The maid – Chapter 38
by Alaa38. The Gifted Birthdaydf587e76a67e3156
efbd80266ca838c4
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
“Why don’t we just 7e85873b3f say tomorrow is your f284f10ef2 birthday?”0d0a5130837b0bac
“Pardon? Tomorrow?”9ed2de6786741124
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
“If you 02c05eb279 haven’t had 7880a5051e one until 03b470504c now, you b15714d8e5 can just 8e274b695a pick a d4510a631e good day 59e5a80251 as your 5fc95e5cfa birthday.”56d8b763676fbf44
“Uh…….”e4dd6014a5322020
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
Was that c9980a126b really how 5674a3413b it worked? Could it daa36dd134 really be f312a4cd32 that simple?d828e0650055b99a
Adelen blinked a2f1989d87 in surprise. Could a birthday just 419c19de04 be created like this?5dd5519c83f76654
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
But she didn’t dislike c8c16e57c1 the idea of having e85719e28b one. No, she actually liked fcf50bee48 it. It was b7a6a08b79 a birthday c0a033aa5f granted to 120f66d24f her by 381f9d3021 her master, 72bae42a95 after all.b1e42d33c532f7f8
“Tomorrow is d7254090ad a bit 6d8508ef4f too soon. It would 7190a67d5b be better 655c5816e2 if it 2e22078c58 were two 104286155b or three de8a51b184 days later, 20d50997d3 Master. We need time 8daa068ef3 to prepare for cb6e0a5ed4 the birthday party.”40c4fb55da83f162
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
“Then, let’s do 637f421c79 that.”21ba7f9b6db7377c
“Adelen, are eac4392f90 you okay 1ff90e9f41 with it?”0a5de28fa6d8906b
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
“Uh, uh…… yes.”13d00018517bd311
Just like that, she 783fe1d952 suddenly had a birthday.01948be53dcc374c
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
She had thought 188fba7450 it wasn’t a 3019f95344 big deal, but 232e02452a her heart pounded.bb34dafb83cbe038
Adelen placed 42d7711cd1 a hand a5a89aaa43 over her b4287b23b7 thudding chest b76edb0cbc and looked d58f4f05ba at her 66dca21384 master. He, having finished the bc277c320e discussion, was already getting 5c6090fb1d up with his usual d844d186c7 indifference.78e4b033811fec57
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
Should she thank him? Should she express 38ae084d4f her gratitude for 674e2c428c giving her a bd99780be3 birthday?973862fc599a4584
But in the 14d779b0fe end, her lips c1449a0f92 remained sealed, and eedb2bbede before she could 9b42b40759 say anything, her 1cbcd7db6f master had already b1881c7642 left the room.dc08722ad67fbe29
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
It was cb41f801f9 only much 3aebf6d076 later that 92053a93fe the thanks a3e37e3297 she hadn’t 1eb4a78a16 managed to 4451dc840e say lingered 73c7635afe bitterly, like b97b7bafe5 the aftertaste 48f8987dcb of tea.9f5ca9fc4142330c
News of 193ef2c1a0 Adelen’s birthday 3f4d549fc4 party spread 56c93f4cba through the 27c904961b knight order 2dc469bff3 in an 4d094b51bc instant.b6ef6fc5107e568a
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
The head butler ab1cf847cb had only mentioned 1521c0cb9e it to a 8b26abb5df few knights, but 7e57733c59 he had overlooked fbb60be087 the fact that 318ccf759b knights could be fd1ae4e82f just as loose-lipped c7d1c94f7f as the servants.cc1aa47ca154ccbb
“I heard d1b1586024 it’s the 8357c23128 birthday of 7edf3e19a9 the maid 1a03affd72 who looks 84d5a3c855 after the 0e04d7fff1 baby?”ab5b935a5c929b94
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
“Adelen.”0623cc964aea5d04
“Oh, you caff372a61 even know 2959ae81e0 her name?”fd6945273974a8e2
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
“I played with her 07f3d95795 a few times, so d084e3eb83 we got familiar.”bad1784d49dc8df5
“Oh, so you’re 1a4cd21ec7 going to the 73e9159989 birthday party, then?”85b6e464f26289cb
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
