I Became the Youngest Sister-in-law of the Ruined Reverse Harem’s Male Leads - Chapter 144

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“Hmm. You didn’t… like Lilliana romantically?”

When Edgar asked cautiously, Antonio’s face contorted.

His expression went beyond looking like he’d heard the most ridiculous question, to one that was half filled with disgust.

“Even with your cousin being the Emperor, you’re useless. You didn’t spend the entire afternoon investigating my background?”

“Why would I do that.”

Tsk. Antonio looked Edgar up and down as if surprised.

Edgar’s face crumpled at that insolent gaze. Just as he was about to ask if Antonio wanted another beating, Antonio confessed.

“Liliana and I are family.”

“Ah. You mean you like her enough to want to become family? Or that you’ve known her so long it’s hard to get closer?”

“No. That’s not it – Liliana’s maternal grandmother and our maternal grandmother were sisters. Our parents are cousins.”

“What?”

Not like family, but actual family?

Edgar thought he might have misheard and mulled over Antonio’s words.

“I thought you were just close neighbors.”

“When we were very young, we were close neighbors. She lived in the front house, I lived in the back.”

Edgar rubbed his face dry due to the burning sensation in his head.

So there was no reason for him to feel uncomfortable because of Antonio.

Of course, his delinquent behavior was annoying, but showing his aura and getting into a fistfight…

‘Damn.’

He couldn’t deny that his nerves had been on edge because of Lilliana, making him act sensitive.

He’d received countless provocations since entering school early, but he’d never once acted the way he had with Antonio.

Along with relief that the guy wasn’t someone to worry about came self-loathing.

‘All that time I spent earnestly avoiding this was meaningless.’

In the end, he’d only confirmed his own feelings like this.

How could he still have these emotions because of Lilliana after six years?

Edgar couldn’t understand himself.

“You’re a real damn bastard. You know that?”

“Don’t blame me. It’s your fault for not knowing and misunderstanding.”

When Antonio clicked his tongue and picked up a walnut pie, Edgar smacked the back of his hand.

It was childish, but he was so heated up that he didn’t want to give him anything to eat.

“Don’t you eat that.”

“How petty.”

Antonio glanced around and picked up the walnut pie that had fallen on the table to eat it.

Pig. Whether Antonio knew Edgar was cursing him internally or not, he came to his own conclusion.

“Anyway, I can’t let this slide this time.”

“What do you mean you can’t let it slide. Isn’t it childish to want to be her closest friend?”

“Isn’t that natural when you love someone? I really love my friend a lot, so I don’t want to drift apart. I was born jealous, so I get heated just seeing anyone target her. What’s wrong with that?”

Whether it was shameless or calm, Antonio was more honest about his feelings than anyone.

Envious of that confident attitude, Edgar was at a loss for words for a very long time.

* * *

Antonio didn’t return home until Sunday.

Thanks to that, Edgar learned that Antonio was a tremendous glutton and also a very noisy guy.

“Hey, hey!”

Edgar burst through the door and hit Antonio, who was lying down singing, with a sofa cushion.

“I told! You to be! Quiet! Ten minutes ago!”

The guest room happened to be next to Edgar’s bedroom, so he could hear everything when Antonio raised his voice.

When he tried to read, Antonio would recite theatrical lines, and when he tried to do assignments, Antonio would sing loudly.

His skill was professional level, but even good things got old after a while.

“Not the face! Not the face!”

Antonio struggled and covered his face with both hands before tumbling off the sofa.

“What kind of person is this really?”

Even when Luca, Ian, and Daniel played all sorts of pranks, it wasn’t this annoying.

He’d wake up at dawn shaking Edgar because he was hungry, and yesterday he got lost touring the Imperial Palace alone and was dragged back by the knights.

What was most infuriating was that Marius really liked Antonio.

“Not just anyone can get our Edgar worked up. Student, you’re quite interesting. Haha.”

Whose brother was he really.

Edgar was trembling with his fists clenched, trying to cool his anger.

From the corridor outside, he could hear Lilliana and Chris’s voices.

“I could bet a month’s allowance that Antonio is here.”

“You said you spent all this month’s allowance.”

“It’s just a figure of speech.”

