I stood idly in the garden until I couldn’t see him.
“Somehow… I think he’s a little different from what I thought.”
Since the moment I met Kardin, the sense of incompatibility I felt was not gone and getting stronger.
I thought he didn’t come to see me because he hated me.
However, when I think about it, I was only a child who couldn’t even speak properly during the two years he was away from the mansion for the subjugation.
‘At the same time, I remembered the memories of my previous life.’
Before he went to the subjugation, my memories of him staying in the mansion were not clear.
“Yeah, from now on, we can get closer to each other little by little.”
From now on, I will change my relationship with Cardin.
If Cardin doesn’t show me a single ounce of family affection despite all my efforts, I’ll gladly give up.
However, seeing Cardin yesterday gave me some hope.
I wanted to be a family with Cardin.
“Then I’ll start tomorrow.”
I decided to carry out the ‘Stick to Cardin Plan’ from tomorrow.
Since I finished my business today, I decided to go back to my room.
“Oh my……Princess!”
After returning to my room, I couldn’t help but laugh as I listened to the nanny’s astonished expression and voice.
That evening, a variety of medicines for wounds were delivered to the room where the nanny and I were.
***
The next day, something changed in the attitudes of the servants.
I feel like I’m watching me from all sides even if I’m not doing anything.
Actually, I am used to this kind of gaze. There was a time in my previous life when I received this kind of gaze countless times.
When I was a young elementary school kid that I can’t even remember well now, I received the overflowing love and attention of my friends and teachers from all over the school.
It was a kindness that naturally followed as I was the image of a model student who studies well.
But that was until it became known that I was an orphan.
I do not know where the information leaked from, but the eyes and attitudes that were overflowing with kindness faded and disappeared after a certain moment.
Every time I passed the hallway, whenever I gave a presentation, the chilling gaze that looked at me from head to toe was still imprinted on my body.
“What’s going on?”
From this morning onwards, it seemed that the same tenacious gazes were following me.
There’s no doubt. The servants I encountered while coming out of the room and going to the garden were looking at me with such eyes.
When I turn around to look at them their heads also turned unnaturally
“coughs!”
I stared at them for a long time, the servant coughed in vain and went on his way.
“What, you always treated me like an invisible ghost.”
In the two years that Cardin was away, I remembered them chatting with each other and didn’t pay any attention to me.
“Is it because Cardin is back? No, it cannot be.”
Now, I have a headache from giving them so much attention since earlier.
“I’ll go to the garden today.”
I hurriedly moved to the garden where Eldora was in full bloom.
When I arrived at the garden, the scent of fragrant grass and flowers filled my nose.
As always, Eldora Garden feels like another world.
The color of flowers and trees harmonize well with Eldora making the garden more beautiful.
I looked around and looked at the places where I had a fight with the maids. It has been cleaned without a trace of what happened yesterday.
“Oh, I need to hurry up and get it.”
I decided to carry out the plan that I failed last time today.
Eldora is a plant that has good regenerative power, so even if the stem is broken, if the root is alive, it will grow again within a week and produce beautiful flowers.
“Eek!”
However, the stem part was so tough that it was difficult to cut neatly.
As expected, the flower stalk was so tough that it took quite a lot of effort for the strength of a child.
I changed my plan.
“I’ll just take one.”
I decided to give up a few Eldora and decided to take only one, considering the efficiency of my stamina. I like practicality the most.
After several attempts, I finally succeeded in beating a flower of Eldora.
As a result, the skin of the delicate palms became red and there was a slight pain.
Now that I’ve done my business in the garden, I had to go meet the main character of this flower today.
“Where is Cardin now?”
I got an Eldora, but I was missing the most important thing. The whereabouts of the main character who would receive the flowers unknown. It was not possible to search the whole mansion.
“Is he working?”
I should go to Cardin’s office first. But of course, I don’t know the way.
While walking aimlessly in the hallway, I found a maid cleaning the hallway, I found a maid wiping down a corridor ornament in the distance.
I quickly ran in front of the maid.
I slightly pulled the maid’s skirt.
Looking down, the maid was surprised to see me pulling down her skirt.
“What brings you here princess?”
