Translator and Editor: Skye and Einna

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Chapter 12

I headed to Lucian without delay.

Yesterday, I heard from Amber that he had no injuries, but I was not easily relieved.

Even if it was not human blood, it did not disappear from my mind because he was covered with blood yesterday.

At the end of “Another Doll Lives In The Doll’s House”. Eventually, he finds Sue who chose to commit suicide, which caused Lucian to go crazy.

The resentment and anger buried inside him were released onto the people around him.

There was a small wave of blood on the floor whenever he moved after cutting up all the people of the mansion.

Lucian, who had blood all over his body due to the bloodbath, died holding the body of Sue.

“Oh, I’m so scared. It’s terrible.”

There will be no future like that for my favorite.

I’ll make sure of that. Arriving in front of Lucian’s room, I took a deep breath. I didn’t want to show him my awkward expression for no reason.

I always want to smile in front of him. I want him to smile freely like me.

Knock, knock, knock, knock.

“Are you in there, Brother?”

I know that the Duke gave him a special holiday today. I felt like I was given a reward because I was saved by him.

The door opened as soon as I finished talking. Standing in a somewhat disorganized fashion, he looked at me.

No, it wasn’t just his clothes that were different from usual.

He was smiling.

He had a bright smile that matched his face, not an indifferent look like usual.

“Rachel.”

I answered immediately as if I were possessed by his call.

“Yes, brother.”

“I’ve been waiting.”

His words saying that he had been waiting for me made me smile. I entered his room without hesitation with his remark.

An expression that didn’t go well with his face didn’t immediately register in my eyes.

Just his smile was the only thing that was registered by my eyes and got imprinted into them.

~Third arc~ Timeskip

17 years old Lucian, 12 years old Rachel

Two years have passed since I was adopted by Duke Leon. And it’s been almost 2 years since I first saw Lucian smiling naturally in front of me.

“Rachel, what do you think?”

I admired my brother’s appearance over and over again.

He was wearing colorful and intricate clothes, which were very different from his normal and shabbier outfits, they were not gaudy either, but rather blinding, so I had to cover my eyes with my hands.

“What’s wrong with you?”

But of course I would be surprised if you suddenly hold my hands!

Let me cover my eyes, Lucian.

He grabbed me and looked into my face in close proximity. It made me blush.

“Brother will be the coolest! I can assure you!”

Today is a very important day. It’s Lucian’s first day in a salon. And it is a very important day for me.

Today, Lucian will meet Sue for the first time.

“You have to make a lot of friends!”

Over the course of two years, I seemed to have succeeded in persuading and appeasing the duke.

The evidence is now filling up Lucian’s room.

Originally his room was so simple that I didn’t think it was the room of the duke’s successor.

It was incomparable to my fancy room, so I tried to persuade the Duke to take better care of Lucian little by little.

Originally, these were the things he deserved to enjoy.

“My brother is the best!”

Every time I praised him, his eyes naturally softened as he smiled.

Oh, my favorite. I have no more regrets! How can you smile so beautifully?

I had thought he would look good with a smile, but he really did. His smile looked better on his face than his expressionless face.

I did it! I did it!

Not the cold expression of the trademark of an obsessive man, but a beautiful smile that has rich affection like a tiramisu!

Isn’t the keyword ‘Obsessive’ a little bit out of it?

I’m not sure because I haven’t met Sue yet, but it is worth looking forward to.

What I mean by him being obsessive is that he is crazy about Sue and has eyes like that towards him. Also, basically, being obsessive is cool and cold.

Everything had to be big.

From kidneys to muscles, hands, feet and everything. You don’t have to tell me where he should be big, do you?

Of course, his face is small and symmetrical but he should not have an unbalanced figure that you don’t want to look at, but rather a sleek body with muscles that flow down smoothly.

All readers who have seen BL webtoons or novels will understand me.

I nodded my head in agreement.

Certainly, Lucian seems to be a budding sprout.

He grew very tall in two years. When I first met him, he was not short necessarily, but now I had to tilt my head back completely to make eye contact with him.

What about the muscles?

His body is as sturdy as a rock due to his constant training.

“Rachel, come here.”

He called me. I approached without hesitation.

Even though I am much taller than two years ago, he could hold me lightly with just one hand.

“Brother, don’t crumple your clothes!”

“It’s okay. You’re going to see me off anyway.”

