As soon as I mentioned the word āaunt,ā Luca screeched like a nestling, chiming āmomā endlessly.
If I kept on denying not being Lucaās mom, I couldāve been seen as a ruthless mom.
I tried my best to
not
be an unforgiving aunt, so this is all I getā¦?
He bit the hand that fed him. Luca, how can you do this to meā¦!
I saw the resentment and dejection bottled up in the Luca latching onto my hip.
At that instant, he snuck a glance towards me and our eyes met.
Lucaās blue eyes burned with relentless obsession.
Why in the world is this happening?
What does Luca want? Perhapsā¦
He wants me to go with him to Winterwald by calling me momā¦
Haha! Thereās no way that can be!
Heās just throwing a tantrum because he was surprised by his uncleās unexpected appearance.
If I can explain it well, I think Luca can understand this situation.
Why would Luca want me to go with him to Winterwald by insisting Iām his mother?
Weāre not that close anyway.
It doesnāt make sense, not one bit.
But the situation wouldnāt go as smoothly as I hoped.
RĆ¼diger with a bitter face looked at me and Luca, suggesting,
āI do not know what the current situation isā¦ Madam, I mean, Lady, if you are Lucaās mother, I cannot separate a mother from her son, so please, let us all go to Winterwald?
O-oh, no!
All hell would break loose because of revenge thatāll play out, so why would I go there!
Aside from my pity towards Luca, I didnāt want to follow him to Winterwald.
Going there meant that I would be heading straight toward the deadly plague, without a doubt.
My sympathy and compassion for Luca existed while he stayed in Emden.
I refused with my whole body, shaking my hands and head.
āNo, I prefer this rural, idyllic lifeā¦ā
āYou said you wanted to live in a castle like a princess before.ā
The bawling Luca abruptly argued without slurring his words.
Like sparkling blue crystals, his eyes shone with resilience.
Disregarding Lucaās defiance, I promptly listed the reasons why I had to stay behind in Emden.
āLiving a simple life appeals to me.ā
āYou said you wanted to wear jeweled rings on all 10 fingers.ā
āMy tastes are so simple that eating greasy meats upset my stomach.ā
āBut you said that youād die to have a slice of veal steak.ā
āā¦ā
He kept rebutting everything I said; by the end, I had no more excuses to give.
Luca recalled a lot of Judithās past remarks verbatim rather well, a lot more than I thought.
Even I had no memory of it at allā¦
Until now, I was unsure whether Luca was calling me mom intentionally or not, but this time, it finally became clear to me.
This was absolutely deliberate!
Looking at it from all sides, even from 100 yards away, it was obvious that this was on purpose!
At this rate, Iāll really be dragged with him to Winterwald.
I tried to persuade Luca in my most stern voice.
āLuca, of course, I would love to live a wealthy life, like others. However, I lived in Emden all my life for 27 years. All my friends are here too. I donāt want to live anywhere else.ā
I was thinking about going near the capital after Luca left for Winterwald, but no one knew of my intentions.
Without any hesitation, these blatant lies slipped out from my mouth.
āAunti- I mean, mom, but you donāt have any friends.ā
Oi, Luca.
Sheesh, must you say such hurtful words to someone?
Good grief.
Even if Judith had no friends to call her own!
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I looked at him with eyes full of anguish as he raised his chin confidence.
āIf you say it like that, then I also lived here my entire life for 10 years and all my friends are here, so Iāll stay here in Emden forever.ā
Like this he spoke clearly before turning a 180, changing his attitude as he bawled instead.
āYou wanted to get married, after you sent me off, right? Since Iām such a burden, you sold me off to that stranger! I know it all! Iām not going anywhere, no way! Iām going to live with you for the rest of my life, mom!ā