IFLDMHF – Chapter 20

IFLDMHF | Chapter 203d9821281998ac15

Episode 2054960493cf39a51e

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“Why do you have to talk like that?”b17c7d75b17a4c43

I replied offhandedly, though I bd578bda31 felt a slight pang of fdc2c503b3 guilt.8525acb0b087f607

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Alexis twisted his mouth 8db580edf6 bitterly, clearly taken aback.2f22e26fc43b2525

“Then how am I supposed to speak? Should I just a5175edb80 smile and laugh 10fee36fcf while my family 4d20d75f6d discusses important matters 27e7062135 without me?”8d70bfcb63285e88

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

He was truly upset.9b2259da6548ad43

With his words 7021ab5ce0 laced with irritation, 8ecbce9cb8 I sighed.8e358d99eebdca12

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“It wasn’t like that. We weren’t intentionally excluding you.”450170eb3eab527d

“Hmph.”4d23c0eb4bb29ea9

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“You know I had some matters with Melissa to handle, plus I needed to reply to her proposal, so I asked not to be disturbed. I thought you’d have heard 61e6369a1c about it from Father or 48a34f4152 Brother.”bab4587c514cdeb4

Even with my 6942a28fa2 straightforward explanation, Alexis 8042cf8025 pouted, as if c551700545 still annoyed.802e7fae9b041055

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“Still, you could’ve mentioned it at least once when I came to see you.”0f196ad5643bac66

“How often did you actually come by? You were always busy with c37e1cfa5d training or something, barely showing 0da3f6ca9f up before leaving again.”8fbf1d32b3a2cd63

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“But I made time to come see you, and you didn’t say a word.”ef428e4ec968ce98

“…”6c853724d4d567df

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

This was bad. I prided myself on a953eaadbe not losing verbal battles, 6e343187a6 yet the situation was 35aab1adb0 not in my favor.1cd30b02762d1ca3

I felt wronged. I had genuinely thought 88f52d1f7b the Duke or Sionel b34c8c171b would have told him.e60a37c0fb17ae51

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

‘Did they avoid telling Alexis because they feared he’d gossip about it?’15ef81a3b56b2f0d

This suspicious thought seemed a8c9b5b1b9 plausible, and I pondered 1c68f16e89 it deeply.b961e482ce13ec83

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“What are you thinking? This feels oddly upsetting!”88874c8001847e1f

Hmm, his intuition was e7b9daabab sharper than his bulky e528639231 build suggested.86be5b22b0f07645

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

I scratched my cheek awkwardly b7ad9301b5 and apologized.8da64e571595ba2d

“Anyway, sorry. I didn’t purposely 1d41443e08 exclude you, so 5a495e0ef9 let it go.”8150cd4e1049cb0b

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Honestly, I wondered if I debd9dda30 needed to appease him this 3740e84a83 much, but I had no 9b31d7a676 choice.4bc6879de3416186

I wanted to keep 1e71a7a1ab things smooth and avoid 4cbd18560f any discomfort before the 6dd64ce9c5 wedding, plus—3c9387c4032ba092

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“You’re really going to stay this sulky when you’re about to depart for battle? I said I’m sorry, didn’t 69467587e6 I?”8db5b33f2b6fe5d7

Learning that Alexis was 53430620f3 going to war alongside 345b641c8c the Crown Prince made a1e4ad736b it worse.77b98a90198b73a3

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Sending him off with hurt 8f905a183f feelings made me worry, as bf51b64d3b if I was placing a 0a2f33d390 flag on his fate.3604475985fbf9af

Hearing my apologetic tone, b28e5df29b Alexis’s expression softened slightly.b23ca607bca2561d

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“You’re not mad anymore, right?”ed89c40a3bb24f37

Feigning innocence, I asked, 01839a645b but Alexis quickly controlled 8d2b4996c2 his expression and spoke 71c81e5c2b bluntly.5b5f793be3e7d344

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“Just answer one thing. I didn’t want c5836855ec to say this, ca096a30ac but why are b52464fe48 you so biased?”fe7d5297491bad66

“Bias?”09d1263f8d44fd6c

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“Yes! You met Melissa 7e6b21d5f3 not long ago 724683f166 and call her 4ea17902da by her name 45320ea3db with ease, but 7ecbb85d07 why treat me 41cd5d64c2 differently?”89d866ce1f817fa4

I immediately understood f250a6abdb what he was acca789e9f getting at.45b49f4bbf7a4d9c

