WAYSOWRA

Chapter 24

“I’ll go back now.”

“Yes! Come visit us again, Shu!”

The children waved their hands and said goodbye.

I smiled gently and nodded.

‘I’m not Shu anymore. My name is Shushu.’

Although it was short, my life in the orphanage was a life full of hardships.

All I thought was my survival and avoiding the evil empress’s jealousy.

That’s why the orphanage couldn’t be my home.

I realized that I was thinking of the grand duke’s estate as my home, not the orphanage.

“You’re back? Did you talk well with your friends?”

“Did you have fun?”

Returning to the carriage, Wyndert hugged me.

The two seemed to have watched us from the carriage windows to see if there were problems

‘I’m back.’

I nodded and leaned my head on Wyndert’s shoulder.

“Why did you bring me to the orphanage?”

“Was that awkward?”

“…Yes.”

Like I wasn’t wearing clothes. Like there was something uncomfortable in my socks.

The feeling that the orphanage was not my home became stronger.

“My home is not the orphanage. It’s in the grand duchy.”

“You don’t have to care about reputation or identity because you are a child who can shine on your own wherever you are.”

They hugged me as Wyndert said this to me.

Even if I’m in the orphanage, I’m still Shuelina.

Even if I’m with the grand duke and his people, I’m still Shuelina.

Wherever I am, my history will not disappear.

I was grateful to Wyndert for telling me this and nodded.

***

After what happened that threatened my self-identity, everyone in the estate worked busily as the unknown spy.

‘I think everyone is bragging about me.’

No matter how much I searched on how my adoption offer spread, I couldn’t find the answer.

It was because everyone boasted about me while saying that a cute girl came to the grand duke’s estate.

‘It must’ve spread somewhere.’

The gossiping servants were greatly scolded by the grand duke, Lucy, and Edgar.

A situation where the master personally scolds the servants because of an orphan. It’s normal for the servants to blame me but…

‘These people are too kind.’

Everyone came to me with no complaints and apologized even though it must’ve been scary.

With such a serious face for kids like me…

‘I’ll stop myself from talking about milady with all my strength!’

‘I like the soft expression of His Grace and the two young masters…’

‘The lady is so cute…ah, stop. I must also forget about this!!’