Chapter 30 (1/2)

‘Oh my.’

Baroness Terran also realized it was a mistake, but it was late.

‘Oh no, I’ve touched this kid’s wound.’

It was then that Baroness Terran was in a bind. Elisabeth grinned with tearful eyes.

“Yes. I said hello to my father and mother every morning when I lived on a farm near Ethen.”

Elisabeth bowed to Baroness Terran and left the drawing room. Baroness Terran was left with a surprised look at the door where Elisabeth had just disappeared.

‘I said that on purpose because I didn’t want to be in an awkward situation. How can a little child do that?’

I could see why Victoire, my brother who was colder than ice and harder than the wall, called me for Elisabeth.

‘I’m glad she’s comforting Victoire, but I’m still different. I have to stay away from her and keep her from the center of this family.’

She was sorry towards Elisabeth, but Baroness Terran had no choice.

Dylan frowned at Jeremy standing with a bouquet of flowers.

“What is it? Why are you here again?”

“What’s with those disdainful eyes? I’m not here to see you, either. I came to see Elisabeth.”

“What’s the hideous flower in your hands?”

“Hideous thing, you say! I specially chose this for Elisabeth.”

“Give it to me.”

Dylan reached out his hand. Jeremy quickly backed away.

Dylan tried to come back at him. Even if Jeremy tried with all his might, he couldn’t beat Dylan.

Then Jeremy opened his eyes wide and waved at Dylan’s back.

“Oh, Elisabeth!”

“Don’t even think about cheating me.”

Dylan flung himself at Jeremy.

Jeremy and Dylan are tangled up and down. Jeremy rolled around desperately so as to avoid losing the flowers. But he couldn’t beat Dylan.

‘Rather than being taken away by Dylan…!’

If she can’t have it, I’ll destroy it!

Jeremy flung out the flowers.

Roughly blown flowers poured down the floor, scattering petals everywhere in the air.

“Ah…..!”

Dylan jumped up from his position when he heard a familiar voice.

Elisabeth had an enraptured look on her face as she watched the petals falling from the sky.

“See, I’m right. It’s really Elisabeth.”

“…..”

Standing among the pink petals fluttering like snow, Elisabeth looked unrealistic.

Dylan looked at the figure blankly. Then Elisabeth looked at Dylan with a happy face.

“Is this an event prepared by two people?”

“What?”

“That’s right, that’s right!”

Jeremy, who stopped Dylan from answering blankly, urgently shouted.

“It’s so pretty. How did you come up with this? I don’t think Dylan seems to be one doing this with Jeremy.”

Dylan was about to deny it right away, but Elisabeth was so happy that he just shut up.

When Jeremy saw it, he tapped Dylan on the back as if he had been surprised, but Dylan pretended not to know.

Instead, he took the petals off Elisabeth’s cheek.

“But what’s the occasion? Is today my birthday that I didn’t know?”

“No, no. It’s an event to soothe our Elisabeth, who is suffering because of Baroness Terran.”

Jeremy said. Elisabeth had rabbit-like eyes.

“Baroness Terran? I’m not suffering at all.”

“Uck. Did you hear me wrong? You mean that famous baroness Terran, not Tiran or Terrang?”

“No, I heard you right. Baroness Terran. She’s a very nice person.”

Elisabeth tilted her head as she could not understand.

Dylan frowned his eyebrows.

“Elisabeth, you can be honest. My aunt is family, but honestly, she’s a little bit not…”

“A little bit?”

“Shall I say not easy.”

With those words, Elisabeth…

‘Dylan’s not easy, either!’

…wanted to say those words but didn’t.

“My aunt’s strictness pierces the sky.”

“She’s strict, but not enough to pierce the sky.”

“If you’re not being honest because you might get scolded by my aunt…”

“No, Dylan! Baroness Terran is very kind. She doesn’t throw away cookies she doesn’t like.”

Dylan and Jeremy were astonished by what Elisabeth said in a naive way.

“Elisabeth, that’s a given! Even if you don’t like the gift from others, you don’t throw it away.”

“Well, if you don’t like it, don’t you just flip the plate over?”

Elisabeth looked at the two men as if she really didn’t know.

“Is your class with aunt not overwhelming?”

Dylan asked.

“It’s adequate. All I did was memorize foreign language codes, read 10 comedies, and write a book report.”

The two men opened their mouths wide.

“And she complimented me and said <That’s pretty good>!”

“Hey, it’s not just pretty good, that’s great!”

“<That’s pretty good>? You memorized the foreign language book and even wrote 10 book reviews?”

Elisabeth grinned whether the two men were astonished or not.

“Anyway, Baroness Terran is a very kind lady. She also took out early morning classes for His Grace’s morning visit. I’m really satisfied.”

Jeremy whispered to Dylan.

“How did this child really grow up?”