“I really like it.”
“But why aren’t you eating? It doesn’t suit your taste?”
“I’m full.”
“The type to eat less?”
This is because Damon Daughtry, the young man in front of her, asked rapid fire questions without giving her a chance to.
When I was asked with a soft smile, as if cream melted in my mouth, I couldn’t help but answer.
“I usually eat this much.”
“Usually?”
Damon looked again at the little girl sitting in front of him. A figure smaller than her peers and a frail-looking complexion. At first glance, she looks like a rich lady, but if you look closely, she looks like a child in danger of falling apart at any moment’s notice.
“There is a reason why Emilie is so skinny.” Said Damon as he patted Emilie’s head.
But as soon as Damon touched her, Emilie hunched over her shoulders in surprise.
“Ah, sorry.” Damon quickly withdrew his hand.
(D) ‘This child, she’s scared. I just patted her head.’
It was clear that the male adult did not have a good memory. Especially when one’s hands are touching.
(D) ‘No way.’
Damon was horrified by the terrible idea of passing through his head at the moment.
(D) ‘This child was hit.’
Emilie, who doesn’t know what Damon was thinking, was awfully anxious to see his face darken.
“I’m sorry. I was rude because I wasn’t used to someone patting my head.”
“No. It’s my fault. Anyone would be surprised if a stranger suddenly stroked her head. I made you uncomfortable. Sorry.”
Emilie was startled.
‘He apologized to me.’
He even feels ashamed, saying, ‘I made you uncomfortable.’
When she lived back at the Cabezo duchy, she always had a hard time. Her father and her half-sister, Polia, were laughing amicably while Emilie was out of place.
No one cared whether Emilie was uncomfortable or not.
Something like when she tried to eat something, it kept getting stuck in her throat. Emilie, who was hungry for her father’s affection that was long gone.
<Father…>
The Duke Cabezo, who smiled brightly when he opened his mouth, immediately became icy cold.
<Emilie. Can’t you see I’m talking to Polia? There’s no such thing as consideration! Wait until the conversation is over.>
‘Even if I wait until the conversation between the two is over, he doesn’t even look at me once!’
“Don’t worry. I’m not sending you if you don’t want to.”
Damon was not surprised when the child said she didn’t want to go home.
He also knows how Emilie is treated at home.
She couldn’t understand even more. Why did you bring a daughter who can’t even be loved by her own father?
Damon’s eyes folded half-moon when he saw an innocent look that couldn’t hide his doubts.
“I see what you’re curious about.”
“What?”
“You’re right that we saved you for the price.”
Damon, who seemed to be pondering for a moment, said his real intention too easily.
“What’s that?”
Emilie asked, full of caution.
“We just need you to get along at our house.”
“What?”
Emilie asked back in surprise. Damon nodded vigorously. Then he served peach with cheesecake and chocolate next to the half-empty scone.
“Eat this first. I’m going to *check you out.”
Damon said. It was with a smile that made her forget her doubts.
(*t/n: something like check her condition)
***
Emilie was free after eating until she was full.
After taking a bath before going to bed, her body became tired quickly.
‘Besides, it’s still a child’s body……’
I had no choice but to be tired after going through something like this today.
Emilie lay on her soft bed with a thick blanket.
They were willing to give up a well-built room big enough to sleep for Emilie. The room with the lights off was as wide as the room in Cabezo’s mansion.
‘What is this place? Who is he, and why did he save me?’
I knew there wouldn’t be a solution even if I thought about it, but I couldn’t stop thinking. Since I can’t do research with a child’s body, I had more thoughts.
Contrary to expectations, she was treated with extreme care, but she continued to be anxious.
‘Isn’t this a kidnapping in a way? Besides, he’s feeding me a lot. What are you trying to do with fattening me up?’
Is he a pervert? Or is he trying to eat me? If that’s not it then is it a sacrifice to God?
“Oh, no!”
Emilie jumped up from her seat.
Whatever the reason, it was true that those men were suspicious. No matter how handsome your smile is, what’s suspicious is still suspicious.
‘It’s weird. It’s really weird. This place is so weird!’
Men who pretended to be her father and brother as they like, people who treat her with extreme care when she was obviously kidnapped.
And then a young boy comes at night and says ‘Get out’ to her. Emilie couldn’t believe it was all in one night.
She ended up staying up all night.