“You see, no one seems to have told our Miss the truth. I must tell you, then.”
The nanny smiled broadly.
“It’s all because you came to this house, Miss.”
“……”
“The Duke and Duchess, who never used to argue, started fighting.”
“……”
“The eldest son noticing, the second son beginning to cry at night.”
“……”
“Poor Lady Esella changing from a precious only daughter to a disowned daughter.”
Olivia’s heart pounded.
No, a faint denial leaped from her lips, but the nanny said emphatically.
“It’s all because of you, Miss.”
“It’s not.”
“Miss, I told you on the first day. This nanny never lies.”
The serpentlike sly words kept beating at Olivia’s heart.
On the first day, the nanny said that. With that warm face, that she would never lie to me.
That day, the nanny bathed me with warm water. Gave me white bread, soup, and even unfamiliar fruits. She even read fairy tales as I slept.
Is it true? Olivia kept shrinking.
Is it all because of me?
Her young face was filled with confusion. Seeing that face, the nanny coaxed sweetly.
“This silver hair does not suit you at all, Miss.”
“My hair?”
“Silver hair is a symbol of the Madelleine family. It’s not for someone like you, Miss. You entered this house because of this silver hair.”
Olivia did not fully understand the nanny’s words.
“I came here because I am… my father’s daughter.”
“No. It’s all thanks to this silver hair. Do you think you could have come here without this silver hair?”
The nanny’s eyes flashed. Then she grabbed Olivia’s arm painfully. Ah, Olivia moaned, but the nanny did not loosen her grip.
“Shall we cut this hair today?”
“No, I don’t want to.”
Olivia struggled to shake off the nanny’s arm. It was hair that her mother always neatly combed. There was no silk bracelet, and she didn’t want to lose another trace of her mother.
The nanny sighed softly.
“You are really selfish, Miss. Do you want the Duke and Duchess to suffer while looking at this silver hair?”
Sniffling, swallowing sobs, Olivia finally burst into tears. There was no one to console her, and the nanny continued to coax Olivia.
In the end, Olivia’s hair was cut.
With hair as if gnawed by rats, Olivia cried again, but the nanny laughed, saying it was the most fitting look.
Afterward, the nanny no longer brought proper food. Once a day. Coarse barley bread and a glass of water were all.
Those days continued.
Dust flew around the uncleaned room. No one cared for Olivia.
Olivia continued to be hungry and thirsty.
One day, on a night when the nanny did not return, Olivia quietly left her room.
Olivia was hungry. If she looked for the kitchen, there would be something to eat. She didn’t know where the kitchen was in this house, but it was better than being in the room.
But Olivia regretted it as soon as she stepped into the corridor. The wide and quiet corridor was dark and scary. Olivia, who was walking while leaning on the wall, tripped.
Normally, it would have been fine to get up after dusting her knees, but not now. Lying on this soft velvet carpet, she felt like her mother would come. It was then that she wanted to burst into tears.
“Who’s there?”
At the beautiful voice, Olivia gently lifted her head. The light flickered, and someone approached Olivia. Blinded by the bright light, Olivia was startled when she saw the other person’s face.
“You……”
It was the Duchess. The tempting brownhaired, browneyed Duchess looked sickly to Olivia, her thin cheeks seemingly in pain.
The nanny’s words came to mind.
“You know that the Duchess is sick, right?”
“You fell.”
“I’m, sorry.”
Almost simultaneously, the words came out. Unlike Olivia, who didn’t fully hear the Duchess’s words and was shaking, the Duchess slightly tilted her head.
“What?”
“I’m sorry.”
In a voice as if she was about to cry, Olivia apologized.
“What are you sorry for?”
“You’re in pain. It’s my fault. I’m sorry.”
“……Who said so?”
“……The nanny.”
The Duchess let out a soft sigh. That sigh was even scarier, making Olivia bite her lip. But then a warm warmth touched her head.
“Why is a child out alone at this time?”
It was strange. She was definitely lying down because of me. The nanny said she would hate me.
Her voice asking me was somehow warm. Olivia slowly raised her head. A prickly anticipation came up.
And the moment their eyes met, Olivia unknowingly spoke.
“I’m, hungry.”
In time with her words, a growling sound came from Olivia’s stomach. The sound from her empty stomach made the Duchess stroke Olivia’s head once more.
“That’s right. You’ll have to eat something first. Can you get up?”
Olivia nodded her head. As they got up from their seats, the Duchess, who had been looking down, straightened up and extended her hand to Olivia. Olivia alternated her gaze between the hand and the Duchess’s face.
Then the Duchess took Olivia’s small hand. The Duchess’s hand was so soft and warm. It felt like it shouldn’t touch her hand.
Olivia tried to pull her hand out quickly, but the Duchess held it more firmly.
“The stairs are darker. It hurts if you fall.”
When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem
This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Synopsis:
“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”
Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.
Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.
While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…
Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.
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