Chapter 66.1

“Yeah! I think my mom always said that Dad was a very kind person and that he was a good person… It’s strange. I can’t remember for sure.”

At that moment, my mother’s shaky eyes returned to their original state.

“Ah. I see.”

My mother’s voice became overly calm. As I tilted my head at the unusually different look, my mother stroked my cheek softly.

“Mom, why are you so surprised?”

“Surprised. Maybe… I was just surprised because I wondered if my Bebe had forgotten her father.”

“Right? Isn’t it too much? How can I forget my dad? Dad was really nice to us.”

As I pouted my lips, my mother slowly opened her mouth, as if she had expected this.

“Your dad was a really nice person.”

“Is there anything else? No matter what I do, I can’t remember…”

“He was just a good person. He loved and cherished Bebe more than anyone. He didn’t come often, but he would come occasionally to play.”

“That’s right… but why can’t I remember my father?”

“Is it because you had so much fun coming here?”

“It might be like that. I am… a bad daughter.”

I pouted my lips and rolled my body over, hugging my mother’s body.

“Not a bad daughter. Things like that happen, too. After all, Dad is a man of a time that has already passed.”

“But still… my dad will be disappointed. I don’t even remember my last memory with him.”

My mom’s hand stroked my hair tenderly.

“He won’t be offended. So Bebe… Bebe, live for the future.”

“Still Mom, tell me about my dad. What kind of person was my dad? I heard it here… that rumors about my dad weren’t good.”

When I turned to look at my mother again, my mother smiled sadly.

“Is that so…?”

“Yeah. But was he a bad person?”

“Yes, right. But a bad person… not necessarily. I’ll tell you about your dad later.”

Again, my mother’s lips closed tightly. I nodded my head as I watched my mother express that she would not speak any more.

“Okay! I’m tired anyway.”

“What did you do?”

“I organized gifts that many people gave me for my birthday.”

“I see.”

“Still, the best of all the gifts was the one my mom gave me when I was living with you.”

I hurriedly added, scared that my mother would be offended.

Perhaps she noticed that day, but my mother smiled and covered her mouth.

“It’s okay. There could have been better gifts. There is no need to hide it.”

“Right…”

“So, what gift did my daughter get?”

“…If you say so. But Mom… I think you’d be a bit surprised.”

Come to think of it, I didn’t seem to be able to tell my mother what kind of gift I had received.

“What is it?”

My mother tilted her head as if she was interested. I was debating whether or not to tell her, but I nodded my head, thinking that my mother would find out later anyway.

“Hundreds of dolls…..a tower made out of chocolate…and shoes with jewels the size of my fist.”

“Did you really get a lot?”

“But that’s not the problem.”

“Is it?”

“I have one of the greatest gifts ever.”

She sighed and exhaled a little.

“My  daughter. Why are you taking so much time?”

“That’s it… well… the Grand Duke…”

“The Grand Duke?”

“Suddenly, he told me to sit on a chair.”

“And?”

“I sat on the chair and he pointed to the ceiling.”

When I thought of the situation at that time, I took a deep breath. It was the first gift I never wanted to receive, but it was a gift I had no choice but to receive.

“And then he said, ‘Land or country. I’ll conquer the place you want and bring it to you. I will build a country on the land you choose’; something like that.”

There was a strong wrinkle on my mother’s forehead, who was always seldom surprised by my words.

Besides that, my mom licked her lips and opened her mouth.

“So, he wants to give you land…?”

“Yeah! I told you last time. Later, I said I wanted a small house to live with my mum, and… I’ll give you land. I want to live there.”

I wrapped it well in my own way, but what the Grand Duke had already done was getting out of the scope of my mom’s expectations.”

“…Bebe.”

“Huh?”

“I think… that person must be crazy, just like you said.”

“…Right?”

I wanted to side with him but I couldn’t because he did something crazy that made no sense.

On the contrary, I smiled sadly and nodded my head.

“From what I can see… he seems crazy. Still…”

But knowing that he didn’t have bad intentions, I somehow wanted to side with the Grand Duke.

“He’s a good person.”

“…I think so.”

“Of course, the best person in the world is my mother! Then Dad! Next is the Grand Duke!”

As I hurriedly added, my mother patted my head as if she understood.

“If he’s crazy for you and nobody else, I would understand. It’s for my daughter.”

“Yeah! So don’t feel too bad about it.”