What Happened

The next day, the whole mansion was in an uproar. A huge uproar.

The first issue was, of course, my aunt. For some reason, it seems that Aunt Nora completely lost her sanity.

As soon as she regained consciousness this morning, my aunt started screaming non-stop like a mad person. It didn't take long before people noticed something was wrong. Considering my aunt's temper, people were used to her occasional nervous breakdowns or her hysteric emotional outbursts. But this time, it was different.

First, the maids tried to calm her. But whenever someone got close to her, my aunt became aggressive. Not in a violent way though. Instead of beating up the others like she used to, she would bite or struggle like a confused child. At some point, she was so desperate to get away from something that she tried to leave the mansion. However, the Marquis did not allow that. Even if she was mad, even if she was his sister, she was still a Whiteheart. There was no way he could let other people see her like this. Having a rumor spreading about a member of the family losing their sanity is the last thing he needed. There have been enough rumors going on about the family recently.

So, since Aunt Nora would absolutely refuse to stay in the mansion, my uncle had to use force. He ordered Yao – yes, Yao himself, one of the strongest servants of the household – to capture her and lock her up for the time being.

No one knew what happened to her – besides me – but it surely was a big deal. Seeing Aunt Nora throwing a tantrum was not rare, but no one ever saw her so terrified. Actually, she was so frightened that she forgot about her pride, even begging the servants to let her go. People had no idea what caused such fear within my aunt. Only she could tell, and right now, she was in no condition to talk.

She kept talking nonsense, saying things like there was a demon in the house that came for her and that she absolutely needed to leave the mansion if she wanted to live.

... Auntie… I was talking about your chamber, I never mentioned something like leaving the house. But well…

Additionally, she can't stand the sight of children. It was well known that my aunt wasn't fond of children, but this time, instead of simply disdaining them, she would run away from them, begging for forgiveness.

Hum. I think I should pay my aunt a visit. Just in order to cheer her up, you know? Fufufufu…

The second issue was mother's eyes. It didn't take long before people noticed the change in their color.

The first one to notice it was a maid who came to wake me up this morning. At first, she was surprised to see mother together with me from afar. But when she got closer to greet her and saw her eyes, her surprise grew even more. Her mind was unable to comprehend the images it was being sent by her eyes. She blinked several times, making sure she didn't see it wrong and then she ran away.

She must have spread the word quickly because soon after that, I received even more visits. Usually, the maids avoid me and I barely receive any visits in my room – because halves are bad luck, they said. But this morning, they came one after the other, supposedly to check on me. Well, I'm not stupid. I know they were only here to confirm the rumor. Once they entered, they barely looked at me, saw mother, and then they left.

Not like I care, but they keep disturbing the precious time I spend with mother. Please stop coming.

Somehow, I can understand why people are so surprised about this. First of all, the mere fact that mother has been blessed as an adult is quite shocking. But there is also the fact that I, her daughter, have also been blessed – or at least this is what they think. Receiving the blessings of a god is already rare enough, so having two people from the same family blessed, this is unheard of.

Just wait until I bless my brother too, we will be three.

In the afternoon, I received an even more unexpected visitor: my uncle, the Marquis. Yes, the same man who has been ignoring me since day one. Obviously, he too came for mother. Once again, he didn't bother looking at me; instead, he focused on mother. After seeing her eyes and staying silent for a while, he went straight to the point.

"What happened?"

Mother did not answer. Well, it's not like she knew what happened either… Or did she…?

"What's going on? What's wrong with your eyes? Does it have anything to do with my sister's state?" He asked, one more time.

Oh. Uncle, you're a smart person. How did he come up with such a conclusion? Is it the timing? As he was about to say something else, he noticed mother's ear.

"You… What happened to your ears? Did Nora…?"

Once again, mother did not answer. She simply lowered her gaze. But that was enough for Uncle Jack as he immediately understood.

"Damn it, that stupid woman…" He muttered.

After that, he simply left, without uttering another word. Hum… I expected more. That's fine, I guess? I'm still a bit wary about him though. I'm having trouble figuring him out. He doesn't seem like a bad person but I can't trust him. After all, he is the head of the family that had been mistreating mother for so long. He might even be worse than my aunt, who knows? Skilled hawks know how to hide their claws…