84 – Father-in-law, give me your daughter – 2
In the carriage heading to Hestia’s house, my legs trembled. The carriage rattled.
But it wasn’t that I was shaking my leg. It’s because the wagon has changed. Hestia’s carriage was not a carriage that ignored the laws of physics lightly. Of course, Hestia’s carriage was big, fancy, and comfortable, but if Cordelia’s carriage was unshakable and comfortable, Hestia’s carriage was as good as a luxury car? Either way is great.
Hestia, who kept glancing at my trembling legs, said something to me.
“Mikhail, stop shaking your legs. And really, you don’t have to plop down on the floor and beg for your parents as soon as you see them.”
“But, since I have done something wrong….”
“It was wrong with me, not with my parents. As soon as she goes and sees her, she immediately falls down and prays, what will her parents think?”
I couldn’t find anything to say and let out a sigh. I know. It is obviously irrational to drop down and pray as soon as you go as she said.
However, there are parts that cannot be explained in the realm of logic. Even though I know that f*cking with a big bow as soon as I go is obviously a strange behavior in the eyes of others, the anxiety and guilt in my heart keep telling me to do it.
“Yes, Mikhail. You don’t have to worry about what I said earlier….”
Cordelia seemed very apologetic as if she thought I was nervous because of what I had just told me.
“No, it’s because of my work after all. There is nothing to be so sorry for.”
“Why did you do that?”
Seol-ah chuckled from the side. Of these, I am the only one who knows my exact circumstances. I glanced at her.
To be precise, it’s Mikhail’s karma, but in the eyes of others, it’s my fault anyway. I entered his body and enjoyed a lot of things, so I had to put up with these things. Besides, it’s a problem that should have been solved sooner or later anyway. One day I would have to meet Hestia’s parents.
And honestly, I know it’s a story that doesn’t fit the situation, but that thing that hits me in the head while saying give me the daughter you’ve seen in dramas and movies. I wanted to try a little. Well, I don’t think I can do it this time. It’s rare to see Hestia come out so strong, but that’s why it seems she doesn’t like me to go ahead and f*ck her with a big bow. Is it because it seems like he is putting pressure on himself?
“Okay. I will go and be quiet.”
I gave up. It’s a pity, but please give me your daughter. There will come a chance to do it once in a lifetime.
“Yes. Good idea. It will arrive in a little while.”
Hestia smiled as if she was satisfied with my answer. I looked out her window. As she said, the arrival was getting closer, and the farther away from the castle of Duke Deneb, the more paddy fields had been replaced by plain stone buildings.
“You are closer than you think.”
Seola also looked out the window and said. Hestia and Cordelia were often on the same road, so they sat quietly, looking unconcerned. Cordelia, who heard Seol-ah’s self-talk, immediately brought up the past.
“Because it’s right next door. When she was little, she said she didn’t want Hestia to go back, she smoked, so she only left in the afternoon, but because she ran fast, she went back before dinner.”
“Cordelia!”
Hestia blushed at the sudden revelation. Like a child, I imagined Hestia, when she was still a child, saying she didn’t want to go to her house, lying on her bed and harassing her. Cute It is a sight that you must see at least once.
“Why. Right?”
“Oops, that’s… But.”
“It’s hard to imagine hearing it again.”
Seola said. True to her words, the dignified Cordelia and the swarming Hestia are quite an unimaginable combination.
“Because it was in the past. It’s an embarrassing story from my childhood.”
“To the point of being ashamed. I’d rather see Foolish Hestia.”
I really want to see you, not empty words. I’ve shown a weak side from time to time, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen her openly acting like a child. Oh, it does happen once. When she was drunk. But what I want to see is a sane and childish Hestia.
“I don’t like it.”
“I didn’t say anything.”
“You just said you wanted to see me as a fool.”
“It is not difficult.”
“It’s difficult, isn’t it?”
Hestia’s attitude was stubborn. Usually, when Hestia comes out like this, it’s the case that she never intends to lose. I quickly decided to give up. Originally, it is not the cold north wind that takes off a traveler’s coat, but the warm sunlight. In this case, it is a bad idea to forcefully push.
“Well, I’m sorry, but I can’t help it.”
“Keuheum, can I do it?”
Cordelia, who had been quietly listening to Hestia’s conversation with me, interjected while clearing her throat. Well, to be honest, I don’t need it. I want to see what I don’t normally show, not what I want to see every time. Foolish Cordelia? Right this morning, when I lifted the blanket, it made a strange noise and rolled up.
