“I want to live with both my aunt and uncle!”
It’s not about whether you’re an aunt or an uncle.
Both are unexpected options!
“That’s not… .”
“Why can’t we all live together? Uh huh. I like you both. Sobbing…”
Tears fell from her big eyes onto her face.
The sad crying continued for a while without stopping.
Artea, who continued to cry like that, soon fainted and fell asleep.
It was truly a bomb.
“…….”
“…….”
When Erios came to see me and told me that he couldn’t send the child, I thought about responding coldly or trying to persuade him.
I didn’t expect Artea to get into such trouble.
I ended up looking at Erios with a blank stare.
Then my eyes met Erios, who was looking at me.
‘What do you think about Artea’s thinking?’
It was a good thing I didn’t say those words out loud.
You must think for yourself and come to your own conclusions, Bellona Sortis. Why are you looking at Erios just for a moment?
I turned my head.
I couldn’t help but feel very resentful that i made a gesture that seemed to depend on Erios, whom i thought i would never see him again.
‘Anyway, what should I do now?’
I’m more upset than when I didn’t see the back page of the Magic Tower exam. shit.
***
First, Erios and I laid Artea on the bed for a while.
It was heartbreaking to see my child come and go, change her choices, And seeing her crying in front of her aunt and uncle because she doesn’t want to be separated from both of them.
“…….”
“…….”
I placed ger in the middle of the bed and Erios and I sat down.
I brushed away the hair that fell from my face. I feel ten years older.
“Artea will be confused too.”
The voice of Erios, who was sitting next to me, rang out softly.
The room, which had become quiet due to the bite, made me focus more on his voice.
“One thing I really want to say it’s not like that. I… That I didn’t care about Artea. It really isn’t.”
“…Yes.”
I thought about it, but the way this guy looked at Artea or the way he spoke didn’t seem like acting.
He always had a shameless side, and his acting skills may have improved without us seeing him.
Because Erios isn’t that great of a guy.
No, he’s such a great guy that there’s no doubt about it.
There are so many things this guy is good at, but if he has that kind of talent, it doesn’t make sense based on common sense.
“Then why did Artea come out with this idea to live with her aunt? She told me that she definitely came out on her own. She said she was running away from home.”
“I heard that the child suddenly disappeared, and then she was here.”
“So you have no idea?”
“I’m just saying I won’t say anything hastily.”
Erios seemed to be choosing his words, but eventually spoke with a long sigh.
“I’m not sure either. Even though i met her before leaving. It was similar to usual.”
We talked about various things and tried to figure out the cause, but we couldn’t figure it out.
It was only a few days ago that he saw Artea properly, and if Erios knew the reason, she wouldn’t have run away from home in the first place.
“Are you sure you used the word ‘run away’ correctly?”
“So would I lie in this situation?”
Anyway, all we could do was guess.
“I think she had seen the story of running away from home in a children’s story and was excited to try it. Maybe she thought it would be nice to escape the house and go for a walk.”
“You’re only interpreting it in your favor.”
“Or, even better, that you kidnapped her and told Arthea all the bad things about me.”
“Oh, right. Just say what you want to say.”
“I didn’t say that’s what i’m thinking.”
No matter how famous I am as a magic tool maker, it is true that I am not good enough to stand against Duke Killiet.
If i was going to come out dirty, i could have come out as dirty as he wanted.
Even Erios didn’t manage to push me away.
‘No matter what, it’s probably because i’m Artea’s aunt.’
Just as I don’t want to judge Erios for being annoying of Artea and wanting to get rid of her.
Aside from the things he doesn’t like, he’s a guy with common sense in this regard.
“Artea has been anxious ever since my brother and sister-in-law passed away.”
I recalled that based on my own information, I had concluded that Artea was quite unstable.
And I could see with my own eyes that that was correct.
“Hey, aunt!”
“uncle!”
“Where are you?”
Artea was crying so hard that I was worried about dehydration.
However, the child, whom i thought she was deeply asleep, couldn’t lie down for long and woke up again. And she kept looking for the two of us.
Her expression became cloudy as if she was going to cry again…
In the end, Erios and I decided to stay next to Artea.
“Your aunt is here.”
“Uncle will continue to be by Artea’s side.”
Me in one hand, Erios in the other.
Artea held us tightly with her small, insignificant hands.
