“Uh… uh?”
It was very brief. The body of the man reaching out to me shook slightly along with that insignificant cry. The man made a puzzled face, probably embarrassed that his balance had been shaken. It only took a moment. That was enough time for Leone to come running. His large hand grabbed the man’s face and pushed him down to the floor. Quang, being such a big guy, there was a huge sound when he fell.
“Huh… 100 million.”
A sound that sounded like the man was about to lose his breath came out. It was going so fast that she didn’t know what was going on, but somehow she felt like she was out of danger.
“Trixie, are you okay?”
Leone, who had knocked out the man, quickly approached her and examined her.
“Uh, uh…”
She was startled and her legs were shaking a little. But that didn’t matter now. That insignificant cry from earlier was stuck in her heart.
“What just happened?”
“Huh?”
“Something really trivial just happened-”
She looked around and hurriedly looked for the identity of the sound. And then something caught her eye.
“It’s over there!”
A bundle of golden fur the size of my forearm, running hard with its back turned… No, it was a puppy. She immediately turned around. Her body moved on its own without even having time to think.
“Trixie!”
Leone suddenly started running and chased after her. The small thing was so fast that the distance could not be shortened.
“Leone. Get that puppy!”
She still had no idea what the men who attacked the carriage were or what had just happened. So, it was right now to look into Leone’s well-being and the circumstances of the incident. She didn’t know why, but she felt like I needed to take a good look at that puppy. To a strange extent, it felt both nostalgic and welcome.
“Okay.”
Without panicking or asking twice, he sped up. Leone quickly closed the distance to the dog, which didn’t get closer even though I tried my best to chase it. And soon.
“Kwik, kyung…”
“Hey, you’re scared of me.”
The small cotton ball that was running so hot was grabbed by the back by Leone’s hand and dragged towards her. A dog with golden fur that looks like it might be mixed with Golden Retriever blood.
“Beep, whine.”
This dog struggling in Leone’s arms… It was so similar to his family. She held out her hand. The puppy suddenly stopped struggling and looked at her. When she put her hand in front of the puppy and waited for him to sniff her, the child stuck his head in and sniffed her without showing any signs of fear or rejection. Then she took another drink and burrowed it under her hand. Due to the force, his hand automatically went up to his head. She gently ran her thumb over the small head that could fit in one hand. It was all natural, familiar, and something she had already done. Daily. This was how she did it. Didn’t he come up to her while she was sleeping and put his head in asking her to pet him? So, for the two of them, this was really natural…
“You…”
She was able to notice.
“Deoksun.”
“Woff!”
The dog barked loudly as if responding to the call. Not in a threatening way, but in a welcoming tone.
“Deoksun!”
“Woff, woff!”
She quickly took her puppy, who was being held in Leone’s hand, into her arms. It makes no sense in common sense. That the kid who died with her was reincarnated. Moreover, like her, she didn’t borrow someone else’s body, and she wasn’t reincarnated at the same time… It looked like it had just been born. Everything didn’t make sense, didn’t make sense, and was unclear. But wasn’t family the way to recognize family? The small warmth in her arms gave her confidence. She couldn’t understand how far she had wandered and what exactly happened. From the beginning, she thought that her falling into this world and meeting Leone were all coincidences. She died in an accident and was given a second life, but she had to live a difficult life without any joy. Coincidence gave her pain and also joy. There were many different things to do, and in the end, she ended up living a very happy life. So now she was grateful for this second life. However, she never wanted this happiness or these coincidences first. But now… this… Wasn’t that what she wanted so much?
“Uh-huh, Deoksun. Ugh.”
“Kkiiing. Sweet.”
A warm, soft tongue licking her cheek, a sticky smell coming from her tangled body from wandering the streets for so long.
“Ugh…”
In this world where only unexpected coincidences continued. Through that thick wall. He, her inevitability and her family, really came back to her. She cried like a child, not even knowing she was embarrassed. All the while, Deoksun whined in my arms and worked hard to comfort her.
* * *
At the morning. She felt it as soon as she opened her eyes. She guessed she shouldn’t move today. Her whole body felt as heavy as cotton soaked in water.
“Are you okay?”
Leone asked cautiously. She massaged her puffy eyes and made a nod. It was because of being overworked in the dressing room.
