"Wow!"

Evelyn cheerfully exclaimed!

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"This is really beautiful! There's so many beautiful flowers!" she continued to admire the view in front of her. But deep inside she wants to stop acting innocently.

The head butler smiled as he was also proud of this garden. The favorite garden of the Duke and Duchess.

Evelyn's admiring the flowers but deep inside she was really tired.

'But if I acted mature I will look like a typical villain, they will eventually figure out that it was me. Haaaaaaa!' she inwardly sighs.

'This kind of personality really doesn't suit me.' she thought.

The butler led her to the pavilion where it's the best spot to view the blooming rose, lilies and tulips in the garden.

After she sits down, the refreshments are placed on the marble table in the pavilion.

'They still act fast when it comes to guests of the Duke.' she thought.

"Thank you!" She smiled at the maids who gave and placed the neatly made cookies and teas in the white marble table.

She enjoyed the tea that they prepared while doing so, he heard a bustling sound from a distance. She thought that it was only the wind when he heard the low and cold voice.

"Who are you?"

She turns her head to see a stoic expression, frowning and after a few seconds it becomes a shock as he opens his eyes wide. His mouth also opened and closed however words didn't escape his mouth as he stood there with a stiff expression.

Evelyn just blankly stared at him before she decided to greet him. She needed to even if she didn't want to.

"Greetings, young Master. I'm from the Drivas merchant company." she explained which he responded with a frown.

"From a merchant company?"

"Yes, Young Master Allan."

He stared at her as if he was observing every action that she will make. Evelyn still then proceeded with her acting and acted bubbly.

"I'm waiting for my brother to finish talking with his Grace, and they told me to wait here." Evelyn explained while she gave another innocent smile.

'Ugh! My mouth's going to be ripped, always smiling like this…'

"Is that so? But why do you look like my deceased sister so much?" Allan looked at her with his sunset eyes that seemed to be trying to dig everything that she was hiding.

Evelyn smiled as a response.

'Of course I would look like her… haha!' she thought before she naively responded to his question.

"Are you talking about Lady Evelyn, who is said to have died in the fire when she was in the St. Prisch Academy?"

Allan twitched at her straightforward question. He gave her a glare that Evelyn saw and responded with her act.

She started to act like she was scared, which made Allan frowned a bit more. He then heard an apologetic response.

"I'm sorry, Young Master Allan. I spoke impolitely… I didn't mean it, I-I...it was because I also heard the Duke called Lady Evelyn's name when he saw me… that was why… I'm sorry"

Evelyn is unleashing her acting skills as she knows that Allan can be a little too hard to handle.

"You saw my father, the Duke?"

"Yes sir. Did I do something wrong?" she asked.

"Nothing… Can I join you for a while?"

'Ugh! I really don't want you here but … sigh'

She just pushed her thoughts and frustration aside. She already prepared herself for this. Evelyn knew that once she made them see her face, they would probably try to investigate her background as well as let her stay in the mansion as long as they needed to observe her.

She knew that would happen. Her family isn't stupid that they wouldn't think about the chances of her surviving that fire. So, she knew that once they saw a look-alike with hair and eyes different colors they would definitely investigate such coincidence.

"Of course, Young Master Allan."

So, Evelyn decided to let them be, because what she needs right now is to see the condition of her family that might have been potentially harmed by a curse like her.

Evelyn sipped her tea and acted nonchalant to the gaze of Allan. She also acts like she is admiring the flowers that she has never seen in her entire life.

Allan then frowned more seeing this cheerful response with a face of his sister. He decided to look more into this but first he needed to look stoic and pushed his chaotic mind that was not believing what was happening in front of his eyes.

"By the way, may I know what this lady's name is?" Allan asked and Evelyn turned her head in shock.

Allan saw the lady in front of him with a shock expression and immediately pushed the chair and bowed to him.

'My sister doesn't act like this…' he thought as much as he scrunched his face.

