Youngest Lady in Contract - Chapter 30

‘Oh my.’

Baroness Terran also realized it was a mistake, but it was late.

‘Oh no, I’ve touched this kid’s wound.’

It was then that Baroness Terran was in a bind. Elisabeth grinned with tearful eyes.

“Yes. I said hello to my father and mother every morning when I lived on a farm near Ethen.”

Elisabeth bowed to Baroness Terran and left the drawing room. Baroness Terran was left with a surprised look at the door where Elisabeth had just disappeared.

‘I said that on purpose because I didn’t want to be in an awkward situation. How can a little child do that?’

I could see why Victoire, my brother who was colder than ice and harder than the wall, called me for Elisabeth.

‘I’m glad she’s comforting Victoire, but I’m still different. I have to stay away from her and keep her from the center of this family.’

She was sorry towards Elisabeth, but Baroness Terran had no choice.

Dylan frowned at Jeremy standing with a bouquet of flowers.

“What is it? Why are you here again?”

“What’s with those disdainful eyes? I’m not here to see you, either. I came to see Elisabeth.”

“What’s the hideous flower in your hands?”

“Hideous thing, you say! I specially chose this for Elisabeth.”

“Give it to me.”

Dylan reached out his hand. Jeremy quickly backed away.

Dylan tried to come back at him. Even if Jeremy tried with all his might, he couldn’t beat Dylan.

Then Jeremy opened his eyes wide and waved at Dylan’s back.

“Oh, Elisabeth!”

“Don’t even think about cheating me.”

Dylan flung himself at Jeremy.

Jeremy and Dylan are tangled up and down. Jeremy rolled around desperately so as to avoid losing the flowers. But he couldn’t beat Dylan.

‘Rather than being taken away by Dylan…!’

If she can’t have it, I’ll destroy it!

Jeremy flung out the flowers.

Roughly blown flowers poured down the floor, scattering petals everywhere in the air.

“Ah…..!”

Dylan jumped up from his position when he heard a familiar voice.

Elisabeth had an enraptured look on her face as she watched the petals falling from the sky.

“See, I’m right. It’s really Elisabeth.”

“…..”

Standing among the pink petals fluttering like snow, Elisabeth looked unrealistic.

Dylan looked at the figure blankly. Then Elisabeth looked at Dylan with a happy face.

“Is this an event prepared by two people?”

“What?”

“That’s right, that’s right!”

Jeremy, who stopped Dylan from answering blankly, urgently shouted.

“It’s so pretty. How did you come up with this? I don’t think Dylan seems to be one doing this with Jeremy.”

Dylan was about to deny it right away, but Elisabeth was so happy that he just shut up.

When Jeremy saw it, he tapped Dylan on the back as if he had been surprised, but Dylan pretended not to know.

Instead, he took the petals off Elisabeth’s cheek.

“But what’s the occasion? Is today my birthday that I didn’t know?”

“No, no. It’s an event to soothe our Elisabeth, who is suffering because of Baroness Terran.”

Jeremy said. Elisabeth had rabbit-like eyes.

“Baroness Terran? I’m not suffering at all.”

“Uck. Did you hear me wrong? You mean that famous baroness Terran, not Tiran or Terrang?”

“No, I heard you right. Baroness Terran. She’s a very nice person.”

Elisabeth tilted her head as she could not understand.

Dylan frowned his eyebrows.

“Elisabeth, you can be honest. My aunt is family, but honestly, she’s a little bit not…”

“A little bit?”

“Shall I say not easy.”

With those words, Elisabeth…

‘Dylan’s not easy, either!’

…wanted to say those words but didn’t.

“My aunt’s strictness pierces the sky.”

“She’s strict, but not enough to pierce the sky.”

“If you’re not being honest because you might get scolded by my aunt…”

“No, Dylan! Baroness Terran is very kind. She doesn’t throw away cookies she doesn’t like.”

Dylan and Jeremy were astonished by what Elisabeth said in a naive way.

“Elisabeth, that’s a given! Even if you don’t like the gift from others, you don’t throw it away.”

“Well, if you don’t like it, don’t you just flip the plate over?”

Elisabeth looked at the two men as if she really didn’t know.

“Is your class with aunt not overwhelming?”

Dylan asked.

“It’s adequate. All I did was memorize foreign language codes, read 10 comedies, and write a book report.”

The two men opened their mouths wide.

“And she complimented me and said <That’s pretty good>!”

“Hey, it’s not just pretty good, that’s great!”

“<That’s pretty good>? You memorized the foreign language book and even wrote 10 book reviews?”

Elisabeth grinned whether the two men were astonished or not.

“Anyway, Baroness Terran is a very kind lady. She also took out early morning classes for His Grace’s morning visit. I’m really satisfied.”

Jeremy whispered to Dylan.

“How did this child really grow up?”

“…..”

“Be sure to succeed. Revenge on the Cabezos.”

Dylan nodded emphatically.

Baroness Terran, whose hair was being groomed, glanced at the door to the drawing room.

