Chapter 13

I Became the Villain’s Lost Daughter Chapter 13

“Evan. When are you going to fix that book?”

“Hmm. As I got older, I kept getting more silly. Nice to meet you, lady. I’m Evan, the chef of this mansion.”

It was my father’s voice that saved me from an embarrassing situation.

The old man who coughed once introduced himself as Evan in a soft voice.

“Hello… Well, I’m Erita.”

“You could call me Evan comfortably, little lady.”

“Yes…”

It seemed like it would take a while to get used to his cold face and contrasting tone.

More than that, I stared at Evan without realizing it.

“Hmm… Oh, Terban is my brother. We look quite similar, right?”

Noticing that gaze, Evan smiled softly and asked.

Was it just my imagination that he seemed to anticipate an amazed expression?

“Really?”

“Yes, we’re eight years apart, so I used to raise Terban.’ He grew up to be very boring now, but he was quite cute when he was young.”

When I deliberately opened my round eyes and asked back, Evan smiled happily and nodded, as if he was satisfied.

In addition, I heard trivial personal stories.

‘Even though they have different impressions, they are very similar…’

Most of all, the eyes that were deeply curved when smiling were the most similar.

The impression was completely different from the cold and the gentle feeling.

Should I say that they are both typical middle-aged?

“…Evan.”

The story was interrupted by my father’s sighing call.

“Oh, my. I should get going”.

“We would prepare delicious snacks for you, so please stop by the kitchen sometimes.”

As if telling a secret, Evan whispered softly towards me and left with a smile.

The meal that followed was noisy even though there were only three of us.

“It’s delicious.”

“Eat a lot, Erita.”

When I saw my father putting my favorite dishes in front and my brother smiling at me, I felt strange.

“Was there anything you don’t like?”

“Was there any problem?”

“Yes, never mind. Hurry up and eat with your father!”

Even though my chest was tickling, I was getting stuffy. But this was up to me.

At the question of my father and brother, I shook my head with a big smile.

So I started dining with my entire family happily for the first time.

✿

By the end of the meal, every plate on the large table had been collected around me.

‘Try this too.’

“Erita, do you like chicken?”

I spotted something tasty in the middle of the dinner thanks to my father and brother who pushed the plate in front of me.

‘You don’t have to eat anything that doesn’t suit your taste.’

In addition, thanks to my father and brother who gathered everything because I didn’t eat properly, the food in front of me was extremely exquisite.

It was not too much, but it was a little burdensome, but I couldn’t refuse as it was this day.

Because I knew why they were doing that.

“I really enjoyed the meal…”

After we finished an excessive meal and was satisfied, I sighed.

Was it because it was a meal with my father and brother, or because Evan’s cooking skills were exceptionally good?

In fact, it seems to be both.

With a little exaggeration, I would have eaten twice the amount I normally ate.

I glanced down at my fat stomach.

“…!”

When I glanced and touched my stomach, it was bulging too much.

This feeling was still a little awkward because I had never eaten enough to be full until I met my father.

‘…But I guess I ate a lot today.’

After poking my stomach, feeling strange, I got a little embarrassed and put my finger away.

And as I lifted my head with a casual expression, I found two pairs of red eyes that were staring at me.

Erita turned frozen like ice.

Why is the timing always like this…?

Besides, why was my chair higher?

“Did you enjoy it?”

Aaron’s eyes were filled with laughter when he asked that question.

When I turned my head around, my father also had a happy smile.

“I’m glad it suits your taste.”

“…Yes.”

Why do I feel so embarrassed up until now? I replied murmuring with a hot face.

It must have been all nonsense to say that Aslan and Aaron were cold and cruel.

It really… really nonsense.

✿

Time passed by after we finished eating and chatting.

There was still some awkwardness, but it wasn’t that I hated the feeling.

Everything was awkward at first.

Now, my father and brother were taking me to the room.

It was my first day, so I might get lost in the mansion.

Both of them were to blame for being worried.

“Come anytime if you’re bored. My room’s right above Erita’s room.” ᴬᵃʳᵒⁿ

“I’m in the office, so come anytime.” ᴬˢˡᵃⁿ

When my older brother, who had been stroking my hair, pointed his finger straight up, my father told me the location of the office we went to earlier.

But wasn’t the office a place for work?

“In your office… Could I go there?”

Of course, I wouldn’t go there often.

“There’s no place in this mansion that you couldn’t go to. You could come anywhere if you want to.”

When I asked in a small voice, the smiling faces of my father and Aaron standing in front of me, seemed natural.

“Okay.”

“…Would you mind if I visit you a little later?”

Aaron asked, glancing at Fern following him.

“Later?”

“Yes, I have something to tell you, Erita.”

Aslan’s gaze turned to me, and Aaron nodded his head.

“It’s not long. I just thought you should know.”

Since Aaron was with Erita today on behalf of Aslan’s busy schedule, he could have known something.

“Fern.”

“You can go first.”

Fern, who gave way to Aslan’s call, bowed to Aaron.

“It won’t take long, so I’d appreciate it if you could wait a moment.”

Fern smiled at Aaron’s words and stiffened at the cold gaze as he met through the closed door.

Fern, who had forgotten for a while that my father was originally a cold person, leaned against the wall with a smile.

It’s only been a day since the young lady came, but he thought the atmosphere in the mansion had changed a lot.

Aslan and Aaron, who entered the office with Fern in front of the door, and sat down on the sofa.

“Yeah. There’s something you need to know.”

At Aslan’s heavy gaze, Aaron recalled what had happened during the day.

He just thought she was awkward because it was the first time they met, but it could have been better.

Erita held my hand tightly in the library and made a determined face.

And my younger sister who showed an unexpected appearance in the garden.

‘When I think of that time, I still feel my heart flutter.’ ᴬᵃʳᵒⁿ

I couldn’t even imagine what kind of life Erita had so far.

All I could say was just it’s expected.

“…That’s what happened.”

After Aaron’s short words, there was a moment of silence.

The anxiety that Erita expressed was too heavy for a young child to have.

It’s not enough for her to feel the love she deserves, as if she shouldn’t, she’s afraid of being abandoned.

Aaron couldn’t even imagine how much the little child’s heart would be smeared and crushed.