The Prince’s Nanny, Her Specialty Is Assassination - Chapter 311

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Side Story 1. The Knight and Assassin’s Proposal Operation (10)

“Sister, why is it so noisy?”

The youngest of the Beil family, Liam, turned his head with a worried expression.

The child had burrowed deep into the bed where Viscountess Beil was lying and was hugging her tightly.

“Is it okay for that caretaker lady and father to be together? Won’t the caretaker be in danger?”

“Mm-hmm, it’s fine.”

Catherine hugged the frightened Amelie with one arm and smiled awkwardly.

“Our caretaker is incredibly, incredibly strong.”

“The caretaker is strong?”

Liam tilted his head as if he couldn’t understand.

“How is the caretaker strong?”

“Yes, people who take care of children are all strong originally.”

Catherine ruffled Liam’s hair roughly.

“Catherine.”

Then, Viscountess Beil called her daughter in a low voice.

“Is it really okay? More than that, how did the Crown Prince’s caretaker come all the way here?”

“That, that’s right.”

The Caretaker’s visit was something Catherine hadn’t expected either.

‘No, if it’s The Caretaker, I did expect she would find father’s letter suspicious.’

No matter how plausibly father decorated his letter, it would be difficult to fool Rachel.

Aaaahhh.

Something like a scream came from downstairs.

It seemed like Rachel was personally giving Viscount Beil a beating.

“Sister, isn’t that a scream?”

“Mm-hmm, it’s fine. Don’t worry about it, Amelie.”

Catherine comforted her siblings and smiled bitterly.

‘The Caretaker really.’

Viscount Beil was a human who deserved to be beaten to death.

Even if he was her father, she had no intention of defending his character.

‘You don’t need to worry about it. How truly kind.’

The reason Rachel specifically told them to take the siblings upstairs was probably because she didn’t want to show children the sight of their parent being beaten.

Catherine was an adult, but it could be a shocking scene for the young siblings.

‘Rather, it’s a shame I can’t see it with my own eyes.’

The sight of someone who drinks and swings fists at his family being helplessly beaten by a woman smaller than himself would be satisfying just to imagine.

Step, step, step.

The viscount’s screams finally stopped, and the sound of someone climbing the stairs could be heard.

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“Caretaker!”

“Catherine!”

Before I could even knock on the door, Catherine flung the door open and rushed out.

“How did you know to come all the way here? What about Their Highnesses?”

“Prince Edwin can handle things well on his own. I left Princess Emilia with Seiji and the maids.”

I roughly wiped my blood-stained fist on the front of my dress.

Then I moved the ring I was wearing on my left hand back to my right hand.

“Even so, really…”…”

We stopped our conversation at the door and looked down.

Amelie and Liam, with eyes full of curiosity, approached and were looking at me.

“Sister, is this the caretaker you mentioned? The incredibly strong caretaker?”

“Hello, I’m Amelie Beil. You’re Rachel Brown, the Count’s daughter, right?”

The sight of the children with sparkling eyes was slightly burdensome.

Without realizing it, I pulled my head back slightly, and my eyes met with Viscountess Beil who was half-lying on the bed.

“It’s my first time meeting you, Viscountess Beil.”

I approached the bed with slow steps so as not to startle Viscountess Beil and gave a polite greeting.

“I am Rachel Brown, the Crown Prince’s caretaker.”

“Oh my, I’ve heard so much about you.”

Viscountess Beil leaned against the headboard and kept arranging her hair.

“Our Catherine has been greatly indebted to you.”

“I’m the one who’s indebted.”

I glanced at Catherine once and continued calmly.

“Without Catherine, I wouldn’t have been able to continue my work as a caretaker.”

“What are you saying? I’m the one who wouldn’t have become head maid without The Caretaker.”

While I smiled awkwardly at Catherine’s words, I heard the conversation her siblings were having behind me.

“Sister Amelie, was that caretaker the man Sister Catherine likes? No matter how I look, she seems like a woman?”

“Anyone can see she’s a woman.”

“But why do they seem to get along so well?”

“Because they’re friends.”

“I don’t act so affectionately close with my friends like that?”

Amelie chuckled at Liam’s response and lightly pinched her brother’s cheek.

“In this world, there are friends who are more affectionate than lovers and more caring than family.”

“Really? Such friends exist?”

Liam looked at his eldest sister with eyes full of envy.

“Having such a friend, Sister Catherine is so lucky.”

“Me too.”

I felt Amelie’s burdensome gaze on the side of my face.

“I wish I had a friend like The Caretaker too. I’m jealous of sister.”

Aren’t they overestimating me too much?

While I was trying to ignore the children’s gazes, Catherine grabbed my arm.

“Oh, Caretaker.”

She realized that I had come alone without any attendants and made a fuss with a voice full of worry.

“Don’t tell me you came alone? When I go out, I told you never to go around alone! As someone who will soon become a queen of a nation, you should get used to traveling with attendants! Why do you keep dangerously going around alone…”

“Ah.”

Right, I wasn’t alone.

“Catherine.”

“Yes?”

“I think I need to go back out.”

“Yes? Where? Why?”

“Actually, I didn’t come alone.”

You didn’t come alone?

Catherine blinked her big eyes.

“I came with Philip.”

At my answer, her mouth fell open loosely.

“…You came with Philip?”

“Yes, when I said Catherine seemed to be in a dangerous situation, he insisted so stubbornly on following.”

“What? Really?”

“He said we should leave immediately without even getting Duke Crowner’s permission, and when I said there was no need to rush that much, that man doesn’t care about anything when it comes to Catherine’s matters.”

“He was stubborn? That damn principled man?”

That blockhead who would say ‘outsiders are prohibited from entering’ when she secretly visited the barracks at night even after they started dating? He even left his post without his superior’s permission?

Catherine, who had been muttering to herself, looked incredulous.

“Wh, where is he? That person?”

“Well.”

I looked toward The Window with slightly troubled eyes.

“He definitely said he would finish his business and come this way, but seeing that he hasn’t returned yet, it seems there’s been an error in the plan.”

“Business? What kind of business is there?”

“Ah.”

I couldn’t bring myself to say that he had gone to deal with The Slave Traders that The Marquis had stationed in the area. I pondered for a moment, then immediately turned my back.

“Well, Count Espard sent soldiers after us out of spite. Philip, the Count said he would deal with them and come back, but…”

Catherine covered her mouth with a shocked expression.

“It’s probably nothing serious. I have a rough idea of where he is, so please stay here while I go bring him back…”

Just as I was trying to hastily leave while giving a vague response.

“I’m coming with you!”

Catherine grabbed my wrist.

“Catherine, it might be dangerous, so it would be better if you just stayed here…”

“You said Philip, the Count came looking for me! Then I should go out to meet him!”

“But…”

“And The Caretaker is by my side, so what’s there to worry about?”

She gripped my wrist even tighter, as if she would never give up.

“Let’s go, to bring back Philip, the Count.”

Catherine spoke her final words with determination.

With an expression more resolute than I had ever seen before.

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