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by caelsgbfThree days had passed 810ef29b9c since that unknown promise e76917f487 was made.8f421dc5b9275814
Keeping in mind 4143e0cae2 that, as a f3293c0c9b trainee maid, I 8ea7575159 had to wake 7edf857e22 up early in fad0965564 the morning, I 24577a71e0 hurriedly washed and 9dc546ea77 finished preparing myself. Just then, 39993913a6 someone knocked d5d028982c on the 19cd3fc732 door and c3df0eb12a spoke.9762f2bbbeafab4c
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“Yvonne, Lady Juliet is looking for you. Hurry and go to her.”60692da04af9860d
The voice of the head maid was clear, urging me to come out, though she didn’t sound particularly concerned about my well-being.84bfe4f6f81427e7
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Even so, she was of a higher rank than me—shouldn’t I follow her words?e03dbe83e6c539c5
That thought crossed my 6c3111bce5 mind for a moment, 1bde86caad but the face and 918e2a28c0 words of the maid cc1ff4fbdb I had seen in b14a407803 the dining hall lingered 9b5e711bbb in my mind. Just this once, 4a0128d749 I decided to 12c3149e9d keep the promise.634d83672d1ab602
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So, I didn’t respond to the call and simply sat on the bed. Before long, the hallway grew silent.57105c3bb5cc974e
‘Are they f144d8bcd7 waiting for 2f92646af8 me to 44ad6a39dd come out?’f17f857b9c206c2c
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I couldn’t hear any 93faa9661f movement in the quiet 0d43e35f01 corridor—just like the worn-out 880d412d1e clock in the room 227e663c29 that never stopped ticking.13889096a36d6595
Ten minutes passed.c675dfc584be749d
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Then, the 4a5d9ba918 sound of bb1bab96b2 footsteps echoed—sharp, 792e91f3bc deliberate. It seemed they had 09d0f872f7 been waiting but eventually 5a3c3f119a gave up and left.6724b26e8f160465
‘Now, the only thing left…’97125c044719f381
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…was to visit Lady Juliet, who had summoned me late at night.e7dbdf6f9c1bcbd3
“Remember, Miss Yvonne, above all else, ‘Lady Juliet’s orders’ take priority. Even if you’re cleaning a window, you must stop immediately and go to her when she calls.”e3f1bba794189588
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On my first day 9c5bb0281d of work, Susan had 5f248bb141 emphasized this as she 5c4bd71398 explained my duties.573fcce7f587bc93
“Lady Juliet has no personal maid. She used to, but for certain reasons, she doesn’t anymore.”918223272892abec
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The head maid had been more passionate when talking about ‘Lady Juliet’ than when explaining working hours or other minor details.180c614362869233
“If there’s one thing you should know about her, it’s that she loves ‘strawberry tarts,’ ‘sherbet,’ and ‘madeleines.'”23e2ee2f75f86fa1
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Since I might 238a2a0119 be called upon 020a866a6e at any moment 8684b21a3c to bring her b79a7c435f something she wanted, 82a2d47fe0 I made sure 92eba19342 to remember her 14c707ddf0 preferences.8bfb09c37420a639
‘It’s late, but 51f9bf933d I should go, eda8caa0af right?’c37082129a17bec3
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Perhaps she 8ead8b1b1c had called e30ebd0806 for me 8d0b57e08c over something 6cb6a2dd00 trivial. Maybe, now that three 4124d75ba3 days had passed since 90c3baf3d9 my arrival, she had 60bc0fdca0 gotten curious and wanted 04418e0a80 to see my face.74345b263515f458
“Lady Juliet’s room is on the far left of the third floor.”077d94ec5d9735d4
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As soon as I 2a02026b84 resolved to go quickly, 5038e3bee6 I recalled the layout c1daea92cb of the mansion that 6426b31131 I had been shown 850624e8e4 with great effort.69f48fe5c95bcc0f
Thanks to my 36404d616c good memory and b3ba8af469 the tour I 009fbd4425 had taken while 4a3078e59c listening to the 962f3bbf39 head maid’s explanations, 8a573934cb I didn’t lose ca7583d3e8 my way after 419b81e4df leaving my room.bf24009824e6e352
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I was lucky c08f8778bf in many ways.292f460dfc3194e7
