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Chapter 3
I Became an Extra in a Childcare Story
“I—I don’t need you to do that for me!”
“Hm, so you still don’t like me after all….”
“I’m saying you don’t have to try so hard to be loved by me!”
“……”
“……”
A silence as long as eternity passed.
The young lady’s noble face was dyed with shock.
“T-try… so hard?”
At this point, it didn’t matter whether this was a romance-fantasy world or not.
If it was, I had just meddled with someone who might be the female lead.
If it wasn’t, then I—a mere maid—had dared to talk back to a noble lady.
If I were lucky, I’d just be fired.
If not…
No! I can’t die like this!
“What I meant is, you’re also a Trisen, Miss, but compared to the young masters who act so freely, you’re too—”
Ack.
“No, I’m not saying the young masters are reckless. I just mean, why are you the only one who has to watch everyone else in the family’s mood—”
Agh.
“I mean, why do you try so hard to be loved by everyone in the family—no, I mean, why do you work so hard for it—”
My last desperate attempt was heading straight toward a death flag.
The expression vanished from the young lady’s face.
Thud. Only after a long moment did I drop to my knees.
“I’m sorry, Miss. I spoke out of line—”
“Is… is that so? Hic… is that really true?”
“Please have mercy… Pardon?”
“I-I also… hic… don’t want to try so hard…”
Putting aside the fact that she actually admitted it, those clear drops rolling down from her large eyes—please don’t let those be tears.
“Waaahhh! I don’t want to try so hard either!”
“Ah…”
“It’s so hard for meee! Waaahhh!”
“I see… You poor thing, Miss….”
As I gently patted the back of the sobbing young lady, I made a prediction:
I probably won’t survive the night.
“Miss Edel!”
The nanny, Cecile, pulled the young lady out of my arms.
“Annie! Come with me immediately!”
The head maid, Ines, barked an intimidating order.
“You made the young lady cry?”
“Good heavens. Have you lost your mind?”
Under the cold glares of all the servants—
“You made Edel cry, I hear.”
For the first time in my life—counting even Annie’s memories—I stepped into Aeon’s office.
What are the chances that a maid of a grand ducal household gets a private audience with the head of the family?
And after that… what are the chances of surviving?
