Childcare Diaries - [Author: 봄볕의기억 ]

Chapter 5

"Congratulations, Young Master."

At Marie's greeting, Brielle replied with a kiss.

"Oh my."

From the side, the maid looked at her with envy because the Young Master's service was limited to only Marie.

And the young Ellie, who witnessed this scene, was going to try to get a kiss from Brielle too.

It was small, but joyful. Brielle's birthday is over.

***

Marie saw Brielle was fast asleep, so she sneaked out.

Today was a day of great significance to her as well. In the original story, Brielle didn't reach his 1st birthday, but because of Marie, he made it to his first birthday. Her heart was pounding. It was the day when she finally accomplished her first goal when she entered the book.

'You just need to grow up like this.'

She had written down her childcare diary, hoping that the Young Master will continue to grow safely as she wished as her first goal.

'I don't think it's going to be easy to go to sleep in my room like this. Should I have a cup of coffee?"

Marie tried to go to the kitchen, relying on the sparse lights hanging in the long hallway. She found a brightly lit room.

'That...'

It was a place that sometimes, the Count would enter alone.

'Is he still up?'

Marie thought if she were drinking coffee alone, she would ask if the Count would want to drink one as well. Though what she saw got her emotional.

The Count was crying in the room where the door opened slightly, looking at his brother's portrait.

"Brother... I don't know if I'm raising him well."

His lost voice pierced through Marie's chest.

"I miss you. It would have been nice if you got to see Brielle laughing like that."

'Ah...'
[ T/N: Who is cutting onions!! TT.TT ]

Perhaps what he prepared for his brother on Brielle's birthday was to show how happy his nephew was.

Only then did she understand why the Count had a small birthday party.

Marie quietly stepped out of her spot, and she soon went into her room. She then revised her childcare diary, which she had written.

***

"I want to do it!"

Ellie's loud voice rang across the garden.

The child who remembered the promise to walk hand in hand when Brielle could walk came running, screaming from afar.

Now, finally, Brielle is walking in earnest.

"You have to be careful."

Marie handed Brielle's hand to Ellie.

The two clasped hands tightly and strolled through the garden.

As they walked over to where the flowers were in full bloom, the corner of Marie's mouth rose by itself.

She can also see that Ellie had kicked the stone in front of the young master and opened the way.

"Ellie."

As she liked it, the Young Master called her name with all his heart.

"Then kiss."