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~I Became the Male Lead's Adopted daughter/I Became A Mother~
~Chapter 10~
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In the bathroom
Duke Phileo is seen in a big bathtub as half of his body was covered by water.
Duke Phileo sigh as he remembered Cara words.
"That child and women is not a pet."
Duke Phileo smirked as he remembered those words.
Duke Phileo got up as the water ran down his body.
'No matter how you look at it, a "pet" is an animal. It's an insult to a group of beasts.' Duke Phileo though as he got a towel and dried his hair.
'By the way...How does she(Leonia) know the word "requiem"' Duke Phileo thought as he put on some pants and had his towel around his neck.
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~Requiem~
~Money Embezzlement ~
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'It's a word that even noble children of the same age won't know. She went to an orphanage when she was five...It wouldn't be so bad to know that word.' Duke Phileo thought as his eyes were narrowed.
'...Or her mother told her after all she did teach her about the other words..but also she might be a genius just like her mother...' Duke Phileo thought as strike of lightning went through his mind as his eyes were narrowed and eyebrows furrowed.
Duke Phileo soon left his bathroom and he noticed Rupert.
"You're here, Your Grace." Rupert called out.
"Did i tell you to come in?" Duke Phileo questioned Rupert as he dried himself properly.
"There's something i have to tell you." Rupert said.
Duke Phileo then sat on his couch.
Duke Phileo then poured himself a drink.
"What a sight." Duke Phileo said looking at Rupert.
'I've been doing all of your work.' Rupert thought as a tick mark grew on his cheek and his eyebrow twitched.
Duke Phileo stared at Rupert as a red glint appeared in his eyes.
Rupert sigh.
"...I apologize for coming in without a word. First...I visited because i thought it was important." Rupert said as a bigger tick mark grew.
Duke Phileo put down his drink on the table as he nodded.
Soon a knock was heard.
"Is mister here?" Leonia asked.
Both Duke Phileo and Rupert flinched.
"Is Duke not here i thought he would be here." Annelise said as she rested her cheek on her hand.
(Annelise nightgown)
"Seems like his grace is still in the bath, My Lady. I saw people preparing for his bath earlier. Should we come back later?" Connie said.
"Hmm...Let's wait." Annelise said as Leonia nodded.
"Miss, are you scared of mister?" Leonia asked Connie.
Duke Phileo was drinking while Rupert just listen to the conversation.
"His Grace is the Duke of Boleoti, The leader of the north. He's the strongest person in the world, so of course it's natural to be afraid. And I'm just a mere servant." Connie answered as she nodded.
Duke Phileo stopped drinking as Rupert glanced nervously at Duke Phileo.
"But then why is mister being nice to me and especially to mom?" Leonia asked.
"It's because his Grace cares for you a lot and loves your mother very much." Connie answered.
Leonia and Annelise both blushed.
"...If that's so, it's good to hear that...Isn't it Leonia..." Annelise said as her ears were still red.
"Mhm..." Leonia answered.
Duke Phileo heard as a smile formed on his lips.
"But, If it weren't for mom/me becoming his wife would mister/Duke become an old bachelor?" Leonia and Annelise said as they sigh.
Rupert and Duke Phileo flinched at what they heard.
"His Grace is popular." Connie said.
"He can't depend on his face. He should be kind too. He always has a bad temper..." Leonia and Annelise said.
'I want to laugh a bit even if my death is near....' Rupert thought as his face was red as he was trying hard to contain his laughter he was also shaking.
Duke Phileo lips parted as a gloomy aura surround him.
"Should I feed him? He has a bad temper just like a dangling child." Annelise said as she sigh.
Duke Phileo put his drink down on the table as he got up.
Connie was holding her laughter as she was shaking.
"Because of me..." Annelise trailed off before the door was slammed open by Duke Phileo.
"KYAA!!!" Connie screamed as she flinched back.
"Oh, Mister is here? Why did you present to no be around..." Leonia trailed off.
"....Oh?" Leonia exclaimed as she noticed Rupert and Duke Phileo who is shirtless.
Annelise and Leonia's lips parted.
"....Mister is shirtless and Mr. Rupert is on the sofa..." Leonia exclaimed loudly.
'Mister is cheating on mom!!' Leonia thought.
Connie and Rupert flinched.
"MY LADY! IT'S NOT LIKE THAT!" Connie yelled.
'I don't mind Duke cheating on me with a man after all i read Boy's love before and those heating scenes....' Annelise thought as a spark appeared in her eyes which were narrowed.
Duke Phileo sigh.
"...Come in." Duke Phileo said.
"Mister....." Leonia trailed off as a glint appeared.
"It's not like what you think." Duke phileo said as his face was still taken aback at what he heard.
"Mist..." Leonia trailed off.
"It's not like that." Duke Phileo said once again with a thicker tone.
Duke Phileo stopped walking.
"Do i look like that kind of man?" Duke Phileo questioned.
"Mister! It's not a sin to like the same sex but cheating on mom is!" Leonia shouted.
"You got it wrong!" Duke Phileo said annoyed as a tick mark grew.
Duke Phileo glanced at Annelise in the corner of his eye and Annelise seems unfazed and instead in daze.
'You are a uke but you're so lame either way it is in your title that you are a uke, Duke.' Annelise thought though she then thought of a scene of Duke Phileo and Rupert in bed as her ears became so red as her face also became red.
Annelise shook her head as she sigh and looked at Duke Phileo.
