Love's Unexpected Awakening Elowen's Choice novel Chapter 719

Chapter 719 I Am Your Husband

Iris froze

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“I was actually waiting for you to laring it up and call me out on it, which is why I didn’t rush to explain myself. But I waited and waited, and you never said a word. I realized that maybe you’re just not good at expressing these kinds of things. It could take days, months… You might never say it in your whole life. So, I couldn’t help but speak up first. I’m just too happy to keep it to myself, and I can’t bear to see you sad”

Iris balled her hands into fists, biting her lip hard.

“When you came back today,” Caelan continued, “I was telling Lila to prepare a surprise for you. She’s young, and she was so genuinely happy for you that she couldn’t help but laugh.” He paused for a moment, then asked, “Can you guess what the surprise is?”

Still keeping her back to him, Iris swallowed down a couple of muffled chokes, trying her best to sound casual. “If I guess it, it won’t be a surprise anymore.”

Caelan let out a low laugh. “True. I was so excited I completely forgot about that.” He coaxed gently, “Turn around first.”

After a brief silence, Iris complied, slowly turning over to face him.

The moonlight filtering through the window lattices mingled with the dim candlelight, casting a clear glow over Iris’s face and revealing the faint redness around her eyes.

Caelan gazed at her. “I knew it. You really were hurting I’m sorry, Iris. I should have explained sooner.”

Iris felt a sudden ache in her chest. She had never expected Caelan to say something like that to her.

Suddenly, Lady Elowen’s words by the rockery echoed in her mind again.

Between a husband and wife, nothing matters more than sincerity.

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Caelan reached out, tenderly cupping her face in his hands, and gently brushed away the stray tears at the corners of her eyes with his thumbs.

“I’ll never let this happen again,” he murmured as he wiped them away. Once her tears had dried, he continued, “I also know you’ve endured a great deal of hardship from my mother since marrying me. She looks down on you because of your humble background and has constantly humiliated you. Even now, while you’re carrying my child, you still have to endure endless lectures from her. I know you’ve suffered, but as her son, it’s truly difficult for me to reproach her.”

Iris wasn’t surprised by his words. She knew Caelan was a deeply filial son. Besides, he had been a sickly child; back then, people in the palace used to whisper behind his back, wondering if he would even survive to adulthood. Despite facing intense pressure from the late Empress, Elira had protected Caelan and raised him into the tall, handsome man he was today, which had undoubtedly taken an immense amount of effort. From Caelan’s perspective, it made no sense to ruin his relationship with his mother over a newlywed secondary consort. In the future, when Caelan became Crown Prince and eventually Emperor, he would still need Elira-and the backing of the Jones family.

So, while Iris felt a twinge of disappointment hearing this, she merely nodded obediently. “I understand.”

Chapter 7191Am Your 1 Husband

Seeing her reaction, a smile actually tugged at the corners of Caclan’s mouth. “However, I went to the study today to petition Father. Since you are already pregnant, you can be elevated to primary consort.”

Iris had still been dwelling on his comment about not being able to criticize his mother, so the sudden revelation caught her completely off guard. It took a moment for the words to sink in. Her eyes widened in utter disbelief as she stared at Caelan. “Bu… but my background is so humble. And I’m only pregnant; I haven’t even given birth to a legitimate heir yet…”

How could she possibly become his primary consort? She already considered herself incredibly lucky just to be secondary consort.

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“What does background matter? Since the founding of Avenlor, we’ve had high-ranking fninisters who started out as butchers, and these days the imperial court frequently promotes scholars from modest families. If anything, your background makes you a better fit.” Caefan smiled down into her not have given birth to a legitimate son yet, but I wanted nothing more than to show you the honor and

eyes. “You may love you deserve, so I begged Father in his study for a long time. Father is soft-hearted, especially after everything that happened between Cassian and Elowen. It’s made him much more lenient when it comes to arranged marriages and matters of the heart. Because of that, he has already given his consent. It won’t be long before the imperial decree for your promotion is issued. Once you are the primary consort, and with Elowen backing you up, even my mother will have to think twice before trying to lecture you.”

Iris’s head spun. In that moment, a profound sense of unreality washed over her.

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