Father, Mother, Brother, for the first time in a long while we sat together. I was thinking that although I came back, we'd be hard-pressed for topics, but there was zero need to worry.
Brother began with complaining about me, and Father joined him.
"And listen, in the end, Freed…"
"Lidi, you caused trouble for His Highness again… You're so unfettered that no matter how much time passes, there's no end to my stomach aches."
"It's pointless to tell her that. Freed won't stop her, and recently His Majesty and the Queen have become her ally. There's no one to stand up to her now, I'm sick of it."
"That's right, I must know. Lidi, what in the world did you do? Just the other day His Majesty praised you saying he's indebted to you."
"I have no idea."
Father glared at me, but I feigned ignorance. Father sighed grandly.
"Aah, what can I say? Not only His Highness, but even His Majesty and Her Highness the Queen. Lidi, let me just tell you, you will become the Crown Princess in a week. Keep in mind to behave appropriately for that position. Please, don't trouble your future husband, His Highness, by making a mess from boredom."
"I'm saying that it's pointless to advise her, Old Man. I can only see trouble in the future. In the first place, Freed will absolutely side with her, right? He's unbelievably soft on Lidi. I feel she'll only become more unfettered after marrying. No, it's not feel. I'm sure of it."
"Don't say that! Recently, I've been considering that possibility too. I'm grateful to His Highness for cherishing Lidi, but… but who will stop Lidi if not His Highness!?"
Father struck the table with his fist… Looks painful.
With a sorrowful expression, Brother complained to Father.
"That's why I said nobody will. As a result, we will be busy running around again. Nothing will change whether she marries or not… No, when she marries, she'll be the Crown Princess, right? I'm sure the scale of the mess and the amount of trouble for us will only increase."
"Ugh….! My stomach!"
"Crap, my head hurts."
"…"
… They don't hold back at all. Hearing Father and Brother insult me in front of myself, I turned expressionless.
"I don't think I've done anything though."
The rumors are too much. I thought they'd allow me to make a complaint, but as soon as I did, objections came flying.
"Are you really saying that?"
"Your lack of self-awareness is frightening. Should I one by one list all the times you inconvenienced me and Old Nan?"
Father and Brother directed harsh eyes at me. When I turned my face away, Mother giggled happily.
"Mother?"
Not knowing why she laughed, I addressed Mother. With tears in her eyes, Mother told me.
"No, it's nothing. I only thought that you don't change no matter where you go, Lidi."
For some reason, Brother responded over me.
"Far from not changing, she's getting worse, Mom."
"My. Alex, you also enjoy that, right?"
"I don't. Why would I?"
As Brother got offended, Mother turned gentle eyes to him.
"Because, don't you love your little sister? You're happy to be inconvenienced, right? Yet you don't tell her that, you really are like your father."
"Ah! Mom!"
As if she hit the bulls'-eye, Brother's face turned completely red. Because he's got white skin, he looked strange when flushed.
Mother laughed pleasantly.
"Fufu. Isn't it fine? Lidi's getting married already."
"It ain't fine! Mom, it might be fine since you don't meet much, but I see her almost every day. To put it bluntly, I have more opportunities to meet her than when we lived together in the mansion! And yet…!"
"Well, that just means you won't be lonely. I'm envious. Good for you, Alex. You can stay close to your beloved little sister even after she gets married."
"Guaaaaa!"
Raising an incomprehensible cry, Brother flopped on the table in front of me. Going by the thud, it hurt quite a lot.
"… Older Brother, are you alright?"
"Do I look alright?"
"… Not at all."
His condition looks serious. I looked at such Brother with pity. Fundamentally, Mother likes listening to conversations, but as a matter of fact, she's the strongest in our house. Whether he's weak because of love or what, Father is no match for Mother, and Brother is as you can see.
"Lidi, you too are glad to have Alex close, right? You also have your father close. It's reassuring, don't you agree?"
"… Yes."
It's crucial not to go against Mother when she's like this. If I strangely opposed her, I'd share Brother's fate. After I obediently nodded, the conversation topic changed, and I stroked my chest in relief.
Chapter end
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