03 | consequence
A few weeks later since the revelation of the truth..
Cecil
Val.. Valerie... Val.
Valerie (FL)
Y-Yes, auntie?
Cecil
*sighs* We have a customer, and you're sleeping, hon..
Valerie (FL)
S-Sorry, sorry, I was just.. Feeling really sleepy.
Cecil
*shakes head* This is why I'm telling you to sleep early. Tsk, tsk.
Valerie (FL)
I-I did, though, I just can't help but feel sleepy...
John
Auntie Cecil, Lady Val, can I just have my flowers, please?
John
My dearest girlfriend is waiting for me! 🙄
Valerie (FL)
Oh, shut your mouth for a second, John!
Valerie (FL)
*shoves flowers to his arms*
John
Geh!? H-How mean! Cranky!
Cecil
Hush, hush, just get going already!
John
I will, I will, thank you even though I received a rude service!
Valerie (FL)
Just leave already and don't come back with a new girl if your girlfriend dumps you!
John
Lady Val, so mean, meanie!
Cecil
How are you feeling lately..? 🙁
Valerie (FL)
Auntie, I feel alright.
Valerie (FL)
Why do you ask? 🤨
Cecil
You seem pretty unusual lately.
Cecil
Lately, I've noticed that you're always, uhm.
Cecil
Are you menstruating, hon? 😅
Valerie (FL)
Menstruating? No, no, I'm not...
Valerie (FL)
I still haven't gotten my period, for...
Looking back to how many days has it been since she had last had her period, Valerie then paused, realizing that—
Valerie (FL)
For more than a.. More than a month now.
Cecil
V-Val.. Valerie, oh, dear god...
Silence filled the room as the two women looked at each other in horror, the realization of the situation dawning on them.
Valerie (FL)
Sh*t, sh*t.. I'm f*cked, oh, my...
Valerie (FL)
I-I can't be pre—pregnant...
Valerie (FL)
It can't be..
Valerie swallowed thickly as he hand instinctively went to her stomach, touching it as she shuddered.
Cecil
Y..You're pregnant... W-With the Duke's c-child.
Valerie (FL)
This can't be happening, I-I d-don't want, I don't like this..!
Valerie (FL)
I..I must g-get rid of this child, o-or else I'm doomed by the Duke!
Cecil
How could you think of such thing as getting rid of an innocent child!?
Cecil
I, and God himself forbid you from doing so! 😡
Valerie (FL)
B-But auntie.. M-Matteo, h-he... He will.. This child is... 😢
Cecil
You and that child you are bearing will hide from the Duke, or else, as you said, you are doomed.
Cecil
Such man like his status.. Having a child with a nameless woman like you...
Cecil
Oh, dear goodness.. You would be wiped from this world if his family were to find out. 😰
Months then went by with Valerie hiding from the public's watchful eye, having moved away from the village she stayed in and to another.
Valerie (FL)
Ugh.. I look like I'm about to burst any second now.
Valerie (FL)
This is one painful consequence...
John
Hahaha, yeah! That's what you get for hooking up with—who again?
John
Yes, I apologize. I shall shut my mouth now. 🤐
John
Hehe, I'm just glad you are doing alright here, Miss Val.
Valerie (FL)
Thankfully, the Duke hasn't caught wind of me yet.
Valerie (FL)
I heard, he's looking for me?
John
Yep.. He is. But luckily, his mother is keeping him on a leash. He's prohibited from going out until his coronation as the Duke.
John
The baby, though. Any news? Complications?
Valerie (FL)
No, no. No complications. Healthy baby.
Valerie (FL)
I'm expected to give birth this month.
Valerie (FL)
That's for us to find out once I give birth.
John
Well then, I will get going now.
John
I'll let madam Cecil know of this news.
John
Ciao, miss Val! Take care!
Valerie (FL)
Yes, yes, you too..
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