Daughter of the Emperor Chapter 203
I guessed that I had no choice. Fine, for the sake of their futures, I would have to sacrifice myself.
ā€œI accidentally broke the present you gave meā€¦ā€
I confessed to dad, and his face turned into something sinister. I had never been scolded until today. Because of that, I thought that he was even scarier. Dad looked so intimidating.
ā€œThen you could have just told me, couldn’t you? Why in the world did you try to hide it?ā€
ā€œButā€¦ā€
Was it because I saw my most cherished sculpture in ruins, or was it because of that scary look on Caitel’s face right now? Suddenly, I felt like I was gonna cry. No, it was all because everything happening to me right now was so unfair. This was not my fault.
ā€œBut you gave it to meā€¦ā€
I could hear my watery voice, and Caitel’s expression shook too. I tried so hard to hold back my tears.
ā€œYou liked it too, but I just hide it away because I wanted it. Daddy would be sad because I broke it tooā€¦ā€
Sob sob, oh, I didn’t know now. I wanted to just cry instead.
How could I hold my tears when it would just come out without me commanding them? I wiped the tears on my face, but it wouldn’t stop. This was all because Caitel looked sad. Yeah, it’s all because he seemed so, so worried.
ā€œI’m sorry, daddy. It’s all my fault. It was so pretty… but I broke it.ā€
Oh, Caitel looked a bit panicked. Was he panicking now that I was crying?
However, even that face of his looks so sad. This was all so sad. Sob sob.
Since I was crying so hard, Caitel seemed to have no idea what to do with me. However, whatever he would do, I just cried. He’s not getting angry. Was it because I was crying? Sob sob.
ā€œHaaā€¦ā€
I could hear Caitel’s sigh right beside my ear, the warmth that held me in the arm. I guessed that he was my dad, after all. At least he knew how to comfort his daughter.
ā€œStop crying. That ugly face of yours will only get even uglier.ā€
What was he saying with that sad face?
I was crying right now because your face looked so sad. I couldn’t speak because I was crying, so I just glared at him, and Caitel laughed a bit.
What? Did he think that my face was funny?
ā€œAnd it’s not something to cry over.ā€
I guessed he was not mad anymore.
I didn’t know how long I had been crying, but I cried for a long time. I couldn’t even remember what made me so sad. Once my tears started to subside, Caitel wiped the tears on my face.
I was sobbing in dad’s arm as I looked at him.
ā€œDad, are you not mad anymore?ā€
ā€œNo. not anymore.ā€
Phew, now I didn’t have to be scolded. Not that I did it on purpose… but it seemed like the tears of women and children indeed were deadly weapons…
ā€œNext time, just tell me what happened instead of hiding it, understand?ā€
ā€œYes, daddy.ā€
Caitel smiled after hearing my answer. I smiled too. As I did so, suddenly, Caitel’s face became serious. Huh?
ā€œEven your smiling face is ugly.ā€
Bastard!