The Troublemaker Daughter of the Grand Duke Wants To Live Alone

‘It hurts…’

The pain made me whimper spontaneously. I could feel someone patting my head carefully. I liked the touch, so I moved closer to the hand that was patting my head without realizing it.

Wow, I like having my head pat.

Perhaps he was quite surprised by my aggressiveness, but the patting stopped for a while.

More… pat me more.

As I rubbed my hair with my hands as if to do something, the hand that had stopped before started patting me slowly again. I think I’ve received such a rough and kind touch before.

“Sohee…”

“Grandma?”

Yeah, I remember.

When I was taking a nap in the living room, the hand came secretly and patted my head. As soon as I remembered the touch, I could see my grandmother stroking my head with a gentle smile. Looking at my grandmother, I think I’m in heaven now because I’m dead.

“Grandma is sorry.”

“Grandma…”

“Grandma is sorry for telling you not to cry. I’m sorry for asking you to grow up strong.”

“…….”

“From now on, cry when you want to, and grow up happily.”

My grandmother’s last words to me were to never cry.

I therefore swallowed tears at her funeral, saying it was poisonous.

So, Mary couldn’t cry even when she was so sad, lonely, and even when she was beaten by the director.

Because I can’t let others look down on me.

I agreed with my grandmother’s words.

My grandmother’s beautifully wrinkled face showed a relieved expression. And my grandmother disappeared soon.

The surroundings became dark and still again. But even when my grandmother disappeared, strangely enough, the touch that stroked my head did not disappear.

If you’re not my grandmother…… Where is this sweet touch coming right now?

“Tsk.”

I heard a tongue clapping as if he didn’t like something. I was curious, but I didn’t want to open my eyes and check. The deep darkness surrounding me is warmer than I thought…… I didn’t want to open my eyes.

I fell into a deep sleep again.

***

How long did I sleep?

Having been accustomed to the darkness, I opened my eyes carefully to get used to the rushing light.

The pink quilt on top of me was crisp as if dried well in the sun, but so soft and warm. It looks like there are 100 million feathers inside, but it just feels like feathers. This must be a really expensive blanket.

The place where I was lying again felt cozy like a cloud.

I lifted my arm gently and hit the bed with my elbow.

Wow… I heard that beds are science. Is this the bed that Edison invented?

“By the way, where am I?”

The room, which looked twice as big as the room all the children of Brandon Orphanage slept in, was full of all kinds of fancy furniture. On the brown wall, there were clearly antique patterns, and colorful paintings were hung in such elegant frames. Luxurious white curtains were fluttering by the window.

Growing up in an orphanage, I know everything in this room is very expensive.

Why am I in a room like this?

“Huh? Am I reborn again?”

I raised myself up thinking that I should go out of this fancy room and check where I am.

“Ugh”

……I tried to, but as soon as I got up, I felt a small pain in my chest so I held it tight.

Yeah, I was hit by the orphanage director. How can you hit a girl like this even if you’re crazy about money?

Seeing that I can feel the pain so clearly, I guess I’m not dead.

“You’re up, Miss Mary!”

At a moment when it was difficult to grasp the situation because of the splendor of the room she had never seen before in her life, a woman dressed as a maid approached me with a silver tray and a teapot on it.

“I was worried because you wouldn’t wake up for two days. How worried the Grand Duke was.” 

The Grand Duke…?

I noticed the word. I finally entered the Grand duchy of Conler when I fainted. I can’t believe that the reunion that I had hoped for was held in a relaxed state. I didn’t expect anything special, but to make a good first impression, I practiced smiling in the mirror……!

As I pouted my lips and stared blankly, the woman said, placing the tray she had brought to the console next to the bed.

“Oh, you haven’t heard it yet. Are you feeling better?”

“Oh, yes….”

I still have a slight pain in my chest, but it didn’t hurt as much as I thought, so I nodded, answering quietly.

“The Grand duke even called a precious healer. You don’t know how angry the Grand Duke was when he said you were malnourished.”

“Oh…….”

“Look how skinny your wrists are. My name is Bonita. I’m an employee of the Conler family. I’ll take care of Mary from now on.”

