The Baby Who Regressed Refuses Childcare - Chapter 199

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Karin glared at Etian as she spoke.

“Get me a maid. This time I won’t be using her once and killing her, so find one who can keep her mouth shut.”

Etian furrowed his brow as if asking what she meant.

“A maid, all of a sudden?”

Karin’s eyes flashed sharply.

“Didn’t you say there isn’t much time left? Weren’t you the one wanting me to hurry?”

Etian let out a small groan.

Then he nodded his head.

“There is a decent candidate.”

As if asking who, Karin raised one eyebrow.

“A princess who became mute after getting caught up in the Crown Princess competition. The second daughter of the eastern Duke Victor’s house.”

“Ah, I know her well.”

Etian’s eyes narrowed.

“How do you know her?”

“Because I did it.”

“Pardon?”

Karin smiled brightly.

“Duke Victor’s second daughter. I had her wet nurse poison her, then killed the wet nurse. It’s been several months already.”

Etian’s pupils dilated greatly.

He quickly came around to Karin’s front, avoiding the glass shards.

“You did such a thing again without consulting me! What were you thinking? Now we can’t possibly bring that princess in as a maid…”

“Can’t we just spread false information that the Abner family did it?”

Etian closed his mouth.

Karin leaned back against the chair and gazed intently at Etian.

“Think about it, Uncle. In the end, it was Annellia Abner who got engaged to the Crown Prince, wasn’t it?”

“…”

“From Duke Victor’s perspective, the story would fit quite well even if we said Abner was behind the poisoning.”

Karin continued speaking.

“Also, the fact that the princess became mute from the poison is important too.”

“Don’t tell me you think it’ll be easy to keep secrets because she can’t speak?”

“That’s part of it, but there’s another reason.”

Karin straightened up from leaning against the chair and stared directly at Etian.

“What good does it do that she was once a promising Crown Princess candidate? From the moment she became mute, no family would want her. Forget the Crown Prince – even provincial nobles might refuse her.”

Etian frowned.

But there was nothing wrong with Karin’s words.

Nothing had as fatal an impact on marriage prospects as developing a disability.

“So Duke Victor would want to dispose of his problematic second daughter cheaply. At her current level, there’s no treatment more generous than becoming my maid.”

Karin covered her mouth.

“Heh, this might be more fun than I thought? Contact them right away.”

Etian stared at Karin with a stern expression.

“If I say I’ll let her serve as my maid, Duke Victor will send his daughter tomorrow if need be.”

In the room where evening twilight was beginning to fall.

Karin’s eyes shone with confidence.

“It says here that you’ve been given the honor of entering the Imperial Palace to become Karin’s maid.”

At the top of the eastern continent hill where wind whipped fiercely.

The candle placed by the window flickered dimly in the wind shaking the windows.

Duke Victor, Terrence Victor’s eyes turned toward his three daughters sitting before him.

“What do you think about this?”

The eldest princess Morgan, who had married years ago and become a mother, answered.

“It’s a good proposal, on the surface.”

The youngest princess Gabriella, who was perched on the edge of the Duke’s desk, also nodded.

“Gabi thinks so too! The vassals say Karin Empress might become Empress in a few years.”

Duke Victor’s gaze turned to one last place.

Where the person involved in this matter, the second princess Kanaelle, was sitting.

“What do you think, Kanaelle? Do you think becoming the Empress’s maid is a good path?”

Kanaelle gave no answer.

She just kept her mouth tightly shut with a pained expression.

The Duke, noticing his daughter’s expression, pushed the paper and pen on his desk toward her.

“If it’s hard to speak, you can write it here.”

Kanaelle, who had been staring at the blank paper, stood up from her seat.

Then she slowly walked over and picked up the pen from the desk.

But as she was about to write something on the paper,

“Forget it. I’m sick of writing on this damn paper now.”

She muttered briefly and roughly cleared her throat.

“Isn’t that woman Karin really crazy? How can she make such a proposal to me?”

A clear and bright voice echoed through the room, quite distinct for someone who had supposedly lost her voice.

