170 Unending Chase (1/2)
Tilly smiled proudly. ”I know, right?” she agreed with Isabelle. ”My son is blessed with oozing charm.”
”He's cute but…” Flint trailed-off while looking at Winter with wide eyes. Then, he turned to her with a horrified look on his face. ”Baby Winter looks so much like your husband, Big Sister.”
She laughed at Flint's comment. ”And that's supposed to be a good thing, Flint.”
Right now, they were in the playroom.
Winter and Julian were in the crib while Isabelle and Flint were gushing about her son. On the other hand, she was having tea in the tea table place beside the window.
I'm so glad Isabelle and Flint arrived safely.
”My lady, can I carry the young lord?” Isabelle asked with huge, sparkling eyes. ”I promise to be really careful.”
”Of course,” she said with a smile. ”I trust you, Isabelle.”
The young maid smiled and bowed to her. Then, she carefully and gently put Winter in her arms. Thankfully, Winter didn't cry. ”My lord, my name is Isabelle,” she said gently. ”I swear to protect you my life.”
As a response, Winter smiled and touched Isabelle's face.
She was relieved to know that her son felt safe and comfortable with Isabelle.
It's a good idea that I brought Isabelle here.
Before she did, she talked to Louisa, Leni, and Lani first. The three were the closest maids to her and she didn't want them to think that she didn't trust them enough. She explained that she already promised Isabelle the position of being Winter's nanny. Thankfully, they understood.
And it wasn't like the mansion's maids wouldn't be allowed to touch Winter anymore.
”Big Sister?”
Her thoughts were cut-off when Flint joined her table. Aside from tea, there were also snacks on the table that would suit a child's taste.
”How are you, Flint?” she asked while pouring tea in the child's cup. ”I'm sorry if we weren't able to visit you in the tower when you woke up.”
”It's okay, Big Sister. I understand that you were pregnant then and it would have been dangerous for you if you went out carelessly,” Flint said with a smile, then he turned serious. ”Big Sister, thank you for adopting me and Julian to keep us safe. I know that it's not easy to share your name with commoners like us. But you still did and I'm grateful. I never dreamt of a luxurious life. I just want my brother to be safe and comfortable.”
She smiled at how selfless Flint was. ”Spoken like a true older brother…”
””Brother?””
She trailed-off when she realized an important matter from her memories as the Supreme that she recently retrieved.
The Red Phoenix is my older brother?!
Gosh, she called him ”fossil!”
”Big Sister?”
Flint gave her a big smile. ”Thank you, Big Sister.”
”Make sure to thank Kiho, too,” she gently told him. ”After all, he's the one who accepted you and Julian as his brothers.”
The child blushed.
She laughed at his reaction.
Their moment was disrupted when they heard a knock on the door. Then, much to her surprise, Kiho entered the room.
”Hon. Welcome home,” she said, then she stood up to walk towards her husband. ”Why didn't Dave inform me that you've arrived?”
Usually, when Kiho entered their estate, David would be informed by the knights guarding the main gate. Then, the head butler would inform her of her husband's arrival. That was a practice that every noble household in the empire followed. After all, it was customary for a wife to welcome her husband along with the servants.
”Please don't scold Dave and the knights,” Kiho said, then he kissed her on the forehead. ”I asked them to not announce my arrival.” He cupped her face between his hands. ”I don't want you to go all the way to the mansion's lobby just to welcome me. I just want you to stay with Winter comfortable in the room.”
She pouted. ”But I want you to welcome you.”
”You can do that once you're fully-recovered, honey” he told her while tucking her hair behind her ear. ”How's your day?”
”I'm happy because Isabelle and Flint are here now,” she said with a smile. ”How about you, hon?”
”I'm happy to come home safely because of you and the little rascal,” he said in a gentle voice. ”And I have good news. His Majesty already gave his permission for us to leave the Royal Capital. According to him, he will just summon us once the noble trial begins.”
She let out a sigh of relief. ”Thank you for your hard work, hon.”
”No, thank you,” he said, then he leaned down to her ear and whispered. ”Your brain is as sexy as you, honey.”
She giggled at that.
He was about to kiss her but she covered his mouth with her hands.
It wasn't like she didn't want to kiss him. She just didn't want to ”traumatize” the people with them.
Instead, she just held Kiho's hand and pulled him to Flint.
Flint instantly stood up and bowed to Kiho. ”Welcome back, Your Grace.”
Kiho raised a brow at Flint. Then, when the child raised his head, her husband flicked Flint's forehead. ”Why are you addressing your big brother like that?”
She almost cried at that moment.
Flint's face turned red from embarrassment, but the child looked just as touched as she was. ”I won't call you 'Big Brother,'” he declared. ”I will call you 'Brother Rival' instead.”
She laughed, relieved and amused at Flint's declaration.
”I like the sound of it,” Kiho said, then he ruffled Flint's hair. ”Welcome to our family, my little brother.”
The child's face turned redder but his eyes were sparkling with joy. ”Hmp!”