NOVEL WEB Chapter 210
Chapter: 210
“Mom said she wanted to stay even after Dad passed away, right?”
“That’s right.”
We had already talked about this once before.
But still, I wanted to confirm it with Rosalyn again.
Not just for confirmation, but also to understand why she made that choice.
“To be honest, I thought you would leave the family.”
“Huh?”
“Well, it’s true, isn’t it? Our family has nothing good to offer. You just came here because of a contract.”
The Rose Family had paid money, and one of their daughters had come to our family.
Initially, it was the eldest, Christina, but then it changed to Rosalyn.
If it weren’t for those circumstances, there was no way Rosalyn would have ended up in our family.
“So I really thought you would leave the family and start a new life. Even though you didn’t spend much, you must have saved up enough money.”
At first, that wasn’t the case, but it had been ten years since Rosalyn came to our family.
During that time, her wealth naturally had to have increased.
Personally, Rosalyn rarely spent money, and living expenses were covered by the family, so she had hardly any expenses apart from clothing.
Without clothing, she basically had no money to spend, which allowed her to keep saving.
“So I thought you would prefer to live in a relatively cool central region in summer and moderately warm in winter, rather than in the south. That’s what I thought.”
“Is that so…?”
“Yeah, but I never thought you’d go back to the Rose Family.”
“Ah… um… well, that’s certainly true.”
No matter what, I never thought she’d return to the Rose Family.
I couldn’t even imagine her going back there rather than staying with the Leonhardts.
“So, you were thinking that way.”
“Yeah.”
“Hmm… but I thought I had given some trust to Camelia…”
Still holding Rosalyn close, she talked about it.
Rosalyn wasn’t refusing at all.
So I just kept holding her as it was.
“Is that so?”
“I never thought Camelia would think that way.”
“…….”
Is that right?
I thought everyone would think the same.
In a situation like now, it seemed natural she’d leave our Mansion and live in a small house in the central region right away.
“I thought I got along really well with Camelia, but to think you thought that way is a bit disappointing…”
Rosalyn placed her hand on mine and said that.
I wasn’t sure.
But from my perspective, I couldn’t help but think of Rosalyn leaving.
“I have no reason to abandon Camelia, you know?”
“…Really?”
“Of course! You know how much I like Camelia, right?”
Her words made me feel somewhat good, but in the end, that ‘like’ was different from mine.
Hearing such words made me feel happy but also a little disappointed.
“I just didn’t want to leave Camelia alone in this big Mansion.”
Rosalyn said that in a gentle voice.
She continued to say things like that to me.
Of course, after hearing those words, I still held the same thoughts.
To Rosalyn, I was ultimately just her daughter.
Even without blood ties, she perceived me as just a daughter or a younger girl.
I didn’t hate that idea, but… I did hate it.
“…Shall we get dressed first?”
“Hehe, shall we?”
Hearing all of Rosalyn’s words, I decided to… get dressed first.
Continuing to hold her while she was only in her underwear was leading my thoughts in a weird direction.
To be honest, I felt like I could do something really bad to Rosalyn right then.
But because of the kind words Rosalyn kept saying to me, I felt sorry for even thinking that way.
I had no choice but to let Rosalyn go and say I would get dressed.
*
Once we changed clothes, I sat back down in a normal manner.
My shirt felt a bit ill-fitting.
But since it was one of the larger sizes among Rosalyn’s clothes, I decided to just wear it.
Height wasn’t an issue, but since my bust was larger than Rosalyn’s, it felt a bit tight.
Loosening a button made it better to some extent.
“After all, there’s no reason to leave the Mansion, right?”
“Is that so?”
“Of course! How fun is it to be living with Camelia? Plus, there are a lot of servants in the Mansion, and the Mansion itself is really nice! There’s no need to leave.”
Rosalyn had placed a drink on the table and was pouring herself a glass while saying that.
Though there weren’t any snacks, still.
“Even the room I’m in now is much nicer than when we lived in the Rose Mansion.”
“Wasn’t that Mansion fine enough?”
“Hehe… it was, but the room I used there was definitely smaller than Camelia’s room now.”
“Ah…”
“Putting that aside, the room I’m in now is really great! The bed over there can accommodate at least three people, and there’s even a small bathroom in the room, along with other nice features.”
That was true.
The Mansion itself and Rosalyn’s room were indeed nice.
Yet, I still found it strange in various ways that Rosalyn chose to stay in this Mansion.
“To be honest, since you came to our Mansion… it hasn’t been that great for you, has it…?”
“Why?”
“Well, you were practically sold here. It was a contract, but you ended up marrying someone like Dad. You also heard some bad things because of being connected to the Leonhardt family.”
“Um… that’s true.”
“So I thought you’d definitely leave the Mansion.”
“Hehe… that’s possible.”
At my words, Rosalyn just took a sip of her drink and responded.
It felt like she was just acknowledging my words, brushing them off nonchalantly.
She kept showing an indifferent reaction.
“That’s not wrong, is it?”
“…Right.”
There was nothing wrong with what I had said.
It indeed was the case.
Though I was her daughter, my father William lacked any charm, and the Leonhardt family had no real benefits other than money.
“But you have Camelia, right?”
“…….”
“I didn’t want to leave someone as cute and kind as Camelia alone in a big Mansion.”
“Is that so?”
In conclusion, she stayed because of me.
To be precise, it was a story of her wanting to stay in the Mansion, mostly out of sympathy.
Ultimately, it was the kind of news I disliked.
If only there had been even a slight change, it would have been great.
In the end, we remained in the same place.
Rosalyn was still treating me as just her daughter, while I was thinking of Rosalyn in a different light.
“You’ve been living with Camelia for ten years, right? It really was nice during that time.”
“If that’s the case, then I’m glad.”
“Hehe, didn’t you dislike Camelia? I had an amazing time living together.”
“It was nice. Yes, it was.”
I couldn’t bring myself to say anything bad to Rosalyn, who asked me such questions with a pure face.
On one hand, I felt guilty for having such bad thoughts about Rosalyn, but… the guilt was overshadowed by the bad thoughts growing.
“I’m always thankful to you, Mom.”
That wasn’t a wrong statement.
I truly was grateful.
I only felt sad and regrettable because my stance with Rosalyn had changed recently.