âHave you prepared it as I told you before?â
âOf course. Weâve already gotten everything set up in the special room upstairs. Please come this way.â
âUpstairs?â
Ravenâs forehead twitched. He told her to prepare them in advance, but it was already organized upstairsâfor someone who had a hard time to even move. Even if there was a lack of consideration, it was still too lacking.
Margareta, who wanted to avoid Ravenâs already crumpled expression, quickly lowered her head.
âI apologize. Iâm afraid that itâll be rather noisy downstairs, so Iâve set it up upstairs. If itâs inconvenient for you, Iâll move everything downstairs.ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âItâs okay. The doctor did say that I should exercise anyway.â
Molitia stepped up before Raven could utter anything. As her voice slowly softened the sharp atmosphere, Margareta sighed discreetly.
âThank you for your heartfelt understanding, Madame. Iâll make sure to prepare everything on the first floor next time.â
The second floor, which was followed by the ducal couple, eventually unfolded a cozy space amidst a quiet atmosphere. There was a clear indication of concern towards the Duchess who was pregnant.
Some refreshments and delicious cookies were all prepared beforehand. As if she had been waiting already, the designers immediately brought her some dresses of various designs.
A dress came into her line of sight as she was discussing various things to match her maternity dress.
âRaven, look at that. It must be childrenâs clothings.â
A dress entered into Ravenâs eyes as well, which he straight away turned his attention to Molitiaâs words.
ââ¦too small.â
It was ridiculously small compared to the adultsâ. The clothes merely had three buttons and they looked just like those cute doll clothes.
âIsnât my child going to wear something like that someday?â
Were those what people would wear? Raven just couldnât imagine. He even wondered if he had ever worn such clothings when he was still young.
He didnât notice whether it was there, but once he was aware of it, he just couldnât take his eyes off of it. The size had been small yet everything that should be on clothings was already embedded. And that had eventually opened Ravenâs heart.
âDo you like these clothes?â
Margareta, who noticed the coupleâs eyes, quickly queried.
âIâm not sure of the babyâs gender yet, butâ¦â
It was obvious that she couldnât take her eyes off.
âYou know what? If your stomach is especially round, itâs a boy.â
Was that it? Molitia glanced down at her stomach.
âThese days, newborn babies tend to opt for colors which are gender-independent. There is this myth that goes that if you dress like that, your child will grow even healthier.â
âDo you happen to have clothes for newborns?â
Margareta shook her head embarrassingly at Ravenâs words.
âIâm afraid our clothing store isnât involved in making baby clothes.â
âCanât you make them for me, then? I donât care how much itâll cost.â
No matter how much it would cost! Margaretaâs eyes immediately flashed.
A babyâs outfit wouldnât cost much money, but it was different for the Duchess. The moment her child was to wear it, the publicity effect would have been rather obvious. Margareta nodded her head quickly while thinking about the large sum of money that was just ahead of her.
âI think it will be most natural for me to create them when the Duchess desires them along with her wishes. And Iâll do my best to make them.â
âThank you. Iâd like to take a quick look at the designs of those clothes now.â
âI havenât thought of anything concrete just yet, but how about this?â
The couple, who already had what they wanted, was very enthusiastic about it. Margareta, who had been talking passionately for a while, proceeded to touch the brooch proudly.
âThen, I will create this design with the final thought in mind.â
âIâm looking forward to it.â
âI will make them with all my passion!â
Raven, who was looking at the smiling Margareta, slowly got up from his seat. He implicitly called upon Margareta as soon as Molitia was looking elsewhere.
âWait a minute.â
âHuh, Du-Duke.â
He stared at Margaretaâs hands. There were designs in her arms, which she had talked to Molitia before and gave a rough sketch.
âCan you make different colors to the clothes that she talked about?â
âWhat kind of clothes are you talking aboutâ¦?â
âThe clothes which you had discussed with my wife.â
âOh, you mean baby clothes?â
She unfurled the paper and placed it in front of Raven. The clothes of a small child were already drawn in various designs.
âYes, I hope you can make it with as many colors as you can. And I want to order something else that my wife had also noticed during the design sketching.â
A child would grow up quickly. However, this had been the Dukeâs case. Margareta, who couldnât miss all the money, gave a sincere nod.
âOkay then, I will absolutely do that.â
âAnd bring the bill to meânot to my wife.â
âYes, sir.â