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~Hyena', the character that didn't appear much in the original storyline.~
~Madly in love with Phileo. Even at a young age, hurtful words took a great toll.~
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'Strange...' Leonia thought as she had a finger under her chin.
Peeking from behind a building not far away from the carriage is Young Lady Hyena, an exquisite lady possessing silver hair with blue undertones and captivating blue eyes.
'Such a unique character why wasn't she mentioned in the novel?' Leonia questioned in her mind as she stared at Young Lady Hyena from afar.
~In the Belius Empire, a person is legally realized as an adult at the age of 20.~
~Eupicra said she wasn't a grown-up, she might be nineteen.~
Young Lady Hyena, who hides half of her body behind the corner of the building, sighed in a furious manner, as she turns her gaze and stares at the inside of the shop with a heated gaze, no matter how good-looking she thinks she is, she is insane. It was even harder to judge the sanity of someone who was fine on the outside.
"Wow, such a pervert?" Leonia said as she crossed her arms while having a slightly dreaded look because inside the shop was her mother, it looked like Young Lady Hyena knew that.
On the other hand, Avifer and the other knights did not understand Leonia. She cursed Young Lady Hyena as a pervert which confused them. They understood her dreaded look but could not comprehend why she used "pervert" instead of "stalker".
"What should we do?" Melesis asked carefully.
"Just pretend like we don't know anything, and leave." Leonia answered as her face turned serious.
"Is it your first time seeing a pervert? We shouldn't get in contact with that pervert! Any sign of interest can lead to ᴍɪɴsᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ." Leonia continued as if it wasn't obvious.
"Don't be fooled by that naive face!" Leonia exclaimed.
'MM, all these words should be used to describe herself.' Melesis thought, her smile stiffening as sweat trickled down her cheek.
"But you and your mother are also a pervert, My Lady." Fabo, who was watching silently from the side, intervened with a smile.
'A great guy' Melesis thought as she still had that stiffened smile on her face.
"What. Me and mom are a respectable fan of muscles." Leonia defended both her and her mother as her arms were crossed.
Suddenly, Avifer stepped back pretending not to be with the party. It was a really embarrassing conversation that was hard to hear with her mind staying sane.
"You don't have a leg to stand on." Fabo said as Leonia became silent.
"....I'll tell my father everything." Leonia spoke up.
"𝐈'𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐅𝐚𝐛𝐨 𝐤𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈'𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐢𝐦. 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐈 𝐜𝐫𝐲, 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭? 𝐀𝐥𝐬𝐨, 𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐦 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞. 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐭...." Leonia glanced at Fabo with a death stare.
"𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥?" Leonia questioned. Fabo became speechless while Melesis and Frobe glanced at him with a sweatdrop.
"My Lady, please don't tell the Duke! Think about your mother and me, especially your mother!!!" Fobe exclaimed as he began to sweat a lot.
Leonia was confused before her attention was distracted by the shop door opening behind her.
Annelise came out of the shop before she stopped.
"Why aren't you all in the carriage already?" Annelise asked with a raised eyebrow.
The atmosphere grew increasingly tense, causing everyone to fall into a hush. Melesis and Frobe cast furtive glances towards Young Lady Hyena who remained present; however, she appeared more alert when Annelise left the shop.
Annelise felt perplexed as she followed Melesis' and Frobe's gaze, her breathing halting abruptly.
As her fingers were clenched, Hyena stared at her intensely.
"Isn't that..." Annelise began to speak up as Young Lady Hyena seemed to have confidence and stepped out before making a step forward which alerted everyone but Annelise.
"Maybe we should get going." Fabo said as he hurriedly pushed Annelise, Avifer, and Leonia in the carriage.
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~I Became the Male Lead's Adopted daughter/I Became the Male Lead's Wife!~
~Chapter 82~
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"𝗛𝘆𝗲𝗻𝗮...𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲." Duke Phileo said with a dark look on his face.
Upon hearing reports that Young Lady Hyena had been spying on his wife and daughter, Phileo became noticeably displeased. His furrowed brows formed a harsh V-shape as they creased deeply in the center of his forehead.
