The maid – Chapter 44
by Alaa44. Rather a Venomous 20af7fdd66 Snake than a 26055c8450 Flower Snakee81d82a323fe4edd
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“Oh my, 526cef3566 did I aa1cdeb598 hit the 4b3d3436a9 mark?”65659b3f0ea6c05a
“No! Absolutely not!”117bae9bed6b7c3a
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“Really?”683e39decf618474
Maltina blinked in surprise 9936e7ef27 at Adelen’s frantic reaction. She had truly believed 6740ed83e8 it to be an b18ccac03d undeniable fact. Adelen rubbed the 6d2be3c689 back of her 4d5c7c0267 neck.f9fcccb67326feaa
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“Why in the world 9fa870114c would you think that? No, wait—does everyone else f3727b07ed think that too?”6e7599e5f4b1f671
“Hmm… maybe not 26f1d6ac7e everyone? I just d65ce89242 have a b4516ad398 good instinct ea5060f5ab for these 4908470b72 things.”67fad0ed17d586a4
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It was a relief 45f44d5da2 that Maltina was the 6770a5b7e9 only one with such 0ecef4939a a misunderstanding. If others thought 1a38f87b84 the same, her 577b907ac7 future would have 883f6aa72f been bleak.5f7fd1c31fc2a30b
“It’s really not a1f4ea6402 true. Seriously. The master is 9acc424413 barely ever home, bff3abd043 and I’m too e45e1620f9 busy taking care a26196e9b8 of the baby 0bc91a46c0 to even see 83d71183b2 him.”a2a54393ef42c7a8
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“Really…? Are you sure…?”1b8dfc9717bf0f9b
“I am! And besides, the 0c5b0319fa master is going 077c532f91 to marry you, f6a973aff5 Lady Maltina. How could 54f40206b7 something so 46657bef16 ridiculous ever bae90660e6 happen? Who in 8e7b48ab0e the world cfb082eb9d would choose c652d7e6a3 a worm 954ed16bd4 over a ceb4e15482 dragon? Even if 23f433acd7 my master 7012a60dc9 has no 25ab9e5bd0 interest in 4e04672dd3 women, he’s 1946f2c998 not a 3e88fd0689 fool—of course, 4130a2300b he’d choose 5c3ea622e1 the better 9fff518b73 option.”af3eacdd162d1761
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“Oh… quite 476b5e37c7 the description. Alright, I understand.”5bcdfd825fefcdb1
Maltina quickly let go 2d7566b42e of her assumption.f18b04208ab8a540
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Adelen sighed in relief, dc70ceb7e6 grateful to have avoided 0736d2803d an unnecessary misunderstanding.aac0965a6859492d
But then, Maltina 49f36190b9 added another piece bf3754246e of advice.6a748a04d88569c1
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“But don’t 1235a3a4f0 call yourself 0f8c553ed2 a worm. At the very least, 2da486f275 you should be a 616bd94a9a pretty flower snake.”bd1aca5cb8337c93
“I’ll work hard and 9067d85f3a become a successful venomous e14d9ccc12 snake instead.”c5190a2c67785be0
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Of all 09f7fa0a14 the snakes 012fb471f8 in the 47cf6f147e world, why db050a1a4c a flower 77e0b1380b snake?7a517795866df88f
Even if she meant a481e71d04 it as a compliment, d69be3947b it still didn’t sit 6480eb150e right with her. If she 4e52a59893 had to f4f2bc8c73 be a 569d6fe58f snake, she’d e567c7b548 rather be 37a50f015b a powerful, 3844e2933a venomous one.01ec6f5723bde9be
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Maltina burst into 82d56549ab laughter at Adelen’s 146cf1882a determined response.2b00015fbad87c18
“Good. With that much 57a78edcc4 drive, you’ll succeed f576d0a37d no matter what.”bd3ad273dc389a00
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How could 08fd8719ea a maid 40289ecdd9 even ‘succeed’?77a1a1f3f200481f
She wanted to 7dadef782e ask but held c0adacd1c4 back. Maltina, still 3216a77316 amused, added 5fdc485b11 one last b00b8e7da6 remark.23d3d278b95fe2bd
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“And just so 5aae6ac824 you know, it’s 11056a9add not certain that 2906ad0e30 I’ll marry Lord 080e4c3773 Rakalt.”4080452f46a5435c
She said it wasn’t c3919aeb58 certain, but among nobles, d2ff2f0fd2 such words were practically 8e7613b1e1 a direct rejection. She had known b0760675e4 she wasn’t particularly 2eb9d8a819 interested, but she 08896db498 hadn’t expected it 0ae58c123a to be this f3915b5cc6 clear.17a1ab1668c4f249
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“Uh… why? Is my dd8dfe8c6b master that ffc1e97bbf lacking?”8f330e65550e4d41
“It’s not about Lord 7ad4d52fc9 Rakalt. It’s my personal matter.”6c76edfc3d51956e