Oh, this person was one of the servants I saw in the hallway on the way to the garden earlier.
She flinched and showed a strong desire to leave quickly.
I don’t want to stay long either, so I immediately get to the point.
“Where is Cardin?”
“Yes? Car… hyup! Do you mean the duke?”
“Yes.”
Stop being surprised and tell me quickly. I don’t have time.
I walked so much that I could hardly move my legs. I wanted to find Cardin quickly and take a rest.
“I heard he’s in the office now….….”
“Where’s the office?”
“The black door on the fifth floor is the office.”
“Yes. thanks.”
Fortunately, there was no need to go to another building.
I headed to the 5th floor, leaving the maid with a stiff expression behind me.
She wrapped Eldora with hands and hurried her steps to the 5th floor.
“Gasp, gasp….”
Finally, I was out of breath when I reached the 5th floor with my short legs.
I became a little depressed because my physical strength was limited to the stairs to the 5th floor.
Even after feeling depressed for a while, I calmly took a breath and started walking down the hallway.
Unlike the first floor, where servants were rarely seen, this place had a dark and serene atmosphere.
“Oops.”
At that time, I could see a servant carrying a kettle and a teacup at a distance.
My senses are telling me that he was definitely on his way to Cardin’s office.
I dragged my shaky legs and followed the servant.
Before long, a large black door appeared, which gave off the feeling that ‘no one can enter this place’.
Knock knock…
“Duke, I brought your tea.”
Soon after, he opened the door and I sneaked in close behind the servant.
As soon as I entered the room, I went quickly and hid behind the sofa. It was such a perfect move that no one noticed.
I took a moment to praise myself.
‘By the way, this is Cardin’s office.’
I stood up on my toes, put my eyes on the sofa, and peek at the desk. I saw Cardin diligently writing something down on the paper.
“Duke. I will leave the tea here.”
“Do so…”
The servant soon left the office.
Now, it was only me and Cardin in the office. It was so quiet that I could hear the rattling of the pen.
‘Oh, my leg hurts.’
Perhaps because I went around too much, it felt like the soles of my feet were getting hot.
I decided to sit behind the sofa and take a break.
squeaky squeaky.
The gentle rustling sound somehow calmed my heart.
I stretched my bent legs and tapped my knee with my small hand.
“Huh?”
The sound of the pen, which had sounded like background music from before, stopped.
‘Is he already done with his work?’
I was wondering what Cardin was doing, so I got up and turned my eyes toward the desk.
“Oh.”
Since when did he look this way? I made eye contact with Cardin.
“…….”
“…….”
A suffocating silence passed.
Unable to bear the silence, I opened my mouth first
“Hello.”
I stepped out from the back of the sofa and proudly said hello. It was a very dignified attitude for a person who was caught sneaking and spying.
Cardin was still staring at me, but didn’t show any other action.
“Why did you come here?”
He didn’t even greet me.
“I’m going to give this to you. Here you go!”
I ran to Cardin’s desk and pushed out an Eldora flower I had just picked.
“It’s a gift.”
I kindly explained the reason why I gave Eldora to Cardin who didn’t think about receiving it.
“Take it quickly.”
I urge him by waving the flowers.
Cardin slowly reached out his hand and received the Eldora in my hand.
The Eldora in Cardin’s already had its stem curled up as I was holding it for too long.
“. . . . It’s dried up.”
Cardin, who was staring down at the flowers, spoke quietly.
I didn’t like his mouth for saying bad things, but I decided to move on with an open mind.
“Present!”
Yes. I finally achieved the purpose of going to the garden today.
I wanted to give Eldora as a present to Cardin myself.
Of course, giving flowers as a present was not the real purpose.
The real purpose of coming here is to improve the relationship between me and Cardin.
“Let’s be close from now on.”
“…. What?”
“I’ll give you this every day.”
From now on, I decided to give flowers to Cardin every day, and the great first step of the ‘Stick to Cardin plan’ was decided.
“Then bye.”
I went out of the office and looked back at Cardin who was dumbfounded by my action. I waved my hand at him as I left the office.
“My legs will be strong.”
I had to grow my physical strength to walk diligently from the garden to Cardin’s office every day.
This is so cute 😭💖