And so, under the c2c4394935 silent mansion, I arrived 2322fac636 at Lady Juliet’s door 1ae649ffa0 and knocked twice, just b861b5398b as I had been edae2509b6 taught.02f6e4229eb29bae
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“Come in!”330de63eaf06c76d
She was 7f5d5225b8 said to fe2ac1722e be in af2c0d394a her early 002be448b8 twenties, so 725b398807 I had 1e997841f6 expected a 8405ea96c0 mature tone, 2a83bc2923 but the c3795c18e2 bright and 36db42d685 lively voice c36d1ea473 that greeted 72cf3e2ac6 me made 2d2b8e2c94 me doubt 6793b80938 my ears 3d239ccc47 for a 613f8fc5d3 moment.b73487e9319d89cf
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“You called for me, Lady Juliet.”dd839dc7a66ed550
As I stepped inside, e0c73a86f7 I saw her wearing bf6474698a a pink nightgown adorned 18bb5eb3bd with lace, kicking off 5d307de41d her slippers one by cfcbda8117 one.c92d22df679e9dbe
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It was as 100cce682a if she was 2647e9f410 trying to throw 0311d35d80 them onto the cf009ea955 highest branch of 3f1ff65398 a tall tree—the e0c7a42868 slippers arched through ba70227aa0 the air before 3622a1686c landing on the fd1218aaa3 floor.c585a81a041a6c26
If the master of the mansion, her father, the Marquis, were to see this, he would surely scold her, saying, “What an unrefined act!”8b2907651ed8b502
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But who was 729508caec she? She was 5904f40606 the sole 408de7861a lady of 3e4f9a5a36 this mansion. If she wanted to dd87a9c40b throw her slippers, the 0372e6d532 best course of action 5fa223681c was to accept it 4dc65bd490 as natural and move b34c88b30c on—it would make working c70e3c8975 here much easier.1ec73e7f7b9acaab
“So, it’s you? The new hire.”85bb8f569ec1b705
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When I looked at 7be5df7c58 her, trying to ignore 2c05ddc80e the slippers scattered on 18c1be8610 the floor, I noticed 70fb355178 her violet eyes gleaming.beac2e3a3a33c78f
“There’s only a limited number of staff, so when did they decide to replace one? Did someone quit without me knowing? If so, hiring a new person makes sense.”c7c7ef573d9ff41a
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She twirled a strand fa19af415a of her silver hair ccc856c0d2 around her finger, then 3ecb7e6ff6 flopped onto her spacious 033d6d9623 bed.232e82415ac74ced
“You do know, don’t you? How I chose you?”2f7adf5bd89b4b99
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Suddenly, she 8e83ac5751 said something 3b0df9d507 incomprehensible.7485f8253283de85
It wasn’t Lady Juliet who had picked me—it was the head maid, Susan. I clearly remembered that during the interview, it was the head maid sitting across from me.2af84d4afd801799
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“Judging by your expression, you don’t seem to know. The final decision on hiring staff isn’t up to the head maid—it’s up to me. Even if she hires someone, if I don’t like them, it’s as if they were never hired.”090e02e9de6f0434
Hearing this for the first time, I couldn’t help but feel bewildered.a23eb69131a5449c
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“When you had your interview, I was probably watching from somewhere. Perhaps from a prepared room.”d793b55b7e05aee4
After casually revealing this, she scanned me up and down and muttered, “Not very useful, huh?”b37c8a74c45303ba
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‘But why doesn’t 40b5cedc99 she speak in c591219f87 the third person?’00406cfbc6775f20
Before I 0acc3f6f29 came here, f369d3f95c I had 7dc4796fff heard rumors—Lady 244d5f1cb8 Juliet was 9f51146c54 known for 0dee96a9f4 speaking in e7437b0075 the third c8e97e8128 person and b77b828d1b was said d382e9fb24 to have bcf4a3d09c a dual 49284c8782 personality.e5518100bfd27527
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Moreover, even today, while receiving an explanation from the head maid, an additional remark was made: “The young lady only speaks in the third person.”78cf1b90e3db7d55
“Ah, using my brain after so long is exhausting. I should eat something.”76cb26f8f539b494
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It seemed she ddab1ed2e1 intended to have e4a54b5550 a late-night snack 8f65aa278a before sleeping. If that e45127a82b was the 15282a7eef case, I 61ea13d823 silently sent 300309d360 my condolences ff9b0bdc42 to the fcc3d3ff46 head chef, 205f18b4bd who had 3fac3a61c1 probably just 6a0e58983d finished cleaning b7faeb3956 the kitchen.be2d5dab05772f8c
