The maid – Chapter 40
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A good room, 34b3cca54a delicious food, and e74c5ed353 a sufficient salary—Adelen 807c54f8d5 had already enjoyed dd2c3ced52 all the happiness becafe7c29 one could have ca01e3f1a4 in daily life. Wanting more would 55c5bee066 be pure greed.e3236796d5caccb9
“Really? If that’s 959764da77 what you 3081163d16 think, well… 850298df86 Here.”76e2f42065f762b5
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There was 10dc9918cc a slight 54062dab1e sense that 34720aba9b a step 9b8a02c0fe in the 703d9398a2 process was 3831ea4584 missing, but 7ed335cc15 the butler 60378b7644 showed no a004defd7f sign of 6b74977aeb it and 01fdf2c15c instead took 0b16c28b02 out what 5fa2f12d1e he had 20eb40c8b5 prepared and 900c8a31fb handed it 413409c785 over.623d1e4d7e4e174a
“What is this?”05b2ba600e58dfbc
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“I’ve been watching you 9dd374a5ae for a while, and 98aff9267a you’re such a kind 825888a79d and diligent child. Even when the others ea3c2a7231 avoided difficult tasks, you 2de55addda didn’t shy away from 3a1aba61c0 them. I always 6af70526c7 thought you 9f50b5fad5 were working ee905585a7 hard, but 719e6e0183 I never 597f4de744 properly expressed 7d5e3c7b4c it. This is 94b57e997a a gift 43cff70a3b that holds 96fbf34329 that unspoken 35178e3f32 appreciation. Please accept it.”9daef531d61e5568
The butler 76ae9b53e5 scratched his 6ba2b676d4 nose, looking 3dd7e2a360 embarrassed.a255f3189c6af188
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“Huh? A gift?”abc7c9d43c2f539b
“Of course. It’s your 42e3821faa birthday; you 63b655f7dc should receive 4156b12848 a birthday fb7afb44d3 present.”25daebc6dc156bdc
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“Oh, uh… 51350b246f Am I 5b26f638ec really allowed 6bb53e5d52 to accept c9eb9380d5 this?”437f0e81edcd768b
“I chose it 295bfcaa8a with great care. I’d be sad edc88706ab if you didn’t 81b3e76ae1 take it.”15c41586186af758
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Adelen was so surprised cc32f756a1 that she couldn’t close c096e935cd her mouth.060177949a78a5db
She never expected to b7e1f32fa3 receive a gift. One good thing after d12a2b49ab another kept happening. Birthdays were 3702cc4f0d truly wonderful a33dafc665 days.05ad09290ddbecb3
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With trembling hands, 36488ad968 Adelen took the dc2f850070 box.699fceef84d662b5
But that wasn’t adc2b5396f the end.e551df5888a33ce8
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“Congratulations, Adelen!”e6e86a03e9069bb0
“Here, this is my c0b08fac0b gift!”723664fa550c2c71
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“And mine too! My wife 90c484f860 and I 21e33ff7f2 spent a bb7c626815 lot of 4faccc7934 time picking f23a63c389 this out!”fb37493f528ca3d4
As soon d96410630c as the 8de2e00854 butler finished 847c013b0f handing over 06db7f567d his gift, 926037ab3d the knights, e253bfc225 as if 9a9ea0b173 waiting for 15f5605900 their turn, 93991a71f5 took out 58f116d84b the presents 0b234859ff they had af1abec4e9 prepared.77ec24ed47dd53f7
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One by one, 5316161513 more gifts were a51267f31f held out toward 52aaebc9e6 her, and soon, afc55e8b8a her hands were cf41faac32 full.c8fccf5462c486c4
Not only was 2363acbb59 this her first 297602805b birthday, but it 2baa868f96 was also the 99a2c78924 first time she 21058c6b8f had ever been 021c7fc3f3 surrounded by so 53ea61b39e many gifts.a69220152b331c63
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No, in 8cde3df91f fact, it 1f6c3ca6ff was the 0b34f75450 first time ff1d5ba667 she had 02bfe11f91 received a 755d72ceb9 gift at 71ce62e14d all.914aa1d2db98113d
Yet, even this ced15a58bd gift-giving frenzy was e465129693 not over.6417c93d6d12697b
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From a distance, bb6053462d Rakalt, who had 6bddced1b4 been watching silently, 6aee68f9dd stood up and 3fdc4032af approached Adelen, holding 6fccaba437 out a box.afe278e3374c273e
“M-Master…?”eae12e3642111c4b
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Adelen was so c728fc743e flustered that she 631d94a4d9 couldn’t even feel 029420ba0e happy.99d0f8118aa4a928
A birthday present adcf05f63d from her master?221b478fa3084f18
