
Carver opened his eyes slowly, the first thing he saw when his gaze was clearly Karl's figure who was now fixedly staring at him.
"Carver.." A soft voice was heard from the man's mouth. Karl expanded a smile as soon as he saw his son open his eyes.
"D-dad…"
Karl embraced Carver's body spontaneously, clutching it tightly with a haru expression he could not hide.
"You finally realize, son. I'm really worried about your situation."
"Dad was really relieved because you were sober. I'm afraid of losing you…"
Karl cried haru, smothering Carver's body. While the boy in his arms was silent without a word. He was really shocked by what he was going through.
Next to her new self-consciousness from her stupor, Carver who was trying to gather her consciousness was made even more confused by Karl who suddenly hugged her like this.
His brain was trying hard to digest everything he was going through.
For the first time in three years, Carver met Karl. And as he remembered, this was the first hug he had gotten from Karl after his memories were completely created.
D-dad hugged me?
Carver blinked his eyes a few times. It felt like a dream when he found his father hugging him so tightly.
What the hell's going on?
Karl tightened his embrace. "Dad please, don't do this again. Don't make me worry anymore. I really can't lose you…"
Nanny, who was sleeping on the floor with her face down on the bed, immediately began to feel disturbed when Karl's voice was heard dominating her young master's room.
The woman opened her eyes slowly, opening her eyes several times until her vision was completely clear.
Nanny instantly widened her eyes as soon as she saw Carver who had regained consciousness, and was now in Karl's arms.
"Young master." The phrase just popped out of his mouth, making the focus of the father and son shatter and reflexes switch to the woman on the edge of the bed.
"Young master, thank goodness you're sober. I'm really happy to see it." Nanny smiled wryly, her two eyes starting to glaze over. Almost shed tears.
Carver fell silent. He looked at Nanny before finally moving on and embracing her body spontaneously.
"Mother.." she said.
Nanny and Karl are overwhelmed when Carver suddenly jumps up and hugs Nanny, calling her mother.
"I love you." he muttered while drowning his head in Nanny's arms.
Nanny was silent for a moment, trying to process what she had just heard.
The tep!
Nanny rubbed the top of her head full of tenderness. "Young master," he said with a smile.
His voice instantly made Carver look up. He meets Nanny.
In the next instant, he pushed Nanny's body spontaneously with a red face.
"You!" he said with a panicked face mixed with shock. "Why are you here?!"
"A-what do you mean? I've been here since."
Carver was instantly silent when he realized that all he had seen was Nanny.
Why do I think she is a mother? Am I hallucinating because I miss my mom so much?
Carver looked at Nanny's face. The woman smiled at him.
His smile…
His smile was similar to that of a mother's…
Carver bowed. She recalled the dream she had just had a moment ago when she was first reunited with the woman who had given birth to her.
Although his mother's face was not clearly visible, but the smile he saw really stuck in his memory.
"Young master, are you okay?" Nanny confirmed.
"I'm fine," Carver replied in a tone that suddenly turned a bit cranky.
Nanny frowned.
What happened to the young master? His attitude is really strange.
...*...
"Huft~" Nanny heaved a sigh of relief. He was really relieved that Carver had regained consciousness.
I'm really happy because it turns out the young master is fine. Now I feel calmer, inner Nanny.
Nanny fell silent, she recalled the incident just a moment ago. The incident when suddenly Carver hugged her tightly and called her 'mother.'
"I don't understand, why was the young master's attitude so strange when he woke up earlier?"
"Why did he suddenly embrace and call me mother?"
"Is it because he met his mother in a dream?"
Various questions came to his mind. But none of those questions, he got the answers.
...*...
Nanny stepped up with a cheerful face. The new day was greeted with great joy.
This is his first day after a while ago being officially appointed by Duke Karl Kashawn to be the permanent nanny of his son—Carver Luhde Kashawn.
I can't wait to meet the young master today. I want to make sure he's okay. Nanny. He continued walking down the corridor to the room Carver was in. Behind him, Nanny is accompanied by several maids who usually work to clean Carver's room.
...*...
Carver opened his eyes slowly as his ears heard a soft voice from near where he was lying.
The first thing he saw when he woke up was Nanny's face which was now smiling towards him.
"Good morning, young master," he said.
Carver was silent for a moment. It took a while until he realized the figure that was now staring at him.
"You need to wake up. It's morning, and it's time for breakfast." Nanny's voice returned to her hearing, making Carver completely aware of who she was talking to.
Instead of building, Carver turned around while pulling back the blanket that covered his body to the shoulder.
I thought mom. I almost met my mother again, with a disappointed face.
"I don't want to go!" reject it then—while closing both eyes.
"You have to wake up, soon there are classes you have to attend. Master Duke is furious if you don't wake up immediately." Nanny was still trying to talk softly to him.
"I said I didn't want to go! Better leave me alone, I'll go back to sleep."
Nanny sighed softly.
It turns out that young master is still sniffing at me, Inner Nanny.
The maid friends who had been with her had glanced at her, as if waiting for what action Nanny would take to face their young master.
"Young master has always been like this" whispered one of the maids as he approached her. Making Nanny focus instantly on him.
"If he is like this, usually Zelda will immediately pull the blanket and force him to wake up immediately," he added.
Nanny was silent for a moment while watching Carver lying on his back.
If I woke him up forcibly, then he could have disliked me even more. That'll complicate my job.
...***...