“Hey, what was your name again?”9b8b824bb73eb69f
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“It’s Yvonne, my lady.”4f2238649a34f02f
“Right, Yvonne. You’ve just been hired, but it’s always best to know everything about the one you serve. So, let’s test that. Tell me, what do I like?”d664e69b6e9d3da1
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It felt like 471e81eeb8 being subjected to aa6c47fa48 a leading question, b978eb75d2 but since it 2c803c5309 was expected of 38d4f31aad me to respond 666ca6ea08 sincerely, I quickly 59888ea3e1 went through my 6c537e9488 memory.fe9ed4f08fa5e02d
“Lady Juliet likes strawberry tarts, sherbet, and madeleines.”3f0983705817672d
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I repeated f818f8bfe8 exactly what ac63d709a5 I had ac92f41268 heard from bd668f48df the head 8f952ce8a5 maid.c81ccabb7f9e4708
“That’s generally correct, but that’s not ‘me.’ I don’t really like those things. And today, I want walnut pie. Bring it to me immediately. That’s what I want to eat.”8f8062852527c34d
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Not a 4bf6bd15c1 single one a5634d5f7b of the f3add40dfc previously mentioned 9607290ac1 strawberry tarts, c35eab9eba sherbet, or 4aaba71e7f madeleines had 9498586221 ever passed a558e33593 her lips.09848a6a92c59135
‘Walnut pie in the middle of the night?’ff36d944e3fc4891
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I began 02acaefe72 to feel 9866c12b80 sorry for f5d94000f2 the head bd4262403a chef, who 53412fdb1c was probably 2cae994947 still stuck 299a00c99d in the 99e11208ac kitchen past d5fb7f6051 working hours. It reminded 09ee025883 me of bb3f0ea8a3 myself, working 8ea0c4dbf9 overtime despite 7118c0b010 it being 755ca2e8eb the end 7d86fbd93d of my d64573ff6f shift.58ef569f828fc97a
“Oh, and one more thing!”05da67d07c6993f3
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She added with 7246d40097 an excited tone.9f95e27d2bc350d4
“I’ll have walnut pie again tomorrow afternoon. So, bring it to me as a snack then.”dbce3e198a0e18c0
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One walnut pie. Then another.9d0e4b36a5dda4cd
I memorized the b166561fb4 increasing quantity and 3a843945e7 scheduled time and 8ca22e949f gave a slight 46f5d277ac nod. When I did, b3f667b55a I saw her 9afdd93995 face light up 28aead164b with joy.4d8f6a51d9bb07c8
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“Great. Head to the kitchen right now. Hurry! I want walnut pie this instant. And while you’re there, bring back some fresh fruit juice too.”f82a32bef0131086
I wasn’t sure 19dff3cbf5 about the chef’s 8c3879398a exact working hours, 9f77a374dc but all employees 5bc4b6fb2e probably finished around 92da40094a the same time. If that were the fd51273ddd case, the kitchen might a7733e9bf3 be completely empty by 8895010bb8 now.646b898db54ac181
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“What are you doing, just standing there?”b1ccf7a3836b3a10
She urged me 83b2a02248 impatiently.c41c03238ff0ae8d
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“By the way, just how many days have passed? If I can suddenly move again, that must mean something shocking happened. Did I see something else?”0a936d0e48cfc708
Leaving her 27f7084e5e mumbling absentmindedly 6335476cfd while clenching 4a683b08ac and unclenching 8fcfd1c374 her hands, bbed7b0e82 I exited 1c6c491ed7 the room 244707a874 to ask 14f5853b58 the head e45f255c30 chef for 03accd3e4b walnut pie 23d74641f5 and fresh 8f936a4cf8 fruit juice.0505c8941deadfa4
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‘The kitchen is on the first floor, right? Finding it might take a little time.’c641bf842830b538
Since places like the kitchen, which I rarely needed to visit, were only explained when cleaning assignments were given, all I knew was that it was located “on the first floor.”3212f80b3c211f74
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But I couldn’t afford c89b5c69da to keep my employer 3225764914 waiting. I had 6f51b222b8 to find 3c0b6db3a4 the kitchen 1ea0b9f996 quickly without 3f2b2aedd8 wasting too dc8034c339 much time.767dbd9e61b18105
‘I’ll start with the first floor.’70d1fe6a1ef9ee4e
