I’m a Mother-in-Law, but I Dislike Conflict with My Daughter-in-Law - Chapter 244

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I’m a Mother-in-Law, But I Don’t Want Family Conflicts Episode 244

Her gaze fell upon the blood-stained towel.

She hurriedly approached Helene’s side and began examining her body here and there.

“Are you hurt? Who did this to you?”

“….”

Her flustered appearance, so unlike Wilhelmina, was quite adorable. Helene struggled to hide the smile that threatened to emerge.

“It’s not my blood. Don’t worry.”

“Oh, really? That’s a relief then.”

An ordinary person would have asked whose blood it was, but Wilhelmina immediately let out a sigh of relief.

It meant that as long as it wasn’t Helene’s blood, she didn’t care whose it was.

Helene couldn’t hold back her laughter in the end.

“Hehe, Mother is always so consistent.”

“Really? I thought I had changed quite a bit.”

“No, you’re exactly the same as when we first met.”

Even if she confessed to having just killed dozens of assassins, Wilhelmina would ask ‘wasn’t it difficult?’ rather than ‘why did you kill them?’

She liked that about her. It felt like no matter what she did, Wilhelmina would take her side.

“Mother, do you have any dinner plans by chance?”

“Of course not. I have to eat with family.”

“Then shall we dine outside for the first time in a while? There’s a good restaurant.”

“I don’t mind, but… why?”

“There’s renovation work at the castle, so it might get noisy.”

Once she began interrogating the few surviving assassins through violent methods, the castle would become quite loud.

‘There’s no need to show Mother such dirty things.’

Hiding dirty things was also a daughter-in-law’s role.

Wilhelmina, who knew nothing, nodded her head. Helene took her hand and headed toward the costume room.

“Then let’s match our dress code. Since it’s summer, bright colors would be nice.”

“I think what I’m wearing now is fine…”

“I find it displeasing. Remember that Layton’s costumes are more beautiful than the clothes of those desert bumpkins.”

She was still a daughter-in-law with high pride in her family house.

Wilhelmina answered with a reluctant expression that she understood.

At the thought of dressing in matching clothes with Mother and going on a date after so long, Helene’s steps became lighter.

Special Extra 3. Interlude, Brief Stories Left Untold

1)

Helene has quite a strong obsession. She’s even smart and has excellent keen observation, so she never forgets what she remembers once. To what extent, you ask…

“Mother, you’ve definitely lost weight.”

“Really? The dress measurements are the same though.”

“You’ve been drinking less water recently, haven’t you? That’s probably why. About 1kg less, it’s not much.”

She could distinguish with her eyes a difference that even the maid in the costume room wouldn’t notice.

Wilhelmina looked at her daughter-in-law with slightly uncomfortable eyes.

‘She’s kind of scary at times like this.’

It wasn’t just about weight. Helene would remember all information about people she liked, even the most trivial details.

“To increase your water intake, I’ll add fruits to your dessert. For one week, you must finish everything without leaving anything.”

“Ah, okay….”

And she would subtly try to control things according to her own standards.

‘What did they call this in modern times… was it a control freak?’

Wilhelmina was fine with it since she only experienced it occasionally, but she thought it must be difficult for the people around her.

Fortunately, her standards for Minerva and Zeonil were relatively lenient.

On the other hand, she was worried about Mikhail, who was always with her.

After Helene left, Wilhelmina carefully asked Mikhail.

“Isn’t it difficult for you, Mikhail?”

“Haha, well.”

With his usual cheerful smile, Mikhail scratched his cheek.

“It’s fine if I think of it as a sign of love. Well, I used to hear things like my coffee temperature being 5 degrees lower than usual.”

“…You’ve had your share of hardships too.”

“Hahaha.”

Wilhelmina patted Mikhail’s shoulder encouragingly and left. Mikhail watched her with a smiling face and muttered quietly.

“Hmm, Mother’s shoes don’t seem to fit well. Her stride has shortened by about 3cm. I should repair her shoes.”

Of course, he wouldn’t ask Wilhelmina for permission separately. She hated wasting money, so if he said he would repair them, she would just wear them. He just needed to have the attendants secretly take the shoes.

