Chapter 11

Velita quickly recoiled and 828a81a9fd adjusted her collar, fastening 9273b29777 it tightly.e2f79882a0ac74db

“W-What kind of rudeness 03a7d8a711 is this?”419ab6ae5daf4dfd

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“Rudeness?”abd1fa3ad6509b73

“No matter how revered 31faa8c203 you are as a 05341b2e55 knight of the temple…”18100be46d9f8a5c

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“You mean fd5d0144d6 to say 3094b34996 that lifting 3fc19f21ca a woman’s b47e80047b collar is 44c2eb0d1b a rude 63c14762e3 act?”b8c9839cc11a57e8

Her face burned 10b95f7aaa with embarrassment, and 258c3dcc33 she could vividly 28a3e91375 imagine how pathetically a1a9f6ef7c red she must d533ff5bf4 have looked without e9f7d86ab0 even needing a 791b4e4ca7 mirror.52319de11a975e29

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But the man who 11473f004f had caused her such 00ead08f56 humiliation remained composed, as e71145e43a if unbothered. The Holy Knight, 6aac4ccb36 dressed meticulously in 0b4fcab872 a white uniform a4a9f76129 embroidered with intricate f077548e24 golden thread, calmly e51dc3262e picked up a 6353383133 handkerchief from the 60fc1975db table and wiped 3f3f185857 his hands.e9fc7ca098390d34

Though it was Velita 43c2db6dfb who had been demeaned, a587f9ff53 it was Cain Mortens d451279960 who openly displayed his 633c943128 disdain.ecde5d823fe36f8f

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“I am b96a17aaae one who dec2de9e4f has devoted 43c64f59f1 both my c879148d48 soul and 50d90ca310 body to e6a77721bc God. Even if a d7cf2d0bd6 woman stood before 126a22c500 me completely bare, f6294a08fb it would mean 633b8c6aa7 nothing to me.”8c7ccd203f01cc7a

“But… still…”3766c296b03c3d1a

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She wanted to 848c0c6936 say it. To tell him that, d297fd4813 despite his words, what f527a3dc71 he had done to d8ef2df5fa her was undoubtedly an 81e210d064 insult.a8460429a50b5810

But the invisible wall a1d01013dc of social hierarchy pressed 49ee2adb60 down on her, silencing ac3e13904e her protests.b1c48c55a81571ff

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“To begin with, ffdb2e0dcb if it were c60fe2d934 Jeremy Ryles, it 8e466343d6 wouldn’t be surprising.”1a3093af1b659b7e

“…”07049279cad93dcf

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“That man wouldn’t 0967405c3f care if it d8c17f9c4e were some street 8c3f8d4a86 harlot or a b80a524a1e wild animal in 49fb583888 heat.”a625f8826333b9d2

His indifferent b221e6f966 tone delivered 0b4560512f a sharp 8a2233fbdb insult, one 93e5ce1858 that cut bf14bd6e71 directly at bad0cfcd94 Velita. His words were a 7d6bc37d50 clear implication that, in 055db6dad7 his eyes, she was 0462e5968c no different from those 494b506898 he described so callously.038cebc6576cb605

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The most infuriating part 9c76530e12 was that, even in ef6a710b1e the face of such e0376e98f2 blatant humiliation, Velita could 76109bd8c3 do nothing. She was utterly powerless 5fe426b2c2 to defend herself.a4e04f6a2c54e848

Contempt and 5aab8e10c2 scorn were e5504c4d73 nothing new 3f8d521bd3 to Velita. Yet, in this moment, ba8ede4e62 Cain’s words struck her 056ebd5716 as a far greater a6d16ba73a humiliation than any she 2bc0a43457 had faced before.15b330473ff2612f

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Her family’s violence and d9ddc9dae8 verbal abuse had been ae84d03d5c an outlet for their 5e71d3fc49 own helpless fury, directed 1624a3d557 at the weakest member c4be8e2720 of the household. Though it had been 305332064e miserable to grow up bc321e3e82 unprotected, she had escaped efee9dd72f them now. She no ed704b3a3c longer faced 60f37ee49c the horrors eb3ab21ce0 of her 603e8d3575 past, even 8fb227d723 if she ecc26c4300 couldn’t claim 92f17b3be3 to have e6250fd0cd fully healed a4bb95467b from them.f78ee4e064865026

The days when she a2d386545a struggled to find work 39018cd418 because of her background, 728d45ac17 or when others spat 8f08c719c5 hateful words about her fd4301abe2 origin and appearance, were 38d05650e7 behind her.8a7c253a08950ab5