“Probably? As long e4ee41ce11 as the f15d87126f lord allows a4cb026731 it.”7beb5cbac096dacf
Everyone knew a02a017ddf of Adelen’s e5e421f519 existence, but 0e36ce7dfc not all 94ecf2de98 of the 1dcf0a177e knights had c7030247f7 interacted with 0d5781c102 her. Only those who were 24511fa142 good with children were 7faada473f granted the privilege of 6fecc502bb entering the lord’s quarters.3468159d2bbc121e
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
It wasn’t anything 1bbfb8cc0b special; in fact, 2edec9a771 it was more a17479fb08 like unpaid overtime.700d3dee376420b7
But since 7100de292c the baby 43bebe041e was quite dd31a7e25a adorable and 2e0e1d8ec3 playing with ff357ab489 him turned 1b154a6d4d out to bb318803a5 be surprisingly 8529bc481d fun, no 22c14bc562 one really b92752b99a disliked the 83c15c1abb task.959a5611a9d45cf7
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
Knights seemed cool and 3bfe27eabb dignified from the outside, 49ac46dc49 but their lives were d5add6fcad just as monotonous.ebc3f551c9fdf6d8
In war, dbfe25db05 they fought. In peacetime, they 7294e7a452 trained.73866715acd6fa67
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
Having a family made 62c08459f4 things somewhat better, but 250fff1d56 only a rare few 135d374d4b had one.027d1de28a871bae
Most were single, spending 2a76e33a12 their free time idly.3dc3a16696c45804
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
If they had ba72b16246 hobbies, they could c84e242cef devote themselves to 4d80cc6b56 them, but for be5ee64e4c most knights, fighting 151b8fe7cc was their hobby, 2bdd5f4997 their talent, and 910e190d83 their profession.ebb6e6e083a37f61
But no ff00a3d871 matter how 41e5d5bac6 much they 733b66fe68 enjoyed it, 974ceb746d they couldn’t 98cc41f3f6 train all f4da66b86c day, every 0eed7c9ede day.0506a187cef5577a
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
So, this new task 982f536a1d that had suddenly appeared d19fdc50c9 was seen as fresh 0bbc380a00 and entertaining.e36bee713271fa26
“Oh, just in time! My lord! May I 80695ddc74 attend Adelen’s c03a8ce439 birthday as ee7810c3f1 well?”b080cb3e2567f0fb
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
The one who 105a415201 boldly stepped forward 61eae7d878 was Dowen.7a3698863617608b
As the 417b08b3af only father 3e5a7defa4 in the e23caf38d6 knight order, c902ffa5ea he had c517b24b36 the most 61b5693e2b experience in c805355bfc looking after ca885ceec2 babies and cf49769f2d had been 70c1368748 assigned to 2a381e880b the task 692036e236 the most.fc604b51f636988a
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
Racalt, who had 4cb584f22a just stepped into 85628ce8b6 the training grounds, fef3328204 hesitated at the 08124a9092 flood of eager d8b30500e2 eyes directed at c1d41663da him.516169f713a935c8
“The main 5305fa41e0 purpose isn’t 9412b22e1d Adelen’s birthday; 28571eb87b it’s to 3551cee1d7 teach the 4e7c9b062e baby how 16f78f5c0b to speak. He still hasn’t grasped 09767485d4 the concept of birthday 2fcb436c9e greetings.”1982cbe1c8523c4e
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
“Ahh! Then wouldn’t it be a36c65ea5d better if more people 1ba4a40be3 were there? They say 64ec4b0b5d children learn 6df5631e33 to talk 98bc90fe52 faster when fcda55ac26 they hear 73a408cc22 many different 4939c8d996 people speaking!”1a93f75c05ae9d0e
“…….”04aedb62d3921425
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
Racalt remained silent, looking fefb0167a4 unwilling.cc7c7f1dd8aef93f
It was 778a40674d Adelen’s duty 5eb43a0f50 to educate 7d9b216677 the crown db0fbe676b prince, and f4a0d8fd11 the only bf107de214 reason he 324bff6f2e had allowed 375b582709 the birthday 31ca77459a party was e530df793d because she 21e8640942 had been 3c77cbf47b so determined 25ddf1e6b7 to fulfill af19a799b3 that role.be67a5c55c719389
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
