Dark Dad's Rebirth - Chapter 10. The Real Aria (3)

Chapter 10. The Real Aria (3)

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Aria sat on the bed when she finished her bath and waited for him. She intended to apologize as soon as Caelius returned. He strode in, something in his hand, and she heard the door open.

“Oh, Dad…….”

Aria forced her lips to part as she called out to Caelius.

” I’m sorry dad”

Caelius raised an eyebrow at her quick apology as if she were spouting nonsense. It was a look born of bewilderment, but because of the harshness of his expression, Aria mistook it for anger.

” I’m sorry…….” said Aria.

His brow furrowed, and he couldn’t help but smile.

“I, I didn’t…….”

She repeated herself. It was even more unsettling when she saw Caelius’ black eyes looking back at her.

Aria quickly racked her head. She was trying to figure out why he was so upset.

She didn’t want to be kept in a room like she had been at the Marquis’s, so she’d often agreed with him, but now that she was whimpering in pain and yelling his disapproval, she feared she’d be locked in another room again.

” I’m useless…….”

She spat out the words, her face white and trembling.

” Dad I’m sorry……I’m sorry.”

“Huh?” Caelius laughed at the ridiculousness of the situation. But his reaction simply gave Aria the impression that he was angry.

“Uh, I won’t do that in the future.”

“What do you mean you won’t ……?” Caelius said

Caelius snarled, his voice low and irritated.

“I won’t ……say no, I won’t complain that it hurts.”

Aria stretched out and grabbed Caelius’ by the collar. Her small hands clung to him as if pleading with him not to abandon her.

“I’m so sorry, I will not complain again”

Caelius didn’t respond, instead staring at her with a gloomy expression. He thought he noticed something in her weak grip.

“……I won’t do that again.”

Even though she was pleading for forgiveness, her face remained gloomy. Aria became more and more desperate as a result of his look. At this point, she’d be a useless daughter, to be closed in her chamber once again. That wasn’t a possibility according to Aria.

“You can…” Caelius said.

“That’s not even funny,” Caelius spat out her next words.

“I’m not a very good father, nor a very good man, but…”

He chewed his lip, not even bothering to hide his crumpled expression.

“I don’t think I ever made you spit those words out of your mouth.”

He hadn’t done so. Ever since they’d come to the manor, he’d always provided Aria with the best things—the best rooms, the most expensive food, the finest fabrics. He thought it was because she liked the things he fed her and dressed her in. After all, she followed his every move, but…

Being arrogant would come more naturally to Caelius than her adopting a coy demeanor and monitoring his every move. Deep down, that’s what Caelius desired as well. However, the way she was behaving now made it seem as if she feared being abandoned by him.

“Daughter,” Caelius said tenderly to her. Aria remained silent, saying something about being sorry.

“Lily”

“I, I was wrong…”

“Look at me, Lily.” Even when he told her to, she hesitated, reluctant to meet his gaze.

Caelius sighed deeply and clutched Aria’s cheeks.

“Lily.”

“Yes, Daddy…”

Aria shivered, her slender frame trembling like an aspen tree, still apprehensive about facing reprimands.

“I don’t confine you to your room like Aeryn does.”

“Ha, but… still, I mean, you didn’t bring me here for nothing.”

He paused at Aria’s words.

“Only if I’m useful…”

She didn’t complete her sentence. He clenched his fists, pondering her worth. Regardless of her concerns, all she had done since arriving at the mansion was play and eat, which was enough to save her from being abandoned following her deeds with her unscrupulous father.

She had to demonstrate her worthiness to be welcomed. Aria intuitively realized this reality.

Caelius stared at her for a moment, then spoke softly.

“Your very existence is useful.”

“I’m useful…?”

He didn’t bother to answer Aria, who repeated the question like a fool. Blonde and golden-eyed, her mere existence made her valuable to Caelius, but there was no way Aria would know that. She merely bit her lip nervously.

“Don’t think about it.”

Caelius remained silent, instead reaching for the medicine in his hand. Aria looked at him, puzzled. Caelius pursed his lips as she looked at him with a guilty expression.

“I think there’s a cut under…”

Aria’s big eyes narrowed, and her lashes fluttered.

“That’s why I stopped to put some medicine on it, not because I’m mad at you.”

His voice was unusually gentle, and she trembled at the touch of Caelius’ fingers as he delicately caressed her inner thigh.

When he touched her, her delicate legs parted slightly. Her labia opened again, displaying the crimson flesh hidden beneath the silky flesh beneath the smooth skin, and her quivering v*g*na was red and swollen from the exertion.

Caelius let out another agonizing grunt as he dried his face at the sight of it. I was strangely uncomfortable.

