Chapter 20 (1/2)

‘We’re like a couple then.’

Rüdiger’s words were bound to be misunderstood.

‘But Rüdiger doesn’t believe in marriage.’

He wouldn’t bring up such a conversation because he likes me or anything. He only brought that up because he wanted to raise Luca well.

Although I wouldn’t misunderstand him, I don’t know what others would have thought about this situation. I sighed and added,

“Excuse me, others will misunderstand.”

“About what?”

“I understand where you are coming from, Sir Winterwald, but if you say that to another woman, there will be a huge misunderstanding, no doubt. She will think that you are asking for her hand in marriage.”

Not understanding my advice out of concern, Rüdiger frowned.

“Who else would I talk to about this besides you, Lady Maybaum? Luca only thinks about you as his mother. Therefore, do not worry yourself with such matters.”

No… I don’t worry about other women being treated like Luca’s mom, your statement getting mistaken as a proposal was the real problem.

You did say such words, words that could easily be misunderstood!

But it seemed like Rüdiger had no clue about what I was trying to say.

Anyhow, in Rüdiger’s eyes, I’m not a woman, just a companion, someone like him, to take care of Luca together? That’s the type of person he perceived me as.

That’s probably why he didn’t even think about his wording, let alone being misunderstood like that.

‘You should be lucky that I’m actually not Judith, seriously. If I were the real Judith, she would’ve latched onto you when you mentioned mom and dad, already.’

Rüdiger was a handsome and wealthy aristocrat.

In simpler terms, he was exactly Judith’s type.

The original piece even mentioned how much Judith tried to hit on Rüdiger, so it was, conceivably, a reasonable guess.

Of course, Judith from the original work wouldn’t even have a chance with Rüdiger from the beginning, since he wouldn’t even bother with her…

At that moment, the scenery from the window began to change. The thicket of the forest disappeared, exposing vast rolling fields.