“That’s true, but…”

Oh, do you like me seeing you off so much?

I put my arm around his neck, giggling. At the age of 17, Lucian entered society in earnest.

This was also a little different from the original. In the original book, he started socializing only after becoming an adult.

But I don’t know what kind of change in attitude the Duke had, but he took us both to the banquet hall hosted by the imperial family last year.

So from then on, the invitations came to Lucian like a flood.

Everyone has an eye for him.

Lucian took me to the entrance of the mansion. He dropped me off in front of the waiting carriage.

I looked around once again. Amber and the owner of the house came out to see him off.

Well, good. He passed!

The attitude of the employees toward Lucian has also changed due to the Duke’s change of mindset and my efforts.

I liked it very much.

It’s a society of social standing and class, how dare an employee ignore my favorite? I won’t accept that!

I was angry for no reason because I saw them do that several times.

No, even in a capitalist society, people who pay you your money are not people to ignore.

Lucian stared at me, wondering why my expression suddenly turned into a pout and that bothered him.

He is so tall that he is almost 190 centimeters tall, but his facial expressions and eyes were still soft and innocent.[e/n: he’s almost 6’2”]

I’m familiar with what he wants.

“Then, brother. Have a safe trip.”

I gently lifted my dress into a curtsey and greeted him.

But my favorite didn’t even react.

Also, seeing the slow movement of his eyelids, there seemed to be something he wanted more.

It’s still the same silly request as usual.

Still, it was not a bad feeling to have at least one thing about him that hadn’t changed.

How should I say it. How do I say it?

I am proud to see my child grow up, but I hope that he will always remain my child. As I got closer to him, he bent down.

I gave him a light kiss on the cheek, which was soft and firm.

No, it’s not. I didn’t drool.

I looked up at him, stealing a glance at his lips.

From some point on, he wanted a beso-beso from me. It’s a very normal way of greeting each other in Europe.[e/n: It’s where people kiss next to each other’s face as a greeting, but it’s not on the face like she just did. So she’s explaining away this interaction even tho we know he doesn’t think of it as a normal greeting lol. It’s also called la bise in France.]

Originally, I only needed to kiss one side of their face, but eventually, the Duke and Lucian wanted a kiss on both cheeks.

Lucian said with a satisfied look only after I gave him a beso beso.

“I’ll be back.”

“Yes, go ahead.”

I waved to him as he got on the carriage. The black horses of the Duke’s estate began to run fiercely away from the mansion.

Watching the back of the carriage disappear quickly, I soon entered the building.

“Amber.”

“Yes, miss. I’ve got it all ready.”

Amber is a really competent maid.

I could see why the Duke sent her as my own personal maid. She moved on her own without needing my instructions constantly.

I headed to the duke’s kitchen with her help. I was thinking of going to do what I’ve been avoiding doing for two years.

I met the Duchess that day and haven’t met her again so far.

Neither I, nor the Duchess ever went looking for each other. Instead, I made cookies and sent them to her every day.

I hope her depressive thoughts go away for a bit after eating something sweet.

Lucian’s gonna come back after I make cookies and read a book in his room, right? I should make a cookie that Lucian likes for today.

I giggled shortly as I recalled him, who slowly blinked when he ate some cookies full of nuts. It was the beginning of a pleasant day.

Time flew into the evening. I came out to the entrance of the mansion when it was time for Lucian to return.

By the time I circled around the entrance of the mansion several times, I could finally see Lucian’s carriage coming in.

“Was it fun? It’s pretty late.”

I put my clothes in order and waited for him. Lucian got out of the carriage that reached the entrance of the mansion in an instant.

I greeted him with a look of exhaustion all over me.

“Are you finally here, brother?”

Lucian turned his head at my words.

Soon as he started to approach me with a bright smile, a figure hidden by his big body was revealed. Huh? Huh?

At the end of the year, magic lights began to light up everywhere around the entrance, and in the garden in the duchy.

In the midst of our surroundings brightening up, a blond man who was brighter than those glistening lights stepped forward.

His squinting sky blue eyes looked at me.

Uh… I don’t think it can be.

The blond man slowly approached me when he finally noticed me.

And he said hello.

“Hi, you must be Lucian’s sister.”

‘Sue greeted me.’

He is as dazzling as when I first saw Lucian, so I closed my eyes and opened them in shock without realizing it.

Wow, Brother Sue. He’s as dazzling as my brother.

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