Life as a Tower Maid: Locked up with the Prince - Side Story 14
Side Story 14
Translator: Yonnee
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Meanwhile, Adela finally asked the question she had wanted to ask when left alone with her mother.
“Mom, why were you sad a while ago?”
“…Did I seem sad?”
“Yeah.”
Adela nodded without hesitation at Jung-in’s surprised question. She prided herself on reading her mother’s emotions better than anyone.
Jung-in pondered.
How should she explain? She didn’t want to lie.
After a moment, she decided to be honest.
“It seemed like Mercy still finds it hard to be around me.”
“Isn’t that natural?”
“…It wasn’t always that way.”
“Did Mercy change?”
Adela kept asking questions in response to Jung-in’s answers.
The child was curious about many things. Though she showed maturity like Albert, she often asked the question ‘why’.
It wasn’t just out of curiosity. She wanted to understand everything about the world.
Knowing she would eventually inherit the world, she wanted to be a great ruler who could embrace everything.
Adela was aware that one day she would ascend to the emperor’s throne.
So, from a young age, she tried to understand the responsibility and weight of that role.
But such grown-up resolve crumbled in the face of her mother’s sad expression.
Jung-in smiled wordlessly.
Adela’s eyes widened, recalling how Mercy had refused to call her mother ‘sister’ earlier.
“Then it’s Mercy’s fault!”
“No. It’s just… the world has changed. Mercy is not at fault.”
Mercy wasn’t at fault, yet the world had changed. Adela’s curiosity grew even more at these puzzling words.
She felt she wouldn’t be able to sleep unless she understood the situation.
“What do you mean by that?”
“It’s exactly as I said.”
Jung-in smiled softly and kept her words brief. She didn’t want to lie, but explaining further was dangerous.
Mercy had done nothing wrong. Sometimes, Jung-in just found herself reminiscing.
Adela shook her head firmly at Jung-in’s words.
“No, if Mercy made you sad, then it’s her fault.”
Looking into Adela’s eyes, full of unwavering trust, Jung-in felt happiness well up from deep within her heart.
There was a way to restore their memories.
As the unique transcendent who surpassed the laws of people and worlds, Albert could have restored their memories. But he chose not to.
He felt that they seemed happier now.
Mercy, Schubert, and Liam had all lived difficult lives.
A part of their hearts was always consumed by trauma, and unless the past was changed, they would always stand in the same place.
They were too kind-hearted and would have never been able to shake off the guilt.
Even if it meant starting relationships anew, it was enough if they could live happier lives than before.
That was how Albert cherished his people. Jung-in shared similar sentiments with Albert.
‘So, it’s okay.’
She hadn’t expected Adela to get so upset on her behalf.
“Adela, hearing you say that makes me feel like I’ve already overcome it.”
“But Mom’s eyes still look sad.”
“That can’t be.”
She really was Albert’s daughter, her keen insight shining through. Jung-in turned her head away, unable to meet Adela’s piercing gaze.
Just then, Blanc appeared, walking towards them with an armful of cookies.
“Oh, look, here come the cookies you like.”
Pouting, Adela puffed out her cheeks. She was still upset that her mom wouldn’t explain the situation, but she still wanted the cookies.
As she grabbed a cookie from Blanc, she glanced at him and realized something.
‘…Blanc has known Mom and Dad for a long time.’
He made a contract with Mom as a dragon!
And Blanc never refused her anything she wanted.
At first, he would say no, but he always ended up giving in.
If Mom wasn’t going to tell her, maybe Blanc knew.
Dad wouldn’t do anything Mom didn’t want, so that’s a dead end.
Adela’s mind started whirring.
She didn’t consider Blanc a much older, powerful dragon who had lived far longer than she had. To her, he was just like a lackey always by her side!
‘…I’ll eat first and then think.’
Adela began eating the cookies voraciously.
If she wanted to get everything out of Blanc, she needed to be prepared.
Feeling a sudden chill, Blanc shivered. It seemed like Adela’s eyes glinted as she looked at him.
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