Chapter 30

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“……”

“The master is just holding back his feelings all this time. Sooner or later, you will know.”

Ordin, who denied reality, responded as coldly as possible, “It may be a feeling that will quickly fade.”

“No way. Ordin, you’re smart, but you’re bad at this.”

Bert looked at the aide who had no clue about men and women issues.

“The more a person’s emotions are suppressed, the greater the reaction. No matter how cold-hearted the master is, it will be the same for him, too.”

He laughed haphazardly.

“There will come a day when he can no longer hide his heart. Ah, I’m looking forward to that day. May the master, madam, and young lady all be happy.”

At those bright words, Ordin became depressed again.

“……”

It would be nice if it simply ended with such a fairy tale ending.

‘It’s going to get harder in the future.’

I had to find a way to break the marquis’ curse as quickly as possible. Ordin thought.

Just the thought of Rupert being a crazy killer gave him a headache.

Either way, Ordin truly cared for him.

‘Besides, is there anyone who can stop the curse?’

Ordin sighed, imagining an ominous future.

***

I shamelessly entered the medical center.

The inside was cleaner than expected.

A few staff members smirked upon seeing me. It looks like they’ve already heard of it.

Mrs. Rizé and Leander said they were simply sponsors, but it seemed they were also involved in the overall operation in the medical center.

‘It would be difficult to earn a lot of income from commoners.’

When medical facilities are outdated, the weak are the first to suffer.

Even if the disease spreads evenly, the chances of getting treatment are not fair.

‘In that sense, the Ernst family is truly a great help to the commoners.’

With that thought, I grabbed a passerby and asked where Charlotte was.

“She’s over there.”

She was sitting on a chair in the waiting room. It wasn’t difficult to find her.

The problem is……

‘How to talk to you?’

I would have looked suspicious if I approached her suddenly. She might be wary of me.

“……”

It was the moment when I was in trouble for a while with my arms crossed.

“Help me!”

A woman ran in with an urgent cry. In her arms, she holds a baby.

“The baby suddenly can’t breathe!”

The baby’s face is bluish around his lips. It is cyanotic.

(Cyanotic: bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes due to not enough oxygen in the blood).

‘Is the airway blocked by a foreign object?’

Then the Heinrich Law……

(Heinrich Law: industrial accident prevention by Herbert W Heinrich and became known as Heinrich’s Law).

The moment I thought about it, an employee next to me said, “Is something stuck in the baby’s neck?”

Up to that point, it was the right decision. But then, when I saw the employee trying to forcefully open the baby’s mouth and pull the foreign object out with his fingers, I quickly stopped him.

“If you make a mistake, it might go deeper.”

‘In this situation, of course, we use the Heinrich method, but no one in this world knows.’

There was no time to explain, so I hurriedly grabbed the baby and pulled a small chair nearby, and sat down.

“What are you doing!”

The employee cried out as if worried about something, but there was no time to respond.

Supporting the baby’s chin, I placed his head down on my thighs.

Then I hit the baby’s upper back with the bottom of the palm of my hand.

Buk! buk! buk!

“Sob……”

I could hear the baby’s terrified mother weeping.

The employees are terrified of seeing me hitting the baby out of nowhere.

“Now stop.”

Buk!

At that moment, a round thing popped out of the baby’s mouth.

“Ugh, uahhh ahhhhhh……”

“It’s gone.”

I immediately held the crying baby again and approached the mother. There seem to be no other problems.

“Calm down, calm down. It’s ok now. Take a deep breath and……”

After the mother calmed down a bit, I handed the baby to her.

She sniffled as she held her baby tightly in her arms.

“Sob, th-thank you……thank you……”

“I am glad that your baby is safe.”

The woman nodded her head and followed the guidance of another staff to another room. It looks like she probably needs to calm down more.

A few of the medical center staff with curious, half-admiring, half-excited eyes sneaked up to me.

They seem to have noticed that I didn’t just hit the baby.

“What did you just do? That’s great!”

“I know that Mrs. Rizé brought you…… Will you be working with us in the future?”

“I’ve never seen a female doctor before!”

Misunderstandings arose like a snowball, and I corrected them one by one.

“I know Mrs. Rizé, but I am not a new member of the medical center. What I just did is provide first aid if a foreign object is blocking the airway. I’ll teach you anytime if you’re curious.”

“Sure!”

Fortunately, everyone was busy. As soon as they got the answer, they dispersed.

