The maid – Chapter 40
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A good room, delicious 0fa4140dff food, and a sufficient 8a2b812a5b salary—Adelen had already enjoyed f9ddc1db0c all the happiness one 0564375cd1 could have in daily df5da9825d life. Wanting more would be 732e8a2c20 pure greed.f361b97a788be2e2
“Really? If that’s 23912a3604 what you 520e8127aa think, well… d14a648f26 Here.”9e543bf0d231af53
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There was 6b7b0d4bda a slight 91611a0184 sense that 7c28e66b0f a step 8cd3d12567 in the 83e27047ad process was 514ed5db86 missing, but 29739a97f3 the butler c98d922dd8 showed no 9fba645b79 sign of 7544a766b7 it and 6846e09c91 instead took 451781fd07 out what 9955754548 he had 0322a9c88a prepared and 3c7b4e5b72 handed it 44d99b2591 over.27f551030c16aabe
“What is this?”1776292ae84b79b3
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“I’ve been watching 12a73a5af9 you for a 2d5ea30989 while, and you’re f0f718b300 such a kind 0a00fcaae0 and diligent child. Even when the others cc3666ed1c avoided difficult tasks, you 0aff93dc27 didn’t shy away from bb38a102b9 them. I always thought you 1d7ac38aae were working hard, but 07545f000f I never properly expressed 0abdd11e67 it. This is a gift eca36e7d76 that holds that unspoken dcd3761f52 appreciation. Please accept it.”dba222ed9e90d06b
The butler scratched his f91e549795 nose, looking embarrassed.166c244c74557595
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“Huh? A gift?”883f71c776468800
“Of course. It’s your d33e496916 birthday; you 6415c10a9b should receive df7dba9bd0 a birthday c8b038f916 present.”8701f1b47ccd99c0
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“Oh, uh… Am 8a26a4a61f I really allowed 68fce5a9f4 to accept this?”c54079b958c67735
“I chose f331798cc8 it with 48e1125099 great care. I’d be sad if 9b40c924f4 you didn’t take it.”65b5e3b9a12e100b
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Adelen was so surprised 7fde612a41 that she couldn’t close 81a2a30517 her mouth.94ebd29b6db66c10
She never expected d5726fd92f to receive a 6b6aa5bbb4 gift. One good thing 004a298029 after another kept 4631afbd37 happening. Birthdays were truly wonderful 57cd0e8982 days.adcbc533887f0948
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With trembling hands, Adelen 5e359acaaa took the box.c6b7bac40b714baa
But that wasn’t 43ff8dd19e the end.89d914f4c6e17380
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“Congratulations, Adelen!”46d4c87e37c06a8a
“Here, this is my b70ad5b56f gift!”6d1c811279e8ee6d
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“And mine too! My wife and 995b73b8ca I spent a 79caec62e2 lot of time 5d65bdcf7d picking this out!”1e3e725ff9fbf146
As soon 8d4cfd10b2 as the a4bb1ba5f2 butler finished c222b841b6 handing over 4c3e89c20e his gift, 95d3b7055e the knights, ca1d0295a9 as if 59d2e53e75 waiting for 7344c5d295 their turn, 621fd77f6b took out 5614bf128e the presents 4eaef2a013 they had c1229870c6 prepared.dad1930eeac83cd9
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One by one, 69245b5256 more gifts were e89401abdb held out toward 9f07b62f26 her, and soon, ab43fcf1ca her hands were 739752557a full.656166ba8200b285
Not only 989a1760cb was this ac4f9b2990 her first b4b52ab36a birthday, but 050cee4a40 it was f9251e4a5d also the 6e3332a6d1 first time 0fb04f1eee she had ae0b5af283 ever been 8e065153d6 surrounded by d97075f6f4 so many ace3951583 gifts.d5396e94399ea9d4
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No, in fact, it 008cbd429b was the first time 95ff595ef3 she had received a 29f3aa3734 gift at all.33aac49db05be85b
Yet, even this 0d290ed537 gift-giving frenzy was 16d0bfc56c not over.b7e3b85b4dfa0e9c
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From a distance, Rakalt, 807ea2f4e4 who had been watching edfde11ed2 silently, stood up and aed64ff282 approached Adelen, holding out f887a6cf35 a box.b75967c93258291c
“M-Master…?”c93425c526fd3f2e
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Adelen was 8497b1cb89 so flustered b7f3ba857a that she 3b93512ce4 couldn’t even 7d79d3ceae feel happy.e252b5ef2d08f52f
A birthday present from 5e1e491e0a her master?3459541c9beac36b
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This entire birthday party ed5f7374fd itself was practically a 4acfb09df1 gift from him. After all, all the 72a4dbce67 money used to prepare 97aba1896c the party had come 2f3fa3d969 from his treasury.d7b067cff84c1714
