I'll take responsibility, sir.
Tillyrik-
"Dude!!"
"Yeah, Jooyeon. Did you have fun?"
"Ugh!!"
"Just a moment, I'll go see Mom and play with our main character."
"Just watch TV over there for a minute."
As expected, the house was quiet. The only sounds I could hear were Jooyeon's laughter and the TV. He used to always come out to the front door to greet me and welcome me when I left or came home from work. I don't expect that, but I still miss it sometimes. I wonder why it's like this...
Suddenly-
"Lady, I came early today..."
"..have you eaten?"
"Shall we go for a walk outside and get some fresh air?"
"...Honey, where does it hurt?"
"..Turn.. Ugh..."
"...Look at me, Jeong Yeo-ju. Let's go to the hospital."
"Hey, lady? Get up quickly."
The first thing I saw upon entering the room was the female protagonist, covered in a blanket. She was always like this, so I figured she might be feeling a little gloomy today. Then, a faint sob, as if in pain, leaked out, and the blankets rustled. Could it be the prince was about to be born? Or was it the pain of labor? Or... was she crying because I hadn't treated her well, because she was in pain...?
"Ugh... Oh... Ppua... Hehe.."
"Ugh, why is our heroine crying?"
"Turn it off.. Earlier.. I passed.. Ugh.."
"King, if something goes wrong... what should I do..."
"..Easy, calm down.. Don't worry, that won't happen."
"Even if the prince is wrong... I just want you to be okay."
"Are you sick or something? Should I go to the hospital just in case?"
"Tomorrow... uh... let's go together..."
"Okay, okay, let's definitely go together tomorrow."
It had been so long since I'd heard Yeoju's voice. It was heartbreaking to see a child who'd never spoken before start talking, worried about the child's future, and to see Yeoju fall. But thanks to that...? Hearing Yeoju's voice, holding her in my arms for the first time in ages... Yeoju must have been really worried, but I smiled a little. My wife, she's so lovely.
"Thank you for telling me first."
"It's been a while since I've heard our heroine's voice~"
"I'm sorry...sob..."
"Why are you sorry, I'm sorry."
"Let's go for a walk and go shopping tomorrow."
"I'm really sorry for saying such harsh things to you."
"I really love you, honey."
"It's been a while, just the two of us."
"I never imagined the two of us dating after Jooyeon was born."
"Sigh... Since there's a prince, aren't we alone..?"
"..so what if there are two, so what if there are three.. hehe"
"I'm so happy right now..."
"That's good.. haha because I like it haha"
I left Juyeon with Min Yoongi and went to the hospital. Thankfully, the prince was growing up healthy and well. With Juyeon gone, I finally gave in to Yeoju's longing to go out. All I could do was walk along the path, holding hands tightly, with a café drink in hand, but I was truly happy. Yeoju looked so happy, too. Seeing this, I regretted not going out with her, but I think if I treat her better in the future, she'll be fine.
"Should we go out tomorrow too? I'm finishing work."
"...It's hard for you, oppa... There's no one to leave Jooyeon to either..."
"I'm not tired at all. I'm happy because I'm with my honey."
"..Then...will you come out tomorrow too...?"
"We must, we must come out. Let's come out with Jooyeon."
If she were the original female lead, she would have been thrilled and said she'd come out right away. But I think the words she said back then really hurt her. Honestly, taking care of the main character and the female lead is hard. You never know where a child might run off to, and you never know when the female lead might become agitated. But since we're family, I should have held back. It was so heartbreaking to see her fidgeting and speaking in a small voice.
"My lady, I'm so sorry."
"..No, I'm sorry too."
"You said you'd make me happy, but you didn't do anything about it..."
"What's so hard about walking together like this for a few minutes... right?"
"It's what our honey and the prince want, so why can't we give it to them..?"
"..It would have been hard even if I were your older brother."
"I'm having a hard time too... It's hard to play with Jooyeon."
"My brother comes home from work too..."
She thought of me so much, how much did she want to leave me for her to tell me? How bored and repulsive must she have been staying at home? How difficult must it have been for her to bicker with Jooyeon while pregnant? He's only her husband in name, but he only cares about Jooyeon and can't even take care of himself. How... difficult must it have been? Maybe I shouldn't have met Yeoju... She's making things difficult with a young child...
“..Even if things get tough in the future, I will take good care of my family.”
“Even if I have a hard time, will it be harder for me than our heroine?”
"I'll come to my senses this time and not make things difficult for my family."
"I won't make you regret marrying me."
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