“don’t look…… it’s embarrassing…….” Aria went on to say.

Caelius responded, “I saw it all anyway, what’s embarrassing?”

“Well, still…….”

Caelius ignored her sobbing. He applied some ointment on a clean, sterilized cotton ball and felt around her v*g*na with an unusually careful touch.

“Ugh…….”

“Be calm.”

“Eh, over…….”

“What a bunch of fools.” The words were intended to be insignificant and cute, but Aria misunderstood them.

“You don’t like it because there are so many idiots……”

It was embarrassing enough for her to spread her legs in front of her father. She couldn’t say no anymore. She grasped the blankets, pursed her lips, and did not struggle or protest. The small woman shivered at his touch on her tender skin.

Caelius finally released her after carefully applying the medicine.

“…….”

Aria sobbed in quick succession. Caelius’ brow pinched in puzzlement as he realized she was crying after everything he had done.

“Lily, why are you crying?”

“Oh, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry…….” Aria said.

Caelius looked at her again, as if to ask what else she was sorry for.

Aria huffed and wiped away a tear; she didn’t want to cry, but it kept leaking out. Strangely, being around Caelius seemed to intensify her tears.

“You can’t cry; Dad won’t like it.”

She squeezed her eyes shut and recalled Goshen’s words.

“His Highness likes useful people. He hates children who can only use a herd. At this rate, I’m going to be one of those children. Or maybe I already am.”

Caelius, unaware of her thoughts, let out a small sigh.

“Enough, enough, stop crying.”

“hmph….”

Aria shook her head, but her tears showed no sign of stopping. He instructs her to stop crying or tell her not to cry. As time passed, the sobs grew quieter and quieter.

“Daddy…”

“…”

“I’ll try”

It wasn’t clear what she meant by “try,” but Caelius didn’t say anything in response

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A few days passed after the incident. Fearing abandonment by Caelius, Aria made a concerted effort to learn everything she could. She delved into a wide range of subjects, from the history of the empire to economics, military science, etiquette, and speech.

She even wanted to learn how to juggle. She attempted to get a tutor from Goshen, but he simply refused. Instead, she secretly acquired some of the novels popular among noblewomen and learned about s*x from them.

If she left some spare change for the maids, they would frequently bring her popular adult novels and artwork.

Aria took a close look at them. She wasn’t sure when that day would come, but if it did, she didn’t want it to be a shambles like the last time.

She wanted to try harder the next time, to be of some value, and part of her wanted to learn the art of the night from the smart Cortijans and make Caelius fall in love with her.

After all, there have been plenty of emperors throughout history who have fallen madly in love with women, abandoned their wives, seized power, and nearly destroyed their country.

‘If it were the case, She wouldn’t have to be worried about being abandoned….’

Aria frowned as she flipped through the book. Suddenly, she remembered Caelius from that day. His lean body, his toned abs. And the…… that hung between his legs, towering over him.

“Hah…….”

“Hah…….”

As she remembered it, she sighed. It was big, but it was too large. It was thicker than her forearm, no matter how she looked at it. she supposes she should mentally prepare herself to accept something as large as that forearm without being wounded.

Aria uncomfortably opened her legs after a time of reading. She then fumbled between her legs.

It wouldn’t hurt as much if she started with one finger and worked her way up, as the book suggested. She massaged the lone bulge of flesh, circling her slimy wet hole.

“Hmph…….”

“Hah…….”

Then she carefully slid her hand inside. Even though it was only one finger, she could feel the strange sensation.

Her heart thumped weirdly as she stroked her clit and slipped it into her hole.

She didn’t feel guilty about masturbating since she knew she was doing it for Caelius, not just for her pleasure. But the thought of his face as she thrust into her hole alone made her conscience prickle strangely.

“Daddy, huh, daddy…….”

Aria closed her eyes and panted, forcing herself to remember Caelius. She dreamed about him touching her v*g*na, gently massaging her, and she grew even wet down there.

His chiseled features, commanding height, and powerful body. Caelius was certainly the type of man who would turn any woman’s head. Aria, who had always been lonely, had fallen for him more easily than others.

She was too busy picking up nuggets of affection to fill the gap to notice that she was sinking to the ocean’s depths.

She couldn’t even deny it at this point. She liked Caelius as much as she enjoyed her own p*ssy at the thought of her father’s face.

As the polar opposite.

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“Esoteric arts?”

“Yes, the princess requested it.”

Caelius frowned for a moment at Goshen’s words.

“Hmph….”

“She also purchases novels and paintings through her maids.”

It was evident that the novels and paintings he referred to were not ordinary ones. Caelius set his jaw and tapped his fingers on the desk. What kind of whim is this, he thought, suddenly desiring to learn telekinesis?

