I Got Engaged To The Blind Duke - Chapter 69

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I Got Engaged to a Blind Duke Episode 69

“I came because I have something to say.”

“Yes.”

“Gerald suggested that I take on the job of temporary tutor for Lady Rubiana Adriana and Lord Peridot Adriana.”

“I see. I clearly said through Oliver that it wasn’t necessary. I can take care of the children myself.”

Marine could feel the faint anger underlying Dia’s cool voice.

She was probably in a state where she couldn’t trust anyone after her parents’ death.

Marine hid her sympathetic feelings and nodded.

“I heard that as well. However, it will be difficult for you to handle alone, Lady.”

“No. I can do it by myself.”

Dia firmly refused.

Marine took a deep breath and brought up the words she had prepared.

“I heard that Young Master Adria doesn’t sleep well. How long has he been unable to sleep?”

Dia’s face, which had been expressionless like wearing a mask throughout, crumbled slightly with worry.

“What does that have to do with a tutor?”

“I can help.”

“No, I don’t need help…”

Marine gently cut off Dia’s words.

“I fully understand how much you care for your siblings, Lady. I even understand your inability to trust others. But sleep is important. And I can really put Young Master to sleep. So could you trust me just once?”

Dia stared intently at the Duke’s fiancée sitting in front of her. Her sprout-like light green eyes were shining kindly.

Trust her? What? Who?

The Duke’s fiancée was asking for what she currently found most impossible to do.

As she said, Peridot was very sick.

He was frustrated because he couldn’t speak, cried often, and frequently skipped meals. Perhaps because he couldn’t sleep, he became more irritable and sensitive. The prescribed sleeping pills had been thrown away long ago as they were ineffective.

Especially when his sisters weren’t around, he couldn’t sleep at all due to anxiety. So she and Garnet had been taking turns putting him to sleep at night.

Even so, when Peridot continued to spend nights with his eyes wide open, they couldn’t sleep either.

How could she not know that sleep was important?

Dia hesitated, unable to agree or disagree with the Duke’s fiancée’s request to trust her, then slowly opened her mouth.

“If you’re talking about sleeping pills, they were useless.”

The Duke’s fiancée shook her head slightly.

“It’s not sleeping pills. Since you’re Gerald’s family, Lady, I’ll trust you and tell you.”

Family? Are the Duke and we really family?

A cold smile formed at the corner of Dia’s lips.

She had trusted the Duke’s appearance in the south and came all the way to the distant west. However, what she saw on the day of arrival was a grand party being held.

It hadn’t been long since our parents died. How could he do that?

Even if it was a party planned long ago, when family members were in mourning, canceling or postponing it was the natural course of action.

Dia clenched her hands tightly on her knees. She could feel her nails digging into her flesh.

Just like what Garnet had shouted at that moment, she too wanted to pour out the same resentment.

“Lady, I have the ability to put others to sleep.”

“…What?”

Startled, Dia blinked slowly, not knowing what to say.

If that statement were true, was it okay to casually tell others about such a thing?

“You’re thinking I’m loose-lipped right now, aren’t you?”

The Duke’s fiancée smiled brightly and casually saw through her thoughts.

“Yes.”

“Wow, you’re honest. Thank you.”

“I don’t understand what you’re thanking me for.”

“For being honest with me.”

Dia opened her mouth again with an expression of incomprehension.

“I’ve never heard of such… an ability before.”

“It’s understandable that you can’t believe it. But you have nothing to lose, right? Will you give me a chance to put Young Master to sleep?”

Why was the Duke’s fiancée trying so hard to help them?

She could just ignore us, so why was she making such an effort?

We’re nothing to each other.

“…Why, why are you going this far?”

Questions arose in Dia’s dark green eyes.

The Duke’s fiancée slowly opened her lips as if choosing her words.

“Since you spoke honestly to me, Lady, I’ll be honest too. First, Gerald promised to pay me if I work as a tutor. But more than anything, I want to help Young Master. Not being able to sleep is so painful.”

Dia stared at the Duke’s fiancée, unable to hide her bewildered expression. Her eyes were very serious.

She wanted money? Did the Duke’s fiancée need to covet money?

She had heard that the Duke’s wealth was enormous.

Then the second reason must be true, but why would she offer such help to us who are practically strangers?

What does she want from us?

Dia gazed at the Duke’s fiancée with confused eyes.

In the past, she would have easily believed instead of constantly suspecting like this. She would have already grabbed her hand and begged for help.

“Please stay with us when I put Young Master to sleep, Lady. You can bring the second Lady too.”

Dia silently lowered her eyes.

Even while she was contemplating, the Duke’s fiancée waited quietly.

“…Please help us.”

Dia, who had raised her head, whispered softly. She still couldn’t trust her, but she didn’t want to miss the slim possibility.

“Yes!”

The Duke’s fiancée, whose eyes met hers, smiled brightly.

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Marine followed Dia and moved to the adjacent room.

In the room, Garnet and Peridot were playing together, drawing pictures.

“Sister! Why did you bring that person?”

Marine faced Garnet, who was glaring at her haughtily, and smiled gently.

“Hello, Lady.”

“Hmph.”

“Garnet, she’s Duke’s fiancée. Behave politely.”

Dia scolded with a stern face.

Garnet stood up abruptly with a face that asked why she was suddenly taking that woman’s side.

“Politeness? They were the ones who lacked manners first. How could they hold such a party on the day we arrived? I told you, didn’t I? I don’t want to talk to the Duke or that person!”

“Garnet!”

“Uuuuuu.”

When the sisters raised their voices, Peridot, who had been drawing on the floor, covered his ears and let out groans.

Garnet quickly sat back down and hugged Peridot.

“It’s okay, Peridot. It’s okay. Sister and I weren’t fighting.”

Peridot pushed away such Garnet, escaped from her embrace, and slipped into Dia’s skirt.

Garnet looked at Peridot’s back while squinting her eyes as if holding back tears.

Meanwhile, Marine went in front of Dia and knelt down to match Peridot’s eye level.

Then Dia, startled, looked down at Marine.

“Hello, Young Master Adria. I’m Marine Schwentz. We’ve met a few times, haven’t we?”

At Marine’s calm greeting, Peridot, who had been hiding in the folds of the skirt, cautiously poked his face out.

Peridot looked even more pitiful up close. His eyes were sunken and his cheeks were hollow.

‘Yes. I’ve seen you before. I’m Peridot. Peridot.’

“Yes. I’ve seen you before. I’m Peridot. Peridot.”

Marine repeated exactly what Peridot’s lips had formed.

Peridot’s eyes widened like a startled rabbit. Dia and Garnet were equally surprised.

“Yes, I’ll call you Peridot.”

Marine continued to respond to Peridot with a calm expression.

Seeing this, Dia asked with an incredulous look.

“Can you read lip movements?”

“Yes.”

In her previous life, she had learned lip reading while working as a narration voice actor.

Meanwhile, Peridot broke away from Dia’s dress with an excited face and took a step closer to Marine. His black bead-like eyes sparkled for the first time in a long while.

‘Do you really understand what I’m saying?’

“You said ‘Do you really understand what I’m saying?’ Yes, I do.”

Marine kindly repeated the child’s words and even answered him.

A small smile appeared on Peridot’s face.

Dia and Garnet couldn’t say anything and just stared blankly at Peridot’s face. They couldn’t remember how long it had been since they’d seen Peridot smile.

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