Chapter 172 - Viewing Stella's Pictures

"Do you guys want to see Stella's pictures?"

Duke Brandi turned to Rant Valo and asked.

"You have? Please do!"

Rant Valo was surprised. He immediately became curious what Veia looked like when she was still small.

"F-Father! I want to see them first!"

Veia was flustered when she realized that her master would see her pictures.

"Hohoho. I'll make sure you see them before I give them to Rant."

Duke Brandi laughed seeing her reaction.

"I want to see all of them, Veia."

Rant Valo said to her.

When she heard his words, Veia's eyes swam around. She could feel their Master-Servant Contract acting up. She couldn't resist his words.

"A-Alright."

Veia said as she failed to resist.

"Y-You…"

Duke Brandi was taken aback seeing his daughter act so submissive towards a man he didn't know. For some reason, he felt jealousy in his heart. Someone stole his precious daughter's heart!

"Fufufu. Let's go bring them in."

Veia's mother laughed seeing their reactions. She then led the way to a room. When they entered the room, it was obvious that it was taken care of really well over the past years.

"This is Stella's room… Your room."

Veia's mother introduced Veia's old room to them. She then glanced at Veia with a smile on her face.

"Mother-in-law and Father-in-law really took care of her room."

Rant Valo commented as he looked around. Everything was neatly put in place, and that includes the bed was fixed.

"Of course. Although we never saw her again till now, we still think that she will return one day. And finally, she returned…"

Veia's mother went over and embraced Veia. As for Veia, tears welled up in her eyes.

"Yes. Even when the maids and butlers complained that they were cleaning an empty room, we still insisted."

Duke Brandi added from the side.

"Anyways, this is where we kept her pictures."

Duke Brandi bent over and grabbed a stack of papers at the bottom-most cabinet.

"Woah. These are all paintings of her?"

Rant Valo looked at the pictures in front of him. They were all realistic paintings of Veia. Veia looked really beautiful in all of them.

"Yes. She looks cute doesn't she?"

Duke Brandi smiled with emotion.

"Mm. This picture of a little Veia looks really well painted. It feels like she's standing in front of me."

Rant Valo nodded his head as he took a painting with a small little girl in it. She was holding a pink flower in her hand outside.

"This is me..?"

Veia browsed through her pictures one by one. Emotions welled up inside her. She could feel the happiness and innocence she had in the past. But all of that was taken by one vampire… It was such a sad story that tears dropped down her eyes and onto the paintings.

"Veia…"

Rant Valo went over and embraced her from behind. This was his chance to show to his father-in-law and mother-in-law that he truly loves Veia.

"Master…"

Veia turned around and embraced Rant Valo. She cried over his shoulders like a baby.

"Don't worry, Veia. Everything is okay now."

Rant Valo rubbed her back as he reassured her.

"Mm."

Veia nodded her head lightly. She felt relieved knowing that her master is with her now. He even accepted her with her past.

"How sweet…"

Veia's mother was watching with a satisfied smile on her face.

"Grrr… I'm jealous. A man is hugging my daughter in front of me."

Duke Brandi gritted his teeth in anger as he watched Rant Valo and Veia hugging each other. He felt like he was being left out as her father.

After a while, Veia finally stopped. She browsed through her pictures together with Rant Valo beside her. She felt more at ease after being comforted by him.

Meanwhile, Floriana Sabina was watching them from the sidelines. For some reason, extreme jealousy was bubbling inside her. Her heart was screaming that she wanted to be the one to do that with Rant Valo.

She clutched her aching heart and looked away. Why did she even fall for someone young like Rant Valo? She was already 500+ years old. It doesn't make sense.

"Master Floriana, look! Veia's so cute on this one!"

Rant Valo called for Floriana Sabina, but when he looked around, she wasn't there.

"Huh? Where did Master Floriana go?"

Rant Valo looked around in confusion.

"Master, look at this one. Aren't I cute?"

Veia pulled Rant Valo's attention back to the pictures.

…

At the garden, Floriana Sabina stood alone.

"Should I just leave?"

Floriana Sabina thought out loud as she stared into the sky while wondering. Her relationship with her disciple was not improving by one bit. It was like they were destined to be in this kind of a relationship forever.

"Do you want an advice?"

A voice suddenly interrupted her. It was the voice of a man, and she was also familiar with it.

"Who?!"

Floriana Sabina turned around and scanned the area with her Divine Sense.

"You won't be able to find me."

The voice continued.

"H-How?"

Confusion was etched onto Floriana Sabina's face as she looked around her.

"It's me, Magicus."

The voice introduced himself.

"It's you! How are you talking inside my head?"

Floriana Sabina exclaimed in shock.

"Aren't I the creator? Haha."

Magicus said with a light laugh.

"Y-You are…"

Floriana Sabina nodded her head.

"Then, it should be natural that I can talk to you."

Magicus said to her.

"D-Did you hear?"

Floriana Sabina asked as her face turned red from embarrassment.

"I did. It was silly, honestly."

Magicus replied to her.

"S-Silly?"

Floriana Sabina was taken aback by his words.

"Yes. All you have to do is to become an attractive woman then Rant Valo will surely fall for you. You, looking like a little girl, is the only thing holding him back."

Magicus explained to her.

"That's… How can I do that?"

Floriana Sabina asked him, unsure. She doesn't know of any way to change her appearance.