“I wasn’t even touching her on purpose because she was crying out in pain…”

When he recalled Aria’s tear-stained face, she felt a strange pang of remorse. It was ridiculous, even for him. He hadn’t felt any sympathy or guilt for the countless people he had slashed and killed, and yet he felt guilty about this. He wondered to himself.

He wondered if it was because she was his daughter.

“I’ll go see Aria.”

Caelius rose to his feet. He set down the papers he was carrying and left the office, heading for her bedroom. He stood in front of her door and raised his hand to knock.

“Hmph, hmph… Dad…”

A faint moan could be heard from within the room. It was weak enough to be inaudible to most people, but Caelius, whose senses were more acute than most, could hear it.

The grunting sounded strange as if she was in pain. Caelius forgot to knock and flung open the door.

“Lily……!”

He noticed Aria shivering and poking at her hole in the bed.

Aria let out a new scream, startled by the unexpected opening of the door, and the sight of Caelius standing there made her feel like the sky was falling apart. She couldn’t stop, couldn’t continue the act. She just stood there, mouth gaping, frozen.

Caelius furrowed his brow, as if unable to accept what he had been witnessing. He wondered whether he was seeing things, but Aria was clear no matter how he looked at it.

Her huge eyes began to well up with tears once more. Aria’s delicate cheeks were flushed with tears. They were tears of embarrassment.

“Oh, Daddy…… Daddy, it’s, it’s, it’s, it’s…….”

Her voice was thin through her teeth. The hand that had been touching in the hole eventually slipped out, its shape grotesque. Caelius had stretched the front of his shirt quite a little without noticing it.

He walked toward Aria, trying to appear uninterested until she bit her lip and shuddered. He was inches away from her in an instant, and he leaned down to place his face close to hers. Caelius’ cologne hit her before she could respond. 

Her gold lashes fluttered pityingly. Her slim legs slid up and down the hem of her dress.

“My daughter is wet?”

“Ugh.”

“I wasn’t aware that you felt that way.”

He raised an eyebrow and laughed quietly. There was something despicable about that look. Aria laughed and grabbed Caelius’ collar. 

“It’s not like that,” Aria clarified.

“Not like that?” said Caelius.

Caelius jerked his head toward her as if asking for an explanation. He wasn’t into voodoo, he wasn’t into pornography…… He was also not interested in masturbating. It wasn’t at all unexpected, and it caught him off guard.

Aria forced herself to speak after a period of sobbing and trembling.

“Da, next time, daddy…… me, I’ll offend you, I don’t want to, ah, I don’t want to…….”

Caelius failed to understand what she was saying right away. He was perplexed as to why she would masturbate if she didn’t want to offend him, and it wasn’t until he repeated the words that he realized what she meant.

When he saw blood and suddenly stopped, she thought he was talking to his former relationship. She felt worried no matter how many times he’d told her it was fine, and he couldn’t believe she’d persisted in taking him through that tiny hole.

In comparison to Caelius’, her fingers were tiny. He wondered if a hand his size would even feel it.

He looked at Aria’s tears.

He didn’t hate her.

She had done it so boldly, thinking she would get a good look, and now she felt deeply embarrassed to have been caught.

He enjoyed everything.

He particularly enjoyed the idea that those brilliant golden eyes were seeking his attention and admiration.

“So, is that why you’re interested in some kind of telepathy?”

He asked casually as if he already knew the answer.

“Do you think I’m any different than those incompetent emperors who went mad over a woman and destroyed a country?”

Aria’s eyes widened even though it was merely a joke.

“Oh, no, that’s not what I meant at all……!”

“No?”

Caelius laughed and tapped her on the nose.

“I can’t even share a joke with you because you get so uneasy whenever I say anything.”

His tone was oddly comforting. It was a little softer, gentler than normal. Caelius didn’t notice the change in himself, but Aria did. Even if it was only a slight difference, this Caelius was not the same, and she stared at him blankly for a moment.

The perfectly coiffed black hair. The ferocious eyes and the painted nose. He was more attractive than most fairy tale princes. She felt as if she was growing drunk on Caelius as she stared at him. Aria spewed out the words on the spur of the moment.

“I like you, Dad,” Aria remarked.

Caelius’ reaction was, “I love you too…….”

Aria continues, “I love you, you’re the best thing in the world.”

He wasn’t surprised because her world was already small.

“Daddy likes Lily too.”

Caelius rubbed his stiff p*nis on Aria’s p*ssy, rubbing his p*nis against her. Pinned to him, Aria automatically wrapped her arms around his neck and cooed on his cheek.