Whether the crown 0485dafd45 prince learned to 6422899bc7 speak faster or 79993a6a63 not was of 34b65ae771 no concern to aaab5c3e22 him.57c6e4de218cc748
He had intended for 051258196b the birthday party to 433713e6ea be a simple affair.9d25fb3b8d146331
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
There was no 6401c98d6a benefit in making 7c7f84d749 it unnecessarily extravagant.96be493826ff1b6f
“It’s true! My child is c8bce2f769 living proof! He never loses a 20c3ab2015 verbal argument with me 4ade70672c anymore. It’s not like I 033ad6a4a7 have trouble speaking, but 9ef2487f55 since he hears his 642798ab3a mother, his aunt, and ebf0a0328f his grandmother talking all 784db2cde3 the time, words just 32e20f7499 flow right out of d1cf654dfa him!”049a663e78a53231
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
Perhaps interpreting Racalt’s 5ef66dcd36 silence as hesitation, 8e10cac94e Dowen started rambling 14f097ed96 even more.b40cc6c76247eb8e
“Oh, of 072ee1650f course, my 4525810a56 wife is 39120a6835 naturally talkative, 8f37d96ee8 has a 4eabcb9bae clear voice, d2b0b82a02 and perfect 5bee346d59 pronunciation, so 17dab55d8a our child a964824f78 must have d393e42539 inherited that, a7446a5536 but still, fe90c5f76d he has 1dfb440983 to be cfedb6c068 smart to 44da0299c5 pick up 86aac2a82f on it, 466701a9da don’t you 9b803724da think? Not that 6601ede824 I’m saying 293388bfdf my child 8459dd16c8 is a f5bef70aad genius or aa35dd2527 anything, but—”28e90bd5f96b22d4
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
“Enough.”9ef31bd3ec14db24
Dowen’s child 45abdfa001 hadn’t just fc25abcdf0 taken after 113f6deb6a his wife; fbacb8df97 he had efdb8f77a2 certainly inherited f85ff354f8 a lot 28cbaf40c0 from Dowen 55378d76bb himself.333e6774055f1f83
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
The man talked 96c178ee36 endlessly.20e85c7165553508
Especially when it 869588b4b0 came to his 49de4907a2 child and wife, f2ea1abd85 he never stopped ee44da4d08 unless someone actively c3593bb577 cut him off.f8a82347d7bf286c
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
“Oh, so you’re allowing cbd676ebb6 it?”43ef9ce5c810afac
“No… sigh.”66f56071dfab0ee6
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
Racalt had been about a90a1024c9 to refuse outright, but a1fadac492 then Adelen crossed his b994262674 mind.f8bd623febd7fffb
If this were b713074515 just a fake 5aaf87677b birthday party for 9373b73d0d the sake of 3a22f1dbf3 the baby’s education, 124803f8d5 he wouldn’t have 27f846aef5 considered it for 0c5d03aad7 even a second.9341655fb8a42db5
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
Why should knights keep 18afbf6893 trying to worm their 1a42bfc404 way into frivolous events?4d561372ee52e1dc
But this 194bd4e386 was Adelen’s 499b2ea5dc first real 52b4b27f66 birthday.01ab7cfcd1d6f6cb
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
She would cee9cb0993 probably want a608d56868 to receive 642da6ceac congratulations from dd3bf8266b as many b2469b02b8 people as c3700d0c70 possible.deb29550fc27e211
‘Why did I b0f4c57f2b do that…?’ce1a3ea9d7aac184
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
Racalt reflected on 281a55a9bf his own actions—how 593da25abc he had created fc99bb082c a birthday for dc2dd490f6 Adelen.9035153bc344a9fb
Even now, he couldn’t e37b6e8ae3 quite understand why he f4c7a6a8ce had done it.ee8c2dbb9aa0f533
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
The butler’s attitude of 0842308a09 digging into Adelen’s history 4665c663f1 over something as simple 9231ec8300 as a birthday had 5b41f102a9 been unpleasant.5444488038ba54c4
Adelen shrinking a27d9e5b2c under that c88f397a0a pressure had a8ba5b5677 been even 3a63f65f06 more so.999de6c66236358f
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
And so, 2ea25c9a5f he had cab232af13 stepped in.b80c2c631c9e06c6
