Morning came to the Count of Aradis. The Count, his wife, and daughter had attended a banquet at the palace the night before, returning very late. Because of that, the servants moved as carefully as possible.
The Count and Countess of Aradis were famous for their fiery temperaments. If they were to make a loud noise and wake them on such a day, it was plain to see they would be severely scolded.
The servants thought it was better this way, and, like their masters, they did not get up from bed until late.
In other noble houses, the butler or housekeeper would have scolded them severely, but not here. The upper servants, like butlers or housekeepers, had been dismissed long ago by the Count because they could not afford their salaries.
All that were left were young, inexperienced servants. Even them, they could barely afford to employ, managing with the bare minimum staff.
Thus, Aelfrie was busy in the kitchen all by herself from the morning.
A month ago, her father had fired the chef for not preparing a perfect dinner.
It was natural that he failed to prepare the meal. After all, he had been brought in from an ordinary restaurant, not a noble’s kitchen.
Moreover, there was a shortage of food ingredients.
So it was natural that he couldn’t create a meal at the level of other noble houses.
“Did you think there’s nowhere else for me to work but here? I came here just to add a bit of nobility to my resume! Forget it! I’ve been thinking of quitting anyway!”
The chef defiantly packed his bags and left, not forgetting to spit in the middle of the entrance on his way out.
The Count of Aradis screamed and raged for someone to catch that scoundrel.
It was an impossible task. There were no strong male servants left in the Count’s house who could exert that much effort.
Even if there were, the chef had not committed a crime, so there was no reason to catch him.
With the chef gone, the meals in the mansion became an immediate problem.
The Count commanded a recently hired maid, Jena, to handle all kitchen duties.
He threatened to fire her without severance if she didn’t do it properly.
Jena’s face turned pale. She had just come from the countryside to her first job as a maid here.
Having never properly cooked before, except for cleaning up food waste, there was no way she could prepare meals for the Count and Countess, let alone the others.
In the end, Aelfrie, unable to watch any longer, spoke to the Count.
“Father, may I help Jena?”
The Count of Aradis roared at those words.
“If you do such lowly work, what will the remaining servants say to me! How far are you going to tarnish my dignity!”
He was merely angry for fear of losing his dignity, not concerned for Aelfrie.
Aelfrie, knowing this better than anyone, turned to her stepmother.
“Mother, you know how picky Elize is about her food. I don’t think Jena can satisfy Elize’s delicate taste. Especially now that the social season is starting, we need to pay more attention to Elize’s meals…”
“That’s true. Our Elize is a sensitive child, isn’t she? That country bumpkin Jena might not satisfy our precious Elize, who has eaten only the finest food. So if you’re okay with it, you can help. Right, dear?”
Her stepmother, who had been glaring at Aelfrie as if she couldn’t believe she would say she wanted to work, changed her expression as soon as Elize’s name was mentioned.
She then glared at her husband as if to tell him to hurry and give permission.
“If it’s for Elize, well, we can’t help it. Taking care of your sister is your natural duty, isn’t it?”
Her father, who had been yelling just a moment ago, lost his momentum as soon as Elize’s name came up. It was only natural.
Their beloved daughter, and also the existence upon which the future of the Count’s house depended, was Elize.
Elize, born between Viscount Aradis and his new wife, was admired as the flower of the social world from a young age due to her extraordinary beauty, and gained tremendous popularity as soon as she debuted.
Despite a modest household, the Viscount couple did their utmost to provide the highest quality surroundings for Elize.
Clothes and jewelry, of course, and even the smallest stationery that Elize’s hands touched.
It was natural for Elize’s taste to be picky.
Moreover, they would get angry out of pride, but the Viscount couple knew well that they had no money to hire another chef.
But didn’t Aelfrie, myself, volunteer to do the work first? Of course, not because of “poor circumstances,” but for “a beloved sister.”
“Yes. It’s admirable that you want to help that way. Then you and Jena will manage the kitchen together.”
So spoke the Viscount couple, and they returned to their room. From then on, Aelfrie and Jena took care of the kitchen together.
When Aelfrie was alone, preparing ingredients and putting spices in the pot over the fire, the kitchen door opened, and a redfaced Jena coughed and came in.
“Miss, why didn’t you wake me up…… Come here, cough. I’ll do it…….”
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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