I Won't Go Back To My Family Who Abandon Me novel Chapter 10

Enoch gulped when he saw Leticia struggling to hold back her tears.

He couldn't take his eyes off her from the first time he saw her.

Leticia seemed heartbroken and her blue eyes drooped pitifully. Despite the impression that she was weaker than anyone else, she was infinitely kind to people and could not be left alone.

It's hard to resist the urge to protect her.

"Since Young Lady seems to be very anxious, I'll give you my lucky charm."

"What?"

Leticia wiped away the tears with her sleeves and looked up with curious eyes. As soon as their gazes intertwined, Enoch took out something from his pocket as if he had waited.

"Lord Achilles, this is......."

Enoch gave Leticia a handkerchief. It was just an ordinary white handkerchief, but it had a small four-leaf clover on the bottom.

As soon as she saw it, Leticia recognized it was the handkerchief which she gave Enoch on their first meeting.

When she opened her eyes in surprise, Enoch said with a gentle smile,

"This is my lucky charm."

"..."

"It means a lot to me, so please take good care of it."

The gray eyes that looked at her were warm and cozy like sunlight.

Leticia's face seemed to heat up as she faced him, and she squeezed the handkerchief Enoch tightly.

"It's something you cherish, I'll be sure to return it to you."

"It's okay."

"No!"

Leticia raised her head and looked straight at Enoch.

"I'll definitely give it back."

She looked more determined than ever.

He smiled and nodded lightly, thinking, ˜I knew I won't win.'

"Okay."

Then she added, "And...."

After hesitating for a moment, Leticia spoke cautiously.

"I will definitely repay you for what you have done for me, Lord Achilles."

"What do you mean ˜repay'?"

"I feel like I'm always getting things from you."

Enoch, who had been looking casually at Leticia, who held her handkerchief tightly like a lifeline, raised the corners of his mouth smoothly.

"I'd like you to come to the next test, if you don't mind."

"Me?"

"I thought it would cheer me up if Young Lady came."

Enoch's gray eyes sparkled especially today.

He pretended not to, but his expression already looked very expectant.

"If it's too much of a burden for you...."

"Not at all! I will definitely come!"

Leticia replied quickly, even though she was unsure if she should go.

"I want to go and support you."

She clasped her hands together with a serious expression on her face.

Enoch finally smiled brightly.

"I'll be waiting for you then."

The moment Letica faced Enoch's cheerful gray eyes, she felt a tingling sensation in her fingers.

˜It's strange.'

Leticia, who was touching her hands, glanced at Enoch, and Enoch was looking at her with a smile that seemed like it was about to melt at any moment,

˜It's very strange.'

What was even weirder was the incomprehensible feeling that she felt for the first time.

***

After having a good time for the first time since forever, Leticia's shoulders slumped as soon as she returned to the Leroy residence. She felt like she was living with a heavy rock in her chest as her position here was disappearing.

Leticia took a long breath to calm herself and entered the mansion.

However, after a few steps, she felt a strange sense of discomfort and naturally stopped walking.

She felt a gaze directed at her, so she turned her head towards the sense. There stood her siblings and Seos, staring at her from afar.

"What are you all doing here....?"

"Look! She's just walking around freely."

As soon as Leticia approached, Irene gave a high-pitched scream and pointed. Her finger pointed precisely at Leticia.

"Irene, calm down."

"How can I stay calm when she's walking around like that?"

Seos tried to soothe Irene, but it only antagonized her more.

"What's going on here...?"

"It's you, sister!"

There was something unusual about the atmosphere, and it was at that moment that Leticia was about to approach again. Xavier was startled and said,

"Stay where you are."

Leticia looked at them with a dumbfounded expression, but they all seemed to have one thing in mind, and they didn't seem to give her a free pass when she approached.

"Everyone, leave." Seos said.

"But, Master Seios........."

"I tell you to leave!"

Seios shouted loudly at her anxious siblings, and they all ran back to their rooms in a deadly rush.

Only Seos and Leticia remained in the hallway. After all the other family members were gone, Seios cautiously spoke.

"Leticia...."

"My family believes that my abilities make other people unhappy."

Leticia couldn't hide her bitterness as she spoke.

Seos, who was watching her, said with a serious expression.

"Leticia, the more this happens, the stronger you should be."

"But..."

"You are the only one who knows what your ability is."

Right now, at this moment, more than anything, Leticia's strong will was the most important thing. He wanted to be right there to help her if he could, but the time was not right.

Seos had to go back to the Magic Tower immediately after hearing that there was an unusual movement from the extinct Elevos.

"I'll go back to the Magic Tower and see what I can do, so cheer up."

Seos patted Leticia lightly on the shoulder, feeling pitiful.

"Thank you, Master Seos."

Leticia smiled and nodded.

***

From that day on, Leticia never stepped out of her room, but ran through the books she had brought from her study. To the rest of the world, she was a prisoner in a jail cell, but to Leticia, life was rather easier.

˜The fuss will stop once I find evidence that my ability is not bad.'

Then her siblings will have no reason to be worried. At the same time, it would be much better if she found a way to find out what she was capable of.

"Young lady, have some more food."

Mary said with concern as she watched Leticia put down her fork and read the book again after fiddling with it a few times. But Leticia waved her hand contentedly.

"I have no appetite."

And then suddenly she realized that Mary was some distance away from her. Her heart was somehow soaring with bitterness. However, Leticia smiled and showed no concern.

"Mary, it's all right."

"What? I'm fine."

"I can stay by myself, so leave."

After saying that, Leticia walked slowly to the window and sat down.

It was only natural that Mary felt uneasy with her, because she was afraid she would have bad luck.

Leticia understood, but her heart had a hard time accepting it, or perhaps it was just a feeling that kept eating away at her.

Then she tried to read the books again, and strangely enough, she didn't hear the door close. Just as she was about to turn around with a curious look on her face, Mary tugged on my collar. Shortly after, a shaky voice sounded in her ears.

"It's not that."

"...."

"It's not that. I'm just...."

Mary paused for a moment, as if she was about to start crying, and then continued speaking again.

"There's nothing I can do...I...."

"Mary.......

"I'm sorry. It's because I can't help you with anything..."

Unable to raise her head, Mary just gripped her collar tightly. Tears streamed down her face.

At that moment, Mary felt a gentle touch on her head. And she heard a voice as warm as the spring sunshine.

"Thank you for thinking of me."

The last of the tears that Mary held back ran down her cheeks heavily.

The person who Mary wanted to comfort the most was Leticia, but in the end, Leticia comforted her warmly.

Unable to control her feelings, Mary finally cried out loud.

"I've always had good things since I met Young Lady."

"Is that true?"

"Yes, since you took me in from the street, I've never starved again, and I made enough money to pay for my brother's medicine......... Anyway, things have always been good. And the other day............."

Mary, who had stopped crying to some extent, said with a soft smile.

"I even picked up some gold coins."

"Huh?"

"Young Lady said it in a playful way before that I would pick up the money on the street."

Leticia, who could not understand what Mary meant, tilted her head with a curious expression. Then, a moment later, the conversation she had had with Mary began to come up one by one in her mind.

[It would be nice if money fell from the sky.]

[It would be even nicer to pick up the money on the street.]