Chapter 7 (1/2)

Chapter 7

“You look like a baby horse running like that”

“But it’s been such a long time since I saw you Are you done with your work at the Northern Forest?”

Already anticipating the question, Damian smiled aardly and shook his head

“Oh, I see Soyou need to go back,” Alicia said, the corners of her lips that had been raised drooping down The corners of her lips that had been raised to the fullest just a led to keep s able to hide his sadness, Daht away

“Yes It seems like I have to”

Even after such a short response, there was no ain

“Then, please take care of yourself At all times”

“Yes, I prohtly At the warmth he displayed, she burst out into another cheerful se between brother and sister in silence, and after a moment, I walked towards them

It had been a feeeks since reet him as well?

Bothersome villainess or not

It was a custoh it’s just an empty formality

“Older brother”

As I caaze shi+fted to me

The discomfort and unease directed at me earlier were nowhere to be seen—the expression he had noas one that carefully concealed his feelings

The warmth in his eyes for Alicia disappeared as well

‘He’s good at hiding his emotions, but he won’t show emotions that he doesn’t feel’

That wasn’t the case for me

As so was a necessary skill

Of course, I couldn’t do well all the tiht be okay this time

Damian didn’t know Rosetta well, and vice versa

These individuals were bound together by a fence, but they couldn’t be considered family

I curtsied briefly with an amiable smile on my face

“How have you been, brother?”

Even tosuch a greeting from an adversary caused Damian lips to stiffen aardly

“Yes, I’ve been well What about” he replied, but the words that he struggled to spit out stopped there

‘Yes, thanks to you, I’ of what to answer However, his gaze was straying Looking at the middle of my forehead previously, now his pupils zeroed in on the side of my face

His brohich were as stiff as the hard line of his mouth, were now furrowed

‘What is it? Is there soertips touched so warm

‘Come to think of it, I was scratched earlier’

It slipped my mind because the wound was so sh the tender skin, I felt a shallow sting

Anyhow, his gaze shi+fted away again when the scratch, the object of his attention, was hidden However, his broere still furrowed

“You, on your face”

“It’s fro, so please don’tDaot scratched by accident, so it would be troublesome if he ot scolded for falsely accusing a maid just to kick her out

Of course, this was one of Katie’s schemes

Instead of Rosetta, it was Katie who knelt and begged for forgiveness, saying that it was her own fault for not teaching Rosetta properly

Through this, Rosetta’s reputation plue solidified

At any rate, it would be a pain in many ways if I was misunderstood

Dah it see at ered in his eyes

However, it stopped there

“Alright Be careful”

With his clipped answer, the aard brother-sister interaction ended

In that hallway, an uncos

After entering my roo on the light Like a water-soaked cotton ball, both my body and mind were heavy

As I stretched out, I looked at the ceiling The dio—

In the middle of the brief silence between them, I left behind the brother and sister who reunited after a long while I was supposed to have dinner with Alicia, but I thought it would be best if I took a rain check

Alicia ether, but both Daestive medicine if that were to happen

In this kind of situation, wasn’t it only right for me to back off?

As I strode away, there was a soft murmur of ‘Sister, sister’ behindback