I had a high fever for several days, but my stepmother didn't even call a doctor for me.

I managed to tough it out.

Just as the fever subsided, my stepmother had already set a date with the Yule family.

"Hurry up to marry him! Don't stay at home and bring bad luck!"

I was really surprised that a prestigious family like the Yule family would agree.

The wedding day came quickly, and although it was my second marriage, my father still prepared a dowry for me because of the Yule family's connections.

He personally waited at the gate, wanting to meet David, my new husband.

To my surprise, David didn't come to pick me up.

Instead, he sent his adjutant to represent him.

My father was so angry when he saw the adjutant that his face turned green, and the mocking laughter from the crowd made him storm into the house.

"What a disgraceful thing!"

Suddenly, laughter burst out from the crowd, "You're infertile! My son hasn't remarried, but you're already getting married! Anyway, even if you marry into the family, you're still going to die! I can't wait to see your death!"

To my surprise, it was my former mother-in-law, Madam Shaw.

She came specifically to humiliate me with the news of my marriage.

She came up to me, pointing at my nose and scolding, "No mother-in-law can stand an infertile daughter-in-law..."

But before she finished speaking, a flash of silver light appeared in her eyes, and a spear was pointed at her neck, "Shut up! If you keep talking nonsense, I'll kill you on the spot!"

It turned out to be the adjutant sent by David to escort me.

My former mother-in-law was so frightened that her face turned pale, and she didn't dare to say a word.

After the adjutant's words, even the crowd watching the excitement fell silent.

After he retracted his spear, he respectfully bowed his head to me, "Madam, please get on the sedan."

I followed him into the sedan in a daze.

Even the adjutant officer was so serious. Then David must be a fierce and evil person.

I was on edge all the way, and only breathed a sigh of relief when David lifted the cover off my head.

"It's you!" I shouted in surprise.

He turned out to be the person who saved me at the banquet that day.

"Yeah." He nodded and threw away the cover in his hand, "What a coincidence."

Then he began to take off his military uniform in front of me. Probably he just rushed back.

As he undressed in front of me, I suddenly remembered the touch when I bumped into him that day.

Hmm... it was hard.

I couldn't help but get nervous. My face started to heat up, and I quickly looked away.

"Why did you stop watching me, my lady?" He turned back and sat beside me.

His bare chest under the clothes was faintly visible with his movements.

I quickly averted my gaze and turned my face away.

I heard him chuckle.

With a rustling sound, the candles suddenly went out. "Since you are so shy, let's take advantage of the darkness."

He pulled my arm and led me to the bed.

His strong arms were resting behind my neck, the warmth I felt, making my heart beat faster.

In the darkness, I smelled the scent on his body, and my heart was pounding.

He was not hurried.

"Honey, it seems you don't have so much experience."

I clenched my teeth, unable to explain anything.

After a moment,

his expression changed slightly, with restraint and surprise,

"Why are you still a virgin?"

The next day, he looked at the bite marks on his shoulder and smiled bitterly, "Look, what you've done to me."

I blushed and hid under the covers.

Just then, a servant came over and reminded us to go and greet my parents-in-law.

After getting dressed, David accompanied me to go.

My mother-in-law was very easygoing and gave me a talisman.

She said she specially went to the temple on the mountain to get it for me, before I married David.

I felt valued for the first time.

She might be worried that I would have a mishap like David's previous wives.

But that meant she cared about me.

I carefully put away the talisman. As soon as I got out, David held my hand.

In broad daylight, I immediately wanted to take it back.

His expression remained calm, without any change, but he held my hand tighter.

We should go for breakfast, but David pulled me back into the room.

He was calm and indifferent. He pressed me against the door as soon as we entered. I knew he wanted me again.

"Honey, it's already dawn..."

"So what if it's dawn?" he asked me in a deep voice, burying his face in my shoulder.

I went to grab the falling skirt, "They may make fun of us."

He picked me up and said, "Darling, don't worry. This is the Yules' Mansion. Who dares to laugh at us?"

His words made me somewhat fascinated.

This was the Yules' Mansion...

By the time I reacted, my clothes had all fallen to the ground.

I had just slept for a short while after staying up almost the whole night last night.

David seemed like a wild beast. I couldn't stay away from him no matter what, so I had little energy even during the day.

He, on the other hand, was full of vitality every day, while I was the one who had been drained of energy.

He was usually very indifferent and stern, so the servants in the mansion were extremely afraid of him.

He was very different when we were in bed at night.

A few months passed in a blink of an eye. Maybe because he couldn't get enough of me, I felt exhausted every day. Sometimes, I could hardly get out of bed.

My mother-in-law was worried and came to visit me on her own initiative.

Her eyes were full of sorrow, worrying the bad luck would fall on me again.

David hurriedly brought the doctor in, sat down sideways, and held me in his arms.

The doctor took my pulse while asking about my symptoms.

The maid waiting on the side replied, "Mrs. Yule has been unable to eat these days, and she feels extremely nauseous. She feels drowsy all day and constantly wants to sleep."

My mother-in-law anxiously asked the doctor, "What should we do, Dr. Zane? You must come up with a solution..."

I also tightened my heart, afraid that I couldn't really escape from death.

The atmosphere in the room was extremely oppressive.

Dr. Zane withdrew his hand and sighed lightly. I thought he was going to say that there was no hope for me, but to my surprise, he smiled and said, "Mrs. Yule is pregnant!"

"What?

Pregnant?"