Chapter 7

When Ian was young, his mother Selena had nothing to do ever since she began to take care of herself and Ian at the villa.

The Duke also couldn’t serve as a caretaker to her, and no one came to the cottage in the mountains.

Selena, who liked to be in a calm atmosphere from the beginning, was satisfied with him.

She would knit often. She could hold the wool all day long.

Young Ian would often run around the villa and come in exhausted.

He would hear the sound of noodles squirting as it boiled down the stove while falling asleep.

Turning her head, Selena would start to knit while sitting on the rocking chair.

Ian, who collapsed after not being able to speak to Laritte, had a dream.

He went back to face his ‘enemy’ who used to live in the villa with his precious mother.

“Did you wake up?”

As Selena said that, Ian blinked and shifted his upper body on the bed.

He felt like he had forgotten something, so he peered at both of his hands and saw a little child’s fingers.

‘I am sure they were a lot bigger than this.’

“I’m going to have breakfast. Betty said you have been working hard.”

Selena put down what she was knitting and raised Ian up.

He felt a sense of Déjà vu but soon followed her.

The villa where he stayed as a child was as colorful as a peacock without a speck of dust.

But there was also a cozy side.

A clean, soft-colored wallpaper, that could be seen under the light of an electric lamp, while walking along the corridor….

“Are you going to eat here? You could have let me send it up.”

“Good morning, Master.”

“Did Master sleep without washing up again?”

The employees, who followed to serve Selena Reinhardt, were usually energetic and active.

It was the result of the generosity of the Duke of Reinhardt at that time.

Selena was quiet and fragile. Betty was afraid that she might lose her energy sooner than expected.

In addition, Selena took good care of the employee.

“Can you serve my breakfast and Ian’s?”

“Yes, madam! There’s an amazing smoked dish. There was a meat festival down there, and I brought the best quality from the market.”

Cough cough

“Oh, Betty. You don’t have a cold, do you?”

She was a woman who would worry if a maid was sick or not.

She was elegant and smooth, and she did not require much formality.

That’s why the employees would often forget that their family was the second most powerful house after the royal family.

them for always being loyal to Selena.

time

Selena’s rapid

to heavy snow, a servant volunteered

his body, they took care of him

I had something stuck in

you can tell me. What if you ignore it and it gets more serious?”

getting cold, there is a hostess who is like the sun!”

sat at the table, guided by the

the maid, approached

saying that she will

in his mouth. Then he raised

Selena talked first.

if she has more

gotten up early.

“I’m fine, mother.”

thought popped out on Ian’s mind about his nanny.

like his

will have gray hair soon.’

grazed his

over twenty?’

a silver-haired young woman.’

strange expression she made all the time seemed to have no emotion.’

wondered if she was

who was it?’

woman’s name. She

a child. What

Selena rose up from her

Betty asked,

you

very well today. I will go

you haven’t been eating well for days already…”

beckoned Ian to eat slowly and

the second floor with the rest

rocking chair. Where is it now?

was in his room and he went that

was sitting there.

you finished your meal yet?”

worried about you, mother…..”

like I am a fragile grass. It’s really just indigestion.”

and looked over Selena. She was

true. She doesn’t seem to be getting sick.’

get sick because everyone is taking care of me so well. So don’t

he lay down on the bed, with his

view. The light seemed brighter

eyes at it and prayed

Please,

Mother and the servants last

***

Ian woke up.

that of his dream just now, but he couldn’t win back

warm atmosphere turned into a cold

was shedding tears.

was not because he was sad, but because of

dipping a handkerchief into cold water and wiping the area around his

“You’re up.”

greeted him with her usual

“I….”

cough cough

was swollen and it

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