Evelyn snickered inwardly, she knew that her brother must have been thinking a lot of things as he started to show reaction on his face.

"My name is Adelyn Dashton, young Master Allan, my brother and I came from the Perspiru Kingdom" she then looked up after bowing.

She still saw that her brother's frown turned to his usual stoic expression.

'Funny how this guy always tries to copy father…' she thought.

Allan's sharp gaze still lingered and watched every Evelyn's move.

"You said you have a brother?"

"Yes! He's with the Duke right now!"

"What's he like?"

Evelyn felt perplexed about why Allan is striking a conversation with her. Usually, he would just observe and then later on he would use his soldier to ask them to follow someone who he needed to have the information to learn his background.

Nonetheless, Evelyn still keeps her bubbly and cheerful facade.

"My brother Gil is handsome, nice and sometimes he's also mischievous…blah blah blah"

Allan's mind can't keep up with this as he compares his sister with this Lady Adelyn in front of her. He also didn't hear everything that she said as she praised her brother, something that Evelyn, her sister wouldn't do to him, if this was her.

'My sister doesn't act like this but…'

His eyes became clouded as a memory of her resurface. He was contemplating as there was also a time when his sister changed into a person that he can't read anymore, that she became a quiet person and started to ignore him and disobey the Duke's words and him.

'Evelyn also changed one day… could it be?'

However, seeing the full extent of differences in demeanor, there seems to be a wall that is separating his sister and Adelyn together.

Evelyn continued her act while Allan continued to observe her. Moments later they heard footsteps as well as familiar voices.

"...That's why we want to expand our business in the Emsworth Duchy, of course with the permission of your Grace."

"Any legal business is welcome in my territory."

'Finally, you're here!'

Evelyn can't seem to contain her happiness as she saw Gil walking with the Duke and the butler. While she was communicating with Allan, she was also sending an S.O.S message to Gil as she was getting suffocated with Allan's gaze and his continued bombardment of questions.

She ran to him and thud! Evelyn hugged him which made the people around them shocked.

"Brother!"

They then heard a cheerful voice that sounded like she had missed him in that short amount of time… Gil was looking down at her as she was still hugging him.

'Child, what is this?'

'Just quietly respond to my action! Pat my head!' she replied.

Gil sighs inwardly. He can't keep up and understand Evelyn's actions, so he just does what she wants.

Pat! Pat!

"Adelyn, the Duke's family is here… you're a grown adult now."

Evelyn acted shy and shocked as she looked around.

The Duke's frown is visible in his face as well as the butler and Allan's face.

'Good, they're confused…' she thought.

Evelyn separated himself from Gil and apologized in a cheerful manner, yet again.

'I'm starting to hate my act…!'

"I apologize, I was just… Seeing this flower made me think of my brother who also looks like a beautiful flower."

Evelyn smiled cheerfully while Gil gave an awkward smile, he then telepathically asked Evelyn.

'Child, what are you doing?You're making my skin shiver with cringyness!'

'Shut up! Do you think I want to say these words too...!'

The Duke, Allan and the head butler looked at the warm atmosphere that has never been seen in their household ever since the Duchess and Lady Evelyn died.

However, all of them have thought about Evelyn.

'Lady Evelyn won't act like this in front of people…'

'My daughter never smiled like this before…'

'She never acted like that towards me…'

All have swirling thoughts about Evelyn who seems to have appeared in front of them today with a face like hers' but a personality different from her.

'Adelyn Dashton,,, I must know everything about her.' Allan thought.

The Duke still is speechless… he wasn't sure how to interpret the situation that he's in.

First, he saw Gab, that became the commander of the Bahalkii Kingdom which means he's a beast kin.

'Does Evelyn know about that?' he thought.

He was starting to see how disinterested he was in his child's affair. Duke Keene still has these thoughts about his child when suddenly, a girl that looks like her daughter appeared before him. His mind is chaotic as much as his heart.

His gaze again landed on Lady Adelyn who was smiling towards her brother.