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Chapter 11

No. I won’t.

I won’t let you have your way this time.

Rebecca did not deviate from my expectations. When I didn’t do what she wanted, Rebecca hurriedly got up from her seat as if she was going to tattle on her daddy.

“If you’re going to tattle on your daddy, you won’t be able to taste the snacks that I made. My next snack will be moist chocolate bread. The chocolate will rush out once you split it…”

Upon hearing my words, the child jumped to the chair next to me.

With her black hair and red eyes, just like a rabbit.

Rere’s puffed cheeks reflected her heart.

It was obvious that she was upset.

“Give me that.”“What do you mean by ‘give me that’? You need to say please~”“No. Why do I need to say please? I’m a princess, and I’m the owner here.”“Then I won’t give it. If Rere says ‘please’ in a pretty voice, then I’ll give it to you. I’m sure you can do that.”“….”“I’ll wait for you.”

I grinned and stood up with the plate of schneeballen.

“Wa-Wait!”

I made up my mind.

Even if I had to go, I’ll make you human at least once.

Before I go, I’ll definitely take a little revenge.

“I’m annoyed! Give me! Give meeee!!!”

As if she couldn’t overcome her anger, Rere lashed out uncontrollably.

At a time like this, it was the nanny and the maids who stepped up.

After looking at us alternately, they bowed their heads to me as if they thought it would be faster to persuade me than to appease Rebecca.

“Madam, I’m sorry…but can’t you give that to the miss?”

Eventually, the nanny and the maids stopped me from going out.

“I will never give it to her.”“Aigoo…What if the miss catches a fever…”“She shouldn’t be growing up like that.”

At the end of my sentence, I left the perplexed servants behind and went outside.

Some of the cries of a child are fake.

The cry that Rere was making right now was that fake cry.

Eventually, she’ll get tired on her own.

At that time…

“Who’s that?”

Just when I opened the door, I saw that Rere’s father was guarding the door.

“Ah. It’s you.”“What’s with your reaction? More than that, the child seems to be crying inside.”“I know.”“Did you make the child cry?”“How can I make the precious princess cry? I’m just saying that if she doesn’t eat, then I won’t give her the snacks I made.”“If that’s what the child wants…”

It’s not ‘daughter’s daddy’ but it was foolish daddy.

(T/L : 딸바보 Daughter’s daddy/ Fool for daughter. A term for a father/mother who adores his/her daughter way too much, and they’re blinded by love to the point we call them a ‘fool’. But in this case, Leona calls him an actual ‘fool’ lol.)

This time, he glared at me fiercely.

As if saying that he won’t let go of anyone who made his daughter cry.

“You want me to give it to her whenever she wants it? I’m afraid I’ve never promised to give the child everything that I made.”“…”“Then, I’ll be going now.”

He stared at me for a moment because he had nothing else to say, and then entered the room.

I had heaps of things to say, but I didn’t have any intention of rectifying that foolish daddy.

‘If you’re raising a child like that, in the end, all of you will die. You’ll get everyone killed.’

(T/N: Referring to Rebecca growing up to be a cold-blooded villainess.)

I clicked my tongue and immediately took my gaze away from them.

Of course, I kept looking at them because I was worried, but I had to keep my mind firm.

‘I’m going to survive. Because I have no intention of becoming a victim and to be sacrificed in this novel.’

Once again, I clenched my fists and turned around.

I’m also busy making snacks for dinner.

Without anyone noticing, May and I arrived in an old kitchen that wasn’t being used by anyone.

“It’s fine to go back. You must have a lot to do, but I’m grateful for your help.”“No! I can stay here if you like!”“But don’t you have a lot to do?”“All I have to do is to help you adapt to this place!”

She smiled harmlessly and moved her steps into the kitchen.

“Thank you. Then you can stay with me, right?”

May’s eyes sparkled.

“Yes!”“You don’t seem to hate me…”“Of course! I felt a strong sense of loyalty to Ms. Leona, who sided with us on the first day.”“Ah!”

That was the cause of the maids’ sudden change in attitude.

“The previous nanny used to send people to a strange place whenever she was unhappy with something. Nanny Daisy was sent to do the laundry just because she said the right thing.”“Indeed.”“So I was actually happy. Because of you, she was kicked out!”

May, who had been calling me “Madam” every day since the nanny was changed, smiled more brightly than ever.

“Thank you, May.”“It’s nothing!”“Then you can rest a little in the corner over there while I’m making the chocolate. You must be tired.”“Ah! They said this is called skipping!”

After smiling brightly, May comfortably sat in a chair on the corner of the old kitchen.

“I’m going to skip work here since you gave me permission!”“Okay.”

