Chapter 10: 10

Seraphine looked at the jewelry box.

Although she didn’t have the earrings Duke Rubia gifted her, there were still many accessories for her.

Still, since I received it as a gift, it would be polite to wear it.

With that in mind, Seraphine, who was about to tell the maid to take out the diamond earrings, sighed.

‘Daughter, teach me how to instill souls into weapons.’

It reminded her of her father, who killed her by pushing her into boiling water.

The king had three children, and because he was busy, he had never properly looked after his second daughter, who had no beautiful features.

She was only cherished when she gave him weapons imbued with souls, but when she did not obey the order, he suddenly changed.

‘I don’t have to be a good daughter.’

Just saying thank you was enough.

She knew it wasn’t the same person.

However, Seraphine found traces of the king in Duke Rubia during his appearance, who wanted to raise his daughter only with money.

“My Lady?”

As Seraphine stared at the jewelry box without saying a word for a long time, the maid cautiously called her out.

Seraphine, who came to her senses after hearing the voice, slowly blinked her eyes and responded in a voice that was as casual as possible.

“Oh, I was thinking about something else for a moment. I told you about the earrings, right? Today, I like pearls more than diamonds.”

“Yes, all right.”

The maid took out the pearl earrings without saying a word.

It was against Duke Rubia’s will, but the person she serves now is Seraphine.

Seraphine, who was going down to the dining room after solving the trouble, suddenly frowned.

It stung whenever her clothes touched and lightly rubbed against her wounds.

When she first entered this body and took a bath, there were wounds everywhere to the extent that it was enough to infer that she had been abused.

Among them, there was a wound that had not yet healed.

And as the memories of the owner of the body gradually permeated, the identity of the culprit was discovered.

‘It wasn’t abuse, it was self-harm.’

It was nothing unusual because the owner of the body often attempted suicide so that the people around her would fall for it.

What was the owner of the body thinking when she harmed her body?

Seraphine checked the seated family members to see if she was a little late and quickly looked up.

And she deliberately sat far away from her family.

Objectively, it was because she thought it was right to sit here.

“Seraphine.”

“Yes, father.”

“Your seat is different from usual.”

Seraphine thought about it for a moment and sat down again one seat closer because she thought she was too far away from her family.

“……”

“……”

A heavy silence fell.

At first, she sat at the very end, so even if she moved it to the side, the difference was insignificant.

“Sit closer.”

“No, I’m fine, so you don’t have to worry about me.”

Everyone was busy, so it was rare for the whole family to have dinner together.

But each time, Seraphine sat near Duke Rubia.

Duke Rubia was embarrassed because the child who had always sat near him refused to do so, so neatly.

“If you sit there, you won’t be able to eat your favorite food. Come here and sit down.”

“Is father okay?”

“…What?”

Duke Rubia did not immediately understand why Seraphine asked him if he was ok.

Seraphine, who was at odds, immediately got up and sat closer to Duke Rubia than before.

“I made a mistake.”

When she asked her father if he didn’t like her, the answer she received was vague.

‘Because you’re my daughter, I wouldn’t say that I hate you.’

What can I say in response? Say that you could love all of your children equally.

The food came out one after the other.

While they were eating quietly, Erez said to Duke Rubia.

“Father, it was said that the Duke of Sapphiron made contact with His Majesty the Emperor today.”

“Duke Sapphiron? Did he move on his own?”

“I’m not sure, but that’s what it felt like.”

“That’s strange.”

The Sapphiron Dukedom has been one of the contributors to the Empire since its founding.

What was unusual was that they were confined to the north without participating in any social activities at all.

The closed-off northern duke has never shown their face.

Therefore, the fact that the Duke of Sapphiron had contacted the emperor meant that something big had happened, so he had to be sensitive about it.

“Seraphine, you entered the palace today. Did you notice anything different from usual?”

“Nothing…”

I’m sorry, but let’s talk about this later. Something urgent has come up.

The Crown Prince, who had suddenly left his seat, came to mind.

Seraphine assumed it was because of his lover, but she thought maybe not.

“…There wasn’t.”

“I see.”

However, rather than making speculation, she said she didn’t know.

Duke Rubia nodded, not expecting an answer from his daughter.

Then, when he heard something he didn’t know, he found Joshua sitting in a daze and Seraphine eating food.

He recognized that the topic of conversation was not very good to do during dinner.

“It’s been a while since the whole family got together, so it would be better to not talk about work.”

Seraphine didn’t really care about what they were talking about.

After the appetizer was finished, the main dish came out, so she focused on that.

Her hair fell down.

Seraphine tucked her hair behind her ears because it was cumbersome while eating.

‘Pearl earrings?’

The earrings caught the Duke’s eye.

Her ears sweated because she didn’t wear the diamond earrings that were gifted to her.

Duke Rubia coughed loudly.

“Those earrings match you.”

“Oh, thank you for the compliment.”

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Seraphine, who noticed why Duke Rubia mentioned the earrings, thanked him because she thought it was the time.

