Grace was a disgrace to the Alberton family, who has been blessed with magical abilities for generations.
Her family forced her, an incompetent person, into a political marriage with a cursed monster Duke, which she could not accept and was eventual...
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[T/N: The kid here is a "he" and not a "she". I am really sorry for the mis-translation in the whole last chapter. I got confused mainly because in Korean Language they don't use pronouns much and also Grace was continuously referring to him as "Child" or "Kid" which is neutral. In this chapter I got to know that it's a "he". I have corrected the previous chapter. I am sorry again.('；ω；｀)]
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"Child."
"Yes..?"
"From now onwards, if someone tells you that nonsense, you hear it with one ear and take it out with the other. Do you understand?"
".....Take it out?"
"Yes, don't pay attention to other people's ramblings . They just need someone to vent their anger. That's why they are saying whatever they want."
"...But..."
"The curse would be on the wicked who have committed crimes. No one would curse a nice, cute, innocent child like you. If anyone dares to say that, tell me about it. I'll teach them a lesson."
"...Really?"
"Of course! With that, I'll also pet you every day."
The child had a puzzled look on his face at first but after hearing Grace's kind words, he smiled. Grace also smiled at the child who was beaming enough to crumple the black mask he was wearing.
"Oh my, you're cuter when you smile. That's cool!"
"....The lady is pretty, too. You look like an angel."
"Oh, really? Thank you. It's an honor."
With Grace smiling at her, the child then lowered his guard and took a step forward towards Grace.
Grace, unable to stand the lovely figure, reached out her arms and hugged the child tightly. Then the child, who was startled, burst into a small laugh and hugged Grace with his small, skinny arms.
Grace patted the child on the back. Then went and sat down on a nearby bench. Grace put the child on her lap.
"Why are you covering your pretty face with long bangs? And I've been curious for a while, why are you wearing this mask?"
She asked, sweeping his long hair with her hands.
'Is wearing a mask a trend of Felix's Castle?'
Grace has often seen many ridiculous fashion trends by aristocrats, so she thought it was the same for this child, and swept up half of his face to remove the hair with her hands.
"....Ah!"
And at that moment Grace uttered a shrieking exclamation at the sight of the child's blue right eye.
She stared at the red-eye on the left and the blue eye on the right...reminding her of that person, the devilish odd eyes that misled her.
