When The Silver Bell Of Charlotte's Pharmacy Rings (Completed Main Story) - Side Story 7

Even when Charlotte spoke to him, Joseph remained absorbed in his own task for a while, only stopping and turning around when she approached closely from behind.

His cat-like eyes, slightly upturned at the ends, widened clearly as he looked up at Charlotte. The lingering sulkiness from their earlier disagreement that day hadn’t fully dissipated yet, and his small lips jutted out stubbornly like a little beak.

“What were you doing, Joseph?”

When Charlotte tried to pick him up, Joseph fidgeted his shoulders with a whine but soon gave in and quietly settled onto her lap.

His hands, which the nanny had just washed clean, were already stained again with grass juice, and the new clothes she’d changed him into now carried a faint bitter scent.

“Hm? Won’t you tell Mother what you were doing?”

“I won’t tell Mom.”

A pouty reply came back. For a boy, his voice was unusually thin, and when annoyed, it sounded sharp—like a fledgling bird crying shrilly for food.

Charlotte softened her brows and smiled, then lightly kissed his caramel-scented hair.

“Then will you tell someone else besides Mother?”

“I won’t tell Dad either. I won’t tell anyone. It’s my secret.”

“There’s no such thing as secrets in this world, Joseph. Mother can find out anything, no matter what.”

The child, who had been sulking quietly with slumped shoulders, pursed his lips tightly and abruptly turned his head away.

“You’re lying.”

“It’s true. Didn’t I tell you Mother can make any medicine? I even have one that stops people from lying.”

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