This Three-Year-Old Is A Villainess - Chapter 245
Han Ji-hyuk, slightly flustered, whispered to me.
“But her voice is really loud.”
“A loud voice is a good thing.”
It’s better than being quiet.
Communication is easier, and there’s even a saying that in any situation, the person with the louder voice wins.
“Besides, this bakery is small.”
“That’s true.”
Thanks to the bakery’s small size, we could hear Canella and the others’ conversation clearly.
Just like now.
Canella waved her hands lightly as she spoke.
“Oh my, Sister. Why are you hesitating so much? You’d do just fine. Stop worrying and just submit your résumé.”
“I didn’t graduate from the Academy… and I wasn’t a nursery maid at the Imperial Palace like you. Well, it’s not like I’m applying to a great noble family like House Astra, but still…”
Huh?
No wonder my ears perked up all of a sudden—they were talking about us.
My eyes sparkled.
I sharpened my hearing and focused all my attention.
After all, hearing other people talk about you is always the most interesting thing.
Canella rested her chin on her interlocked fingers and spoke.
“But Sister, you really love children.”
“That’s true.”
“And isn’t that the most important thing? No matter how much work a nanny for noble children has, the most important thing is still having a heart that loves them.”
“Y-You think so?”
Han Ji-hyuk’s eyes widened, and he lowered his voice.
“She’s got a really good mindset.”
“Yeah. She seems like a good person.”
A nanny should prioritize love for children over money or ambition.
It’s not that pursuing money or ambition is bad, but taking care of children is far more exhausting and difficult than one might think.
Even more so when the child isn’t your own.
Children are still growing, so they make mistakes and throw unreasonable tantrums.
Because they’re children.
Because that’s what children do.
A nanny’s job is to correct and guide those behaviors, so it’s better if they truly care for the child.
‘If they dislike kids, wouldn’t it be unbearable to see them every day? Even for money?’
Canella’s words were both sincere and reasonable.
She seemed like someone who genuinely gave thoughtful advice to her friends.
Listening to her made even the friend sitting across from her seem like a good person.
And their conversation continued to be interesting.
“And if you like that gentleman, you should make the first move.”
“Oh, but I’m not pretty, and I have nothing special about me… He owns a big textile shop in the capital. How could someone like me…”
“What? You so pretty though. And your heart is even prettier. What are you talking about? If he’s truly a good person, there’s no way he wouldn’t recognize how beautiful and considerate you are.”
Ah, seriously.
Even I felt happy just listening.
Han Ji-hyuk and I exchanged glances and nodded.
‘We should call her in for an interview.’
A nanny would be with me practically 24 hours a day.
She was bound to discover my identity.
I wasn’t a bad person, but I wasn’t all good either.
Even if I always had my reasons for my actions, understanding them was a different matter altogether.
‘If she can recognize people’s strengths like that…’
And personality was the most important thing.
If she ever leaked my information, it would be a disaster.
Canella and her friends continued their conversation, but nothing about it raised any red flags.
Some time passed.
Screech! Some of Canella’s friends, saying they had things to do, dragged their chairs back and stood up first.
Canella lightly tidied up the table to make it easier for the staff to clean.
Ding!
The bell on the bakery door chimed as it opened.
As Canella and her group stepped outside, they began to part ways one by one.
It seemed like those heading in the same direction stuck together.
After waiting for the right moment, Han Ji-hyuk and I left the bakery and followed Canella.
Since we had met her, we planned to introduce ourselves and ask her to come in for an interview.
Just then, up ahead, Canella suddenly turned into an alley.
One of her friends—a tall, thin woman—followed her.
So, I cautiously entered the alley as well.
Thud!
“Ack!”
The moment I stepped in, I collided with the thin woman.
Since I was shorter than her, I bounced backward and landed hard on my butt.
“What the—? A kid?”
The thin woman, startled, turned to look at me.
Wait, she just used informal speech.
‘Well, I guess it makes sense since I’m young. People tend to blurt things out instinctively when surprised.’
Han Ji-hyuk, who had followed behind, helped me up from the ground.
“You okay?”
“Yeah.”
Actually, no.
I must have hit my tailbone pretty hard when I fell.
‘Ugh, that hurts.’
But since I had a different goal in mind, I held back and didn’t show it.
Since we were outside, I couldn’t even rub my sore backside and was quietly gritting my teeth when a sharp voice interrupted.
“What are you even doing, you brat? If you bumped into someone, you should apologize.”