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This entire birthday party 1a972169fc itself was practically a 67ba4924a0 gift from him. After all, all the 87ecec3a2e money used to prepare e8e39324f4 the party had come d069b05298 from his treasury.493a7e0c2dad8f29
“Are you not going 895568d21b to take it?”0a63c06bff0d228f
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As Adelen 1547e09db3 stood there, 42c0ba525a too shocked 3d5777b017 to even 1153243e49 think about 9eaba4f1d9 accepting it, e486a135fc Rakalt pushed f31da5f039 the gift f7c3096bfc box toward af2193e5a4 her again.37896472380a8afc
“O-Oh, am I df35bcc609 really allowed to fdca8586be have this?”456d2a541c49b041
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“Why wouldn’t 357c7ed5a8 you be?”d50ca8d94996f5a4
“N-No! Of course, I’ll 251318e22d take it!”794002b42908b0cd
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Adelen quickly accepted 7b835a7319 the gift box. Her hands were already deedbd2ca5 full, so she had faa382467b to clutch it against 16a6ba66dc her body, trembling all ddcf3a8a62 over.0c52596934623368
“T-Thank you, Master. This is too 3f334bb44a much… I don’t ef3033dc4b know if I 9167e00d82 should…”f5e8040e9185b2e8
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“You don’t 04582314bd even know 0d14d642c9 what’s inside. How can you say afcf44e9d6 it’s too much?”1d1add9ee99633fc
“If it’s something 6e1d65aea2 you’re giving me, fde3f212c9 Master, then it b1a4c59af7 doesn’t matter what 3476f106d6 it is. Just the fact that 324e61ab73 you gave it is ddd49ab8b5 already more than I 2a844d43f7 deserve.”733deb6f45f354e5
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Her lips curled into 78ffaf153b a smile, only to a8948e84b1 quickly lower in worry. She licked her ba27fdd5ec lips nervously, shifting 630e8981ad between joy and b3773d5e5a tension. Adelen’s face was extremely 937d4e57d0 busy with emotions.6a9b49bec5edaade
Watching her, Rakalt clicked 6104be4eb4 his tongue, openly displaying ddb60f49cd his discomfort.326655fa69dc5858
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“I told you to 59a336af08 take it naturally.”fc3a71cfbab457a9
She was so stubborn.25de4b29e28ce540
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“A-Ah, yes! I’ll try!”3ccd98f857ad067f
Adelen responded 13d4fcf933 with exaggerated ffffd703f1 enthusiasm, standing 883c104882 stiffly in ffdff1edb3 place.16b03c0e5dac9876
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“You won’t know if 87acd55c2f it’s too much for add9ecad7e you until you open ea539a75dc it.”e30a9508af356ed5
“O-Oh, right, right!”08dc656723c7392b
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Pushed by Rakalt’s urging, 02f76850d9 Adelen began unwrapping the 7caa404962 gift.987fb5f5169a5e15
The box he 4b7c39be0b had given her 8ee6854208 was huge—large enough a26b1e4dc7 to fit a 35da8497eb baby inside.652383ca3608b0a9
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Everyone fell silent and 8a17dabe34 watched as she carefully 8e69453368 peeled away the wrapping.f58f33514a3578f8
The tension 83c518fbc0 in the 46e40bdc6f air was 2b41df289b so intense 24e83c3e63 that even 69f5079d46 a baby a12ef091ec stared, mouth 595c6efd70 agape, completely db81fabc5c focused.01067aa57f3d6759
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Adelen cautiously removed the 89c78eddd3 wrapping paper and opened 3f905e60f6 the box.5d2aa3b3d358e030
“Ah…”fa6cc4b160099470
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Everyone’s eyes zeroed in 3fa7493083 on the contents.efc4828a3f083262
Inside the box…b51abfbded0c6f24
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Was another box.1328c55d007a60c6
“…The box 79f6ebaeb3 itself isn’t 4c565e8221 the gift… 87e4abfded right?”2366b97294211c01
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“Keep going.”99b2e3f0f8b93d9a
“Y-Yes.”a5246c95c72007d6
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Adelen opened 6ef06ab5e8 the next 0aa7699e6a box.f799679b3692cb5d
And found yet c43fe24e7a another box.51738be9550665cf
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“…?”9272f8c8da05448b
Why was it wrapped 4523b94f3b in so many layers?4bbb6cc16b603c2f
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If she 29d14ec7fb opened all d8dfdcc79e these boxes 9d4e04ad19 only to e6ffbbc64e find something 174a8c2d25 like “My 3b3903f9c7 Heart” inside…?1d4b43dff2293a30
