Chapter 14 Is it possible that she is not my child?
"You still remember to come back?"
The Duchess looked dignified and spoke in a serious tone.
"You haven't replied to my messages, and my servants haven't shown up. Are you getting too independent?"
On the other side, the Duke looked at his wife distressedly, trying to smooth things over.
"Okay, now that Lilith is back, don't be angry anymore. Lilith, come and sit down."
As for Shen Jiaxu, she seemed not to notice him and didn't even say hello.
The maid stood aside with a tray. Lilith sat down opposite the Duchess without hesitation. Shen Jiaxu also sat down beside her in silence.
No one spoke, only the sound of dishes colliding lightly. Lilith was careful not to do anything inappropriate to avoid arousing suspicion.
She observed the Duke and Duchess, whom she had only seen once in the animated series, from the corner of her eye. The Duchess had long, soft black curly hair and blue eyes, while the Duke had blond hair and black eyes.
No wonder the original owner has never been suspected for so many years.
The tableware was taken away. Lilith wiped her mouth with a white silk scarf, and then she heard the Duchess's somewhat indifferent voice across from her.
"I don't care if you act arrogantly outside or if you're willing to take the individual soldier courses. In short, the Katrin family needs a qualified heir. You are useless, but you must leave me with outstanding descendants."
Lady Katrin glanced at Lilith, her eyes filled with unconcealed disgust and contempt. It was not like she was looking at her own child, but rather at an enemy.
"D-rank! The Catrin family has never had a guide of such a low rank. Ever since you awakened, countless noble ladies have been mocking me behind my back. You bring shame upon the family, Lilith!"
"The original marriage with the prince has to be cancelled. Even a distinguished S-rank Sentinel won't consider you. You can only find some illegitimate children or useless people who have been kicked out of their homes."
When talking about the illegitimate child, Lilith noticed that the corners of Shen Jiaxu's mouth seemed to twitch.
She remembered that in the story, Shen Jiaxu's original surname was Weilander. He was born to a prostitute named Shen in the slums. He was not adopted into the Weilander family until he was four years old.
The Duchess seemed to have found someone to vent her anger on, so she picked up the teacup in front of her and poured it over at an angle.
"Shen Jiaxu, if Count Willand hadn't been recommending you to me, saying that Lilith loved you, I wouldn't have agreed to let you into my family. But now, look, have you won Lilith's favor? If you can't give Lilith an heir, then I don't think you need to stay in the military academy any longer."
His fingertips almost dug into his flesh. Despite being humiliated like this, Shen Jiaxu still had a somewhat apologetic smile on his face, as if the words just now had not trampled him into the mud. Some hot tea slid down his face, leaving red marks.
He knew his illegitimate identity since he was a child. He was almost invisible in the family of Count Willand. He did not want to inherit the family business, nor did he intend to compete with others. But when the little blonde girl pointed at him and asked him to be her husband, everything changed.
He could no longer go out to the garden and have fun, nor could he play with his friends. He could only be forced to learn how to please others, because Lilith was the only daughter of the Duke's family and would definitely inherit the Duke's huge status and wealth in the future.
His brothers and sisters treated him as a competitor, pushed him into the water, and played some bad tricks on him. If he hadn't been careful, he might have died.
All this was just because Lilith wanted to "have" him, but now, his identity as a human being was stripped away, and in the eyes of others, he became a breeding tool.
The Duchess' words were not threats. If she had only spoken, his father would have been happy to pull him out of the military academy, put him in a cage, and send him to Lilith's room.
What is there to be nostalgic about? He was abandoned by his mother, hated by his father, and no one cares about him. Instead of being locked up, he might as well fight to the death!
A dark mood appeared in his eyes, but the table was knocked hard by someone. The huge shock brought him back to his senses and he saw that the girl next to him had stood up.
"Even pig breeding takes time. Why are you so anxious, Mother? Didn't you two A-ranks also give birth to a D-rank guide like me? Why aren't you afraid? I'm the same way."
Lilith curled her lips into a cold smile, and placed her hands on the table. She lifted the tablecloth of the long dining table. The Duchess's face was filled with surprise and anger.
"You, you actually dare..."
"There's nothing I dare not do. You look down on me so much, so it's only natural for me to lose my temper, right? Before he became my husband, he was Shen Jiaxu, a human being, not a tool you want. Don't say such harsh words, or I'll get angry."
Without even looking at the Duchess clutching her chest, she turned around, grabbed Shen Jiaxu's hand, and pulled him up from the chair.
"Leave."
Lilith walked on the carpet of the spiral staircase without looking back. She went up to the second floor and randomly chose a room to go in. Luckily, in the middle of the bed was a portrait of a blonde girl with blue eyes.
The door closed behind her, she loosened her grip and slumped down onto the soft bed, cross-legged with her chin propped up, looking at the standing Shen Jiaxu inquiringly.
"You won't be angry?"
Being treated like a stud and subjected to such vile personal insults, Shen Jiaxu could actually still laugh.
"What? Are you talking about the Duchess? She didn't say anything wrong. I was the tool you chose to produce your heir, wasn't I? Although I don't understand why you never touch me."
The chestnut-haired boy was still smiling, but the smile was like a mask covering his face, so fake.
"Stop laughing, it's ugly and you don't mean it."
Lilith said unhappily, pointing at herself.
"I know you don't like me, so I won't do anything to you. Anyway, I won't hit you again, and I won't force you to do anything you don't like. Maybe soon, you won't have to see me anymore."
"Don't always act like a pushover. I don't think you need to handle every detail of the Student Union. Are the people you support useless? You're the president after all. You need to know how to use your power."
He must have a way to vent his anger. If he continues to endure in silence, Shen Jiaxu will definitely become a pervert!
Lilith thought distressedly, she stood up again and pushed Shen Jiaxu into the bathroom.
"Okay, go wash that stuff off your face. It's an eyesore."
Lilith closed the bathroom door, then remembered that her clothes seemed to be in another room. She pushed the door open and went out. A low voice reached her ears.
"Look at her, she doesn't look like our child at all! She's not elegant or dignified at all, and her mental strength is so low!"
Lilith stopped at the stairs. The maids on standby had disappeared. Only the sound of the Duke and Duchess talking could be heard.
"I went to the orphanage and checked. When the explosion happened, another woman who gave birth at the same time as you disappeared, and her child was also missing. I always feel that this is a bit strange."
"Do you think that Lilith is not our biological child?"
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