Chapter 72 - I'm your little champion

Adrien hesitated for a moment. Looking at the black characters on the blue card backs. Before he reached with his little hand for a wooden square and turned it over. A white little bunny with a pink nose and blue eyes was to be found. The little animal sat peacefully on a green meadow with colorful flowers in the background.

Laughing, he lifted the card to show it more clearly to Lily. "Rabbit." He giggled happily.

Lily clapped her hands. "The rabbit is so lonely! Do you know where his friend is hiding?" Asked Lily with a gentle smile around her lips.

Adrien looked at her with big eyes. It's not the first time he's played the game, but this one was a bit different. Usually the backs of the cards were always blank or printed with a nice pattern. But in this game there were black characters written on the back of the cards. After a couple of rounds, the toddler noticed that the cards with the same pattern on the inside also had the same black characters on the back. Happy with his ingenuity, Adrien nodded pridefully. He flipped the card in his hand over again and placed his memory card next to another one, carefully comparing letter by letter. Until he found another card that had the same writing on its back. With nimble fingers, Adrien reached for the card and turned it over with a chuckle. A second little rabbit was visible on it. Identical to the first rabbit. "Lily, Lily look. I found his friend." He squeaked gleefully.

Lily laughed. "You are so smart." While she stroked Adrien dotingly over the soft hair. "I think I'm losing. You already have so many pairs." She laughed sheepishly. In an instant his eyes illuminated. Adrien's grin grew wider and wider, reaching from ear to ear as he proudly tried to stretch out his chest. But instead presented his little round baby bump to Lily. He was simply to exited to suppress his expression. "Lily no be sad. Someone always has to lose. I'll always be with you, Lily. If Lily loses, Adrien wins for you."

Lily looked at him for a moment, stunned. She hadn't expected to hear such words from her protégé's sweet mouth. Where did these influences come from?

His eyes glistened with expectation as he walked over to Lily and lay into her arms. He was trying to be thoughtful and skilled, but looked so cute trying it. He was still a child who craved a hug. "Then I'm in Addy's care." Laughing, she gave her little winner a kiss on the chubby cheek. "My little champion show me your skills. It's still your turn."

Adrien happily clapped his hands and jumped off Lily's lap to choose his next card. With a thoughtful look his eyes wandered over the remaining playing cards.

A gentle knock on the door interrupted the highly concentrated boy. He looked up and saw Susi coming into the room.

"Madame, there's a call for you." The maid handed Lily the phone on a silver tray. Still, Lily could not get used to this gesture. But in the houses of the aristocracy, everything was handed over on silver trays and touched with silk gloves.

Lily raised her eyebrow inquiringly.

"Mademoiselle de Carvoisin, Lionelle de Carvoisin wishes to speak to Madame."

Lily nodded and answered the phone.

"Nelli?"