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~I Became the Male Lead's Adopted daughter/I Became the Male Lead's Wife!~
~Chapter 30~
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Sundown in the Duke's Mansion
"Am i not heavy?" Leonia asked as Connie carried her.
"You still need to gain more weight, My Lady." Connie answered as Leonia nodded.
Annelise is seen next to Connie on her right side with a robe around herself as Hannah was beside her.
"I did gain a lot. Dad would look at me and say I've become a pig." Leonia said crossing her arms.
"It means you'd be an adorable piglet, Leonia." Annelise said.
Connie and Hannah nodded their heads in agreement.
"Mom, he said I'd be good to eat after two months, though?" Leonia said with a blank face.
"....Will you be wearing a gown, My Lady?" Connie asked as she sweat dropped and gave a sheepish smile.
"Yeah." Leonia answered.
Hannah contained herself from laughing as Annelise gave a closed eye sheepish smile while sweat dropping.
"Did the Lord really say that?" Hannah asked as she lifted Leonia's hair.
"Yeah. Todays he even teased me about being a pig at dinner. I mean me and mom eat the same food but mom's portion is a bit bigger but mom doesn't seem fat. Mom looks the same!" Leonia exclaimed looking at her mother as Connie was tying her robe.
Hannah and Connie looked at Annelise and saw her sparkling as she smiled.
Hannah, Connie, and Leonia thought of one thing.
'A goddess...' They thought.
Annelise gave a sheepish smile as both her and Leonia remembered their dinner.
"My daughter's friend is here." Duke Phileo said as he held the steak close to her mouth.
"You friend is going in." Duke Phileo said.
Annelise chuckled as Leonia had a tick mark on her cheek while staring at her dad with gritted teeth.
"If Leonia liked it, she would say so." Annelise said with a small laugh.
"You are correct mom!" Leonia said as she hugged her mother's leg.
Hannah and Connie stared at the duo with a smile.
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In a room
"Here comes the beloved wife/daughter!" Annelise and Leonia exclaimed as they burst through the door.
Duke Phileo turned his head to look at the mother and daughter duo.
"Did you both wash up?" Duke Phileo questioned.
"Dad, I have to sit down immediately! So that i dodn't suffer when I'm older!" Leonia exclaimed as she ran fast towards Duke Phileo as she imagined " spine surgery 17000!!!".
"What's this fuss about getting old?" Duke Phileo questioned as he put his paper work down on the small table in front of him.
Duke Phileo picked Leonia up as he put Leonia down on his lap as she giggled.
Duke Phileo soon smelt a fimilar smell from Leonia as he looked at Leonia.
"Do i smell good? Mom let me use her shampoo since i know you love her flower smell and since you hate strong scents, dad." Leonia said holding her hair.
"Have i said that before?" Duke Phileo questioned.
"I think you did." Annelise spoke up as she passed them to sit on the couch before she felt a glare.
Annelise froze and glanced at her husband to see him holding Leonia up high as he glared at Annelise while Leonia blinked.
Annelise glanced forward and took one step towards the couch before she felt the glare harden as she took another step the glare grew harder.
Annelise sweat dropped as she sigh.
Annelise turned around and sat on her husband's lap as his glare disappeared and he put down Leonia on her lap.
"Anyways~ about are day...." Annelise trailed off as Leonia smiled.
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~After coming back from the orphanage,~
Duke Phileo is seen smiling at Annelise and Leonia.
~He'd set aside some time during the day from work.~
Annelise is seeing explaining their day with a big smile as Leonia added on as she also had a big smile on her face.
The family are seen alone in the room as they talked mostly Annelise and Leonia.
~Dad always listened to the things me and mom say.~
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An hour passed as it is already night time
"....-at's why....I made sure to pull my hood up, and the, we went to see the market..." Leonia said yawning as she kept bobbing her head.
Leonia leaned against her mother's chest as she closed her eyes while bobbing her head.
Annelise smiled softly as she too yawned trying to keep her eyes open.
"I think it's time for bedtime, now." Annelise said as she got up from Duke Phileo's lap.
Annelise who was sleepy and trying to keep her eyes open as she bobbed her head.
Duke Phileo saw as he took Leonia from her arms.
"I will hold Leonia. She is heavy." Duke Phileo said as Annelise gave a nervous laugh.
Duke Phileo walked towards the door and opened it which caught the attention of Connie and Hannah as they were outside.
Out came Duke Phileo carrying Leonia as he signaled them to be quite.
"My Lord." Connie said quietly running up to him to get Leonia.
"It's fine." Duke Phileo said as he grabbed Annelise hand just in case she were to fall
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In Leonia's room
The door of Leonia's creak as Duke Phileo who is carrying Leonia and a sleepy Annelise walked inside the room.
Duke Phileo let go of Annelise hand as he tucked Leonia in bed.
Annelise smiled at the scene.
"Dad, candy..." Leonia said as she extend her hand which is holding candy.
Duke Phileo smiled as he grabbed the candy and put it inside the jar of candy.
Annelise leaned in and kissed her daughter's forehead.
"Sleep well my little lion." Annelise said.
"Sleep well, too mom..." Leonia trailed off as her eyes were still closed.
"Leo." Duke Phileo called out.
"Hmm?" Leonia sounded out.
"Sleep well." Duke Phileo said as he kissed Leonia's forehead.
"Sleep well, too...da..." Leonia grew more sleepy as her eyes were still closed.
"I have to dream of...." Leonia trailed off as she kissed her father's cheek.
"Let me and your mom rest in your dream, too. Why don't you think of anyone but yourself?" Duke Phileo questioned.
