The Baby Raising A Devil's
Chapter 8

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Nos muttered, swallowing his dry saliva. "That's Newt...."

I was surprised by what Nos said about the stone in the jewelry box.

‘Newt!?’

When I paled, Nos said with a lowered face.

"Sorry Mister. This is not his fault, the storage conditions are not good. Otherwise, that Newt wouldn't suddenly become dust."

Nos tried hard to find an excuse, but Duke's face did not change.

Holding the end of the skirt, I grabbed Duke's arm, shaking.

"Ti, tidwak.... I didn't mean to...." (Ti, no.... I didn't mean to.).

However, the Duke put away my hand and frowned.

His lips let out a long breath.

"You're bothering me."

My whole body was shaking like an aspen tree.

Instead of being liked, I made a mess.

I thought I was too afraid to say that my life expectancy was getting worse.

Besides, my eyes started to swirl, and my gaze narrowed.

"Don't bother me again and go back to your room."

"Ugh.." - UH...."

As soon as I groaned, my body tilted and fell under the chair.

"Little lady!"

In my narrow gaze, the Duke stiffened with his eyes wide open.

Then silence...

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In the darkness I saw Duke Amity's back from behind.

My father, who was kind, who was very careful and fair.

I respect and love him very much.

I had to give up a lot of things to live as her daughter, but that's okay. Doesn't matter...

If only he would laugh with me when he called my name.

But I do know. There is a wall between us.

Duke Amity gave me a room to stay, taught me the ethics of the nobility, and dined together, but only to that extent.

He doesn't consider me his son.

Still, I did my best because I liked it.

I hesitated for a long time and then reached out to him

"Came-on"

"Father!"

Mina ran past me towards Duke Amity.

Somehow, Mina hugged his hand without a doubt.

When Mina smiled with narrowed eyes, Duke Amity stroked her head and smiled.

Doesn't matter. It did happen. Mina is truly the Child of Destiny.

She was a good girl who brought rain during the dry season, and gave hope to the poor and the sick.

If I work harder, my dad will love me too..

Then the darkness around me shook.

"Stupid!!"

An angry roaring voice sounded from the air.

I was shocked when I saw hands sticking out of the black darkness.

A hand with a ring engraved with Vallua's name caught my attention.

"If you hide, I'm afraid I can't find you. Little rat."

Duke Vallua kicked me without hesitation. Duchess Vallua, come.

"The girl is useless."

They approached me slowly. I tremble with my palms back.

Don't hit me.

Please.

Ii'm sorry.

I'm sorry....!!

"Huk!"

I woke up kicking the blanket.

My back was full of cold sweat, and my hands were shaking.

After looking at the familiar clock in front of me, I regained my senses.

"It's a dream."

Only the sound of rain hitting the windows broke the silence in this room.

There was a basin and towel next to the bed. The chair was still warm as if there had just been someone here.

"Right, I fainted."

I had a hard time breathing when I remembered what happened this afternoon.

"That thing, what I've done."

After three deaths, I finally found a decent place.

The waitress of Dubbede was really friendly, and Duke Dubbede was pretty good.

But when these people start hating me,

Duke's eyes will be cold as ever. Lea and Nos won't laugh with me either.

Suddenly lightning struck, revealing something that had been invisible because it was too dark.

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Lea brought some new clothes to Leblaine, who was sweating during sleep.

The servants followed him while crying.

"Is the baby okay?"

"I heard the doctor didn't know what caused it. What's going on?"

Lea sighed.

Leblaine, who was supposed to be lying in bed, was nowhere to be seen.

"What's...."

As the servants panicked and muttered, Lea shouted.

"Find the baby!"

Surprised waiters ransacked the bathroom, looking in the hallway, but Leblaine was nowhere to be found.

Lea with a pale face relayed the news to the Duke.

At midnight, the lights are on in the Dubbede castle area. Everyone's busy looking for Leblaine.

Nos ran towards the Duke who was walking in the hallway.

"He's not in the barn."

"Kitchen. He's probably hanging around looking for bread."

"I've been looking for him there."

Duke's face hardened. A lot of people were already deployed, but they weren't so good at finding one little boy.

Was he attacked by an assassin who came here to kill Dubbede?

Or the high council, which does not approve of the existence of a child of destiny, may begin to use his hands.

"deploy troops. Search in various tem—"

"Your Majesty!"

Then came an urgent voice from outside the window.

The butler and gardener surround a person.

Lea, who found him, ran as fast as she could.

"Little lady!"

Leblaine moved her body when she saw Lea holding her.

The Duke stepped towards the boy.

The guards stationed around the area waded through, and Leblaine was finally seen clearly

His pyjamas were covered with dust, and bare feet without shoes were littered with scratches and dirt.

The body of the little boy, who was raining, shivering, and his lips were blue. Leblaine staggered past Lea and walked towards the Duke.

"You....."

When the Duke frowned, Leblaine let out something.

She held a red flower with her trembling hands.

"You like carnations."((You like carnations)

"......."

"Maap." (Sorry)2

When the Newt broke, Leblaine, who did not know what to do and held onto his sleeve, was,

"Prepare me."(I'm sorry.)

Duke did not give an answer. Leblaine rubbed her hands desperately to apologize with a pale face.

And instantly, the Duke felt regret for his treatment of the girl.

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Thanks to the glint, I knew there was carnation in the garden outside the window. So I rushed to find the flowers.

No matter the rain. I have to do something to not be hated.

I looked at Duke with a frightened face. After a long silence, he held me.

‘Waaa!’

Then, Lea and Nos came running quickly.

"Ah, sir. The baby unintentionally made a fuss. He's still a kid, so he doesn't know anything."

But the Duke took me to the palace without hearing anything.

‘What will you do to me?’

I prayed as best I could, but breaking things couldn't be replaced with a bunch of flowers.

However, Duke went into the bathroom.

‘Torture with water?’

I was so scared that I became so stiff.

The Duke extended his hand after he placed me in the bathtub.

‘My head will be sunk!’

My reflex closed my eyes. Bizarrely. That's not painful.

When I opened my eyes carefully, I saw Duke with one knee bent.

After that, he took my foot. I was amazed by what he did.

He started wiping my legs. When the water touched my feet, I gasped.

"illness?"

"No..."

"........"

He looked at me without a word, so I muttered.

"A little bit...."

Touch softens.

Every time the mud and dust on my feet were rinsed with water and poured onto the floor, the wound became clearer. I didn't feel any pain because I was in a hurry then.

Duke stared at my feet.

"Don't wander around the castle late at night."

I thought I'd be in trouble now, but his mouth wasn't open anymore.

‘That's it? It bothers me even more because Duke is not angry.’

I moved my hand and muttered.

"Dyuke, not angry?" (Duke, not angry?)

A strange silence slipped into the bathroom.

She looked at me for a long time and opened her lips.

"I'm not angry."

Did ya?

Are you sure?

I looked at him with a suspicious look, he narrowed his forehead and knocked on my forehead. It doesn't hurt at all.

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