When The Count’s Illegitimate Daughter Gets Married

Chapter 29

Not long after the carriage started rattling, she carefully chose her words.

“Ah, can I ask you something presumptuous?”

“What is it?”

“Do you feel attached to her?”

Ian raised his eyebrows at her question, but his eyes never left the figure beneath him. His palm, which was gently tucking a silver strand behind Laritte’s ear, paused.

“That’s a strange thing to say.”

“But…..”

“I’m just returning the loyalty. Do you think I’ve fallen in love?”

Redra restrained herself from uttering, “I asked because it seemed like that is the case”, while he continued.

“She saved me, helped me heal, and even accompanied me on my operation. Haven’t you taken a note of those things?”

He asked, delivering a sudden glance to Redra.

Ahem! She coughed out of embarrassment, a slight blush finding its way onto her cheeks.

“……That’s what it’s all about.”

“I see…..”

As a token of allegiance to her captain, Redra decided to assume that for now.

***

The dukedom of Reinhardt was located in the southeast of the capital.

Even in the vast Iassa Empire, which occupied an entire continent, the duchy was particularly a fertile land for harvesting crops. Rich sources of iron constantly emerged out of the depths of the mines. The duchy was large enough to hold thriving towns and villages.

Although the duchy’s officials were bemused by the loss of their master after his collapse, the dukedom was still in great power.

The word began to spread through the region that Ian, who was known to have died, was returning.

The carriage arrived in front of the Duke’s mansion in the afternoon.

“You may step down, Captain.”

After stepping down from the carriage, Ian walked to the gate holding the weak figure in his arms.

rusty gate gave off a dreary creaking sound as it opened before him, which served as a piece of evidence that this place was deserted for a few months. Even the garden had lost its former beauty. The harmonious colors of the flowers had long gone, and the jagged surfaces of the trees that showed their growth had

eyes fell on the field beside it.

the knights always used to train, filling it with a loud clank of swords and chatter

“……”

grabbed the knocker of the front door, Redra, who was following him,

our family, so the main building must have been cleaned by now.”

in close contact with the Order of Duchy. She must have managed the house to

have minded if it was untidy.”

eyes somehow printed the image of his former

to go sore due to the

a murderous and terrifying Duke, but inside the mansion,

influence

felt

those employees might have starved to death. They couldn’t have found a job for the stigma of being

must be some people who

take a while to get everyone

he opened the

of an

a young maid, her hands busy in cleaning

of the

“…..Oh my.”

maid, who dropped the laundry, covered her mouth as if she was moved by his appearance. Her lips quivered as she shouted.

“M-M-M-Master is here!”

servants came out running from every direction

seemed

didn’t expect this day to arrive.”

are you crying on this gifted

so happy to see

is here as well!”

joy, they hugged each other

rushed to hug Redra, Ian

“But how?”

expected that there would be a couple of employees under Count Reikla, but he didn’t expect to find his employees as well, and a

on bringing

the employees from all parts of

up less than 30 percent of his total employees, there were still

The cook…….

Ava, who raised Ian from his

traveled to the frail form

she asleep?

“Nanny.”