My Daddy Hides His Power Chapter 330 - Side story Part 2 Chapter 26

“Hello. This is the godfather of my wife.”

 

“Ah! Heuk.” 

 

With that single sentence, Cheshire subtly asked her not to say anything foolish.

 

“Unnie, you remember us, right?”

 

“Of course. Did the wedding go smoothly?”

 

“Yes, thanks to you!”

 

I quickly took a seat in front of her. Oscar grumbled as he sat to my left, and Cheshire took the spot on my right.

 

“But you don’t do tarot readings anymore?”

 

“Oh, I switched to crystal ball readings. They’ve been more popular lately.”

 

She pointed to the crystal ball on the table. I felt a bit flustered.

 

“Actually, I came back because the reading you did last time seemed to be really accurate.”

 

“….”

 

Sister glanced at Cheshire and nodded.

 

“…I’m jealous.”

 

“Yes?”

 

“Not at all. But since the reader hasn’t changed, its accuracy is just as strong. Would you like to try reading a crystal ball?”

 

She grinned and waved both hands over the crystal ball in a theatrical flourish. To anyone else, it might have looked like a cheesy gesture, but I didn’t mind—I knew she was genuinely skilled.

 

But it seemed Oscar wasn’t the case.

 

“Is this even a licensed business? If they gave permission for something like this, then technically you could commit fraud legally—what a state of affairs.”

 

“M, Master!”

 

I poked Oscar in the side. After saying such a thing, he just frowned at me like nothing was wrong.

 

“Haha, Sister. Excuse me…”

 

“By any chance?”

 

“Are you someone who gets angry easily, is irritable, quick to get annoyed, self-centered, and tends to blurt things out immediately without thinking them through, often causing friction with those around you?”

 

Oscar flinched. Naturally, both I and Cheshire were surprised.

 

“Does fortune telling show things like that?”

 

“No, it’s just how you look.”

 

“…”

 

Silence.

 

“What…”

 

Oscar was furious. This fortune teller had a lot of energy, so it seems she’s not the type to just take the beating.

 

“Unnie, that… ugh.”

 

“Are you laughing?” 

 

Oscar looked at me with a stern look.

 

“No… it’s not funny, hic… I’m crying…”

 

I lowered my head and spoke, nearly in tears.

 

How could anyone not laugh at this? Sneaking a glance to the side, I saw my husband biting his lip hard to keep from smiling too.

 

“Whoa.” 

 

Oscar sprang to his feet. I immediately grabbed his arm.

 

“Don’t do that, sit down, Master. I came here today to get a reading—what will I do if you just leave?”

 

“No, what are you gonna do!”

 

“I told you, I’m getting my fortune read!”

 

I forced Oscar back into his seat and asked.

 

“How do you read fortunes with a crystal ball?”

 

“What would you like to know? Marriage luck, financial luck, career success—things like that—or I can take a look at your entire future life. Just check the price list here and choose.”

 

She pointed to the price list hanging in front of the table.

 

It was quite expensive.

 

“It’s really easy to make money.”

 

Oscar muttered upon seeing this.

 

However, I considered the price cheap for her spiritual prowess, so I chose the most expensive option, Course A, which offered a full reading of my life.

 

“Please take a look at my Master’s first.”

 

“What? I won’t!”

 

“Oh, please!”

 

I spoke while holding Oscar’s arm tightly so he couldn’t escape.

 

“Can you tell if our Master here will get married, if there are any unexpected accidents in his fate, you know, things like that? Does it all show?”

 

“Of course. The great crystal ball, summoned by the call of the stars, will reveal everything to you.”

 

She stretched her arms toward the air, trembling as if she had been possessed.

 

“Crazy.” 

 

At the utterly fake-looking display, Oscar was genuinely appalled.

 

“Now then, please place your hand over the great crystal ball for a moment, then lift it away.”

 

“I’m not doing this stu—whoo!”

 

I forcibly grabbed Oscar’s hand and placed it on the Great Crystal Ball. He pulled it back right away, but the fortune-teller said that was enough.

 

Sister finally looked into the ball and was startled.

 

“Wow, there’s so much money.”

 

“Hiiik!”

 

See! I told you she’s the real deal!

 

I turned to Cheshire. He was now nodding vigorously, wearing the expression of someone who had finally come to trust the fortuneteller.

 

“You’re already as successful as one can be, and you’ve amassed more than enough wealth.”

 

“Who couldn’t say something like that?”

