She was puzzled.
"It'll take too long to explain right now. I'll teach you slowly when we have time."
"Hmph, more excuses adults use to brush children off."
The two followed the garden path to the small gate in the backyard. As soon as they stepped outside, the cane shifted slightly to point to the right. They continued to the right.
"By the way, you just said your father was in 'seclusion' in his study. What's he doing in there?" Seclusion? Roselle must have taught her that word.
"I don't know."
Bernadette shook her head. "He shut himself in his study as soon as he got back from the cathedral yesterday. Anyway, he seemed pretty happy at the time."
Hmm, Roselle did seem pretty happy when I ran into him at Trier Cathedral yesterday. Sigh, if Matilda really is going on a date with another man, you'll have plenty to cry about.
Huh, in that case, will Bernadette's two younger brothers even get a chance to be born?
Holy shit, the eldest son, Ciel, isn't such a big deal. He's just an ordinary person anyway, so he won't affect history much.
But Bornova is a future angel! Isn't this a huge mess?
At that thought, Edward couldn't help scratching his head. Could this be a butterfly effect caused by me traveling back in time? But all I've done so far is meet Bernadette and take her out once. I haven't done anything else!
Surely I can't be blamed for Roselle's wife cheating on him while he's in seclusion?
Impossible!
Absolutely impossible!
"Ah, Mom's here!"
Bernadette suddenly gave a quiet cry and tried to pull Edward aside to hide-but couldn't budge him.
"Don't worry. She can't see us."
Edward reassured her and looked over.
What came into view was a very