11 Chapter-11

The moment my eyes landed on the Golden-haired man entering the dining room, I stood from my seat.

I don't want to face a wild doting father at all.

Suddenly, I felt death lingering in front of me...my whole back was drenched in a cold sweat. My legs started trembling too...I lowered my head.

So, this was the pressure, indirect pressure from someone who participated in the war, and was a general...

And someone who reached the 47th floor of the dungeon, the deepest floor that humans have explored till now.

The glare he gave me was so intense, and the temperature around the room started to increase at a high speed.

But suddenly, everything stopped. I felt like the mountain that was weighing over me vanished making me relax a little.

Lifting my head, I saw Little Lady holding the hands of both golden-haired robust build man and the golden-haired pale complexion beauty with a smile on her face.

'Thank you, Little Lady!'

I mentally thanked her. My current self can't handle something intense. And, I would have fallen to the ground if not for the fact that Sebastian had given me something to eat.

I need to be careful, Duke will definitely be saying something out of random for sure..

Little Lady pulled both Duke and the Duchess to their seat, with the Duke sitting on the Lord's seat while the Duchess sat on the right seat to him.

I glanced at Duchess for a second, her complexion was completely pale, and her eyes were red from several places, not much to go into but it was clearly not healthy.

And, her body was skinny too, not like me, hers looked to be due to some disease or someone who was eating just nutritional food and that too in limit.

"Lilli, calm down for a moment."

Duchess calmly reminded Little Lady who was hopping in excitement. While Duke looked at me, but this time, he kept his glare to himself.

"Greeting, Lord Duke! Lady Duchess!!"

I quickly bowed my head and respectfully greeted them. No matter their nature, both deserve respect from me.

In the game, Duke lost his wife when Little Lady was only 13 years old, and he was way too mentally upset. The condition of Avarice Dukedom worsened due to that, and the reason why Little Lady was forced to take charge and settle the condition, no matter how bad her methods were. But one thing was sure, Duke was the first to charge at the Royal Capital when Little Lady was to be executed. He fought but his condition was not alright and lost.

Not much was talked about the Duchess except that she cared for Little Lady even when she was bed-sick for most of the time. But she was someone who took care of my favorite person in this world, so she deserved respect.

"You should be Kyle, right? There is no need to bow like that."

Duchess sweetly said making me lift my head.

Is she a goddess?!

She was different, way too different than the Duke who was still staring at me like I stole his daughter! But worry not Duke, I have plans to make sure that Little Lady lives happily.

"No! Lady Duchess! I am invading your family time like this....."

I wasn't able to continue as Duchess shook her head.

"You are the very first friend that my angel had, so no need to act so stiffly like this."

Lady Duchess said with a smile.

I paused for a moment, I may be a fool at Love and can't understand it at all, but not for other emotions.

I saw Duchess showing sadness and anguish when she mentioned her first friend like she was the one to blame...

The whole situation is weird.

"We will talk after Dinner."

Duke spoke for the first time since he entered the room. Both Duchess and Little Lady nodded, and Little Lady made her way back to the seat in front of me.

Duke stared at me again with a complicated look on his face but then helplessness flashed in his eyes.

"You too, take a seat."

Duke ordered me. His tone was authoritative but there was a hint of helplessness in his tone.

"No! Lord Duke, I am fine!"

I quickly shook my head. Everything was fine, but eating dinner with the Duke Family on their table was a no-go for a servant.

"I am ordering you."

Duke spoke again, but this time he glared at me.

Before I could say anything, Little Lady grabbed my hand and made me sit on the seat. I could have protested but no, she was kinda helping me as her parents are not going to go against her if she did something.

"Now, sit here. No need to think too much."

Little Lady instructed me making me nod my head.

I looked around the room and saw Duchess, Avaria smiling at me. The smile felt weird.

Why weird? Cause I am used to that smile. My mother used to have that whenever she understood that I used the situation to my continence.

But there was still guilt in her eyes whenever she looked at Little Lady, I need more information.

And Duke. His glare had already intensified when he saw Little Lady grabbing my hand.

But I, with all of my willpower, ignored that glare.

Soon, servants served the food, but there was one thing common in all of the servants except Sebastian and Evangeline that I saw till now, and that was their gaze when they looked at Little Lady.

Their gaze was filled with pure disgust.

And, Duke and Duchess seemed to have seen that too as their eyes were seething in silent anger.

But, why were they quiet about it?

The Duke, with his nature, would have already killed everyone right off the bad if someone looked at his daughter like that, which means, something was definitely happening in this Mansion.

The dinner felt way blander to me than the soup that Sebastian had prepared for me before. With the constant gazes of disgust that were focused on both me and Little Lady, how could I enjoy the food?

And, the food was naturally bland too. There were way too few species used in the food.

I mentally shook my head. I had eaten worse than this.

The rest of the dinner was good, as Little Lady was smiling as she talked with her parents and me too.

After dinner, we transferred to the living room, sitting on the couches which made me feel like I am melting in them as they were too soft, and my body was still in need of the rest too.

Right now, I am sitting in front of Duke and Duchess, while Little Lady is sitting on the single couch on the right, and Sebastian and Evangeline standing behind Duke and Duchess.

I bowed my head,

"Greetings, I am Kyle Ainsworth!"

Duchess shook her head, well I guess my greetings were clumsy to her. But it was the best I could perform as more than this would be suspicious.

"I am Willian D. Avarice, the Duke of Avarice Dukedom and FATHER OF LILLIANA D. AVARICE."

Duke introduced himself calmly at first but it became hard for me to control my laughter when he emphasized that he was Little Lady's father.

Duchess shook her head at her Husband's antics.

"Father, Kyle by now already knew that you are my Father."

Little Lady with a clueless expression butted in the conversation while tilting her head.

*Cough*

Duke lightly coughed as he turned toward Little Lady with a kind fatherly smile.

"My dear daughter, don't you have your homework given by your instructor."

Hoh...from his tone, it was clear that he wanted to just chat with me.

Little Lady shook her head.

"Father, I already did that before going to travel out."

Little Lady answered with a smile and silently sends a thumbs up in my direction.

Of course, Duke saw that but stayed silent. He let his daughter indulge in the fantasy that she was able to hide that.