She seems to believe that that way, we won’t disappear while she sleeps.
Still not feeling reassured, she finally went back to sleep after assuring the child that we would both stay here.
“Ugh….”
Erios said as he carefully patted Artea’s stomach, who was groaning as if she was having a nightmare.
“I’m sorry, but I think I’ll have to stay here for a while.”
Even though it’s because of my niece, he’s staying at his ex-girlfriend’s house.
But I couldn’t object. It’s not like I didn’t see Artea’s condition.
“The Knight of Dawn has a deathly face. Couldn’t you have stayed by her side before?”
“I had no choice because of the subjugation. I was able to come now because it was still over.”
My brother-in-law was killed by a monster while protecting Erios.
Artea and humanity will be safe only if the monsters are eradicated.
I suspect that working hard to subdue him and saying he will raise Artea are actually just a struggle to fill his older brother’s vacancy.
“You really shouldn’t have come looking for Artea.”
The night grew increasingly ripe.
He also ordered the employees waiting outside the room to return.
Artea is asleep and we are the only ones in the room.
“No matter how much I am Artea’s aunt, I wouldn’t want to see her go to my ex-boyfriend’s residence.”
Maybe that’s why I gained the courage to be honest.
“What if the future duchess hates Artea because of that? I mean, you calling your ex-girlfriend for no reason. She must be on guard because she thinks she will be pushed aside by Artea even if she gives birth to a biological child.”
“I won’t marry someone who is against Artea.”
“Yeah, I know. But people’s minds change. Even if the duchess-to-be finds Artea cute at first, she might change her mind when she sees her biological child.”
In fact, i thought that not only the Duchess’s mind might change, but yours as well. I didn’t have to say that.
‘When I started dating you, I thought it would last a lifetime.’
Well, I wasn’t criticizing the duchess who wasn’t even with Erios yet.
Everyone changes.
‘If we break up, wouldn’t it be hard to see each other? When someone asked me if it was a bit like having double in-laws, I thought that if I was going to get married anyway, wouldn’t it be better for the families to get along?’
Erios looked lost in thought.
I jokingly added, afraid it might sound like I was blaming everything on Erios.
“Well, that’s not the only reason. Are you worried because I have to get married too? Who would like it if I went to my ex-boyfriend’s house, even if it was because of my niece?”
Actually, I had no intention of getting married.
“is it. Then it wouldn’t be a good situation for me to be in your house right now.”
“I can’t help it.”
“Then I will leave as soon as the sun rises.”
Would it be okay to leave Erios like this?
Artea hates being separated from her uncle so much.
However, I don’t think i will send Artea back to Erios.
‘I understand the problem, but I don’t know the solution.’
Anyway, Erios said he understood when I said I couldn’t send Artea to him.
“I think it’s right for Artea to be with you for the time being. Like you said, I don’t know what happened at the Duke’s residence. She seems anxious without you.”
I didn’t expect this stubborn guy to accept it so easily.
Anyway, it was true that I felt comfortable because this guy spoke first.
“Yes, I know that your thoughts about Artea are not light.”
I thought he wouldn’t give up on Artea, even if it was because of his pride.
Surprisingly, he really cares about Artea.
“When the time comes, i will come see Artea again.”
“Okay, thank you.”
Calm and mature.
That is the appearance of Erios, the Knight of Dawn that everyone knows.
But I knew him to be a little different.
‘You keep pretending that you are the only adult. It’s annoying.’
There’s nothing good about having your ex-lover in the same house, so go away, leave Artea behind.
Of course I said that.
But why? On the one hand, I didn’t like how Erios meekly accepted sharp words.
‘Since when was he so nice?’
He wears the mask of the Knight of Dawn, and doesn’t he just embrace what’s difficult for him?
‘…Well, it’s been a few years since we broke up. It’s none of my business.’
But even though I knew Erios well, I also thought that I didn’t know much about him.
There’s no way that kid can be obedient and nice.
Come see Artea again…It was only the next day that I realized how quickly Erios was trying to keep his words, which were nothing more than polite words.
“Lady, they say Duke Killiet has moved in next door!”
“…what?”
I went out to the terrace in my pajamas.
“hi.”
Beyond the next door, I saw Erios Killiet enjoying tea time in the garden.
Is he crazy??
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