Chapter5: a step forward

the door was opened. it was a luxury dining room with a luxury dining table set. the mirrors were hung on the wall parallel to each other. the dining table was served with glamorous dishes, different types of wines, and with fancy dinner set. every eye was gazing at me.

"young lady have a seat."

I even didn't realize that I walked all the way to the. chair. every maid was staring at me as if I have stolen something from them.

"lia, seat here next to asten."

asher was pointing at the chair.

'With who? asten... wait, maybe it's his son '

when she sat on the chair, she saw a boy with red hair and green eye. he was a duplicate of his father.

"..."

"what do you want to eat?"

"anything..."

everyone started eating but asten was continuously looking at her, which make her kind of nervous. and his stare was making her punch his head.' can't he eats why is he looking at me I want to eat something good too'

"do you need anything from me?"

"so you are my sister !"

"huh!"

"Ohh! you are so cute. your cheeks are so red and your hair looks like clouds!"

"asten!"

"yes! mom."

the lady sitting in front of the young boy called his name.

"her eyes are also like blue sapphires. aren't they?"

"yeah! mom they are. she is a complete angel."

the son and mother started complimenting her which was making her confused. ' they are making me shy, do they like me that much?. I had always thought that the adopted parents treated their adopted child badly but I was wrong there are good people too. even if you aren't their real daughter, they will love you

"lia if you want you can call me mom."

"....."

"and you can call me a big brother or just brother and I will call you lia or sister. what do you think?"

"Brother will me good. "

she said with a smile on her face.

"then what about me?"

"mom!"

"Ohh! so cute. I think I'm gonna die by this overloaded cuteness. "

"lia, you betray me! it was me who ask you to call me dad first!"

"Ohh huh!"

'what's happening to everyone, instead of eating they are all paying attention to me. is that what is meant to have a family? can I be their family' that thought was making her somehow feel good it was her first time experiencing that feeling?

this feeling was making her heart make dance and giggle with joy.

"dad, mom, brother!"

the whole room was soundless. the maids lifted their heads and were looking at me with their eyes widened and their mouths fell slack.

'did I do something wrong? why they are amazed !'

"lia, my pudding..."

"ma'am the pudding isn't on today's menu"

the maid answered. the lady stand up and started walking toward lia.

"here is my pudding !"

"Emily, can we eat I think she is hungry too haha"

"tell mom, what you want to eat."

"I can eat anything."

"do you want to sit with me?"

"no, I'm okay....mom!"

she was stunned after hearing the word mom again.

"how can I not love my pudding!"

she then kisses her cheeks and patted her head and then sat back on her seat. everyone started having dinner again, because of this little chat positive rumors started taking place in the mansion. everyone started having positive thoughts for her.

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she had a good time with her new mom, dad, and brother.

they loved her and cherished her more than themselves.

they had picnics and fun together. they didn't even think of her as adopted, even the maids treated her as a young lady. days, nights, and years felt like they passed in the blink of an eye.

it had been now, 15 years since I entered the novel. even the novel had an unhappy ending but here I am living a good and luxurious life. mom, dad, and brother all love me and I had never thought of going back to back in my previous life.

"lia! wake up, don't you want to go? "

"huh! go? where?"

lia lying on the bed, who seems to be so sleepy. she grew up into a young lady that can make hundreds of men's hearts flatter. her long white hair was laying on the red silk bedsheet. her cat-like blue eye was walking. her pinkish lips like cotton candy. a perfect picture of beauty.

"where?.... of course to the autumn festival!"

"ruby! where is she?..... I have to get ready."

she woke up and came back to her senses.

"Brother! is mom sleeping?"

"yeah, she is but don't you dare to ask for permission!"

"but if we got caught you have to take the blame.....where is ruby?"

"wait I think you better stay here and we are going."

"no! please let me go pleased...."

"then why do I have to take the blame?....last time because of you we were caught and only I was the one who was grounded."

"it was you who told dad that you planned it and take the blame

"that's what a brother is for you stupid..."

"lady lia! Are these clothes okay?"

the maid appeared with a dress and a cape.

"mansion back door.."

"brother just wait let's go together!"

"then hurry, pudding!"

the maid and lia went to the dressing room. she came out wearing a commoner dress but still, the beauty wasn't hidden.

"Are you gonna wear this?"

"you want me to wear a fancy gown !"

"it's okay you still look ugly."

"Thanks for the compliment now can we go"

he found her sister so much beautiful but just a sibling to make each other laugh. the brother and sister relationship between them was in roots. he loved her like her own blood-related sister.

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"where were you two?"

a young man almost 18 year old standing in front of a carriage. he had dark blue hair and a black eye. he was wearing a cape of dark blue color.

"she was sleeping and snoring."

"Hey! I don't snore..."

"How can you say..... ahh!"

lia pinched his elbow.

"lia, asten the firework are gonna start!"

"yeah, let go, brother!"

lia pushing her brother towards the carriage and the three then sat on it

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