He got no response so he looked at Leonia and saw her asleep with a smile.
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Sleeping habit:
Corners of mouth tick up while sleeping.
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Duke Phileo smiled looking at Leonia as it reminds him of a certain women.
Duke Phileo glanced at Annelise who was focused on Leonia with a smile on her lips even though she is sleepy.
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Duke Phileo closed the door of Leonia's room as he had a hand around Annelise waist.
Annelise smiled.
'She looked like she was sleepy. So does Annelise....' Duke Phileo thought with a sigh as he glanced at his wife while walking towards to both of their room.
"Your Grace and My Lady, It looks like the young Lady went to sleep." Rupert said as he held paper work in his hand as he looked at the married couple.
Annelise sleepiness disappeared as she noticed Rupert.
"Sleeping so early is one of Leo's specialities." Duke Phileo said as he walked inside the room while holding his wife waist.
"But she's still pretty right?" Rupert questioned.
"Why did you say that?" Duke Phileo said annoyed looking at Rupert.
"Wait, should i not have?" Rupert questioned as he flinched with wide eyes.
'It's my first time seeing someone insulted by his daughter being complimented for being pretty!' Rupert thought as he sweated.
Annelise let out a nervous laugh.
"You should go to sleep now." Duke Phileo said leading Annelise to the bedroom.
Annelise smiled and nodded.
"Goodnight Annelise and sweet dreams, I will go in bed later." Duke Phileo said kissing Annelise forehead.
Annelise nodded as she turned to open the door to the bedroom before she was stopped.
"Are you forgetting something?" Duke Phileo questioned with an eyebrow raised.
Annelise soon realized.
"You are right!" Annelise exclaimed.
Duke Phileo smiled as he leaned down.
"Goodnight! Rupert! Sweet dreams!!" Annelise exclaimed as she looked at Rupert while waving.
Duke Phileo froze in place as he had a face of disbelief.
Rupert flinched.
"G-Goodnight, My Lady." Rupert said waving back.
"Thank you Phileo for reminding me!" Annelise said looking at her husband as she now grew tired again as she turned her body and opened the bedroom door.
Rupert put a hand over his mouth and tried hard not to laugh.
Duke Phileo glared at Rupert as he stood back up which made him stop laughing and stand straight and tall.
Duke Phileo frowned looking at Annelise back.
Annelise glanced at her husband and with her eyes closed her smile grew big. Annelise turned back to her husband.
"I am joking Phileo~..." Annelise said standing on her tippy toes as she smooched her husband cheek.
"Goodnight and sweet dream, Phileo." Annelise said with tiredness evidence in her voice as her eyes were closed and a big smile was on her face.
Duke Phileo face soften immediately as he pushed Annelise in the bedroom.
"Go sleep." Duke Phileo said an "annoyed" voice though on his face he had a smile.
Annelise laughed as she closed the bedroom door.
Duke Phileo smile and soften face disappeared as he walked to his desk.
"This is all because of you. You're a candidate for being her escort." Duke Phileo said in annoyed tone as he was at his desk and was about to sit down.
"This is unfair. I've worked hard so many times for the Lady's!" Rupert said with a face of "unfair" written on his face as Duke Phileo simply stared at him.
"...Do you know what Leo did today?" Duke Phileo questioned.
"How would i know about that?" Rupert said with a 'duh' face.
"She asked me, "will Mister Rupert be my new dad?" Duke Phileo said.
"New dad? Wait, Lady Annelise is her mother and you're already her father, Your Grace...." Rupert trailed off before he finally understood.
A flashback flashed in his mind.
"...You don't have your clothes, Mister, and Mister Rupert is on the sofa-" Leonia was cut off.
"THAT'S NOT IT, MY LADY!" Connie exclaimed as Rupert flinched.
His face became horrified.
"WHAT DID LADY ANNELISE THINK?!!" Rupert shouted.
"Annelise agreed with it and she didn't seem to care as if she wanted that to happen." Duke Phileo said with an annoyed face as he really can't see what his wife is thinking but he did have a hunch though he did not want to think about it.
"HOW COULD THEY DEDUCE SOMETHING LIKE THAT AGAIN?!" Rupert shouted.
"That's because you look for me too much." Duke Phileo said blankly.
"EVEN GETTING DOCUMENT APPROVAL IS A SIN NOW?!" Rupert yelled as tears were now coming down his face.
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~Viscount Rupert Rikos~
~A close ally of the Boleoti Dukedom in face and name. (Possessing a natural charisma.)~
~Aside from assisting the Duke with managing the territory; he, essentially, managed the entirety of the north,~
~And he communicates directly with the Duke.~
But...
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"If it's nothing urgent, then don't come to my office." Duke Phileo stated as he clasped his hands together and glared at Rupert.
"...Then, when should i come?" Rupert questioned with a sheepish smile.
"And don't you know that handling urgent matters i my job....?" Rupert mumbled as he mentally had tick marks and his head with throbbing.
"Private lessons, nap time, bedtime." Duke Phileo said as he lifted his fingers up.
Rupert gritted his teeth as he thought of quitting due to work stress.
Though soon he thought of the pro as he smiled.
"....You're repulsing." Duke Phileo stated as he stared at Rupert who was shinning.
"Thank you for reproaching me. Here's the report from the investigation you ordered the other day." Rupert said with a bright smile.
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Chapter 30 complete!!!
I will work on chapter 31 later!! Let's just hope I don't fall asleep!!
Anyways hope you like this chapter!!!
Thank you for your support love you!!!