The Male Lead's Fake Sister

Chapter 21

There was not much to talk about between the two.

'Has your stay in the mansion been pleasant so far?' or 'How are your lessons going?'

They had normal conversations as a father and son, but they had limited topics to talk about because Duke Leontine deliberately avoided talking about Ravia. They even stopped talking as soon as the prelude began.

Duke Leontine spent more time drinking tea rather than talking to Tidwell, so he finished the tea even before the first act of the opera ended.

In the midst of the clamoring music, Tidwell looked down at the stage in a way that was similar to how Ravia did so before.

The heroine was singing on the stage. The heroine was a princess who was dragged to another country to become a slave, and fell in love with that country's general, which led to a fateful tragedy.

She was put in a dilemma since her country would fall into ruin if she supported her lover, while her beloved lover would die if she supported her country.

In the end, the helpless heroine fell into deep sorrow and sang her heart out.

“…It's selfish to want both. Isn't that so, Father?”

Tidwell opened his mouth slowly as he turned his head towards Duke Leontine.

The voice that was lower than the cello's melody resounded in the box seat. But there was no answer, instead, Duke Leontine continued to stare blankly into the air.

As if he were someone who was hypnotized.

And so, Tidwell kept staring at Duke Leontine with an unimpressed face.

In the first place, Duke Leontine wasn't a big fan of watching opera. It was one of the differences between Duke Leontine and Ravia. That's why Duke Leontine was such a worthless person to Tidwell.

For that reason, Tidwell wasn't really surprised when he realized that he was captivated by Ravia.

On the contrary, Ravia was a precious person to him.

As someone who lived in the dark all his life, it felt like he saw the sun for the first time.

At first, he was mesmerized by her brightness and beauty, but not long after, he would be blinded by it.

It wasn't just an incidental feeling.

Rather, he was attracted by her presence. Even when he knows that he shouldn't.

“I have no idea what the hell my sister was hiding. She resents me, yet she said she didn't hate me. She dislikes me, yet she acts so sweetly towards me. Do you understand my dilemma, Duke?”

It became Tidwell's habit to constantly talk to him even when he knew he wouldn't get an answer from a person who was drugged.

He didn't have anyone to pour his heart out to on a daily basis, so he resorted to someone who was no different to a wall.

As if he was a man who fell in love and found a wall of confession.

Tidwell turned his body completely toward Duke Leontine.