The Ghost Lady Of The Duke's Family (20 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 67

Splash!

There was no time given to properly figure out what it was.

The moment he spotted a blurry shape, he was already submerged in water.

He froze for a while, unable to even think of swimming back up. Lutis only came to his senses after hearing a child’s cry.

“Ah… Appa dropped it…!”

A small figure appeared at the edge of the lake.

It seemed the child had woken up upon hearing the splash of him falling in.

Just as Lutis slowly began moving his limbs to surface, he heard the next words.

“M-Mama and Appa are ghosts now, so why am I the only one still alive?!”

Lutis, who had nearly reached the surface, stiffened again at those words.

His mother—called a ghost.

As the child’s face drew closer and closer to the water, nearly plunging in completely,

Lutis suddenly recalled someone who, about ten years ago right after graduating from the academy, had come to this lake and done something similar.

That person, instead of admiring the scenery as intended, leaned over the boat, curious whether fish lived in the lake—and promptly fell right in.

Because of that, his meticulously prepared proposal plan, crafted over several years, had turned to foam.

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