Becoming the Villain's Family

Chapter 17

Chapter 17

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"Oh, dear."

Dwayne rubbed his temples and took a deep breath.

Fortunately, most nobles on the list have a high probability of hitting rock-bottom.

So it wouldn't be strange if they suddenly died.

"What am I? A garbage disposer?!" Dwayne complained.

As the grand duke's aide started talking to himself, Tristan shifted his gaze towards Aria who kept staring at him.

"......"

"What?" The grand duke asked.

Aria quickly rummaged through her bag, took out a card, and wrote on it.

[Father, thank you.]

'You mean, thank you for killing someone!' Dwayne thought.

The more he observed Aria, the more he realized something.

'She's perfect for His Highness...'

Dwayne couldn't believe that she thanked him for killing someone. She was the perfect match for the Grand Prince of Valentine!

'I guess I'm the only normal person here in the palace...' he cried inside.

And as the grand duke read the card, a similar thought came to his mind.

'Is this something to say thank you for?'

The grand duke was surprised.

He thought that this time, Aria would finally lose it and burst into tears.

But contrary to his expectations, the little girl was grateful to him.

'I guess I'm quite glad.'

The grand duke unconsciously laid his hand over her head and stroked her. Unfortunately, his hand had so much strength that Aria had trouble raising her head.

'What am I doing?'

The grand duke slanted his head.

Aria too, had the same thoughts.

'Why is he patting me?' She thought, puzzled by his bizarre actions.

"Hmm."

After a while, he finally removed his hand from the child's head.

However, his question that day remained unanswered for all eternity.

* * *

After that incident, Aria went to visit the grand duke every day.

As she usually stayed for a long time, the office's furniture started to increase one by one.

Starting from children's sofas, there were endless things like flowers, books, toys, and dolls.

'Why did I even buy all of these?'

Tristan, the Grand Duke of Valentine could not understand.

At first, he only noticed that Aria kept on getting buried beneath the wolves while she was sleeping, and it somehow looked uncomfortable.

'The hounds have soft fur, but they're quite muscular and have thick bones.'

So before he knew it, he had bought a soft and fluffy sofa for babies.

[Father, thank you.]

Moreover, he had never forgotten to take the card from the child who had always smiled brightly and expressed gratitude whenever she could.