I Became the Youngest Sister-in-law of the Ruined Reverse Harem’s Male Leads - Chapter 95

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Wednesday afternoon, the day after Edgar returned from Ian’s birthday party.

 

Edith called Lilliana to inform her that Andrea wouldn’t be coming with the delegation.

 

‘I’d rather go to a ball or hunt pirates instead.’

 

Thinking about her young sister getting hurt and crying made her mouth go completely dry.

 

“What’s all this? Can I really eat it?”

 

Lilliana clasped her hands together upon seeing the table full of desserts.

 

Seeing those sparkling eyes made her feel even worse.

 

“Yes. You can eat everything today.”

 

She planned to lavish her with sweet foods that she normally forbade for fear of tooth decay, then confess everything once she was in a good mood.

 

But her youngest sister, as always, said something adorable.

 

“Big sister. If I’m honest with you, will you forgive me?”

 

“Huh?”

 

Lilliana crossed her arms like Regina did when she cornered Leopold in anger.

 

Then she narrowed her eyes like an adult and began speaking.

 

“There’s no way big sister would give me sweets. You did something wrong to me, didn’t you? What is it? Is it because you went to the lakeside alone with brother-in-law recently without us?”

 

“It’s not that. I called you because I wanted to see you eating deliciously.”

 

“Can I trust you?”

 

“Hurry up and eat.”

 

“Hmph. You know I don’t usually fall for lies like this, right? I’m specially letting it slide just for today.”

 

Lilliana replied primly and picked up her fork excitedly.

 

After eating pie covered in syrup and gulping down white milk, a white mustache remained on her philtrum.

 

Edith wiped Lilliana’s mouth and carefully began to speak.

 

“Lilliana. Sister has something important to tell you.”

 

“Mm-hmm. What is it?”

 

As her curly hair tickled her neck, Lilliana swept her hair back with her chubby hand.

 

It was such a haughty gesture that Edith felt a moment of nostalgia.

 

‘When she was just born, she was just a tiny thing…’

 

Born earlier than expected, she was especially small and weak, truly the size of a palm.

 

Since Andrea had raised that child with love, even after years in Trobancha, he kept singing about wanting to see her.

 

“Brother, you see…”

 

“Brother misses me?”

 

Lilliana’s eyes widened as she swallowed her cake.

 

“In this delegation—”

 

“Mm-hmm?”

 

The words she was struggling to continue were cut short when Lilliana, with a fork in her mouth, suddenly spat out blood.

 

“Lilliana!”

 

“Huh? Huh!”

 

Thunk.

 

Lilliana opened her mouth and spat out a tooth.

 

Lilliana pressed her tongue firmly against her bleeding gums and trembled all over.

 

Edith hurriedly wiped her mouth and congratulated her in confusion.

 

“The tooth fairy will come today.”

 

“I, I, I… I don’t want my teeth to fall out! You’re going to tie it with string and connect it to a doorknob.”

 

“If Lilliana doesn’t want to, we won’t do it.”

 

“And what if my teeth fall out and brother can’t understand what I’m saying? I have so many things I want to talk to brother about.”

 

“That’s…”

 

There was no way she could tell her that Andrea couldn’t come now.

 

Edith returned to her room with a heavy heart after comforting the anxious Lilliana.

 

Marius, who had just finished a meeting, noticed from her expression that the confession had failed.

 

“I can’t do it. What should we do, really.”

 

Edith’s mouth was so parched that she even sought out cold water to drink.

 

“Marius. You try talking to her.”

 

“Please don’t ask me to do that. Refusing your requests is too difficult.”

 

“If she finds out after the delegation arrives on Friday, she’ll feel betrayed by us too.”

 

“Sigh. I’m definitely not letting whoever said Andrea would be included in the delegation get away with it when I catch them.”

 

And so the problem was passed to Marius.

 

* * *

 

Lilliana and Edgar were playing in the playroom equipped with magical cooling devices.

 

“Do some of your vacation homework. You won’t have time to do homework after we come back from the summer villa.”

 

“Stop nagging. I’m very upset right now.”

 

“Why? Did Lady Edith or Brother Marius say something to you?”

 

“My tooth fell out. I’m scared of losing teeth, but when will all my molars fall out? Plus, with one front tooth gone, it’s become hard to bite through pasta.”

 

“When did you stop being happy about the tooth fairy visiting this morning?”

 

After moving to the palace where Marius and Edith resided, the two ended up staying in adjacent rooms separated by a wall.

 

“Edgar. Look at this! The tooth fairy left me a coin!”

 

Lilliana had woken up early in the morning and shaken the sleeping Edgar to show off.

 

“But really, didn’t Brother and Lady Edith say anything to you?”

 

“Is everyone hiding something from me? My birthday was last week, but this is suspicious.”

 

It seemed neither of them had been able to tell Lilliana.

 

While Edgar bit his lip, wondering whether to tell her the truth, there was a knock.

 

“It’s me. Are you inside?”

 

It was Marius. Lilliana jumped up and ran to open the door.

