When The Count’s Illegitimate Daughter Gets Married

Chapter 7

When Ian was young, his mother Selena had nothing to do ever since she began to take care of herself and Ian at the villa.

The Duke also couldn’t serve as a caretaker to her, and no one came to the cottage in the mountains.

Selena, who liked to be in a calm atmosphere from the beginning, was satisfied with him.

She would knit often. She could hold the wool all day long.

Young Ian would often run around the villa and come in exhausted.

He would hear the sound of noodles squirting as it boiled down the stove while falling asleep.

Turning her head, Selena would start to knit while sitting on the rocking chair.

Ian, who collapsed after not being able to speak to Laritte, had a dream.

He went back to face his ‘enemy’ who used to live in the villa with his precious mother.

“Did you wake up?”

As Selena said that, Ian blinked and shifted his upper body on the bed.

He felt like he had forgotten something, so he peered at both of his hands and saw a little child’s fingers.

‘I am sure they were a lot bigger than this.’

“I’m going to have breakfast. Betty said you have been working hard.”

Selena put down what she was knitting and raised Ian up.

He felt a sense of Déjà vu but soon followed her.

The villa where he stayed as a child was as colorful as a peacock without a speck of dust.

But there was also a cozy side.

A clean, soft-colored wallpaper, that could be seen under the light of an electric lamp, while walking along the corridor….

“Are you going to eat here? You could have let me send it up.”

“Good morning, Master.”

“Did Master sleep without washing up again?”

The employees, who followed to serve Selena Reinhardt, were usually energetic and active.

It was the result of the generosity of the Duke of Reinhardt at that time.

Selena was quiet and fragile. Betty was afraid that she might lose her energy sooner than expected.

In addition, Selena took good care of the employee.

“Can you serve my breakfast and Ian’s?”

“Yes, madam! There’s an amazing smoked dish. There was a meat festival down there, and I brought the best quality from the market.”

Cough cough

“Oh, Betty. You don’t have a cold, do you?”

She was a woman who would worry if a maid was sick or not.

She was elegant and smooth, and she did not require much formality.

That’s why the employees would often forget that their family was the second most powerful house after the royal family.

for always being loyal

was a time like

for Selena’s rapid deterioration had run

state of limbo due to heavy snow, a servant volunteered to walk through the snow and

young Ian got frostbite all over his body, they took care of him like a family. It was that much of a bond.

I had something stuck in my

you can tell me. What if you ignore it and it gets

though it’s getting cold, there

the table, guided by the maid.

maid, approached Ian.

your nanny has sent a letter saying that she will arrive at the villa tomorrow

put it in his

Selena talked first.

she has more grey hair

must have gotten up early. Does this worry

“I’m fine, mother.”

popped out on Ian’s mind about his nanny.

his head was getting heavier.

have gray hair soon.’

something grazed his

she over twenty?’

silver-haired young

she made all the time seemed

she was uncomfortable with

was

to recall the woman’s name. She said

I’m still a

up from her seat.

Betty asked,

have you

feel very well today. I will go sit on the second floor.”

eating well for days already…”

Ian to eat slowly and

floor with the rest in his

favorite rocking chair. Where is it

rocking chair was in his room and he went

was sitting

your meal

was worried about you, mother…..”

I am a fragile grass. It’s really just

over Selena. She was sitting on the rocking chair with a

true. She doesn’t seem to be

taking care of me so well.

down on the bed, with

view. The light seemed brighter as if someone had added

closed his eyes at it and prayed

Please,

this peace with Mother and

***

Ian woke up.

now, but he couldn’t win back those tens of years,

warm atmosphere turned into a cold winter

was shedding

because he was sad, but because of the great heat that his head sent

into cold water and wiping the area

“You’re up.”

her usual calm

“I….”

cough cough

swollen and it was hard for him