In fact, the expression 'displeased' was also very refined for Melesis who was reporting the routine, though secretly because Paul was screeching off his chair as if he was going to visit the Hyena family right now.
Behind the scenes, Rupert quietly prayed. He also memorized the afterlife prayer, hoping for someone's eternal life.
"Duchess Annelise and Lady Leaonia said that in this situation, we should wait a bit more." Melesis hurriedly spoke up.
"Huh? What's the reason?" Duke Phileo questioned.
Melesis was hesitant to tell him and remained silent, until she eventually gave in under the weight of his terrifying gaze.
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"...Say that again." Duke Phileo asked, his eyebrows furrowed and confusion evident on his face.
"Since there's something to be gained, we should give it another shot." Melesis replied with a serious look on her face.
"What will I get?" Duke Phileo questioned.
"I'll tell you!" Leonia exclaimed as she burst through the office door with a big smile present on her face.
Both Melesis and Rupert were shocked.
"My Lady, You're so cute!"
"You look adorable. It suits you so much!"
"What do you think, Father? Do I look cute?" Leonia asked as flowers bloomed around her before her flowers disappeared after she heard what her father had said.
"You're cute when you listen to me." Duke Phileo responded nonchalantly.
"That's annoying, honestly....ANYWAY!!!" Leonia shouted as tick marks appeared on her face before she calmed.
Leonia slapped a drawing on Phileo's desk.
"Me and well mostly mom want to do this!" Leonia exclaimed as she presented Phileo with a drawing of a watch.
Duke Phileo picked up the drawing and knew that his wife drew this and he became confused by the drawing.
"....A clock?" Duke Phileo questioned with a surprised look on his face because this clock that is shown on the drawing looks different.
"It's a watch. You put it on your wrist." Leonia explained as she pointed at her wrist.
"Wrist?" Rupert questioned as he stepped forward and took a better look at the drawing.
"Yes, a watch that can be put on the wrist. It came to my mind when I rembered the pick clock you gave me, Phileo." A voice spoke up which made everyone turn towards the voice and the voice belonged to non other than Annelise who walked in with Amadeus in her arms.
Duke Phileo lifted his head and gazed at his wife with tenderness. He then took their son from her arms and held him in his other arm.
"Fabo's brother coincidentally makes watches, is there leather in any of the special products manufactured by the Hyena Clan? And custom tailoring?" Leonia asked with clenched fist and an excited look on her face.
"Ah! There's a talented craftsman that can make watches to my request, he can make them free, even in the best leather..." Annelise spoke up as she already began to plan the process of making watches.
"My Love, calm down." Duke Phileo said as he caressed Annelise's cheek.
"Dad....it's a chance to get free things." Leonia claimed with a cute face and clapped as sparkles surround her.
"That's a change in mindset. I think the idea is fine. There's a great inconvenience to put clocks in our pockets. Taking it out when you need to see the time is frustrating." Rupert stated.
"It's a good product. I mean it's good for the Ladies as well. After all we have no where to put our pocket clock if we where a dress. But with this watch you can have it on your wrist and Ladies can as well look at the time." Annelise explained with a smile as she clapped.
"Mhm! Think about it, Father! Sometimes I wonder what time you're at work. What am I supposed to do?" Leonia asked with a bright face.
"Just call Rupert." Duke Phileo answered nonchalantly.
"Be gentle..." Rupert muttered softly
"DON'T MAKE JOKES ABOUT THIS!!" Leonia shouted.
"You must look at the clock," Duke Phileo finally gave in with a smile and provided the answer that the child desired.
"But there's no need if it's already on my wrist! Oh I want to know what time it is! and I'll do this!!" Leonia exclaimed as she pointed at her wrist.
