The Male Lead I Raised Is Obsessed With Me — Chapter 2

IT'S ALREADY BEEN

A WHOLE WEEK SINCE I ARRIVED AT HOUSE WALPURGA.

AND YET I STILL HAVEN'T SEEN HIM ONCE.

PARDON? MADAM, WHO DO YOU MEAN-

I'VE BEEN HERE FOR AN ENTIRE WEEK!

HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THAT I HAVEN'T EVEN SEEN MY HUSBAND'S FACE?!

I NEED TO SEE MY HUSBAND RIGHT NOW!!

THAT'S THE ONLY WAY I CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO MANAGE THIS FAMILY FROM NOW ON!

M-MADAM! THE YOUNG MASTER IS...!

OH, ENOUGH! DON'T TRY TO STOP ME, BELLA!

NO, THAT'S NOT WHAT I-

HE'S RIGHT NEXT DOOR.

SINCE YOU'RE MARRIED, I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE BEST TO KEEP YOUR ROOMS CLOSE TOGETHER!

OH...

I-IS THAT SO...?

Yes~ And you should get changed, too!

HE WAS RIGHT UNDER MY NOSE ALL ALONG...

HIS ROOM REALLY IS RIGHT ACROSS THE HALL...

...NO ANSWER.

IS HE NOT IN THERE?

EXCUSE ME...

...WHY IS IT SO DARK IN HERE?

IS THIS REALLY THE MALE LEAD'S ROOM?

IT'S COLDER AND DARKER THAN MINE...

AND IT HASN’T EVEN BEEN CLEANED.

I KNOW THIS FAMILY IS STRUGGLING, BUT HOW IS THIS ACCEPTABLE?

NOW, WHERE’S THE MALE LEAD—

THAT LUMP UNDER THE COVERS--!!

what?! you were here all along?!

What a scare!!

then why didn't you answer me?!

come on, time to get up! we've got a lot to talk about!

hello? are you listening??

H-HEY... YOU'RE ALIVE, RIGHT?

WHY IS HE SO QUIET? IT'S MAKING ME NERVOUS.

HE SHOULD'VE WOKEN UP FROM ALL THAT NOISE...

UNLESS...

WHAT IF THIS ISN'T THE MALE LEAD'S ROOM AT ALL,

BUT A PLACE WHERE HE HIDES THE BODIES OF PEOPLE HE'S KILLED?!

COME TO THINK OF IT, WASN'T HE A TYRANT WHO RADIATED MURDEROUS INTENT WHENEVER ANYONE APPROACHED HIM IN THE ORIGINAL STORY...?

IT WOULDN'T BE SURPRISING IF HE HAD BODIES HIDDEN IN HIS ROOM...!!

Even though he's still a child...!!

J-JUST IN CASE, I'D BETTER CHECK...

PLEASE DON'T LET IT BE ANYTHING CREEPY!!

GOOD HEAVENS,

YOUNG MASTER!!!

YOUNG MASTER?!

BELLA...

GET SOME WATER, QUICK!!

HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN?

EVEN WITH ALL OUR FINANCIAL TROUBLES,

WE’VE ALWAYS PAID THE YOUNG MASTER’S ASSIGNED MAID ON TIME, WITHOUT FAIL.

AND YET SHE DISAPPEARED WITHOUT A WORD.

WE WERE SO BUSY WITH THE LATE DUKE’S FUNERAL AND SETTLING YOU IN, MADAM,

THAT I COULDN’T KEEP AN EYE ON THINGS FOR A FEW DAYS. AND SHE TOOK THE CHANCE TO RUN OFF...

IT’S ALL MY FAULT.

I SHOULD’VE TAKEN BETTER CARE OF HIM...

CRYING WON'T HELP, BELLA.

MORE IMPORTANTLY, THIS ROOM IS FREEZING.

EVEN A HEALTHY PERSON WOULD GET SICK IN HERE.

OPEN THE WIN- DOWS TO LET IN SOME FRESH AIR, AND WIPE AWAY THE DUST.

AND FIND SOME WAY TO GET A FIRE GOING IN THE FIREPLACE AND WARM UP THE ROOM.

BRING SOME MORE WARM WATER, TOO.

AH, Y-YES!

MADAM... ARE YOU GOING TO STAY HERE?

YEAH.

I THINK I SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON HIM. HIS FEVER'S PRETTY HIGH.

BUT THIS ISN'T SOMETHING YOU SHOULD BE DOING, MADAM—

DON'T WORRY. I USED TO NURSE THE CHILDREN AT THE ORPHANAGE WHENEVER THEY GOT SICK.

THOUGH THAT WAS IN MY PREVIOUS LIFE...

MADAM...!

I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE THIS RESOURCEFUL, MADAM...!

IF A NOBLE LADY WHO'D ONLY EVER KNOWN A LIFE OF LUXURY HAD MARRIED INTO THIS FAMILY—

YEAH, SHE'D HAVE RUN AWAY BEFORE HALF A DAY WAS UP...

ISN'T THAT EXACTLY WHY THEY CHOSE AN ORPHAN LIKE ME?

ARE YOU OKAY? DOES SOMETHING HURT?

SNIFF... SOB...

MOM...

THIS CHILD...

HE’S ONLY TEN YEARS OLD.

AND IT HASN’T BEEN LONG SINCE HE LOST HIS PARENTS.

IN THE ORIGINAL STORY, THE MALE LEAD OVERCOMES ALL THESE HARDSHIPS

AND GROWS UP TO RESTORE HIS FAMILY TO GREATNESS.

SO I KNOW HE’LL TURN OUT FINE EVEN IF I LEAVE HIM ALONE.

BUT...

THAT'S ONLY HOW THINGS GO IN A NOVEL.

THE CHILD RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME...

IS REAL.

Don't Worry.

I'm Right Here.

i won't leave you alone while you're sick.

so...

get better soon.

...OKAY.

DON'T... LEAVE ME ALONE...

PROMISE ME...