Je suis un enfant de cette maison - Chapitre 1

Chapitre 1: Prologue

"Ma fille?” a low voice asked.

"Oui."

"Et qu'en est-il?"

“I want child support,” mother’s triumphant voice echoed loud and clear.

I know nothing of this world, but I knew father was a rich man of high position.

I raised my head and looked around. The room was new.

…My toes hurt.

"Je refuse," dit-il froidement.

"Qu-quoi?!"

Soudainement, I felt a tug and I opened my eyes wide.

“I’ll buy this one instead.”

"De quoi parles-tu?"

“You don’t need her anyway, n'est-ce pas?"

His sarcastic remark caused mother’s beautiful face to distort. Biting her full, lèvres rouges, Hayley a estimé qu'elle devait devenir forte et se protéger, “Gold. Give me that as payment.”

…I wanted to cover my ears.

“Though I’m not sure if she’s truly my daughter. Onze ans? She looks like she’s eight," dit-il sans détour.

“She’s eleven and your descendant! You’re the only one I had at the time.”

Il a fait claquer sa langue. “I’m no pushover. But you’d better get your hands off me, femme. And don’t speak nonsense anymore. Kelson!"

At his call, the door opened and a gentle-looking man full of brown hair came in. Father threw me at him. Heureusement, Kelson managed to catch me… gently.

“20,000 gold,” father said.

"Oui?” mother asked.

“Is the payment. Kelson, get me a pen and paper. Let’s wrap up this deal.”

Impératrice remariée, I was sold for 20,000 or.