So I conveyed my thoughts as politely and politely as possible.
“I don’t need it.”
“What is that annoying expression!”
Of course, it didn’t seem that way in Cordelia’s eyes. She screamed, as if offended by my polite and polite expression. She didn’t seem to understand, so she decided to put it as a fact.
“You see it every day anyway. I was whining about not wanting to get up this morning.”
“You never whined?!”
“Ah, while talking about it. What the hell did you do to wake up so late last night?”
Seol-ah, who had been quietly listening to the story, interrupted and asked. Cordelia began to make excuses that she was not even moving her hands around to see if she was embarrassed by the question.
“Yeah, that’s right. It’s been a long time since I’ve come back, but I’m confused because I think I have to go back….”
“Considering that, you were annoyed with the Duke who was seeing you off while almost crying earlier.”
“No, not that…” .”
Cordelia looked at Seol-ah, who kept coming in, with her resentful eyes, and then she turned her eyes to me. She glared at her as if she wanted to say something. It is the gaze that asks if you are also responsible. Because dancing is done by two people. I slightly sided with her.
“I must have been a little tired because I danced late last night with me.”
“Mikhail got up early.”
“That’s right.”
Then Hestia helped Seol-ah. To be precise, it was a little later than usual, but I decided not to reveal that fact. In the first place, looking at the expressions on both of them, it seems that Cordelia is not really curious about why she couldn’t wake up in the morning, but that she just wants to tease her. Naive Cordelia alone didn’t notice it.
Seol-ah smiled and said to Cordelia, who was still hesitating without knowing anything.
“Okay, I was just kidding, so don’t panic.”
“Uh, huh?”
“The reason is obvious anyway, well.”
Seola grinned and quietly whispered to her. Hearing the whisper, Cordelia’s face turned into a rosy look. Hestia smiled softly, as if she knew roughly.
“What did you say?”
“It’s a secret between women.”
Seol-ah gave me a slight wink, as if telling me not to know. These days, it seems that the women keep plotting something in a place I don’t know about. The moment I was about to say something, the carriage stopped.
“Well, it seems we have arrived.”
She opened the carriage door and went out first. The people who came and went, the buildings taller than the Deneb Manor, and the whole city seemed to be alive and full of life even if I glanced at it for a moment.
“Welcome to the Gracia estate.”
Hestia lowered her head, holding the sides of her skirt and lifting it slightly.
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“Something is very different from Deneb Youngji.”
I looked around eagerly, like a country boy visiting Seoul for the first time. If Cordelia’s estate was enormous and close to a peaceful countryside, this place had a strong urban atmosphere.
“It’s because we are doing business in our house. Naturally, a lot of other big top players also took their places.”
“I mean. A lot of wagons pass by.”
I said, looking at the wagon briskly passing by. It was for that reason that we dared to get off and walk to the Gracia family castle. From a certain point, it was faster to walk because of pedestrians and other carriages.
“Still, she is my only daughter.”
“I don’t want countless other people to suffer because of me.”
Cordelia and Hestia are the same. Should I say that I can feel that I have been well educated at home when I am having this kind of conversation? Even though he is a precious child of a great family, he does not feel any sense of authority. Honestly, if I had been born in a house like that, I think I would have grown up with the personality of a nerd from an aristocratic family that is common in novels.
“It’s not that far anyway.”
Cordelia said as she pointed her finger far away. At the place where her fingertips pointed, there was a castle that was splendid, but never looked like that of her grandparents.
“Look, you’re all here.”
“There you are.”
“Wow.”
Seola admired. I admired it too, but the tension was greater than the admiration. Does that mean Hestia’s parents are over there? I felt my heart thump. As Cordelia said, it didn’t take long to reach the castle.
“Welcome, young lady.”
At the entrance of the castle, a dignified butler greeted us.
“Everyone is waiting.”
“Everyone?”
“Yes. It was the first vacation after the young lady went to the academy, so the head of the household’s younger brother and his family came.”
“Your uncle is here?”
Hestia asked in a puzzled voice. I asked her to go her sneak and whisper in her ear.
“Well, what kind of person is Uncle?”
“Since I was little, he has cared for me very much.”
Along with Hestia’s whispering voice, I felt my eyes turn bright yellow. One more person to bow down.
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