I Became the Youngest Sister-in-law of the Ruined Reverse Harem’s Male Leads - Chapter 198

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Andrea had some business nearby and was planning to briefly stop by his youngest sister’s house.

He happened to run into Edgar in front of the house and entered together, only to hear Lilliana and Antonio’s conversation.

Creak. Creeak.

Every time Andrea turned his head, it seemed like rusty metal sounds were coming from his neck.

“Ah, Andrea.”

“Explain quickly. Otherwise, I might strangle you to death right now. That would turn into an international incident… Hmm. That wouldn’t be so bad either.”

When Andrea grabbed Edgar’s collar with his eyes rolled back, Lilliana and Antonio simultaneously stood up to stop him.

“Brother! You can’t kill him! He’s still the baby’s father!

“Brother! Hold back!”

“Let go. If Edith gets involved, that’ll be an even bigger problem.”

“Brotherrrrr!”

“Brotherrrr!”

It was complete chaos.

“I won’t kill him, so let go! Just one hit, no, three hits! No, no, just five hits and I’ll let him go!”

Andrea used his strength, recovered over a long time, to grab and shake Edgar’s collar.

Edgar had the power to shake him off but just kept apologizing while letting himself be shaken.

Antonio tried to pull Andrea away but got pushed back and rolled on the floor.

Unable to watch any longer, Lilliana raised her voice loudly like when she performed at the grand theater to stop her brother.

“Hit me instead! Why are you doing this to my Edgar!”

“What did you say? Lily! How did I raise you!”

“That, that’s…”

“I treasured you like gold and jade, and now you little rascal, no, you’re not a rascal but… Huuuu.”

“Andrea. It’s all my fault, so please scold me. Direct all your disappointment and anger only at me. I was wrong.”

Huu. Huuuu.

Andrea crouched down on the floor and sighed repeatedly.

It felt like just yesterday when he watched snails with little Lilliana under an umbrella on a rainy day, and now that tiny girl had become a mother?

Even though she was an adult, it felt like a child having a child.

But seeing Edgar’s face, which had completely lost its baby fat and become fully masculine, and Lilliana with adult-like eyes, Andrea had no choice but to compose his emotions.

The students he taught at university were exactly Lilliana’s age.

Those students balanced work and study, or shouldered childcare and study simultaneously.

Having watched the students closely, he knew well that Lilliana could take full responsibility for her own life.

‘In the end, she’s only a child to me.’

So acting like this would only make Lilliana and Edgar upset.

He quickly organized his thoughts and pushed up his glasses.

“Right. The atmosphere is very different from my time these days, so it can’t be helped. Huuuu. I’ve seen many such cases at the university. The important thing is that life shouldn’t be ruined because of the child.”

“Yes. That’s right. I’ll submit my resignation to ensure Lilliana’s career is never damaged.”

“If you resign, does that mean Lilliana becomes the breadwinner?”

“I have enough assets to live comfortably without working. Ah. If you don’t like the idea of me becoming incompetent, I could take extended leave…”

Edgar clearly explained to Andrea what kind of father he would be and how he would live.

It was a realistic and straightforward plan with no unrealistic parts.

As always, he felt renewed confidence that there was nothing to worry about with such a guy.

‘I’m a bit angry, but I expected these two would marry within a few years anyway.’

After Edgar finished his briefing, he pointed out one important fact that was missing.

“There’s one thing missing from your life plan.”

“What is it? I’ll correct it.”

“Why is there no plan to become husband and wife with Lilliana? The part about marital partnership is missing.”

“That’s…”

Edgar’s gaze naturally turned toward Lilliana, who was behind Andrea.

Antonio, who had been listening quietly, was shocked and silently gave signals.

‘Brother. You shouldn’t touch on that part!’

Even though he was a younger brother, with over 20 years age difference, he strongly felt the generation gap at times like this.

He really couldn’t understand kids these days.

Andrea didn’t want to become a narrow-minded elder, so he decided not to say more and let the parties involved handle it themselves.

“For reference, I have no intention of helping with childcare, so you two figure it out.”

“B-Brother?”

“Did you think you’d borrow my help?”

