I Didn’t Lull You to Sleep Only for You to Be Obsessed With Me - Chapter 86

RP: Haebaragi_syk

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Chapter 44.1

“Oh, this is…”

April, feeling embarrassed, straightened her disheveled bangs as she continued.

“I came up with a name for the cafe, but it’s a bit embarrassing.”

“A name for the cafe? What is it?”

“Lilies… Uuhhnngg.”

She couldn’t bring herself to say it, so April muttered through clenched teeth, causing Claude to let out a faint laugh.

“Lilies of April…”

“How did you understand that?”

“I just heard it. But why?”

“Isn’t it a bit childish?”

“Hmm?”

“No, never mind.”

‘I should ask someone who knows…’

At the thought, April waved her hand dismissively, saying it was nothing.

“But I get the April part, why ‘Lilies’? Do lilies bloom in April?”

“Well, that’s because my nickname is Lily.”

“Lily?”

“Yes, but no one calls me that.”

She felt a bit bitter for no reason.

‘That’s not even my real name, so why…’

Maybe it was sad that, in this world where she already had no one to rely on, she didn’t have anyone close enough to call her by her nickname.

It was then.

“Lily…”

Claude mumbled the name and then asked.

“Then, can I call you that?”

“Yes?”

While she tilted her head, unable to grasp the meaning of his words, he spoke again.

“Lily.”

April stood there, slightly agape.

She had always thought it wasn’t a special name. Besides, it wasn’t even her real name, so she assumed it wouldn’t matter who called her by it. But was it because it was Claude who said it? Or was it because his voice was particularly melodious? Her heart pounded. All because of a simple nickname.

As April lowered her head to hide her suddenly flushed face, Claude smiled and held out his right arm.

“Asher is waiting.”

“Yes.”

“Shall we go then, Lily?”

7. Zenon Olsen

Zenon Olsen couldn’t believe his eyes. The woman casually conversing with Claude over there was clearly his ex-fiancée—April Renoen.

At first, he thought he must have been mistaken, but the sight of that rare pink hair confirmed it was indeed April.

‘I wondered where she went after breaking off the engagement, but I guess she ended up hanging out with that b*stard Claude.’

Gritting his teeth, Zenon clenched his molars tightly.

Zenon, a collateral descendant of the Duchy of Winterville family and Claude’s cousin, had harbored feelings of inferiority towards Claude and his older brother Leonard since childhood. It all began with the discrimination he faced because of his collateral status. As a child, he couldn’t understand why Claude and Leonard, his cousins, were treated differently from him. His resentment towards the two cousins grew as he grew older, eventually leading him to harbor hatred for them.

〈 How dare they act all high and mighty just because they were born into a direct lineage due to luck! 〉

To him, Leonard, who was in poor health as well as weak, was a useless man. Even as a civil official, he was weak and feeble. He was confident that if he had been born as a direct descendant, he would do much better than Leonard.

Leonard, who was in poor health as well as weak, died within a few years of ascending to the duke’s position.

To die of something like pneumonia. It was truly a fitting end for Leonard, Zenon thought.

Up until that point, he had held out hope that he might become the next Duke.

Claude, who was obsessed with blood, had no interest in the family and only focused on eradicating monsters. However, Claude Winterville ascended as the next Duke simply because he was a direct descendant of the Winterville family! Furthermore, even after becoming a duke a year ago, he had not taken any notable actions for the benefit of the Winterville family.

‘I would’ve done better!’

Fortunately, Claude seemed to have no intention of getting married or having an heir. If that were the case, there would be no direct descendants left in the ducal family.

If so, wouldn’t an opportunity come to him?

This hope quietly began to grow in the depths of his heart. In the meanwhile, Zenon, a magician, met April at the Count of Renoen’s residence by chance six months ago. He inwardly rejoiced as soon as he saw her.

‘She’s a white attribute magician? And an incredibly skilled one at that…!’

It seemed that no one knew about this fact, probably because she had been neglected. At that moment, a plausible scenario began to form in his mind.

‘What if I use April to deal with Claude?’

As Claude’s cousin, he was aware of his unusual condition.

He didn’t believe the stories that his ancestors were making contracts with demons or gaining monstrous abilities because of it. However, he knew that Claude suffered from chronic insomnia, which made his temperament sharp. Thinking that someone with April’s level of skill could potentially cure Claude’s insomnia, he decided to teach her magic and send her to Claude.

Once she had earned Claude’s full trust, he would use her to deal with Claude, and that way, he could become the Duke.

It was a perfect scheme—until April ran away as if she had figured out his plan.

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