Chapter 213
Daniel couldn’t refuse—after all, it was an order—so he sat down at the table.
Lucy was deliberately avoiding eye contact, but it didn’t matter.
Daniel sliced the Stollen into small pieces and placed them on Lucy’s plate. Each time, Lucy accepted the piece without a word, like a hatchling being fed.
After a few repetitions, tears began to gather at the corners of her eyes.
“Young Lady?”
Worried she might have choked from eating too fast, Daniel poured her a glass of water and held it out—but Lucy didn’t take it.
Left holding the cup in silence, Daniel remained still. Only after Lucy swallowed did she speak.
“...Why are you being kind to me? What do you want?”
The question caught him off guard. It was blunt enough to stop him from answering.
“I heard. You volunteered to be my attendant. Are you stupid?”
Daniel set the glass down. Lucy went on.
“Do you even know who I am? Why the Count took me in as his adopted daughter? You don’t know anything, do you? That’s how it looks—so let me make it clear. Even if you get close to me—”