“I also have no intention of raising a child by borrowing your help. It’s not that, but you were angry because you were disappointed in me… I felt sorry…”

When Lilliana hung her head low, Andrea smiled bitterly and offered his sister a warm embrace.

“Lilliana. I should have congratulated you first, but I’m sorry. I was flustered for a very brief moment, but I wasn’t disappointed. You know. Your sisters caused more serious trouble.”

Edith suddenly forced through a contract marriage and returned to Trobancha pregnant a few years later.

Emilia wrote a marriage contract with someone she didn’t even like, and a demon-possessed one at that. Then she was caught much later and turned the household upside down, didn’t she?

Compared to that, everyone believed Lilliana would marry Edgar.

The order got mixed up, but Trobancha wasn’t as conservative as the Empire.

Her career was a concern, but…

‘Lilliana is ambitious about work, and Edgar isn’t so poor that he can’t afford to hire a nanny.’

Far from being poor, the surprisingly wealthy guy had just lived modestly. So there was no need to worry.

Edgar, whom he had observed over the past few years, was more sincere to his family than anyone else.

So there was no way he wouldn’t do his best in childcare.

“Congratulations on becoming a mother. Your brother hasn’t even done it yet, but you’re doing it first. Amazing and admirable.”

“Brother. I’ll do well.”

“You just need to live happily and well. That’s the only thing you can do for yourself.”

“Sniff…”

While stroking his sniffling sister, Andrea realized anew how much time had passed.

Even though the future had changed long ago, sometimes moments were so wondrous that his heart swelled with emotion. This was exactly one of those times.

He was grateful just that his sister, who had turned to ash, was alive and healthy, but now she had achieved such happy results with someone she loved.

And with the young boy who had ultimately been trapped in the underground prison while helping him escape in his previous life.

‘To think he fell in love with the same girl in two lifetimes. It’s truly destiny.’

So Lilliana would live happily and well.

Andrea secretly felt relieved. The story in the novel had essentially ended with a happy ending when the villain was defeated, but Lilliana’s story still had a long way to go.

“When are you planning to tell others?”

“It would be better to tell them over the weekend, right?”

“Marius is here too, so that works out well.”

Andrea looked back at Edgar and subtly pressured him.

Among the five siblings, he had a gentle personality, but he had the strong will to risk his life and turn back time dozens, hundreds of times, and possessed an unapproachable dignity.

As a result, even a subtle gaze conveyed heavy pressure.

“You must take responsibility and look after Lilliana.”

“What you’re worried about will absolutely never happen.”

“Good. I trust you.”

Andrea left, saying he should go before it got any later.

Only then did Antonio, whose legs had given out, slump into his seat.

“I think this is the first time I’ve seen that side of my brother. I didn’t know he could be that scary.”

“I told you. Brother is scarier than Edith.”

Having heard he once worked in politics, it felt like getting a glimpse of his experience from those days.

Unlike the two making a fuss, Edgar, who had seen him off to the gate and returned, spoke with an impressed voice.

“I think I found a role model.”

“Lily. What is he saying now?”

“Leo is a good father, but Andrea really seems wonderful and respectable. Marius is… well, that brother is lucky to have Edgar as a son.”

He had thought the same way before, but this time he gained firm conviction.

That if he just acted like Andrea, he would become a good father and a good adult.

Edgar felt reassured for no particular reason and hummed a tune in a good mood.

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Though she didn’t show it, Regina had been anxious that her son might develop the same ability as her when Filippo suffered from awakening fever.

“I wish he had an ability like my sister or Lilliana, or even my older brother.”

After marrying Leopold, the complex she had about her ability disappeared, but she still vividly remembered the wounds she received because of it.

“I hoped Filippo wouldn’t have to go through the same experience…”

However, after the awakening fever subsided, Filippo became someone who could make his younger sibling perform tricks with just a few words.

Was this misfortune coming to her belatedly because her married life had been so smooth and purely happy?

Regina blamed her own happiness.

“Regina. I’m glad our son takes after your ability. It’s not shameful for a son to resemble his mother, is it?”

“But it’s not a good aspect he’s inherited.”

“You’ve never harmed anyone with your ability, Regina, so why do you blame yourself? The people who hurt others are the ones at fault for being inferior.”

“Leo!”

When Regina raised her voice, Filippo opened the room door and came running out.

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