I Gave Birth to a Child of the Cursed Family

CHAPTER 7

Chapter 7

She thought he was better now because he always smiled brightly.

He clearly wasn't.

"Since when did that happen?"

Ether was silent.

There were no words, but she could tell that this wasn't the first time.

This child was just desperately pretending to be okay, fearing that this happiness would disappear again.

Ibelin hugged Ether hard, feeling as if her heart was tearing apart.

It might be suffocating, but the child just hugged her back without responding.

How nice would it be if the scars of violence could go away easily.

It wasn't simple just because he's young. As a child, being a little nice didn't mean that he could forget all the wounds.

Rather, he was sensitive for a child and hid himself while pretending to be okay.

If she had fallen asleep like the usual today and had not found Ether, it might have passed by without her knowing it for the rest of her life.

Ibelin knew it herself that she thought it was too easy.

No, she didn't think it was easy, but she was right that it doesn't work that way.

"I'm sorry." Ibelin said.

Ibelin felt Ether shake his head while he was still in her arms.

"I'm okay..."

"Ether, what should... mommy do?"

"Hmm?"

"What should I do to make you really okay?"

Not just with words, but she sincerely hope he feels better.

Ether blinked blankly and then said, "But I'm okay."

"No, you're not alright."

"I'm not?"

"Hmmm..."

"How do you know?"

"That's because I know Ether."

"It's Ether's heart, so Ether knows."

"Sometimes people convince themselves to think that way. Otherwise, Ether wouldn't be so scared of nightmares."

"...I see!"

"Yes. That's what it is."

"Then how would you know how you feel?"

"That's a difficult question."

"Uhng. It's too hard"

"But seeing that there was no sweet me in Ether's dream, I know I'm the problem."

"No! Madam is not the problem."

"Mommy won't change."

"....What if your memory came back? and then... you suddenly hate Ether again?"

The child knew everything.

Ibelin suddenly changed because she lost her memory.

In truth, she became a completely different person, but it's known as amnesia to the outside world.

Ether must have been afraid of the situation where Ibelin's memory will come back.

"Then Ether should reach out to Mommy first."