Chapter 19 (2/2)

“Luca isn’t a liar, it’s just that…”

“He’s not, I know. He called you his mom so that he could travel together, as he wanted. It seemed that he did not want to be separated from you, Lady Maybaum.”

“Thank you for understanding it like that.”

Now, I can finally put my mind at ease.

Is this like the mindset of a mother? Not only do I care about how he thinks of me, but also how he thinks of Luca…

I wondered if the small, witty child was aware of my internal struggle or not.

I let out a small sigh and I gently pinched Luca’s cheek, whose head was resting on my knee.

“Mmmh…”

Again, I couldn’t be upset with his peaceful angelic appearance. I released his cheek and stroked his cheek with the back of my hand.

Rüdiger staring at my hand, as he shattered the silence,

“I believe I could understand the reason why Luca likes you now.”

“Pardon?”

“It is obvious that you raised him like your real son.”

“I-it’s not quite like that…”

Because of Rüdiger’s compliment, a pang of guilt grew inside of me.

Even if Judith’s wrongdoings were disregarded, I did good deeds for only a month.

It almost felt as if I wasn’t worthy of hearing such praise.

I didn’t know how to take the compliment, so my body squirmed; Rüdiger just took it as if I was being modest. He suddenly made a promise with determination.

“I will think of Luca like my own, modeling after you. We could be Luca’s mom and dad and raise him well.”

Are you joking with me right now…?

With his handsome face, he said such bullcrap, I gawked at him, bewildered.

I mean, thinking of Luca like his son is alright, and looking after him like Luca’s dad is ok too… But now that I’m involved… This is really…