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“ Why ? I think you look the most handsome and the most live alike version in this portrait . “ said Daria .

“ Change it ! “ said Damon annoyed .

“ No , I won’t . “ said Daria coldly .

Damon sighed as he looked at her with a troubled expression .

“ Do you realise that this is risky ? “ said Damon .

“ It’s not weird for people to look alike their ancestors in the human society . “ said Daria .

“ That girl just now was a human as well . Didn’t you see her reaction ? “ said Damon .

Daria remembered her words and started to laugh again .

“ That certainly is an unusual reaction . He he he !….Ghost..Pffft ! “ said Daria who couldn’t stop laughing .

Damon sighed at her laughs as he walked ahead taking the book with him .

The next day , everyone got up early and headed to the lounge . They were all exited at the idea of seeing the duke in person but the person who showed up instead was the butler Arnold .

“ Good morning everyone ! The Duke couldn’t come to greet you personally this morning due to his busy schedule so , it is decided that you will have dinner with the duke and young duchess . “ said Arnold .

They looked at each other excited because having dinner with them would mean that they would be even better than just a simple greeting . All of them were excited but Daphne on the other hand wasn’t that much as she remembered the incident yesterday .

‘ There is no way he was the duke .  The duke wouldn’t be such a disrespectful person like him . He must be his relative……But it is stated on the records that only the direct bloodline has white hair and blue eyes……Nah ! There’s no way I bumped into the Duke of all people . Plus , what would a duke do in the library late at night .  He should be at a party . That would make much more sense . ‘ thought Daphne to herself , shaking her head .

After informing them , the butler left and they resumed their work .

“ Everyone hurry back to work ! Who hasn’t finished his share of research will not be participating in the dinner . “ said the professor .

“ That is our professor , as harsh as ever . “ said Gerry the group’s troublemaker .

Everyone laughed lightly then each went to finish their proper assignment . Gerry walked over to Daphne and grabbed her file , starling her .

“ Gerry , stop it already . Give me my file . “ said Daphne .

“ Come get it ! That is , if you reach it . “ said Gerry with a playful smile .

He was enjoying teasing her about her height .

“ Gerry you are such a jerk . “ said Daphne .

“ And you a hopeless nerd . “ said Gerry laughing .

Lion walked behind him and took the file from his hand , handing it to Daphne .

“ Here ! “ said Lion .

“ Thank you Lion ! “ said Daphne with a warm smile , making his heart flutter .

She turned her head and looked at Gerry .

“ You better not bother me when I am trying to organise the data otherwise I will tell the teacher on you .  I am sure that he will assign you the thing you like the most , the data collecting . “ said Daphne with a scary smile which made Gerry gulp nervously .

“ Daphne , come here . I need you to check something . “ said the professor .

“ Coming ! “ said Daphne walking towards him as the professor glared at Gerry .

“ Tsk ! This guy ! Why do you interfere ?! “ said Gerry averting his eyes away from the professor and looking at Lion .

“ I don’t care about your behaviour with others but when you try to mess with Daphne I will always interfere . “ said Lion glaring at him with a scary look on his face .

The professor explained the assignment to Daphne and went to Gerry giving him some work as well , making him feel troubled .

Lion’s eyes were fixated on Daphne as she said I own and started to write the notes while checking three files at once . Ana noticed the sweet look in Lion’s eyes as he looked at Daphne .

“ So , when do you plan on making the big move ? “ said Ana deciding to tease him .

“ What big move are you talking about ? “ asked Lion .

Ana looked at him then looked at Daphne who was immersed in her writing .

“ Pfft ! I really hope you haven’t placed your hoped on that nerd to make the first move . She is my best friend . I love her but she is way too much of a bookworm . “ said Ana .

Lion couldn’t really deny it and laughed lightly .

“  I am well aware of that . That is why it’s still not the right time . “ said Lion .

“ Oh , so you were indeed thinking about it . “ said Ana .

“ Since you noticed despite me trying to hide it , I guess it’s something can’t control and end up revealing unconsciously . I should go and help her . Will you come ? “ said Lion .

“ Go mr gentleman . I don’t want to be a third wheel . I will go finish my assignment . “ said Ana waving at him as he headed towards Daphne .

Meanwhile at the entrance of the castle , a black limousine parked and Daria with Damon came out .

“ Do you think I bought Hermes birkin bags ? “ asked Daria as she looked at the bodyguard holding the ten orange boxes of luxury bag she had bought .

“ They certainly will be enough for this season . “ said Damon looking at his phone .

“ You didn’t buy anything but luckily for you , you have a wonderful sister like me who makes sure to buy them for you . “ said Daria .

She turned her head forward and  noticed from the window of the library Daphne and Lion working on the file together .

“ What an adorable sight ! Don’t you find the two of them quite close ? “ said Daria peeking at Damon to see his expression .

Damon raised his eyes and looked at the view in front of him . The wind and warm breeze that made the curtain slightly moving and the petals of the sakura tree in the garden falling dancing at the rhythm of the wind . One of the petals flew on Daphne’s hair .

“ You have something on your hair . “ said Lion as he came closer to her .

Daphne blushed a little when as she looked at him being so close to her .

“ T…Thank you . “ said Daphne with a shy smile and blushing cheeks .

She couldn’t manage the atmosphere created between them and averted her attention to the file .

“ Oh , we need to look at the records from two hundred years ago . “ said Daphne shyly with a flustered expression making Lion smile .

Damon looked at them annoyed as he clenched his fist . Without realising he clenched his fist so hard that he ended up breaking the phone in half .

“ Haaa….This is the tenth phone you have broken this month . “ said Daria helplessly .

Damon threw the phone from behind as his assistant caught it .

‘  …..I was just teasing him a little but I never expected him to get angry . ‘ thought Daria looking at Daphne .

Damon looked at his assailant and pointed at the phone .

“ Make sure the new phone is ready by dinner time . “ said Damon .

“ Yes , your highness . “ said the assistant .

Damon walked ahead without sparing a second glance at them .

‘ For you to spark the interest of my cold hearted brother who is indifferent to everything…..makes me question whether you really are special or not . ‘ thought Daria as she went back to her room with her assistant bring the bags along , feeling rather satisfied .

When he arrived at his office , he threw the jacket annoyed on the couch and noticed that the book Daphne mentioned was there .

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