129 – VCR

Distrusting Joo Min-hyeok's immediate answer, I frowned slightly and asked again.

“Did you actually listen to what I just said? I want to have the child, but I don't want to use that as a way to... with Your Majesty...”

“I know. I understood perfectly. You're saying you don't want to improve our relationship using the child as a pretext. I feel the same way. I don't want to keep you by my side using the child as an excuse. That isn't the future I envisioned for us.”