The Maid Hates Childcare (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 15
“Hey. Honey, can you let go of me a bit? People are watching.”
I’d said it mostly because I felt I ought to put up a bit of resistance.
When I acted shy, Kashar gave me a gentle smile.
“There’s no need to be embarrassed. We’re lovers, after all.”
This supporting male lead was even more smooth-tongued than he’d seemed in the book.
Completely ignoring the onlookers, he handed me the document he’d been holding.
“Here, take it.”
As if under a spell, I opened the envelope and checked its contents.
[Kashar Bladis La Reihardt declares himself guardian of Louis Reihardt and Evan Reihardt of the Cold Palace until they reach adulthood.]Stamped on the official imperial document alongside Kashar’s seal was Emperor Daios’s personal seal, granting his approval.
This was the guardianship certificate I’d been waiting for all along.
‘He really managed to get it.’
The guardianship system required the Emperor’s explicit permission.
Since the Emperor’s decision had been the biggest unknown for me, I hadn’t been able to relax even for a moment until now.
‘Now it’s settled.’
The twins would now have a duke as their guardian.
‘Goodbye, abandoned princes.’
If I didn’t want to get bitten by a rabid dog, I’d have to be careful about how the twins behaved as well.
‘Their treatment will surely be completely different now.’
A wave of relief washed over me.
Seeing that I’d finally relaxed, Kashar asked,
“Not embarrassed anymore?”
He was still holding me close.
‘When one thing comes, another must go.’
Gathering my resolve, I gave him a bright smile.
“Yeah, honey!”
What did my embarrassment matter? As long as the kids were safe, that was all that counted.
His arm around my waist still made my face burn, but telling myself to just enjoy this moment helped me feel a little better.
‘After all, it’s just acting.’
When would I ever actually get to date a duke?
It felt easier and more comfortable just to think of this as a dream.
Seeing me beam, Kashar smiled back at me.
Now I thought I understood his intention.
‘He wanted me to act naturally!’
There were spectators right in front of us—perfect rumor-spreading opportunists, in fact.
I decided to make use of the maids.
“Thank you so much! That must have been such a difficult request to fulfill.”
I looked up at him with a touched expression.
At that, the maids’ excited squeals grew even louder.
“Goodness, what exactly did he agree to?”
“Could it be… a marriage proposal?!”
Ladies, please stop pretending to whisper—it’s all clearly audible.
Kashar didn’t stop the maids from chattering.
In fact—
‘He seems to be enjoying this.’
His eyes were lazily curved with amusement.
Seeing his pleased expression confirmed I’d made the right move.
“Kashar, I don’t know what I would’ve done without you.”
I leaned my cheek pitifully against his chest. The maids gasped in admiration, and the more they fussed, the more satisfied I felt.
‘Things seem to be going well.’
Without even realizing it, I must have groped his chest slightly, because his firm muscles twitched.
I glanced up at my employer cautiously.
But his expression…
‘Ah, did I go too far?’
His previously smiling lips had gone rigid.
Just as I panicked and tried to pull away—
“Ugh!”
A strong arm pulled me tightly against him.
Our faces drew close—just as they had that time we’d nearly kissed.
“You’re this happy, huh?”
As if nothing had happened, Kashar now wore a satisfied smile.
He brought his face so near our noses almost touched and whispered lowly,
“If you’re pleased, I’d like you to grant me a favor in return.”
His intense gaze fixed firmly on me.
Trapped in his arms, I couldn’t pull back. Our lips kept drawing closer.
‘This is moving too fast, sir!’
Though I’d resolved to just go along with it, actually kissing him might just make my head explode.
“I-I’ll do anything you ask!”
As soon as I blurted this out, I heard him laugh.
After laughing for a good while, he took my hands and gently clasped them.
As if he’d never laughed so hard, Kashar now gazed at me with warm eyes.
“I’m glad. I was worried you might refuse me.”
“…Huh?”
What on earth were you planning to ask me?
I cursed my own impulsive mouth for promising everything without thinking.
But it was already too late to take it back.
“Now we’ll all live together in my manor.”
“Huh?”
Did you just say… what?
“I’ve always felt uneasy watching you live in this cold palace with the princes. Please bring the children and stay at my estate.”
He held my hands tightly, looking exactly like a man earnestly courting his beloved.
“Kyaaaa! They’re going to cohabit!”
“See? I told you this would happen!”
While I stood frozen, the maids jumped up and down with excitement.
After squealing for a while, they dashed off to spread the news to their friends, seniors, and juniors.
“They’re gone.”
Kashar watched the maids leave and said with satisfaction. When I blinked at him blankly and asked, he replied,
“Hello…?”
“Yeah. Darling.”
An ordinary man saying this would’ve been unbearably childish—but coming from an absurdly handsome man, it became legendary wit.
Kashar didn’t stop there; he hit a second home run.
“I should’ve just proposed marriage instead.”
Thud. Thud.
Could this be the sound right before my heart muscles burst?
Though surely meant as a joke, his words hit me with hurricane-level force.
“It’d be a good offer for you too.”
Even as I fumbled awkwardly, Kashar remained perfectly composed.
Before I knew it, his lips were pressed close to my ear, whispering huskily,
“Your Highnesses will be safer in my manor than in the imperial palace.”
I sucked in a sharp breath, my face burning red.
‘He’s right.’
The whole reason I’d drawn Kashar in was to protect the princes.
But the more attention we attracted, the greater the risk.
‘Because now we’ve caught the Empress’s attention.’
The imperial palace was under the Empress’s overwhelming influence.
Leaving this place and moving would be far safer.
