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At that insignificant and childish appearance, Sarah clicked her tongue. Before they knew it, her gentle face became cold as if the temperature had dropped.

“Please tell him that it is unfair that only Sarah Millen is recognized as a Countess.”

At those words, May trembled and swallowed saliva without realizing it. May was much easier to deal with than Sarah had expected. She could tell just by the way she quickly looked away to hide her trembling eyes.

‘May Chenblun. It is foolish to be weak against the strong and infinitely strong against the weak.’

Sarah recognized the character of May Chenblun in the novel ‘Flower of Darkness’.

‘No one will love you, Young Master Claude.’

‘How can I truly love Young Master Claude, when you can kill people more easily than you can breathe?’

‘Isn’t that how you killed your nanny, Lady Sarah?’

She was the extra who whispered these words and encouraged Claude to sink deeper into despair. The most appropriate way to deal with May was to press her down with the logic of overwhelming power. That way, she wouldn’t dare to think about what to do.

Sarah leaned down and met May’s eyes.

“……Let’s have a simple class.”

The way she looked down at May with dark azure eyes was arrogant, but at the same time, it suited her very well. Under the power of Sarah’s words, May trembled involuntarily.

“Now, repeat after me. Miss May.”

Sarah spoke in a sweet voice as if she were teaching a child an unfamiliar word.

“Countess, Millen.”

“……!”

May’s face, which she thought couldn’t get any redder, was now flushed as if it was about to explode. Seeing that, Sarah smiled broadly and said.

“Come on.”

Her eyes gleamed and shimmered in the cold light. With an unmistakable aura emanating from Sarah, May had no choice but to repeat her words as she spat them out.

“Coun, Countess Millen.”

At the same time, May frowned and covered her mouth.

“Good job.”

Sarah smiled sweetly and praised May, then turned her gaze away and passed by her indifferently as if she had finished her business.

“……”

“……”

Watching Sarah walk to Claude’s room with a cane on her side and the fine silk gloves on both hands off one by one, the Duke’s servants quietly gave her a silent thumbs-up.

“I appreciate Miss May’s consideration, but I will only accept her heart. From now on, Young Lord Claude Ambrosia is under my jurisdiction.”

Sarah, who was shocked by Claude’s unexpected rejection, was able to regain her reason thanks to May’s tantrum. It wasn’t until she stood in front of Claude’s tightly closed door that the full realization hit her.

‘It was strange that the world would only move as written in ‘Flower of Darkness’. Even if it changes a little now, what I have to do doesn’t change.’

She had an oath with Claude’s biological mother, Dieline.

The Duchess, Dieline Ambrosia, was Claude’s biological mother, but the current Duke, Ethan Ambrosia, was not Claude’s biological father. Claude’s biological father was not the Duke, but his younger brother, Hugel Ambrosia.

‘I’m going with Hugel. And I will never come back to the Crombell Empire again. Tell my child that I am dead. Tell him to forget about his dead mother and live happily ever after. But you’ll have to help me, Sarah.’

‘I swear on the soul of Sarah Millen. I will give my all so that your child can be happy.’

Sarah was obligated to honor that oath.

Duke Ethan Ambrosia, who announced his nephew as his son, cared for Claude more than anyone else. However, around this age, the child was more sensitive to the feelings of his guardian than anyone else.

That Duke Ethan Ambrosia was secretly avoiding him. He gave Claude everything he wanted, but he didn’t give him the ‘love’ of a parent. The child had realized it too soon.

Listening to the child’s crying more clearly in front of the door, Sarah swallowed her breath in regret. How could she heal the wounds of a child who believed in the story that his mother died after giving birth to him? Sarah decided to leave it at that.

“I can’t do what the Flower of Darkness wants.”

Sarah muttered as if promising herself, and put her palm on the door.

Claude’s first misfortune was that he considered himself unworthy of being loved and hated himself. Becoming twisted and twisted through endless self-hatred, in the end, he was so unhappy with himself that he wanted to destroy it all. Not wanting to be oppressed by the cursed power of Ambrosia, Claude ended up being the villain that led this Empire to destruction.

‘In the Flower of Darkness, I, Claude’s nanny, will die. But I’m not the Sarah Millen of the Flower of Darkness.’

Seeing Sarah’s face full of solemnity, the servants took a few steps back. May was the only one who felt that something was going wrong. She approached quickly and tried to restrain Sarah.

“It’s no use! Young Master Claude only listens to me, so just tell me what……!”

“Shush.”

Sarah lifted her index finger and put it on her lips, looking at May blocking her. Then, when she smiled brightly, May flinched and stepped back. She finally snorted and jerked her head away.

May’s attitude was, if Sarah could do it, then do it.

Sarah was then able to knock on Claude’s door without any interruption.

“Young Lord Ambrosia, may I come in for a moment?”

“No! Go away!”

The unfamiliar voice made the child cry even louder. His voice was tinged with frustration at the situation, which hadn’t changed no matter how many times he’d said no.

Everyone here knew very well that this could not convince the child. A dark look of resignation appeared on the faces of the servants. But Sarah’s face was full of relaxation. In fact, in case this happened, she had something confirmed in advance by Ethan Ambrosia, the head of the Duke’s house.

[One, leave all of Claude Ambrosia’s education to Sarah Millen.

Two, the Duke of Ambrosia is responsible for all necessary actions in the process, and shall actively cooperate but not interfere.

Three, have complete faith in Sarah Millen.]

Ethan Ambrosia accepted these ridiculous and outrageous one-sided conditions, so Sarah decided to push her way through. If Claude didn’t open up to her, she could make advances to him diligently in the future. If Claude rejected her, it was time to break in.

‘It’s fun to pierce through the obstacle!’

If the Duke of Ambrosia had known what was going on in Sarah’s head, he would never have accepted the above terms. Sarah, who thought so, smiled and opened her mouth.

“Young Master Claude?”

“What!”

“I will go in believing that you have given me permission. If you are near the door, please stay far away for a while.”

“Huh……?”

Obviously, he refused, when did he give permission? Claude’s voice cracked in disbelief.

Sarah heard the footsteps behind the door for a moment. Just in case, she let out her mana and checked, and she could clearly feel the child lying on the bed and slouching his head.

A faint smile crept across her lips.

“Very good.”

Sarah stretched out her hand toward the door. Then, azure mana that resembled her eyes flowed from her fingertips, creating a small magic circle in front of the door. The eyes of May and the servants who were watching Sarah’s actions widened in astonishment. Leaving those faces behind, Sarah lightly snapped her fingers.

Baaaaaang!!

The heavy and sturdy door flew away as lightly as a piece of paper with a light sound. The door flew through the window and landed with a loud crash in a corner of the Duke’s garden.

“……!”

Claude, who had been crying with his head buried in the bed, looked at his open door in surprise. Unwiped tears streaked down his chubby cheeks on his cute little face.

While Claude, as well as the servants, was stunned, Sarah smiled and leisurely walked into the room. May, who had been confident that Sarah would not be able to take a single step into Claude’s room without her help, pointed her finger at Sarah’s back with her mouth open.

“Ma, magician……!”

The words bounced off of her like elastic.