Chapter 510 - 13.8
"Um... don’t work too hard. Jean doesn’t want Big brother to get sick...."
Maximillien stopped reading the report about Little Jean’s orphanage. He put down the document and asked Little Jean, "Do you think reading this kind of documents will get me sick? I’m not that weak, I’ve been trained since I was at your age to be a good duke, so it’s nothing much for me."
"But Big brother... you look so lonely. Jean doesn’t want you to be lonely because loneliness will get you sick!" Jean jumped out of the sofa and walked towards his Big brother.
Little Jean was hesitant because his Big brother suddenly went silent and watched Jean walking in his direction. Until he stopped in front of Big brother’s chair.
Little Jean was afraid that his Big brother would kick him again like yesterday. But he didn’t want his Big brother to get lonely, so he braced himself and stretched his small arms.
Little Jean hugged Maximillien’s leg and rubbed his cheek on Maximillien’s trousers, "Big brother, don’t be lonely... don’t be lonely, okay? Jean will always be by your side!"
[Pupa: Ding! Maximillien Eau Saumont’s Fatemeter increases to 10%.]
Maximillien clenched his fist to endure the building nausea up from his stomach to his throat.
Whenever Little Jean hugged him, showing him how much he loved and adored his Big brother, it made the Young Archduke wanting to instinctively kick his adopted little brother.
It was because of the fortune-telling that told him about the curse in Little Jean. His logic told him that he should’ve killed this kid right after his parents’ death, but his heart told him otherwise.
Thus, he was trapped in a dilemma, unable to decide whether to kill this kid or showered him with love.