Chapter 5Ellen’s mother had pa.s.sed away after giving birth to Ellen. That was why Ellen didn’t know a lot about her mother.
After hearing about Liana’s story from her father, Ellen thought that even though Liana’s arrival was formal, it was necessary for her (Ellen) to understand what mother’s were.
Ellen first asked her playmate Natasha, the child of a servant two years older than her, what mothers are.
「Why does Ellen-sama want to know about such a thing?」
Ellen explained to Natasha who had on a confused expression that her father would be remarrying and she would have a mother soon.
「How terrible! Ellen-sama! My mother is my real mother but Danna-sama’s new wife is not your real mother, you know!」
Natasha told her that stepmothers in most stories indulged in luxury. They only cared for the child she gave birth to, and usually bullied their stepchildren.
However, it seemed that in most stories, after enduring the bullying, the stepchild would end up with a handsome prince or knight and lived happily ever after.
「That’s all? (°▽°) Then it’s totally fine if we are going to be happy in the end.(°▽°)」
Ellen put Natasha’s worries elsewhere and didn’t think too deep about the situation.
Natasha, who was worrying about Ellen, told her various stories where the stepmother bullied the stepchildren but there were no stories that could overthrow the 「Stepmother = Ultimate Happiness」 idea in Ellen’s head.