“Besides not being able to open my eyes, I guess I had a really hard time yesterday. My body…”
“Get some rest today.”
“What about Adler?”
In the end, she couldn’t go to her appointment with Adler because she kept crying and laughing while hugging Deoksun yesterday. After finally calming down, she brought a cushion for Deoksun into the room and fell asleep together.
“He said he wanted to come visit me, but I said I would give him a message first. You can call Trixie if you want.”
“Umm… Take a break first… and…”
“Woff, woff!”
As if she had been waiting, little Deoksun jumped up and down the edge of the bed. I smiled without realizing it and lay back on the bed with the child in my arms. It would have been impossible if it had been Deoksun’s original size, but it was possible now that it was a small cub. This was also something very fresh and fun. Deoksun meekly laid down on my body as if it were a bed. My heart tickled every time I heard a crackling sound. It’s cute and I like it.
“Now explain, Trixie.”
“Oh sorry! There was very little explanation.”
Surprised later, she jumped up. Yesterday she cried like a crazy person. She couldn’t give any explanation because she couldn’t calm down even before she fell asleep. Throughout that time, Leone quietly stayed by his side.
‘I’m too much… really…’
“I’m sorry, I was really distracted.”
“‘I’m sorry’ is prohibited.”
“Huh?”
“Trixie must have a reason.”
“…Leone.”
In the joy of finding Deoksun, she was overcome with emotion that the person she loved was such a good person. She cried all the time, called a dog she had never seen before, and even picked it up as if it was natural and returned to the mansion. Was it possible for her to stay by his side without asking anything? It could be said that Leone’s patience with his curiosity was at the level of a saint.
“This guy… hmm… The dog I raised…”
‘This is the dog I raised. Doesn’t the introduction ‘my family’ make no sense?’
Her speaking mouth suddenly closed. Since Deoksun was such a young puppy, it was obvious that she would be strange if I told her that I had raised her in the past. She was embarrassed to say, ‘I think we look alike,’ after making such a fuss yesterday, but it seemed like the only way to make me believe it. Here, who would believe me if I said, ‘My dog died, but I think he is a reincarnation.’ I didn’t think she would trust me, no matter how much Leone loved me.
“I brought you this child because he resembles me! It’s so similar that it reminds me of that kid who passed away. So I cried without realizing it.”
“Woff!”
Deoksun barked brightly, as if she knew I was introducing it. Leone narrowed her eyes as she looked at Deoksun like that.
“I don’t think so.”
“Yes?”
“There is something to be aware of. I grew up among beasts.”
Well, that was a valid rebuttal.
“Why is Deoksun… What does he say?”
“I understand what he is saying. Why did this dog chase you even though it was scared of me?”
“Did he do that?”
“I didn’t know at first, but I understood when I held him in my arms yesterday. He was the one who chased me from the inn. It was so small that I felt its presence but didn’t really notice it.”
“At that time… from…?”
“I don’t know if this is the reincarnation of your dog, but it doesn’t make sense to just look alike.”
What came out of Leone’s mouth was what I wanted to say. The person who will become her husband was someone who understood her heart so well…! Her mouth dropped open without her knowing.
“Leone. Do you believe in reincarnation?”
“Rather than reincarnation. I believe anything can happen.”
He spoke calmly and extended his hand to Deoksun. Deoksun hesitated and smelled his fingers.
“After you appeared to me, nothing in the world became impossible.”
It felt like her whole body was shaking at the calm and silent confession. If there was a lethal dose of happiness, her heart seemed to have reached the lethal dose now.
“Ugh.”
So she burst into tears again. Leone wiped her tears with her big hands and whispered love to me in a sweet voice.
“Don’t you know that if you keep being sweet like that, I’ll have no choice but to keep crying?”
“Then you should keep your mouth shut. Can I use my body?”
Leone said jokingly and grabbed her wrist.
“Arrr! Damn it!”
At the same time, Deoksun barked. She didn’t hold it with much force, but she thought it felt very threatening to Deoksun, who was looking up at them from below, because it was different in size from Leone. For a dog this small, even the barking sound is funny. Leone chuckled, looking at Deoksun like that.
“You couldn’t even approach me because you were scared, and even after I saved you, you tried to run away. You act bravely to protect Trixie.”
There was a strange satisfaction in Leone’s smile. It felt like they were saying ‘I passed.’
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