The Wicked Wife's Dark History Keeps Coming Back To Haunt Her - Chapter 55
From the morning, Nina felt incredibly refreshed.
One of the concerns that had been complicating her mind had vanished as if washed away.
“Good, you’re doing well.”
She praised herself, boosting her confidence.
She had thought about quitting everything and running away, thinking that there was no way she could earn her husband’s trust after regressing the day after reaching a peak of embarrassment in her dark history.
But surprisingly, many things had improved.
“Madam, you shouldn’t scratch your leg like that. If the scab comes off, it will leave a scar.”
Marsha, who was applying ointment to her calf, nagged worriedly.
Blood had appeared on the barely healed leg.
“Alright, I’ll be careful from now on.”
Normally, you should leave a scab alone until it falls off on its own, but it had been bothering her, so she had unconsciously picked at it, causing a problem.
Even though it was healing, it could become infected, and the spot where the scab had fallen off was now white with new skin, making the injury obvious.
Marsha looked sorrowfully at the wounds on Nina’s once smooth and fair legs.
Seeing Marsha’s distressed expression, Nina vowed not to pick at her scabs again.
After applying all the ointment,
Nina pulled down her skirt and asked Marsha for a favor.
“Marsha, could you call the head maid for me?”
“Yes!”
It wasn’t long before Melanie arrived.
“Madam, you called for me?”
“I’m glad you came. I had something to ask.”
“Please feel free to ask.”
“How much do you know about Saint Hennige Academy?”
“…May I ask why you’re inquiring?”
Melanie cautiously asked, clearly aware that anything related to Ian was a sensitive subject.
“It’s just that I’ve decided to attend the school festival with the Duke.”
Melanie’s pupils dilated in surprise.
“You mean… you’re attending?”
“Yes, that’s the plan… but as you know, I’ve never been a parent before.”
That was the concern.
She had never been a parent before.
“I was wondering if it’s customary to bring gifts for the teachers or classmates. I wanted to hear your thoughts.”
In her past life, her current life, and even in her reincarnated life, Nina had never played the role of a parent.
And since ‘Nina Taylor’ had received private tutoring, she had no experience with academy life.
The only school life she knew was from her time as ‘Jang So-yeong’, and what she remembered from that was…
Someone’s parents bringing hamburger sets for the class on sports day, or giving out small gifts like sketchbooks on Children’s Day?
Since there’s no such thing as an anti-bribery and graft act like the Kim Yeong-ran Act in this place, there might be parents here who also give gifts to the teachers.
Maybe it was related to being elected as a representative parent or something…
‘Since there’s no representative parent here, maybe it’s not that important?’
There might also be unscrupulous parents who bribe teachers to boost their child’s grades.
In any case, if other parents were giving out gifts, she thought she should take some kind of action too, which is why she asked.
“Although the Duke already makes large donations to the academy every year, do we really need to hand out additional gifts?”
Nina found herself at a loss for words in response to Melanie’s sincere question.
Right.
Melanie had always been stingier than Scrooge himself.
“Okay, I see…”
She realized she had asked the wrong person.
She should have called someone else—who would be better?
Nina was lost in thought, nibbling on her lip with her fingertips, when it happened.
“If you’re curious about anything related to the academy, why not ask Baron Summerden?”
“Baron Summerden?”
“Didn’t you know?”
“Hm?”
“Baron Summerden has been representing the Duke on all matters related to the academy.”
He had even planned to attend the school festival on behalf of the Duke.
As Melanie explained this, Nina nodded, asking her to bring Baron Summerden.
‘Of course…’
Even if their relationship was awkward, it wouldn’t make sense to neglect Ian entirely.
Although Ash hadn’t handled things personally, he had been keeping an eye on Ian through his right-hand man, his aide.
