The Baby Who Regressed Refuses Childcare - Chapter 103

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“I’m so anxious I can’t stand it. The paternity test will really come out as a match, right? Otherwise I…”

 

“You seem to have many worries before the big event. What you’re worried about will never happen.”

 

The figure fell silent at the gentle voice that seemed to flow like honey.

 

The figure was Senianna in her nightgown.

 

“But Prince. If what I did… if that kind of thing gets revealed…”

 

“I believe we’ve already finished discussing what to do in the worst-case scenario.”

 

Jayden, who answered her, leaned back comfortably in his armchair with a relaxed expression.

 

This was his favorite space in the West Wing, a place where not a single servant came near at night.

 

Senianna reluctantly nodded her head.

 

Jayden continued speaking.

 

“If something goes wrong by any chance, just answer as I told you. Since your appearance is identical to Isabel’s, Mother won’t be able to kill you immediately. She’ll first put you in a prison cell and try to investigate.”

 

Senianna listened to Jayden’s words with a tense expression.

 

Jayden asked as if confirming.

 

“You haven’t forgotten what you experienced, have you? Senianna.”

 

“I haven’t forgotten.”

 

Senianna recalled the moment she met Jayden.

 

She was someone ‘That Person’ had personally chosen and sent to Jayden.

 

She was just a commoner who couldn’t receive support, but she was clever, shrewd, and could do anything.

 

‘To imitate Isabel’s child, I thought you’d need to be at least this capable. Isabel wasn’t a complete fool either, right?’

 

‘…That’s right.’

 

That Person and Jayden examined her thoroughly, then finally made their decision.

 

‘We’ll go with this child. Thank you.’

 

And so she was dragged somewhere.

 

Her eyes were covered partway through the journey, so Senianna couldn’t tell where she was heading.

 

But when she opened her eyes again, what she saw was an unbelievable sight.

 

‘Th-this…! How!’

 

Her body had become younger.

 

She was over twenty, but her body looked like that of a four or five-year-old at most.

 

That wasn’t all.

 

Her hair color, eye color too.

 

Even the shape and position of her eyes, nose, and mouth – everything was different from her original face.

 

‘Your name is now Senianna.’

 

She then heard the name that would be hers for a while.

 

She also learned how to behave as Senianna.

 

Finally, it was the aristocratic life she had long yearned for.

 

All the things she could have enjoyed if she had been a noble instead of just a butcher’s daughter.

 

‘Money if money, honor if honor.’

 

Beautiful and precious jewelry, and the handsome, wealthy men who would be waiting for her.

 

That wasn’t all she had gained.

 

‘They said they’d give me a count’s title if I played Senianna’s role well.’

 

Among the conditions Jayden presented was also a title.

 

Once everything was finished, they would give her a title.

 

Of course, she would have to change her appearance once more, but black magic was no longer a big problem for her.

 

‘I only worried about it at first.’

 

That mysterious sorcery involved no pain or suffering whatsoever.

 

She simply closed her eyes and when she opened them, she had become a pretty little child.

 

“Originally I was planning to proceed after the matter was resolved.”

 

Jayden said gently.

 

“But if the situation becomes unfavorable and the Duke notices everything, we just need to move the plan up a little.”

 

“Then I’ll be free, right? And get the title too.”

 

“That’s right. Senianna will die in the prison cell. We’ll say her body disintegrated due to the side effects of black magic. The real you will change your body to a different appearance and leave the palace.”

 

A smile gradually spread across Senianna’s lips.

 

Jayden looked at her with a pleased smile.

 

“But the plan won’t fail. There’s currently no technology that can detect black magic. Also, you’re a valuable talent. Would I just lose someone like you?”

 

Seeing that confident expression made her heart swell.

 

“I know too, I know. Magic studies or whatever, I saw it too. That kind of technology won’t come out for at least 10 years… Ha, that little thing!”

 

She didn’t know how she had figured it out, but remembering how that child had fearlessly threatened her made her frown involuntarily.

 

“What can someone like her do even if she suspects? She has no evidence.”

 

There was no one who could figure out that she had changed her appearance using black magic.

 

An ordinary person wouldn’t even suspect such a possibility in the first place.

