Diary of Guarding Monster Girls-Chapter 419 - 276 Living, It’s Enough (5.3K, First Update)_2

Chapter 419: 276 Living, It’s Enough (5.3K, First Update)_2

He mumbled as if comforting himself, "It’s okay, it’s okay, it’s good to be back, it’s already great to be back alive."

As an old man who watched Steven grow up, he actually had already regarded him as his own son in his heart.

The old caretaker certainly didn’t want Steven to get hurt, but since the young master chose the most difficult path of "reviving the family", he couldn’t stop him.

Steven was influenced by Laren’s attitude. He also sighed a long sigh with emotion and said, "Yeah, it’s good to be alive."

Being alive is enough.

After the master and servant sighed at the door for a while, Steven remembered another important matter.

Where’s my daughter?

He looked around and didn’t find the gaze secretly peeping at him from the corner, feeling strangely asked, "Where’s Teresa? Why isn’t she coming out to see me?"

Although he returned a bit late, it’s obviously not yet bedtime.

Where is she?

Is she upset?

Unwilling to see her unreliable old father?

"...Teresa?"

While Steven was pondering, the old man hesitated for a moment, intently pondering this name in his mind.

After thinking for half a minute, he blinked and, somewhat uncertain, asked, "Do you mean...that village woman?"

"Village woman?"

Steven frowned when he heard this title, his voice lowered, and he said unpleasantly, "Is this how you refer to her? Although she indeed lacks education and doesn’t understand aristocratic etiquette."

"But for my sake, shouldn’t you respect her?"

Village woman?

Absurd!

Facing Steven’s anger, as the current Patriarch, the old caretaker became more confused.

"Respect? Your relationship? This...ah?"

The old caretaker gasped, bit his lip, and tentatively asked, "Are you saying...your relationship with her is actually very close?"

Stephen thought the other party had done something disrespectful to Teresa. At this moment, he was even more displeased, snorted angrily, "Nonsense! I sent her here, and you still don’t understand my intention?"

"But..."

The old caretaker was silent for a long time, finally couldn’t hold it, and argued loudly, "But she is already over sixty! Young master, you are confused!"

The old man’s puzzled question echoed in the quiet hall.

Steven: ?

What are you talking about?

How could there be a sixty-year-old?

I don’t understand what you’re saying?

Seeing that the Patriarch has an "intention" to play dumb, for the sake of the family’s future, the old man also went all out.

The old man straightforwardly tore off his facade and said in a trembling voice, "Young master, I don’t agree with this marriage!"

"Although Teresa just recently lost her fourth husband, I still think she’s not suitable for you. No...she’s very unsuitable!"

Steven: ??

"Huh!? What did you say?"

What marriage!?

Did you arrange a marriage for Teresa?

What have you done!?

Seeing Steven’s confused look, the old caretaker faltered for a moment, hesitated but still had the courage to continue arguing:

"Young master! Don’t pretend!"

"Since you’ve said it, there’s no need to keep pretending!"

"I think, although our Burns family is in decline, you wouldn’t seek such a woman..."

Finally, he clenched his fists, tears welled up in his eyes, and he said emotionally, "I cannot betray the old Patriarch’s favor!"

"As long as I’m alive! You must not do such a disgraceful thing to the family!!!"

Steven: ???

Ridiculous widow!

Like I’d marry her!

"What are you thinking about!!?"

Steven painfully rubbed his temples, helplessly growling, "Shut up, I’m not talking about who you think!"

He finally realized the problem with their conversation.

It was completely irrelevant.

He was thinking about his daughter Teresa, whom he had disappointed, while the old caretaker was clearly thinking of a farmer woman named "Teresa."

There’s even a sixty-something widow with four deceased husbands...

He was now seriously questioning what image he had in the old caretaker’s mind.

In his eyes, would I be interested in such a woman!?

The old caretaker was clearly intimidated by Steven’s presence. Although he was old, he wasn’t confused and noticed something wrong, carefully asking:

"Then...who are you talking about?"

Steven sighed longly, helplessly said, "I meant, where is my daughter, Teresa?!!"

"Daughter? Your daughter?"

The old man fell into a trance again, took a long time to digest this unexpected shocking news, and asked in surprise, "Did you have an illegitimate daughter!?"

"Great!"

The old man clenched his fists in excitement and said joyfully, "This is really great! Really great, really great..."

Because of his excitement, his voice was a little choked up.

"I, I always thought you didn’t plan to marry and that the Burns Clan bloodline was going to be cut off, but I didn’t expect you to..."

Steven’s marriage was always his concern, the greatest pressure on his mind.

The Patriarch was focused on reviving the family but refused to marry and join other noble families, not leaving his own bloodline.

Hearing from Steven now, he had secretly left a bloodline outside, and it seems not young either!

Great!

Steven calmed down a little, realizing something was off.

He furrowed his brows, raised his hand, and pressed the old caretaker’s shoulder, said in a deep voice, "Are you saying... Teresa didn’t come here?"