‘It is fortunate that the baby was saved, but in the end, I did not achieve my original purpose……’

While I was thinking about it, someone spoke to me from behind.

“E-Excuse me……”

I turned back.

“Yes?”

At the same time, I was surprised. There stood Charlotte, whom I had previously thought about how to approach her.

She asked hesitation, “Are you a noblewoman whom I should not talk to?”

I lied naturally, “Don’t worry, I’m not a royal noblewoman.”

It’s not completely a lie. I am the Marchioness of the Romstro Empire, not the noblewoman of the Yuren Kingdom.

Charlotte seemed relieved at my words and opened her mouth, “Then, may I ask you something?”

“What is that?”

Charlotte looked at me with a bit of curiosity.

“Where did you find out how to save the baby? Besides, even in the midst of everyone’s surprise, you were very calm. Are you used to this?”

“I have experience working in a place similar to this one.”

“Wow……”

It was then that I noticed that Charlotte had put aside the suspicion that I was a noblewoman. Because noblewomen usually don’t work.

“Well, could you possibly know how to get rid of these bruises quickly? I get hurt quite often…… and he started to notice that I always come to the medical center……”

Well, apparently she wanted to hide that it was her own husband who hit her.

Of course, I can’t make hasty conclusions because there’s no confirmation yet.

‘Maybe this is an opportunity to talk to her a little more.’

Oh, it is said that the good are blessed.

I had no idea that things would turn out this way.

I hid my cheers and smiled calmly.

“Sure.”

***

That night, I was brushing my daughter’s fine golden hair.

Leah asked, “Mom, did you save the baby earlier?”

I was surprised. Leah must have been playing outside the medical center.

“How did you know?”

“I heard the people outside the medical center, and the Duke also told me.”

“I see.”

“The Duke said that was a great thing.”

I pondered for a moment, then replied, “Anyone would have done that.”

“But I also had the same thought as the Duke. My mom who helps people really is wonderful.”

“……”

Feeling touched, I decided to become an adult who set a good example for my daughter again in the future.

Leah spoke softly, “Besides, when my mom does things like that, you look happy.”

“But Mom enjoys playing with you more.”

Leah nodded her head.

“I know. Ugh…… but it’s different from playing with me.”

Shocked by those words, I remembered Mrs. Rizé’s advice.

Children do not seem to know, but they know everything.

“How is it different?”

“It’s just…… it’s shining!”

Leah continued, “So, I want my mom to help others.”

“Is that so?”

“Yeah, I’m happy when my mom shines!”

Just as Mrs. Rizé said, Leah seemed to have sensed something too.

After I brushed her hair, Leah turned around. The ruby eyes looked up at me.

“And I want to be like my mom someday.”

I asked curiously, “Like me?”

“Helping others.”

“……”

Suddenly, Leah made a sad expression that didn’t match her age.

“Then I’ll be shining too, right? No one will forget me, right?”

You must have thought that you will be forgotten someday.

I said calmly, “No one will forget you even now, Leah. Why do you think so?”

Leah hugged my neck tightly.

“But in the past…… no one remembered me. Only my shadow waved its hand when I slept.”

I patted Leah on the back and listened quietly to her.

“The room was too big, so I was scared. That’s why I love this place. I hope my mom also enjoys it here.”

It was then that I realized that she was reminiscing about the time when she was in the Ainel’s mansion.

Those bleak days when Rupert and I turned away and the employees only dealt with business.

Leah still seemed to think she might be left alone.

“Sweetheart, you are worthy to me. Above all else, you are my most precious treasure.”

I whispered as if to reveal a secret.

“Besides, you are already shining.”

Leah mumbled in my arms, “Really?”

“There is no need to wait for ‘someday’ because you are much shinier than this mom of yours even now.”

Leah lifted her head.

“But I can’t even put a bandage.”

I let out a short laugh.

“It’s nothing like that. The important thing is to be brave.”

“Brave?”

“Yes, be brave. Not to run away from the situation in front of you. Even if you are afraid of the road you see for the first time, you must go one step further.”

I quietly put my forehead to Leah’s.

“Mom already knows that you are a courageous child. You are my precious daughter, you always shine in the dark night……”

I kissed my daughter’s cheek.

“You are my star.”

Leah, who had been quietly listening to me, opened her eyes wide.

Then she kissed my cheek.

“My mom is also my star.”

I laughed softly.

My heart was tickled. Leah has always made me happy.