‘It’s been a while since I remembered the past like that.’
It wasn’t common to recall the past rather than a mere illusion in dreams.
‘Anyway, it’s good that I recalled a pleasant past.’
Rubbing her eyes, Deborah struggled to sit up.
‘Oh dear.’
If the maid hadn’t been there, she might have groaned aloud.
‘I must be getting old. Just three hours of a nap didn’t make up for staying up all night.’
She’d probably feel sleepy until nightfall.
Yawning, Deborah hastily covered her mouth, and the maid cautiously asked,
“Lady, are you sure you’re not feeling ill?”
“No! Not at all. Just a bit sleepy.”
“Would you like to sleep more?”
“Hehe. Honestly, yes, but then I won’t be able to sleep tonight. I’ll try to stay awake.”
As Deborah answered with a smile, the maid brought up a magic phrase to wake her up.
“Actually, the master asked for you.”
Deborah’s eyes widened, and she blinked rapidly.
“Mr. Baker?”
“Yes. He said to tell you once you’re awake.”
Why was Jen looking for her? Had he read her list of demands? And decided they were unacceptable?
‘It’d be troublesome if he retracts his acceptance now.’
But why hadn’t Jen woken her up himself? It seemed out of character for him not to disturb someone’s sleep.
‘Anyway, I might get scolded. Jen doesn’t tolerate time-wasting servants.’
Deborah felt a small worry bubbling up, but first, she decided to address something she had been curious about.
“By the way, I didn’t ask your name.”
The maid placed her hand over her chest and answered when Deborah asked cautiously,
“My name is Shelly.”
“Shelly! That’s a pretty name.”
Deborah smiled warmly and then continued with an embarrassed face,
“Shelly, please don’t call me ‘lady’ anymore. I’ve been hired as the dedicated maid for the lady who will arrive soon.”
“Oh my. You’ve not only passed that impressive interview but also secured such a distinguished position. Remarkable.”
Clapping her hands together with a clap, Shelly chuckled and said, “Well done!” Deborah felt embarrassed. Honestly, she had gotten the job through connections, a kind of employment irregularity.
‘I didn’t want this job, and it was a very forced and unilateral irregularity.’
Unable to explain all this, Deborah just smiled and changed the subject.
“Actually, I should have told you about this earlier. I procrastinated, didn’t I? But please don’t be mad at me, and I hope we can continue to get along well.”
Shelly kept laughing while listening to her story, but inside she was quite surprised.
Everyone in the household knew that Deborah had taken the maid interview and that the master had canceled all subsequent interviews.
Yet, Shelly never imagined Deborah would be ‘just another employee.’ Given Jen’s attitude, anyone would have made the same mistake as Shelly.
‘But is it really a mistake? It doesn’t seem like it.’
Shelly remembered what happened when Deborah had just fallen asleep.
It was a short while after she left Deborah’s room. She hadn’t quite reached the end of the hallway when Jen, unlike his usual self, walked briskly towards her.
Startled, Shelly quickly pressed herself against a corner of the wall and bowed her head.
Jen was a strict person. If an employee’s skills or manners were perfect, he barely acknowledged them, but if there was even a small flaw, he was quick to fire them. Just last month, several had been let go.
That’s why Shelly thought her heart had hit rock bottom when Jen singled her out to speak.
“Hey.”
Shelly tried to hide her trembling as she responded.
“Yes, master.”
Her mind was racing. What did I do wrong? She couldn’t think of anything. She hadn’t even met Jen personally, and she was confident in her work.
‘Could the lady have said something to the master?’
Deborah was always smiling, but that smile didn’t guarantee ‘satisfaction.’ So, if Deborah and the master had some conversation when they met earlier…
‘This is bad.’
Shelly really needed the money. That’s why she became a maid in the well-paying Baker household. If her family situation hadn’t worsened, she wouldn’t have left the household where she was already working.
‘I can’t get fired, I just can’t…’ As she repeated this in her mind, Jen asked her a question.
The Villainous Demon Lord Laid an Egg for Her (Female-Dominated)
Several months after transmigrating into a book, Yu Wu found herself facing the demon lord Li You, who could no longer conceal his dragon horns. With one hand on her aching waist and the other gripping a sharp sword, she stared at him.
The demon lord’s eyes were red with fury:
“This is all your doing! Today, I won’t rest until I kill you!”
Yu Wu rubbed her temples. Putting aside the taboo against bloodshed during pregnancy, wasn’t it this very man who willingly walked into her trap that day?!
Warnings:
- Male pregnancy.
- Height ratios are set to mirror typical male-female height proportions.
- Characters include a foot-loving demon lord and an eldest daughter from an immortal family’s concubine lineage.
