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Chapter 11
Alone
in the study, Alexander put down the teacup he was holding roughly. 'It's not
easy. It's not easy.' He muttered to himself as he rubbed the corners of his
eyes as if tired.
Alexander
laughed heartily as he recalled his past self. Even though he had gone to great
lengths to squeeze out his tears to keep Ophelia from leaving the Manor at
night, what he got was nothing.
For
now, Ophelia said that she would stay in this Manor until he becomes an adult.
But it is not clear if she will remain here until then. Looking at her pale
face and blue eyes that were barely moved by emotion, it was impossible to
imagine what she was thinking.
“……Henrietta.”
He
looked at the cup Ophelia was drinking. As if waiting, the study door opened
and Henrietta entered. Like the other maids, she cleared the table as if she
was used to it.
“I
will never call your name again, Henrietta.”
Henrietta
raised her head in surprise. She rubbed her hands on her apron and knelt at
Alexander's feet.
“What
you mean, Young Master?”
“Why
are you doing something useless that I didn't even ask for?”
"Ah……"
Henrietta
instantly realized what Alexander meant. What was Ophelia thinking when
Alexander called out Henrietta's name? Alexander would not have calmed down if
Ophelia had not scolded Henrietta. Henrietta could only bite her lips tightly.
T/N:
Maybe that means, in the previous chapter when Alex called Henrietta. Alex
wanted Ophelia to be mad at Henrietta because she lied by saying that Alex
called Ophelia. But apparently, Ophelia just kept quiet, so Alex was annoyed
and wondered what Ophelia was thinking.
“Miss
Ophelia is a lonely person. She was like a thin piece of glass that would
shatter at the touch. And I see, Mr. Adrian keeps saying sweet things covered
in honey, I'm sure-”
"You
sure? What ridiculous thing are you talking about? She is different from my
mother. She's not one to cling to men."
'That's
why everything I did was useless.' And Alexander could only swallow all the
suffering. No matter how hard she tried to approach him, Ophelia always built a
wall and pushed her away. It was like she was saying, 'Stop it. That is
enough.'
“Be
aware of your position, Henrietta. Don't do anything useless."
Alexander
stood up, ignoring Henrietta who was kneeling like a slave serving her master.
Alexander never told her to kneel on the cold floor like that. Even so,
Henrietta still knelt before Alexander as if she was worshiping a god.
Of
course, Ophelia looked like someone who could be exposed to danger because she
didn't show any surprise. But the atmosphere that surrounded her, showed that
it wasn't the real her.
Not
that I don't have a guess. I'm sure she had something on her mind, that's why
she tried to leave the Duke's Manor at night. What exactly is that!? Alexander
thought about it while looking at the hail that was falling from behind the
half-curtained window.
Henrietta
looked away as she saw Alexander roll up his sleeves.
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Thank for translating this novel
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