Chương 300: Chapter 301: Bernadette: Where's My Knife?

'My emperor, you can't blame me if you and your daughter become estranged in the future. Who told you to write everything in your diary...' Lynn muttered under his breath, then eagerly picked up another diary and began reading: "March 22nd, It's time to choose a religion..."

This time, Lynn showed some mercy and chose an entry from Roselle's diary about selecting a religion. From a broad perspective, there was nothing wrong with it, except that ordinary Roselle was adamant about transforming the Church of Craftsmen into the Church of Machinery, which seemed overly confident. Considering Roselle's later contributions to the Church of Craftsmen, his confidence appeared quite justified.

Bernadette, whose anger was nearly boiling over, calmed down a bit after hearing this completely normal diary entry. Her first reaction was, 'So my father did write serious things in his diary!'

At that moment, Bernadette felt a strange sense of comfort, but it didn't last long as she heard Lynn continue:

"October 2nd, They actually wanted me to marry Matilda from the Abel family without even consulting me first! Heavens, I have not even met her! No, I must decline! Even if I were to run away from home and survive on my own and suffer the vicissitudes of life, I must fight against this marriage!"

Bernadette: ...

She clenched her fists!

If Roselle were in front of Bernadette at that moment, he would undoubtedly receive a punch of justice from his beloved daughter.

There was no special reason, mainly because the Matilda, who Roselle complained about in his diary, the one he was about to marry, was Bernadette's mother.

Bernadette had always had complaints about her father's frequent indulgences outside, feeling that he was not fair to her mother. This was especially because, although the Intis culture was very open, Bernadette's mother, Roselle's legitimate wife, Matilda, was a rare conservative who had never betrayed their marriage. In contrast, Bernadette, who was also inclined to be conservative, found her father's behavior intolerable.

Seeing her father's attitude towards her mother and their marriage before the wedding infuriated Bernadette. She felt it was unfair to her mother and even thought, 'If you despised mother so much, why did you marry her in the first place?'

This was normal. One couldn't expect Bernadette to understand Roselle's perspective at that time. Everyone has their own stance, and her stance in this matter was obviously with her mother—because Roselle was too irresponsible. If he had been less irresponsible, the conflict between him and Bernadette might have been reduced by 50%.

Roselle might have been a good father, but his private life was questionable.

However, Bernadette's anger didn't last long because Lynn quickly read Roselle's subsequent change of heart: Matilda was beautiful, graceful, and he started looking forward to the marriage, etc.

Hearing these words, Bernadette's expression softened a bit, but she soon became even more agitated, thinking, "If father liked mother, why did he act out during the marriage?"

Lynn, seeing her expression, understood that she was likely angry.

Roselle's indulgence caused much of the father-daughter conflict.

'Women are never as appealing as having fun...' Lynn thought, feeling a bit solitary, then continued reading: "April 2nd, My daughter is smart. She can speak before the age of one!..."

This diary entry was Lynn being unusually kind, mostly about Roselle's pride in Bernadette speaking early, with all mentions of Earth and transmigration removed.

Despite everything, some significant things, like the transmigration, should be Roselle's choice to share. Lynn wouldn't make that decision for him.

Bernadette's expression softened again. Though she didn't remember herself at one year old, she recalled some childhood memories, her expression becoming nostalgic.

After a brief period of reminiscence, Bernadette looked at the diary page in Lynn's hand, hesitated for a few seconds, and finally couldn't help but ask, "Is this diary entry really that short?"

Although Bernadette didn't understand Chinese, she wasn't stupid. Listening to previous diary entries, she could link content and length. This diary entry, shortened by him, seemed too brief.

"I didn't read the entire entry to you because it involves a secret, your father's most important secret," Lynn said with a smile, not hiding anything. "It's not my place to decide whether to tell you. It should be your father's decision."

"He alone can decide this."

Bernadette looked stunned, then thoughtful, hesitating before asking, "Does it have something to do with 'Homeland'?"

Bernadette had always known that her father had a big secret related to a word pronounced "Homeland."

"You can think of it that way. It does relate to 'Homeland.'" Lynn said, sighing but explaining nothing.

'Why is the Angel of Secrets acting this way? Well, they do know the language, so maybe they have some connection I don't know about...' Bernadette thought, then couldn't help asking, "What does 'Homeland' mean?"

Lynn looked at Bernadette, smiling, "You'll know, but not now."

"Okay, I understand." Bernadette lowered her head, still filled with questions but choosing not to ask further.

Lynn continued with the next diary entry: "1184, January 1st, At the grand New Year Gala, Lady Florena was truly splendid."

Bernadette: ...

In that moment, all nostalgia and questions vanished from Bernadette's mind. All she could think was—where's my knife?

Bernadette could tolerate her father's indulgences but not that he wrote about them in his diary while she, like a fool, had spent years trying to decipher it.

It was like spending half a lifetime deciphering an ancient text, only to find it was a worthless erotic story. Most people would be furious in such a situation.

(End of Chapter)

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