One Day, I Picked Up a Mom - Chapter 60

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Team. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————

One Day I Picked Up a Mother – Episode 60

“Has the Countess Roderich returned?”

Ludrio, who had entered the main residence, caught an employee he had just encountered and asked.

“Ah, yes. She returned a little while ago with Miss Luciana. The Countess was looking for you and headed to the bedroom.”

“…Luna?”

“She went to the infirmary with a servant.”

Ludrio’s head tilted to the side.

Why the infirmary….

“I don’t know the exact situation, but the servant appeared to be injured.”

Before Ludrio could ask for the reason, the employee carefully added.

Jane was hurt.

They had only gone out shopping together, so what could have happened to injure Jane, a trained knight?

‘Was it the Dowager Countess’s doing?’

As his thoughts reached that point, Ludrio’s mood instantly sank.

Whatever the exact reason, it was the previous generation who had said they would help Luna become the Duchess.

He thought that even for pride’s sake, she wouldn’t resort to scheming and lying.

Just as he was about to head to the infirmary to confirm directly with Luna or Jane what had happened.

“I knew this would happen.”

The Countess, who was just coming down the stairs, looked at Ludrio with displeasure and spoke.

“You act as if you can’t hear at all that I’m waiting.”

She waved her hand once to dismiss the employee and Kairon.

“I heard you coming down. It doesn’t seem like you were waiting for me either.”

A thorny voice flowed from Ludrio’s mouth.

“I heard the servant you sent together was injured. Did you do this?”

Ludrio, who was about to ignore her and head to the infirmary, asked accusingly.

Whatever the reason, if this was something she had done….

“Tsk… It wasn’t me, it was Rosemond Bain who twisted that child’s wrist.”

Ludrio, who had been ready to lash out at any moment, suddenly hesitated.

Rosemond Bain? She twisted Jane’s wrist?

“I mean Luciana.”

Then the Countess Roderich added, as if to clarify the situation.

Ludrio frowned deeply at the even more incomprehensible situation.

It was an outing accompanied by none other than the Countess Roderich herself. He had even assigned Jane just in case.

Even if Luna had made some mistake, how could Rosemond Bain lay hands on her body?

Unless she had completely lost her mind.

“What do you mean….”

“She said she mistook her for someone else.”

Ludrio, who was about to lash out at the situation beyond common sense, closed his mouth at the Countess’s following explanation.

Because he had just begun to guess the reason.

…Rosemond Bain.

Had she, the second daughter of Blake County and the mistress of the Bain household, recognized Luna?

“We got caught up in unnecessary trouble. I don’t know if you’re aware, but Rosemond doesn’t have a bad reputation in social circles. Since such a woman caused a scene, some people might take Rosemond’s side.”

He had been putting effort into finding out Luna’s identity, but someone he’d been waiting for appeared from a completely unexpected place.

From a not-so-good place in a not-so-good manner.

“Anyway, the Bain couple will come to the Duke’s Manor tomorrow.”

“To the Duke’s Manor?”

“They should apologize, shouldn’t they?”

At those words, Ludrio’s brow furrowed again.

“How did Rosemond Bain behave.”

Rosemond Bain had recognized Luna.

Regardless of what the relationship between Rosemond Bain and Luna might be, today’s incident was proof that Luna was someone who had connections with the capital’s noble society.

Then there might be others besides Rosemond Bain who would recognize Luna.

‘Just how rudely must she have behaved to make the Bain couple come to the estate to apologize?’

The fact that Rosemond Bain was coming with her husband to apologize meant she had treated Luna that badly.

So Luna, that woman, must be of a status that wouldn’t be problematic to treat carelessly, and surely she must be involved with Rosemond in some unpleasant matter….

“You can hear the rest directly.”

The Countess shook her head as if tired, yet moved even closer to Ludrio.

“But since you seemed to care so much for that child, I thought you two had some great love. …It seems that’s not really the case. That child still doesn’t trust you.”

Ludrio looked down at the Countess who had come close to him.

As he quickly organized the situation, he was trying to gauge what this suddenly brought up topic was for.

“In the carriage, she tremblingly confessed that she thought that countess was someone I had sent to harm her. She worried that you might want to abandon her too.”

At the Countess’s following words, Ludrio’s thoughts jumped to a completely different place.

‘Still….’

Is she still being cautious?

“If it’s not a significant relationship anyway, how about ending this love game here?”

The Countess’s bitter voice brushed past his ear.

Instead of responding to that provocation, Ludrio walked past the Countess.

His steps were heading toward the infirmary where Luna was.

“….”

Rosemond Bain had recognized the woman. She must surely know about her past.

How exactly had she become involved with Mrs. Rosemond?

…Who exactly was she?

‘That child still doesn’t trust you.’

Creak.

The door opened weakly and the interior of the infirmary came into view at once.

Jane sitting on the bed, Dr. Kraban examining her, and the woman standing beside them, bowing her waist.

At the sound of the door opening, all three heads moved at once.

When their eyes met, the woman’s eyes were momentarily filled with sadness.

“…The Countess Roderich said I should hear the explanation directly.”

Ludrio, meeting eyes that rippled with deep sadness, murmured quietly.

And belatedly exhaled the breath he had been holding.

The chaotic stream of thoughts was cut off, and Ludrio quietly took Luna into his sight.

“Miss Luciana has finished her treatment.”

Dr. Kraban spoke as if it was fine for her to leave now, but Luna’s gaze moved toward Jane sitting on the bed.

As if she didn’t want to leave her behind.

“…Jane, may I visit you later?”

“Yes.”

It certainly seemed that way, but Luna left the promise to meet again behind and hurriedly walked toward me.

Ludrio examined Luna as she approached.

At Dr. Kraban’s words that treatment was finished, he looked for injured areas, but no wounds were visible, seemingly hidden beneath her clothes.

“Let’s go to the study.”

Luna, who had stopped a few steps away, silently nodded her head.

Through the corridor, up the stairs, and all the way to the study, her quiet footsteps followed behind me, maintaining distance.

Just until yesterday, she would grab hands and stick close, chattering away.

‘She worried that you might want to abandon her too.’

As if she had become afraid of me in the meantime, she maintained a distance as precise as if measured with a ruler.

Those careful footsteps constantly echoed in Ludrio’s ears.

Even though the sound of his own shoes was much louder, his head was entirely filled with the noise she created.

To the extent that normal thinking couldn’t continue.

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Team. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————