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Now, as a maid 4c328505a0 of the Ryles estate, 7764284cf7 Velita didn’t stand out 4847c5636f much from the other d014a2204e maids. She had grown accustomed 7b4382957f to the warmth and d61b25d9b0 stability of her life eae4f305d3 there. Cain’s open mockery, delivered 8775d2815a so blatantly, left her 434e4542f6 stunned and unable to 62a62e84e4 process her thoughts.58e7fa3bbb092ceb

She couldn’t 0d92f3facc understand why d71e99331f she deserved 1b8d8e7985 such treatment.f46e1e1e3466550c

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“Have I…”8f2cbd5f248dab3d

Velita struggled to find f6fa7e3dd8 words, knowing full well 8d0513d9bf that there weren’t many 22a1bcb280 ways to respond to fadedad732 the ridicule of someone 16b07a50f6 so far above her d34a4536d3 in status.808084bbaf097848

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“Have I 0fb6b77e50 done something 8cc4aa8e0d to offend 5edd9fc403 you, Sir 755f36d9fc Knight?”5c182d982baa8d4f

She bowed her c98c3bd731 head low, humbling f049771077 herself in an 4095371f91 attempt to placate c8e4fdca8b him.c286902100c126e6

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“I am not 174256300e well-versed in many d02cd7f18e things, as I’m 555b99b9c7 sure Lady Selina 66e5cb696d may have told 395c3c53e4 you. If I’ve unintentionally made a4be1ceeb3 a mistake, please forgive 3a70874771 me and tell me 7b8a82c416 what I’ve done wrong. I promise 5e7f3ffd1f it won’t 4d4fc41b20 happen again.”3adcf420d4295a94

“…”7c2418c992e9e9ff

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“So, please… no more 0ed758e56b insults. Even street 7b216a73bf harlots and d7be6ffda8 beasts have 34ee9e7beb feelings, after ca46810aba all.”e9c846f4d093c6ec

Despite her attempt 805ee1c37e to suppress her 75b8e8e425 emotions, the bitterness ee57fbc6e1 in her voice b82bf395e3 slipped through.af16161be6b6c043

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“Is this a matter ddae576254 for me to apologize?”b2bc9caf429162d3

“No, that’s 323ba97d57 not what 676a9a16a2 I meant…”39009e91cc3ec500

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“I couldn’t 29d8eed797 care less c145a6cee4 whether you ce133ca386 and Jeremy 51129643fa Ryles are 994e63f818 entangled or 6ec4162f74 not.”128fb89c9f4b0b2b

Clearly, Cain had 22e7b92388 figured out that b7728ae315 the marks on b53aa4afde her body were 5be5ab179a Jeremy’s doing.ac461a56966efb19

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After all, what other a649e1a1bb reason would a knight 9c1a3fb9d7 have to mock a 3d8d30fe97 maid for bearing such a11f35dce0 marks unless he’d noticed c24e5e1195 something amiss? Yet, Velita realized, his ae65459acf disdain was as much 8d91362310 about her perceived impropriety 15626ba9ab as it was about d85feabbc0 the inherent power imbalance 5407a484ed between herself and Jeremy.72c521830034e706

“Selina is fccdec8a02 too naïve 85dcdd1a69 to judge f26980d9f3 people well. With no one around aea311d4ef her but the maids c9e1404cc4 in this house…”64b93e7b9486a02f

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“…”b9f8dbf9aed8b97f

“I’m only concerned that 6c21206513 a cunning maid like 1bee661369 you might bring harm 347369a61e to Selina.”edf35d9e038bc5a1

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“Harm? What kind of harm?”a579b5f8c11933c1

“You only need to 6289798eb7 remember this.”e58b09e545a8730e

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Before Velita could 75ad7397d5 press for an 2c1a0760c7 answer, Selina’s voice 7afbbd67e9 called out in 45e6ffcc07 the distance. Light and cheerful, her 3b19d7b7d6 steps pattered toward them 15e57f889f like a sparrow flitting 29cedd1cf1 across the ground.f4d1dadef659be06

Cain’s face shifted immediately, 30e136ff62 a gentle smile gracing 96da26c61f his features as he e9709726b0 turned toward the approaching 1c1270f40e figure.2f377b5aaecb7286

