“Good, you’ve done well.”
Johann, crossing his legs, looked at Betty’s face with an elegant posture. Betty tensed up feeling her master’s gaze.
‘I’m scared.’
Betty had been one of the people who watched Johann for quite some time. And as time passed, Betty became more and more afraid of her master.
He was a devil who trusted no one and allowed no one to stay by his side.
Even Betty, who was used to blood and death, was taken aback by his fleeting cruelty.
‘How did the mistress end up being adopted into the Libertan…’
Betty found herself feeling sympathy for Estelle, who she had just met. Once she was in Johann’s sight, the girl had no future.
Johann looked at Betty with a breathtakingly quiet and cold gaze.
“How did you feel meeting my wife?”
“The new mistress… she was nice.”
Estelle’s gentle smile came to Betty’s hesitating mind.
To be honest, when Betty first saw Estelle, she felt like she understood why the Libertan Duke couple didn’t cast her out despite the numerous bad rumors surrounding her.
‘She was truly beautiful.’
Her long, white eyelashes fluttered every time she gave a soft smile, making her seem mysterious and dreamy like a fairy tale.
“She was very kind to me, a stranger, unlike the evil woman from the rumors.”
Her eyes, looking at my insignificant wound, were filled with concern.
A stranger, moreover, a servant at her beck and call.
Surprisingly, many ladies could not hide their true feelings from a humble maid.
As Betty, who was planted as a spy in many noble families before being appointed as Estelle’s maid, that concern felt even larger.
“Isn’t it natural to feel nervous when sold as debt?”
Erich snickered.
“She won’t be able to hide her true nature for long.”
The corner of Johann’s mouth curled up into a sneer.
“Was there anything suspicious?”
“Not suspicious per se, but…”
Betty, who wanted to say good things as much as possible, finally opened her mouth after contemplating.
“She wanted to change her clothes alone.”
Johann slightly lifted his chin, implying her to continue.
“She seemed uncomfortable being attended to by unfamiliar people on her first day in the Blanche Duke’s house.”
“Didn’t she seem like she was hiding something?”
“No. It wasn’t even a dress where she could hide anything. I checked again after she changed.”
Betty, who had taken care of many nobles, was reliable.
Johann nodded slowly.
“Keep a close eye on even the smallest things.”
After finishing her report, Betty left the master’s office. The wound Estelle had worried about showed on her open hand.
‘I promised to treat it right after work.’
As Betty was about to walk to the medical room, Erich stopped her.
“Betty. You’re not thinking anything weird, are you?”
Erich fiercely glared at Betty with his cloudy gray eyes.
“Don’t sympathize with that woman thoughtlessly.”
“……”
“She’s fake since we haven’t officially registered the marriage. She’s just for use, then discarded, for revenge. If you sympathize with her, you’ll only be in pain.”
Erich’s words were not wrong.
Master Johann would never change his plan. So even if she sympathized, only Betty would be in pain. Nothing would change.
‘But……’
Betty bit her lip as she held her wound.
[Star Icon][Star Icon][Star Icon]I fiddled with the pink ribbon tied in my hair as I looked in the mirror.
‘Should I not wear a ribbon?’
In my own way, it was a rather important decision.
I didn’t believe that paying more attention to my appearance would greatly change the villain. But still, I felt like it would be better if I looked a little prettier.
After deciding on the shape of the ribbon, I headed for the dining place.
‘Wow, it’s beautiful.’
The dining place was very splendid. Fresh roses as if they were picked today and gently flickering candles added to the atmosphere.
I sat in my seat and looked across.
‘He’s not here yet.’
There was silverware set for Johan on the opposite side.
‘Won’t he come as in the original?’
Just then, a servant who came in hurriedly delivered Johan’s message to me.
“Good evening, ma’am. The master said that he might be late for dinner because he has urgent matters to deal with. He said he doesn’t know when he will return, so how about you eat first?”
Sure. He might not even come if I wait more.
“Okay. But tell the Duke, no matter how busy he is, he should always have a meal.”
“Yes. I will definitely deliver the message.”
The cooking of the Blanche family began to be served. They seem to have paid a lot of attention as it was the first day I came. It was all dishes that required a lot of effort.
‘Delicious!’
I felt like my eyes were turning red just by eating because it was so delicious. Especially the veal steak served as the main dish melted in my mouth.
‘How can there be such a taste in the world.’
The cooking of the Libertan family was also good enough for a Duke’s family, but the cooking of the Blanche family seemed to be on another level.
‘Well, I couldn’t eat properly there anyway.’
Just as I was looking forward to dessert the most.
“I’m very late.”
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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