SPMB - Special Side Story 6

The Revelers of Addis (2)

Right after reading the newspaper, a customer came to Kanna.

It was a familiar face.

“Miss Ell Andoit?”

Ell Andoit.

It was a woman who had once been her costume designer.

"Thank you for allowing me to meet you, Kanna. It's been so long since I last saw you."

"Is it so. Long time no see."

Before divorcing Sylvien, there was a time when Kanna pretended to be a kind older sister to Kalen.

At that time, Kalen appointed Ell Andoit as Kanna's exclusive designer.

'Ms. Andoit is still pretty.'

Ell Andoit was one of the most beautiful women Kanna had ever seen.

Even though she was a commoner, she was courted by many young noblemen.

"Have you read the newspaper?"

"Yes."

"Yes..."

Ell Andoit bit his lip nervously.

"Do you know that there was a rumor that I used to be Kalen's mistress?"

"Yes. Because it was famous."

Kanna replied.

Was it about 4 or 5 years ago now? There was a rumor that Ell Andoit was Kanna's exclusive designer.

Ell Andoit is the mistress of Kalen Addis.

"It's true."

Ell Andoit said with a sad face.

"I was once his mistress."

"..."

"...You don't believe me?"

"Well..."

First of all, you can't trust just one person's claims. But even if it were true, It wouldn't be particularly surprising.

'Young men and women might meet because they meet each other.'

Besides, wasn't Kalen Addis a little energetic? 

No. Very hearty.

 

He's still like that now, but it must have been worse when he was younger.

It makes no sense that a man in his prime would not have met a single woman.

So it's not surprising that it was the government...

"I have a son."

This is kind of surprising.

"He is Kalen's son."

No. Very surprising.

"He's in the carriage right now..."

"Well, if it's okay with you, may I introduce you?"

"Let's bring him in first."

After a while...

"Ah, do you know? I'm Julian."

"...."

"Well. I'm... Yes. Yes..."

Let's calm down.

Calm down, Kanna Addis.

She swallowed her shock and looked closely at the kid in front of her.

A very small and cute little boy with chubby cheeks. This kid with red hair and green eyes....

"Why don't you call me aunt?"

He resembled Kalen when she was young.

***

Kalen crumpled the newspaper.

"How dare you write an article like this?"

He nervously pulled on the rope. The bell rang and his assistant Rodrik came in.

"Rodrik, what is this newspaper?"

"It's the 'Fountain Pen of the World Tree.' It is famous as a newspaper that reports on nobles and royal family members without discrimination."

Rodrik pushed up his glasses without being embarrassed by the question that appeared on the front page: "Does Sir Kalen Addis have a secret son?"

"Who is the president of the newspaper?"

"I don't know that. Since it is operated strictly under an assumed name, its identity is difficult to identify. That's probably why they can write those articles."

"This isn't bitter, it's mean-spirited. I can't believe they're reporting false facts just to increase sales."

"Well. Is that really true?"

Kalen was stunned.

The fact that even Rodrik, the secretary who has been assisting him for a long time and his loyal servant, says something like that...

"Do you really believe this article?"

"Hmm."

Roderick hesitated for a moment but then spoke his truth.

"Because it is a newspaper that always contains only the truth. Didn't Sir Kalen think that too until yesterday?"

Yes. It was like that..

He thought so until yesterday. Didn't he have the guts to publish his brother's scandal?

Kalen believed that it was a courageous newspaper that would not give in to external pressure.

But how dare you post such false information!

'Damn it. What do you know?"

Kalen doesn't care what other people think.

Because the only thing that mattered to him was Kanna.

'Yes, Kanna just has to not trust it.'

On his way to Kanna, Kalen ran into Isabelle.

"This trash."

She spewed out harsh accusations.

"What?"

"This trash. Kalen Addis, you are such trash."

"Isabelle, you..."

"You little bastard! Enemy of women! White-haired pervert!"

"Isabelle Addis!"

"If you go anywhere and say you're my brother, I'll kill you!"

Isabelle ran away as if she didn't 

want to talk. It's not just her.

"Brother Kalen."

Soon, he ran into Lucy, who was hugging a teddy bear.

His younger sister, who would normally have greeted him politely, was glaring at him with disdain!

"Brother, this is really too much."

"Lucy, it's not like that."

 "I respected you until now, but not anymore. I hate you the most in the world."

"Lucy, I said..."

"My brother is a cockroach! Lizard! Tarantula!"

Lucy runs away with tears in her eyes.

"Lucy!"

Kallen suddenly began to feel skeptical about life.

How can no one believe me? Was my reputation only this good?

'Is it really worth it?'

It has changed a lot in recent years.

However, at one time, he lived like a perfect model student, as if he had been measured by a tape measure.

Recently, he has been nicknamed the white-haired pervert, but this is too much!

'No. Yes. Does not matter.'

Kalen calmed down his emotions and walked away. He stopped in front of Kanna's door.

As long as Kanna trusts him, it doesn't matter what others think.

"Sister, can I come in...? Did you..."

For a moment.

Who's in the room?

Are there any guests? This early in the morning?

"Come in."

After giving permission, Kalen opened the door.

"Welcome, Kalen."

And saw...

"...?"

Was it around four years old?

A little red-haired kid was looking at him.

“Oh, father?”

At that moment, great confusion arrived.

Father?

What is father?

Really, father?

Who?

Me?

"Father!"

The little boy ran up to him and hugged his knees. He looked up at him with sparkling green eyes.

"Ah, father. Look at it and eat it."

***

Kanna's heart pounded at the sudden three-way meeting.

Oh my God. I can't believe I'm seeing this kind of crazy drama right in front of my eyes!

"No."

Kalen claimed innocence with a pale face.

"Not really. Sister, you probably don't believe it, do you?"

"Kalen, calm down first..."

It was then.

“Sir Kalen.”

Ell Andoit, who had been watching silently, spoke in a trembling voice.

"Are you pretending not to know me?"

There was silence for a moment.

Kalen looked at Ell Andoit with a face that seemed to have poison in her mouth.

"Julian is Kalen's child."

"That can't be possible."

Kalen barely answered.

"Miss Andoit, why are you doing this to me?"

“Miss Andoit?”

El Andoit laughed coldly.

"You look unfamiliar, Kalen. I think you used to call me a little more affectionately in the past."

“Miss Andoit.”

Blue veins appeared on Kalen's neck.

"Be careful what you say."

"Why? It's not like I'm making up things that aren't there, right?"

"I told you to be careful what you say."

It's exciting.

Kanna wanted to eat popcorn and watch, but Kanna got up and joined them.

"Stop it, both of you."

The child is watching.

"I don't think this is something to share in front of a child. Miss Andoit, I know how you feel, but please calm down."

"I'm sorry, Kanna. I lost my mind."

"Just rest for now. We'll talk later."

Kanna had the maid take Ell Andoit and the child to another room.

When she was finally alone with Kalen, he spoke quickly.

"Don't believe it."

“Kalen.”

"It's not my child."

"I guess she was your mistress?"

"..."

Kalen kept his mouth shut.

He looked down at the floor, avoiding Kanna's gaze, and then sighed deeply.

"A long time ago..."

And then he finally admitted it.

"But it wasn't a deep relationship."

He mumbled an excuse without even asking if he was stabbed.

"Sister, I have lived away from women all this time, but that doesn't mean I have no experience at all. Ms. Ell Andoit is one of the very few women I have ever met."

He emphasized the word very few.

"But I didn't do anything that would have resulted in a child with Miss Ell Andoit."

"..."

"That boy is not mine."

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