Seeing this, the eldest princess Morgan stepped forward.

“Be careful, Kanaelle. Annellia said to rest your voice for a few more days.”

“I know my own condition. That medicine she sent started working from the second day. I’m almost completely recovered now.”

“Then can sister sing now too?”

“Gabi, singing? Of course, I haven’t tried it yet.”

A faint smile spread across Duke Victor’s lips as he watched his three daughters start chattering.

However, he quickly composed his expression and stared at Kanaelle.

“Karin’s letter said the Abner family is suspected as the mastermind behind your poisoning incident.”

“Ha!”

Kanaelle let out a sigh.

She looked around at her older sister Morgan and younger sister Gabriella as if incredulous.

“Not content with shamelessly trying to make me her maid, now she’s even trying to pin what she did on Annellia.”

“…That’s right, sister Annellia isn’t such a bad person.”

Then another voice was heard from behind the sisters.

A small girl who appeared to be about seventeen or eighteen sat on the sofa with a dejected face.

Kanaelle quickly approached the girl.

“Of course. Annellia is my benefactor, Lulu.”

The girl, Lulu, sparkled her eyes.

“That’s right! Sister Annellia was really kind even when we were at the orphanage. Even though she was sick too, she wrote me a letter to save you as soon as she woke up.”

“Right. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have been able to receive that medicine from her. I wouldn’t have noticed the Empress’s scheme at all.”

A grinding sound flowed from Kanaelle’s mouth.

“What an unlucky woman. She thinks everyone in the world is as wicked as she is.”

Contrary to the rumor that she had become mute, Kanaelle’s voice was perfectly fine.

Of course, it hadn’t been like this from the beginning.

After the poisoning incident.

Kanaelle’s life, which had been barely surviving without being able to die, changed starting a week ago.

From the day Annellia Abner sent her medicine through Lulu, who was from the same orphanage.

[Then she tells me she’ll give me the honor of becoming her maid?!]

“…Gasp.”

At the furious voice from beyond the communication stone, I let out a small exclamation.

Kanaelle’s voice continued.

[But you know, the more I think about it, the more chills I get. Seeing how she boldly suggests that I, a princess, should be her maid, it seems she doesn’t know yet that I’ve regained my voice.]

Kanaelle let out a pained groan.

[I’m starting to think it was fortunate that I kept my mouth shut for the past few days since you told me to protect my throat. Now that things have come to this, would it be better to keep hiding it?]

I asked in a worried voice.

“But then wouldn’t that be too frustrating for you, sister?”

[Even if it’s frustrating, I can endure it when I think about giving Karin a big blow.]

I nodded.

“If that’s what you think, sister… here’s what I’m thinking.”

The other side of the communication stone immediately fell silent.

I could tell that Kanaelle was concentrating intensely on my upcoming words.

“I think becoming a maid would be good too. If you really want to get back at Empress Karin.”

And I honestly added.

“Also, when I become His Highness Tian’s fiancée, I’ll be visiting the Imperial Palace frequently, and I’ll need an ally then.”

Kanaelle’s breathing became slightly rapid.

[So right now, you’re asking me to become your ally later?]

I widened my eyes and then smiled awkwardly.

“I suppose that’s a bit much, isn’t it? After all, you’re a lady of House Victor…”

[I love it! If you just let me do it, I’m confident I can really do anything!]

My mouth fell slightly open at the unexpected answer.

I could hear Kanaelle continuing to speak.

[Of course, maid work probably won’t be easy. Father and sister Morgan say my life could be in danger.]

I nodded.

“That’s right. Karin has survived by eliminating her subordinates who knew her secrets one by one whenever things became unfavorable.”

[Yes, that’s what they said…]

Kanaelle’s voice dropped slightly.

I quickly continued with my next words.

“But maybe you’ll be different, sister. I think we could use another method.”

[Another method?]

“You’re known to be unable to speak right now because of the poisoning incident. So if you’re in that state…”

[…]

“What if we go a bit further and make them believe you’re actually terminally ill?”

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