 

“They said she was clever for her age, and she really is quick-witted. It was incredibly difficult to isolate her without making it obvious.”

 

Senianna didn’t miss the opportunity to subtly boast about what she had done.

 

“It’s not easy work. If it had been someone other than me, they couldn’t have done this much, right?”

 

“Yes, how could I not know that.”

 

Jayden looked at her as if she were very admirable.

 

Senianna felt emboldened and added one more comment.

 

“Not to mention the Duke.”

 

She recalled his restless expression whenever she cried and acted upset.

 

She didn’t know what kind of person Isabel had been, but the Duke must have loved her terribly.

 

“Anyway. I understand, Prince. I’ll trust only you.”

 

Senianna turned around with a much improved expression.

 

She heard Jayden’s gentle farewell.

 

“Go back carefully. Make sure to get a good night’s sleep.”

 

“You too, Prince. And… thank you for choosing me as your partner.”

 

Senianna quietly left the room, passed through the empty corridor, and exited the West Wing.

 

‘I really think I’m amazing…!’

 

Originally, she had been an errand runner who secretly served ‘That Person’ and took care of all the dirty work.

 

That Person was truly someone in a very high position, a supreme being.

 

So they absolutely needed someone like her who could freely come and go through slums and underground alleys.

 

‘That Person cherished me back then too because I did my assigned work so well.’

 

Wasn’t it obvious, seeing how they even introduced her to Jayden, who had connections with them?

 

‘To think that I’m working together with such high-ranking people… on such an important matter.’

 

Setting aside doing the work so well that she gained recognition, to think they would even smile at her with such a gentle face.

 

‘What should I do first when I become a noble?’

 

First, she would get far away from her tiresome parents.

 

Then she would build a magnificent palace and live luxuriously there.

 

‘As expected, there was no need to worry about that brat’s nonsensical talk.’

 

Annellia Abner was already completely isolated from the family.

 

Everyone liked Senianna better.

 

If any feelings toward that brat remained, it wouldn’t be love but rather a kind of pity, wouldn’t it?

 

‘I’m the real one, so what’s the point of saying anything.’

 

She returned to her bedroom, suppressing the urge to hum a tune.

 

Once the Duke leaves for the Imperial Capital with that annoying brat.

 

He planned to fake dying from a fever, then receive a title and leave the palace.

 

That would be the end of his role.

 

His heart pounded thump, thump.

 

‘Right, stupid fools can’t seize opportunities even when they come.’

 

But despite his unfortunate circumstances, he was steadily climbing toward the top so magnificently.

 

Senianna opened the door and quietly entered her room.

 

Soon after she passed, someone slipped out from a corner of the corridor.

 

He quickly turned around like a shadow and headed back to the room at the top of the West Wing.

 

“And?”

 

Jayden’s cold question immediately flew at him.

 

“She returned to her room.”

 

“So another complication has arisen.”

 

Jayden’s expression was completely different from when he had dealt with Senianna moments ago.

 

With a face cold as ice, he muttered irritably.

 

“If what we just heard is true. So if signs appear that the plan will fail.”

 

Jayden’s subordinate knelt on one knee and listened for what would follow.

 

“Just kill her on the spot. Since it’s a body exposed to corrupted magic anyway, even her soul will instantly perish.”

 

Jayden let out a scornful laugh as if finding it more ridiculous the more he thought about it.

 

“I find moments like this truly thrilling.”

 

Sometimes certain things would take his smile at face value.

 

They would believe praise for doing well, recognition of being impressive, just as it was.

 

“I feel even better when killing things that obey my words well.”

 

There had been such incidents before.

 

When he had slashed down a subordinate who believed in him unshakably, followed him.

 

Who had returned after handling a difficult mission with utmost loyalty.

 

“M-My Prince. How could you, My Prince… how…”

 

Recalling the moment he faced those trembling eyes, his lips curved into an arc once more.

 

“Sorry, I did that because I felt too good.”

 

“M-My Pr… urk…”

 

“It was the day I finally dealt with something that had been a thorn in my side while growing up.”

 

He simply couldn’t bear it without killing someone.

 

Five years ago, Isabel at that time had been such an irritating existence.

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