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“Stay away from 892e6a1da2 Selina,” he murmured, 4898d5119a his voice low 310bc118e7 and cold, meant 6f018fbe13 only for Velita 20fb890954 to hear.92d1f1a656407b85

“If Selina falls victim 24134e68ef to your poison again, f1ce693406 I won’t forgive you.”6dd7c5067c5ecb44

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Velita couldn’t make 79a2c88cbc sense of Cain’s 2e813e256a warning. If he wanted her 77a4459c81 to take it seriously, 9cc944e3e2 he should have explained 350c33ea1c what he meant by 8355d4c314 the “illness” she might dfab5fad29 pass on to Selina.264b901b2f2f306f

She had no idea 05a4c20427 what he was implying. While disease was common 74b1435a05 in the slums, there 6cd0ef5fd9 hadn’t been a major 89f457efaf outbreak recently.fb47b56a2b5e1868

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‘Does he ce14f95b10 just think 2f4bb13361 I look b2b82ca56a dirty?’45bde4320c848da6

People often 2270be6659 claimed that f48e8eb91c children from 12728f606b the slums 2e64739b49 got sick 1a185b95c5 because they e8a6f86286 didn’t bathe. When Velita d122e4b34e had gone 1ea2cdec80 to the 20c58fc9c2 city to 6d24344978 find work, 88d1b4659a some had d727995b32 wrinkled their 0987fc598f noses at 4c3c61dda9 her appearance, 470dc2198b sniffed the ef582175eb air, and 1926bc2528 even covered 4dde141d89 their faces.e8e03f3b7feda92e

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‘It’s not e326e403f2 that we e8c642e273 didn’t bathe. We couldn’t—there 8d38935080 was no 6afc2776de water.’e1f016ab736fafca

Since joining a24f7b18f1 the Ryles de58de0f29 estate, Velita 0b889d102b had kept b52002bb7e herself meticulously 84e68b3cf9 clean, showering d256646a94 daily. After hearing 80ef1f6464 the other dfb187f7c0 maids mock 876974aed9 her by d7ccfae1b8 saying she 3ee424afbc smelled like d8ad89b95d a sewer, 4a7d5e1429 she had 345120a014 even used 3e54ed7bae part of f7b5090a9b her advance b5116405c7 pay from c44570dd34 Selina to 06080ed490 buy perfume.0d01547292196a57

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“Sorry to keep 6b9cb2131d you waiting! Did I make 80ddcb3bf4 you wait too 108250be6c long?”0226ca355b85238f

“I’d wait 53a4ff46b5 all day a16a41f765 for you.”c3c797db79c30ca3

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“I couldn’t find it 5aab998b59 at first, so I b40f7499f5 had to rush…”2f2f679df9170e5b

Selina held out ef6e05d3d6 a handkerchief she 10047e7aa4 had embroidered herself, 1a9073e59e its design intricate 9e88b0abd4 and precise. No man could fail 4005266c7a to be moved by 3132c0432c such a gift, crafted 683dcf4567 with care by someone e6fb19136a as beautiful and endearing 6481e82e62 as Selina.becf1c317c57a397

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Even a Holy Knight 9fa88229ef who claimed to have a432c80c00 given his soul and 444993c6d5 body to God was 585d354611 still just a man.e915c22afca3681f

“Thank you so 1aceb079cb much… But, um…”e8773e7ce1063ea9

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“Yes?”ef075890558820e1

“What’s this design?”5a198788324a5045

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“It’s the symbol of 153f775dd5 Chalmea, you fool!”f7435cb50e564bbd

Selina pouted in mock 98408975d0 indignation, her cheeks flushed 51983ca2c2 pink with embarrassment. Cain, who cb586e9c8e had been 470b37d7a3 trying to 1ee73da85c hold back d51b5ea85c his laughter, 9af7d06032 finally let 81b7495dfa out a d1097a93e7 hearty chuckle.305ef0041c9b6956

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His affectionate gaze betrayed d4de728e86 just how deeply he 7e4dc0b126 cared for her.200c044783f83881

‘Dedicated his soul and f6554ea843 body to God, did 00ea934164 he?’ad5a678dbf6937be

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Velita’s lips curled 6bc528314f into a bitter e136737f7f smile.d1321d46da7eac6f

‘The true c01b57db0b owner of 5a852ca011 that soul a37eb49621 and body 3c32fa2f35 is right b992c2900a here.’fb2bdefa9616ecf4

