Eventually, the Female Lead Ran Away (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 103

The boy would probably be furious if he found out. Just like the time Deborah had been scolded by Sage.

No—worse than that. And wouldn’t he look down on Deborah, who stubbornly kept her lips sealed, as if resigned to an inevitable outcome?

“I don’t want to.”

Deborah’s eyes reddened. She rarely cried. Though her emotions ran deep, she hadn’t shed tears—not even when abandoned by her aunt, nor when hurt by Sage’s hatred.

Everything had always felt natural to Deborah—just as it felt natural that, around this time of year, rain fell so heavily it seemed ready to swallow the world whole.

But this time, she didn’t want to accept things so easily.

Wasn’t this about her life—her heart?

She’d rather live here as a maid with freezing fingertips than wear pretty clothes in comfort, doted on by someone she didn’t love.

“Yes.”

Mrs. Heather replied with a faint smile. Deborah had expected her to be troubled, yet she looked almost relieved that Deborah had said no.

“Thank you for being honest.”

Mrs. Heather embraced Deborah. She wished Deborah could cry freely in her arms, but Deborah felt uneasy in this situation.

She worried her tears might stain Mrs. Heather’s clothes. Mrs. Heather, clearly sensing Deborah’s thoughts, wasn’t offended.

Of course Deborah felt this way—it was only natural. How could a maid ever feel truly at ease in her employer’s embrace?

Such was the rule of this world. And Mrs. Heather’s helplessness before Belus’s words was also part of that rule.

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