 

Oscar threw cold water on it, but the woman didn’t seem to mind and kept staring into the crystal ball, scratching her head.

 

“But you said you were curious whether he could get married? He hasn’t already, has he? Or has he been married once before?”

 

“Yes?” 

 

“Heuph. That’s not it, but…”

 

She continued gazing into the crystal ball with half-lidded eyes as she spoke.

 

“I think you have a child.”

 

“Yes?!”

 

“You’re a con artist.”

 

“I’m not, though?”

 

To Oscar, who was openly calling her a fraud, she strongly denied it.

 

“I’ve never seen such a strange life before. Why is there no spouse, but there’s a child? It seems like you already have a grown child. Did you perhaps adopt it?”

 

The woman kept cooing at Jamie, who was strapped to Oscar’s baby carrier, as she asked.

 

I covered my mouth in shock.

 

Maybe Oscar’s “child” is…

 

‘It could be me!’

 

No, it wasn’t that I didn’t know. Cheshire, seemingly thinking the same thing, asked with a surprised expression.

 

“Please tell us what his future spouse will be like!”

 

“….”

 

She parted her lips as if to speak, then let out a sigh.

 

“Honestly, if I wanted to make money, I could tell you a nice little lie, but I have a feeling that if he ends up not getting married in the future, he’d report me for fraud, so I’d better not.”

 

An ominous opening statement followed. 

 

“To be honest, without even needing to check what the spouse does or when you’ll meet them, it’s just—”

 

She shook her head.

 

“There won’t be one.”

 

“What? No way! Seriously? He’s so handsome and rich, so why…?”

 

“None.” 

 

“Excuse me, please don’t say it so firmly. At least leave a little possibility…”

 

“There just isn’t.”

 

A solemn silence fell. Cheshire and I looked at Oscar as if he’d just been handed a death sentence, but the man himself didn’t seem to think much of it.

 

I, I was just looking…

 

But it was once again confirmed that she was truly gifted.

 

“Can you look after the baby too?”

 

I pointed directly at Jamie. He was my target today.

 

“Oh, of course. Many parents come to see what the future holds for their babies. Aw, how cute. Sweetie, give me your hand just once, will you?”

 

“Bya.” 

 

The sister pushed the crystal ball closer, and I lifted Jamie’s hand to gently touch it before pulling it away.

 

The sister looked into Jamie’s crystal ball and…

 

“Oh my!”

 

Her eyes widened as if they might pop out, and she stretched her arms toward the sky, shouting.

 

“He will be a king! And not just any king—he’s destined to be a wise and virtuous ruler!!!”

 

“…This is going crazy.”

 

Oscar, finally unable to bear it anymore, jumped up. He seemed even angrier at the thought of not being able to get married.

 

“I can’t believe I’m wasting precious time watching this ridiculous scam. I’m leaving—those two blockheads can finish watching it or not, whatever.”

 

“Ugh, wait a minute!”

 

“Let go of me!”

 

I grabbed onto Oscar’s waist, hanging on tight. While I held him, the woman quickly spoke.

 

“It doesn’t literally mean the baby will become a king. It means the child is destined to become a great person whose name will be widely known. The reason I mentioned a king or a sage ruler is that the path this baby will walk closely resembles that of legendary leaders called ‘sage kings.’”

 

The woman paused, pressing two fingers to her forehead in thought, and added.

 

“Do you happen to know Bjorn IV of the Kingdom of Teneba? It seems this baby will live a life similar to his. He was a wise ruler who, after personally beheading his tyrant brother, ascended the throne and brought about a period of peace and prosperity.”

 

“Ah… really? Haha, I don’t know much about royal history.”

 

“I’m actually from Teneba. So, I’m not very familiar with imperial history either. Hmm, let’s see… who would be here… ah! No need to look far, right?”

 

She clapped her hands.

 

“Enoch Rubinstein!”

 

???

 

“The one who led the Imperial Revolutionary Army, right? This baby… it seems destined to follow a life path just like those great figures…”

 

“Oh, Master!”

 

In the end, Oscar broke free and dashed out. Left with no choice, I hurriedly handed a tip to the fortune-teller and had to leave the shop with Cheshire.

 

* * *

 

Oscar sprinted at full speed, cradling baby Jamie in his arms, all the way to his sports car parked on Lilith’s estate.

 

“Haa, haa, haa.”  

 

Only after opening the driver’s side door and getting in did he calm his pounding heart, looking at the baby with wide, startled eyes.

 

“Who is that woman?!”

 

“Byaa byaa! (I, I don’t know!)”