The Baby Who Regressed Refuses Childcare - Chapter 30

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“So, so… all of this belongs to Annellia?”

“Yes! Everything belongs to the young miss~!”

One week after the trial ended.

I sat perched on the bed, blinking my eyes.

Even at this very moment, something was pouring tremendously through the door into the room.

The first things that caught my eye were clothes of various colors.

There was a cute mini dress made of soft silk with cotton lining, and a pink lace blouse that a princess might wear.

Along with white ankle socks for children and adorable-looking shoes.

‘There are even dozens of toys and dolls…’

With a bewildered heart, I barely managed to ask.

“But, but why is all this for Annellia…”

“Well, the young miss’s birthday party is in two days! The invited guests are sending gifts.”

I was startled on the bed with a gasp.

“But this much? I’ve only written about eight invitation cards…”

I had made invitation cards for Miel, Soya, Owen, Awin, and the Head Chef couple.

Of course, I didn’t forget the ones for the Dowager Empress and Crown Prince who had already insisted they would come.

The remaining two cards were still unmade and left under my pillow.

‘I was thinking of giving those to Jo and Wendel to definitely make them my allies!’

“Well…”

“May, may I tell you?”

Miel and Soya exchanged strange looks for a few seconds.

Then they spoke simultaneously.

“Actually, other people sent letters first asking to be invited, so the master gave permission!”

“Huh?!”

“Of course. He would have filtered out any strange people, so you don’t need to worry.”

Miel laughed as if the stone-frozen me was cute.

Then she approached with a fluffy rabbit doll from among the mountain of gift packages.

“It’s not surprising. The Dowager Empress and Crown Prince Tian are coming to the young miss’s birthday party.”

“But…”

“The people in the capital are extremely curious about the young miss because of that. Also, since you’re officially sponsored by the Abner Family, they wonder what kind of child you are.”

‘Then exactly how many people are coming.’

It’s two days before the birthday party and this many gifts have already arrived!

When I became restless, Soya made a puzzled expression.

“Young miss, what’s wrong? Weren’t you tremendously looking forward to the birthday party?”

“That’s right. I saw you wondering whether to write ten or twenty invitation cards?”

“That’s true, but too many people can’t come!”

Miel and Soya’s eyes widened.

“Why?”

“If many people come, we have to prepare lots of food!”

I gestured toward the garden outside the window.

“The lawn in the garden will get trampled…!”

Cold sweat dripped down.

I finally confessed what worried me most.

“And I read in a book that dignified parties give return gifts to guests…”

“…”

“I don’t have money either…”

Looking at the piled gifts, my expression drooped.

“Annellia really could have invited just ten people. But receiving all these gifts…”

“…”

“This is being a burden, it’s shameless…”

A strange silence settled in the room.

It was the moment I was only looking down at my knees.

“Young miss, it’s not a burden at all.”

Miel approached and lifted me up with a resolute expression.

“And shameless? Where did you hear such words?”

I blinked my eyes looking at Miel.

‘Who are you to say you can’t give Hiana the magic formula. Do you really have no shame?’

‘Just leave it, brother. How can we fix that selfish and wicked personality.’

‘Everyone be quiet. Hiana is getting scared.’

But being called shameless was something I had heard countless times already.

‘We took in someone without parents and raised you, made you a lady. The family fed and housed you while letting you live in luxury.’

‘While you enjoyed everything here, did you forget how Hiana, the original owner, lived?’

As if I would break if touched, as if I would fly away if blown upon.

The three young masters of Longton who had cherished me completely changed after Hiana returned.

‘If only you hadn’t said that strange thing about wanting to see the sea on that damn fifth birthday!’

‘We could have found Hiana much earlier!’

It was ridiculous.

On my fifth birthday after being adopted into the Longton Family, the duke asked at the dinner table.

‘Is there anything you want.’

I answered that I didn’t want anything, but wanted to see the sea.

