Chapter 12 The Duke of Croix (2) (1/2)

Chapter 12 – The Duke of Croix (2)

Froard the existence of his first daughter, Maximilian, as an eyesore

In the aristocratic society, many families were reluctant to associate with cursed people There were even soet close to anythat they too would be cursed just by being within a close proxi they may be born with a defective child

This issue drove the duke to anger—and incorrigible resentht that he would die out of frustration! For the first time in his life, he suffered this massive setback For the first tihter who always succeeded in bringing shaside the child’s growth into worew paramount And he projected his frustrations on her withouther flesh until it swells to teach herher porridge cluhtest fault

Her imperfection was the imperfection of the family They had to be extra cautious with their actions and do all means to uplift their reputation All of these becah this belief, his father’s actions were justified

She’s a flaw that couldn’t be fixed Her existence, nothing but a mistake Everyone believed that the family was better off without her—that she should have not been born in the first place

Maxi all of these in her entire life

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A timid mouse

Her father never called her by her naaze, her character cruned to her heart, she succuments hurled at her, and slowly embodied the Maximilian that no one wanted

“Max! Wake up!”

She opened her eyes to quite a stirring—a strong hand shaking her shoulders Frolanced back blankly, unable to grasp the situation quickly But by the moment he swept the hair on her forehead behind her ears, Max i her from her stupor

She hurried to her feet and looked around

“Is this…?”

“This is an inn Reres? You fainted While you were unconscious, we slipped through the forest and stue nearby the roads” He answered with a big pillow in his hand, which he stuffed behind Max so she could sit upright comfortably

She buried herself in the cushi+on and looked up at him with a puzzled look He poured water into the bowl on the table

“Drink You kept sweating You have to replenish the water in your body”