Beast King's Crippled Mate-Chapter 233: She might be…

Gale and Swan stared at each other in horror, each for a different reason.

Swan was shocked because she couldn’t believe she had just accidentally vomited on her husband’s chest. It was disgusting, and she panicked as she tried to wipe the vomit with her nightdress.

"I-I’m sorry, husband. I didn’t mean to," Swan apologized while desperately wiping her vomit. However, the more she tried to wipe it, the stronger the disgusting scent got, and it made her feel even more helpless. "Why is it getting worse? Oh, I’m so sorry, Gale. Ugh, this is so dirty, I’m so dirty..."

Swan began sobbing for no good reason, but she was currently overstimulated that she didn’t know what to do. There was a mix of panic, disgust, and desperation swirling in her mind right now.

Meanwhile, Gale was also staring at his crying wife underneath his blindfold, but for a completely different reason.

He didn’t care about a little stain on his body, especially since it came from his wife.

He was just shocked seeing Swan’s reaction right now.

"Stop wiping it, Swan," Gale said, but when Swan ignored him, he grabbed her wrist and repeated, "Stop it! I’ll just call the maids to clean it up!"

Swan lifted her head, and the tears welling in her eyes broke like a dam, streaming down freely on her cheeks.

"Don’t fret about the stain. You are my wife, not my subject," Gale coaxed as he gently wiped the tears on Swan’s cheeks. It still couldn’t stop her from crying, so he decided to put Swan on the bed first, before opening the door. He told the cat maids to clean the vomit stain, and also call the doctor.

Swan was still sobbing when Myra was providing her with a new set of clean night dresses. Gale was wiping his chest with a damp cloth while waiting for the doctor.

He observed his wife in silence the whole time.

He wanted to ask what was wrong with his wife, but Swan seemed to be overly sensitive right now. Thus, all he did was let Swan sit on his lap and gently pat her back.

"Calm down, Sweetheart. It’s okay," Gale comforted.

The beastman doctor rushed to the room not long after with his medical box.

"Your Majesty, I heard there is an emergency!"

Gale nodded and said, "My wife just vomited twice this morning, and she looks pale and weak. Go check on her."

The beastman doctor tried to check on the Queen, but Swan seemed to be aversive and uncooperative. She continued to bury her head on Gale’s chest and barely answered any questions from the doctor.

The doctor tried to diagnose her condition but was confused as he couldn’t guess what happened to Swan.

"My apologies, Your Majesty, but I’m unsure about the condition that Her Majesty suffers right now. I’ve checked her heart rate, and her temperature, and asked her a few questions, but I cannot come up with anything other than an upset stomach..."

Gale didn’t blame the doctor this time, because he knew that Swan was being uncooperative.

Hence, he tried to persuade her instead, "Sweetheart, why don’t you tell the doctor about it? This isn’t the first time it happened, right?"

"H-how do you know?" Swan asked.

"Because you refused my help. It must’ve been something that happened regularly," Gale replied as he understood his wife’s personality well. Swan was not someone who liked to make a big deal of herself. Even when she was sick or cold, she would try her best not to be a burden. "If it’s just a one-time situation, you wouldn’t try to push me away."

Swan lowered her head shamefully.

She thought she had been clever enough to try to hide her regular morning sickness so as not to make Gale worry excessively. But in the end, she still couldn’t hide anything from her husband.

"I didn’t mean to hide it. I just don’t want to make you worry," Swan murmured. "You get so busy with the kingdom. You already have enough burden on your shoulders."

Gale sighed, but he couldn’t help but curl his lips as he was strangely happy with how Swan was worried about his well-being.

He would never feel burdened as long as Swan was by his side at the end of the day. On top of that, he was physically very strong as well.

Even so, it was still nice to hear that Swan was still worried about him despite knowing how invincible he was. It meant that Swan was still very much in love with him.

He hugged her tighter and muttered, "As long as I have you, then nothing is too difficult, Swan. Be a good girl and tell the doctor honestly about everything he needs to know, alright?"

Swan nodded weakly, before replying to the doctor, "I’ve been experiencing morning sickness every day. I’d retch and puke my guts out. I also started eating less because eating certain food makes me feel nauseous."

The doctor frowned, "Did you have a fever for the past week, Your Majesty?"

Swan shook her head, "I’d usually feel better around brunch time. But I still can’t eat some food..."

"Do you eat anything moldy or poisonous?"

"Of course not," Swan replied. "The maids always make sure that I get the best food available."

The crease on the doctor’s brows deepened, and Gale grew increasingly wary, "Say something. How is my wife? Is she in dire condition?"

The doctor took a deep breath and asked Swan for the last time, "Pardon me for asking this question, Your Majesty. But how about your period? Have you gotten your monthly period yet?" freeweɓnøvel.com

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"I should have gotten it last week. But I haven’t."

"What’s a period?" Gale asked as it was his first time hearing it. "Is it a dangerous illness?"

"Period is the equivalent of the estrus cycle in our species, Your Majesty," the doctor replied. "A very few beastmen species have a menstrual cycle like female humans, but most don’t. Based on what I studied, when a female human is still in her fertile age and doesn’t get her period, it can be caused by two things; either there is a problem with her health or mental condition, or she might be pregnant."