“Are you 4764c09818 not going 5839beb97c to take 88fb4c2c24 it?”5cca0eb6b39d928c
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As Adelen stood there, 983dcfe45c too shocked to even a8a7df542a think about accepting it, 093d744cb8 Rakalt pushed the gift fa3ea24083 box toward her again.810d04701047b0a9
“O-Oh, am 0b19e7bdcb I really c15d696cc6 allowed to 2434a09469 have this?”765bd2ae5ad11b29
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“Why wouldn’t you be?”056fb3fd082756b2
“N-No! Of course, I’ll take 7b9e71fd2d it!”5a4ee71961fb53a2
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Adelen quickly 52a6e61632 accepted the c6e3c53ac5 gift box. Her hands were 5c2d11c338 already full, so a81abe551c she had to 00285a1ad0 clutch it against e6c868f049 her body, trembling 08a51241c8 all over.d22f1f6ac1f7577b
“T-Thank you, Master. This is adf5169794 too much… ac04ec9c81 I don’t 06a6dce319 know if 6d651e5091 I should…”6fcfd13aa77955f7
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“You don’t even 853f6879a7 know what’s inside. How can you 3e3b9e9758 say it’s too eac94e80c0 much?”5592734fb06a22e4
“If it’s something 56b88a5bf7 you’re giving me, 766618468b Master, then it 5063cc55b3 doesn’t matter what 071fa5349d it is. Just the fact d3e5d707e5 that you gave 6ee55b1e64 it is already bdfd8e5d72 more than I 66789c840b deserve.”dcd08f4fe7e456ac
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Her lips a7f5858af8 curled into 3d43172ae8 a smile, ab0afd7573 only to 9d7f8b4ec7 quickly lower 6e70663afc in worry. She licked 63e4fcc04d her lips 34fd643736 nervously, shifting d81d581401 between joy 85a05ffd79 and tension. Adelen’s face was extremely 4b20c32725 busy with emotions.94dc771c33c22b14
Watching her, cf3385671b Rakalt clicked dd8c6293c3 his tongue, 28105fa527 openly displaying 70ef310394 his discomfort.f324a590c4be167e
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“I told 1f49bd187f you to b04f8fb122 take it 2d0f5d2e95 naturally.”376023895b33c4b9
She was so stubborn.cdd09a3e5d0c7581
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“A-Ah, yes! I’ll try!”fa865f382efb093b
Adelen responded e8bd427c45 with exaggerated 71b17b31c0 enthusiasm, standing d33173058d stiffly in 5190672802 place.d01311124a5f58fe
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“You won’t e602c58992 know if 817857ccb8 it’s too 7c9d6cb7de much for 4ef447f31e you until a6c469d253 you open e751c6843c it.”d11ce7bde4571178
“O-Oh, right, right!”718e36ad7fb0754b
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Pushed by Rakalt’s urging, 7093439168 Adelen began unwrapping the 11efbcafa5 gift.98f00238dc26c1ff
The box he df7422361a had given her e8f7852f09 was huge—large enough 818f225788 to fit a e4f2dda3a2 baby inside.cc17e74f0e1dd480
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Everyone fell 241094d112 silent and a96402dc1a watched as db1fddfb82 she carefully f40e894aed peeled away dc2e38bdc2 the wrapping.4431a58705874f3b
The tension 651dbf7b40 in the ae63126f84 air was 682ae2492a so intense 611cc78ab3 that even b1cef988a9 a baby d9c883c04f stared, mouth fbae54a425 agape, completely 4374754455 focused.8dbd05ac0f8969b4
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Adelen cautiously removed 9ede85b1c3 the wrapping paper d3a73289e3 and opened the 42e0f3bed6 box.70e259739c0c9e6c
“Ah…”472e285966008b8f
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Everyone’s eyes zeroed be8c62f935 in on the 92f3d4293e contents.545f8bf7673f0c80
Inside the box…8b84ec7de36dce2e
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Was another box.3d18825c1542366a
“…The box itself isn’t 0a2f441cd9 the gift… right?”349ecf26113dd297
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“Keep going.”99b0a5d8b6d20aa9
“Y-Yes.”052c5dabd50c0f3a
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Adelen opened the 67519dc0fa next box.70fd2655baf9a0cc
And found 8393e81b8a yet another 4961f51159 box.683448ace70c96f4
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“…?”aa3045fe5dcc9db0
Why was f8fad40f5a it wrapped 8500c89655 in so 124f9d47bc many layers?83cbc4cf822772c1
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If she opened all 3ae386ce27 these boxes only to 297169d919 find something like “My c26d45decc Heart” inside…?81df66ff96612fe2