It was a familiar task for Mikhail.

They say people who live together become alike. Or perhaps similar people fall in love with each other.

The fact that Mikhail also had qualities of obsessive love no less than Helene’s… Wilhelmina would never know for her entire life.

2)

Wilhelmina liked Rohan’s body. Especially, she liked his physique glistening with sweat after training.

On the other hand, Rohan wasn’t pleased with Wilhelmina’s preference.

It wasn’t that he was embarrassed or felt bad about it.

He just felt burdened by how she became somewhat perverted when talking about her preferences.

“Why? You don’t say such things when we sleep naked together at night.”

Rohan sighed at Wilhelmina, who tilted her head as if asking why he felt burdened. That open way of speaking was also problematic, but he couldn’t bring himself to point it out.

“It’s not that… it’s your gaze that’s the problem.”

“My gaze?”

“Mina, you look at my body after training somewhat….”

Rohan’s lips moved as if it was difficult for him to say.

“Lustfully.”

“….”

Wondering if it was that bad, Wilhelmina turned her head to look at her attendant Anna. Anna muttered with a face flushed bright red.

“A little… excessive.”

“Am I that bad?”

“You are that bad.”

Anna and Rohan nodded simultaneously.

Wilhelmina still had an expression that said she couldn’t understand.

“What’s wrong with it? Is it strange to like my husband’s body?”

“…What exactly do you like about it?”

“What do you mean…”

Wilhelmina continued explaining about Rohan’s body that she had been thinking about.

“The bulging veins are cool, and I like his firm but elastic chest and defined abs. When he sweats, I can feel his muscles moving dynamically. Oh, since you have thick forearms, when you breathe and they expand…”

Then she went “Oh no” and covered her mouth.

“What’s wrong with me, I’m talking like some kind of pervert.”

You’re just realizing that now?

Rohan and Anna sent cold stares.

“Then, hasn’t Rohan ever looked at me that way? You must have favorite parts or something.”

“…Don’t talk about people like cuts of meat.”

“So do you have any?”

Wilhelmina pestered Rohan. She wasn’t usually someone who showed this kind of physical affection, but she was acting coquettish in an unfamiliar way. Her lovely appearance made Rohan’s heart waver too.

So his true feelings slipped out without him realizing it.

“Well…”

“Hm? I can’t hear you, what did you say?”

“…I like your thighs.”

“Which thighs? You need to describe them properly for me to understand.”

“They’re… white. And when I touch them, they’re soft.”

What am I saying right now?

Rohan, who had never said such things before in his life, ran his hand through his hair with a complicated expression.

When it happened to him it was fine, but he felt this wasn’t something he should say to his precious wife.

So he was about to apologize, but he noticed Wilhelmina was smiling smugly.

“What, you’re more perverted than I thought. See, I’m not the only one like this, right?”

“…”

Anger suddenly flared up at that sight.

Who was it that begged to shower together every time he came back from training, and gazed at his body like viewing a work of art?

“And yet you say my gaze is sticky. Where I used to live, there’s a saying about blaming others for your own faults…”

Then, Rohan suddenly stood up from his seat and lifted Wilhelmina.

“Huh, what?”

“Anna, we’re going to the bedroom, so postpone the schedule.”

“Yes, understood.”

Anna sighed as if to say “here we go again” and withdrew.

Wilhelmina, hanging from his shoulder, said with a “surely not” expression.

“W-wait! I have plans to go out this afternoon!”

“So?”

“You know it’s morning right now, right? If we go to the bedroom now, my day will be…”

“It’s fine. We can just postpone it to tomorrow.”

“Don’t tell me you’re planning to stay in the bedroom all day?”

Then Rohan growled and whispered in Wilhelmina’s ear.

“You started it first.”

“Hey, you beast…!”

Regardless, Rohan picked up Wilhelmina and moved to the bedroom.

Anna, who had escaped outside, cast her gaze into the distance and thought.

‘Both of them won’t come out until tomorrow morning, so I should tell them to bring meals to the bedroom.’

It was a familiar task for her.

Special Side Story 【End】

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