Volume 1 Chapter 43

Volume 1 + Chapter 43: Madam, You Wouldn’t Want…

“It’s alright, it’s alright, there there, you’ve been wronged.”

Eve embraced Leah with a concerned expression, listening to Leah’s tearful complaints, her beautiful eyes gradually filling with tears as well.

She certainly knew why those guys couldn’t be driven away, lingering like pestering flies.

But Eve couldn’t tell Leah the truth, because it was too dark for a child to handle.

“But… the parents of those boys who got beaten up all came to the academy demanding an explanation.”

“They were the ones who provoked me first, taunting me endlessly, but in the end, all the blame falls on me.”

Leah felt utterly wronged, even now she clearly understood that using violence was wrong, and she was willing to take responsibility.

But looking at the current situation, those noble children had been hurt, and most likely all responsibility would be placed on Leah’s shoulders.

From Eve’s perspective, Leah fighting back wasn’t wrong at all, and the fact that she didn’t beat them to death just showed how kind-hearted her precious daughter was, those beasts should count their blessings.

“You did nothing wrong, listen, if the sky falls, mama will hold it up for you. I’ll find a way to help you. Don’t be afraid, we won’t go to the academy this afternoon, we’ll stay home, and I’ll make clothes for you, okay?”

Eve softly comforted Leah, she could roughly guess what expressions those aggressive nobles would have when they learned their children had been bullied.

Being bullied was one thing, but having over ten boys bully a little girl and still lose was the most embarrassing part.

Nobles care most about face, and when people feel embarrassed, they tend to act rashly.

“Mm, okay.”

Leah agreed with tear-filled eyes, her wounded heart slightly soothed by Eve’s gentle comfort.

Mama Eve is still the gentlest, meeting her was the thing Leah least regretted in this life.

“And Qianzhi.”

Eve gently touched Qianzhi’s injured cheek, her voice full of concern.

“What happened to your face? Weren’t you not involved?”

“I…”

Qianzhi lowered her head slightly, she was a lady, and had been educated as such since childhood.

Ladies shouldn’t resort to violence carelessly, unless the other party was truly beastly.

“You fought too, didn’t you?”

“Mm…”

After much hesitation, Qianzhi finally bit her lip and nodded with a guilty expression.

“Thank you for protecting my Leah, but getting yourself hurt isn’t acceptable.”

As Eve spoke, her thumb gently caressed the wound on Qianzhi’s cheek, and in the blink of an eye, the wound disappeared without a trace.

Qianzhi’s fair little face returned to its previous pristine state, as if the wound had never existed.

“I can help you settle this matter.”

Looking at Eve’s gentle demeanor before her, Qianzhi thought of her own mother.

Before her mother left, she had never suffered any grievances, and after her mother’s departure, Qianzhi always believed that her mother’s former gentleness would only exist in the fairy tales of her imagination.

But now, this gentleness was truly present right in front of her.

Since Qianzhi had grasped it, she wouldn’t easily let go no matter what.

“You don’t need to help me settle it, you’re still a child, I have my own way of resolving this.”

“After saying all that, are you hungry? Let’s go eat first.”

“Since we’re home, how could I let you go hungry?”

Eve affectionately patted the two little girls’ heads, making them both dazed, as if they might faint in Eve’s embrace at any moment.

QAQ, she’s so gentle, I like her so much…

Eve had managed to comfort the two children’s emotions, but as for solving this problem, Eve didn’t have any particularly good ideas in mind.

If relying solely on herself, Eve wasn’t very confident…

Ah, is selling herself to Her Highness the Princess really the only way out?

Eve was clear that if she explained the circumstances to Princess Alice, given her personality, she naturally wouldn’t stand idly by.

But this was still a favor, and also a form of invisible debt.

On the surface, Princess Alice would say it’s a small matter not worth mentioning, but if she really wanted to be strict about it, who knows when she might forcefully hold it against her.

Saying things like, “Madam, you wouldn’t want your daughter’s matter…”

Then thinking about the Princess’s collection of small toys that couldn’t even fit in her closet, Eve’s legs went weak just imagining it.

“Sigh, but what else can be done, it’s all for my daughter.”

Eve sighed softly, she gently covered her chest, feeling her heart pounding beneath her white high-neck sweater.

Even through the thick barrier, it was still clear…

Her originally melancholic blue eyes now held an additional hint of helplessness. This plot was becoming more and more like an indescribable story.

So the phrase “Madam, you wouldn’t want XX” really could control a white-haired madam like Eve.

When it actually happened to herself, Eve couldn’t see any of the sensuality, she could only feel the helplessness and bitterness of being forced into a situation for her family’s sake.

That white-haired melancholic madam’s fragile and helpless appearance was naturally seen clearly by Qianzhi at her side.

“She’s still worried about this matter, it seems I’ll have to help her.”