# 25
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“Oh no!”
The moment Serena grabbed my wrist, another maid came over to me. Serena quickly let go of my wrist and hid her hand behind her back. The maid looked at Serena curiously and bowed her head to me.
“Your Highness, you have received a call from the Roger family.”
“Huh?”
"Ah. I'll explain it in an easy-to-understand way. Prince Rodrik and Princess Leia invited Her Highness. They told you to come play. Are you going?"
“Am I going out alone?”
“Yes. You have to go alone. His Highness the Crown Prince said he cannot come due to his schedule.”
“Good! I want to go play with Roderick and Leia.”
For a moment, I felt like I could breathe freely.
We are going to a place where there are no three Spelman works and no two biographies. When I go there, no one will watch me.
Of course, there was Duke Roger and his wife, but they seemed like worldly people so there was no doubt about me. And I couldn't be threatened or suspected by harmless little Roderick and Leia. I felt like I would be more comfortable there than here now.
Serena and Rosé also happened to be annoying.
“We're going too...!”
"No. We're not friends anymore!"
Serena and Rousey were eliminated.
“I'll go alone!”
This was the first time I had been out on my own since I got married. To the house where my 6-year-old brother and my 3-year-old best friend are.
I never imagined they would comfort me like this.
My heart continued to relax. In an unimaginable moment.
* * *
Leah's eyes sparkled as she waved Duchess Roger's skirt.
Leah said, pursing her small lips.
“Really, really? Evelyn, is she really coming to play?”
“Do you like Evelyn?”
“Ah”
Leah twisted her body.
"Evelyn has a lot of toys! Evelyn, well, this is a secret but Evelyn is pretty. She looks pretty like my doll!"
“Aha”
Duchess Roger stifled her laughter.
She is fascinated by beautiful things, and wonders who on earth looks like her. Duchess Roger, realizing the true nature of Leia's endless services, spoke up.
“So you can't bother her, right? You should also share toys and food too.”
As she was growing up as our youngest, I was worried that she would grow up to be a bit of a prude at times.
Leia nodded bravely.
"Yes!"
It was not long before this promise was broken.
“Hi, Leah!”
Until now, Leah has not shared her property with anyone.
Leah stared at Evelin with a shocked face without realizing it.
Her round eyes were filled with tears.
“Hey, that's Leia's doll!”
"Really? Leah has this one. I want the other one."
Evelin, who didn't want to feel embarrassed about fighting with a child, obediently surrendered. In fact, I wasn't old enough to be interested in dolls and toys like these.
“This is for Leia too!”
“Leah!”
Duchess Roger issued an order of refusal.
Evelyn clicked her tongue as she watched Leia being dragged into the thinking room, crying.
“Huh”
Making the little girl cry with a toy… However, she felt more comfortable than being in the imperial castle. While Evelyn was fiddling with the game, Roderick spoke precociously.
"Leah is stubborn by nature. I'm sorry, Evelyn. I apologize."
“No. Evelin isn’t upset at all. I’m sorry for Leah. I’ll bring my toys next time.”
It might have been a good thing for Leia and Evelin if she had given the large dollhouse in the Imperial Castle as a gift.
For no reason, the dollhouse flashed through her mind.
Roderick extended his hand to Evelin in an adult manner.
“Your brother will play with you. I will also lend you toys. I don’t have a doll like Leah, but I have a horse to ride and play with.”
“Really?”
Roderick nodded.
I thought it would be better to follow Roderick instead of wrestling with Leia.
When we moved, the maids followed suit.
Roderick's playroom wasn't too far from Leah's playroom.
My 6 year old brother opened his own playroom.
Roderick dragged me to the place where the wooden horse was. Roderick said as he stopped me in front of the wooden horse that seemed to have been made specifically for Roderick to ride.
“His name is Sibi. My grandfather bought him for me. If you are Evelin, I can let you ride Sibi.”
