Leticia laughed a little without realizing it, but as soon as she let go of his hand, she asked.
"Come to think of it, is your hand okay?"
"Thanks to you, I recovered quickly."
"Thank God."
"But why don't you try it yourself?"
"What?"
As she tilted his head, Enoch naturally winked toward his younger siblings.
Only then, did Leticia touch her cheek embarrassingly when she realized that he meant to play the game.
"Well, I'm unlucky."
"What?"
"But people around me are good at things like that."
It was a fascinating thing.
Oddly enough, she always failed when she played such games, but her family always won. Perhaps that's why the Marquis loved his other children more, and he always lamented that she was an unlucky one.
It was then.
"Oppa!"
"Brother!"
At the same time as the sudden cheers, Enoch's younger siblings ran over with a big smile.
"We won a bag of flour!"
The owner was preparing a bag of flour with a mixed expression when the kids screamed with excitement. Enoch's sister approached quickly as Leticia clapped her hands saying they did well.
"Oh, where are my manners? I have to say hello first. My name is El. Elle Achilles."
"And I......."
"This is my spoiled twin brother, Ian Achilles."
Ian glared at El, who intercepted his introduction. However, El, who ignored him, just stared at Leticia as if waiting for something.
Recognizing what that meant, Leticia slowly opened her mouth.
"Oh, I'm Leticia Leroy."
"I see, thanks to Miss Leroy, I got a bag of flour! I'll give you half a bag..........."
"No, it's fine."
Right away, Leticia hurriedly waved her hands and refused. Elle then pursed her lips in disappointment.
Enoch, who was quietly watching the three, said to Leticia.
"But it's true."
"What?"
"I mean, people around you are lucky."
At first, he didn't believe what she said was true, but now he believed it.
When Enoch glanced at her with a curious look, Leticia smirked as if she understood.
"See? I'm right, right?"
They had met for the first time today, but Enoch's younger siblings treated her as if they had known her for a long time. Thanks to this, Leticia didn't feel awkward about all the time she spent with the three.
"Come visit our mansion sometime. I'll make you a tart. I'll make it with the flour I got thanks to you, so make sure to come," said El. But next to her, Ian disagreed.
"You'll get sick if you eat what she makes."
"Who are you to interrupt? I'm making it!"
El was annoyed, lightly pushing Ian's arm away.
At this point, Enoch felt ashamed of his siblings who started arguing. Leticia, who quietly alternated between the three, began laughing without even realizing it.
naturally turned toward
her hands with a
I offended you. I'm
"...?"
"I'm jealous."
looked at each other disapprovingly, she
she felt like a
I want is
get into a fight, they would quickly make up and
can get close
slight chuckle. When she lifted her head in surprise,
can come and
"..."
"If you feel burdened.........."
no! Never, it's
answered belatedly, waved
looked at Leticia as if she had
"Then I'll be waiting."
"Yes, thank you............."
a corner of her heart tickled, Leticia gently lowered her eyes and
gentle gaze she hadn't felt in a long time
***
it, it was evening so she had no choice but to say goodbye to
the mansion was strange, she found
since I have had
to being ignored for so long. Perhaps, that's why she
was talking about tarts the whole
El's words, invited
of a well-baked tart appeared
I think my siblings
desserts as children, came to mind. At first, she didn't know how to make them and it took her
times like
helplessly, Leticia looked out the
could no longer be
"Miss, we've arrived."
it's time to face the
was similar to having cold water poured
swallowed a sigh, took the horseman's hand,
she was about to enter
"..."
and her family
for
Enoch and his siblings had joked around with
had a family like
knowing it was nonsense,
am I saying?
and entered the
***
like an
you're close
to the edge of her neck,
clicked
are you associating with such
due to illness. And all that remained were the eldest son Enoch Achilles and the twin
wife left the world, the status of the Achilles family dropped as if it were a lie. Now they were struggling with huge debts. So, nothing was ever
them
more careful, especially since
"But father, I..."
"Keep that in mind."
cut off Leticia's words as he didn't need to hear them. He immediately got up from
hands tightly
stay away from people with bad
Marquis Leroy always said. But today was the only time she didn't
What is it....?'
does he think that misfortune is like a contagious disease? Leticia tightly
that if you spend too much time
humanely than her own family. She even wished she could be a part of their
were neatly folded between his
cold and sharp impression, his gaze on her was
was warm and
want to be far
people she wanted to be close
when she wanted to spend