“No, really, how could she act that way?”

“That’s what I’m saying! She was completely cold to our lady. How can she be so kind to Doana?”

“Rumors say the Earl is very picky about his spouse.”

“I’ve heard that too!”

The maids were very confused.

Because Tersia’s attitude towards Rosé was not just tough, but rather cruel.

They couldn’t understand. Rosé had fallen, but she was still of noble blood, while Doana was just a ‘maid’ of commoner origin.

However, why would Tersia welcome Doana?

The conclusion of the maids’ debate that was not a debate was one.

“Could it be because of the baby?”

“There’s no other answer.”

“But it’s strange. She was furious when the lady was pregnant, so why is she so kind to Doana.”

“Did she realize the importance of her grandchild after the miscarriage?”

No matter how much they thought about it, there was no other way to explain Tersia’s actions than ‘the child’.

“It doesn’t make sense… I thought everything would be solved when the former Countess arrived….”

When their last hope, Tersia, who was supposed to repel Doana, dashed their expectations, they couldn’t hide their gloomy feelings.

The head maid, who had been quietly listening to all this, closed her eyes and spoke softly.

“If the former Countess accepts Doana… We have no choice. If you don’t want to be fired, be careful from now on.”

They didn’t want to admit it, but it seemed like God was on Doana’s side.

Until then, the head maid had resented God.

“I’ll greet you properly. I’m Doana.”

Doana, wearing Rosé’s dress, greeted in the noble manner she had learned over her shoulder.

Tersia was looking at Doana very fondly.

“Yes, Doana. You can call me mother comfortably.”

“Mom, can I do that? Mother?”

Doana answered with a clear smile to Tersia, who was smiling at her.

Unlike the harmonious Doana and Tersia, Eric and Sedric on the side had a very blank expression.

‘Why is Mother doing that?’

Even her son was surprised by Tersia’s behavior.

He knew she was harsher to Rosé than she should have been, but he didn’t know she could be less harsh…

Eric couldn’t erase the suspicious look in his eyes. Tersia, who had been smiling at Doana, frowned at Eric’s suspicious look.

‘Tsk, such a grim face. Just like your father.’

It was obvious what Eric was thinking. Tersia was the first to congratulate him in order to discern Eric’s feelings for Doana.

“Congratulations. You finally have a child.”

“…Yes.”

Eric looked at Tersia with a nervous expression.

“Cheer up. The baby sees that the family should show a cheerful look.”

At the word ‘new baby’, Eric’s forehead crumpled nicely. He finally blurted out the words he had been holding back.

“What are you scheming this time, Mother?”

When Eric showed discomfort, Tersia unfolded her fan and laughed.

“Look at you. What scheme is there? I’m just happy because we have a grandchild.”

“Your reaction is too different from when Rosé was pregnant.”

“Son. Could you please not bring up painful stories? Just thinking about that time still makes my heart pound.”

Of course, out of happiness.

She didn’t want to give my son’s blood to someone like Rosé. Of course, she hated it even more for a lowly maid.

Tersia looked at Doana sitting next to her son.

“But how did such a pretty face get like this?”

“Eric’s exwife was jealous and did this to my face. I thought she was a really good person….”

Doana fabricated a story and shed tears in front of Tersia and Sedric.

‘Tsk, the Countess bit my son.’

Sedric, who clearly knew the inside story, clicked his tongue at Doana’s calm lying.

“Oh my, that’s terrible. That person was a bit strange from the start. There’s a reason why I didn’t like her, right? Look, in the end, she made trouble.”

Tersia chastised Eric, saying that it was not bad to listen to the words of adults.

Doana liked Tersia, who hated Rosé and showed favor towards her, very much.

‘Wow, the protagonist was a woman who was unloved by both her husband and motherinlaw?’

Why was Rosé the protagonist at all? Doana found Rosé’s situation hilariously pathetic.

‘I didn’t read to the end. Was I actually the protagonist, not Rosé?’

She had never seen or heard of a protagonist who was not loved.

It was only natural for a protagonist to be loved by everyone, just like she was now.

A daughterinlaw loved by a handsome husband and a rich inlaw family.

‘Rosé even got divorced and was chased away!’

Somehow, her heart fluttered. It seemed as if she might really be the protagonist of this story.

“I’ve had a bad feeling about Rosé since the first time I saw her. You did too. You said it was unpleasant because she looked so much like my mother.”

Tersia spoke to Sedric, who was sitting next to her. The sting in her words was probably not a mistake.

Tersia knew that Sedric’s first love was Rosé’s mother, Ribera.

She was not so foolish as to fail to realize that he was jilted by Ribera and reluctantly married her.

That’s why Tersia hated Rosé even more.