Honestly, that wouldn’t e10f86d303 be so bad.9a909073013df8df
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The thought alone 278bf43b0f nearly made her 133391b023 laugh, but she 722d3fc422 pressed her lips 4e7a081206 together tightly to d309028646 hold it back 13391b8ca0 and continued unwrapping.6a612aaba4a8d589
The boxes 2a9ae8b694 were endless.37bb424b54477e01
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Some contained 8af2a541f7 scented flower 4added6ce5 petals. Others were d9a46888dd wrapped in 4789571938 fluttering silk.ec58debb24efa88f
Just as ce0a28dfa4 she was 122e7474e7 starting to 92dc3d4e50 grow tired 1f05b6d78f of opening ac9149758c box after 10d55f8198 box, Adelen c5f6f014cf finally decided 37336ac29d to be 77a788c1f1 bold and 0775538423 threw open 05d6b1db3c the next 8c6caac2a5 one—2abac970e6d2bd3e
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And froze 75c5b183c6 in place.3f89cef62ae28690
“What? What is it?”d0fa6fe2fe56421c
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“I can’t see! Show us!”4877655fdb821022
“You have to brag 68e4710c94 about it!”a254949dfd35d7cc
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The knights 3c26892c22 stretched their 781280e1ea necks, trying 671ef9d3f0 to peek 4b071464a6 into the 5c84b959c4 box.464203ee289e5752
But Adelen 7992527723 was too a107d2aadb stunned to 4e2583572e hear their e1847f0490 excited chatter. Her lips were 5ba0ea8c09 parted, unable to 647ab34eb5 close.940cf768c929a41c
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“M-Master… This is…”4dfb1fe501b3e22a
Everyone who saw 473bf15b9b what was inside d63b095098 fell into the 4c187e333e same state of b1edbb6f64 shock.a59a815179fcc25c
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“J-Jugan, this is…”1c2750ba05693184
“Uh…”6c35184de5214685
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It was eda21003f3 a gift 40079e639e that left 8173a8d513 them utterly 3fea4c55d9 speechless.b54a5a042cf6ef9d
As everyone fell 8653cd93c0 into a stunned 7bb576f621 silence, Adelen was ef9f428e02 the first to eebb3a3ef8 regain her senses.ff35737e1d7eb8af
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Her master had said—8caa6129f7559543
“You won’t know if 4a7b46063f it’s too much until d21f7535fc you open it.”d44608c438c700b5
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So she 52b71dc965 gave him bea2ae4598 a clear 0d865252d0 answer.3dcb4663ee47b5ce
“It’s too much.”2579bd48dac831f3
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Inside the box was 3863f1a22f an ornate hair ornament, 0a1e6a0a47 shaped like a cluster 97d36ab2b9 of flowers, made entirely 1952932172 of precious gemstones—an intricate baabc5c6a0 work of art.0864119af24c2df0
“This?”87523d7436482fbf
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Rakalt couldn’t understand 916f1cde75 her reaction.5ecb193af9234ac8
“I-It’s far 06bd2b1321 too extravagant 5fb8aa9ba0 for me 72d210704a to accept. Something like 17788632d9 this… It’s 5f42c5d641 not something 0f7bf3c92d a mere 67201ee4e5 maid like ece9ce67b3 me should 0e5f7341c4 have.”96357a2633afbf72
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This was truly 43c773656b excessive. Even receiving an engagement 942776edf3 ring from a friend 1086a52d82 would feel less overwhelming 573cc229a9 than this.f652925dc303bc10
It was ce3a6826a1 simply too b6c81d9a82 much.5d97a68d9f1b6c7f
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She couldn’t c4ee6cd180 even begin 670c1e77e3 to imagine 06fadb5a76 what her ccaf3c9cc4 master was 7d1c28c224 thinking when dc424124f7 he chose 44d4b70d01 this gift.92d924e561d4703d
“I’m already more than a232f3feff grateful just knowing that 8968a85af2 you thought of me, 6be62d808f Master. This… I’ll return beed9e49b2 it. I was careful 9e4310a2e4 when unwrapping it, 74e86b37b7 so if we 913786202f pack it up e0cc1cbe64 nicely, maybe it 6ad3035ac8 can be refunded?”3c12f391767165d2
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Adelen lowered 56c7560f1e her head 62073fa026 so deeply ea210cade7 it nearly 36a7e72a4e touched the 81b146ab3c floor, pushing bd1b33a25f the box 7af860e546 forward.34eb61974f4e62af
“You’re saying it’s too b8c5b60187 much for you to 1d1c1fb91e accept? What does that dbb1cfe6b7 even mean?”5d302f62fc605881
