I Got Engaged To The Blind Duke - Chapter 41

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I Got Engaged to a Blind Duke Episode 41

“Mom….”

Peridot rubbed his face against Mom’s embrace again and threw a tantrum. When he acted like this, Mom would always pretend to give in and take his side.

“Mom has to go soon. Peridot, you can count to five hundred properly, right?”

Mom pushed him away with firm hands.

Frightened for a moment, Peridot looked up at Mom. When Mom called him Peridot instead of Baby, he absolutely had to obey Mom’s words.

Mom’s black eyes shone strongly as if seeking a promise.

“Yeah….”

Peridot had no choice but to nod his head.

“Smart boy, our Baby. When you go to the Secret Room, you must never go outside. You must not meet anyone.”

“Until when?”

“Until Mom comes to get you.”

Peridot gazed at Mom with an excited expression.

Since Mom said it, she would definitely come to get him. Mom was someone who kept her word once she said it.

“Okay. I won’t look for Sisters and I’ll wait for Mom. So you have to come quickly!”

“Yes. It’s a promise with Mom.”

Peridot hooked pinky fingers with Mom.

Mom’s brightly smiling face was different from usual, but Mom’s smile was always beautiful.

“Yeah!”

Mom hugged him tightly again.

Mom’s scent, it’s so nice.

“You mustn’t make any sounds either. You have to hide quietly in the wardrobe.”

“Okay, I will. Like playing hide-and-seek, I’ll hide in the wardrobe without making any sound.”

“Yes. Our Baby listens well to Mom. If, just if Mom is too late, there’s just one person. You can open the door for that person.”

“Who? Sister Dia?”

Mom’s touch stroking his head was gentle and affectionate.

Hehe. I wish Mom would keep stroking like this.

“No. Duke Vines. Duke Gerald von Vines. Your Uncle will find you and protect you.”

Mom’s voice penetrating his ears seemed somehow proud.

Who was that person that made Mom speak so boastfully?

“Duke Vines?”

“Yes. You must remember that name, our Baby….”

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Mom, when are you coming? I miss you.

Peridot was sniffling when he was startled by his own crying sounds and quickly covered his mouth, whimpering quietly.

I can’t make sounds. I can’t get caught.

Then, suddenly footsteps could be heard.

Peridot froze in place, curled up like a snail.

Did I get caught because I made noise? Mom, I’m scared.

* * *

Gerald climbed the Bell Tower Stairs without hesitation, as if he could see ahead.

Thump. He could hear the sound of a small heartbeat.

Someone was here. It was a small child.

A child swallowing tears in a place no one would look for.

Gerald’s steps quickened.

Gerald, who had climbed to the Top Floor of the Bell Tower, headed toward where the sound was coming from.

Thud. His foot touched something first. When he reached out to feel ahead, he felt rough wood grain. It was a thick Wooden Door.

He grabbed the Door Handle and shook it slightly, but it was locked from inside.

Thump thump thump. The child inside seemed startled as the heartbeat became loud.

He could break down the door right away, but he didn’t want to frighten the child more.

“Oliver. How can I open this door without startling the child?”

Oliver’s eyes widened as he caught up panting, then quickly regained composure.

“Did Young Master Peridot lock it himself?”

There was only one presence inside. It seemed the child had locked the door with the Latch himself.

“Peridot is in there?”

Dia, who had just reached the Top Floor, widened her eyes in disbelief.

The two men turned toward her.

Without even hearing an answer, Dia pushed past them and stood directly in front of the Wooden Door.

Bang! Bang!

“Peridot! Peridot! Are you there? It’s Sister Dia! Peridot! Answer me! Peridot!”

She frantically pounded on the Wooden Door.

The child’s crying that only Gerald could hear grew louder. However, the child remained motionless even after hearing Dia’s voice.

“Peridot. Peridot, please. It’s Sister! Are you there? If you are, just say one word! Peridot!”

When no sound came from inside, Dia sadly leaned her head against the Wooden Door.

“Duke. Peridot isn’t here. If Peridot were here, he would have definitely answered after hearing my voice.”

“He might think his family is being threatened.”

At Oliver’s calm explanation, Dia shook her head as if it was nonsense.

“He’s only six years old. There’s no way he could think like that.”

“Sister would have warned him beforehand.”

Gerald thought of his wise Sister.

At those words, Dia’s head snapped up and she stared intensely at Gerald.

“Please break down this door.”

“The child will be very frightened.”

“If you won’t do it yourself, I’ll call a Servant.”

“Miss, I understand you’re very worried. The Young Master is probably very frightened right now too. So I think it would be better to give him a little time.”

Oliver gently consoled Dia.

“I’ve never seen Peridot come here before. Are you certain that Peridot… is here?”

Tears filled Dia’s deep green eyes.

Oliver pulled out a Handkerchief with a sympathetic expression and offered it to her.

Meanwhile, Gerald thought about Sister.

What else had Sister told the Youngest child?

Sister would probably have said something like this, wouldn’t she?

Gerald slowly raised his hand and touched the Wooden Door.

Oliver and Dia’s gazes turned to Gerald.

“I am Gerald von Vines. Whoever is inside, I will protect you.”

Vines protects.

Behind him, Dia’s body trembled slightly upon hearing his words.

The sound of the small child gradually moving his body could be heard.

Whether there was another door inside, a creaking sound came as a door slowly opened.

The footsteps of the small child slowly walking toward the Wooden Door were light as feathers.

How hungry must he have been?

“What are you doing right now….”

Click. Click. At the sudden metallic sounds coming from inside, Dia’s eyes widened and she froze.

The child seemed to lack strength and couldn’t open the latch.

Thud. After several failed attempts, the sound of the latch finally hitting the wooden door could be heard.

The three people held their breath so as not to startle the child and waited for the wooden door to open.

Soon the wooden door opened very slowly and laboriously, just a little.

Through that gap, the child’s small shadow appeared cautiously.

Though Gerald couldn’t see ahead, he could feel the small child looking up at him.

“….”

The child pointed at him and tried to open his mouth to speak, but couldn’t manage to say anything and made choking sounds.

Gerald understood the child’s intention from just his small movements.

“Yes. I am Gerald von Vines.”

Dia, confirming Peridot’s face, cried out with an aching heart.

“Peridot!!”

At that moment, the child collapsed like a doll with severed strings.

Gerald caught the fainting child in his arms before he could fall to the ground.

Sister, the youngest is safe. No matter what it takes, I will protect Sister’s children.

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