When Edgar glanced at Antonio, the guy desperately shook his head, telling him not to make noise.

Edgar smiled wickedly. Then he deliberately shouted loudly.

“Antonio! Let’s go eat!”

Soon after, loud footsteps echoed from the corridor and the door burst open.

Through the crack in the door, Lilliana appeared with a furious expression.

“Is this Chris’s house?”

“Why did you come. Go on a date with Noah Shu or something.”

“Are you done talking?”

“There are plenty of other fun people besides me. There’s Helene, Isabel, Joana, Luca, and Chris too.”

Seeing Lilliana clench her fist solidly, Edgar quietly retreated next to Chris.

Antonio confessed calmly.

“To me, you were always number one. You’re my older sister, younger sister, best friend… a colleague who dreams together with me. But you keep trying to distance yourself from me.”

“Why do you think that. I wanted you to encounter more people around me. I thought it would be good if you had many precious people.”

“I have lots of friends too.”

“Don’t be ridiculous. You only get along with other kids on the surface. Did you think I wouldn’t know?”

“That’s… anyway, what’s the point of me getting close to Noah Shu. I have no intention of hanging out with your boyfriend.”

“He’s not my boyfriend, and who knows if he might become a boyfriend who suits you well! You’re my only best friend too, so why are you doing this to me.”

Lilliana’s eyes brimmed with tears as she wiped her eyes with her clenched fist.

Seeing that, Antonio’s face also turned red from holding back tears.

“You get lonely easily, so there should be more people by your side. I don’t want you to be alone and isolated.”

“…I’m scared because once friends drift apart, it’s over. We don’t share blood. But you’re family, so we won’t become strangers, so that’s why, that’s why…”

I only let you into my boundaries.

Though he couldn’t finish speaking because tears burst out, Lilliana understood enough.

Antonio turned around and sniffled, while Lilliana shed tears.

Edgar suppressed a sigh that was about to escape and made the two face each other.

“Now. Shake hands and make up.”

Both were too busy crying, so Edgar forcibly grabbed one hand from each and made them clasp hands.

When Edgar swung their joined hands up and down, it roughly looked like a handshake.

“Have a reconciliation hug too.”

Perhaps because they’d finished shaking hands, Lilliana and Antonio easily hugged.

Edgar, watching the two from the side, said.

“Apologize to each other too.”

“Waaah. Antonio.”

“Sniff. Sorry, Liliana.”

At first I thought he was a wild beast cub, but looking now, he was just a feisty cat.

Edgar closed his eyes tightly and tilted his head back as he watched the two of them hugging and crying loudly.

The problem between the two had been resolved, but his neck felt stiff.

“I guess it ended well?”

“I don’t know. Please, I just wish you’d get Antonio away from me.”

After being tormented by Antonio for 2 nights and 3 days straight, Edgar just wanted to rest peacefully now.

* * *

By eroding the hole where Lazarus is positioned and forcibly summoning him, it creates a backlash that deals damage.

The sentence alone looks very simple, but the process is bound to be painful.

“Huk. Huff.”

As the erosion deepened considerably, enduring the erosion process became more difficult day by day.

“Are you okay? Can you hold on?”

“I can do it. I’ll make it happen.”

Francois had no intention of stopping.

Since his life had been trampled by that thing, he wanted revenge in some way.

“Eliminating Lazarus is my job. I have no intention whatsoever of borrowing Lilliana’s help.”

“I’m worried you might be pushing yourself too hard.”

“I’m fine. If I try just a few more times, I think I’ll be able to forcibly summon Lazarus.”

“Lazarus will know your intention and try to counterattack. Steel your resolve.”

“Don’t worry. More importantly, are you done with work? If you’re finished, let’s go to the cafe in front. The atmosphere there is nice.”

Francois wanted to spend time with Emilia and restore the atmosphere that had become subtle.

Regina’s awkward attitude that had changed since he mentioned marriage was also bothering him.

“Ah. I still have work left. Let’s go together next time.”

“Mm. Then I’ll wait.”

“No. You go first. I don’t want to work while worrying about you too.”

Emilia refused curtly without giving him any room.

Her attitude was even cold. At the same time, the fear that Emilia had definitely grown tired of him became reality and overwhelmed Francois.

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