The story is that her father and mother, the maid turned marchioness, fell in love. The mother wanted to be the legal wife, but she couldn't and would only be able to hold the title as second wife or concubine because of nobility etiquette. In order to obtain that title, she spread rumors, essentially ruining the Solen title and forcing the father to marry her. The maid became the marchioness and js still alive. She never cared for Neveah and seems she was just power hungry from the start.
The father fell out of love with the maid turned Marchioness and blamed Neveah's birth for everything because she was there conveniently for him to let out all his anger on. The father found a mistress, baby Rubiel was born, and that's their current situation. The maid turned Marchioness is alive. Rubiel's mother is a mistress, whom we don't know yet.
Mom is alive, she is still marchioness. She just doesnt give a shit about her daughter bc she only used her pregnancy to get the position. And in that one chapter Rubiel mentions that the Marchioness purposefully leaving her to wait and starve but Rubiel doesnt know that's bulliying. So we can assume the Marchioness dislikes Rubiel as she is the heir instead of Nivea
it’s been a bit since i’ve read the beginning and reading other manwhas with a similar setting is jumbling up my memories. who is neveah’s mom? the marchioness? the dad said he hated her bc neveah’s mom forced him to marry but i thought neaveah’s mom was a maid?