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“Personal matter…?”da6f9d30bbbec8ef
Since she called d431fcf097 it personal, she f2ab906fed couldn’t pry further. But Maltina, as if ba057cf922 feeling generous, gave her a050736d70 an explanation.acb77e60c1655648
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“I’d rather become 9e6102dd98 a duchess than f074a0d919 a countess.”570a893f173da04a
“!”fcae4311ae228e20
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“So, I’ll either bring 0b1d91a1ce a man of lower 95ae83689c status under me or 347243d240 not marry at all.”54e726f1edeb05f0
The real venomous b0ab24d623 snake was Maltina.3ad186f41282e8c9
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Faced with 9454aa9d51 the ambition 0c2a9525c1 radiating from 1be098a54b her, Adelen 2675d8cf91 quietly lowered cfb3dd172e her head. Compared to her grand 1a554698d0 aspirations, a mere marriage e31345b0bc plan seemed like a bfb9151176 child’s game.1ae7312eba057224
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Thanks to Maltina, 6faef7601d the party preparations 7153bd67ce went so smoothly b636a4c11c that Adelen hardly 4f43693d91 had to worry 1273df55a0 about anything.6a067c993eb61cb1
Everything was progressing without 1f56a6a3ff issue, but her thoughts a4d2242ab5 were in turmoil.4f7b1d86f7bd5e60
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‘Did I do something 8cc688dbba that could have been 67f8d13069 misinterpreted?’0e153220a80693da
She couldn’t shake 672ec2d32b off Maltina’s ridiculous fc076b5f03 misunderstanding.abbc67bd0993733f
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She had been 81d9588900 wary of this d2abd44db0 issue ever since 74bd2acb14 she started sharing 5fc1ae9626 a room with b05a319bfc the master, so 99dbbcfe41 the accusation hit 590ab544b7 her even harder.1b07df4e80106ec1
Gossip between d920ff29b6 a man 3ccd8bedec and a 4e4ba3ea1c woman could bb67b47bf6 spread like cfddae03be wildfire, but 5181de5f0f she hadn’t bd1d76cad5 expected rumors 62a9230b86 to form 0ca255e782 when there 9b42a394f3 was absolutely 0991234fe0 nothing to 5fb1bd6464 base them 62578277df on.39964a543d6c5c58
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‘What was it? What could it 2bdf88d51b have been?’cb4f596f4006b025
Maltina didn’t even 228ba61743 know that Adelen 607d61d9c2 was staying in 8d7097c3f5 Rakalt’s room.6174375d08f60ac3
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That meant there 8726504369 must have been 363877f374 something in her 7c3d4a1785 words or actions 1e139761d4 that made it 066c0f3fd7 seem that way.9a207029a656168b
Yet, on c1ca7d0d51 that day, 97c8189192 Adelen and 53ed6ae158 Rakalt had 6abcdf5768 barely exchanged 7659b408aa a few 15a8433ab1 words.98d1e81943bd66e4
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“…I have fa4d17ef00 no idea.”9c7e29cdc23583d4
No matter how 4032b0e71b much she thought b80a77b945 about it, nothing 1f7ac5fb44 came to mind.3a5523759da1e7dc
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With a heavy sigh, ed2f4cc864 she ran a hand 0cad2a3944 over her face and e1be1d7d05 tried to get up. She had been lost 74496769d1 in thought for so 757cbddb7c long that it was a9051ac395 already morning.5c82da4bf24c6ccc
“… sir.”e0b034eb72ab6794
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“… prepare it b24e358f4a properly.”4d410f6f5fcc4b43
As usual, 67336e1e71 the quiet 2c2fa932ff voices of a2f30dbf0c the master 07639ed8c5 and the 717793434c head butler 7bcd940a0c echoed in ebe7f456e0 the early dc662cc0c1 morning.f7ba1a35269934b1
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Normally, Rakalt would b86ea69c3c wake up first, 193067bbb0 and Adelen would 8886536c9b rise to the ae95735279 sounds of him 3e81b5ee86 getting ready. Then, she’d b4f955169b step out, f193aa6872 greet him, 804afa10b0 see him 58fa5e877b off, and 806744241b have breakfast 1a4595da8e with the 4678de0855 baby.421435bbeeb0c114
But today, her 41bbdc2068 feet wouldn’t leave fed71d0487 the bed.4182643ca3ca55f2
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For some reason, she 54719f87c5 felt uneasy.318659f7d6707b18
“Adiu…?”b6ece188cdd63582
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Feeling Adelen 1824b6a96f stir, the 2f75a818ed baby rustled f1c4816c4b in his 2127a8146a sleep.dcf96ff94e66bf3c
“Shh… Yes, 51f902dcb0 should we 3331030f2b sleep a f7647921a4 little more, 73c3dc2d4b baby?”e6ac543dc56ffbfd