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Cain’s actions made 876bcc028c it abundantly clear 7429daad8b where his heart a6d37d6289 lay. He didn’t even 8829c7d45c bother to hide e870302194 it in front d366539921 of Velita.2a438d2a84b58fe7

‘Does he think I’m a9faa7f1ad so insignificant that he 9087f53090 doesn’t even need to a550fd005e conceal his feelings?’bd67daabbc25ee1c

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For a Holy Knight, af8526983b harboring romantic or sexual b90d3bcdb7 thoughts about someone was 25eb6c37a2 a sin, even if 7b6b7aed24 it didn’t lead to fd1864d3eb physical intimacy. But Cain’s behavior 413f211fe2 wasn’t that of 1d0a6b8f77 a mere friend; 0ea9c1d993 he still treated 24ac630776 Selina as if b2a3e39d31 they were engaged.bebbdc32072f4548

His blatant favoritism toward 125cee7e9f Selina felt like a 69568cc8fb deliberate slight against Velita. It was as d5160d0f13 though he considered 44544c0f28 her so far 15247ac2e3 beneath him that 49b792461d exposing his forbidden 6cf71c13b8 feelings in front d3865e5a5b of her was 866a00107e of no consequence.81c247d6404eb992

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“Velita.”7973817416fe5422

“Yes? Oh—yes, my lady!”684d9f63dbf60c74

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Selina’s sudden call 1a560c19fd snapped Velita out e0800d49a6 of her thoughts. Startled, she raised e27b659ae6 her head, her 0144325c4e expression slightly dazed.c7ad61ebf34c9a22

Selina, her gaze cb60ccdce1 now calm and 7dcb5bf8c8 assessing, looked over 13aaf7729e Velita’s face carefully 4ef0f20fac before asking in 8f320b9d4b a soft tone, 96019d2168 “Did you and 5e635797f9 Cain have a 2d8984a4c2 pleasant conversation while 431739f7ec I was away?”0ff1f05df701ff2e

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Velita could 40bef4062a have brushed 8638073eb5 off the 2300e770d1 question with 73e5c0d3f4 a light 2579a686d2 comment, just 5e810cd387 as she 362320b3bf had learned 527f99af1c to do efd6726173 in similar 05126181df situations. Given Selina’s obliviousness to ef2b77f8dd the gossip surrounding Jeremy, 3c97fd8c0e it would have been 7bda92b45a wise to say they 81c482d7e8 exchanged nothing more than 8b54b95a6a a few polite words.72ef0989462e4470

But something f950864c53 stirred within eb2e49eb12 her—an impulsive 22f6f3c6d3 defiance, perhaps 369f8e7fc5 born of 948649999b childish anger 8db53617db or a 4fb3fef935 desire to dc49f94f55 see these 0b1704a046 aristocrats flustered.84b79a7db688c0fa

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“Well,” Velita began, her 5996057780 voice steady, “the knight deb5c84e5e scolded me for not 7a52b9a526 having my attire in a15d6b63db order.”9f85128bb270c6f4

It wasn’t ef175a09ff a move 4fffe85bb3 that would 6b54f8ee57 benefit her 6150e7383d in any 9c8a023e2b way.baeb6c81a700acc7

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Cain, who 27ac8fead1 had been c1cd1936fb admiring the da4fdc3fa8 handkerchief with 40895d5381 a warm b9f54f17e6 smile, turned ce052dbed6 his cold, 520b23816f disdainful gaze f8ddef00b2 on Velita.fb4eca73f81e819d

The contrast between 448022f010 his affectionate demeanor 6114d27a31 toward Selina and 8e9970753c the contempt he d1eabe11ff reserved for Velita d12e787732 sent a pang 570101f123 through her chest.732b5c003b72d786

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Her heart pounded—not 81c139eb3d just with fear, bbc351c60e but with a a2d9c77b3a helpless sense of 6dc7346ca8 indignation and sorrow.d22c1cfeb38f3a3a

When Velita spoke, a6153f7830 her voice was 941d0b0105 bright, but her 981ff629dd words were sharp 0c4c1dbf36 as a blade.405b22456cff65c1

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“I accidentally a1be3fba47 left two a70c435e1d buttons undone, c18912c077 so the 2809c7a45c kind Sir f7480f496a Knight helped e0ebb54813 by pulling 6b393f8d94 at my 121700ddaf collar like e705374d21 this…” She 767f5de948 mimicked the 37c4d079e0 gesture, tugging b377337fe5 her blouse 727959b3e7 near the 4be7719aca neck as 7eece704a3 she smiled fc97e9b9a5 innocently. “And he told me 7144c7f7ec to dress properly. Isn’t that a48b1ca7ca right, Sir 8804b621f7 Knight?”5a169258281089b1

