I Got Engaged To The Blind Duke - Chapter 76

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I Got Engaged to a Blind Duke Episode 76

“Pe, Peridot is gone. Peridot has disappeared.”

Dia’s pale blue lips rapidly spilled out the words.

“What…?”

It had only been a few hours since she had seen Peridot’s face as he fell asleep listening to the fairy tale she read to him.

“What if someone kidnapped Peridot? What if someone did such a thing again…?”

Dia, unable to finish her words, swayed weakly.

Marine hurriedly grabbed Dia’s shoulders and looked directly into her empty eyes.

“Lady. That won’t happen. This is the Duke’s Castle. First, let’s go to Gerald and tell him the situation. I’ll look for Peridot.”

Tears dripped down from Dia’s large eyes.

“I’m sorry. Thank…”

“Wait a moment.”

Marine cut off Dia’s words and hurriedly went into the room. She came out with a thick robe and draped it over Dia’s shoulders.

“It’s cold. Wear this. I’ll search for him quickly too.”

“Yes.”

After watching Dia hurry downstairs, Marine went into her room.

She took off her nightgown and hurriedly put on the most convenient dress, also putting on a thick coat.

When she went down to the second floor and checked the atmosphere, the corridor was quiet. It seemed Dia had deliberately not woken the other siblings.

Marine hurriedly opened the annex door and went out.

A completely white world spread out before her eyes. The white snow that had fallen during the night reflected the moonlight and sparkled dazzlingly.

Crunch, crunch.

Marine stepped through the snow field and ran straight toward the dandelion garden. The place she had gone with Peridot a few days ago was weighing on her mind.

In the pitch-black night, white breath spread like paint.

“Peridot, are you here? Peridot!”

After arriving at the garden, she looked around, but the moon was covered by clouds and the surroundings were dark.

Why at a time like this.

Marine reached out her hand and groped around in front of her.

“Peridot. Peridot.”

While she was doing this, the clouds covering the moon cleared and pale moonlight shone down.

When she looked down, she could see small footprints in the white snow field.

Found them.

Fortunately, there were no adult footprints next to the child’s. Her heart, which had been tight with tension, relaxed completely. It seemed the child had gone out alone.

Only then did her mind start working and she remembered a forgotten presence.

“El. Are you here?”

When Marine spoke to the air, El suddenly appeared behind her.

“Yes.”

“Do the children also have someone like El?”

“Shadow Protection is only given to direct descendants.”

“But I’m not a direct descendant.”

“The one who will become the wife is an exception.”

Does El not know about the contract? That’s not the important issue right now.

“But you always check on the children’s safety, right?”

“That’s correct. The young master is safe.”

“Ah, thank goodness. Does Gerald know by any chance?”

“Yes. Kay would have reported it. He’ll come this way with Miss Dia.”

“Okay. Thank you.”

El bowed his head slightly and disappeared again.

Marine walked quickly, following the child’s footprints stamped in the snowy path.

As she walked looking only at the small footprints, she noticed that the footprints had stopped. It was because there were many large trees around and snow hadn’t accumulated.

When she looked up, the tower that Peridot had pointed to a few days ago came into view.

A wooden barrier surrounded the tower as if telling no one to enter.

Marine looked around, wondering if there might be even a small opening.

Here it is.

The lower part of the wooden barrier had rotted and opened up. She could see trampled snow around that spot. It seemed Peridot had entered through here.

Marine curled her body small and went inside. At times like this, being small and thin was fortunate.

After passing through the hole, she straightened her body and quickly looked around.

She could see the tower first floor door was half open.

Marine passed through the old-looking tower door and went inside.

Inside the tower was dark without a single light. When she couldn’t see anything with her vision that had grown accustomed to moonlight, she felt suddenly frightened.

How did Peridot climb up here?

Marine went up, feeling the rough stone walls with her hands. Fortunately, she gradually got used to the darkness.

She carefully stepped while feeling for the stairs with her toes and continued upward.

Finally, when she climbed to the very top, she saw another tightly closed door.

When Marine put force on the door and opened it, the old hinges made a creaking sound.

Rustle.

She could hear the sound of a small child hiding inside.

When she went inside, fortunately moonlight seeped in through the window.

“Peridot?”

Marine called gently so the child wouldn’t be frightened, while quickly looking around with her eyes.

As if someone had lived there, there was a bed, wardrobe, and desk. But the bed was small.

Could it be that a young child had lived in such a place? That couldn’t be.

Just imagining it made her heart ache, so Marine tried to deny it.

“Peridot. It’s Teacher Marine.”

The wardrobe door was slightly open. It seemed Peridot was hiding in the wardrobe.

Marine wondered whether she should open the wardrobe door or not.

“Peridot, may Teacher open this door?”

Since she couldn’t see Peridot’s face, she couldn’t read the child’s lips.

“I’ll open it.”

Marine gently opened the wardrobe door so the child wouldn’t be frightened.

Peridot had his face buried in his knees and was curled up in a ball.

Marine lowered her body and looked at Peridot’s face.

“Peri… dot.”

Peridot hid his face and waved both hands frantically. The child who had loved talking with her so much was refusing conversation.

Why did he come to this place? How did he know such a place existed?

Then, the sound of urgent footsteps climbing the stairs could be heard.

The door opened wide and Dia, holding a candle, entered first. The Duke could be seen behind her.

“Peridot! What are you doing here? Why are you here?”

Dia looked at Peridot with an upset face, sobbing. She was still wearing only the robe Marine had given her. Even though she must be cold, she probably only thought about finding her younger sibling.

Peridot buried his face deeper into his knees.

“Peridot, come out. Come out and let’s go. Okay?”

Dia reached out her hand soothingly, but Peridot didn’t budge from inside the wardrobe.

“Are you going to keep making your sister upset? Peridot.”

Even when Dia spoke in a sad voice, Peridot remained unmoved.

Then she looked at Marine with eyes asking for help.

But Marine also didn’t know how to help, so she shook her head slightly.

At that moment.

“Peridot.”

The Duke’s lips, who had been standing behind them, opened for the first time.

Peridot’s head shot up at the Duke’s voice. The child’s small face was stained with tears.

The child who had suddenly burst out from the wardrobe ran toward the Duke.

Marine and Dia watched Peridot’s actions in surprise.

Peridot approached the Duke and began hitting his legs frantically.

“Uuuuu.”

“Peridot!”

Dia, who had turned pale, tried to stop Peridot, but the child roughly shook her off. And continued to hit the Duke’s legs with his small fists.

“Uuuuuaaaa- Why! Why did you come!”

“Peridot!”

When Peridot suddenly spoke, Dia froze with her hand still outstretched.

Marine also opened her eyes wide in surprise. Peridot had finally made sounds with his voice.

However, the Duke stood there with an expressionless face.

Marine looked back and forth between Peridot and the Duke with anxious eyes.

The Duke, standing with his eyes closed, was taking the child’s punches like a statue.

“Why did you come here? Mom should have come! Why did Duke Vines come! Why! Mom said she would come if I waited! She promised that if I stayed quiet here without saying anything, Mom would come. But because the Duke came, Mom won’t come! Why did you come? Why!”

Dia covered her mouth and shed tears at the words Peridot was pouring out.

Marine also covered her mouth.

The reason the child hadn’t spoken was because he was afraid that if he spoke, Mom might not come.

“Now that I’ve spoken, Mom won’t come, right? I’ll never see Mom again for the rest of my life…”

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