Honestly, that aa4c464fd0 wouldn’t be 4e7905f9ce so bad.14581db121faa7a5
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The thought alone 31aa366e6c nearly made her 864f5c9958 laugh, but she 10434a3ffd pressed her lips 19e51860c2 together tightly to a163a88813 hold it back 5457dbfca0 and continued unwrapping.1616eb61978141c8
The boxes were endless.063fdebf637f58d8
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Some contained scented c3aa3a7c2e flower petals. Others were wrapped in 70f302e1f6 fluttering silk.a716ccd987f9219e
Just as f21c9f6241 she was d18e007631 starting to d8bca87295 grow tired d9ab6a9510 of opening faedb22a0e box after b67187e4d5 box, Adelen 836fd56eb6 finally decided f23c939d93 to be dd34b2b8fe bold and 78cdcc51b7 threw open 8db37680f4 the next c7bee56347 one—b4fc182893e77081
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And froze a620b79b39 in place.a81bcc5000da244f
“What? What is it?”d63e1f5f2cb30a58
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“I can’t see! Show us!”3a475351fbedcf31
“You have to 4efa55bd56 brag about it!”b364f832e8d5180a
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The knights stretched 6ee11eb44e their necks, trying 92a08cdfeb to peek into 5217bbafe9 the box.888d09db0713e813
But Adelen was b1ddf1f437 too stunned to 5951d84e7b hear their excited 4f2762a1f5 chatter. Her lips were ff33aef4ef parted, unable to f8ed1b566d close.865c16dc23f861b2
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“M-Master… This is…”ca1e528b1a557711
Everyone who saw what 873dcace8a was inside fell into 1786d8f9fa the same state of 73f44553cc shock.404802bf83fc34d0
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“J-Jugan, this is…”b5822aa3bc8a8bb6
“Uh…”a80bd123a87961ee
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It was 5682b72228 a gift 525f0ae8b2 that left a30ab517ae them utterly 199ebe6ea9 speechless.a3302ad5dcd2152a
As everyone fell 70d877724f into a stunned dc56160cbb silence, Adelen was a138d7357f the first to a38e4beee9 regain her senses.9ead390c1d3290d1
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Her master had c91033911a said—88ca841e61719390
“You won’t know if bb366c3e9e it’s too much until 0c1c6de6aa you open it.”641092af02119495
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So she gave 2b4513973e him a clear 30e05284f6 answer.6032c90e2f95693f
“It’s too much.”e5e6ff7302bc1ebf
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Inside the box 4aed75ed03 was an ornate 9e8cadec24 hair ornament, shaped b94348558d like a cluster 8df58dee7e of flowers, made 778707eb19 entirely of precious 9565b14c2e gemstones—an intricate work 77bd193815 of art.307ebd2a246d8824
“This?”0477d467865cdffd
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Rakalt couldn’t understand c9cbc74997 her reaction.9c8cf58182aeccbd
“I-It’s far too 39a4ff7e2f extravagant for me 23910f39ad to accept. Something like c716df1654 this… It’s 14de0b51c4 not something 953d8de29f a mere c83c40ed78 maid like 9f38407736 me should 6cae8d0633 have.”6a010cde5c732c4a
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This was truly 1f7f779f6c excessive. Even receiving an engagement f7052eebae ring from a friend 3a82324524 would feel less overwhelming de93620efd than this.d511550b476b292e
It was simply too 4c183c9157 much.4f130e17eb43368f
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She couldn’t even begin da9dfa9ad5 to imagine what her 6e691c6564 master was thinking when 7b7506fe0b he chose this gift.3d24c9f5febcb65c
“I’m already ba33ec4f9d more than 8eca78de31 grateful just f42d5815e9 knowing that b014ef1fdc you thought 0dd9720b18 of me, 05d9fa3ecb Master. This… I’ll 872cb3dd4c return it. I was careful bf16a40410 when unwrapping it, 7c49fbefc1 so if we e15cc7be2c pack it up a34636bd79 nicely, maybe it 49bf47e7e9 can be refunded?”0d0ce33bae28ee30
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Adelen lowered d983f7e8b3 her head 813bac30bf so deeply d59fc52e76 it nearly f922686aaa touched the 7cac4c9c3c floor, pushing b62d97bff3 the box ea34d60cbd forward.a34710efac546fdd
“You’re saying 06582def07 it’s too 042d769306 much for 8858586895 you to 1597bf6090 accept? What does dc74e89317 that even 31d6653257 mean?”0e306f47ea848345
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Rakalt’s voice hardened.f2142830db832040