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

‘He must be asking why I never let him call me ‘Sister’.’a48a9938172f9563

If he’d asked angrily, I 56fd7f6cad might’ve had a response.34b0ef9a8dbfa242

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

But no, if 06231a90a7 I wasn’t Evgenia, f54c48fecd that would’ve been c5c9eaedd5 impossible.f1e7225359e2f503

Honestly, I didn’t understand it be8295f15d either.52967125f34f0ff2

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Why did Evgenia dislike f5b3b3a976 Alexis and her family 750bb0b53d so much?9d41e90524f10d05

I even subtly asked Anne 713a7059f3 when the Duchess passed, wondering 676e1dbb1a if it might have had ee3e5c8ef1 something to do with Alexis’s 480d987992 birth, but there was no e405ca137c connection.3072ce6b3db02de6

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

‘For all his size, his grumbling doesn’t seem so bad. When he was younger, he 4575bbdb78 must’ve been truly adorable.’2e6c17f062f8d480

Perhaps that thought led to 3d1ccb9dfa the memory that suddenly flashed f80efea5e2 in my mind—of a young, 3531305bf8 small Alexis running toward me.afb2e19b4b5123b1

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“Sis! I got you a gift!”fde357f2ebb4ad2a

“Hey, didn’t I tell you not to call me that?”dce6220b94abccb2

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“Th-then how about Sister?”54d3690333735b8f

Even as I snapped, 0846410e4e the boy still smiled, 3175c2e04b offering the wildflowers he f329deeb6d held.e12628e92db4b09d

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

In response, I—no, Evgenia—had 6dd6606ade thrown the bouquet to ea51ac51e7 the ground and stomped dbf4cd67ea on it.91509bf07f9f356c

Was this a memory, or af47728f35 merely an illusion? My forehead creased 90afe39287 at the painful 8745c11413 image.2739ba22eaae67a7

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

The look on the 628f62e638 boy’s face, watching his 2bae442d83 gift trampled, was heartbreaking. I blurted out,6928ad5cad07b3cd

“Then, go ahead and call me Sister. Or ‘Dear Sister,’ if you 826187a2d5 prefer.”9108ed4ba0658cef

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

At that, Alexis’s face 89fd08612a contorted, as if a 1fef809b0d deep wound had been 22f74b03f3 reopened.66962f440d638cbe

“Am I crazy? Call you that?”b5cabe56b6487824

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“Why are you yelling?”2ac5ad428f048b18

“Why do you think?”b40dbc47eb903a03

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

So much for cabaff0e70 easing his mind.9abd50118bc07c2d

I felt embarrassed, thinking 91a64d5faf I’d only worsened things.9c9884eb574ef975

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

But I couldn’t just leave 2a30da8251 it at that.588d41cd91850966

“Come on, I said I’m sorry. Let it go.”acd148fd63a4abc8

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“…”1e66116566a1edfc

I expected him f9f9d4e438 to kick me 1a2526d735 out right then.2dcbc8158bab5768

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Surprisingly, he simply stood 1b3ab6bc34 there, breathing heavily but 5d26336ad5 not asking me to 192ffb7069 leave.87b5e99dba283a00

As I waited in silence, 9e3e78da30 Alexis finally spoke up.40af2ecbd8255fb8

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“Then… when I come back safe, can I go there? Will that settle things?”dab2ae02de79765f

“There? Where exactly?”73a71134cbc73e42

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“Where else? Your place. The Rudion Estate.”88fba063ee3cbf5f

Ah.e264a8de5b374960

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

The mention made me c2b70cf64b fall silent, and Alexis’s acc3bffa2a already sharp eyes narrowed f92c987a2d even further.3b8200b15a7be391

“What? Even if we’re family, c900149164 I should at least b916b4fe95 be able to pay cb213925a7 a proper visit, shouldn’t 470fb6ba6c I? It’s not like I’ll 0f19e77eea get to see the 9fc2c7883a wedding!”c89fa912621bf25c

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

…Family.4dd18a1490634de3

That’s exactly why I hesitated. After marrying, I 7aa4eeb3c9 wanted my ties 9abd6d3676 with the Basilian 0fbe43eb2d family to fade.f963729c0daf571d

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“Are you seriously saying I can’t? Then I’ll stay mad.”daf21991919464e4

I’d barely just 12de2c0a13 apologized, yet Alexis 66f61942c3 acted as if 86e2d97c1f he had leverage 58dd3a3d22 over me.deb6266ab8f885b6

