Greg, who opened the door and came out, was surprised to see his younger brother standing there.

“Surprise!”

Greg, wiping his chest, looked at Belus and said with a strange smile, “What? Is my face so handsome that it surprises you?”

“Yeah, very handsome.”

Greg said, trembling with laughter. At that moment, they heard the sound of a chair being pulled in Lord Delta’s office.

“Belus!”

Lord Delta, who stood up from his seat, called Belus. Greg, who chuckled, lightly tapped Belus’s shoulder and said, “Let’s have dinner together tonight.”

“How can you find time when you’re so busy?”

“Can’t I make time to have a meal with my little brother!”

Smiling with narrowed eyes, Belus left after leaving those words, watching his older brother quickly move away from behind. Then, he turned his head back to the front.

“Grandfather, it seems like it’s been days since someone saw my face.”

“As always, you’re always welcome.”

Lord Delta, who came out to greet Belus, hugged him with a big smile.

The Delta family was a distinguished lineage. Not only did they have a long history, but they were also the only family that thrived in the current era without being in chaos.

Everything they touched turned into a successful business, and politically, they were powerful, so everyone coveted the wisdom and wealth of this family.

However, Lord Delta, who had brought the Delta family to the pinnacle of success, had a huge complex.

It was his appearance.

Every Lord Delta in history always considered strategic marriages for the benefit of the family. If they liked the face of someone, they could take them as a lover.

Lord Delta strongly resembled his father, who was a Northern European. Young Lord Delta didn’t like the black hair and unattractive appearance unique to Graciano.

One day, a beautiful-faced illegitimate child born between Lord Delta and a servant said to young Lord Delta:

[My father often sits me on his lap and strokes my hair. My mother said he likes it because my hair is the same brown as yours. Maybe my father loves me more than my mother?] […….] [By any chance, has my older brother ever sat on father’s lap? I asked my father before, and he said no, is that true?]

The child with an angelic face smiled maliciously.

Young Lord Delta knew about it. Lord Delta had sent them away to protect them from Lady Delta. He expressed his anger at the crawling illegitimate child and sent them away, saying they were angry about the fact that they had found out.

But young Lord Delta knew. The previous Lady Delta sent them away to protect them. Lady Delta repeated the same words while grabbing young Lord Delta’s shoulders:

“Your father likes beautiful things. Everyone does. But don’t forget, my son, you are the only heir of the Delta family.”

The previous Lady Delta grabbed young Lord Delta’s shoulders and repeated the same words several times.

Lord Delta could only respond by saying he understood.
After Lord Delta passed away and Lord Delta succeeded to the title, he immediately cut off the support for the illegitimate child.

Living a dissolute life as an alcoholic, he soon came to Lord Delta and pleaded,

“Brother! Please think of father. I just want to live in your shadow, and I don’t dare to covet that position.”

In response to the pleading permeated with the smell of alcohol, Lord Delta smiled gently and said,

“Who’s your brother?”

When Lord Delta raised his hand, the guards approached and bound the illegitimate child.

“What is this? If you do such a thing, Father will not forgive you!”
“The dead don’t speak. And even if they are alive, this Delta Lordship belongs to me.”
[…….] “Dare you, such a bastard, aim for someone like me, the great Delta Lordship.”

Lord Delta swore to drive away the illegitimate child as planned.

He thought they would starve to death since they didn’t know how to earn money.

However, except for appearance, the illegitimate child was lacking in everything.

“Ha! It’s truly a fitting behavior for someone who didn’t receive Father’s love! I guarantee that you, brother, will live alone for the rest of your life. Don’t be happy because everyone bows their heads in front of you! Those people are just parasites entangled with your money, secretly looking down on a bastard like you!”

Why did he get so angry at that nonsense? In the end, Lord Delta didn’t drive away the illegitimate child but instead ‘handled’ them.

Although a person disappeared, it wasn’t a big problem. No one cared about the illegitimate child.

Lord Delta thought he could live alone in peace from now on. However, his heart became heavier.

It wasn’t because of guilt for eliminating half of the family with bloodline.

“Lord Delta! It’s an honor to meet you!”
“I would like to hear Lord Delta’s opinion.”
“It always seems like a radiant halo is shining on Lord Delta……. ”

Every time people approached with kind smiles, he heard the voice of the deceased guy in his ears.

Why are they coming to him? Probably for money, too. Maybe they think he feels uncomfortable facing a bastard with a face.

‘No. It must be like that.’