Isabella wiped her tears with her fist.
“……I thought we could be good friends. No, I still think so. Our aunt said so. In such a situation, we must all unite.”
Isabella bit her lip again.
“I’m sorry, Isabella.”
The children also burst into tears.
Feelings of anxiety and fear erupted.
They had resented Isabella because she seemed the most vulnerable.
The duke and duchess were too great, beyond the children’s reach.
But Isabella was right beside them.
That’s why all arrows were aimed at Isabella.
Isabella completely understood the situation.
The reason why she had to be the target.
Isabella swallowed her sorrow.
(This is a time divider.)
Isabella parted from the children awkwardly.
Lenisha discovered Isabella walking with lost strength.
Lenisha tilted her head and called Isabella’s name.
“Isabella.”
“Aunt……?”
Isabella dropped the headband she was holding.
Sorrow washed over her.
She ran to Lenisha, leaving the fretful maids behind, and buried her face in Lenisha’s skirt, bursting into tears.
“Isabella? Why, what happened?”
Lenisha’s voice rose a tone.
“I, I…… It’s not my fault…… There’s no one to blame…….”
Isabella told Lenisha about what had happened that day, her voice faltering.
Lenisha gently stroked Isabella’s head.
“It’s not because of Rotera,……”
Lenisha comforted Isabella’s sorrow as she patted her back.
“Right, Isabella. You are right. We haven’t done anything wrong. We were robbed of Hiloshain, and Isabella suffered something she shouldn’t have. But Isabella, being a leader means that.”
Lenisha spoke in a singing voice.
“You are criticized whether you do well or poorly. They need someone to blame, you see.”
“Why, why?”
“Don’t you understand? Then Isabella, who did you blame at the scariest moment?”
Isabella shook her head as tears dropped.
“You didn’t resent your mom and dad? Why they left Isabella alone, why they weren’t by your side.”
“……I don’t know…….”
“It’s like this, Isabella. It happened because they believed. Just as Isabella believed that mom and dad would protect you, those children believed that Lotera would protect them.”
“Lotera is…….”
“Hiloshine belonged to Lotera and lived with us for a long time. Lotera naturally protected Hiloshine.”
Isabella lifted her head.
Lenisha lovingly wiped Isabella’s tears.
“It’s become too natural. To them, our protection.”
“That seems strange.”
“You don’t need to know yet. What auntie wants to say is don’t hate those children too much. They were too weak, so they needed protection, and they were scared when that disappeared.”
“That’s strange too.”
Isabella choked up.
Lenisha hastily wiped Isabella’s tears.
“You look ugly. Our ugly potato.”
“I’m not ugly!”
Isabella sobbed but still shouted.
“That’s right, our pretty Isabella understands. Those children are still young.”
Isabella buried her face in Lenisha’s skirt again.
Lenisha embraced Isabella’s trembling shoulders.
Lenisha secretly sighed.
It bothered her that Isabella learned things she didn’t need to know too soon.
Lenisha’s eyes were cloudy.
Her heart was sore.
It seemed like her once cute niece had been forced to grow up too quickly.
Lenisha messed up the child’s hair.
“Crybaby.”
“No!”
“Ugly.”
“That’s not true either! Mom said I was the prettiest.”
“Don’t cry, Isabella.”
Isabella hesitated and then nodded.
“Okay…….”
“This will never happen again. Auntie promises.”
“I know.”
The maids swept their hearts.
Lenisha gestured them away.
The red sunset was seeping into the earth.
If only Isabella’s tears could stop today.
And Lotera children’s tears too.
(This is a time separator.)
After confirming that Isabella had fallen asleep, Lenisha left the room.
Feeling pity for Isabella’s whining like a little child, Lenisha couldn’t leave the room for a while and kept watch.
“……Is she asleep?”
“Did you hear the story?”
Casius nodded his head.
Casius, who had been guarding Isabella’s door, got up.
He had been outside and heard the story from the maids, so Casius’s face was not bright either.
Darkened Casius sighed.
“Don’t make that face, Casius. I’m too weak right now to even comfort you.”
Casius gave a hollow laugh.
“I came to comfort Lenisha!”
“……Our Casius has grown a lot.”
Casius rubbed his face. Lenisha does not change.
Cold Male Lead Became My Clingy Husband (Female-Dominant)
Feng Bai Su transmigrated into a matriarchal novel, becoming the sister of the female protagonist and the Seventh Princess of the Feng Ling Kingdom.
After working herself to death in her previous life, finally reincarnating as a princess, she only wanted to be a lazy fish who could eat, sleep, and play.
Until she met the male protagonist from the book, Wei Jing Mo, and he took a liking to her!
Wei Jing Mo is the top young man in Feng Ling City, talented in both appearance and ability, from a prestigious family, with a cold and otherworldly appearance, a figure like the bright moon in the hearts of noble ladies. It was thought that only the most powerful and talented noble lady in Feng Ling City would be worthy of such a brilliant young man. Who knew that this young gentleman would secretly admire the infamous Seventh Princess?
Short scene 1:
Feng Bai Su looked at the young man crying like a pear blossom in the rain before her, and couldn’t help but doubt her life.
Wasn’t the male lead described as a cold and otherworldly figure in the book?
Then who was this poor little thing crying with swollen red eyes and tear-stained face?
Short scene 2:
Wei Jing Mo stared intently at Feng Bai Su who was about to go out, wanting to say, “Be careful on the road.”
Before he could speak, Feng Bai Su suddenly bent down and bit his cheek.
Her peach blossom eyes were full of disdain: “Tsk! You’re so clingy!”
Wei Jing Mo: “…”
A talented fox spirit female lead with a flirtatious appearance but actually abstinent VS A cold-looking but actually naive and clingy little jealous male lead
