The Duke smiled and added before leaving, "Since you were an orphan, you can call me Father. From today onwards, we are a family," he said with an affectionate tone, yet his gaze betrayed the warmth in his voice.
"Father, what are you saying!?" his son yelled, standing up at the sudden revelation, though his questions went unanswered. His wife looked at Asselin with disbelief.
As for Rex… well, his eyes twitched as he looked at the Duke's tall figure leaving. He cringed but didn't utter a word, thinking,
This might've worked if I were really a 10-year-old orphan with some intelligence. I mean, who wouldn't want a Duke as their father?
Darius looked at him with a stunned expression, and Arcane chimed in:
{Father, I don't want that human as Father's father.}
Rex lightly shook his head and exhaled slowly. {Don't worry, Arcane. He's not my father.}
The Duke's wife ordered in an emotionless tone, "You can go and rest now. Scias, please help them," and left in a graceful manner.
