YM778.TV Chapter 948: Your Baby Will Be My Baby As Well
But since only Chloe and Luna had come with her to the clinic, she decided to gather the rest of her sisters and inform them of what had happened.
"What I am going to tell all of you is extremely important and must be kept secret until Ethan returns to the academy," Lily said in a serious tone.
Everyone nodded in understanding, and with the exception of Chloe and Luna, everyone waited for the real reason why they were gathered here today.
"I am pregnant," Lily stated. "Six weeks pregnant, to be precise."
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Joanne\'s eyes widened in shock as she looked at Lily.
"I-I\'m going to be an aunt?" Joanne blinked.
Lilian\'s and Emma\'s face turned solemn because they believed that Lily had no intention of getting pregnant at the moment.
"How did it happen?" Emma asked. "Weren\'t you always drinking Contraceptive Potions?"
Lily nodded. "That\'s right. I\'ve been very careful to not conceive because I know that it is still too early for Ethan and I to have children. So I\'m at a loss as to how this happened as well."
"Then did you perhaps drink an expired potion?" Lilian commented.
"No." Lily shook her head. "All the contraceptive potions we use are made by Emma. How can any of them possibly be an expired good?"
"Right, I forgot about that." Lilian nodded.
All of Ethan\'s lovers, especially those who had already done the deed with him, would get a regular supply of contraceptive potions from Emma.
As Ethan\'s Promised One, she made sure that all of her sisters would not be able to conceive until they all graduated from the academy.
Simply put, only if they didn\'t drink the potion before or a day after they made love with their lover would the chances of them conceiving a child increase.
The young ladies knew that Lily was a very responsible person. She would not do anything that might harm Ethan in any way.
But now, she just declared that she was pregnant, which caused Ethan\'s lovers to not know what to do.
"You\'re keeping the baby, right?" Selene, who was in her Carbuncle form asked.
Lily nodded. "Yes."
Her hand even protectively touched her lower abdomen as if making sure that Ethan\'s first child wouldn\'t face any harm.
"It\'s quite unfortunate that Ethan is too far away from us, so we can\'t send him a message," Luna said softly. "Even if we ask our Ravens to find him, he will probably be under the sea, looking for Illumina."
"Don\'t inform him about this for now," Lily stated. "Right now, he is working on a very important mission. If he hears this news, he might return to the academy, forsaking his mission, which is something that he mustn\'t do no matter what.
"Aside from looking for Illumina, he also planned to prevent the Fomorians from making landfall in the Shire Continent. This means that he will stop them at the sea, where he has the advantage over them.
"If he returns, many innocent people will be endangered if the Fomorians successfully arrive on our lands. We just can\'t risk it."
Chloe sighed. "I\'ve also asked Professor Galena to keep this a secret for the time being. There is a possibility that Professor Rinehart might get wind of this through her and inform Ethan about this news.
"Knowing our Fiance, he will definitely rush back without fail. The less people who know about this, the better. So, make sure to keep this a secret for now."
Everyone nodded in understanding.
"Um, I am proficient in the healing arts, so I can take care of Lily as her personal nurse," Samantha proposed. "I can also monitor and ensure the baby will grow up healthy. Lastly, this is a very sensitive topic, so we can\'t let others know about Lily\'s condition."
Lily smiled at Samantha. "Thank you, Samantha. As a precaution, I might also need to leave the academy once my belly starts to grow in size. I will return to my homeland and give birth there.
"With my family around me, I\'m sure that everything will be fine. I will also write a letter later informing my parents about it. Don\'t worry. I\'ll ask them not to overreact or do anything that might cause a disturbance in the academy.
"However, I\'m sure that my mother will rent a house in Limeburgh Town, so she can check on me anytime."
Joanne pondered a bit before voicing out her thoughts. "Can I also report this to my mother? I\'m sure that she\'ll want to hear this news."
Lily hesitated, but she still nodded. "Of course, my mother-in-law should know about this too."
"Good!" Joanne smiled. "Also, Emma, don\'t inform the Protector Clans about this. They might overreact and send an army to protect my brother\'s future child. We can\'t let that happen no matter what!"
Emma, who initially thought of informing her mother, suddenly felt a chill run down her spine.
It seemed that she had nearly forgotten just how overprotective the Protector Clans were when it came to the bloodline of the Valentin Family.
If news came out that Lily was carrying Ethan\'s child within the boundaries of Caer Wydion, the scenario that Joanne pointed out would become a reality.
"Very well," Emma replied. "I will not inform my mother about this. But should we inform Enzo? Since he\'s already here in the academy, we should inform him, right?"
"No." Joanne shook her head. "That\'s a bad idea. The moment he finds out that my sister-in-law is pregnant, all our personnel here in the academy will monitor Lily twenty-four seven hours a day, seven days a week!
"Sister-in-law might feel very uncomfortable with their constant monitoring, and that might harm my unborn niece or nephew. We mustn\'t let this happen!"
The young ladies couldn\'t help but smile after seeing how overprotective Joanne was of her brother\'s unborn child.
"I almost forgot to say, congratulations, Lily," Lilian said. "I\'m going to be honest. I feel a little envious of you. But after I graduate from the academy, I will also do my best to conceive Ethan\'s child. Until then, your baby will be my baby as well."
"Of course," Lily nodded with a smile.
The young ladies suddenly became excited because they also wanted to see Ethan\'s baby.
Lilian was right.
Since they couldn\'t give birth to Ethan\'s child at the moment, Lily\'s baby would be their babies!
Little did these young ladies know that all of them would have suffered the same fate as Lily if Lady Hecate had her way.
Fortunately, Ashmedai put his foot down and stopped the Progenitor of Magic from making all of Ethan\'s lovers conceive, which might have made things very difficult for the Valentin Family.
The young ladies chatted for a few more minutes and delegated Chloe, who was in the same Manor as Lily, to check on her condition on a daily basis.
Lily would also get regular check ups from Samantha, who would personally visit her in Dud Manor, ensuring that she and the baby remained healthy.
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Somewhere inside the Eques Manor…
Nicole stared outside the window of her room as a white mist escaped her lips every time she breathed.
Her room was now covered in ice, but the young lady didn\'t seem to be bothered by it.
"A baby…" Baradiel muttered. "Ethan\'s baby."
The Progenitor of Magic had appeared inside Nicole\'s room and chatted a bit with the Fallen Angel, informing her that Lily had already discovered that she was pregnant.
A moment later, the beautiful lady\'s icy expression softened a bit as Nicole regained control of her body.
"From now on, we won\'t be sparring with Lily," Nicole declared. "I don\'t want to hurt Ethan\'s unborn child. Let\'s just settle with Alice."
\'Fine,\' Baradiel replied within Nicole\'s sea of consciousness. \'Are you happy for him?\'
"…"
"Heh…"
Nicole\'s soft expression once again became chilling cold, as a sharp look appeared in her eyes.
"Don\'t worry, even if the world freezes over, he and his lovers will be spared," Baradiel said softly. "I promise you in my name."
Whether Nicole heard Baradiel\'s promise or not, no one really knows.
The Fallen Angel only smiled faintly as she stood at the center of Nicole\'s room. Soon, she wrapped herself in a block of ice, cold enough to kill a normal person ten times over.