Chapter: 959
It is not a crime to give birth to an illegitimate child.
However, when something like this happens to a young lady from a prestigious family, the father, mother, child, and even the family become the targets of criticism and ridicule.
Even the marquis, Astelle’s grandfather, would not forgive Count Ecklen.
‘So my mother had no choice but to get married as soon as possible and pretend it was her husband’s child.’
It’s immoral, but my mother would have had no choice.
That must be why my mom was relieved that my father has the same eye color, as written in her diary.
Because she would have made that child the duke’s child from the beginning.
‘But she had a miscarriage.’
And shortly afterward Count Ecklen was acquitted of false accusations and returned to the capital.
My mother, who married my father to protect her child, ended up losing both her child and her beloved lover.
I feel sorry for that. My mother and I had similarities: risked her own life to protect her child.
But sadly, my mother’s efforts failed.
‘Should I tell Count Ecklen?’
The thought crossed her mind for a moment, but Astelle brushed it off immediately.
It’s something she, a third party, doesn’t need to get involved in.
Count Ecklen seemed completely oblivious to her mother’s circumstances.
‘There must be a reason why my mother didn’t tell him.’
Finding out the truth will only make him sad and blame himself.
She probably didn’t want to hurt him by telling him.
Astelle decided to feign ignorance. She doesn’t need to tell him what even her mother didn’t tell him.
“It’s in the past, there’s nothing I can do about it. Did you see her diary at the duke’s mansion?” The Marquis clicked his tongue as if he was sorry and asked again.
Since Fritz became a duke, he seemed to think that she had been there and found it.
“Yes, I wanted to ask you because I was curious.”
Likewise, she doesn’t think it’s necessary to tell her grandfather about this.
Also, my mother didn’t tell my grandfather because she didn’t want to hurt him.