Chapter 199: Fiona (2)
Kate.
It was the name of my biological mother, the one who told me to disappear in my memory. Read the translation on itsladygrey.com.
“Now that I think about it, I wonder if she would want to meet me.”
Carl looked at me. We were inside the carriage.
“Have you read all the documents I gave you before?”
I recalled what was in the document. “Yes, I’ve read it. Kate, a commoner. She lived in the northern part of the country when she was a child. She lost both parents and moved to the capital with relatives. She began working as a maid for the Green family at 15.”
“You know it well.”
“And she gave birth to me at 18 and abandoned Fiona at 21.”
“….”
Carl looked uncomfortable hearing my mechanical listing. Read the translation on itsladygrey.com.
“Is there anything I left out?”
“No, there isn’t. But I have collected some additional information.”
“Okat, what is it?”
At the same time, the carriage stopped perfectly on time.
I looked out the window. It was a peaceful and quiet village. We were in front of a home that blended gently into the idyllic landscape.
“It’s a pretty place.” I think the house was Kate’s house.
When the carriage door opened, Carl quickly got out and escorted me out.
I held his hand. “Carl, what are you trying to say?”
“Well, Kate….”
“Who are you?”
A wary question came in, interrupting Carl’s voice. Read the translation on itsladygrey.com.
We turned our heads.
There was a middle-aged woman with silver hair looking at me in surprise.
Oh, she looked just like me.
I thought it would be okay not to ask who she was. “You’re Kate, right?”
Kate looked appalled when I asked with a smile.
Well, sorry that I recognized her as soon as I saw her.
“Mom, who is she?”
“Mom, she has pretty silver hair like you.”
There were two young kids around her holding onto the hem of her skirt.
I whispered to Carl.“Carl, I think I know what you’ve been trying to hide from me…”
His face was fully apologetic. “I didn’t hide it, I just about wanted to tell you….”
“Kate right? I came because I have something to tell you—”
“Kids, go inside the house quickly!”
“Who are they, Mom?”
“Just listen to Mom, go home!”
I guess my harmless face didn’t work at all.
Kate urged the kids as if she had seen a robber breaking into the house.
I clicked my tongue lightly, “Well, Carl. Did you by any chance also have additional information that she would treat me like a loan shark who came to collect a debt?”
“I don’t think I have…”
Meanwhile, Kate also didn’t want to spare her time to say anything to us. Read the translation on itsladygrey.com.
BANG—!
As soon as the kids entered the house, they closed the front door and locked it.
Clack, Click, Clack. A bunch of sounds of locked rang out.
“Kate?”
I knocked on the door. What a huge rejection.
“It’s love that possibly change Fiona’s heart, but I can’t even see Kate’s face?”
Carl nodded with a look that he had nothing to say.
I knocked on the door again, then sighed. It was wrong from the start. Now the situation was a bit difficult, I couldn’t break down the door.
“What do we do?”
Carl quietly took out some tools. “Shall we open the door?”
Ah, um, can we really do that?
“Forget it….”
I knocked lightly on the door again. “Kate, I’m not here to ruin your life. I’m here just to have a quick question.” Read the translation on itsladygrey.com.
I could feel a faint sign of presence beyond the door.
“Honestly, I don’t really blame you…. Could you please open the door first?”
Fortunately, my words seem to have some effects. I felt a hand unlock the door very carefully. The door slowly opened, and Kate spoke with a relatively calm expression.
“Come in….”
“Thank you.” I walked inside smiling awkwardly.
The kids were anywhere to be seen in the room.
I looked around the house for a moment while waiting for Kate to prepare tea. It was an extremely ordinary and homely scene. Carl and I sat awkwardly on the chairs, not knowing how to adapt to this homey atmosphere.
Kate brought the refreshments and then spoke calmly. “Actually, I’ve been wondering how Miss is doing.”
“Me? Oh, you can call me Fiona.”
It was a bit funny to identify a position at a place like this. Read the translation on ladygrey.com.
“I see. I’ve always been curious. But, the rumors are everywhere. So I could always hear rumors about you even without looking for the news.”