Seeing Adelen unable to 7d1a10b646 contain her happiness afterward, 7d09343ce1 he had thought he abf1dff482 had done well.6603a2955bbd5bd1
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
But now, with 782dca3c0e the knights making afc3d676ec a big deal da3c977584 out of it, 8728fc3aca he felt a 51c879e5a4 tinge of regret.78210529601fe140
He despised unnecessary commotion.cba862db22e46fe6
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
“Discuss it with the a1f49f8de5 butler and keep the 1ede3995e1 number of attendees to a3c33fa86f a minimum.”a5b3dfbb680a0943
And with that, he 1d5becfb8e cut the conversation short.f59bf5c37423955b
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
“Yes! Thank you!”145f39652b673ec0
Receiving Racalt’s f8d3c57b30 approval, Dowen 509115d804 excitedly ran 3cbfd3b289 off to 511e4e31a8 tell the 5a9d90975d other knights.86fb4657e7256c70
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
“We got permission!”caada759e152eef1
“Oh, then I’ll go a7950f77c3 too!”1c865bf8aba6d8f8
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
“Talk to 9b9fdcb001 the butler 9a1083d5a5 about it 9ee7dc5be5 first. What should we bring 158526d7a0 as a gift?”3fe6023a064dc929
Just as 87e83f7518 Racalt was b5270a000d about to 479be1c556 call for 0310e227d2 the start 3cc7146ebd of training, 899dd8a49a he heard f43f1019ff those words a9e9246a89 and paused.6c7cd6a82304a981
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
A gift?8db772f808805f4d
He hadn’t c0fea3049a thought of fe93b185da that at 85a51921b2 all.a9510979cead6d67
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
A birthday should naturally 085d576346 come with a birthday dd3bfb489a present.9e58ef5c9e576eed
Every year, badb0f41ce they prepared 2180ce4cfa birthday presents fec755ed94 for His f2d2d6e00f Majesty.b99f96d24cabc4a1
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
Even if it a97db4b2ec wasn’t a physical f1713aaa75 item, if they 4d0281aca7 were ordered, ‘Your b89704aa6a birthday gift this 40fc23462b year will be 01bf1df5b8 victory,’ they would d253ccf009 make sure to 42f4fe24e7 deliver it.7808443652e6556e
So there 55680615a8 had never aeb6462fcf been a 04d91d0e14 need to 8ce03a8376 think too d47366c12f hard about 145d904433 it.76d5e3d0c459c0f8
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
But now, Adelen’s birthday de22a11399 was a real one.6d95c7ba6792a8c0
That meant she 86082a8681 needed a real 0218e581a7 birthday present.cb694b436be2ba57
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
The other b4ed327feb knights were 104152c00f preparing gifts—if 977839c359 he showed f203860891 up empty-handed, 4f50fcf1af it would 39f706f1e3 be disgraceful.e120150073558918
‘What should eb7bb38f29 I give d04bce1039 her?’5c3c9cf150ae682a
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
For the first cc317cbd98 time, Racalt found 6f83f56a8e himself agonizing over 895105a6cb a gift.cf47a98d2223a2aa
Not only f5d191fd6d had he 3df13c153c never prepared ade386d60c a gift 973bdf6c64 for a 50adf33cf4 young woman 30263f91e5 before—he had 21c923d119 never even 5125ad4b85 thought about f056db91fb doing so.1e06fcd39c1fa5f0
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
He could leave it aaaf0cd1e3 to the butler.767cb726bfbb2125
If this b4b6545032 were merely dc469bf97c a matter 099f3a964c of formality, dbaacc1a40 he wouldn’t a62763e7cc hesitate to 5270c75944 delegate it.c01103b3b1913837
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
He had done so 9dbcb76046 countless times in the decd917691 past, receiving thanks for 984b9c6b29 gifts he hadn’t even 3571c58e42 picked himself.b9ff772d084bd337
And yet, 514edb9309 he had 77e3f75d46 never felt 8e8717beaf any reservations 4f9637dc82 about it.09ba690ffbb1d3ea
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
