Mielle should have defended Emma if she truly loves her like a mother.
It seems she is more wicked than I thought. I don't feel sorry for Veri. She deserved it, after all, she did make Ariel's life miserable.
As for Emma, I believe her action is to blame. She knows what it's like to be treated badly after losing her nobility.
Yet, she acted on her high horse and raised Mielle to be a sniving b****. The nobles in this manhwa forget what nobless oblige is