The Military Doctor Excels at Being a Contracted Duchess - Chapter 14

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【Chapter 14】

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The troublemaker of House Bayern, the mischief-maker, the little monsters, the rotten brats.

The twins, who somehow had more bad nicknames than actual names, were nine-year-old boys.

The first was Angelm, the second was Damian.

There was only one way to distinguish between the two who were identical in face and height.

Whether they were clever or like wild animals.

Having already learned this through her aide, she wasn’t surprised at all that the twins hadn’t come out to greet her.

“Hello, my lady! No, miss! I’m Elroy. I’ve heard so much about you from the head maid. Please take care of me!”

For now, the place where Ebel decided to rest alone for a while was her private bedroom. While the tall maid who introduced herself as Elroy busily unpacked, Ebel leaned against the window frame and looked outside.

She felt the need to organize everything she had seen coming up from the entrance hall one by one.

‘Several huge tapestries. Thick carpets laid on the floor too… and all the windows were tightly closed.’

Moreover, no matter how thoroughly they tried to clean, it seemed they couldn’t reach the mold stuck in the cracks of the stones.

‘Or perhaps they weren’t ordered to clean those places.’

In that short time, Ebel had checked between the banisters, wall cracks, corners of the stairs, and such, and was dying to clean them.

All of that, all of that needs to be wiped away!

All that mold!

However, Ebel hesitated because it might become insulting words about the mansion if she wasn’t careful.

How could she speak in a way that wouldn’t offend but would make them clean more thoroughly…

That’s when it happened.

“!”

Crash!

The moment she realized something was aimed at her, her body reacted first.

The sound of breaking glass rang out violently, and glass shards came raining down over her head.

Ebel’s instantaneous judgment ability was remarkably excellent.

The maid frozen near the window, the breaking window, the glass shards scattering sporadically, danger. All of it replayed slowly in her mind.

Then—

“Duck!”

“Kyaah!”

Ebel shouted sharply and tore down the curtain, covering both the maid and herself. Since it was such thick and heavy fabric, they momentarily lost strength and tumbled about, but in conclusion, there were no injuries… probably.

‘I don’t smell blood.’

Under the curtain, in the darkness, Ebel’s eyes flashed fiercely.

That really couldn’t be helped.

Anyone who had gone to war, even for just a few years, inevitably became different from who they were before.

When the long, deep scars left in her mind swirled in her pupils, the maid Elroy cowered in fear.

The lady she had thought was gentle and quiet had suddenly become truly, truly, truly… frightening.

But at the same time, her heart pounded loudly.

There was no need to think about who had played such a nasty prank. It must have been the young masters.

The servants were used to getting caught up in such pranks and getting minor injuries as part of daily life.

‘But… she protected me as soon as she arrived. She could have just used the curtain for herself and left me alone.’

Unaware that Elroy was deeply moved, Ebel stiffened her entire body and watched her surroundings like a wild animal. There might be another attack. Yes, this had been an attack.

“Ebel!”

From somewhere came the smell of artillery shells. Her stomach turned cold and her nerves stood on edge. Death seemed to loom before her eyes once again.

“It’s alright, Ebel.”

What pulled her back into the light from the red memories of the battlefield where she had been floundering was a familiar voice.

A trustworthy man, one she had always had to trust, could trust, should trust.

The sound of glass shards crunching and being crushed underfoot could be heard, then the curtain was pulled away. Before she could look up at him, Ebel found herself embraced by strong arms.

“It’s not an attack.”

How did he know?

As the calm voice soothed her, Ebel finally realized she was trembling.

“You’re safe, Ebel.”

Victor, who had sent the maid away with a glance, held Ebel while glaring outside.

He could see a small head jumping between trees.

He had just ordered the butler to send servants to catch Angelm. But to pull such a stunt in the meantime.

He knew that Angelm and Damian had driven away every tutor. But neither of them had ever done anything like this before.

Of course, even so, leaving Ebel alone before catching Angelm had been his oversight.

Carrying Ebel to sit on the bed, he knelt on one knee and carefully examined her condition.

Whether her delicate skin was scraped or cut anywhere, whether glass shards were embedded in places like her nape, ears, or ankles.

“I’ll call a doctor from town. I’m sorry.”

Covering themselves with the curtain had really been the right decision. Otherwise, either that maid or Ebel would surely have been hurt.

For such a thing to happen in the estate he had brought her to as a safe place, not even an hour after arrival, was truly shameful. At the same time, anger toward Angelm arose.

When he was home, the twins were well-behaved. They tried not to cause problems, so he hadn’t known they would be this uncontrollable.

Especially for Angelm, not Damian, to do such a thing.

Again, even if he hadn’t known, this was his mistake and responsibility.

“Wait, Victor.”

But Ebel stopped him as he was about to get up immediately.

Taking a deep breath, Ebel squeezed her eyes shut and slowly counted backwards from ten. After that, she felt better.

“I was just startled for a moment. There’s no problem.”

“There is a problem. Didn’t unpleasant memories come back?”

“No. I’ve been hit by falling artillery shells, so a mere slingshot is fine. Really. So don’t scold the children right now.”

Calming down and thinking again, it had been a slingshot, not artillery.

She didn’t know what they had shot, but it probably wasn’t just a stone.

In other words, it was an act with hostility toward her.

But… they were just children, weren’t they?

She already knew from Matthias, her aide, who had told her several times that the twins in this house wouldn’t be easy.

She also knew that the relationship between the twins and the Grand Duke wasn’t very good.

“I’ll apologize again. I’ll also promise that such a thing will never happen again, Ebel.”

“Yes, you’ll have to promise me that.”

Ebel, lifting the corners of her mouth, met his deep gaze directed at her. The worry and anger dwelling within seemed tangible.

If he went to the children in this state, he would scold them terribly. Their relationship would obviously grow more distant.

From a long-term perspective, it wouldn’t be a good choice.

Collecting herself, she looked at Victor and spoke.

“Don’t catch Angelm, let him return on his own. If you must punish him, house arrest would be appropriate. And when he wants to apologize, let him come and apologize directly.”

Ebel, having regained her senses, was now calmly assessing the situation.

She had already memorized the children’s temperaments before coming here. She had also thought about how to handle them. If the opponent was Angelm, who was said to be clever, forcing an apology now would be meaningless.

“…”

Meanwhile, Victor couldn’t continue speaking.

He thought he had found the right person, but at the same time wondered how she could be so calm.

Still, looking carefully into her amber eyes, he could tell she was sincere, so he nodded.

“Understood.”

“And don’t feel too sorry either. You know well that I’m not doing this because I’m too kind, right?”

“That’s… true.”

When Ebel playfully winked, Victor’s expression also relaxed somewhat.

“You remember what I did to the officer who grabbed my butt, don’t you?”

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