If I Were Reborn, I Wouldn’t Marry You - Chapter 78

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Chapter 78

I had planned to keep talking to distract him, then casually sidle up next to him to strike up a conversation…

But I failed right from the distracting part.

This is why sharp-witted little kids are troublesome.

As I was lost in thought wondering what to do next, this time Leonhardt stepped forward.

“I came to find this.”

As he answered, he casually wound up Wingwing’s spring, making its wings flutter lightly.

Caspian’s gaze, which had been full of wariness, instantly landed on Wingwing.

Seeing his entranced expression, I could guess Leonhardt’s intention.

‘Ah, was Caspian’s hobby assembling mechanical devices?’

I remembered hearing that he liked disassembling and reassembling things with intricate mechanisms like music boxes and clocks.

If Caspian’s tastes were the same even as a child, it was natural for him to be interested in Wingwing, which was made quite precisely for a children’s toy.

“I was flying it in the garden, but I didn’t know it would fly all the way here.”

In between Leonhardt’s words, he wound Wingwing’s spring bit by bit, making it flutter even more.

“Hmm, hmm. So that thing can fly that far?”

Caspian had already forgotten about being prickly toward the uninvited guests and showed interest.

He seemed to be theorizing in his head about what kind of mechanism was in the wing joints.

His amber eyes sparkled.

Thanks to this, we were able to have a bit more conversation with Caspian using Wingwing as an excuse.

By the time his wariness changed to fondness, we confirmed that, as suspected, Caspian’s personality had drastically twisted after losing his family.

“Thank you for finding Wingwing. Next time, we’ll formally invite you.”

Miela waved her hand back and forth as she greeted Caspian.

“Well, sure.”

Caspian answered primly while waving back.

In that short time, we had become quite close with the Norken siblings.

Izolb, the youngest of the Windermeres, was 8 years old.

Miela was the same age as Izolb, and Leonhardt was younger than that.

But strangely, conversations with the two of them felt like talking with peers.

No, sometimes they used surprisingly difficult words so naturally that it felt like talking with an older brother attending the Academy.

‘Are all kids from the capital like this?’

Smart… and cute?

For a moment, Miela’s sunshine-like smile appeared like a vision before Caspian’s eyes and then disappeared.

‘I think it was good to come to Orbis.’

Meeting Miela too.

Caspian had been in a strangely bad mood even before departure.

But it was amazing how his mood had improved as if nothing had happened since meeting Miela.

That evening.

Seeing that Caspian’s mood, which had been down for days, looked better, his older brother Julian teased him.

“You were whining about going home right away, but now that you’re here, it’s nice, isn’t it?”

Though Caspian was slightly annoyed by the obviously teasing tone, he soon nodded obediently.

“Yeah.”

Because it was more fun than he’d expected.

Julian chuckled and patted Caspian’s shoulder.

“It would have been perfect if only the weather had been good.”

“Right.”

The two briefly turned their gaze toward the window where heavy rain was falling.

“Why is it raining so much since early summer?”

“Just when we came to have fun.”

Caspian added a comment to Julian’s complaint.

“Sigh.”

The brothers sighed in unison.

Still, Julian, who pulled himself together a bit faster as the older brother, spoke consolingly.

“What can we do about natural phenomena? We just have to think we were unlucky and pray for it to stop soon.”

The two spent some time wondering what they would do for fun if the rain stopped tomorrow.

However, the Windermere Viscount’s family’s misfortune did not end.

The next day, rain continued to pour, and Izolb, who had always been somewhat frail, began to fall seriously ill.

“What should we do? If I had known this would happen, I should have brought our family doctor even if it was difficult.”

Lady Windermere lamented as she looked worriedly at Izolb, who was wheezing with fever.

But it was already too late for regrets.

Caspian anxiously watched his sick younger sister, just chewing his lips nervously.

The unpleasant feeling that had subsided after seeing Miela began to surge again.

Then the servant who had gone to find out if there was a doctor nearby returned.

“How did it go?”

At Windermere Marquis’s question, the servant shook his head with a heavy expression.

The maids attached to the villa had already said there was no doctor nearby, but he had gone out just in case.

Though expectations weren’t high, when their only hope crumbled, Lady Windermere staggered as if feeling dizzy.

“Oh, Izolb.”

None of them had medical knowledge, but everyone could tell that Izolb’s condition was serious.

Even after giving her the fever reducer they had on hand, her temperature hadn’t dropped at all.

“Let’s go back as soon as the rain stops. She’ll get better if she rests well at home.”

Windermere Marquis said, comforting his wife.

“The kitchen maid says the rain will stop tomorrow.”

“How about packing our things so we can leave right away when the rain stops?”

As everyone was adding their thoughts, Caspian suddenly had a good idea.

“Oh, Mother! How about going to the villa next door?”

His family’s gazes focused on Caspian.

Caspian organized his thoughts as much as possible and explained his intention step by step.

“I mean, there are kids from the Norgen? Viscount’s family at the villa next door, and since they’re capital nobles, wouldn’t they have brought a family doctor too?”

“…That would make sense.”

Lady Windermere agreed with Caspian’s speculation but was reluctant to ask for help.

It wasn’t proper etiquette to suddenly ask for favors from people they had no relationship with.

Lord and Lady Windermere exchanged glances and pondered for a moment.

After brief consideration, the scales tipped to one side.

Causing a slight inconvenience was better than their daughter being sick.

“Mother and Father will go, so you children watch over Izolb.”

Caspian caught Lady Windermere as she headed to the dressing room to change into indoor clothes.

“I, I’ll go with you too. I became quite close with those kids today. They’re good children, so they wouldn’t refuse even if Mother went and asked… But still, it would be better if I went along since I know their faces.”

“Would you do that? Thank you.”

Lady Windermere stroked Caspian’s hair as if he were precious.

“I’ll go change clothes too!”

As soon as Lady Windermere’s hand fell away, Caspian ran to his room.

Thus, Lord and Lady Windermere and Caspian arrived through the rain at the villa where the House of Norken siblings were staying.

The sound of the doorbell could be heard through the loud rain.

‘They’re here.’

I had laid the groundwork in advance, but since things might not go as planned, I had been waiting anxiously.

Fortunately, it seemed Caspian had done his part.

Anna, who had gone out to greet the guests who came through the heavy rain, carefully approached us.

Since Anna’s explanation of the situation was all content I already knew, I half-listened.

“A child is sick! Could you check if James is awake?”

I hurriedly had them call James, our family doctor.

Of course James wouldn’t be sleeping.

I had suggested having tea time this evening and pretended it was a mistake when I gave him deeply brewed black tea.

‘Sorry, James. I’ll definitely repay you for tonight’s insomnia.’

James was a physician who loved children and had learned to specialize in treating pediatric patients.

Considering the reality that doctors who specialize in pediatric treatment are extremely rare, it was a bold attempt.

The physician’s skills were reliable, and thanks to my overly worried parents, I had brought plenty of emergency medicine.

He should be able to cure most any illness.

Lord and Lady Windermere and Caspian let out sighs of relief and repeatedly expressed their gratitude.

“Thank you, Young Lady. We won’t forget this kindness.”

“Not at all. I’m happy I could help.”

I humbly responded to their thanks while smiling wickedly to myself.

It was very advantageous for us since I did a good deed and took away one of the Prince’s trump cards.

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