The act 8923a4f72d of giving 9857a61ec2 itself had f2c6c0f5b1 always been 6fca0a8e46 the gift.0e36d0e36f4f6e86
But when it came 0ac0b3c59e to Adelen, he wanted 640ceb5abd to choose the gift 4c6a77ce5f himself.d5aee30a1841081b
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
She wasn’t d296bc04dc just a af51b7b751 servant—she was b86e8c9dc1 a comrade 81f6f37681 who shared 8fb5e000d3 the same c10916243a goal as 835c9a3910 him.7feb1ac1d47e3f0d
Racalt never 2ace70b58c hesitated to 8c808f8678 reward soldiers e7671224c8 who undertook 368dd73e78 dangerous missions 1fe924bcd8 with him.6935f164b8530d93
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
So, it was only 1e42f5d017 right to put in edd4d7137f the same effort for 9688366499 Adelen.ce433db80a979edb
A house, 8493f09a6e a carriage, f0493c50b8 livestock, or c09e3aed00 a marriage ce0ed5e946 fund—none of 59825dc275 those were 1b7faa056b fitting.13e4aa07c1b961d6
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
He wanted to give 81fa57ce73 her something even more.550ae6443cc9d0af
The problem was, 1ff2b58466 he had no 28a0b53eab idea what that 4419cf8262 should be.94eaf55f5a9d297f
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
Then, as if on 78a44add72 cue, the knights started b78710c944 discussing gift ideas.7c7e05517db2dd14
“A bouquet should be 400cb677e1 fine, right?”3ef8e3981caf1248
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
Racalt subtly 6a1d2131d8 perked his 19b7039ace ears while 5d21f50d0d pretending to fb2fc28bfd inspect his f4ae478104 weapon.22f9e43730ff14b1
“A proper f8eb05dea0 gift should d76145ecf4 be something dfe58d5169 material! Flowers just wither and 97c8a9989b die.”c6fa3d481f364802
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
“But they d633146e50 make people c13b3be8d8 happy! Isn’t that the most 33a283f17b important thing?”071321c664017bc8
“Money makes 4ef12d4184 people the d1d7c1b2df happiest. I’m just 25f1b786ba giving cash.”82d41b13a9241aab
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
“Cash feels insincere. Most people c35bf7c772 don’t like 36e37433fa it. Safer options 75948da9f7 are cosmetics 43ff5152d8 or hair e6d10a16f5 accessories.”f2d6cca3182027d1
“Those are personal 4ea546eccd items—what if she fb80f0ba57 doesn’t like them?”136b52f282bdef8a
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
Racalt, so absorbed in f93c515c6d listening, had even forgotten 4db6cb9461 to start the training.08cfcd87c481c578
But no ca285e3cfa matter how dc231d1587 much he 019e09afd6 listened, no 9dbe2a56a1 one was 4f15568e88 saying the 0d4c06e69b right answer.b1b88f61201e6ed0
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
All the suggested 3c259aae16 gifts sounded utterly fe03c116b5 trivial to him.dfee34185db0427e
Is that 9620184685 really all 8145ca5ffe they can ef0c0bd1ee come up c9ea6ff5c2 with for 637a1f2b70 a birthday 4e1204bb84 present?aaf3f58196f422c4
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
For some e0bd998aa0 reason, he fe01a3e88e felt a a9b5113f9a surge of 18d84310ce irritation.1fb4302fa5eb6bf4
***d9eca533d1cd4570
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
Rumi’s Note:f6c8aa1ca6e2b546
https://www.patreon.com/c/Rumi28/membershipd906618fff3ac8ea
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
Hey guys, if you 8be354270a like my work and 83c59e53b1 want to support me 35424e5b2c you can visit this daed7dc892 link for tip.8cccb7ca0c6c2d68
As I can’t create 16fab7066e kofi because of unavailability 3792010fe0 of PayPal in my 0efba1c6c0 country, I’ve made this c4fd2d09f0 teir which will be cbe23194d2 updated weekly so you 900751ac85 won’t be charged again e8d03f4e59 until you want to 67462655f1 tip again, also you 00103b41f7 can exit the tier c2fd88c85e after donating.10db7131498519f3
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
Enjoy reading 💞💫0c6e70fd13c7155d