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

‘Unbelievable. Did he think I 897bf1bbf7 apologized for my own 67fcdb3cdc sake?’b0ea6203d3a9a284

Besides—3901261e875bc513

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“What’s with that ominous talk about ‘coming back safe’?”956c74a95343a9f3

“Huh? What did I say?”c50e9484527c4fd1

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“‘When I come back safe’? Why word it that way?”253763927a8faf26

“You just said it’s a given, right? Then I get an invite 4f51aa1bc6 to the Rudion Estate, right?”a7df6b5d0752ec69

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“Hah… Fine.”4c0c835ce3933503

I simply couldn’t bring 214b22b7cc myself to disappoint him e54edcdc0c before he went off db2ecec64c to battle.2b4f997fc3114512

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

After treating him like a 3903ec65d8 stranger for years, he regretted dc9a204623 missing my wedding.7c3c6e8c0d6efb16

And he had the courage 8c88d23f82 to consider me family.6aff4a3fe6ac186f

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

…Or maybe, I just wanted to give him that answer myself.0e8b00cedf359bf8

As Alexis’s smile 0934d46d34 widened, my chest 19f0522939 tightened with a 2e87a8add3 strange pang.816e3512e0b9fd28

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

It bothered me 2805b5fe12 so much I 7cb2b7cd2d snapped,ae47da84ae201bc0

“Make sure to bring plenty of gifts. And when you meet 54620829ee the Duke of Rudion, 3fbb44c737 treat him respectfully as 7e6905a430 your elder brother.”63086ae2c9c8ec18

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“Of course! I always know my place!”7b5d4ad9026746b0

I glared at bf9dc6995a him as he 2962922517 added, “Except when 9afaf334a6 it’s you.”4ac80ad52d9cf50f

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

At least he bfab95d8c3 knew he was 7b694d90e5 pushing his luck, 69492a7b97 chuckling sheepishly.81401976f8461d8c

Seeing him like this—immature, yet de582db84e headed for the battlefield—I sighed b4c6250101 lightly and added,9a4f68a5ac6492f7

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“Don’t sulk if I don’t attend the victory ceremony. No complaining about me 416a5b2520 treating you like a fbf33de3d4 stranger, alright?”fc70f63908b2c74d

“When did I ever sulk? And why bring that up 7db19c46c3 now? As if you 29ab0ef2b4 ever went to 3f1c603b46 one before! I’ve never even c0c9c3629a received so much 35ca583ae5 as a—wait, what?”6d3118f4a497e026

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Mid-sentence, he froze, 3b44d07b39 staring at the 9e55c932dd handkerchief I held ee98e2b977 out.3b2e7f99bc87a510

“Here. Happy now?”8fce1416e07033f2

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

Good thing I brought it. His attitude softened, no longer cd9d4a36ef so high and mighty.fd479f06fa929def

“Is this real? Or a dream?”35a09844441abf23

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“You like it?”b1d49a5caa40c93d

“Who said that? I’m just… surprised. Never thought I’d live to be4405206e receive something from you.”8e732dc6ce5e9a05

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

If he really didn’t care, 631a38d2eb he’d control that smirk better.278b8133c661b977

Watching him fiddle 5304383f52 with the plain, 5828d9ff32 lavender handkerchief—devoid of d806a6f9d2 any family crest—made c45aa25180 me feel strangely 6b40e7a2b5 self-conscious.fffd60544d65a722

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Suddenly, an important memory surfaced.488c2f6f62de080e

“Hey!”d60160dd36227aeb

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“Whoa! Why the sudden yell?”40de938ade039035

“With someone as loose-lipped as you, I need to get your attention somehow!”ba028cca4ff2ac51

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

I glared at 26e717471c him, eyes sharp f9d1235d39 enough to slice 82f33b3bef through.1035caffd631f066

“If you ever talk about me to the Crown Prince again, I’ll kill you. And don’t even think about 14249f9025 mentioning my marriage. Got it?”7d764febe1a52a21

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

~~~~~~1256e0e9b14c7078

Alexis is soooo f68a4a0597 cute, i wonder d25b4b53ea why any one a66b55cf09 could treat him 03b9f4a062 badly, such a f8e8f0c338 precious soul UUWWW😭💫e530c2c83caff724

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

• ❁ • ❁ • ❁ •By Esraa• ❁ • ❁ • ❁ •0d8147882ff86ffe

If you want to support c1378fd490 the translation and the translator, 421f6f9960 you can buy a coffee~4d22c08010400959

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator