[Tsk. If he's doing something like this, he should have ensured he at least succeeded.] His Elder brother thought.
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree indeed.
Eugene's elder brother also thought of him as nothing but trouble just like his mother did.
They put all the blame to Eugene and his mother when it was Lord Hamel, the head of the household who had decided to get a second wife to ensure the family line.
Because pregnancy and childbirth are dangerous, if there may be complications or health problems, noble women don't bear more than one child if they give birth to an heir.
It was understandable for there to be friction between the spouses but the children were innocent. Maybe, Eugene wouldn't have turned out the way he did if he was treated better.
