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

a time

for Selena’s rapid deterioration had run out.

was in a state of limbo due to heavy snow,

took care of

madam. I had something stuck

me. What if

in here, madam! Even though it’s getting cold, there is a hostess who is like the

at the table, guided

the maid, approached

Master, your nanny has sent a letter saying that she will arrive

the meat and put it in his

Selena talked first.

she has more grey hair when

you must have gotten up early. Does this worry

“I’m fine, mother.”

thought popped out on Ian’s

like his head

will have gray

grazed

she over

was a silver-haired young

expression she made all the time seemed to have

wondered if she was

who was

name. She said she was

I’m still a

up from her seat.

Betty asked,

you finished?”

I will go sit on the

madam, you haven’t been eating well for

eat slowly and

to the second floor with the rest in

Where is it now?

rocking chair was in his room and he went

expected, Selena was sitting there.

you finished your

worried about you,

am a fragile grass. It’s really

was sitting on the rocking chair with a

seem

get sick because everyone is taking

lay down on the

and white ceiling filled his view. The light seemed

his eyes at

Please,

and

***

Ian woke up.

dream just now, but he couldn’t win back those tens of years, so he felt like

turned into

was shedding

of the great heat that his head sent out reflexively.

handkerchief into cold water and wiping the

“You’re up.”

with her usual

“I….”

cough cough

answer, but his throat was swollen and it

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