One Day My Sister Died (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 024

24. Pretending to Know Nothing

2023.10.24.

In a way, such a misunderstanding was only natural.

The reason Yuan deliberately approached him closely was to imply that the act of sharing “intimate warmth” wasn’t mere childish play, but meant sharing a bed—something beneficial to her in many ways.

If his last memory had only been someone gently wiping moisture from the corner of his lips, how long would the sensitive Clade continue to believe her?

“Viscount Lancelot and Lord Lancelot have arrived, it seems! They’ve always visited often, but lately even more so.”

Her thoughts were interrupted when the carriage came to a stop right in front of the mansion.

Seeing two black horses—Lancelot’s usual steeds—standing at the entrance, Yuan entered the mansion with slight tension.

Just as she made eye contact with Marquis Rev’s younger brother, who had been conversing with butler Gustav, Yuan awkwardly bent and straightened her knees in a formal bow.

“Oh, madam.”

Brushing back his chestnut-brown hair, Lancelot warmly greeted Yuan.

They had always exchanged only simple greetings, but this was the first time they stood so close, speaking face to face since she had decided to stay in this house.

Unlike Lancelot’s warm welcome, Eddie Rev, the future Marquis Rev with his long hair tied low, merely gave a perfunctory nod and passed by without a word.

Yuan glanced back at Lancelot, surprised by Eddie’s cold reaction, only to find Lancelot himself at a loss.

Lancelot had slightly downturned eyes and a slender face, giving him a bright and gentle appearance. Always neatly dressed with careful attention to detail, he occasionally flashed her a playful smile, yet Yuan never saw him as a frivolous man.

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