Despite the sudden summons from her son Ignatius, several days had passed before Elira received a letter from the nanny she had assigned to him.
The letter contained surprising news—Ignatius had brought home a lover with whom he intended to marry.
Even more astonishing was that this lover was already expecting a child.
"Husband! Oh, looked at this, what wonderful news!"
Elira excitedly relayed the message to her husband, who, with a relieved smile, simply responded, "Ah, indeed."
Among the Dragon Man, birth rates were notoriously low.
Elira herself had met her husband through an arranged marriage, and before love or romance, their priority had been conceiving a child.
Fortunately, she had been able to carry Ignatius.
She felt reassured.
In time, she had come to cherish the deep love her husband held for her, and she had learned to love him as well.