Molitia turned her head, surprised by the sudden touch at her waist.
âWife? Sister, are you married?â
âWell, yes, I am.â
âUmm⌠No, that canât be true. My sister looks exactly like the fairy that I saw in the book. The fairy had said that she wasnât getting married at all.â
âYoung Master Robert, I donât think itâs a good thing to deny what has been written down in the pledge.â
âWhatâs that?â
Raven then spoke in such a serious tone to that innocent, tilted head of a child.
âIt means that sheâs completely mine.â
âRaven!â
Her face flushedâthanks to himâand couldnât say anything back to the child. Ravenâs words made up the childâs impression as much as it had been possible then.
It had been a great shock to Robert, who had only met with those that gave him the upper hand. The child soon hugged Molitia with his small hands that exuded much greed.
âNo, I donât want to. Sister is mine.â
No matter what it looked like, Raven blatantly took another shot right at the childâs face.
âYoung Master is far too young to have my wife.â
The childâs face, horrified by the word that stated he was too young, began to tear up. While squeezing Molitiaâs skirt because of that speculative simulation, those big eyes of his were filled with tears. And Molitia, who was unable to see that any longer, finally voiced herself out.
âWhat in the world are you talking about? Donât take the childâs words too seriously.â
Molitia reached out and lifted the child. The childâs crying began subsided when she had hugged him while patting him on the back.
The childâs fern-like hand then wrapped around Molitiaâs neck. As he leaned against her shoulder as if to crush his soft cheeks, Molitia continued to pacify the child.
âAre you feeling better now?â
âYes.â
The child nodded as he wiped away his tears with his small hand. The childâs body dug into her a little more as Molitia stroked his head in such a commendable manner.
The child didnât forget to turn his head slightly to see Raven. Even though there were still some tears left in his eyes as they couldnât be wiped yet, his smile was unneededly there.
As he had been in Molitiaâs arms once, the child hadnât known that he would have to go down after the meal was over. Perhaps she liked it herself, but the child was still stuck sitting on her lap while chatting away.
Would the weak Molitia actually be burdenedâRaven secretly reached out his hand, but the child was as stubborn as a mule. There was also an occurrence where both the Marquis and his wife looked embarrassed as they turned their heads and rejected Raven.
However, the adult story was ultimately boring to a child. The child who was sitting on her lap while fiddling with his fingers suddenly raised his head.
âSister, letâs go out and play.â
âNo.â
This time, Raven was one step ahead of Molitia once again. The childâs cheeks pouted like a frog when Raven tried to interrupt himself in almost everything.
âI didnât say it to you, uncle. Iâm only asking my sister.â
âThe wind is too strong , so youâll catch a cold if you go out in this weather.â
âI donât catch colds!â
âMy wife is different. You should be careful since your temperature went up a little earlier.â
The childâs body immediately shrank at Ravenâs fierce words.
âSister, are you sickâŚ?â
The childâs eyes fluttered as he looked with much worry. Molitia just couldnât avoid the childâs desire that gazed at her with such moist eyes.
âNo, it doesnât really hurt anymore. And wouldnât it be okay to play in front of you, then?â
âWow!â
ââŚWhoa, thenâwe go together.â
âYou donât have to come.â
âRobert, as sweet as you are to your sister, you should be sweet to her husband as well.â
âWellâŚâ
The child dithered a little before stepping down from Molitiaâs knee. He then stood in front of Raven with hesitant steps.
âIâm sorry, uncle.â
It turned out to be an honorific title, but the title of an uncle still remained the same. The silent scolding of Marquis Werner flew right in, but Robert exuded confidence.
âIs that enough, sister?â
He turned his head with a straight face and led Molitiaâs hand. Molitia then moved after sharing what had truly happened with the others first.
And of course, Raven followed behind her naturally. A child running around with joy and a Ducal couple trailing behind. A heart-warming smile appeared on the faces of those people who had always been holding on to the notion of an ideal family.
For a while, peopleâs conversation was heated with the appearance of their beautiful and sharp yet still attractive looks.