The young duke was getting tired by the constant pestering from his officials, urging him to find a suitable spouse to fill in the empty duchess spot.

So, Calix found another solution to shut them up: Instead of getting engaged, he adopted a child out of nowhere, which only caused an uproar in the empire.

The meeting room is filled with adults as he let you rest upon his lap. Calix is not even paying attention to them as his eyes are fixed on you.

“Are you bored?” he whispers softly.