The dining hall of the Artina Ducal House was splendid, fitting for the reputation of the only Ducal House in the empire.
In addition, meals were usually consumed in a serene atmosphere.
Hugo, being so busy with state affairs, often had his dinner at the royal palace, and even when he was at the Ducal house, he mostly dined simply in his office.
As a Duchess, Elysia often left the house to lead charitable activities and attend tea parties, leading all the noble women apart from the Empress.
Therefore, it was usual for Ashrathhen and Cedric to have meals alone, and Ashrathhen, who was not much of a talker, left Cedric silently discontent with the quiet dinner.
However, many things changed after Evelia was born.
Hugo, who never had a regular office hour in his life, would rush out of his office at exactly six o’clock, even if there were urgent state affairs, causing his aides to be shocked. Elysia cancelled all the events held in the evening.
As everyone tried to catch Evelia’s eye and speak a word to her, the dinner table naturally became noisy.
Cedric was quite pleased with this lively atmosphere.
“Our baby seems a little different from yesterday.”
Upon entering the dining hall, Hugo caught Evelia’s eye and gently pinched her cheek.
“She seems much cuter than yesterday, Father.”
Ashrathhen planted a kiss on Evelia’s chubby cheek as he spoke.
Looking at the father and son making nonsense with serious, stern, and grave faces, Elysia shook her head.
“Madam, please hand our Eve to me.”
As Hugo reached out his arms towards Evelia,
“Father, you must be tired from your official duties. I will hold her!”
Cedric quickly raised his hand to signal his willingness. I can hold her!
“No, Cedric, you’re only seven years old. It’s too young to hold Eve. Mother, I’ll hold her.”
Ashrathhen, who was barely nine years old, rebuked him, saying that seven years old was too young to hold a baby.
Elysia, looking at the two puppies and a dog who were hopeless without Evelia, shook her head and handed a small piece of fruit to Evelia’s hand.
‘Uhm… I don’t want to eat this. Let’s give it to someone!’
“Baah!”
Daddy, eat this! I don’t want to!
She called out to her dad and stretched out the hand holding the fruit, but her short arm reached nowhere near anyone, sticking out above the table.
“Oh my, our baby, it’s very special to give fruit to daddy!”
Yes, Dad! It’s for you!
“Wait a minute, Father. Eve is trying to give it to me! The direction of her arm is towards me!”
No, little brother. That’s a misunderstanding…!
“No, you heard her call me. It’s not you, Father, nor is it Cedric.”
Ashrathhen also joined the fight with an undeniable expression.
It’s the first fruit our baby is giving in her life! I can’t miss this fruit!
“Look at the direction of her pupils, my sons. She’s looking at me.”
“No, even if you’re the father, we need to get this straight.”
…What a wild party.
Just eat this piece of fruit!
Evelia threw the piece of fruit onto the table.
A moment of silence followed. It was a regretful moment when I thought I might have been too rough.
The three men started a heated debate again about who Evelia had thrown the fruit to.
Evelia was only looking at the three speechless men in Elysia’s arms with a face that was unusually stern for a baby.
It was indeed a case of like father, like son.
[Star Icon][Star Icon][Star Icon]After dinner, Evelia, who had been carried in Hugo’s arms for a walk in the garden, was laid in a baby bed in a room where she could feel the love of the Artina family everywhere.
‘Today, I must practice talking a little more without falling asleep early!’
She was determined, but the body of a young child couldn’t handle just mental strength.
Evelia soon started blinking slowly, let out a big yawn, and fell into a deep sleep.
The blanket had already been kicked off and fallen under the bed. It seemed that she had pushed the blanket away with her cute arms stretched out like Superman.
The fluffy pajamas with a yellow chick drawn on it had ridden up to her belly, revealing her white, round belly, which was prominently showing its existence.
In her dreams, Evelia embarked on interesting adventures with her siblings, or savored delicious food. A deep smile was plastered on Evelia’s face.
“……You look happy.”
In the dark room, where only Evelia’s breathing resounded, a tall man with watercolored hair mumbled under the faint moonlight.
His eyes, which had been chillingly cold until just now, radiated a surprisingly warm light as soon as they touched Evelia.
“Huh what a deep sleep……”
Carefully, so as not to wake Evelia, the man straightened her twisted nightgown and laid her down in bed.
As he picked up the quilt that was tossed mercilessly on the floor, he saw her sleeping posture and decided to take a different approach, thinking it would fall off soon anyway.
“Casa.”
A lowerranked fire spirit, Casa, shaped like a burning sparrow, fluttered around once in midair and came flapping towards the man, folding its wings gently.
Turns Out He’s Been Secretly in Love with Me
One-line summary: He acts like he doesn’t like her but is actually playing hard to get.
Synopsis:
Xu Muzhou like her. He has liked her for a very long time, and through repeated schemes, he finally closed the distance with her.
But this is still far from enough.
He wants to be the one who stands out among her many suitors, to fight for her attention, and to make her take the initiative to pursue him.
_____
Please help me, I want to bring you the best possible things.
If you find any chapter or novel with poor translation and editing quality, let me know by commenting directly under that novel or chapter. I will retranslate it as soon as possible.
[Touch the gear icon in the bottom right corner of the screen to move to the next chapter if you want.]