“I received the gift from my father. My brother did a good job of delivering it to me.”

Seraphine, who glanced at Erez for a moment, smiled perfectly as if she had painted it.

“However, it didn’t match the outfit I was wearing today, so I was unable to show my father’s gift.”

“Come to think of it, they said that the dressing room was empty because they had recently disposed of your dresses. I didn’t think much. I should have given you clothes to match those earrings.”

“No, it’s okay. You don’t have to do that.”

“It may not suit your taste, so let’s leave the work to the dressing room you frequent.”

The situation went in a different direction than she intended with the pearl earrings.

Seraphine was perplexed because she didn’t want this result at all.

“Wow, look at her thinking hard.”

Joshua spoke in a tone of admiration, perhaps because she felt like it was a pretense.

“How dare you think so?”

Joshua shuddered when he realized that he had been murmuring to Seraphine’s ears.

“No, I was just surprised that my sister used her head instead of her body for some reason. Why are you taking it so sensitively?”

Originally, he felt guilty and knew he made a mistake, but he didn’t apologize.

“Father, do you know the black thunder that swept the racetracks the other day? I think the foal that the racehorse gave birth to this time is in good condition.”

Instead of an apology, Joshua turned to his father to ask for what he usually wanted.

“Young Master Twills bragged to me that he would buy it at a high price. Even so, it’s only a foal, but he keeps provoking me that it won’t even compare to mine, right?”

Joshua said excitedly.

“Twills said that young foals are expensive, but how expensive would it be if it were more expensive than my sister’s earrings?”

Joshua explicitly gave his sister a gift, so now he was asking for one too.

It was clear that he was trying to get something from his father at every opportunity.

If it were the usual Duke Rubia, he would have bought Joshua a foal.

But not today.

“Let’s talk about that later. Now, it seems that matching your sister’s clothes comes first.”

“Father, but…”

“A foal can live at any time. Can a horse that runs fast be the foal of a racehorse?”

“You can buy anything at any time, the same goes for your sister’s clothes.”

Joshua, who didn’t get anything in the end, grumbled with dissatisfaction.

Seraphine, who couldn’t see Joshua, who kept muttering to himself and complaining, said a word.

“If you want a foal so badly, why don’t you use your head, not your mouth?”

“Sister, what does that mean?”

Joshua was furious and responded.

Seraphine was expressionless.

“I just said what you said the same way. I hope you don’t take it too sensitively.”

Joshua, who received the words he had just said, looked like he was beaten.

It wasn’t just Joshua.

Everyone looked at Seraphine in shock because they didn’t know she would say that.

Seraphine cut the steak while feeling the gazes on her.

“I heard that you were talking about breaking up with the Crown Prince.”

It was Duke Rubia who broke the silence.

He mentioned something that immediately came to mind in order to quickly change the subject.

It was something to bring up during the dinner, but given the timing, it was a bad choice.

Surprised by the word breaking up, the brothers openly stared at Seraphine.

“Yes.”

It was a simple answer.

Duke Rubia listened carefully to hear more details.

However, Seraphine did not speak afterward. Instead, she opened her mouth a little and ate the steak.

“It’s a marriage with the imperial family, is it something to judge personally? You should have discussed it with me at least.”

“……”

“If this is the case, it will be impossible even if you hope to be engaged to his highness again later.”

“It doesn’t matter.”

“It doesn’t matter?”

Duke Rubia looked at Seraphine with an expression of disbelief.

It seemed that he had no idea why his daughter suddenly changed her attitude.

Erez, on the other hand, kept his mouth shut, and Joshua looked at Seraphine dissatisfied.

Seraphine, who looked at them in turn, said firmly.

“I made up my mind. I’ll never change it.”

“You liked him even when you pretended to die. So you’re not going to change your decision?”

Joshua, who was watching, asked carefully. Seraphine calmly replied.

“As you said, I pretended to die several times, so I realized how foolish I had been during that time.”

She continued to speak while she was at it.

“When I become an adult, I plan to be expelled from my family. That’s why I mentioned breaking up.”

“……”

“And wouldn’t it be good for my father if I, the disgrace of the family, left?”

“Seraphine! Where did you learn to say that?”

“You should point out Joshua’s rude way of speaking. Father, do not raise your voice at me.”

Looking coldly at Duke Rubia, she stood up.

“I’m going to get up first.”

And she left the dining room without looking back.

‘That’s how you do it.’

Seraphine could not be their perfect daughter.

Anyway, this body also has little life left, so it was better to sort out her relationship in advance.

Meanwhile, Erez, who was staring at his missing sister’s back, said.

“I’ll follow her.”

Joshua thought for a moment about stopping his brother when he saw Erez getting up from his seat to chase after Seraphine.

‘Even if my brother went, nothing would be resolved.’

It was clear that he would just come back after being hit by Seraphine.

Joshua, who was left alone with his devastated father in the dining room, lost his appetite and just sat down.

It was then.

“What’s going on now?”

Duke Rubia and Joshua were surprised by the remarks of the person who appeared without notice.

 

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