Duke, Please Stop Because it Hurts

Chapter 153

It was snowing outside while being led by the child’s hand. It was such a perfect evening sky, but it wasn’t that dark because of the white snow all around.

While standing on the terrace, her hand reached out. A snowflake that fluttered on top of Molitia’s hand was as white as her own skin. When her eyes melted in such warmth, she stared at it blankly.

“Are your eyes interested in that?”

Raven put his coat over her shoulder. The warmth felt on her back drew a smile on Molitia’s face.

“No, it’s not like my eyes weren’t seeing something amazing, but…”

Molitia’s eyes scanned the sky. A sensation of freezing fingertips could be felt. Regardless of the seasons, the cold that she always experienced in the County was still young at her fingertips.

At that time, she thought that her heart would freeze over as well if her fingertips were frozen. But, it was different now. No matter how frozen her fingertips had gotten now, her heart was still warm. The warmth that caressed her from her back was keeping her heart from being frozen solid.

Molitia squeezed her fingertips and soon she let out a wide laughter.

“It’s amazing that I now see snow like this with my eyes.”

“And it will always continue to be that way.”

“I guess so, right?”

The two of them faced each other and smiled playfully.

She really liked his black eyes. His eyes looked much more transparent than the glass beads, which she had thought were murky. Then, her mind brimmed with the sensation he had on her eyes as well.

Naturally, their breaths began intertwining between the two. Their lips were just about to bump gently into each other.

“Sister!”

Robert, who came in between the two, completely made a drop with his lips. Unlike Raven, who had a grim look on his face, Molitia faced the eyes of the child with a curved back.

“Play with me, too.”

“So, what would you like to do?”

“Do you know how to make a snow fairy?”

“What is that?”

“The Snow Fairy is a small guardian that looks like this. It’s said that he gives gifts to good children with plump bodies.”

“Then, will you teach me? Let’s make it together.”

“Yes!”

The child rubbed his eyes with his small hands. When Molitia gave her help, the snowball quickly took shape.

“I’m done!”

It was sloppy when the hand had been breathed and puffed at, but it still took the form of what the child had said.

First of all, they made the eyes, nose and mouth, so it must have looked just right. Molitia, who was looking at the proud child, slowly took out a handkerchief.

“Oh my God, you’ve been out here too long. You have a runny nose now.”

Molitia who was busy wiping the child’s face well, suddenly gotten her nose all scrunched up.

“Achoo!”

“I don’t think that’s what you should be saying.”

Raven gently held Molitia in his arms. Unlike before, the small body was shivering cold. Raven hugged her with his utmost all the while having such a worried look.

“Let’s all go in now.”

“Yes.”

After having returned Robert safely, they headed back to their own room. Dealing with a child was physically more draining than she had thought. Molitia, who thought of just lying down for a while after washing up, soon fell asleep.

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Childcare, which she thought would end on that very day, showed a completely different aspect altogether.

Robert came to the couple’s room day after day. How did he even find out about the room—the child, who appeared suddenly, was just like a little mischievous fairy.

Whenever the child visited, Molitia had no choice but to open her eyes repeatedly after sleeping.

The nanny bowed her head and took Robert away, but it was just for a little while. The child came to Molitia’s side once again and urged her playfully.

“Sister, let’s play at my secret base this time.”

“What?”

When Raven didn’t show up at the right time, the child’s urging became much stronger. The child’s behavior turned to be urgent at the thought of playing with Molitia before meeting with the scary Raven.

“I had a hard time sneaking outside.”

There were more people in the hallway than before. It was all because the nobles from all over the country had arrived one after another since the party would be held tomorrow itself.

The child’s cheek pouted when Molitia’s steps were delayed due to the one who greeted her whenever they saw her.

“Right, let us go a little slower, okay?”

“But I have to go faster so that I can play a little more.”

The child then eventually led her to a deserted path. Compared to the size of the magnificent mansion, the child walked along the path that seemed a little shabby—without being afraid at all.