My Dear Duke(BL)
Chapter 178: Just Anne

Chapter 178: Just Anne

As Felix came back, his mind was filled with various thoughts.

Things had been even more complicated than he thought...

If he looked at it logically, Anne was basically doing a duty by killing those counts as the guardians must punish those who had or would most likely hurt their master.

So...what was Anne thinking when she got himself also as her master?

Was it out of love?

Felix was conflicted.

On one hand, things felt very simple now that he knew what had happened.

But, on the other hand, things felt puzzling as he knew he would not get more explained answers for his doubts.

’Do I even have any doubt now? Things already make sense. But...I don’t feel anything...like I expected how I would feel if we were to one day find out how she is so mature and advanced...Sigh...So, can I call this the end? the real end?’

Felix was dazing off while he walked back to the office with all those thoughts running in his head.

He felt relieved.

Like the naive coward he is, he had already decided to let everything go.

Because...the present matters more. Or...he just wants to avoid thinking back about the past.

He felt selfish but he felt happy about how now Anne was different.

Maybe while it might take some time for him to get used to this change and change his perspective toward Anne, he was looking forward to it.

Maybe...this could be the beginning of a beautiful story in their lives.

Felix was afraid to think further as he thought being delusional like this would result in bad luck. So he did his best to ignore it, get back to work.

But...

’Miss Pearl.. I should still look into her. I have to know her intentions. Why would she go out of her way to put someone here? What is she planning? And...isn’t the spy she sent here so dumb? If she wants to spy on someone else she has to stay low. But there was this woman, insulting my Asher. I wouldn’t let go of that too. I will keep that all in my mind.’

Felix had this plan about what to do with that woman who is plotting against him too on one side of his mind. He didn’t forget that, obviously...he didn’t. He has his memory perfect.

’So...this is how my life is going to be...good?...Asher still has a piece of memory missing. Anne...she doesn’t have a whole lot of things in her mind anymore.’

So...what does she actually know now?

According to Karl, even though Anne’s every memory regarding her duty were erased, it wouldn’t confuse her. How?

’Maybe that’s just how it works...’

Felix was going in circles as he again thought about Anne while doing work. He needed to distract himself from Anne but he couldn’t do that and his work was disturbed.

He definitely wasn’t that affected.

He was just taken off guard when he figured this all out.

It feels like he didn’t find it out just some moments ago.

It felt unreal.

’Anne...was a royal’s guardian spirit.’

She...was great.

But she definitely misused her powers. She should have just taken care of the person she was responsible and was born for instead of having him as a master too.

Felix wasn’t too upset about her being born for the sake of Karl...at least not anymore.

A royal guardian spirit is a great person every child learns about.

He had learned about them too.

They are powerful and will be burning the whole world for the sake of their master.

Very loyal and what’s more amazing about those guardians are how they connect with their masters.

A guardian spirit would be born later around that royal family member. When they see each other, they would somehow know they are meant to protect or be protected.

’That must have been why Karl was so close to Anne...And, they were behaving weird when they first met too. Anne didn’t let go of him and that guy even cried...’

Everything makes sense.

’Haa...I can’t focus on work. I should go and see Asher.’

Felix got up and was about to leave the office when someone knocked on the door who then turned out to be Anne.

"Father."

Anne called out gently.

"Mm?"

Felix mumbled and watched as she looked around.

"Where is brother Ash?"

"...Must be around somewhere. Why?"

"I am bored. I want to stay with him and my sister."

Anne said and following a moment of silence, Felix sighed.

"...You can’t go to him whenever you are bored."

Felix said.

"Why can’t I?"

"If you are bored, do something else. Don’t you have work too? You know your classes will start soon, right?"

"...I have finished them all."

Anne said hurriedly, feeling satisfied.

"Is that so? Okay then. But don’t bother him too much, okay?"

Felix sighed again and mumbled gently.

"...Mm..."

"...Is there anything else?"

"Isn’t father bored?"

"...No."

"You were going somewhere too, right? You are looking for brother Ash too?"

Asked Anne.

"....No. I wasn’t."

Felix muttered hurriedly.

"Oh..."

’...Well, she is smart enough for a normal 10 year old....I guess?’

Felix and Anne stared at each other for a while before Anne smiled and nodded.

"Okay."

Anne mumbled again and turned around, then left after waving bye to Felix who stared at her with blank eyes.

’She is indeed different. But...not that much. Either way...I should stop thinking about what is different about her. It’s...Anne. Just my daughter...’

Felix sighed again and again as he then sat down and laid back with his eyes closed.

’Did she go to look for Asher?’

Felix now somehow got the motivation to focus back on work and looked at the work that was abandoned by him with regret but also hope.

’Sigh...I really need to get myself together first.’

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