# WebtoonLib — I Only Need the Duke's Child #22 ## Series - title: I Only Need the Duke's Child - slug: i-only-need-the-duke-s-child-t7h7gek5 ## Chapter - number: 22 - chapter_key: 22-wg87u5 - release_date: 2026-11-09 ### Summary Chapter 22 of I Only Need the Duke's Child focuses on Herdin and his wife's contract marriage and jealousy tension. Realizing her heart is slipping toward Herdin, the woman decides to keep him away from the priestess he will love in the future and to draw a line so her name won't be tarnished in the divorce. Herdin says he doesn't want a mistress and that until the contract ends, he will only be with his wife. The tie-tying closeness, the prayer ceremony, and the encounter with Gerard Lumiel heighten the tension. - summary_language: en - summary_source: chapter_translation - summary_verification: verified ### Key events - Gerard Lumiel remarks couple became true spouses in a month and wishes holy family - Maid reports news has arrived from the guild - Couple meets Gerard Lumiel who thanks husband for resolving hunting grounds incident - Husband refuses mistress idea, says she is his wife until contract ends and only with her - Woman realizes her heart beats for her husband but decides to distance herself and draw a line - Woman recalls Gerard Lumiel saved her in fire and led mourners for late Duke and wife - Two weeks after festival, woman notes no progress on guild, divorce, attacker, or fire - Woman admits not seeing husband is good for heart but fears getting used to dull peace - Woman ties husband's fallen necktie in intimate moment before prayer ceremony - Woman asks husband not to take priestess as mistress to avoid staining his name during divorce ## Spoiler - level: auto ### Safe teaser Chapter 22 of I Only Need the Duke's Child focuses on Herdin and his wife's contract marriage and jealousy tension. ### Spoiler summary Chapter 22 of I Only Need the Duke's Child focuses on Herdin and his wife's contract marriage and jealousy tension. Realizing her heart is slipping toward Herdin, the woman decides to keep him away from the priestess he will love in the future and to draw a line so her name won't be tarnished in the divorce. Herdin says he doesn't want a mistress and that until the contract ends, he will only be with his wife. The tie-tying closeness, the prayer ceremony, and the encounter with Gerard Lumiel heighten the tension. ## Status - data_status: complete - summary_status: editorial ## Transcript - transcript_source: community - transcript_language: en - transcript_bubbles: 60 ### Content I STILL LOVE YOU. THE MOMENT I REALIZED MY HEART HAD WAVERED FOR YOU— THAT PRIESTESS FROM EARLIER IS THE WOMAN YOU WILL COME TO LOVE. I KNEW I HAD TO DRAW A LINE. ...WHAT? I HAVE TO PUSH HIM AWAY COMPLETELY. I AM SURE SHE WILL MAKE A SUITABLE PARTNER FOR YOU. BUT TAKING HER AS YOUR MISTRESS NOW WOULD BE TROUBLESOME. AS I SAID BEFORE, THERE CAN BE NO BLEMISH ON YOUR NAME WHEN WE DIVORCE. IF WE CAN KEEP THE RUMORS CONTAINED, THEN THAT- WHY WOULD I BOTHER TAKING A MISTRESS? WHEN I HAVE YOU. UNTIL THIS CONTRACT ENDS, YOU ARE MY WIFE. I WILL DO THIS, AND EVEN MORE THAN THIS, ONLY WITH YOU. YOUR GRACE, THE PRAYER SERVICE WILL BEGIN SOON. HOLD ON... YOU DROPPED YOUR CRAVAT. TIE IT FOR ME. Lean a little lower. ... IT'S DONE. ...IT'S FORTUNATE TO RUN INTO YOU TWO LIKE THIS. ARE YOU ON YOUR WAY TO THE PRAYER SERVICE? GERARD LUMIEL. IT IS AN HONOR TO SEE YOU, YOUR HOLINESS. I HEARD THERE WAS AN UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT AT THE HUNTING GROUNDS TODAY, AND THAT YOUR GRACE RESOLVED IT. YOU HAVE MY GRATITUDE. IT WAS HARDLY ANYTHING WORTH THANKING ME FOR. ANYONE THERE WOULD HAVE DONE THE SAME. HOW GENEROUS OF YOU. A HERO INDEED. IN ANY CASE, IN JUST ONE MONTH, YOU TWO REALLY HAVE BECOME HUSBAND AND WIFE. TO SEE YOU BOTH GROW UP SAFELY AND MARRY EACH OTHER LEAVES ME DEEPLY MOVED. THAT IS BECAUSE YOUR HOLINESS SAVED ME DURING THE FIRE. IF YOU HAD NOT TREATED ME WHEN I WAS INJURED, WHO KNOWS WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED... COME TO THINK OF IT... WHEN THE LATE DUKE AND HIS WIFE PASSED AWAY, I HEARD HIS HOLINESS TOOK THE LEAD IN MOURNING THEM. TWO CHILDREN BOUND TO HIS HOLINESS THROUGH TERRIBLE ACCIDENTS ENDED UP BECOMING HUSBAND AND WIFE. IT REALLY IS STRANGE TO THINK ABOUT. NO WONDER HE FEELS SO DEEPLY MOVED. THIS IS THE MAIN BUILDING. I HAVE PREPARATIONS TO ATTEND TO OUTSIDE, SO PLEASE GO IN AHEAD OF ME. YES. I WILL VISIT THE TEMPLE SOMETIME SOON. WHENEVER YOU WISH. MAY YOU BUILD A BLESSED FAMILY TOGETHER. THERE, THERE. YOU HAVE GROWN MUCH HEALTHIER IN THESE TWO WEEKS, HAVEN'T YOU? TWO WEEKS. QUITE SOME TIME HAS PASSED SINCE THE NEW YEAR'S FESTIVAL. IT SHOULD BE ABOUT TIME FOR THE GUILD TO CONTACT ME. THERE HAS BEEN NO PROGRESS WITH THE DIVORCE PREPARATIONS OR THE ASSAILANT'S IDENTITY. I HAVE CONTINUED SPEAKING WITH AGNES, BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO REAL PROGRESS ON THE FIRE INCIDENT EITHER. AND HERDIN... I HAVE NOT HAD ANY REASON TO SEE HIM SINCE THEN. IT IS EASIER ON MY HEART NOT TO SEE HIM AT ALL. I LIKE THIS DULL PEACE. AT THE SAME TIME... I AM ANXIOUS THAT I MIGHT GROW USED TO THIS PEACE AND SETTLE INTO IT. ...SHOULD I FINISH DRAFTING THE BUDGET PROPOSAL, THEN? MADAM, JUST NOW- THE GUILD SENT WORD. ## See also - [WebtoonLib — I Only Need the Duke's Child #22](/series/i-only-need-the-duke-s-child-t7h7gek5/chapter-22-wg87u5) - for_series_detail: /llms-series/i-only-need-the-duke-s-child-t7h7gek5 ## Usage AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.