CHAPTER 55

Even after Ayana got up because of her sister, Ulmer’s heart was still beating fast. She looked very bright and beautiful in the afternoon sunlight.

He wanted to feel the suppleness of her cheeks and have a taste of her lips. But hearing her pleasant laughter as she played and wrestled with her little sister wasn’t too bad, either.

Seeing them play like that, Ulmer felt all the more need to protect them and their entire family. They were his family, too. In fact, they were the only family he got, save his grandmother.

But then the thought of losing this family, possibly once again to Brianna, made his heart tremble.

Ulmer’s expression immediately changed.

He clenched his fists in resolve. “I will not let her harm my family again. No, I will not even give her the chance to hurt anybody.

Ulmer then talked with Ayana and Suki for a little longer and learned a few things, especially because they told him.

The nobles did not let anyone else other than themselves and their descendants own p