I Became the Male Lead’s Adopted Daughter

Leonia, caught moments later, looked utterly defeated.

“...Why are you looking at me like that?”

Ferio’s gaze held a mixture of firm resolve and tender affection.

“Leo.”

“...What is it, Dad?”

“You need to run and play like a normal child.”

The uncharacteristically cautious tone made Leonia deeply uncomfortable. Ferio wasn’t someone who tiptoed around people.

Of course, Leonia knew she had long since become an exception to that. Still, this kind of gentleness? She couldn’t stand it.

Especially not after reading that invitation.

“You’re still young. There’s no need to force yourself to act like an adult.”

“What the fu—”

Startled by what almost slipped out, Leonia hastily summoned every bit of her filial piety.