Hearing those words, Lambert Longton organized a short travel procession for two days.

‘You understand how much I cherish you, don’t you? You must become a capable scholar and repay me.’

I thought those words were love.

And I was foolishly happy.

Not knowing that while everyone at the manor was enjoying vacation, Hiana who had difficulty finding the house was mistaken for a beggar and chased away again.

It was seven years after that.

During that time, Hiana couldn’t return to the Longton Estate again.

Because she had joined a beggar gang, then became a slave and was sold to a neighboring kingdom.

When Hiana returned again, I was twelve years old.

And I naturally became the sinner who ruined Hiana’s life.

‘Ah, today is that day.’

‘Why bring up that unlucky story.’

My birthday also became the most disgusting and shameful day in the Longton Family.

Even the family dinners that had continued were cut off from the day Hiana returned.

“Maybe, maybe I shouldn’t have had a birthday party after all.”

My voice trembled.

My hands and feet grew cold with anxiety.

“Actually, actually Annellia doesn’t need a birthday party, Annellia’s birthday might not even be a real birthday… Anyway, since I don’t have mom and dad, I don’t know when I was born…”

“Young miss!”

Miel suddenly hugged me tightly and I snapped back to my senses.

Miel had a somewhat surprised expression.

“Young Miss’s birthday is really correct! When they found Young Miss at the orphanage, there was a paper with her birthday and name written on it inside the cloth she was wrapped in.”

This was the first time I was hearing this story.

Teacher Ann had never told me about this before.

“And, you seem to be misunderstanding something.”

Miel made a stern expression again.

“This is Young Miss’s birthday party, but it’s not only Young Miss’s birthday party.”

“Th, that’s right. The day after tomorrow is a party for all of us. We’re all celebrating Young Miss’s birth together.”

“….”

“Everyone is so happy that such a pretty, kind, and smart Young Miss came to the manor.”

Miel’s warm hand was placed over mine.

“But you call it a burden? It’s more like a gift!”

I wanted to answer, but my lips wouldn’t part.

I remained silent for a long time.

Even so, my anxious heart wouldn’t easily settle down.

“Are you asleep?”

“Yeah….”

Looking at Annellia who had fallen asleep while tightly hugging her rabbit doll, Miel and Soya looked at each other.

The child had been anxious the whole time before finally falling asleep.

In the end, she hadn’t even touched the gift box.

“I’m really so angry I could die…!”

Miel whispered quietly as if frustrated.

“How must they have treated the child for those words ‘you shouldn’t be shameless’ to come out of that tiny mouth?”

“…Miel.”

“Now it seems really certain, doesn’t it? That Young Miss must have gone through such things at the orphanage.”

Soya pressed her lips tightly together.

“I, I think so too.”

Miel’s eyes welled up with tears.

“Because she’s smarter than her peers, she must have been more shocked. More cautious, more hurt.”

“…Don, don’t worry. We just need to treat her better. And that Ann person or whatever. Ah, they’re planning to bring her here anyway.”

Miel’s eyes widened.

“They’re bringing that person to the manor?”

“Yeah. It, it seems the Master found out that person might have abused Lady Annellia.”

Miel opened her eyes wide and pulled Soya toward her.

“When? What if Young Miss happens to encounter that person?”

“Ac, actually, because of that.”

Soya glanced back at Annellia.

“It’s, it’s the night of the birthday party.”

“Oh my.”

“They avoided Young Miss’s birthday and tried to bring her as quickly as possible, so it ended up that way….”

Both of their gazes turned to the sleeping Annellia again.

“Ju, just in case, should we sleep in the 2nd Floor Lounge that day? So, so we can go right away if she wakes up.”

“That’s a good idea. Still, since it’s the party day, she’ll probably fall asleep early from exhaustion.”

Surely nothing would happen, and it shouldn’t.

The two looked at Annellia with worry, preparing for any possibility.

It was because they had an ominous feeling for some reason.

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