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“Ahhh
 Anyway, Dad is weird.”
“Still
 it’s just as I heard. He said he was kinder than anyone to those who had a heart and was like a child.”
“Huh? Who said that?”
My mother smiled slightly at my question as she stroked my hair
“Mom’s
 a lifesaver.”
“A lifesaver? Is there a way to save Mom’s life?”
“Of course. But first of all, let’s go eat instead of doing this.”
At that, I nodded and ate the food one by one.
And as we had already said before, around the end of the meal, Cecilia and the other maids entered the room.
More energetic than ever, they started getting Mom and I ready. My mother, who was already pretty, shone brightly even though she didn’t need much done thanks to being under Cecilia’s care.
Her blonde hair shone as if it contained the stars in the sky, and her pure white skin was exceptionally bright.
Her off-the-shoulder gold dress, carried by Cecilia, made my mother even more radiant.
About an hour later, my mother was ready, and at the same time, I finished preparing.
“Mom! You’re too pretty!”
She was more beautiful than any mother I had ever seen.
“You’re sparkling!”
“Our Bebe is pretty too!”
“Hehe
Mom is better than that. Isn’t it hard for you to stay awake?”
“Yeah. I’ve been walking in my room lately, so I think it’s okay to walk. I’m glad I prepared it in advance. I started it because I wanted to go for a walk with Bebe, but this has been helpful.”
My smiling mother gently stroked my hair as I clung to her side.
“That’s a relief.”
Meanwhile, Cecilia opened the door as she went outside, and the Grand Duke came inside through the door.
“Are you all ready?”
“Yes.”
My mother, who looked at me endlessly, looked at the Grand Duke and nodded her head.
Just then, a very small smile appeared on his face as if he had seen my mother and I.
“It’s pretty useful.”
“Dad! It’s not quite useful, isn’t it?”
“Well, I don’t know.”
“Anyway
 I said that men who are not honest are not attractive.”
Pouting his lips on purpose, he groaned and reached out to my mother.
“Anyway, let’s go.”
“Okay.”
“And, well
 You’re a little prettier than usual.”
When my mother took the hand, the Grand Duke opened his mouth as if waiting.
“I am happy to receive the compliment.”
Meanwhile, Allen came into the open door. Unlike usual, Allen, who came in a black uniform, rushed to me.
“Wow. Bebe is really pretty. Bebe’s mom is pretty too.”
“Your brother is a little better than your father.”
“Huh? What?”
Allen, who was not aware of what happened earlier, tilted his head. Dad led my mother forward.
“It’s not like that. Let’s go. Today is the meeting day. The vassals will be gathering today.”
“Is that where we;re going today.”
“Yes. You don’t have to go and say anything. All you have to do is stay still and stay by my side.”
After saying that, the four of us walked to the meeting hall.
I thought I would be used to it because I’ve been here before, but I still haven’t adapted to the crowded meeting hall.
The room was full of the vassals I saw last time. Today, the unusually large number of people made me feel frustrated.
As always, Allen came over to me and he grabbed my hand.
Just like how my dad was holding my mom’s hand.
“We look like a family.”
As if to relieve my tension as I entered a place full of vassals, my pony-like brother spoke to me in a neat manner.
“Huh? Family?”
“Yeah. Dad, mom, brother and sister. how. Don’t we look like a pretty friendly family?”
At those words, I looked at my father and mother who seemed to look friendly.
‘Looking at it like this, I think they looked good.’
Somehow I felt odd. She had always been my own mom, and it felt like she had become everyone’s mom and everyone’s Adelaide.
I pursed my lips for a bit, then looked at Allen and nodded my head.
“It seems to be a bit like that.”
“I think it suits you well.”
I felt a tickle somewhere in my chest.
When I was young, I never felt like this when my biological father was alive.
‘It’s like I’ve never felt this before. I think my real dad and mom were always together
 but I didn’t feel this way back then
’
When I tried to remember how my real father and mother were, my head ached momentarily.
I had no choice but to blink and open my eyes.
“Are you okay?”
“Huh? Yes.”
Allen, who was next to me, quickly looked at my complexion, as if he had noticed my sudden change. But it was really weird. My mother, who was ahead, turned back slightly at Allen’s fuss and looked at me, but her expression was different from before.
Was she strangely stiff?
It felt like my mother, who would normally be the first to worry about me, had changed in an instant.
Meanwhile, Mom and Dad were sitting at the top of the table.
“Grand Duke, there was a woman in the conference room
”
“Is it that again?”
No longer tired, one of his vassals opened his mouth as he stared at my mother. Of course, he was stopped by my father before anything could come out of his mouth.