It felt awkward because I had never heard such a friendly and sweet voice before, so I nodded my head quietly toward Bonita. Then Bonita smiled affectionately and arranged the blanket where I was sitting.

“Oh, look at me. You must be hungry, so I’ll prepare a meal.”

Bonita disappeared and I took a deep breath and rested. It was because I was nervous because I had rarely been alone with an adult after reincarnation. I glanced around, alternately touching the ends of my hair with both hands. It was a habit I mostly do when I feel awkward.

Hiding one of the things here would be enough for my business.

Nod.

I’ll try to be as nice as possible, so they will keep their guard down, and then I’ll be able to hide some things. Come to think of it, someone changed my clothes……. The light white pajamas were wrapped around my body as if I was wearing nothing.

Well, let’s make sleeping pajamas for winter and start a business. What kind of fabric is this?

I was absent-mindedly thinking when Bonita came into the room with a tray a little larger than what she had earlier.

No, she was not alone.

A man with orange hair, brilliant like the sunset of the evening, followed Bonita in. He looked at me, who just awoke and approached me with a bright smile.

“Miss Mary, you’re up!”

He was smiling as he folded his eyes, and his face was quite cute because the fat under his eyes was plump.

While Bonita was getting ready to eat, the man was kneeling next to my bed and looked at me with interest. The man suddenly burst into laughter as he focused only at the tip of my hand holding the blanket as I tried to avoid his burdensome gaze.

“Wow, the Duke succeeded!”

“Lucas, the baby is surprised.”

“Bonita, look. I can’t believe that this cute kitten is from the Conler family.”

“……She’s a little softer than the others.”

“… She’s funny but stupid.”

“Lucas!”

‘Stupid’ 

Are you referring to me? When I looked at Lucas with a look of outrage, Lucas laughed louder and poked me in the cheek.

I was so surprised by the sudden touch that I wrapped my hand around my cheek. Regardless of my confused face, Lucas still smiled and suddenly became serious and asked me.

“I brought Miss Mary from that orphanage with the Grand Duke, you don’t remember at all, do you?”

“…….”

“How did you come up with that idea?”

Suddenly Lucas asked me with a serious look. I guess he heard me stealing money from the director’s office. I have nothing to say about that.

I took my eyes off Lucas and focused again on my hand holding the quilt. What should I say…? Actually, I have nothing to say. To be honest, I was embarrassed to say that I was going to give gold coins to the orphanage children.

What happened to Leo? The director….

“Miss, you must be hungry!”

Bonita changed the subject by clapping as if she had read my difficulties. On the tray above my thigh was a thick white plate with warm-looking soup.

I carefully refused Bonita, who volunteered to feed me, and carefully took a bite with a silver spoon next to me.

“I thought you would be having a hard to chew, so I prepared soup, but if it doesn’t suit your taste…….”

“It’s delicious…”!

When the warm meat soup went through my throat, my body was thrilled. The texture was different from the oat porridge I had so far. Lucas and Bonita smiled affectionately as I trembled in admiration.

“I’m glad you liked it.”

“I’ve never tasted anything so delicious!”

“You didn’t say a word when I was talking to you earlier, but now you’re talking because there’s food in your mouth.”

There’s a saying that you don’t touch a dog when they’re eating. When I glared at Lucas, he smiled again and nodded as if to finish eating.

Now… I’m holding it in because there’s food in front of me. It was my first time seeing such a proper food after being reincarnated, so I even shed tears. I can’t believe that soup can be this delicious……!

“If you get healthy soon, you’ll be able to eat something more delicious. The employees are pretty good.”

“Lucas is right. I think you need to eat a lot because you’re so skinny. I think you’re only seven years old.”

“I’ve guessed, but…… I can’t believe you’re so happy with just one soup. I’ll have to report it to the duke when he returns.”

Is the duke not in the mansion?

When I looked at Lucas with a silver spoon in my mouth, Lucas laughed again and said seriously.

“The Grand Duke will be back soon. I know you’re confused, but I’ll explain everything then. First of all, it’s important to eat well and rest well.”

The Grand Duke turned out to be my father.

Well, I know it roughly, but……. How can I pretend I don’t know?

I need to study how to react to what I already know. I sighed and swallowed the meat soup again.

As expected, it’s delicious….

 

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