I’m a Mother-in-Law, but I Dislike Conflict with My Daughter-in-Law - Chapter 254

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I’m a Mother-in-Law, But I Don’t Want Family Conflicts Episode 254 Special Side Story

Adeline wiped her tear-stained cheeks and quietly looked at Mikhail.

“He died disgracefully until the very end. No matter if it was because of the curse, what he did to you is never….”

“Mikhail, you shouldn’t evaluate the emotions I hold. That is extremely rude.”

Just like Wilhelmina scolding Helene, Adeline also quietly scolded Mikhail.

“Whoever I love, whatever I sacrifice for that love, those are ultimately my emotions. Or do you want to express your anger through me?”

“I….”

For a moment, Mikhail was at a loss for words.

It was something he had never thought of. Adeline continued speaking while looking at Mikhail’s pale face.

“Didn’t you say I resembled Wilhelmina? So aren’t you forcing ‘Wilhelmina’s position’ on me? Thinking she would have answered like this.”

He couldn’t readily find his voice to answer no.

As she said, he might have wanted her to make a clear judgment like Wilhelmina would.

To gain certainty that Nikolai was a sinner and that it was okay to hate him.

Adeline made a sad expression.

“I’m not saying that’s bad. Perhaps you and Wilhelmina are completely right about this matter. But that doesn’t become a reason for me to hate him.”

Her love was already in a completed state. No resentment or longing remained.

Thinking this way, he felt his heart calm down a little.

Mikhail, who couldn’t love his father, and Adeline, who loved her husband, couldn’t understand each other.

Mikhail smiled to hide his emotions, just as Adeline had done, and spoke.

“…I cannot love my father.”

“I see.”

“I hate him. When I think about the fact that his blood flows in my body, I want to end my own life right away.”

“I understand.”

“Therefore, I cannot understand you who loved my father. As much as I sympathize with you, I cannot love my father.”

It was his true feelings that he had never revealed to anyone.

While morally blaming Nikolai, he couldn’t criticize him because of his position as Family Head.

Even if he was a vile person, he was the Late Duke, and he himself was the heir who inherited his fortune.

But in front of Adeline, he could reveal his true feelings.

“I am grateful for your sympathy, Mikhail.”

She was the only person who, despite experiencing Nikolai, blessed Mikhail’s future.

“So now, I hope you can escape from his—Nikolai’s shadow.”

Adeline grasped Mikhail’s hand. Perhaps because she was a soul, her hand was very cold.

“You have fulfilled your duty. Unlike Nikolai, you built a happy family, strived to break the curse, and revealed your true feelings to apologize to me. I… as Nikolai’s wife and victim, I forgive you.”

It was the first time.

Though he had heard countless resentments and despair until now, there wasn’t a single person who understood him.

The person who should hate Mikhail the most was the first to forgive him.

Tears that Mikhail had been holding back began to flow down his cheeks drop by drop.

“Mikhail, may your future be filled with happiness. I hope you escape from the curse and create a happy Layton Family.”

“…I will definitely make it happen.”

“I believe in you. If you’re the one Nikolai praised so highly, you’ll be able to do it.”

‘Father praised me?’

Mikhail’s eyes, which had been filled with tears, widened. Seeing this, Adeline smiled softly and calmly bid her farewell.

“I’m satisfied with this. I learned that the curse has disappeared and heard Father’s story. Now I should disappear. …Ah, before that, could I ask for one more favor?”

“What is it?”

She averted her eyes as if embarrassed.

“If, when time passes and Father passes away… could you bury me beside Father? I don’t want to make Father lonely anymore.”

Mikhail nodded.

“I understand. After completely restoring your registry, I’ll lay you to rest in Raymond’s territory.”

“Thank you, Mikhail.”

Adeline smiled with satisfaction.

Before long, her body had disappeared up to below her shoulders. Just before disappearing completely, she spoke.

“Could I say one more thing at the end?”

“Of course.”

“This is just my personal feeling, but I think Helene and Wilhelmina have probably noticed that something’s strange about you.”

That was something Mikhail had expected as well.

Since more than half a year had passed since the trial began, it was difficult to hide it any longer.

“So I think it would be good to tell them the truth. From what I heard about your story, they seem to have exceptional initiative… If you keep staying silent, problems will arise.”

When he thought about it, she was right. His mind was complicated because of the trial, so he wasn’t in a position to read their situation.

As Adeline said, it wouldn’t be strange if they said ‘Since you won’t open your mouth, we’ll resort to forceful measures.’ Especially Wilhelmina might already be putting it into action.

