I Became The Stepmother Of An Irrevocable Dark Family - Chapter 117
Translator and Editor: Maru and Tea
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Chapter 117
Seeing him look so excited, I shook my head firmly.
The person the High Priest was interested in was not the person I had seen personally, but rather the person May met when she interviewed for the position of royal maid.
Someone who resembled me, but I wasn’t interested in her because she had nothing to do with me.
Thus, I couldn’t answer his question.
“I’m afraid I don’t have an answer for you. I’m not even sure if it’s a man or a woman.”
I knew it was a woman, but I shook my head as if I knew nothing.
“…I see. I’m sorry. I’ve been rude to you, Ms. Leona.”
“It’s nothing.”
I was simply curious about the situation at hand. Asking in such detail meant that the High Priest must have already guessed the identity of that person.
“Please forget what you just heard. I got a little carried away.”
The High Priest looked at me with quivering eyes, as if he’d finally snapped out of it.
I only nodded at the perplexed man, but this bizarre situation piqued my interest even more.
‘Who is this person?’
-It was a lady who looked like an aristocrat, yet she reminded me of madam!
May’s words came to mind at the time. I was so preoccupied that I had completely forgotten about it. I’d heard a lot of bad stuff.
She said she was not chosen for the job of royal maid. She made it to the last round before being eliminated after it was found she wasn’t Rere’s close maid.
‘Did it have to be a maid close to Rere? Don’t tell me that what carried May to the final stage was her former occupation in the family? Why are they so obsessed with Rere anyway?’
I couldn’t understand no matter how hard I tried. I wondered if the Royal family became obsessed with Rere because I changed the course of the novel, and Rere was no longer a villainess.
Then.
The High Priest, whom I had forgotten for a while, bowed before me.
“Ms. Leona. May I ask you a favor?”
“What favor?”
“Would you tell me if you see her anywhere in the future? Anything is fine. Anything.”
“Alright.”
“I’m counting on you.”
Earlier, he had pretended to give up, but the High Priest nodded to me repeatedly, as if he couldn’t give up easily.
Somehow I felt uncomfortable with that appearance.
‘Should I tell him?’
I could have told him the person was a woman, but the High Priest made me uncomfortable in so many ways.
I watched him silently.
‘It’s strange from the start. You act as if you’re being pursued by something.’
His laid-back attitude was nowhere to be seen. So I looked at him quietly and nodded.
First and foremost, it was not too late to investigate and discuss the facts that I had discovered. Even about this temple which made me uneasy.
“Moreover, I took up a lot of Ms. Leona and the Duke family’s time today.”
Only then did the High Priest look at me with an awkward expression and clear his throat.
“I didn’t mean to cause you this much trouble.”
“I hope this doesn’t happen again.”
“This will never happen again. You said you weren’t the hero of the oracle…”
He trailed off the end of his sentence, but the High Priest seemed certain that I was the oracle’s hero.
“Yes. I’m not. I didn’t hear anything.”
“Alright. Since I’ve caused you a lot of trouble, I’ll help you with anything after this.”
“No need to do that. Just let me continue to visit the library.”
“Of course. I’ll do that for you. What else do you need?”
His voice was relaxed as if he had now returned to his original self. He was as generous and friendly as he had been before. But I just shook my head.
“Nothing. What if you bother me with stuff like this again if I receive your kindness?”
I asked in all seriousness, but the High Priest laughed awkwardly.
“I must have really caused you a lot of trouble.”
“That’s right. So don’t try to do anything else. Otherwise, I’ll continue to suspect you have ulterior motives, like I did today.”
“I understand.”
“Then, Your Holiness. I’ll see you next time. Let’s go, Rere.”
“Yeaaah! Mom, I pulled out a lot of rainbow flowers!”
At first, I thought she was only picking flowers, but I suddenly noticed that Rere had pulled out all the roots.
“A-Are you going to take everything like this?”
“Yup! Hold on to this, Daddy. I’m going to hold Mom’s hand.”
Rere gave Ian an armful of flowers and rubbed her dirty hands on her clothes before reaching out to me.
“When you play in the dirt, you must thoroughly wash your hands.”
“Okay!”
I took a handkerchief from my sleeve and wiped the dirt off Rere’s hands.
“Oh, right. His Holiness. About Priest Antonio who escorted me here earlier…”
“What did Priest Antonio say?”
Antonio would become anxious if I said, ‘Call him here and ask him yourself.’
“It’s not a big deal, but I think you’d better talk with him properly.”
At the very least, this was the proper approach to point out what he had done to me. If I didn’t do this, it might happen again the next time I visit the temple.