‘Still, maybe I should think it over a bit more…’
Logically, that’s what I told myself—but looking at his face and body, I felt I might nod yes right away.
“Ahem, ahem. The princes don’t even know yet that they’ve gotten a guardian.”
Herein lay a problem.
I hadn’t yet told the twins anything about Kashar, and I worried whether they could accept everything that had just happened so suddenly.
‘Louis should be fine.’
Evan was the bigger concern.
‘He seemed hurt.’
Ever since meeting Kashar, Evan had barely spoken to me.
Now he’d have to move into the very house of the adult who’d wounded his pride. He might take it very hard.
“You overthink too much.”
He spoke with the confidence of someone who knew I wouldn’t refuse.
His hand stroking my cheek felt hot, and I blurted out,
“…I’ll try to persuade the princes! But—”
“But?”
“Come with me to the Olloze Party!”
As soon as I shouted this, Kashar looked puzzled.
He didn’t know that the princes and I had received an invitation from the Marchioness.
‘Anyway, we have to go once.’
I could hide behind Kashar and decline the invitation, but then the princes might never get a proper foothold in high society before they came of age.
This party was the perfect opportunity to publicly announce that he’d become their guardian.
Quickly grasping the situation, Kashar gave me a sly smile.
“Is this a date request?”
“A—No! Well, actually, yes! It is a date!”
I nodded vigorously at Kashar’s words.
His caressing hand and sudden cohabitation proposal still flustered me, but on second thought, it wasn’t necessarily a bad idea.
‘This place is where I grew up, but most memories here are painful. His manor will have more people to care for them.’
Emotionally, wouldn’t moving be better?
After all, living in the same manor didn’t mean Kashar and I would share a room.
If the children would be safer, that was enough for me.
While I organized my thoughts, Kashar watched me with an unreadable gaze.
Our eyes met for a moment.
He lowered his hand, his expression inscrutable.
“Why do I keep wanting to indulge you?”
“Huh?”
“Nothing.”
He uttered these cryptic words and then curved his eyes.
“Fine. I’ll give you time.”
It was a concise acceptance.
Just as I breathed a sigh of relief at having bought more time, a dark shadow fell over me.
“You’ll have to repay me for waiting.”
His lips hovered just shy of touching mine. When I stiffened, Kashar chuckled softly.
“Why—why are you laughing?”
“You clearly haven’t kissed anyone before.”
My mind went blank for a moment. Eyes wide, I pushed him away.
“My Lord, that’s sexual harassment!”
And you know exactly the same applies to you too!
My face flushed crimson as I huffed in anger, making him burst into laughter.
‘Who do you think you’re teasing!’
A handsome man’s smile was always right—except this time, he was definitely guilty.
“You need to act more naturally.”
Kashar headed toward the carriage.
I yelled after him,
“I’ve kissed before! Loads of times!”
Romance? Please.
I was a literature lover who’d learned about love solely from romance novels.
‘How could he possibly know that!’
My clenched fists trembled with frustration.
‘But I do know all the essentials, okay?’
In my original world, I’d read countless… sacred materials.
With so much information under my belt, surely I could match smooth-talker Kashar.
Thus began the ultimate showdown: romance-knowledge girl versus romance-natural guy.
Of course, neither of us actually had any real experience.
While I shivered with indignation, Kashar hopped onto the carriage and said,
“Really? Then I’ll look forward to it.”
For some reason, that statement felt strangely menacing.
The carriage carrying Kashar started moving.
I stood rooted to the spot until it disappeared from view. My cheeks were still burning.
‘He wasn’t like this in the original story!’
In my memory, Kashar was a dangerously obsessive duke who treated even the female lead cruelly.
Apparently, I wouldn’t get used to this smooth-talking personality anytime soon.
Thus the day passed into night.
I entered the room to put the children to bed.
Male lead is a Divorced Husband
She said to him: “Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change it!”
Liu Changning transmigrated into a female cannon fodder character in a female-dominant novel.
After reading the first half of the novel’s plot, the first thing she did upon transmigration was to divorce the Pan Jinlian-style male protagonist she had just married.
She indulged herself, pretending to be ugly and poor.
But as time passed, the way that man looked at her became more and more unusual…
Liu Changning was dumbfounded: Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change!
――
This lifetime, Pei Yuanshao was rejected by the same woman twice!
The first time, she drove him away. Forced by the situation, he endured the waves of anger in his heart, yielding and humbling himself.
That person lay slanted on a rocking chair, her sallow face emotionless: “If you don’t want a divorce, go cook!”
Pei Yuanshao’s face was dark and gloomy: “You!”
The second time, after the crisis in Jinling City was resolved, the new emperor sent someone to pick him up. He turned around, stammering: “I… I have to go. If you keep me…”
That person lay on the kang bed, her back to him, as if she had long anticipated this day, crisp and clear: “Goodbye!”
Pei Yuanshao was so angry his fingers trembled: “You… you!”
The mission of family and country made him restrain himself, averting his eyes and turning to leave this broken household.
Two years later, they met again. Seeing her ethereal face, his body shook like a sieve.
“She was originally a ‘she’!”
At the Qionglin Banquet, the top scholar of the imperial examination, a talented person with exceptional speech and conduct, all the unmarried young gentlemen from aristocratic families looked at her with shy and timid eyes.
The peerless imperial official Pei Yuanshao felt the anger in his heart erupt. He pointed at the woman surrounded by the crowd at the Qionglin Banquet, his thin lips slightly curled: “Little sister, I wants that person to be the wife-master of my Mingde Prince Manor.”
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