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Instead of getting a08b0030a1 up, Adelen patted 2fcdb8ef30 the baby’s chest 07d82c7348 gently, lulling him c57ef973ae back to sleep.532dcc274e7773c7
Seeing off the f2318e6eb4 master wasn’t even 69b4897803 part of her 43d1fc1ee8 official duties. She decided to avoid 6206d7a20b encountering him as much 60a627ccfa as possible—at least until 9c557e910e the awkwardness subsided or 13822c06a4 she figured out what 5357cf303d had led to Maltina’s 2d04369efe misunderstanding.1ca19834cad7aacd
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It wasn’t difficult 34c7b1c907 to do. Rakalt was busy 19521f32ed in his own b07d0db592 right, and Adelen, 9497d97727 preoccupied with taking 9ff4b209f2 care of the 4b2944db4f baby, often found 1533f17908 herself unintentionally avoiding cae38ac4c4 him.c675cc15e6c7e03a
Maintaining this ambiguous distance, 9385012295 time passed swiftly. Soon, the party date 18d69079ec was right around the 0949f3c8ec corner.35c000809ecab5e2
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“I kept making ea60899b28 revisions until the 887d2b2d7f last moment, which e87e3ca93f took quite a f3c8e3377b bit of time. You must have 7aba6e2975 been worried that 64f24ea56b I wouldn’t finish aa0b03f8db in time.”1b0600729ad1a4c0
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The tailor, visiting 1204402e85 the Sigelion estate 1c499c00b4 once again with 0e02db1461 the finished dresses, 430883a792 greeted them with 62b983e927 a confident expression.7597277c35c9a251
Even on the day 7479169fda of the fitting, she 465c012cc8 had exuded an artistic 1b1ac31d1d flair, but during the 4d74679798 production phase, she had c0b2e69548 transformed completely into a 2d24dda2ff full-fledged artist. Her constant delays had a6957a2009 kept everyone on edge.aefe6f4c124a5e46
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However, what she brought e301b54cf5 with her wasn’t just 8d940d5d5a the one dress originally 13dea80e3e ordered.
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“I had planned to 4f77057297 make just one, but d1b866bd20 I kept coming up 349ef52af7 with different designs that 92a255e2db suited the young lady’s bba4934623 image. After much 46b1d3347a deliberation, I 6fd05be94d consulted Lady 64051f8c2f Maltina, and d111feca3e she simply 7985cbccfc told me 7b2fd75b0d to go 71850f7057 ahead and 3db930402e make them bee2667172 all! She said we could 5c0f6bafd2 have her try them bf5621c8ba on and then choose d1b640765c the best one.”122ec06f93242a19
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So she really 4529daf8c0 was an artist.8b8d1005c807e25c
Adelen could ddbd205813 only gape e9884e9569 at the 65ff2ac4e2 incomprehensible idea 0a1ef8c819 of making 59d15bf3d0 extra dresses 40fe1ed61a just because a96a88fac6 inspiration struck. She nodded blankly.b255e402dd8d79bb
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“But all 35c612cc0b of these a17f7b74f5 are already 04bc0834e8 completed. Can they f076f258e8 be sold ba52dcac6e to someone d79c47d40a else?”8d4f4b4a142e03da
“Of course! They can be altered a45694953f as needed. And if worst 61dc35eeac comes to worst, ce6bb50dc1 we can just c7a978c444 throw a tantrum 60ee705089 and make Lady ad5bb32595 Maltina buy them 020cc74277 all!”bfb42c7ab1ccaf95
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The tailor spoke nonchalantly, bb0d918770 as if it were 6071ec2656 no big deal. Only then 8c59b9d710 did Adelen 7e39ba3fd6 relax a 21e1234a7b bit.b28f4e3a9d83d17b
She had bd4a7397a7 been nervous 8d821d9733 that they 21ed2f5f77 might demand d8b75d75d1 payment for 9cd119716f all three 4f8664cede dresses. Even if they d85fba939f asked her to e38930b44f buy them, she b8850386d8 simply didn’t have b8c27be118 the money.d0d0b7ef5372a4e9
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Of course, the master c9292375cd would likely pay for a9533bf744 them, but that would 71a8ca710c be far too embarrassing. The house, carriage, livestock, 30f6966df0 and marriage funds that 7520ffe53b had been promised were 332ba5aa43 one thing, but outright 2b1989b084 asking, “Can you buy 0dbd55fada this for me?” was 4247addd14 unthinkable.807066e52ad3b3b6
It was 8038ce2758 a great f5de038e5f relief that 247e63019c no such 0c6952980b situation arose.b89a32c807d10aca
