What Camilla said just now wouldn’t register, so I stared blankly at her—until a bulb lit up in my head.
“Oh, but that—it’s a misunderstanding…”
“If you can’t carry yourself with dignity, what do you think the employees would think?!”
“No. but…”
Though clearly, Camilla couldn’t hear anything.
“And besides…!”
She shuddered, horrified by her own imagination.
“What if Amoide was bitten?!”
At the end of the day, she still thought about her own son first.
“Ah, yes.”
I kept my mouth shut.
It might not mean much for her, but even so, would she care if I told her that I was the one who was the most in danger in front of the snake? And that the reason my clothes were torn like that was because it actually burrowed into my dress?
“What if Amoide collapsed after getting bit by that venomous snake?!”
‘But Madam, what about me?’ I wanted to ask that, but I was afraid of what she’d reply.
“It was an accident, Mother… I didn’t expect this either…”
I tried to make an excuse, but it seemed like Camilla still wasn’t even listening.
“Don’t take walks anymore, what use are they for my son’s health! You’re just walking around meeting snakes. What the hell are you doing…?!”
As I continued to listen to her, I felt something stab at my heart.
Astrologers are also consulted to know which days of the month she’s the most fertile.