 

Lilliana perfectly mimicked the expression Marius made when teasing her and answered primly.

 

“Brother-in-law. Don’t disturb us while we’re studying.”

 

“Even Max knows that our youngest sister-in-law doesn’t study, so are you going to lie?”

 

“Oops.”

 

Marius lightly twisted Lilliana’s nose and squeezed between the two.

 

“As expected of my sister. It’s only been a week since vacation started, but you’re already tackling homework.”

 

“If you’re going to keep making uncomfortable comments, brother-in-law should go back.”

 

“Oh my. What can I do? Your generous brother-in-law will have to accommodate you.”

 

Then he tucked both kids under his arms and casually began speaking.

 

“You know the delegation is coming tomorrow, right?”

 

“Yes! They’re arriving at lunchtime tomorrow!”

 

“Right. But since the delegation is coming by ship from Trobancha, some people seem to be sick.”

 

Edgar realized what Marius was trying to say, but Lilliana twisted her body, saying she was bored, completely unaware.

 

“But among them, Andre—”

 

“Oh right! Brother-in-law. I have one complaint.”

 

“A complaint?”

 

“Now that I’m ten years old, I can go see mime performances by myself.”

 

“You can’t go alone.”

 

“Why not? It’s because you and big sister don’t have time. We all went to see the circus together last year, so why can’t we this year?”

 

“It’s because there have been many cases of the ‘Razas Order’ kidnapping children lately. Even with guards, they ally with dark mages, so it’s safer to be careful from the start.”

 

Lilliana slapped her forehead and shook her head as if she couldn’t stand it.

 

“Then what about going with brother-in-law?”

 

“That’s still not allowed. Stay safely in the palace as much as possible.”

 

“I was depressed because I couldn’t go when my friends Julie and Mauro went to see it. I really want to see it this summer. Please? Let’s go see it. Please?”

 

“Lilliana is such a precious child to brother-in-law that he’d be devastated if something went wrong. So please be patient. Leo and Francois are working on it. Anyway, brother-in-law has something to say—”

 

Edgar, who had been quietly listening to the conversation, interrupted Marius and muttered.

 

“You’re not asking me to come watch together.”

 

Confirming the sulky tone, Marius reflexively grabbed his forehead.

 

Lilliana had a somewhat indifferent side while Edgar was sensitive.

 

So they often fought over trivial matters, and based on what he’d observed, there was an 89% chance they’d fight today.

 

‘This is bad. I should think about how to comfort them tomorrow.’

 

As expected, the little ones didn’t deviate from his prediction.

 

“If it were sports or a swordsmanship tournament maybe, but Edgar doesn’t like watching performances.”

 

“Still, you should have offered. Are you and I strangers? We’re best friends.”

 

“That’s exactly why. I didn’t want to ask you to do something you don’t like.”

 

“Then were you annoyed every time I asked you to watch swordsmanship tournaments with me?”

 

“I never said I was annoyed!”

 

Having no choice, Marius, caught in the middle, began mediating between them.

 

“Now, now. Both of you stop. You shouldn’t fight over something like this.”

 

“Something like this? Brother, is this just ‘something like this’ to you? Do you know how hurt I am right now?”

 

Edgar shook off Marius’s hand that had grabbed his shoulder and stood up abruptly.

 

“You’re my most precious friend, but to you I’m just one of many friends, right? Sometimes when I’m with you, I feel so lonely.”

 

Edgar widened his eyes to keep from crying. Lilliana, who became hurt instead, shouted.

 

“Why are you saying that? You’re the most precious to me and we’re closest, so I told you everything. I never talk about my brother to anyone else!”

 

“I don’t want to hear about your brother anymore! You miss Trobancha every time. But the ones actually by your side are Lady Edith and us!”

 

“I can’t help missing my brother!”

 

“Your brother isn’t coming this time! He’s not coming, so stop looking for him! You’re only hurting yourself!”

 

Surprised by Edgar’s irritated retort, Lilliana held her breath and quickly turned her head to look up at Marius.

 

Her eyes were asking if it was true that her brother wasn’t coming.

 

“Well… your brother went to play by the sea and caught a bad cold, so he can’t come.”

 

“Why, why? Is he really sick? It’s not that he doesn’t want to come because he dislikes me?”

 

Tears immediately welled up in Lilliana’s eyes.

 

Even though he’d watched over this little child from age six to ten, he couldn’t replace Andrea.

 

Even at an age when childhood memories begin to fade, perhaps it was because the love planted in a newborn baby belonged to Andrea.

 

“The delegation will visit again in a few years. He’ll definitely come next time.”

 

Marius hurried to embrace her, but Lilliana, who had quickly wiped her eyes, avoided him and rushed out of the playroom.

 

Bang!

 

As the door closed, Edgar bit his lip, regretting what he had just said.

 

“Brother. We’re probably not soulmates. We fight every day.”

 

Edgar pouted and spoke weakly.

 

The children had been hurt because of cowardly adults.

 

Marius wanted to grab himself by the collar from ten minutes ago when he’d hesitated to confess.

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