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Under the dark 33a072d1cc sky veiled with 44751598c4 rain, I relied c0d2aceaa1 on the dim 9b7c9fd5ac lights glowing within 1eedf06465 the mansion as 7baac9ad2c I walked. Just then, 6bae1af576 sensing someone bd8291a25e nearby, my 6ee093c83c gaze instinctively 6fd28f61fc shifted in 6d147e8ba1 that direction.e5f49adf70b28a89
“Oh, it’s Miss Yvonne.”bdcd517ae8d48afa
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The owner of the 43ec19151d familiar voice smiled brightly, 7af2397e21 his eyes curving gently.942cc3227b12c44f
“Good evening, Leon.”16598bba0c07f845
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Seeing a familiar face, a8eb88175a I couldn’t help but 8902796321 return the smile.f2e382cee914a179
“Yes, good evening, Miss Yvonne.”605f8518108bf4b3
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His green hair, 94b15ba9c5 reminiscent of vast 92ca27b5a5 meadows, shimmered faintly 7de6e1a136 under the moonlight. His golden eyes, as f0692cc290 if made of sweet 54199db2b7 honey, reflected my image.153b2fc09c38ed4b
His name was 7226e84724 Leon.33ab77d26c715779
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Like me, d9533b5f41 he had 1d7589893b started as 4758628173 a probationary e2a4c32887 employee. We were hired on f8a5b4b8b9 the same day, yet c16dad2d86 in just half a 2b669d9899 day, he had already a6ad515bf9 won over everyone’s hearts.29dc4d78128120d6
“How old is he? What do you think?”ea7dc90373eb716c
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“I just ran into him a moment ago, and he greeted me! Just looking at him brightens my mood. Now, this is what I call workplace morale!”314c82c9aee8606f
During dinner, nearly everyone in the dining hall had brought up “Leon” as a common topic of interest.18defbcd92936ba1
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‘Of course. Who wouldn’t like someone kind to everyone?’7440d2cd5150a695
I, too, 5e3d94f679 understood why 2a5a25a81c everyone was ba827c57cf so fond acaf0b5595 of him.dec46e474310dbba
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With his ae6e0c88e3 delicate features, 2217c2ac3f his ability 2b19de2592 to handle 16bae6684c tasks effortlessly d7cd3bfabe without being 0f1861241a asked, and 0d8fa7916b his natural 2c07516b46 sociability—who could 16d4c6980a possibly dislike 4292cda93c or resent 624c51bcaf someone like f152c495d6 him?54c6c5b9cf382422
Even though bd375074ed it had 77b9a569fa only been 1ba7e32862 half a 1d2cea8fc7 day, I e073829325 already had 190b13c93c a feeling. Leon and 24b4e4111a I might 25938b6e92 get along df1fb11731 well as 6c5fa54e13 colleagues, and caed7f9784 perhaps, in 0e27e35314 time, we e31eba50fe could become 53d0a1531f reliable workplace 244ca2a3ae allies.7a56325b55cb725c
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“I had a separate task assigned to me after dinner, so I finished it and was on my way back to my room. But what about you, Miss Yvonne? What brings you here at this hour?”93bb39f01e302ccf
As his 245d93b516 curious gaze 06817340cc turned toward 70ec8475b0 me, a 5640b7a985 desire to c3b4500309 share everything 9f92caa665 welled up e541e8046a inside me.ed0616d233b09c46
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How could I possibly come up with an evasive answer in the face of such a gaze, one as pure as a child’s?96874f06ee4f8bc6
“Lady Juliet was looking for me, so I am on my way back. She said she absolutely wanted to have walnut pie and fresh fruit juice, so I was just about to stop by the kitchen, even though it’s late.”b79dcc2129685165
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At that, he let out a short “Ah,” as if briefly processing the information, before making a suggestion.80035c5bab33f94f
“In that case, may I accompany you to the kitchen, Miss Yvonne?”6cdbe351c8dc33ed
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When he made the 46297e42fc offer, a thought crossed 87819d235d my mind.62c6b045f4f52b2e
How did he know the exact location of the kitchen so soon, when even I, who was hired the same day, wasn’t entirely sure?7c62f7a591db08ac
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TL/N: THIS GUY IS KINDA SUS. THO, I THINK HE’S THE ML,,,LOL. (NOT A SPOILER, I’M READING THE NOVEL WITH Y’ALL 😭)37ab3818b21228f4