Chapter 14 (1/2)

“It’s not the same!”

Luca clamored. Rüdiger’s eyes scowled with hostility towards him.

In the original story, Luca accepted Rüdiger as his uncle immediately, so what went wrong here?

Do I really need to show my aggressive side against Rüdiger to Luca… No, that’s a rather iffy idea.

While I was finding a way to persuade Luca, Rüdiger was equally frustrated as sweat trickled down his face.

His face, normally smooth and impenetrable as steel, managed to get compressed with this perplexing situation.

“Luca, you look just like my brother. Blonde hair and blue eyes… I do not resemble my brother at all. He takes after his mother while I take after my father. So it is understandable that you and I do not look alike. Oh, right, I do have a portrait of my brother in my locket. Have a look.”

Rüdiger listed one excuse after another as he searched through his pockets for the pendant; Luca fixed his eyes at him with incredulity.

As if it was Luca fully grown, there was a side portrait of a man resembling a Greek sculpture in the locket.

I was curious why in the world Larissa had a one night stand with such a hooligan, but now I felt I could finally understand it all.

‘If he looked like that… It makes much more sense.’

I nodded my head in agreement with myself.

Unwilling to face reality, Luca held the locket in his hand and glowered at it.

I held his small shoulders close and in a bright-toned voice, I tried to calm him down,

“Uncle’s family is super well off. And they’re aristocrats. If you go with your uncle, you can eat meat every day, learn whatever you want to; don’t you want to do whatever interests you?”

“…What about you, auntie?”

“Me? I have to stay at home.”

At least called me auntie. I felt honored.

To think that she asked for child support money in front of this kind kid.

All in all, Judith Maybaum was the problem.

‘Now Luca shouldn’t feel betrayed… Alright, it’ll be ideal to leave on good terms like this.”

However, contrary to my intention, Luca’s eyes quivered, clearly reflecting betrayal.

He blinked his eyes as if his world ended.

Why is he suddenly like this? What’s wrong?

At that moment, the glint in Luca’s eyes swiftly shifted.

Luca suddenly wrapped his arms around my waist and shouted,

“M-mom!”