Karina stared up at Claude, who had been frozen for a while.
‘Was that too rude?’
Come to think of it, she seemed to take the idiomatic greeting too seriously.
“I- I’ll come in.”
Fortunately, Claude stepped into the annex without any sign of anger or returning.
She thought she should give him a little hint that Astrid was coming here at that time, but it was already too late.
Karina ran after Claude in a hurry.
“Y-YOUR GRACE THE DUKE…!”
Astrid shouted with a pale face.
“Astrid?”
Claude muttered in a confused voice.
“Why are you here?”
“T-that’s…”
Astrid hesitated, unable to answer properly.
Melissa and Roland were standing quite close to Astrid at first but they slowly crept away, perhaps frightened by Claude’s pressure.
Karina sighed.
Even after all the food was served, it seemed as if everyone was stuck in their place.
“Your Grace, the princess is…”
Astrid shook her head.
“I’ll tell him.”
Claude’s eyes narrowed.
“I also think that’s right. Astrid, what in the world is going on?”
Astrid closed her eyes tightly and opened them. Her watery eyes resembled an amethyst.
“I came here to apologize to these kids because I was wrong.”
“What?”
“I, uh told these kids… they were dirty.”
“…Astrid.”
Claude called Astrid in a dry voice.
Astrid’s shut her eyes tightly, something was about to come out.
Just then.
Melissa who was wrapped around Karina’s skirt sneak back and rushed forward.
Everyone stared at her arrival in amazement.
“We’ve already received the princess’s apology. Roland and I said it was fine.”
“…!”
Astrid and Karina’s eyes widened. The beginning was true, but the latter was a white lie.
“So, it’s okay. You don’t have to scold the princess. We didn’t just accept it.”
Melissa spoke without taking a breath, and without waiting for Claude’s reply she ran back towards Karina.
(T/N: Why did I imagined her like Nezuko, so cute)
Karina stroked Melissa’s head.
Melissa looked up at her and blinked, signaling that she wanted a hug.
Karina bent down and hugged her. She was a little scared, but it was worth a hug for a while.
“…”
There was silence.
Astrid’s face flushed, not knowing what to do. Claude seemed to be contemplating something.
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I adopt the male lead
Fantasy!FOR OFFLINE READING PROPOSES ONLY! Associated Names 남주를 입양합니다 Author(s) Chamois 샤무아 Artist(s) passerby 지나가던 사람 Translation Novelupdates.com Status: ongoing Updates every 2-5 days Summary She met a man who was completely different from the nobility...
