The Baby Who Regressed Refuses Childcare - Chapter 30
“Has she gone mad?! How can she grab a child’s face so violently, no matter what?!”
“Calm down, Mielle.”
I shut my eyes tighter, listening to Mielle and Soya whispering.
After receiving treatment, I was sitting on the couch, my eyes closed tight in shock.
Mielle must have thought I fell asleep as she covered me with a thick blanket.
“How can Lady Camilla act so improperly, always so informal and barging in unexpectedly! And now, even to our Lady…!”
“The Duke will surely take appropriate action…”
Despite Soya’s attempts to pacify her, Mielle seemed unable to quell her anger.
“Seriously, how long does she plan to milk the fact that she helped the family during hard times?! We’ve paid back the borrowed money with interest long ago!”
‘Borrowed money?’
My eyes opened slightly.
The blurred figures of the two people standing in the distance came into view.
“The lady surely has her reasons. Lady Camilla’s wealth isn’t something small, you know.”
“Even so…”
“She must believe the relationship is worth maintaining, that’s why she tolerates it.”
“But that crazy woman crosses the line!”
“M-Mielle! Be careful with your words! What if you get whipped again like last time…!”
Soya glanced my way, so I quickly shut my eyes that had opened just a sliver.
“What are we going to do about the lady?”
A brief silence settled.
“She must be hurt by the talk of being a commoner.”
“…She understands things quite well, that one.”
They were worried about me.
But I was really okay.
‘After all, technically, I am a commoner.’
The nobility’s fuss over status isn’t a new story; disdain and insults towards commoners were something I had experienced dozens of times in my previous life.
Even in my past life as a noble, I faced all sorts of derogatory remarks due to my orphanage background.
‘Of course, being roughly grabbed and judged was a bit shocking.’
But I’m not the type to be hurt by such things.
Perhaps because I’m in a child’s body, my hands tremble and my legs feel weak.
Still, the silver lining was that I now had a good grasp of the situation.
‘Lady Camilla is wealthy.’
That thought triggered a memory.
Before Sharon Abner took over, the Abner family was on the brink of ruin.
Turning such a situation around isn’t easy.
Unless, of course, there’s substantial financial backing.
‘Sharon Abner must have borrowed money from Lady Camilla during her early reign.’
Then it made sense to maintain a friendly relationship with her so far.
Having a wealthy ally is never a bad thing.
‘And as for Lady Camilla…’
Currently, the Abner family has surpassed the Longton family in military and arms influence.
And its potential for future growth is substantial too, especially with the untapped resources lying dormant in the once thought barren North.
‘The issue is the future.’
Currently, Sharon Abner leads the family without any issue.
However, the only heir she has is Jaden Abner.
‘Sharon Abner doesn’t trust Jaden, not in the slightest.’
Even in my past life, this was a well-known issue within the Abner family.
Simply put, a great house lacked a worthy successor.
I nodded to myself.
‘That settles it then.’
It was clear what Lady Camilla was aiming for.
She wanted to push her daughter, Ruby, as an adopted daughter into the Abner family.
“What, is she here?”
Her eight-year-old daughter, Ruby.
