“Ah, I am…”

What should I introduce myself as? It was natural for him not to remember me, having only briefly seen me once about two years ago.

“My name is Lienne, Lienne Lowy Penell.”

“You’re a Penell too?”

Yes, unfortunately.
Looking around, I noticed a maid, who appeared to be a nanny, dozing off by the window.

“What are you doing here?”

In front of the firmly closed door of your mother’s room?

Seeing toys scattered here and there, it didn’t seem like he was just staying briefly.

“Me? I’m waiting for Mommy…”

Ah, at a loss for words, I bit my lip for a moment. How long had this tiny child been waiting for his mother? In front of a door that showed no signs of opening, hoping for warmth that might someday be felt.

Then the nanny woke up and approached us.

“What are you doing here?”

It was natural for the maid to be wary upon seeing the unexpected appearance of the manor’s illegitimate child. I straightened my posture and slightly lifted my chin. My confident stance softened the nanny’s attitude slightly.

“I have permission from Count Penell to go anywhere in this house. You can check with the steward if you want.”

She didn’t completely drop her guard. It seemed she wasn’t sure if ‘anywhere’ included the Countess’s room.

“Don’t worry about Jonathan, I won’t do anything in front of the Countess’s room.”

“Then, I’ll be back shortly.”

Initially unsure how to react, the nanny quickly walked away, saying she would meet with the steward.

“Jonathan, do you want me to wait with you for Mommy?”

“Really?”
The already sparkling eyes of the child shone even brighter with joy. Who did he inherit such beauty from?

“Yes.”

“Then will you play with me too?”

“What game were you playing?”

“I was playing knights.”

“Then we’ll need a villain. But let’s play quietly. Mommy might be sleeping. Let’s go over there.”

The child took my hand without any hesitation. His hand was so small in mine, making my heart race.

After that day, I spent a lot of time with Sabrina and Jonathan, usually playing near where Ricardo drew his paintings.

I also didn’t forget to write letters to the Countess every day.

The reason I could continue to send letters was that the home tutor who had been beating Sabrina was dismissed from the manor the very next day. I didn’t receive any reply from the Countess, but the letters I slipped under the door never came back.

The content of the letters was nothing special, just mundane happenings at the Count’s house.

What Sabrina did well that day, what Jonathan liked to eat, which maid had quit her job – such simple details.

I drew flowers when they bloomed in the garden. When the moon resembled an eyebrow in the sky, I drew that too.

A year later, maids were assigned to the east wing. It was said to be the Countess’s order.
Although the situation had improved, I did not neglect my duty to protect Ricardo from Justin.

Of course, what I could do was limited. It wasn’t easy to protect Ricardo from that art-loving pervert.

Justin was the first-born son of Count Penell from his second wife. This meant that if Justin became the head of the Penell family, the future of the Countess would also be uncertain.

Still, at some point, Ricardo seemed to realize why I was hiding his drawings.

On days when Justin returned to the manor with Count Penell, Ricardo did not paint, and he was never alone.

However, no matter how cautious Ricardo was, it was impossible to avoid Justin at all times. Sabrina and Jonathan helped as well, but due to Ricardo, we often ended up being beaten by Justin.

On nights when I was beaten severely, Ricardo always stayed by my side. Even when he was in pain from being hit himself, he never made a sound of suffering.

Those days were tough, but time did not stop. We all endured those times together.

Although it was not always noticeable amidst civilization, the seasons in the desert continued to change subtly.

Jonathan’s short calves grew longer, and Sabrina was no longer taller than me.

Thus, another two years passed.
And Ricardo… what more is there to say? He would later be known as the absolute beauty of the empire.

He became increasingly beautiful, and just as it became more difficult to protect him, events began to unfold that seemed to be beyond my control.

Male lead is a Love-Obsessed Merman

When he discovers she has gone, he risks everything to pursue her on land, enduring agonizing pain to transform his tail into human legs…

One-line summary: Male lead chases female lead. The male lead’s love is a bit sick, an invincible love brain.

Synopsis

During a voyage at sea, Jiang Yang accidentally captures a merman.

Servant: I heard that mermen are fierce and brutal.

Jiang Yang looks at the merman obediently rubbing her palm like a puppy: “You call this fierce and brutal?”

Servant: I heard that mermen have no human nature.

Jiang Yang looks at the merman with wet puppy eyes, obsessively calling her ‘A Yang’ like a childish infant: “You call this having no human nature?”

With great difficulty, she releases the merman back into the sea and returns to shore.

Who would have thought that in less than half a month, the merman, who should have been freely wandering in the South China Sea, would shed his scales, endure the pain of losing his tail, transform into human legs, and come ashore to find her?

He kneels at her feet, rubbing her palm, with merman tears rolling down: “A Yang, don’t abandon me.”

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