“Is there anything uncomfortable?”

As Baroness Terran’s eyes kept turning, the maid followed her and asked anxiously.

Baroness Terran was a person of great mental strength. She was a master who rarely lost her concentration while doing one thing. But today was a bit strange.

“oh,no…”

Baroness Terran said, uncharacteristically embarrassed. The maid sighed with relief as she looked toward the door and soon realized something.

“Young lady Elisabeth is already there waiting.”

“Who said I was curious about the child’s situation?”

Baroness Terran replied curtly. The maid tilted her head.

‘You seem to care about Elisabeth?’

Before heading out to the drawing room after finishing her hair, Baroness Terran took some carefully selected books last night.

Baroness Terran pretended not to know, but she was actually excited since last night.

‘That child, Elisabeth, does everything she’s asked. In a detestable way.’

To be honest, Elisabeth was a fun student to teach.

At first, she gave a tricky assignment with the intention of making trouble, but Baroness Terran’s heart melted at the sight of her staying up all night.

‘That’s not what I like about her. I mean, I really thought about it. Well, that’s why I’m here, so I’m not weak.’

Baroness Terran tried hard to deny her feelings, but she was waiting for time with Elisabeth.

Now, she has come to the stage where she doesn’t even know what to teach this child in the future. Of course she didn’t realize it, and even if she did, she would deny it desperately.

Baroness Terran opened the door with a book.

“Baroness, did you have a good time last night?”

At her appearance, Elisabeth sprang up from her seat and greeted with a smile. It looked like a dog was tailing a person they liked.

“Yes.”

Baroness Terran answered deliberately more bluntly. But Elisabeth did not give in.

“The moonlight would have lit Baroness’s room all night. I prayed to the moon to do so.”

Elisabeth always smiled brightly when she saw Baroness Terran, even though she had harsh classes every day.

‘Don’t tell me this child likes me?’

Baroness Terran, who had thought of it hardly, soon became serious.

‘It can’t be. I’ve never been nice to you. It’s just that this kid is unique. She’s more affectionate than Dylan or Damon, whom I’ve raised since they were a kid.’

Baroness Terran grumbled for no reason, calming the tail of her mouth that was rising unknowingly.

“You’ve done another useless thing. Read another book at that time.”

“Yes…”

Elisabeth sat down in a depressed state.

‘If I do that again, she’ll feel uncomfortable.’

Baroness Terran couldn’t take her eyes off the disappointed Elisabeth.

“But somehow the moon was bright last night.”

In the end, she did what she hadn’t done.

‘This, so stupid!’

Baroness Terran regretted it immediately. But when Elisabeth immediately raised her head, blushed and was happy, the regret vanished like dust.

“Today, I will continue to study the history of costumes following yesterday.”

“Yes, Baroness. I’ll try my best.”

“Do you know why you should learn about the history of costumes first?”

Clothes, especially expensive ones, were not just to show off luxury and pleasure.

“Because people don’t just talk. Because people speak with facial expressions, body language, and clothes they’re wearing.”

“You know very well.”

“Yes, so you can wear the right clothes at the right time and place by knowing the meaning of each garment or accessory.”

“Then what did you feel in yesterday’s class?”

Elisabeth stood up as if she had waited.

When Baroness Terran looked at Elisabeth with her question, she was surprised.

A light blue dress rich in skirt lace and a heart-shaped flower corsage on its waist.

‘A sky blue dress rich in lace. That dress became famous 50 years ago when Princess Ares visited the Emperor for the first time. Since then, when a young girl goes to meet someone important, she wears a dress like that.’

Corsage, a flower resembling a heart, was an imitation of a flower called Bleeding Heart. Women used to express their intentions with waist ornaments at banquets.

‘Bleeding heart has the meaning <I will follow you>.’

Baroness Terran was amazed by Elisabeth’s tact in applying what she had learned immediately.

‘She’s coming to meet someone important and saying, <I’ll follow you> … is that for me?’

Instead of answering, Elisabeth was gazing at Baroness Terran.

‘I hate to admit it, but I’m a little flattered.’

Baroness Terran pressed down on her smile as it was coming out and said strictly.

“Today’s lesson can’t be compared to yesterday’s. You’ll have to be prepared.”

It rained from dawn.

Elisabeth hung from the window of Victoire’s office and looked out in the dark.

“Your Grace, are you coming back late again today?”

Victoire, who was signing the papers, looked at Elisabeth’s little back. The cute back hanging from the window made him laugh.

“Is there something in the evening?”

“No. The weather is so bad. I’m afraid you’ll get hurt coming back late at night.”

“There’s no such thing. Don’t worry, a magic stone will light the way.”

Elisabeth turned around and approached Victoire.

“Then I’ll go outside today and see you off.”

There was no reason not to grant the girl’s offer. But one thing caught his mind.

“You’re not going to the study today?”

“I’m 12 years old too, so I can go to the study alone.”

“Don’t you like it when I walk you?”

Victoire’s logic suddenly jumped to the next world.