Chapter 15 (1/2)

“But I am his aunt…”

“Mom! Mom!”

As soon as I mentioned the word “aunt,” Luca screeched like a nestling, chiming “mom” endlessly.

If I kept on denying not being Luca’s mom, I could’ve been seen as a ruthless mom.

I tried my best to not be an unforgiving aunt, so this is all I get…?

He bit the hand that fed him. Luca, how can you do this to me…!

I saw the resentment and dejection bottled up in the Luca latching onto my hip.

At that instant, he snuck a glance towards me and our eyes met.

Luca’s blue eyes burned with relentless obsession.

Why in the world is this happening?

What does Luca want? Perhaps…

He wants me to go with him to Winterwald by calling me mom…

Haha! There’s no way that can be!

He’s just throwing a tantrum because he was surprised by his uncle’s unexpected appearance.

If I can explain it well, I think Luca can understand this situation.

Why would Luca want me to go with him to Winterwald by insisting I’m his mother?

We’re not that close anyway.

It doesn’t make sense, not one bit.

But the situation wouldn’t go as smoothly as I hoped.

Rüdiger with a bitter face looked at me and Luca, suggesting,

“I do not know what the current situation is… Madam, I mean, Lady, if you are Luca’s mother, I cannot separate a mother from her son, so please, let us all go to Winterwald?

O-oh, no!

All hell would break loose because of revenge that’ll play out, so why would I go there!

Aside from my pity towards Luca, I didn’t want to follow him to Winterwald.

Going there meant that I would be heading straight toward the deadly plague, without a doubt.

My sympathy and compassion for Luca existed while he stayed in Emden.

I refused with my whole body, shaking my hands and head.

“No, I prefer this rural, idyllic life…”

“You said you wanted to live in a castle like a princess before.”