“Alright. I’ll call him and confirm it myself.”
I only left there after hearing the response, still holding Rere’s hand. Outside the door, I noticed Priest Antonio had a worried expression on his face, but I ignored him and left the place.
No matter how bad I am with directions, I wasn’t bad enough to get lost on a path that was merely a straight line.
Fortunately, nothing embarrassing had happened.
We boarded the family carriage that had been stationed in front of the temple. Ian boarded a little bit later because he carried the flowers Rere had pulled out.
“Why did you pick so many flowers?”
“Because they’re pretty!”
Ian wiped his hands with a handkerchief and fixed his gaze on Rere, who sat next to me.
“Did you just pick that many because they were pretty?”
“Teehee..I’m going to plant them in the rose garden!”
“Ah…”
“Because all the pretty flowers are there. I’m going to plant a lot. Plant it near the swings so I can view the rainbow flowers every time I swing!”
“I see.”
“But where are we going now?”
The child flapped her legs in excitement and wondered aloud why the carriage didn’t start. Then Ian knocked on the driver’s window.
“Head to the place I told you about.”
“Yes sir!”
“Where are we going? Are we going home?”
“No. We’re going to the old butler.”
“Who’s the old butler?”
When Rere asked the question, Ian burst out laughing.
“He was the one who looked after Daddy since he was a child.”
“Wow! He looked after Daddy?”
“Yes.”
“Ah! Then he must be very old!”
“H-He’s old, but…”
“Ah! Is this the reason he’s an old butler? But why is he not in our home? Was he kicked out?”
Rere asked her rapid fire sharp questions casually.
“Yes, but I’m going to bring him back. He’s a very good man.”
“I seeeee~”
“He also looked after Rere when she was little.”
Because the old butler’s home was not far from the temple, the carriage came to a stop quickly.
“Did we arrive already?”
“Yeah. He missed our Rere so much that he now lives alone near the Duke Mansion.”
“I see.”
“Then shall we get out?”
“Daddy.”
“What?”
Rere was usually in a hurry to get out but hesitated and gave Ian a serious look.
“Don’t you want to go, Rere?”
“Yeah!! But I only get out for your sake, okay?!”
“Huh? Yeah…”
“Okay, then. I have to make it clear since Daddy is a fool.”
“I-Is that so?”
“Of course! I have to make sure you understand that I only do things for Daddy’s sake.”
Rere shrugged her shoulders and jumped out of the carriage, leaving Ian confused. Left behind, Ian smiled so brilliantly that his eyes were obscured.
“What an unpredictable kid.”
“She’s cute in that sense.”
“That’s right.”
“Daddy! Big Bunny! Won’t you get out?”
Rere, who was the first one to leave, yelled at us for talking among ourselves, and we quickly climbed from the carriage.
“Oh, my. You’re both too slow!”
Rere snatched both of our hands at the same time and dragged us to the front of the house.
“Is it here?”
“Yeah!”
“Alright, then I’ll knock!”
“Yes.”
Rere puffed out her chest before knocking on the door.
Knock, knock-
The loud knock echoed through the house.
There would have been no response previously, but not this time. Someone ran down the stairs as soon as the knock sounded.
Thump-
“W-Welcome.”
The old butler greeted us cheerfully as soon as the door opened. Rere raised her voice when she saw the old butler.
“Oh! You’re really old! I’ve never seen anyone so old since I was born!”
“Aah! Ah! So it’s not only the two of you who arrived!”
He began to weep after confirming Rere’s presence. The child tilted her head as if finding it strange.
“He cried! Mom! That old butler is crying!”
“Oh my god…oh my god…when did you grow up so big?”
“Rere, say hello.”
Seeing him ready to burst into tears at any moment, I put my hand on Rere’s shoulder to lighten the atmosphere.
“Ah! Uung! Greetings! Ah…um…Big Bunny. Should I greet him coolly or kindly today?”
“Are the two different?”
“Yeaaah!”
Listening to her, I stroked my chin and leaned down toward Rere.
“Then, let’s do it the way Rere wants.”
“Okay, then I’ll greet him coolly!”
Rere straightened her posture, cleared her throat and extended her hand to the old butler.
“Nice to meet you. I’m Rebecca Petri. Ahem.”
Witnessing that, all three of us couldn’t help but feel puzzled. The old butler was so flustered that he couldn’t think of holding Rere’s small hand.
“Why don’t you accept my greetings?”
The old butler finally laughed and took Rere’s hand.
“I apologize. I became so captivated with your brilliance that I forgot to accept your greetings.”
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