"𝖬𝗆, 𝗂𝗍'𝗌 𝗁𝖺𝗅𝖿 𝗉𝖺𝗌𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝗋𝖾𝖾! 𝖨𝗍'𝗌 𝗆𝗒 𝖺𝖽𝗈𝗋𝖺𝖻𝗅𝖾 𝖠𝗆𝗈 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖫𝖾𝗈'𝗌 𝗌𝗇𝖺𝖼𝗄 𝗍𝗂𝗆𝖾. 𝖢𝗈𝗆𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗄 𝗈𝖿 𝗂𝗍. 𝖨 𝗌𝗁𝗈𝗎𝗅𝖽 𝗅𝖾𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝗆𝗒 𝖿𝖺𝗆𝗂𝗅𝗒 𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝗉𝖾𝗋𝗍𝗒." Leonia said with a malicious laugh and a smirk present on her face.
"........Am I that inconsiderate?" Duke Phileo questioned with a dead look on his face as he turned to look at his son as if Amadeus could answer him but Amadeus turned his head away.
Annelise stifled a giggle behind her hand as she coughed, making an effort not to burst out laughing at the expression on her husband's face. Melesis and Rupert were also struggling to contain their mirth, but held back with flushed faces in silence.
"IF A HANDSOME MAN LIKE YOU READS THE TIME FROM YOUR WRIST, PEOPLE WILL SURELY LOVE YOU!! A WATCH THAT HIDES AWAY SLIGHTLY PROTRUDING VEINS! IT'S EVEN MORE ATTRACTIVE THAN UNDERWEAR! ALSO, I KNOW AMADEUS WILL LOOK HANDSOME AND CUTE WITH A WATCH!! HE WILL GRAB ALL THE LITTLE LADIES!" Leonia shouted.
"Please put aside your perverted thoughts. And don't involve your brother into this." Duke Phileo told his daughter.
"HEY! MOM SAID SHE WILL LOVE MEN WHO LIFTS UP THEIR SLEEVES AND LOOK DOWN AT THEIR WATCH!!!" Leonia screamed before she calmed down, she knew that Phileo will agree after hearing that.
After hearing his daughter, Duke Phileo perked up and turned to his wife. However, she avoided making eye contact with him which confirmed what Leonia had said.
Placing the drawing on his desk, Duke Phileo placed a finger beneath his chin as if lost in thought.
With eyes sparkling, Annelise and Leonia exchanged a glance as they both turned to face him.
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"Honestly, I don't have anything to say for myself."
Leonia had a dreaded look on her face as Annelise sip her tea with a calm look.
"My daughter made a big mistake. We always told her not to do it, but it turned out like this." Count Hyena said as he bowed his head.
"I truly apologize." Countess Hyena apologized as she too bowed her head.
"Count and Countess Hyena, we didn't come here to get a apology. So please raise your heads up." Annelise spoke up which made Count Hyena and his wife raise their heads up.
Leonia glanced at Rupert who noticed her attention as he then shook his head.
'I didn't expect Count Hyena's Family to come so shabbily like this...Is this side Boleoti and Aurea?' Leonia questioned in her mind as she simply said "oh..."
"That child has always had many shortcomings." Count Hyena rebuked his daughter and cried like a sinner.
"Not much talent...." Count Hyena continued.
At the moment, Leonia's eyebrows wriggled. Annelise too raised an eyebrow as her eyes flashed coldness before they returned to normal.
What? Is this a scheme to get me and mom's sympathy?
"She keeps doing vain things." Count Hyena sigh deeply.
Annelise then remembered Eupicra talking about Hyena.
"She laughed at me before."
"Insignificant."
"Iɢsɪɢɴɪғɪᴄᴀɴᴛ. Count and Countess did you...say that to your daughter?" Annelise questioned with furrowed eyebrows as she put her tea down.
Annelise and Leonia both heard urgent footsteps, causing their eyes to widen as they swiftly turned around.
For a moment, silver hair can be seen fluttering on the other side of the slightly opened door.
The dark halls are illuminated by the sight of Young Lady Hyena sprinting through them.
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Chapter 82 complete!!!(๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧
Yay!!! I finally caught up!! Since I caught up I will probably be able to have time next week to work on the next chapter for "My Love..."σ'∀')σ
Anyways, I don't have much to say but to see you all in my next chapter and hope that you like this chapter!!!ヾ(≧▽≦*)o