“I guess I hope it’s a good rumor.”
“There have only been great things. Rumors mixed with admiration and awe. There’s even a story that you’re going to marry His Royal Highness. Is that true?”
“Yes, it’s true.”
“Because of that, it occurred to me, Fiona, that you have a perfect life. That’s why, when I saw you came to me, I thought you must have come fo revenge.”
Well, it might seem that way. This would be a normal assumption when you see the daughter you’ve abandoned a long time ago come back after reaching a high position.
I corrected the assumption of my purpose here, “Absolutely not. I just have something to ask.”
Before this meeting, I originally thought that Kate might be the key to changing Fiona’s heart. However, it seemed like Kate was too weak and fragile to bear all the truth.
“Has anything strange happened recently?”
“Well, it’s normal.”
Oh, then it looked like Fiona didn’t visit here.
“Hmmm… Do you mind to answer of why you abandoned me?”
Of course, this was to know Fiona’s story, not mine personally. Read the translation on itsladygrey.com.
However, Kate took a sharp breath in a hurry, seemingly interpreting it in a different way.
Haah, I really came here not to blame her.
“I understand. I did expect you to come like this one day.”
The mood suddenly became gloomy.
Carl wrapped his hand around mine as if to comfort me.
‘I’m truly fine!’ I couldn’t stand this atmosphere.
“The reason I have you, Fiona… it wasn’t because I wanted to.”
“….”
“Your Father, Count Green, was not a good man. I unfortunately caught his eyes because of my unusual appearance.”
Just listening to this point gave me a rough idea of what happened. Read the translation on itsladygrey.com.
“Hmm… You can stop talking if it’s hard, Kate. I’m fully aware of what kind of person my biological father is.”
Unfortunately, that man died well. That damn Count Green.
“At first, I tried to raise you. I also tried to love you. But at some point, it was all impossible.” Kate bit her lip and continued as if confessing. “I just wanted you to disappear. I kept thinking that if you were gone, everything would be like nothing had ever happened.”
“…”
“When I think about it now, it’s such a ridiculous idea. However, that was what I thought at that time.”
“Don’t blame yourself. You were young back then.”
It was okay for me to comfort her here, wasn’t it? Kate looked pitiful.
“That’s why I abandoned you and ran away to this town. Fortunately, I met a good person and I am living happily.”
I didn’t particularly want to blame her. However, since it was related to Fiona, I wanted to ask this question at least once.
“There is a necessary matter that I have to ask you this question…. Do you think you can love me again?”
“….”
Kate took a deep breath.
There was a silence. Read the translation on ladygrey.com.
She looked at me and blinked cautiously. She responded with a face as if she was about to vomit. “I think it’s going to be difficult. I’m sorry.”
It was a bit unfortunate.
“Fiona, I don’t resent you as I used to be… It’s just… I just feel guilty. And that’s not true love. It would be a lie if I said yes.”
Poor Fiona. With this, one of the solutions has failed.
I wondered if was there anyone in the world who actually loved Fiona.
Now, that it became this way, I understand why she resented me.
I smiled at Kate. “Thanks for your honest answer, Kate. And in honesty, I also don’t need a real mother. I’m actually one of the happiest people in the world.”
I didn’t think I needed to stay in her house any longer. If her husband returned, she would have a hard time to explain.
“My business is done. I will never come back after this.”
Kate had a guilty expression. “Farewell Fiona.”
“Yes. Take care.”
I didn’t need her to feel sorry for me.
“Let’s go back, Carl.”
We left Kate’s house.
On the way to the carriage, I saw the two siblings huddled against the window of Kate’s house. When I waved my hand lightly, the children also waved their hands carefully. ‘Stay healthy kids.’
Now that I thought about it, they were actually my half-siblings.
Well, this was probably the only good outcome from this visit. This meant I wouldn’t have anything to do with them in the future. But I wish Kate a little happiness.
Now, I had to think about how to solve Fiona’s problem. Read the translation on itsladygrey.com.
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