Madam and the Stable Keeper (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 121

The document Liriette handed over briefly summarized the names of more than fifteen men along with their current whereabouts and occupations.

Walter stood beside Edith, whose eyes were clouded, as she flipped through the papers, reading the contents together with her.

“Count Hatchel has a wife and children now, doesn’t he? And the men listed below—I think I saw them with their sons and daughters the other day.”

“That’s true. Most nobles get married once they reach a certain age.”

“Looks like I’ll end up disrupting the peace of multiple households just trying to find out who my real father is.”

Edith couldn’t argue against Walter’s words.

Approaching family heads who were living happily with their wives and children and bluntly asking, “Did you perhaps father an illegitimate child with Leah Lexion about twenty-five years ago?” would be no different from dropping a bomb.

“We can’t possibly question all these people, so we’ll need to narrow down the candidates further. First, the man was said to be slightly older than Madam Leah and possessed remarkably handsome features…”

“None of these fellows on the list would have looks impressive enough to catch my daughter’s eye.”

Franz, still sour about the fact that his daughter’s romantic endeavors seemed unusually active lately, spoke up.

“Father, really—Melissa and Hestia have far more colorful love lives—wait, that’s not what I meant. Have you finished your work for the day?”

While Liriette gently ushered him away, Edith recalled how Leah had described Walter’s father.

“You asked how I fell in love? Hmm… I simply enjoyed watching him train in the practice grounds from afar.”

“Oh! So he was a knight?”

“I’m not sure. His skill was certainly on par with a captain of the knights. But he was the kind of man who, despite his talent, preferred staying out of others’ notice.”

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