The Circumstances of Being Chosen as the Villainess’s Favorite - Chapter 198

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Special Side Story Episode 11

“Aunt, shall I pour you some juice?”

Lucas, having made that resolution, looked up at Evangeline with sparkling eyes.

Evangeline, who had been chatting and laughing with the distinguished guest across from her, turned to look at Lucas with wide eyes.

“Hm? No, it’s okay.”

Huh? This wasn’t the reaction he expected.

Lucas somehow felt a little sulky.

He naturally thought Aunt Eva would praise him?

“The juice bottle would still be too heavy for Luca. I can pour and drink it myself.”

“No, I want to pour juice for Aunt.”

Lucas stubbornly insisted and picked up the juice bottle that was placed nearby with both hands.

It was quite a swift movement, as if he was afraid the people around him would stop him.

However, the problem was that this juice bottle was far too heavy for a six-year-old child.

And so, while pouring the juice, Lucas’s hands finally…

‘Uh, uh?’

The juice bottle slipped through Lucas’s small hands.

The juice bottle hit the floor and shattered into pieces.

The scattered glass fragments reflected the chandelier’s light and gleamed vividly.

Crash!

The sharp noise shook the entire banquet hall.

Lucas froze in place.

At the same time, Evangeline grabbed Lucas’s shoulders.

“Luca!!”

Her blue eyes, filled with worry, frantically looked Lucas up and down.

“Are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere?!”

“Uh, yes…”

Lucas was perfectly fine without a single scratch.

Only then did Evangeline let out a sigh of relief.

“Thank goodness…”

But then.

Lucas’s eyes widened in shock.

That was because Evangeline’s sleeves were soaked with juice and in a mess.

It seemed she had gotten splashed with juice while protecting Lucas.

“E-Evangeline Aunt!”

The startled Lucas grabbed Evangeline’s sleeves.

“Your clothes…!”

“Hm? Oh, this is nothing. It’s fine.”

Evangeline answered nonchalantly and looked at Lucas with worried eyes.

“More importantly, Luca, weren’t you startled?”

“Well…”

But Lucas couldn’t finish his sentence.

Because a cold voice rang out from above his head.

“Luca.”

Larite was looking down at Lucas with a sunken gaze.

“What on earth do you think you’re doing?”

Lucas looked up at his mother with a tearful expression.

* * *

That night.

Lucas was reflecting on what had happened today with a dejected face.

Larite had immediately taken her son and left the banquet hall.

Lucas was scolded so thoroughly that he was on the verge of tears.

“Mother told you to stay quiet.”

“Larit, I’m fine. So…”

Evangeline tried to restlessly stop Larite, but she was firm.

“No, Lucas needs to know how wrong he was.”

“But.”

“More than that, your sleeves are ruined.”

Larite bowed deeply and apologized to Evangeline.

“I’m truly sorry, Eva.”

Seeing his mother bow so deeply, Lucas was so shocked he started hiccupping.

Meanwhile, Evangeline’s pupils practically shook with earthquake-like tremors.

“I-It’s fine. I can just change clothes…!”

“Then let’s go change your clothes.”

Just then, Dietrich gently joined the conversation.

He didn’t defend Lucas.

Dietrich completely agreed with his wife’s disciplinary approach.

When a child makes a mistake, they must be sternly scolded to prevent bigger mistakes in the future.

“Let’s go, Eva.”

With that mindset, Dietrich tactfully took Evangeline away.

Larite narrowed her brows and looked down at Lucas.

“Luca, because of your behavior, the banquet that Aunt Eva carefully prepared was ruined.”

“Mother.”

“Aunt Eva clearly said she didn’t need you to pour the juice.”

Lucas flinched and stiffened his shoulders.

That was right.

Evangeline had clearly said, ‘I can pour and drink it myself, so don’t overdo it.’

But it was Lucas who had been stubborn…

“Forcibly doing something the other person doesn’t want isn’t doing it for their sake.”

Larite concluded firmly.

“So, what you did to Aunt Eva today was clearly wrong. Do you understand?”

“…Sniff.”

As he recalled that stern scolding, tears threatened to come again.

Lucas sat crouched on the bed, hugging his knees tightly.

But then.

Knock knock.

A short knocking sound rang out.

Then the door opened slightly, and someone spoke to Lucas.

“Luca, are you sleeping?”

Lucas slowly lifted his head.

Through his tear-blurred vision, he could see Dietrich smiling gently.

“Our Luca seems very upset.”

“…”

Lucas kept his mouth tightly shut.

Dietrich walked over to Lucas and sat down heavily beside him.

The hand gently stroking his head was very affectionate.

“Don’t feel too hurt. Mother said that for your sake.”

“…”

“You know that Mother loves our Luca very much, right?”

Lucas nodded even with his gloomy expression.

“…I know.”

How could he not know.

That when Larite spoke sternly or pointed out his wrong behavior.

It was all for Lucas’s sake.

So in fact, there was another issue that made Lucas feel down.

And that was.

“What if Aunt Eva is… angry?”

At that question, Dietrich smiled gently.

His son’s innocent reaction was endlessly endearing.

“How about writing a letter to Aunt Eva?”

“A letter?”

“Yes. To say you’re sorry.”

Lucas’s eyes sparkled for a moment, then his shoulders drooped.

“But I’m not good at writing.”

“That’s something Dad can help you with.”

Once again, hope spread across Lucas’s face.

“Really? You’ll help Luca?”

“Of course.”

Lucas, now completely excited, jumped down from the bed.

“I’ll go get paper and colored pencils!”

And then he immediately ran straight to the desk.

Watching that scene, Dietrich’s smile deepened.

* * *

The next day.

Evangeline, who was going through the letters that had arrived the night before, raised her eyebrows slightly.

‘What’s this letter?’

Among the luxury letter envelopes, one particularly unfamiliar one caught her eye.

The wax seal on the envelope with a cute rabbit drawing was none other than from the House of Claudius.

Evangeline’s expression immediately brightened.

Because she had a guess about who had sent the letter.

“Could it be from Luca?”

Evangeline immediately picked up a paper knife.

When she cut off the end of the envelope, a thin piece of paper fell onto her lap.

[To Aunt Evangeline.

Hello, Aunt. It’s Luca.

I did wrong at the dinner this time.

I hope Aunt isn’t too angry.

Dad helped me write this letter. Thank you.

From Luca.]

“Oh my.”

After reading that adorable letter, Evangeline couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

Then she immediately got up and asked the head maid.

“I don’t have any urgent appointments today, do I?”

“No, you don’t, but…”

The head maid, who had answered absentmindedly, opened her eyes wide.

“Your Highness, where are you going?”

That was understandable, since Evangeline had suddenly put on her outer coat.

“Oh, I just had an urgent appointment come up.”

Evangeline smiled as fresh as a rose in full bloom.

“I’m thinking of going to see my nephew.”

She planned to spend the entire day with Lucas today.

She would tell him she wasn’t angry, play with him, eat snacks together, and give him lots of kisses.

Evangeline hummed as she crossed the Crown Prince’s Palace.

On her way to meet her most beloved nephew in the world.

Her steps were very light.

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