I Became the Male Lead’s Adopted Daughter

Varia felt as if the lioness were filled with some quiet regret.

Her unusually clear black eyes seemed to glisten faintly with unshed tears.

Her gently drooping, rounded ears gave off a mournful impression.

Varia cautiously extended her hand. She had an inexplicable certainty that the lioness would neither bite nor harm her.

The lioness had never once growled threateningly or scraped her claws against the ground.

Instead, she sniffed Varia’s outstretched hand, then gently pressed her head into the palm and closed her eyes peacefully.

“......”

Varia felt a strange sense of déjà vu from the lioness.

‘...Leo?’

Whenever her daughter wanted to be coddled, she would always nuzzle her face just like this.

It was one of those endearing gestures Varia had loved, because it reminded her of a cute kitten.

“Ugh...”