fire.

In a low voice that seemed to rumble, he said, “Don’t run away.”

“…….”

“You started it first.”

As soon as he finished speaking, he captured her lips in a fierce kiss.