The Male Lead I Raised Is Obsessed With Me — Chapter 6

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SORRY FOR INTRUDING!

THAT SCARED ME...

EVER SINCE MADAM ARRIVED, THE YOUNG MASTER'S BEEN SO MUCH MORE CHEERFUL THAT I'D ALMOST FORGOTTEN.

YOUNG MASTER LUCIUS HAS ALWAYS BEEN A BIT LIKE THAT.

FOR SOME REASON, WHEN THE YOUNG MASTER IS ALONE...

HE'S FRIGHTENING...

IT'S "HIS GRACE," NOT "YOUNG MASTER"!

OH, RIGHT!

I'M STILL SO USED TO CALLING HIM "YOUNG MASTER" THAT IT JUST SLIPPED OUT...

I'LL BE MORE CAREFUL FROM NOW ON!

YESTERDAY, I FELL ASLEEP IN LUCE'S ROOM,

AND WHEN I WOKE UP LATER, I TRIED TO GO BACK TO MY ROOM.

BUT LUCE HELD ON TO ME SO TIGHTLY THAT HE WOULDN'T LET GO.

CAN'T YOU STAY...?

I Won't Leave!!

i'll stay right here!! as long as you want!

HE'S TOO ADORABLE!

so i ended up holding luce in my arms and sleeping there until morning.

HIS GRACE SEEMS TO TURN BACK INTO A LITTLE BOY WHENEVER HE'S WITH YOU, MADAM.

but luce is still a little boy!

THAT'S CERTAINLY TRUE...

HIS GRACE IS SOMEHOW FRIGHTENING WHEN HE'S ALONE,

BUT HE'S COMPLETELY DIFFERENT WHENEVER HE'S WITH MADAM.

YOU REA LLY ARE HOUSE WALPURGA'S LUCKY CHARM, MADAM.

OH, STOP IT! YOU'RE MAKING ME BLUSH.

i tried putting your hair in pigtails today!

DOESN'T THAT MAKE ME LOOK TOO YOUNG?

BUT YOU'RE ONLY 15 YOURSELF, MADAM.

HMM... IT'S CUTE, BUT I NEED TO LOOK DIGNIFIED TODAY!

DO MY HAIR AGAIN SO I LOOK MORE MATURE, BELLA.

I'M GOING TO SETTLE THINGS WITH PRUG!

HAA... MADAM, YOU HAVEN'T BEEN AT HOUSE WALPURGA LONG,

AND I SUPPOSE YOU'RE TOO YOUNG TO UNDERSTAND, BUT...

I'M NOT SOME IDLE SERVANT WITH NOTHING TO DO.

YOU CAN'T JUST SUMMON ME WHENEVER YOU FEEL LIKE IT.

I'M THE ONE WHO SUMMONED YOU.

Y-YOUNG MAS-

I MEAN, YOUR GRACE...!

HIS GAZE IS AS UNSETTLING AS EVER.

NO WONDER THE LATE DUKE AND DUCHESS WERE WARY OF THIS BOY...!

THAT'S EXACTLY WHY I SUMMONED YOU, PRUG.

YOU'RE TERRIBLY BUSY, AREN'T YOU? SO BUSY THAT YOU COMPLAIN WHEN I SUMMON YOU.

THEN I'LL LIGHTEN YOUR LOAD.

FROM NOW ON,

I'LL BE THE ONE MANAGING THIS HOUSEHOLD.

WHAT... ?!

N-NO, NO! NO MATTER HOW BUSY I AM, IT'S STILL MY RESPONSIBILITY!

MANAGING THE HOUSEHOLD IS FAR TOO COMPLICATED FOR A CHILD LIKE YOU, MADAM.

MORE IMPORTANTLY, YOU NEED HIS GRACE'S PERMISSION!!

SHE HAS MY PERMISSION.

IF SHE WANTS TO DO IT, SHE CAN.

What?!

OH, RIGHT! THIS LITTLE BOY IS THE DUKE NOW?!

I was still thinking of how things worked under the late duke...!!

B-BUT, YOUR GRACE! MADAM IS AN OUTSIDER...!!

PRUG. ARE YOU DEFYING MY ORDERS?

FELIA IS MY WIFE.

YOU WILL OBEY HER INSTRUCTIONS.

THAT'S MY BOY! ALL THE AFFECTION I'VE SHOWERED HIM WITH IS PAYING OFF!

WHEN HIS PARENTS DIED, THE LITTLE BRAT WAS LIKE A WILTED CHICK, BARELY EATING A THING.

SO WHERE DID HE GET ALL THIS CONFIDENCE ALL OF A SUDDEN?

ABSOLUTELY NOT!

THE LATE DUKE PERSONALLY ENTRUSTED THIS FAMILY TO MY CARE!

IF I HAND OVER THE HOUSEHOLD TO TWO CHILDREN AND THE FAMILY GOES BANKRUPT,

HOW COULD I EVER FACE THE LATE DUKE IN THE AFTERLIFE?!

ONE WEEK.

IN ONE WEEK, I'LL EARN A MILLION MARKS.

A MILLION MARKS IS ROUGHLY A COMMONER'S HOUSEHOLD'S ANNUAL INCOME.

HOW ABOUT IT?

IF I CAN MANAGE THAT, YOU WON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ME BANKRUPTING HOUSE WALPURGA, WILL YOU?

Unbelievable..

HAH! YOU THINK A MILLION MARKS ARE POCKET CHANGE?!

THERE'S A LIMIT TO HOW NAIVE YOU CAN BE!

FINE. FOR HIS GRACE'S SAKE, I'LL ACCEPT YOUR TERMS.

BUT YOU KNOW WHAT'LL HAPPEN IF YOU FAIL, DON'T YOU?

JUST YOU WAIT! I'LL MAKE SURE YOU CAN NEVER SHOW YOUR FACE OR CRAWL UP HERE AGAIN!

WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE, LOOKING DOWN ON ME WHEN YOU'RE BENEATH ME!

WE COULD JUST THROW HIM OUT.

NO. THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE PRUG SECRETLY STOLE THE INHERITANCE.

WE NEED EVERY LAST PENNY RIGHT NOW. I CAN'T LET HIM GET AWAY WITH IT.

BESIDES, PRUG WAS A TRUSTED SERVANT OF YOUR FATHER'S, WASN'T HE, LUCE?

IF WE THROW HIM OUT WITHOUT A GOOD REASON, IT'LL DAMAGE YOUR REPUTATION.

I DON'T CARE WHAT ANYONE ELSE THINKS.

ALL I NEED IS YOU, FELIA.

LUCE, I'M SO TOUCHED.

BUT CAN YOU TRUST ME JUST A LITTLE LONGER?

I'VE GOT A PLAN!