Perhaps because she was tired, not long after that, May began to doze off.

In case I might wake her up, I moved carefully and made chocolate fondant until night came.

Chocolate fondant was usually served in an ordinary bowl, but in order for Rere to fall in love at first glance, it had to be in a big and perfect chocolate bread.

So I grumbled for a while because I couldn’t use a meter here.

Fortunately, the dessert was finished at dusk. In the morning, I headed to the child’s room.

As expected, Rebecca was not eating because there were many maids in front of her. But the situation looked quite different from before.

Covering their mouth with their hands, I could tell that the maids were smiling.

“Madam!”

At someone’s word, the maids in the room turned their eyes to me.

What could it be?

It’s quite burdensome.

“What happened?”“Oh my god! The miss has eaten! She ate the whole bowl!”“…What?”

That was not what I wanted.

I wanted Rere not to eat this time.

So I rushed into the room.

It was true that I saw Rere eating diligently at the place where I was sitting yesterday.

“Huh?”

But as soon as she realized I was here, she jumped off the table.

“I’m done eating.”“Miss, didn’t you say you were going to eat more?”“…I don’t know anymore. I don’t want to eat.”

The child, who glanced at me, suddenly burrowed herself into the rabbit dolls.

“Please eat a little more…”

The nanny looked at me regretfully and turned to Rere again.

I wasn’t hoping for this. It was as if my presence had interrupted the child’s meal.

“Rere, you-”

When I was about to say I would give her chocolate because she ate, Rere, who was swiveling among the rabbits, suddenly popped out and put her doll on the chair where she was sitting before.

“This.”“What is this? A rabbit doll?”“…The rabbit doll has something to say. Look.”

Rere, who forcibly gave me a rabbit carrying a bag the size of its body, walked back one step after murmuring.

What kind of trouble are you going to create this time?

With that thought, I fiddled the inside of the rabbit’s bag and found something in it.

“What is it?”

There was a paper inside, when I opened it there was something written on it.

“Sorry?”

That one word.

And when I said that, Rere screamed with a flushed face.

“I didn’t say I was sorry! The rabbit! It’s the rabbit!”“What?”“Also…I don’t like choco!”

The child, who was making the confession all by herself, clearly stared at me.

“It wasn’t my fault! Honestly, it’s also your fault. I like my nanny but you kicked her out. That’s why I did it!”

Was it possible for the child to change so much in just half a day?

I couldn’t believe she said sorry.

Were you trying to fool around with me, or were you trying to hurt me by saying this?

At the time when I had all kinds of thoughts, Rere broke the silence.

“I don’t like choco. That’s why, Auntie, you eat that!”

I wanted to say ‘What’s wrong with you?’ but because of what happened, I just spoke thoughtlessly.

“…So I’m an auntie.”“…If I call you mom…you’ll leave…so I’ll call you auntie.”

Her words weighed heavily on my heart.

I had to say something else, but I continued standing still for a long time because I was dazed by her sad eyes that I had never seen before.

“You’re leaving, aren’t you? My nanny left in the end. Because of auntie. You did that so you can leave.”

I wanted to say that I won’t leave, but I already had the intention to leave.

As if I had eaten honey, I was speechless.

(T/N: Korean proverb for people who cannot speak what’s on their minds.)

After a long time, the child pulled my hem towards her.

“…Auntie.”

The child’s tiny hand grabbed my hem.

“Yes?”“You’re different, aren’t you? You’re different. That’s why you said those things because you were worried about me. Huh?”“….”“Because you were different…if I call you mom…you won’t leave, right…?”

No. I can’t be your mother.

Because in this novel, you’re going to hurt me badly.

I had to say those words, but I couldn’t bear to say it to the child who looked at me with her big eyes.

“That…”“Mom. I’ll call you mom. I’ll eat well and listen to you…that’s why…don’t leave. Daddy…and auntie will leave…that’s why I became a bad child…..Don’t go…”

When such words came out of Rere’s mouth, I felt an unknown feeling. It seemed like a good person’s disease that I had long forgotten resurfaced.

I couldn’t be so cold-hearted to a child whose eyes shine towards me. Because I saw the nature of the child whose heart was more fragile than anyone else.

I decided to escape my fate in a different way. If possible, I’ll take a round-about way.

“Okay, Rere. I’ll do it. I’ll be your mom.”“That’s a relief…”

Only after hearing that one word did Rere smile broadly, and soon tumbled.

“Miss!”

The nanny and maids, who had stood back as if not to disturb us, rushed in.

Unconsciously, I held the falling Rere and hurriedly carried her.

“Rere, Rere. What’s wrong with you!”

The child’s body was burning hot as if it were a stove.

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