When his thoughts reached that point, he suddenly felt chills down his spine.

‘Come to think of it, Helene has been unusually quiet lately.’

Seeing Mikhail’s tense face, Adeline chuckled.

“You’re different from us, so I believe you’ll do well. Listen to your wife.”

“Of course.”

“Then shall I go back now? If he’s in hell, this time for sure…”

I’ll be able to meet the real him.

With those words, Adeline’s soul disappeared.

With Adeline, the last soul, disappearing, only Mikhail remained in the gray space. He stared blankly at the sky.

Finally, Oberon, who had been waiting on his shoulder, spoke up.

“Congratulations on completing the first trial.”

“Will you start the next trial?”

“You’re overflowing with enthusiasm.”

Many questions arose about the intention behind letting him meet Adeline and why she was the last one… but he decided to set them aside until he passed all the trials.

Oberon flew around the sky again and continued speaking.

“But let’s stop here for today. There are two trials remaining, but let’s start those from tomorrow.”

“There should still be time left.”

“Yes, reality has just passed midnight, but… as Adeline said, they’re waiting for you.”

“By ‘they,’ do you mean Mother and Helene?”

“Go see for yourself.”

As soon as Oberon finished speaking, the gray sky began to collapse.

It was now a familiar sign of waking up from a dream.

‘What did they do? Just until I fell asleep yesterday, nothing had happened.’

In a puzzled state, Mikhail woke up from his dream.

When he opened his eyes, he should have seen the familiar canopy of his bed, but what actually came into view was…

‘Where is this place?’

It was an unfamiliar, dimly lit ceiling he had never seen before.

After blinking quietly for a moment, he noticed that the antique pattern on that ceiling belonged to the annex building.

“What the…”

He lifted his head to look around. Then he heard a familiar voice.

“Ah, you woke up at just the right time.”

“Mother?”

From a dark corner of the room, Wilhelmina appeared wearing a nightgown. Beside her was Helene in the same attire.

“Why are you both together… Huh?”

As he tried to sit up, something heavy was weighing down his legs.

Looking down, he saw Zeonil and Minerva lying with their heads resting on his legs. Mikhail blinked blankly at the sight of the two sleeping peacefully, oblivious to the world.

“What on earth… Where is this place? And why is our family all together?”

It was Helene who answered.

“This is Mother’s annex building. It’s a place that was used as a guest room. And the reason we’re all together is… to sleep together.”

“To-together?”

“Yes. To help you overcome your nightmares.”

How did they figure out that nightmares were the cause?

To Mikhail, who was too surprised to continue speaking, Helene provided a rational explanation.

“Your physical condition is healthy. You’ve lost a little weight, but your muscle mass, food intake, and lifestyle habits remain the same. In other words, I thought your sleep was the cause of the problem. So I consulted with Mother about whether there might be a way to help you.”

And Wilhelmina picked up where Helene left off.

“Since you didn’t seem like you would open up, we decided to directly examine the cause. And Rohan gave us the clue.”

“Duke Venice, you mean?”

“He said that persistent nightmares are usually the work of fairies. And I know one fairy who would blatantly trap my family in nightmares.”

Wilhelmina immediately realized that Oberon was the culprit.

Though Mikhail and Helene didn’t know, it was Oberon who had openly threatened Wilhelmina, saying ‘If you call my name, you will fall into nightmares.’

Moreover, she had a gut feeling that now was the time Oberon mentioned for ‘breaking the curse.’ Otherwise, that divorced man wouldn’t have suddenly revealed himself.

“But calling that guy into reality would cause problems… so I came up with a new solution.”

“What is it?”

“We enter your dreams, Mikhail. And we defeat those nightmares. That’s why we prepared this room to sleep together.”

There was no bed that could accommodate five people, including the two children. So Wilhelmina decided to lay blankets on the wide floor for everyone to sleep on.

Since Mikhail didn’t wake up from his nightmares anyway, moving him was easy.

“Don’t worry about entering the dream world. Helene got this strange box from somewhere that can enter people’s minds. Rohan and Baroness Metokan modified it appropriately. Using this, we can all enter the dream world together…”

“W-wait a moment, Mother. Even so, sleeping together goes against propriety. Setting aside the children, you are…!”

“Why, because I’m an outsider?”

Mikhail’s mouth was struck speechless. Wilhelmina placed her hands on her hips and declared confidently.

“What are you so embarrassed about with Mother? Your daughter-in-law is sleeping together too!”

‘That’s a completely different matter!’

Mother, please!

Mikhail clutched his head in his hands.

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