Duke Phileo saw her face red and he questioned on what dirty thoughts she was thinking about but he then had a dread feeling on what Annelise was thinking about.
Duke Phileo sigh and turned around.
"Do you think i will lose my popularity just because i have a wife and a child?" Duke Phile questioned Annelise and Leonia.
Annelise and Leonia blushed looking at his buff chest and his 6 pack.
Leonia looked both left and right.
"I want to know why you chose mom i mean you said you brought her because of other reasons as well." Leonia said.
"Correct." Duke Phileo said.
"Did you met mom before?" Leonia questioned.
"Yes i have 2 times." Duke Phileo said.
"Let me guess you took interest in me." Annelise said as she had both hands on her hips.
"Correct, though even though you caught my interest i mostly brought you with me because i fell in love with you at first sight." Duke Phileo said with a smirk looking at Annelise.
Annelise eyes widen as she pouted and her ears turned red after all in her past life she was not one to be in a romantic relationship and those words just hit different.
Leonia noticed and a glint appeared in her eyes as she looked at Duke Phileo.
'Trying to take mom away from me i won't allow it!!' Leonia thought as she frowned and her eyes narrowed though it went back to normal as Duke Phileo reached his arms out to Leonia.
Leonia raised her arms and touched Duke Phileo arm as he flinched by the touch,
"....Why?" Leonia said with stars in her eyes staring at the muscles with a big smile on her face.
Annelise saw as she tried containing herself from touching Duke Phileo's muscles. Though she did not mind staring at the muscles but she preferred touching them.
Duke Phileo stared at Leonia blankly.
Duke Phileo immediately put on a robe which irritated Leonia and Annelise.
"Why are you dressed up?" Leonia questioned as she picked up.
"Where does this question come from?" Duke Phileo questioned.
Annelise sigh as she walked towards them.
"Oh~~, I'm worn out just by looking at it!" Leonia said.
"I'm tired as well. I am being sexually harassed by my daughter." Duke Phileo said with a dread feeling.
"Sorry. Let me take a sneak peak! Same with mom!" Leonia said trying to open Duke Phileo robe.
Annelise shook her head and turned around to not face them.
'I will touch his muscles when he is deeply asleep i know it's wrong but if it comes to the MUSCLES i will do it.' Annelise thought as her fist were clenched and raised a bit high and her eyes showed a glint.
Duke Phileo notice and he smirked he knew what she was thinking after all he isn't a deep sleeper and by one movement he wakes up.
Duke Phileo knows that Annelise has been touching his abs/chest and muscles and he doesn't mind actually before he goes to bed he would take his robe off and only be shirtless.
"But why did you come here?" Duke Phileo asked.
Annelise then remembered as she turned around.
"Oh, right!" Annelise exclaimed as she reached in her nightgown pocket.
Annelise then took out a clear pouch filled with cookies.
"We're going to give this to you! You've been working so hard in the dungeon earlier. We baked these cookies with the chef because we thought you would be tired. Eat this and cheer up!" Annelise said with a big smile as she held the cookie pouch.
Leonia nodded.
You could easily notice in the cookie pouch which cookies were made by Leonia and which cookies were made by Annelise.
"During our first encounter, you have me a candy and mom coins. We want to repay you with this." Leonia said proudly as Duke Phileo took the cookie pouch from Annelise.
"By the looks of it, did all the ingredient to bake this come from my money?" Duke Phileo questioned.
"....I dislike each time you act like this. Either way it's actually from MY money." Annelise said as a tick mark appeared on her temple.
"Which means it's my money after all i gave you that money." Duke Phileo said.
A bigger tick mark appeared on Annelise temple same with Leonia.
"IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO EAT IT, GIVE IT BACK TO US!" Annelise and Leonia yelled trying to grab the cookie pouch which Duke Phileo raised his arm high to stop them from getting it.
"Who said i won't eat it." Duke Phileo said.
"WE HATE GIVING THIS TO YOU BECAUSE WE FELT BAD. THE WHAT?! IF I DIDN'T HAVE ANY MONEY, WOULDN'T YOU BE SAD?" Leonia shouted.
"So now my money is yours? I gave my money to your mother though." Duke Phileo said with a smirk.
"Mister, I was kidding." Leonia said trying to be cute and in Annelise opinion she did managed to be cute i mean Leonia has always been cute in Annelise opinion.
Annelise laughed.
'Those three...' Rupert thought staring at the family of 3 in front of him.
'Have they forgotten my existence?' Rupert thought as he deadpan.
Duke Phileo was staring at the cookie pouch in his hand with a blank stare as Annelise is trying to act cute and Annelise laughing.
Connie, Leonia, and Annelise waved as they left the bedroom.
"I will come back later!" Annelise yelled as she waved at Duke Phileo.
Duke Phileo untied the pouch as he spotted Rupert.
"You're still here. What was it just now?" Duke Phileo asked.
'As expected, you forgot about my existence.' Rupert thought as a tick mark grew.
"I haven't told you yet." Rupert said as his mouth twitched.
"Then tell me now." Duke Phileo said.
'Sigh...' Rupert thought as more tick marks grew.
Duke Phileo then took out a cookie and ate it.
Rupert glanced away as Duke phileo munched on the cookie.
"....It's about lady Leonia." Rupert stated.
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Chapter 10 finished!!
Hope you like this chapter!! For some reason I am so excited to do the teachers/tutors chapter!
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Love you all but I need to end the night here since it's 1:30am here.
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