Chapter 41

had to send a warning in Selene’s direction so that the situation would come to an end .

Anyhow, our pretty little angel Haniel had become an educated cygnet . I patted her cute little butt as she was commendable .

“I see . Our Haniel endured well despite being scared . But the nanny in the palace really did that to you?”

[Yes . Like dis, she did dis!]

YAP!

Haniel tried her best, swatting her wing violently . Though it was not even a ticklish wind, it left an impression on me .

“…Wait, what else did the nanny do to you?”

[She said not to call her, she tired . I kan’t say I’m hungry, and I kan’t open my eyes too . ]

T/N: The words are misspelled on purpose .

“Hmm…”

That bitch is really-

As I suppressed my anger, I forced a smile at Haniel .

I was suddenly reminded that I usually look like a glamorous serious older sister, and such an expression might scare the child, but Haniel had no qualms about it .

[Mommyy! Haniel’s mommyy!]

“…”

Instead, Haniel hugged me, as if assuring me that I am her mother .

I had wondered why she was so obsessed with her mother, but now I understood that she had no one showering affection on her .

In that huge palace, amongst the countless servants and even with her numerous brothers…

I stopped and raised my eyebrows when my thoughts reached her brothers .

“Baby, why didn’t you tell your brothers? You should have told your eldest brother first . He is the most powerful . ”

“B, brother scarier . Brother Rashid’s doggie bites Haniel! Sob sob . ]

“D, don’t cry . You don’t have to answer . ”

[Sob sob . ]

Haniel started sobbing into her dress after imitating the people from the palace .

True, since I am now trying to run away because her brother was too scary .

It was no different than Selene, who asked why I could not retort back in confidence .

“What about your brother?”

[Doggie bite! Bite Haniel! And he ordered it!]

It was not even a family arcade .

It was tougher to understand Haniel’s words while she was sniffling and agitated on top of her unclear pronunciation .

I needed to at least grab the gist of it to try to understand what she was saying .

Just then, Selene, who blew her nose boisterously, used the hem of my dress to wipe away her tears .

[Sob, so that’s what happened . So your oldest brother, His Majesty, brought the massive dog to you? He ordered the dog to bite you?]

[Yeahh . Not bite . Go to me . ]

[Ah, he didn’t order it to bite you, but called it to go near you . Oh my . ]

[Yeah! Dat’s right!]

[Great! Nanny great!]

“…”

I blinked my eyes as I watched both of them cheer each other up before me .

Even after using my dress without consent to wipe her own mucus, Selene looked up at me as if seeking my agreement .

[Your Ladyship must think that His Majesty overdid it, right? How could he do this to such a young child?]

“Yeah, I know, right?”

Though I was not entirely sure what she had meant, I was certain that ‘His Majesty overdid it . ’

Of course, anyone who had seen him at least once, would know that too .

I blindly nodded along, as if I understood their conversation . I had to save my pride as a mother .

[Don’t gib me . They don’t gib me food . They toot it all way!]

[Ah, really? How upset you must have been if the maids took away all your food, Your Highness . ]

“…”

Since when did Selene have such a talent for this .

I felt relieved to see them getting along so well and awkward that I started rubbing my cheeks .

Haniel is my daughter . Haniel is mine!

I brought her back here!

I never thought that I would become this childish when I was always exhausted and struggling to make ends meet .

I could not imagine sending Haniel away in the future to the neighboring country’s prince .

My heart wrenched at the future event .

[Mommy, will Haniel not go to skool den?]

“Ah, right . ”

We were talking about that earlier .

I quickly snapped back after looking at Haniel with complicated feelings . We might have sidetracked, but now, survival was more important than education .

“Sorry, Haniel . I’ll send you to school when we go to a new lake . You’ll meet new friends there too . ”

[Yeah, olrite!]

I was afraid that she would start sobbing, but my princess seemed to be braver than I thought .

Instead, she spread her wings out wide and wrapped them around my hands .

[Haniel knows everything!]

“What about?”

[The palace nanny said Haniel kan’t go to skool! She said Haniel is a crybaby, and is a naughty baby who doesn’t listen to others well, and that I don’t hab any friends!]

“Let’s go!”

Let’s go to school!

I will definitely send you to school!

Since there’s a previous life, there’d be a next life!

[Madam, let’s send her to school!]

“Sobbbb!”