
Or maybe it’s just what she made up as a child. ? Obviously she’s been harboring this belief for a while. As a little girl, she could have mistaken her mother distress and loneliness, blaming the wrong person
Obviously the dad is innocent and helped out of good will.
It’s very possible her mom feels affection or even love for her savior.
Maybe the mum told her a lie, but that would be repaying favor with hardship, so I would think a child misunderstanding is more fit.
(Although seeing the cray cray of both blond tween you might as well be right :/)

In my opinion i think its not just a misunderstanding of the child. The mum deliberately told lies. I think the maid mentioned that Fl got kidnapped when they went out with the Mum something like that. I really think it was intentional. That maid merrly whatever her name is wanted something more than just maid status.
If the count really is her dad then it's the dad's fault.. why dragged Kaitlyn in it? :/ don't tell me her mother found a way to relief her depression by killing another woman and did nothing to the count??