For Older Brother, I Will Seduce the Male Lead - Chapter 6

Raising herself up suddenly, Raphine got down from the bed and ran to Violet.

 

“You can’t go!”

 

She desperately held and hung onto Violet’s legs.

 

‘Of course, I know that the people of the Duke of Eston Family are my real family, but….’

 

Even so, they were people whom she only saw for the first time today. Maybe it was because she was slowly getting hungry, Raphine began to act like a child.

 

“You can’t go… I said you can’t….”

 

Inside her head, a little bit of the remaining rationality shouted.

 

‘Are you crazy? You can’t behave childishly like a kid! Aren’t you embarrassed? Get yourself together!’

 

However, contrary to her thoughts, her body began shivering all over as if she had chills.

 

Still, since Violet, whom Raphine was most familiar with here, said that she was going, Raphine suddenly became anxious.

 

“Ah, uhmm… what should I do….”

 

Violet wore an awkward smile.

 

Then shortly, she asked with a bright smile.

 

“Duchess! I’m thinking of going after sleeping in today, so could you give me a room?

 

“As much as you want, Violet.”

 

“Thank you….”

 

“Not at all!”

 

Violet smiled brightly.

 

 

***

 

 

Raphine stuck close next to Violet and had lunch.

 

The meal she had eaten at Violet’s house was great, but this place was also amazing.

 

The meat was savory and salty beef stock flowed out every time she chewed. The bread was also chewy and sweet.

 

The soup was also very tender, and despite there being a lot of solid ingredients, she slurped it down.

 

What’s more, the juice was delicious as well. Perhaps it was because they squeezed the fresh orange just like that, it was both sweet and sour.

 

‘To think that from now on, this place will be my home.’

 

The dog food-like meals from the noble family which she lived in previously, and also the hard bread which she had stolen and eaten together with the beggars, were now gone. She could finally say farewell to such hard days!

 

Raphine sobbed as she ate the food as if she was eating her final and last meal in this life.

 

‘Hicc… delicious!’

 

The more one behaved thankfully about eating from the olden times, the saddest it was.

 

At the noble family where she had lived previously, the maids took credit for themselves while giving her food that could hardly be called anything but dog food.

 

The amount was also extremely little, so she had to save it.

 

Even so, those days were fortunate. Since there was at least someone who took care of her.

 

How was it when she was a beggar?

 

It was just a few days ago that she was almost beaten to death, saying that she couldn’t steal bread.

 

When she recalled those days, tears kept coming out.

 

However, the one who was crying wasn’t only Raphine.

 

Turning her head around, the Duke and Duchess of Eston were also suppressing their tears, and even the rims of Adrian’s eyes were bright red.

 

The expressions of the twin brothers, Luca and Royce, were also not good.

 

‘Why is everyone like this?’

 

Raphine’s eyes averted in anxiousness.

 

It was at that moment-

 

“Raphine, try this one, too. It’s really delicious.”

 

As soon as Raphine began to take the hint, Violet naturally took the food and gave it to her while talking.

 

“Older Sister has prepared digestive medicine today as well, you know? That’s why you can eat as much as you want. Okay?”

 

“…Yeshh.”

 

When she heard Violet’s voice, her mind began to calm down rapidly.

 

Raphine put the food in her small mouth as she let out an um-yum-yum sound and chewed it up.

 

After the Duke of Eston, Colin, looked at Raphine motionlessly, he quietly called the butler and ordered.

 

“Find out in detail about how Raphine lived at the Viscount Beryl Family.”

 

“I understand.”

 

 

***

 

 

After the meal. Not only Raphine’s face, but even her hair was in a mess.

 

If someone saw her, they’d misunderstand that she wasn’t having a meal, but rather had a fight with the food.

 

Meanwhile, her belly was bulging out like a tadpole.

 

“Now, let’s take a bath with some warm water.”

 

Violet hugged Raphine and headed to the bathroom in person together with the maids.

 

Her clothes became a mess because she was hugging Raphine all the time, and since she did think to go after sleeping in today, she decided to take a bath with her together.

 

“Now, should we play with some bubbles?”

 

Violet made this and that with the foam inside the bathtub and showed it to Raphine.

 

‘Who does she think is a kid?’

 

After appeasing her hunger with the meal a little while ago, Raphine, whose rationality had returned in her own way, snorted inside as she saw that.

 

However, when Violet made a rabbit out of foam, her eyes sparkled without realizing it herself.

 

‘No, I mean, is it because she’s the female lead? Her dexterity is quite insane, though?’

 

“Raphine, this place is the house where you’ll live from now on. Those people earlier are your family. Okay?”

 

Violet explained in a calm and orderly way so that Raphine could understand.

 

It was all truths that Raphine knew about.

 

However, since Violet suddenly said that she was going away, Raphine was afraid of being left alone, so she unknowingly wanted to cling to Violet.

 

‘To think that I have a family…’

 

Until Raphine was kicked out, she thought of the people in that noble household as her family.

 

After being kicked out, she didn’t even remember the word ‘family’ at all.

 

Besides, after she remembered her previous life….

 

‘They surely weren’t people that were worthy of me calling them ‘family’.’

 

Her childhood in her previous life was only full of hardships day by day.