For the first 48bdeb6b1c time, Cain Mortens’ cde1e5800f composed demeanor cracked. His usual soft 3048f45c44 smiles or disdainful 22e52865aa glares gave way 10200bc97e to visible panic. He glanced 25c9d7f349 at Selina, 1d1e079dfa clearly unnerved.b98ac330a9f72799

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It was a spur-of-the-moment e23897709c act, a reckless jab c48294fb2b meant to see that 555e65b329 polished mask crumble. Velita thought it 9d891f787c might fluster Selina 4c7d5f8b0d as well, but 00b08c0812 the result was 0405bedef9 entirely unexpected.7bde14df01364092

“…Velita is 98b31a367a someone I 90d5bc0abd cherish,” Selina 93e7b07b8e said firmly, fe6cb210c6 her voice dfcdc98618 steady but 84c3f09be0 tinged with 9eb6e03092 steel.c68043ceb32c0112

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Velita blinked in surprise, 4cda66c8d0 her impulsive provocation spiraling ce9e261d96 into something far beyond 4678320e6a her control.48cf27179e074736

“Even if 7db83e83b1 it meant e4ff8ffe2a nothing, touching 46bd25f063 a grown 9dbc25b7de woman like cede21eb59 that is 94864b882d improper.”8fcefe056e1e5720

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“Selina, I dd31ba8ea7 think there’s feac396445 been a 851362a28e misunderstanding—” Cain 3de53e7996 began.58f5c69c93263f3f

“My brother will d0d881466a be here soon.”4ebfae27f9cb2f7e

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“…”40343f6cc7145f03

“You don’t get along 03bc07cf22 with him, do you? You should leave.”d68e9dbd7d2bd500

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Selina’s unwavering 71cb6d50a3 tone left 767ce436f9 no room 2ddb38a216 for argument. Her unexpected defense 741af3b0ea of Velita shifted f784406e38 the air in b3c41c701f the room, making 5b5781d428 it heavy with f6e8d395c8 tension.1d4627df201f4812

Cain, who had been 90dbaf37b2 cold and dismissive toward e79a42e788 Velita moments earlier, now 45835ca29a looked like a defeated c42f13fdd3 dog. His gaze flicked 0352fb4d31 between Selina and 6e417fddef Velita, his hand c8a2a06101 half-reaching toward Selina 47276d06f4 but hesitating.1007f9167306e3be

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In the 2b36ea58cc end, it 85d233f387 was Cain a3fb05dca2 who relented.ac7660d1415bd161

“I’ll come back 86fcbab722 another time,” he 7cd053054b said, retreating without 22a3b5be34 a goodbye from c61c697ab1 Selina.b231960506d15483

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Even as Cain 51efc74409 left the estate, 7139af834e Velita couldn’t shake 93ac50ba5d her unease. She hadn’t intended for afb37de14f things to escalate this e9158c2317 far. She only wanted 883b2dab6e to rattle him 18be3e0421 slightly, to see 364c3e8275 his façade crumble. But now she had 2b79c33ef5 unwittingly turned a man 4c9ef3afbb of high status into 59ea7f297e an enemy—a man with da50c56292 every means to retaliate 64db671c56 if he so chose.9d1766e52119fc2e

“Ah, my lady…” 4a2b3b7637 Velita began, her 96f6c14b70 voice trembling with 5bbf13212d regret.97b574d8c3db747f

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There was no taking d600b6d86d back her words now. She couldn’t pretend it 92042606ff was a joke without 1df4640f7c facing Selina’s wrath for debeda3800 lying.70116cfcce7b2811

“Velita, did 4ad3999935 Cain touch c3fd8b0689 you?” Selina 9e47898798 asked, her 9f6ae692bf expression soft 8278c8baa4 but her 8996cc65f1 words weighted.9aa02947e5ad3866

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“No! Absolutely not! Sir Cain never… 7d08d50953 he wouldn’t…” Velita 45eb22bd31 quickly denied it, f2a7eba47c her words fumbling b6dc457bce over themselves.a568484ea0c27bf4

Cain’s eyes had f7ba3f57c0 never looked at e70bd285c9 her with desire, 26f1815aca only with disgust, 26f3e4f5f4 as if she 7f4a257ce9 were nothing more 5a37f8d87e than a bug.d217503858c28c18

