The Reason I Got Engaged to My Ex-Boyfriend - Chapter 2

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Episode 2

I opened the door with relief, then hesitated.

‘What could this be about at this hour?’

Why suddenly in the stormy dawn?

As soon as that question arose, Sister opened her mouth.

“Me, Mary.”

Sister’s tired face was bundled up completely. I was speechless at her unusual appearance.

Even Chester, the Viscount, holding an umbrella beside her, looked pale.

After carefully assessing the situation, just as I was about to ask what was wrong, Sister handed me a child.

“…?”

I reflexively took the child in my arms.

What is this warm hot dog….

“Sorry for coming so suddenly, but please take care of Pipi.”

Pipi seemed to be the child’s nickname.

Pibelrpin Chester.

I remembered when Sister proudly told me about the name she had carefully chosen for the child.

Sister loved the child so much that she treasured even the name like that.

But why….

“What are you talking about?”

I had no choice but to ask worriedly.

Sister was already weak to begin with. She had only told close family about her pregnancy after hearing about the possibility of miscarriage.

“Say something, Sister.”

I urged her, but there was no answer.

I turned my eyes to the Viscount. But the Viscount’s mouth wouldn’t open either.

“…Sob.”

Then, Sister rubbed her now-moistened eyes and spoke incoherently.

“I, I’m definitely going to die. Because I, I know something I shouldn’t know….”

“…What?”

Did I hear wrong?

My body froze at the unexpected words.

“So please protect our Pipi, okay? I’m begging you.”

“Don’t cry and tell me properly.”

“So, sorry, Mary. I’m really so sorry….”

Sister mumbled and then turned around abruptly as if she couldn’t say any more.

I tried to grab Sister urgently, but I eventually lost hold due to her cold gesture of pushing me away.

Sister and brother-in-law disappeared into the downpour in an instant.

‘…She’s asking me to take care of a baby?’

It was so sudden.

I tried to assess the situation while soothing the whimpering child.

‘This is the first time I’ve seen Sister like that.’

Sister and I are twins who look exactly alike, but our personalities are complete opposites.

Sister is someone with a bright and cheerful personality who is loved by everyone, like a female protagonist.

But her appearance just now….

Something must have happened.

My heart raced with anxiety.

But still….

“…Sigh.”

I reluctantly closed the door.

With a child in my arms, it seemed I’d have to find out what happened to Sister tomorrow morning.

‘Well, taking care of a child for a day or two shouldn’t be too difficult.’

I tried to think positively and hugged my nephew tightly for the first time.

But I only realized the next day….

That taking care of a baby is never easy.

“Wow, I’m dying.”

The self-made success story who saved a ruined family and capable owner was gloriously defeated by a cotton candy-like nephew.

‘When will Marsha come back?’

It was already evening since Marsha, who had received the situation report, went to the Town Square to find news about Sister.

Does magic happen when you do childcare that makes a day become 24 minutes?

I was sitting blankly when I got up at the sound of whimpering.

“Yes, our baby. What’s wrong now.”

I had been caring for him all day, but I still stroked Pipi with awkward hands.

Perhaps I stroked too hard, as the child’s eyes stretched up like a cat’s.

The eyes visible through them were the same golden color as mine. The brown hair also seemed to be from the maternal side. Did Sister make this child all by herself?

‘At this point, people would believe it if I said I gave birth to him.’

I thought that while gently stroking, but Pipi still looked sulky.

“Uung… Uwaeng….”

“I wish a miracle would happen so you could talk before Sister comes to pick you up.”

“Hwaeng…!”

Of course, no such miracle occurred.

I eventually picked up the child and glanced at the Window.

It had poured rain at dawn, but now the sky was clear.

As my gaze wandered through the Window and lingered in the air, it reached the fireplace.

I noticed the ash remains from burning letters yesterday.

‘…I didn’t know it would end so easily.’

Of course, romance is a kind of amusement for nobles.

Although emotional relationships had become common in high society, they were at a light level, and people eventually left for sides that benefited their families.

That’s why I had no intention of dating even more.

I had closed my heart due to my family’s ruin and being hurt by people, but I knew that if I gave one part, I would end up giving everything.

But….

He from three years ago had somehow entered my heart.

I didn’t like that man, a natural noble with refined elegance embodied, from the beginning.

It was just that small things gathered to create meaning.

A completely different appearance from the rumors of being ‘a cruel and scary person when you get to know him.’

The guess that his particularly light behavior in front of me might be consideration so I wouldn’t feel intimidated by our status difference.

Of course, I know now.

That romance was also a kind of amusement for him.

‘Fine, whether he marries some great family’s daughter and has rabbit-like children or not. I’ll live with Father for a thousand years.’

It was just as I was about to draw the curtains while making an untimely resolution like ‘I’ll marry Father when I grow up.’

“…What’s that?”

I spotted a carriage.

The carriage engraved with the Blin Family’s crest was so fast it looked like it would flip over immediately.

Why suddenly from home?

I tilted my head and went down to the First Floor.

As soon as I opened the door, a man got out of the carriage.

“Miss Mary…!”

It was Hibel, the head butler of the Countess’s Family.

My nose tingled at seeing a face I hadn’t seen in a long time, but then I became puzzled again.

‘Is something really wrong?’

Hibel’s appearance was terrible.

Sweat-drenched forehead, crooked glasses, completely wrinkled shirt.

“Th, that is…”

Hibel, who had come running breathlessly, finally got to the main point.

“…”

And the words that followed left my mind in a daze.

Sister had been murdered.

***

Without even time to organize the villa, I headed to the Capital.

My head was throbbing.

With the situation like this, it didn’t feel real.

‘She’s going to die?’

How did Sister know that fact in advance?

Just how…

I wanted to think rationally, but tears kept flowing.

By the time I arrived at the Blin Estate like that, a full day had passed and it was dawn.

“…Mary.”

As soon as I entered the mansion, I met Father.

Now it was just Father and me. Mother had died of puerperal fever after giving birth to us sisters.

Even so, the reason I never felt that emptiness was thanks to Father and Sister who always took care of me affectionately.

“My daughter…”

Father pulled me into his arms and lowered his head. His shoulders felt hot.

I stayed quietly in his embrace. Without saying anything, just like that.

“…Ugh.”

Then through my tightly pressed lips, ragged breaths escaped.

My twin sister, who had been with me since birth, was dead.

My head was ringing. Breathing was difficult.

I cried like that for a long time.

Then suddenly…

From a dim memory, Sister’s voice came to mind.

“Crying together is good, but you need to be the person who wipes away tears. That’s what makes you truly strong.”

‘Sister…’

She wouldn’t want me to be like this.

She trusted me more than anyone, so she came to me in her final moments before death.

So…

I couldn’t keep being crushed by grief.

‘I need to quickly find out about Sister’s death…’

To do that, I first need to recover my strength.

‘I’ll grieve just until today, and I won’t cry until the funeral.’

During that time, I’ll eat well and sleep well, and with a strong mind, I’ll uncover the truth about Sister’s death.

I made a solemn resolution.

***

However, the next day.

Hearing Father’s voice so vividly, I thought.

“I want you to become Pipi’s mother.”

I shouldn’t have carelessly made such solemn resolutions about fulfilling Sister’s request.

‘…How did it come to this?’

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