But Mayana was just standing there, blinking her eyes. Sedilroy, who was sitting on the sofa, rubbing his tired eyes, looked up at the bewildered Mayana who was standing there.
“Didn’t you hear what I just said?”
It was more of a tone of confusion than a scolding. That point felt all the more unnatural to Mayana.
No, more than being unnatural, what shall I say……. It was extremely unfamiliar because she had never experienced it before.
Mayana said,
“Do you always treat your employees like this?”
Sedilroy slightly frowned, not understanding her words.
“What do you mean?”
Mayana looked at the empty sofa and replied,
“It’s a bit unexpected that you would say to a maid, who isn’t even highranking, ‘let’s talk while sitting.'”
“If it’s not going to be a short story, won’t it be tiring for both you and me, looking up while standing the entire time? I’m someone who values efficiency. Unless it’s legally established that nobles sit and employees stand, I can do as I please in my house. So sit down.”
It was a reasonable statement. Mayana nodded her head as if satisfied with the negotiation condition and replied,
“Then I won’t refuse.”
As she neatly gathered the hem of her dress and sat on the sofa, Sedilroy was once again enveloped in an indescribable, strange feeling. The first meeting was an incredibly impressive experience, but Mayana was indeed a unique lady……. At least, she was not like any category of women Sedilroy knew.
Despite Sedilroy’s interested gaze, Mayana was not concerned at all. No, more precisely, it would be correct to say that she seemed to have no interest in Sedilroy before her eyes.
A little while ago, when she heard the words to sit, there seemed to be a hint of interest, but that sign was now nowhere to be found, as if washed away by water.
Mayana said,
“Shall I talk first? Or would you like to speak first, Your Grace?”
Sedilroy, as if he had heard a difficult question, leisurely rubbed his chin with his finger. Then he crossed his long legs and sat up straight.
“According to Mr. Bivon, you were nitpicking and complaining about the ‘proper and excellent education’ for Ariante.”
“Did he really say it like that? Or did you add a bit of…….”
“A bit of?”
“Dilution?”
“If you ask like that, it was indeed quite diluted.”
Mayana burst into knowing laughter. Sedilroy looked at her sharply, surprised, then continued,
“According to Housekeeper Joslyn, you also said that Ariante seems ‘too neglected.'”
“That’s also a diluted expression, isn’t it?”
Sedilroy did not deny it.
“Very diluted, indeed.”
Mayana laughed shortly, as if she knew it all along.
“That may be how the Housekeeper sees it.”
“What do you mean? A more detailed explanation is needed.”
Mayana finally straightened her posture and folded her hands on her lap. Suddenly, her expression changed. Like a different person, a very intellectual and sharp facet appeared. And somehow, she seemed to be scoffing at the whole situation.
“Let me say this first, it’s not true that I ‘neglect’ the princess. I don’t know exactly what the Housekeeper told Your Grace, but I am neither trying to ‘pour bad water’ on the princess nor leaving her alone to do ‘bad things.'”
Sedilroy blinked with an interested expression. It almost matched exactly what Joslyn had said. Despite having no knowledge of that fact, Mayana had seen through all the words that Joslyn had grumbled and conveyed, solely with her insight.
Sedilroy, after keeping silence for a moment, asked,
“Then why do you think Joslyn said that to me?”
“Jocelyn, the head butler, wants me to ensure that the princess completes her daily schedule without any omission, perfectly.”
“Yes. That’s exactly why I hired you.”
Mayana tilted her head as if to ask if that was really the case, and boldly met Sedilroy’s gaze.
“Wasn’t what His Grace wanted for me to assist the Princess Ariante so that she could live without any inconvenience?”
“They’re not different.”
“No, Your Grace. Unfortunately, they are entirely different. To be exact, what Jocelyn, the head butler, or Mr. Biman wants as ‘a princess’s posture’ only makes Princess Ariante unhappy. At least for now, that is.”
Sedilroy said,
“A rather bold statement.”
“Is it?”
“At least, no one has ever said that in front of me.”
He licked his lower lip with an inscrutable expression, as if waiting for something. Mayana had no way of knowing what Sedilroy wanted.
So far, the maids who had taken care of Ariante had all said similar things.
[I just can’t do it.] [Princess Ariante is… I know this is disrespectful, but she’s really, really hard to handle. I can’t do it.]
Sedilroy said,
“I don’t think Ariante lacks anything.”
“Of course, materially speaking, that’s true. Perhaps all the fine things in the world are prepared for the princess. From small lace socks to luxurious jewels, pearl combs to real sapphiredecorated toy birds. If the princess wants more, she can have it.”
“But the fact that Ariante is unhappy, I can’t understand why.”
“That’s exactly the problem.”
Male lead says he’s pregnant — and it’s female lead’s child
Something seems a bit off about this world.
Wang Zhao thought as she watched a pregnant man walking towards her…
Intro
Female lead finds herself in a world where the men who possess the ability to bear children.
As she navigates this unfamiliar reality, she is caught off guard by the sudden appearance of her boyfriend, who reveals that he is pregnant.
Is this truly her boyfriend?
Why can’t she recall any details about their time together?
She begins to doubt whether the child her boyfriend is carrying is even hers.
Is there a hidden reason behind her amnesia, or could it be a side effect of her sudden arrival in this strange new world?
Just when it seems the protagonist’s life couldn’t become any more entangled, her ex-boyfriend makes an unexpected appearance, raising questions about the protagonist’s past.
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