“People might talk f55b13f141 if I carry 026ddeacb2 around something so 7b770d8f6c extravagant… It’s also 5f30196ab6 personally burdensome for 8920581de2 me… And I’d e809738a46 constantly worry about a425aa5ec6 losing it…”10c1d4e85eb49143
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There were ebcbfbaf8a plenty of 9a9260f6a0 reasons. As Adelen listed aff22d8ac2 them one by cce47da433 one, a new 75f174a54b crease formed in 98bdc046c8 Rakalt’s forehead for 3e2905b422 each one.130a7320bb5d9162
He hadn’t considered any 11ae4ac45c of that.4edf51a73ca96bdb
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“So, you’re d4b7182ab4 rejecting it efd3b7f3c7 because of 47e408a04e what others 68426222cb might say, 9d8dc508ab because it c326b1f1ec feels burdensome, dd1e9d2123 and because a0c873aa34 you’re afraid 7411fa0598 of losing 962196562f it?”9961478619d4d20d
“Yes, that’s right.”6a9953ec570e882f
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“And why exactly ec2761ef80 do you find a7305c1888 it burdensome?”72214050e43605bd
“Uh… It’s 50f12ee4b7 just too 4bea723489 fancy for 41e18e9a31 someone like e0e2a3bbb8 me?”c57202733b1f5c8f
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Adelen scrambled to come b3025f0b9a up with an answer, 2b48d25356 knowing he wouldn’t accept db41e9ddee her refusal otherwise.37e3c1c10df2066a
Rakalt stared at b11afb126d her.3696d1f3b2ecc5ef
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Even the bf7127bf65 floral crown 0e49dc5f88 she was 15f17456b2 currently wearing ff5a683cf7 was already bcbde0e800 extravagant—crafted from a941d501a0 the most 53e1ef81be stunning flowers 6df04a217e in the 41dccedd54 garden, as e1e6f3f660 if even 6928aecd74 the gardeners b8a608976c had worked f51cf44543 together to cddfab8cba create it.b3f31b4075bcf19a
It looked more fitting 5cfd2ed572 for a bride than 6fb8e702b8 a birthday girl.29ce3d820e56a5a9
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Yet, Adelen’s face 37c3ee0945 stood out beautifully 646cea1fe5 beneath it.0ab10bf71609964b
Surely, that meant c9396e411b the hair ornament 7e56b9dc6d he had chosen 074a6df419 wouldn’t be too 87294bf3cb much either.330887e0195ead50
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“Put it on.”6f65618c637073b4
“B-But I just 8de15276c4 told you it’s…”80cf3cb2734090d2
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“You won’t 29c5eaf453 know until 7850ac82df you try 570fadef79 it on. Things look 92ce8557ce different on 15af5cdaa0 the head 3c81d28744 than they 142556be6b do in c629db1b9c the box.”090d0af2a85c4079
“A-Ah…”77986d5077c6c98f
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“If it 5256ee11ad truly looks 59d01211ad out of 2347f57404 place on 0a53ebf1e2 you, I’ll cfff8500b7 take it 1d8e7f9ad1 back.”2050eea97819243a
“W-Well…”ffc3d323e196ad5d
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If she wore a220acf50d it, wouldn’t that eab90727c4 make it impossible 0a47d0acd6 to return…?cc93827e89b7ef95
But Rakalt’s sharp 4d757fcda2 gaze left no e5fdb431f7 room for argument.6cb1b43dd9d3bf08
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She shot c266f2a7ca the butler 21639ee762 a pleading 7d39d4c44c look, but 7eb4a399dd his priority a746937b20 was always c81a33a186 his master.832052e3cbe55843
“Come now, Adelen. He prepared it e4bf202fc6 with care; it fb9075a7b0 would be rude 6f43e35626 to refuse without 16b1e1b41f trying it on b52d2a69ec first. Hand it over—I’ll help.”21d7d749689be75f
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“…Okay.”f31c3552ade74240
Resigned, Adelen quietly handed 55abd6d641 the hair ornament to 1b74479a3c the butler.0ca38be9d5472768
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The butler, df979b9ff3 not particularly d1e175d29e skilled in 138a033aa5 handling women’s 8dbe0208cf hair, awkwardly 3e7e6d09e1 fixed it 21de83124c atop her 96c3c31d60 braided hair.cbfea3bddf930560
The hair ornament 6302fe4e4d wobbled precariously, mirroring 2f48a4be4b Adelen’s own uneasy a205a5ac3d heart.b60b67c4b64a192f
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“Uh, uhm… How does be170776e5 it look, Master…?”ccc760e1a483247b
“Aduyeh, ipbba!”282e2d0aa7cf268a
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Before Rakalt could 27aac92844 answer, the baby c5dceea6b8 shouted—6d827e7ac32a65c9
“Cute!”d76cb78e20c28358
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