The doctor suffers from amnesia, but not complete amnesia.

"Yes—it was the Duke of Caesar who sent me. She sent someone to tell me that she had a letter for you."

The girl then remembered that she hadn't come for breakfast, so she quickly took out the letter from her pocket and handed it to Qiao Yelan.

Kester?

Is this generation's Grand Duke of Cumberland a pawn in her game?

Qiao Yelan didn't open the envelope, but instead waved to Ace, who was stuffing the sixth steamer of buns into his mouth one after another.

Ace quickly poured herself a cup of soy milk, then ran over while wiping her hands.

"Check this letter."

"Should we open it?"

"dismantle."

Aleide clearly became nervous again, and Qiao Yelan turned her head and smiled to comfort her.

"Don't worry, it's not because of you—it's because the person who sent you this letter is a dangerous individual."

"Aren't you her friend?"

"No, she always schemes against me, so I'm always on guard against her."

The girl's eyes lit up, and her hands, which had been clenched tightly again, loosened a little.

"Doctor, no problems were found during the examination."

Ace handed the letter back.

"Okay, you can continue eating your breakfast."

Qiao Yelan opened the letter that had been taken out and browsed through its contents.

The message was brief, and it was clear that Kast understood that Lentinium was not her Kast territory. So, adhering to the principle that too much talk leads to mistakes, she merely "warned" Qiao Yelan not to touch her pieces.

As someone who had already had in-depth conversations with her, Qiao Yelan naturally understood that this so-called warning was probably more flirtatious than intimidating—though outsiders couldn't tell.

So he handed the letter directly to Allard.

"Hey?"

"Take a look too, Allarde."

Qiao Yelan's expression was somewhat gloomy, but he still gave the child a gentle and kind smile.

"Can I see it?"

"of course can."

After taking the letter, Aleide looked at its contents and her face turned pale, but she didn't dare to say a word. She could only raise her tearful eyes and look at Qiao Yelan.

That was the only person she could still feel close to at that time.

A clean handkerchief was handed to me.

“It’s okay, Allardy, you can cry—you shouldn’t be anyone’s pawn, you are a person, a person who can freely express their feelings.”

Qiao Yelan's words broke down the girl's last psychological defenses. She grabbed Qiao Yelan's hand, and her sobs turned into loud crying.

Ace, who was standing nearby, was very perceptive and rushed to the door with the two steamers of buns that he hadn't finished eating—he didn't leave immediately because he still had his duties as a guard.

However, when he ran to the door, he almost dropped the steamed bun he was holding.

A group of people were lying in wait outside, and the leader of them was none other than the Vice Minister of the Court of State Ceremonial.

— He was anxiously raising his index finger to signal Ace to be quiet.

Seeing this, Ace was no longer in a hurry. He sat down on the steps by the door, eating melon and bread at the same time.

This melon is so sweet!

Children have a hard time controlling their emotions and bodies, and coupled with the fact that she had eaten too much due to relaxation and hunger, Alede vomited profusely.

Qiao Yelan supported Alede with one hand, like soothing a kitten, so she wouldn't fall over when she vomited, and gently patted her back with the other hand.

When she could no longer vomit anything, Alde was so weak that she had no strength left. Qiao Yelan then used a handkerchief to wipe her mouth, picked up a glass of water, and fed her water to rinse her mouth.

"It's okay, it's okay."

He gently comforted Alede, and the girl regained some strength, took the water glass, and drank some water.

"Yes, I'm sorry..."

"It's alright—are you feeling better now, Allarde?"

"I'm much better now, thank you, sir."

"No need to call me sir. My name is Qiao Yelan. If you prefer, you can just call me Mr. Qiao."

"Yes, Mr. Joe."

The girl recovered, but her inherent modesty made her so ashamed that she could hardly lift her head.

"You need to take a hot bath now, and then change your clothes—I'll have the maid take you there."

"No, that's too much trouble—"

"Then, you need to drink some more porridge to protect your stomach. Of course, you can't eat steamed buns for now, but you can eat more for lunch."

Qiao Yelan continued speaking to herself.

"Now, go take a bath first. The maid is already here."

He handed the little hand he was holding to the maid and led the already dizzy Aldebaran away.

"Immediately go and buy a complete set of noblewoman's clothing that fits her size, the most prestigious kind—she is the current Grand Duke of Cumberland, and no matter what kind of clothing she wears, it will not be inappropriate."

"Yes, my lord."

Another waiter quickly responded.

Qiao Yelan maneuvered her wheelchair and headed out of the restaurant.

I know she's your pawn, but that doesn't mean I won't turn her into my own.

You delivered yourself right to my door.

In addition-

"It seems that the rules of the Court of State Ceremonial need to be made even stricter."

Qiao Yelan slowly addressed the group of people, uttering words that turned their faces ashen.

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Aldette sat blankly in the chair, feeling as if she were dreaming.

First, she was forced by that terrifying old woman to deliver a letter. She thought the recipient would be an old man as frightening as the old woman, but it turned out to be a gentle and handsome older brother.

Then I had a delicious breakfast with my older brother that I had never eaten before, but because of sadness and fear, I cried and vomited everything up.

Then the older brother arranged for a maid to take him to bathe, and after he came out, he was dressed in luxurious clothes that he had seen before but had never worn, and then he sat here.

Warm and comfortable—completely different from his Cumberland mansion, which had been emptied and then filled with guards by Caesar.

She longed to continue living in this dream, but she was also afraid that the dream would suddenly shatter.

dong dong dong.

The knocking almost made Alede jump. She ran to open the door and found Qiao Yelan holding a bowl of porridge.

"Mr. Joe?"

"Hello, Miss Allardy, I'm here to deliver food—may I go in first?"

"Oh! I'm so sorry!"

Alede quickly stepped aside, her face full of curiosity as she looked at Qiao Yelan's automatically moving wheelchair.

"Close the door and let's eat something first."

After vomiting everything out of her stomach and taking a hot shower, Alde finally felt the weakness of hunger about to consume her.

She sat down at the table and quietly drank her porridge.

Qiao Yelan did not speak again until she finished her bowl of porridge.

"Eat something to tide you over first, then you can eat more at noon."

"Uh, no, I have to go back now."

Perhaps because she had been too impolite in front of Qiao Yelan before, Aleide was now somewhat afraid to look at Qiao Yelan.

Is something urgent?

"No, there isn't."

Does that mean you hate being with me?

Qiao Yelan asked with some melancholy.

"No! How could that be! Nothing like that happened!"

The girl retorted in a somewhat panicked manner.

"Then how about having lunch with me?"