In the meantime, the twin brother, who had paused for a long time because of the truth he had just learned, moved slowly.
âCheckâ¦â
âAs if God was playing a prank on us, we stole the bloodline-checking equipment.â
The grand Duke, who looked unhappy the whole time, tried to smile. There was no way I didnât know that he wasnât laughing from the bottom of his heart and was faking it. His lips smiled, but his eyes were sad as he sat there.
As we looked at him in silence, he shook the little bell beside the bed. Then Cecilia came inside.
âDid you find it?â
âTell them to go and get the item we stole from the Imperial Palace right now.â
ââ¦Yes.â
Cecilia, who looked at us for a while in the gloomy room, moved out like that.
Meanwhile, there was silence in the room. No one could easily open their mouth. Only my whimper filled the quiet room.
âIf you cry like that, your head will hurt later.â
âMy mom keeps leaving me, so Iâm hurt.â
I hurriedly lowered my head in case she hated seeing me cry more. I hurriedly wiped my eyes in case they didnât like me crying and whining like a child.
Then my mother leaned towards me.
âIs it okay if Iâm here? I⦠Iâm not even your real mother and I pretended to be your mother even though I didnât want to send you back to your real family. I have such a bad heart, but⦠will you be okay?â
I nodded my head louder than ever to my mother, who was at a loss.
âYes Iâm fine. I know how much you love me⦠so much. Itâs all right.â
âThank you, Bebeâ¦â
âMom.â
âYes?â
âDo you really like being Bebeâs mom?â
Really Mom, do you know how much I like you? Mom is my world. Can you never abandon me?
I stared at my mother with words I couldnât say.
Then my mother, who smiled so brightly that she couldnât see, kissed me lightly on my forehead.
âYes. I wonât throw it away. Even if Bebe tells me to go, Iâll stick with you.â
âYes! Thatâs it! Thatâs itâ¦â
And the Grand Duke, who watched us quietly, opened his mouth with a lonely expression.
âSo⦠I need you to tell me what happened. You seemed to know Ellinâs storyâ¦â
âThe child I gave birth to died shortly after birth. It was probably because she was weak. But fortunately, Ellin gave birth to her twins. She was captured, so she couldnât run away with both children.â
âSoâ¦â
âSo we decided to split the kids up and take them.â
The Grand Duke looked down at my twin brother standing next to me.
âAnd that decisive day had come.â
I couldnât see the later part of the story since my twin brother and I were so focused on my motherâs words.
âAs expected, we were moved to different places. Ellinson, who was the target from the beginning and was taken for different reasons, went to a different place⦠and thatâs all I know. That was the last time I saw Ellinson.â
âOhâ¦â
âHowever, I heard from the Emperor later⦠that she died due to a magic explosion.â
âMagic⦠what do you mean by âmagicâ? Ellin had magic powers?â
The Grand Dukeâs face turned cold.
âI donât know for sure. I just heard that story. It was years later, too. And the child she was with disappeared.â
Our eyes turned at the same time to the twin brother.
My brotherâs face, who had an unknown expression after the memories he had forgotten, became paler than before.
âMaybe⦠do you know anythingâ¦?â
The Grand Duke, who was mumbling as if he didnât know how to call my brother, bowed slightly.
âI⦠Iâ¦!â
As if he had something to hide, my brother shook his head from side to side. Just by looking at it, my brother knew something. It was so obvious.
âYou can say it. Whatever happened, itâs not your fault. Just tell me what you last know of Ellinson.â
âNow⦠I remember now. I donât know if she destroyed his memories herself or if she sealed it.â
âYou can say it.â
But my brother was silent for a long time. He bit his lips and dropped his head to the floor.
Tears trickled from my brotherâs eyes.
At that timeâ¦
As if to break the atmosphere, the door swung open and someone ran inside.
âY-Your Highness, weâre in trouble.â
âWhatâs going on?â
The servant suddenly came in, and his lips trembled as his voice suddenly spat out,âItâs⦠Itâs⦠Itâs gone!â
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