I had no idea why Sophie suddenly abandoned or why the Lady no longer gave any orders. At my words, all the maids turned towards with a clear look of disdain. Their cold attitude told that I wouldn’t get to help them with anything no matter how desperate they were to get an extra pair of hands.
“I...can help you clean...if you want...” I suggested hesitantly.
“No need. Please stay out of our way,” the most senior maid of the group replied.
I stood glued to the spot as she walked right past with her cleaning equipnt before the rest of the maids followed silently after her. This wasn’t the first ti that sothing like this had happened to , so I wasn’t exactly shocked or surprised. However, that didn’t an that I understood the sudden change in their attitude toward .
When the workday was coming to an end, I stood in the garden alone as I stared up to admire the mix of orange and pink in the sky above as the sun began to set. It was a very beautiful and calming sight that helped to cheer up a little. Suddenly, I felt quite lonely, and it was quite disappointing to admit to myself that after spending quite a while here in the palace, I had not found a place for to belong.
“Mila...” a stern voice called my na from behind .
I turned around to see Sophie approaching . The cold look on her face told that she wasn’t here to offer any good news or any condolences.
“Hello, Sophie...” I greeted her politely.
“Co with . The Lady wishes to speak to you,” Sophie stated curtly before turning on her heels and walking away.
I followed after her obediently while I wondered what business the Lady had with . Sophie led inside the palace and into the main hall where Lady Regina sat on a sofa with a teacup in her hand as she waited for my arrival.
“My Lady, the maid, Mila, is here...” Sophie announced softly before bowing slightly to show her respect.
I quickly curtsied before I would bring more doom upon myself. Lady Regina took a sip from her teacup before placing it down on the table in front of her. Her calmness only made more nervous about what she wanted to talk to about. The last ti that she called for directly like this, I ended up in the middle of a dark forest on a mountain with wolves for company. Naturally, I suspected sothing of the sa nature this ti around. The worst thing was that she was my lady and as one of her maids, I had to follow and fulfill her commands to the best of my ability.
“Sophie, please leave us...” Lady Regina spoke up in a sweet voice.
Sophie bowed and quickly left the room without a word. The sound of the door closing at her departure inford that I was now alone with Lady Regina. It seed like the atmosphere tensed all around as I waited for Lady Reginal to speak.
“Do you know why I called for you today?” she asked lightly.
How would I know?
“No, My Lady,” I replied while trying to sound polite.
“I see. Why don’t you take a seat over here close to ? It’ll make it easier for us to talk,” the lady offered with a smile.
“I am fine with standing here, My Lady,” I replied.
“Are you sure? It is way more comfortable over here,” she said with a smile.
I took in a deep breath to calm myself. Maids are not supposed to sit on furniture intended for the lady or her guests.
“Thank you for the kind offer, but as a maid, it would be inappropriate for to overstep my boundaries,” I replied politely.
“Hmm...is that so?” the lady said as she seed to ponder my words.
“I am very sorry, My Lady,” I apologized for turning down her offer.
“Let know if I’m understanding this right. So, to you, taking a seat on this sofa here based on my invitation is overstepping your boundaries as a maid but sleeping in Prince Leonard’s bed isn’t overstepping any of your boundaries?” the lady asked before her eyes narrowed at .
I didn’t think that Prince Leonard would do sothing with the intention to get into trouble; however, I wouldn’t trust the sa to apply to the lady here. Of course, I couldn’t tell her that. I bit on the inside of my lower lip slightly when I realized that this was the real intention behind her request to see . In the end, everyone is just misunderstanding the relationship that I have with the prince, and I couldn’t truly bla them. After all, I did spend the night in the prince’s bedroom and he also...
Before my thoughts would lead to recall all the things that the prince did to and everything that he made feel, I forcefully severed my chain of thought and focused my attention back on the situation at hand. How should I handle this without placing bla on anyone else?
“I am sure that this is all just a misunderstanding, My Lady. The truth is, I was summoned to help nurse the prince because he was sick and that is all,” I replied quite truthfully.
I had no idea how much what he did to overstepped the boundaries of my helping to nurse him, but in the end, he did seem to completely recover and maybe that ant that I was indeed helping him and that I succeed in what I was originally summoned to do.
“I see. If that is the case, then you are clearly not at fault for just performing your duties. I praise you for your endless dedication to serve...” the lady said with a wide smile.
“...thank you, My Lady,” I thanked her because I didn’t know what else to say.
--To be continued...
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