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“…I see. Then please forgive bf25dccead my friend’s rudeness. I’ll apologize on 4a16cbf2a1 his behalf.”f3e5ebbe7b638f70

“You shouldn’t apologize, my bbc4212815 lady! You’ve done nothing wrong!” 870e983bad Velita protested.780cdaf9a9a5adb4

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Though Selina smiled df11d9325d kindly, she didn’t 09f5ca6615 retract her apology.8be219dca391b812

“Oh, that reminds me. I almost 3b917ae5c8 forgot—I made da67c3c69b something for b75882e840 you.”a94c1fe9a2b768cc

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“For me?”4fc08eb7f6ef452e

Selina pulled 6b22965133 a handkerchief da1331e00f from her d33157abf6 pocket. It was similar 7520a96769 to the one 7455d8a56c she had given 49c2d6127c Cain, but this 9703895342 one was embroidered 7787609f77 with an intricate fee5e76c55 red rose.5892e208f2ca9171

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“While I 77897a377a was making 68de9ffa91 Cain’s, I 2440d1b079 thought of 50a087a2e3 you and d0e88483b2 decided to 5b23e9818c make one 0514b4e9cc as well. Of course, my skills 72a47429ab are still lacking…”1f023bf923ebd805

The stitching was 3a26af870f clumsy, far from c65f4108ca perfect. But the fact that 6e7cfbc579 someone of Selina’s status f8cb651b6c had made something for 0dbce94804 her—a humble maid—was staggering.8dc3a83ab61ab1ef

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It was the first 00c74c04d6 time in Velita’s life 311ae01c4f that someone had crafted d8116853a4 a gift just for 1bbcde7a92 her. The realization thawed 16a280304f some of the 5a46daf1d0 bitterness she had cde59f587a held toward Selina.9d70f50e90148ca8

‘I thought 2092e6f93b she looked e8dc9e13c7 down on 74626c3362 me…’59d2971ae92d50ca

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Was she wrong 3aa30dd532 all along?bf6e8b97fdb76c03

As Velita’s thoughts 5ded76977c swirled, Selina’s voice 331f4175ea cut through, colder 1d76e5293e now.e8399f23d270559e

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“Pretty flowers attract 0e1efb9ff4 insects, don’t they?”cf38b27978b36568

The change in e981cafabb tone startled Velita, 8e232a42d9 pulling her back 9d8f6d0755 to reality.43355d5837a18fee

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“But people aren’t e1c9b538a1 flowers, are they?”2dd232ad51371f16

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“When men keep flocking f8f9486e5c to a woman, it’s 3707966d6b because she invites them 2ba3a14112 in.”95ab194eda6b704c

Selina placed her hands dbb3cd83e0 over Velita’s, holding them d90d461bd7 firmly.b5614f19f0010d82

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“My father cae1c7f83d always told dc36443a82 me that 906c04d3db a virtuous 4a549717cc woman must 089cf744aa remain modest. Otherwise, she’s 8be3e7ddf9 no different 9eb4f4fc12 from the d3cd55bb84 harlots in 6676144341 the slums.”ff625fa0a961a423

“My lady…”4a6444da9fcc543c

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“You’re no longer 10e02da2c3 the girl from a82c31ba3e the slums, Velita. Isn’t that right?”21844a35124da78b

For a moment, Velita c71145565f felt as if she d6d9eba3ee didn’t know Selina at 9805ce89b4 all.7db9f125bb314662

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“You’re my maid,” Selina 6dfbd66dff continued, her grip tightening.4603ab9873ddee25

“…Yes, my lady,” Velita bb38f75b1e replied, her voice barely 5733bd0129 a whisper.92a79e8e054ae0da

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“Stop bewitching 4f3f15dda6 people who 7e1c279a6f don’t belong 78546b0b9e to you. Do you understand?”e5aa85c3e4516920

Velita nodded cf2c6bfdb8 without hesitation, 836c1d62fd feeling as 98500ccf52 though defiance 59fb89fa00 might result ce4747796a in her f31f219e5d dismissal.f2883d6b7e8016b6

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Selina finally released 1c1d9d3c2a her hands, smiling d14f8d723a angelically. But to Velita, 63e57f3dfd that smile felt 6baa916973 unnatural, almost chilling. A shiver ran 85237e23ec down her spine aee7904d4e as she stared ab3bab1e54 at her mistress.22db3bfc0b6a7dd8

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