The Villainess Wants to Make Her Husband Slim Down

CHAPTER 22

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She knew it all too well.

If she truly married this duke, her revenge wouldn't be the end of it.

She would have to manage his residence as the Mistress of the house, as well as stand by his side at all types of balls and gatherings. In order to create and maintain strong relationships with other houses, they would have to meet a lot of people together.

But, the most important duty she'd have to take on would be to give birth to his heir. At least one. A boy, preferably. She had to bring him into this world, raise him up and make him a worthy heir.

– Giving birth to an heir...

If Prince Julian was out of reach, she at least wanted to have a handsome man if possible.

But, if Alois lost weight and improved his terrible skin, could he also become a good looking man? At that time, could Camilla truly accept him? Could she marry him and vow to raise his child?

– That's still far away.

Camilla murmured that in her heart as if to allay the anxiety crawling into her mind.

At the moment, she couldn't really see any change in Alois. All that flab and meat wasn't going to disappear in just a month. Although if you looked closely, maybe one his chins really had receded slightly.

– I'll think about it more once he actually loses that weight.

It was still too early to be sure he was actually going to slim down. The higher he climbs, the further he has to fall. Where had it come from in the first place? His sudden desire to actually 'lose weight'? For the time being, Camilla feels she ought to pay strict attention so that he doesn't relapse.

She knew that's what she had to do.

As Camilla was lost in thought, she was roused by the sudden sound of something shattering nearby.

She had gotten used to it recently. Since it kept on happening no matter how many times she was scolded, no one was really startled by the tell-tale sound of Nicole destroying something anymore.

Camilla just shrugged her shoulders as usual. In a way, she was relieved that something had snapped her out of those strange thoughts. She gave a look of feigned shock as she gave Alois a look that said 'there goes that troublesome girl again'.

But, Alois himself had a genuine look of panic on his face. As Alois turned his head towards the sound in a panic, Camilla blinked in confusion.

– Usually he would just grimace at this?

Was it Alois' generosity? Or was he merely indifferent? Either way, he usually tolerated Nicole's blunders without much fuss. She was a family member of an important business relationship, after all. There must have also been a feeling of not wanting to let such a magical talent go so easily, so he waved aside mistake after mistake when any other maid would have long since lost her job.

– So, what exactly is wrong?

That sound had come from much closer by than usual. – With how close it sounded, perhaps it was the second room over?

Right now, Camilla was in Alois' private room. The next room over was his office. And the one next to that, if she remembered correctly, was some kind of storeroom. Alois had told her that storeroom only contained old books and other assorted junk.

Camilla hadn't ever stepped inside. The main reason was that she wasn't interested at all, but Alois also didn't seem to want Camilla to go inside. 'There's nothing interesting in there,' he had said to Camilla, his tone clearly telling her that she shouldn't enter.