"S-S-Saint... what should we do?" Steward Belmont and the First Madam asked in a panic.
"Hss-aaa..."
Saint Riyal Mendez hissed with a bit of pain and annoyance.
His plans to steal First Madam were ruined. There was no fun if the woman already knew that the husband allowed this affair. Sure, there was some fun in that as well, but he became tired of that long ago, as such a play was weak. He only wanted to devour the flesh while fooling all parties involved.
"What can we do other than come clean?" He sighed, "Perhaps I’m no match for the City Lord in this state. He would only need to poison me slightly to cause my death. Are you two perhaps sent to poison me?"
"No!" Steward Belmont instantly denied as he waved his hand, "How can that be!? I was only here because I was told to escort the First Madam to your eminence."
Saint Riyal Mendez smiled as he turned to look at the First Madam.
"What about you, my love?"
The First Madam quivered ever so lightly, her limpid eyes turning misty, "I’m here because I felt we had a genuine connection after we exchanged promises. How could I bear to poison you? In fact, I’ll poison myself because I’m pregnant with the Steward’s child. I’ll abort in front of you to prove my devotion right now."
"What...? You’re pregnant with my child?" Steward Belmont turned to look at the First Madam in shock.
"Yes." The First Madam’s expression quivered before she cast a gaze at him, "Belmont, I regret falling for your cheap flirtations and becoming vulnerable to you. Since Kain already knows about our affair, I suppose both of us would be killed if we returned without accepting the Saint’s trust. However, I have no need for such devotion to the City Lord. I belong to the Saint and will become a part of his household even if I become a mere maid serving him."
"This is my devotion towards you."
First Madam knelt towards the Saint as she took an abortion pill and was about to swallow it when it was slapped out of her hand.
"How dare you!?" Steward Belmont roared in rage.
He truly loved this woman, but she betrayed him like this.
"Guards, restrain him." The Saint said calmly, but amusement filled his eyes.
The bodyguards, hidden in the shadows, quickly appeared behind the Steward and restrained him as they made him kneel.
"Yudeia, why are you doing this...?" Steward Belmont’s lips quivered, "Have you forgotten about our promise?"
"I cannot be with someone who dares to betray their master. The Saint is the only person whom I dare to follow because of my past. I am a married woman, but I am not barren. If the Kain can’t give me a child, then it is time I moved on. I will apply for divorce, and his evil deeds, which you have disclosed to me, will also be known by the world. He is no longer the person I loved."
"You-"
"Well said." The Saint sat up as his body trembled, but right now even his thrashed third leg showed signs of reviving as it tried to break through the bandages.
If it weren’t for his injuries, he might’ve jumped on Yudeia right away.
However, he held himself back and reached out his hand.
"Prove your loyalty to me. Use this abortion pill."
"I thank your eminence for your trust."
Yudeia received the pill in her palms before she swallowed it without hesitation.
"..."
The Saint’s eyes gleamed with some surprise. It wasn’t an act, but she was really willing to take the abortion pill, making him nearly consider whether he should take her as his maid. She was indeed adorable.
"No-" Steward Belmont was about to raise his voice, but the bodyguards shut his mouth.
He could only watch with a look of despair.
Yudeia spat out a mouthful of blood as her expression turned pale. Her body quivered from the aftermath of the abortion pill clearing out the vestiges in her womb, making her experience pain and discomfort reach a high level.
"Come here. Let me help you."
The Saint sighed lightly. He really didn’t expect Yudeia to prove herself this way.
He cursed those two experts for causing these injuries. Otherwise, he felt like he would’ve had one of the best times of his life.
Yudeia clutched her stomach as she stood up.
But at this moment, he saw Yudeia run out of the chamber, making him blink.
He instantly realized she was going to flush out the remains of the barely formed baby. With a twisted smile, he turned to look at the Steward.
"What more do you need to see? She was never yours to begin with. She is mine."
He cackled with a strange laughter filled with pain before he gestured for the guards to throw him out.
The guards threw him out without asking a single question, faithfully following the Saint’s commands since they failed to protect him previously. They had no idea what kind of punishments they would face when the Hexadra Clan’s higher forces appeared, so they had to please him a lot in order to survive.
Steward Belmont could not even offer a word.
He was pained by the betrayal and scared for his life. He dared not confront the Saint, as he knew he might lose his life here. However, he didn’t dare to return to the City Lord either, knowing he would be screwed if he lost both the Saint and the First Madam.
He had to make a stand.
He knew begging the Saint wouldn’t work, but he couldn’t think of anything else either.
But at this moment-
"Save me!~"
An anguished cry pierced through the eve of dawn, "Someone save me~"
It instantly stunned him and Saint Riyal Mendez as they recognized this voice.
"The Saint is trying to kill our baby by force-feeding me poison medicine~~~"
Her voice cracked with agony as she fell to the ground and screamed with despair.