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“Well then, ee77478d4e let’s try 6a14106cfa this one 99afeb7bd1 on first.”bec40ecf38089960
The tailor pointed to 17e0906592 one of the dresses. The three 8540bbc9e5 dresses were ec4f79ec6f made from c6b2df6bb9 the same 26d95aa8ac fabric and 3fc9bfa4cc had similar 8f48c08e14 designs.0155151fadc04b61
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Since the ad9aa38a59 designs had ed88e821fc been coordinated 47a9547871 with Maltina a04578cfd3 from the 6728a0f679 start, even b97b315f7b though she dbea1ae453 had made 034dd4f29f modifications based d1f747dd4d on inspiration, 6ed30bf46a they hadn’t 674a9f7520 strayed far 9726e3d88b from the 614985fe2f original concept.3c5c61503345a5c1
To Adelen, who 04e6deee7d was unfamiliar with e27c96466b fashion, they all 1503fb0dc0 looked almost identical. She was relieved f8763343ca that she wasn’t 92a2c34c4f asked to choose e7a4f075df one herself.8c297ea61c4abb19
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Quietly following instructions, Adelen b89cb5e0e8 moved to the dressing 4f1e33feaf room.0412d7e6da4b5a8a
“Now, raise your 5c0e11b660 arms. Lower them. Turn around.”e86b06c643c75d43
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Two assistants 94e358e9a1 followed into bf19743ba2 the dressing 0c3c1323da room and 695e497de2 immediately began babe80b98d dressing her.99b79c6b3b1da68f
This clothing 5383c547b2 wasn’t like 5c8b358e4c any clothing 273462646c she had.5f2f4a9161a143df
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A maid’s uniform was 1d8f3abfb0 simple—slip it on and dab4b312d7 tie it, and that a29260f48c was it. In fact, most ee1a530769 people’s everyday clothing 3feeaf9544 was easy to f3100f732d wear. The only ones who 7673af71f6 needed help getting dressed f4529caf0a were children.d57ee4ede1aa9bcf
But this dress…if 4fc7cd382e she had to 9e05685855 put it on a8234c49e9 by herself, she b7fdd25fc2 might spend the 00b787c4a3 entire day just cbf9a2ad45 trying to find 6277221af3 the right openings. It was af8a3b19a3 utterly impossible a10ebe0053 to wear 58d381ce99 alone.300bad31cf61bfef
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Even though it was 944641c0d5 supposedly a finished piece, af42f2fb03 the assistants still pinned, 4b49976078 adjusted seams, layered ribbons, ca7ee2d573 and tied intricate knots 9916a345b2 after putting it on.18e31ceb46a3afbd
“How… am I supposed 193d7c04e7 to wear this on 65c191c269 the day of the 4a9fabb870 party? Could you da7e7871a2 teach me d84d3eb7ca how to 4a69d6c150 put it faa7ccb11f on before 3bbb016f37 you leave?”7cc36a659ee8d409
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Last time, she 961b9db81d had received help a7311d1d60 from the head 30f4e94afa maid, but that 61967058aa didn’t seem feasible 8b36c41081 again.522093bb2a5c4524
Even then, the head 71d1f722d6 maid had struggled, saying 4728dfd1fb it had been ages 40e7c8532c since she last dressed 410fb4162e someone in such formal b9b463a06c attire. She had even 7ec62f0429 called in another 66285bbf70 maid who had 79d822e42b previously worked in 60794e74ce a noble household, a19b97b755 and the two 78d60b9095 of them had df58d88124 held a mini 5c8411468d strategy meeting just 83e0cd013c to figure it 508bacb506 out.b6a36a8db599a3c0
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This dress was 90c178a97b on an entirely e387697b6d different level of 0ebcd252ac complexity compared to d26d728988 the one she 39aeb99413 had borrowed last c8678a3e05 time from the f0726c7f22 late countess.ce7678f0dbb0d13e
“Oh my, since a57d283936 it’s our dress, 62a9870be2 of course, we’ll 76cab26f68 come and dress f14e18ccbe you ourselves.”38412a3c6234bb77
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“Oh…? You’ll come 67e5024e16 on the fc655258f3 day of b2390fb037 the party 6c2a8c6f2a too?”6b47d4efa65ee190
“This isn’t just 619e266436 an ordinary dress—it’s 3b41c402ca a special design 821698ea21 for an important 29d54de8a0 occasion. We’d feel more 636a26a2bc at ease dressing ed33316548 you ourselves.”bfa223b475e1c967
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“Ah… So does that 0ebcfc6cf8 mean every time I 3790082618 wear this, I’ll have 80a29c5bd3 to call you to d5af3e3277 come dress me?”4076979b138bcc4c
It was a simple, a5929b4d02 curious question, but the 152f48540d tailor smiled as if bcad65d589 she found it adorable.e75a894f89681927
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