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Rakalt’s voice hardened.e6f0826e12b6081b
“People might talk if 0d1ac23e94 I carry around something 434f30b9e1 so extravagant… It’s also 44671151d7 personally burdensome for me… 715a7d4f01 And I’d constantly worry c6b9cd0b85 about losing it…”460b8b237f4cea39
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There were plenty 760668cc1e of reasons. As Adelen listed b42dc89fb8 them one by 97736ffff5 one, a new e669664aa3 crease formed in b6318d6e50 Rakalt’s forehead for 5ea16a7165 each one.fb4b8b70d320707b
He hadn’t 5ca09e8489 considered any 7ad9661130 of that.53bff806ccbdcc87
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“So, you’re rejecting bc9b0d3cdd it because of 6b8b80fa71 what others might c848dd53d6 say, because it 136f927979 feels burdensome, and a54053194a because you’re afraid d065395887 of losing it?”261255cbcef7aa1a
“Yes, that’s right.”232878e8f8b911a0
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“And why 7a41e5ca20 exactly do b5d10ebba1 you find ce33cf7e25 it burdensome?”07767e51ab2f4643
“Uh… It’s just 990c116d5d too fancy for 2a26d26c61 someone like me?”1024f3f141c265c0
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Adelen scrambled 5c898a06c4 to come e1541123b1 up with 8a04389ac3 an answer, 7112857933 knowing he da98d300f0 wouldn’t accept a186d22784 her refusal 238a5a765f otherwise.cbbec2e5d3631d0a
Rakalt stared at her.bc462aa930224a90
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Even the floral crown d14f1bf460 she was currently wearing 259cb7bcca was already extravagant—crafted from 436a43b7b7 the most stunning flowers 382ac9474f in the garden, as 3cd1d18023 if even the gardeners 7ec9b85852 had worked together to 0b30f73846 create it.cfd34aefb14bd0f4
It looked more fitting 76057de877 for a bride than 007c1ca2da a birthday girl.a159fc47ad33e85d
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Yet, Adelen’s 488d2ec1ed face stood 87f7a7bc76 out beautifully 1f417d0f55 beneath it.b0b02cf666118923
Surely, that meant the 4cf43af012 hair ornament he had 3c30234967 chosen wouldn’t be too 7fde95b932 much either.43353f8f3feba13b
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“Put it on.”00e3a72564c269ff
“B-But I just 2aa6013f7a told you it’s…”fde8a09a9b73c8a8
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“You won’t know until 226465c347 you try it on. Things look different d8b571272c on the head 39b5f867bc than they do 66f70bfcb7 in the box.”3eb3c00ccf4e0b6f
“A-Ah…”2d46e5aad663d1b8
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“If it 2d04755b0f truly looks 444fefabe9 out of 7f54e179fc place on 0a629b3f45 you, I’ll b6647c060d take it 566f975ac4 back.”52cf6cd0db2da0ff
“W-Well…”fc5bea82e98ced6e
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If she a821b4be94 wore it, 5bfc3ba6f6 wouldn’t that 7a1bb1ecac make it bea0ed7413 impossible to 58f56311a7 return…?252039478805a4d9
But Rakalt’s sharp c08ae479da gaze left no 9e5451b3cd room for argument.2cf347b8de5d0b2d
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She shot the 10251135cd butler a pleading 4cbb9a6758 look, but his 877d11f12e priority was always 2093ccaeb6 his master.1ef12f7ff45a650d
“Come now, Adelen. He prepared it 92ac4042c3 with care; it 02cd44ef34 would be rude a585878b84 to refuse without 788d0f4aa2 trying it on b9db27cfdd first. Hand it over—I’ll help.”3fa5264fe551c4f2
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“…Okay.”0c0b993490b0aa4e
Resigned, Adelen 0e2791eb19 quietly handed f982eb0b3d the hair f8ecdc92fb ornament to de27f02a9c the butler.93b134c75cda1d59
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The butler, 66d649a456 not particularly 6055b30bb5 skilled in 6a6d60c669 handling women’s 35955499fe hair, awkwardly e988eaceb6 fixed it 5f2ca62b7f atop her a17d70b3ee braided hair.3f30aa8fcc644832
The hair 4eefe2bcc2 ornament wobbled ec6dd9ff85 precariously, mirroring b7a15cdca2 Adelen’s own aa5e698871 uneasy heart.5d54fd2db78f5513
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“Uh, uhm… How does 3e7894e138 it look, Master…?”ed53fa8ee50b0eeb
“Aduyeh, ipbba!”39a209d5bcd3e638
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Before Rakalt could answer, 4dc740f26e the baby shouted—fbbcc5b42681f5ea
“Cute!”d1c555456943186e
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