 

Mother died through an accident shortly after she was born, and those whom she called ‘family’ were only Dad and Older Brother.

 

Dad was a madman who was addicted to gambling and drinking, and her only Older Brother was also trash.

 

It was a life of suffering from violence every day.

 

That’s why, as soon as she became an adult, she ran away from home.

 

Starting at the study room, she saved money like hell for two years and set up a rental house.

 

She was then going to go on a trip after withdrawing her installment savings which she had worked hard for but, Older Brother, who had lived after suddenly severing contact, came to find her at her workplace.

 

 

[Since my life happened to end because of debt, have the money ready. Either receive the severance pay of the company where you’re at now in advance or take out the rental deposit for this house. If you don’t prepare it within a week, you’re dead.]

 

 

Am I crazy, giving him that money?

 

She immediately quit her job and ran away.

 

She couldn’t lose the money that she saved with much difficulty to her Dad and Older Brother. Those damned bastards.

 

After she settled in and stayed in her new place, she safely boarded the plane for her Europe tour. It was the first trip she had ever taken since she was born.

 

It seems that she fell asleep on the plane, however…

 

There was a loud noise in the middle.

 

Since she hadn’t slept in a few days, she couldn’t possibly wake up from her sleep.

 

It was only when she heard the loud sound that went bang bang and the riving scream did her consciousness return.

 

When she came to her senses, her soul was being carried away after she died.

 

Next thing she knew, she was standing in front of hundreds of millions of huge books in a vast universe-like space. Her own body walking, and entering into some kind of book.

 

That’s how she was born with this body.

 

Although she didn’t have the memories of when she was a baby, the portion that she spent living in that noble family, she clearly remembered.

 

The family members of that house all belittled and tormented Raphine.

 

To think that for such herself, she suddenly had a real family.

 

Moreover, if it was as she has seen inside the novel, the Duke of Eston Family was a wealthy and harmonious family.

 

Mom, Dad, and also Older Brothers were all a sweet dream-like family.

 

She couldn’t believe it.

 

She wondered if she could dare to enjoy this kind of happiness, but she didn’t want to miss it.

 

The greed for a family which she had thought that she didn’t have surged violently.

 

‘For that to happen, I have to prevent Adrian’s death.’

 

It is a family that she had just obtained, so she can’t lose this peace in vain.

 

Raphine firmly pledged.

 

That she would definitely change the tragic ending where everyone becomes unhappy to a happy ending.

 

 

***

 

 

That night.

 

‘Nice smell.’

 

Raphine lay on the large bed and looked to the left. On the left, Violet was asleep.

 

And on the right…

 

‘Mom….’

 

Raphine’s mother, Duchess Eston, Sofia was asleep.

 

Late at night. Raphine, who woke up from her sleep, felt a warm heat that was protecting her from both sides.

 

 

[Turns out you look very happy. Kid.]

 

 

‘Teddy Bear. You weren’t sleeping?’

 

 

[Will you please not call me with that kind of name? You’re lowering my level, really….]

 

 

‘Then, what do I call you? You don’t have a name you know…’

 

 

[No, I said I have a name, didn’t I? My name is Alexandro Rubius Verdenia….]

 

 

‘Ooh, yeah. Then I’ll call you Rubi.’

 

 

[…I rather you just do it like that.]

 

 

Raphine carefully pulled and hugged the baby teddy bear that was put at the bedside.

 

And then she spoke inside as if she was telling a secret story.

 

‘They said I also have a mom.’

 

Because this situation seemed like a dream, Raphine kept glancing at the Duchess.

 

‘I didn’t know that I have a mom. I never imagined I could also call someone ‘Mom’….’

 

 

[If you called her like that, the Duchess would be very happy.]

 

 

‘…Can I really do that?’

 

 

[It’s not even a hard word, just try calling it once. She’s not even your stepmother, so what’s the matter!?]

 

 

‘Still….’

 

Since she had never even once tried to call it, the word ‘Mom’ was very difficult for her to say.

 

It felt fragile as if it would break if spoken, and precious as if it wasn’t hers.

 

It seemed like she would receive a big punishment after being greedy for no reason.

 

 

[Then before that, how about trying to call my name properly from the start? I’ll tell you one by one the meanings of my name, Alexandro means….]

 

 

‘I want to sleep.’

 

Raphine put the baby teddy bear on the bedside again, and carefully grabbed the Duchess’s fingertips.

 

It was warm and soft as if her body would melt down.

 

However, Raphine immediately took her hand off and put it over her own chest.

 

Like when she stole bread, her heart was palpitating and fear surged in.

 

Raphine turned her back and snuggled into Violet’s arms which she was at least familiar with.

 

 

***

 

 

As a result, Violet stayed at the Duke of Eston Family for exactly a week.

 

During that one week, Raphine started to adapt to her family members with much difficulty.

 

She couldn’t call the Duchess ‘Mom’ yet, but she could feel the comfort in the Duchess’ arms when being hugged.

 

The Duchess had become strong enough that she no longer shed tears when she saw Raphine.

 

However, sadly, the Duke of Eston, Colin Eston has yet to hug Raphine even once.

 

“Raphine, today, to Dad….”

 

When the Duke of Eston reached out his hand, Raphine was startled and clung to Violet’s leg.