Even though there hadn’t been a wedding, I was already treated as Ethan’s future wife in the Blackwood family.

We’d planned to get married right after graduation, and now that I was carrying Ethan’s first child, I couldn’t picture a future where I wasn’t his wife. I had already accepted my role as the future Duchess, as refusing to do so wouldn’t change how everyone else treated me.

“Good morning, Miss.”

“Oh, Head Butler Dietmeyer…”

“Just ‘Dietmeyer’ will do. The Young Master mentioned that you should feel free to set clear boundaries now.”

“Oh, right… Mr. Dietmeyer…”

Even the way …