“Yes?”
No, wait a minute.
“When Leah annoys me, I attack Sippy.”
Roderick, showing kindness, tapped the wooden horse on the back.
No, really, are you okay?
“Evelin, ride quickly.”
I really wanted to refuse, but at some point I was guided by Roderick's hand and ended up riding the wooden horse with my body twisted.
“It's fun, isn't it?”
"Yes! It's fun!"
Tk-tk-
The wooden horse made a terrifying sound.
I guess my sippy is no fun, brother...can I get off?
However, spending time with Roderick and Leia was very refreshing. In the process, he almost broke the wooden horse and quarreled with Leia. When I was with the two of them, I didn't have to worry about anything else.
This alone made breathing easier. l
The ghost of Spelman has left me.
And at the end of a long day, I was the only one left.
Just me.
No one can control me by force.
* * *
And the next day.
Serena and Rosie handed me the box of cookies with triumphant looks on their faces.
"What?"
“Take her with you. Do you remember what your father said? You must be friendly with the Empress and the Princess. You must have met Princess Veronica many times, the Empress… Do you know who she is?”
They apply pressure immediately.
And they are in trouble too.
Meeting Veronica was one thing, but meeting the Empress without arousing any suspicion was another.
“She is the mother of Her Majesty Princess Veronica. You should go and see her too. Do you know what I mean?”
“Why?”
"Because your father wanted it. Are you sure you don't want your father to come again?"
The threat is so trivial.
They were passers-by.
Evelyn had no real friends or family.
Although it was something I had prepared for, experiencing it in person gave me different feelings.
Does she still want to threaten me with Duke Spellman after seeing that?
I shouted, suppressing my anger.
“I don't like it!”
“Listen”
Serena placed the cookie jar in my arms.
It was 1.5 times larger than the one I took with me when I went to see Veronica before.
Oh, how am I going to eat all this?
The road to the Empress's palace was long and short.
In fact, the Empress was a weak person and would not say a single word even if I came without calling her.
Because I'm Spellman's daughter.
Whatever it is, for me to randomly come to her like this?
Huh...respect for elders is over.
When she arrived at the Empress's palace, for some reason Veronica was there too. It also appears that Veronica was on her way to meet the Empress.
Otherwise, Serena and Rosé might have already known about it.
The fact that Veronica will see the Empress...it's not even that big.
How did they end up listening to this kind of information while they were next to me? No, Duke Spellman's hand may have already reached the entire Imperial Castle.
When I thought about it, I got goosebumps.
But I suppressed those thoughts and waved my hand at Veronica.
“Veer!”
"Oh my God, Evelyn! What's going on here?"
“My father scolded me for not even saying hello.”
She muttered grimly. Veer seemed to hold back laughter at my words.
“So you came to say hello?”
“Yes,” I nodded.
Veronica was my companion all the way to the Empress.
Not long after, we arrived at the Empress's palace.
They were Veronica and two beautiful biographies with slightly different personalities.
It's not that the two people didn't look alike, but while Sertain had a sharp aura, Veronica had good looks thanks to her round eyes.
In fact, Cyrtain had a much sharper personality.
The Empress looked exactly like Veronica.
A complete, puppy-like beauty.
I thought I knew why she was a mother of two.
“Mom, this is Evelin. And this is my mother, Evelin. Evelin came to greet you. She couldn’t even say hello properly during the wedding.”
I think so… Evelyn would have been dragged along like a doll.
Under Spellman's tight control.
The remaining scenes remained stuck in my memory.
Augustin was there like a gatekeeper, and Evelyn was frightened and nodded like a doll.
So, it was like seeing the Empress for the first time.
Veronica asked gently. I nodded my head loudly.
“Yes. You look just like Veer! And my husband looks just like you! Hello!”
The Empress smiled faintly at my cheerful greeting.
“Thanks for stopping by, Evelyn. I wanted to meet you.”