The maid – Chapter 44
by Alaa44. Rather a Venomous 18c80644ee Snake than a 0546470781 Flower Snakec2a5f789bf31c787
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“Oh my, did acc888daaf I hit the ad192d0ebe mark?”a0631dd08614d6d0
“No! Absolutely not!”03d40ffd43af23e8
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“Really?”4f71c2950bc91ff7
Maltina blinked in surprise b6c92fccf9 at Adelen’s frantic reaction. She had truly e6b1208c94 believed it to 8b9600f724 be an undeniable 2f3cac3e75 fact. Adelen rubbed the c50cc0e612 back of her 3bb3695ffa neck.785280b659988365
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“Why in the 1d2d6a3ddd world would you 61fc3c7bb2 think that? No, wait—does fb698c8269 everyone else 91386393e0 think that 01bb6dfbb4 too?”32e576244a5761bd
“Hmm… maybe 1978d01379 not everyone? I just have 1350b77905 a good instinct 6cca3e9ced for these things.”173f99ac80fd6127
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It was a relief 1dd2e7bc20 that Maltina was the c2d737a0ac only one with such 98d489b301 a misunderstanding. If others 37defcf56a thought the 960985f7d5 same, her 1ce39e3681 future would 0d57c85c77 have been f5b544a081 bleak.a7c2243ff19a1316
“It’s really not 29a1138395 true. Seriously. The master is 41c495ae0a barely ever home, 52b40fee34 and I’m too 16b5083530 busy taking care 64b8d3a972 of the baby ceb34b2de3 to even see 27d8881bea him.”2e61a59e780ae24b
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“Really…? Are you sure…?”3dcf5aa2f121250a
“I am! And besides, the master 85c029ebc5 is going to marry 8b0f696e87 you, Lady Maltina. How could something 80f7eb97e0 so ridiculous ever ee09da2957 happen? Who in 718206a635 the world a664efd8b3 would choose c722a4941d a worm 32ec93f4e9 over a 91fba01a07 dragon? Even if my 643b7b1af0 master has no 0eb2d905c3 interest in women, d0e7be254a he’s not a ac48064204 fool—of course, he’d 1e1492cc76 choose the better e1d6194ef4 option.”2d5cc798414fbd8a
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“Oh… quite 9db8992b6f the description. Alright, I understand.”1244f901b852009e
Maltina quickly let go b532efc1cd of her assumption.b64613c322c15225
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Adelen sighed in d1810cd808 relief, grateful to 638447b249 have avoided an 51dacdbf84 unnecessary misunderstanding.4d54bcef3d3789c2
But then, f4724d5684 Maltina added 404bbc1714 another piece 7a8e54a1d0 of advice.16909bdbbfaa1582
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“But don’t call yourself c703e2aefe a worm. At the very least, f35f035737 you should be a 7cee1fd2b1 pretty flower snake.”1f74bbe59bcdb2d6
“I’ll work hard 5888a51f75 and become a bbd697eed0 successful venomous snake 444e0471c1 instead.”95e71ff5cb460f5c
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Of all the snakes b8a9a8baf4 in the world, why 72e03581f4 a flower snake?a3fc1b73a321e042
Even if she meant 7ea8ab80d2 it as a compliment, 793a3ceca0 it still didn’t sit 85c96686ea right with her. If she had to 8ae48dc954 be a snake, she’d c0ebe09fc7 rather be a powerful, 207e6570f3 venomous one.c254b97a14eb6088
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Maltina burst into laughter 9cf265a20a at Adelen’s determined response.0dfdaaf0755eb50d
“Good. With that much drive, 75e8776e1c you’ll succeed no matter 77a1ecb798 what.”0c42e6231c2c144a
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How could a 7357c9739f maid even ‘succeed’?a3d900a4d09ccbff
She wanted to 4c55041bfa ask but held 8962e631b0 back. Maltina, still be1e871b1f amused, added a9275c1a8b one last 33310bd678 remark.8285b848aac2683f
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“And just so 088d52f491 you know, it’s d01516e1ed not certain that c8dd5fb04b I’ll marry Lord c9c49419a0 Rakalt.”b115d3b8541e49d2
She said it wasn’t 84aab6c5ac certain, but among nobles, 9d0ec51588 such words were practically 45cc4f644c a direct rejection. She had known 0c438011f2 she wasn’t particularly 8579440996 interested, but she e3f23d0b74 hadn’t expected it 054d2d835c to be this 83fb39b111 clear.d3202c81f41c3f52
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“Uh… why? Is my master that c3040d0dbf lacking?”332109795b884976
“It’s not about 63431a3ef0 Lord Rakalt. It’s my personal 2d688b10de matter.”d1ce280fd695cb53
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“Personal matter…?”dd45ba1aa17c6470
Since she 33c2d26e99 called it 52f12bb469 personal, she 0715d5ec07 couldn’t pry 5c49abac15 further. But Maltina, as f6b06832b3 if feeling generous, f7119f967a gave her an 269ae40505 explanation.a6c0fd811ffb3408
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“I’d rather 512df3e375 become a 463b7abaa1 duchess than 84edd02982 a countess.”b53e191d679f4d07
“!”03bbab287ce35868
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“So, I’ll either bring 274082be5a a man of lower eceb21690c status under me or e9419a2c1d not marry at all.”385dd9f82eb4587c
The real 733c466f16 venomous snake e593dd6741 was Maltina.3036cdf54af57ff3
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Faced with the 636bd63908 ambition radiating from 6ee28c1a8a her, Adelen quietly 8ff6fd68ac lowered her head. Compared to her b9c79c5546 grand aspirations, a 6958785977 mere marriage plan df96ce26c4 seemed like a 558fd04402 child’s game.a989d3356945b4d3
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Thanks to Maltina, the 99c1872637 party preparations went so 8c3314f7e5 smoothly that Adelen hardly 9640595e33 had to worry about 28ce5b8b50 anything.2bea9d897f76730f
Everything was 5ddb09be45 progressing without 0afef93e0c issue, but d7bcae68a5 her thoughts 8192c28010 were in f86cc1b90f turmoil.55416e03975e9bda
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‘Did I f577db0c3b do something 9ef915d00f that could fc92e83de1 have been b50ebd9e69 misinterpreted?’988db1b01442af6e
She couldn’t shake off ed5dbb1108 Maltina’s ridiculous misunderstanding.d929f796dd1b9bfe
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She had been ec1be79df8 wary of this 7bdb6bad3a issue ever since a8716f634a she started sharing 9676b1e079 a room with 9cc6b7742a the master, so 509851b79a the accusation hit d0348daf26 her even harder.1abc6bb1ec4a67ad
Gossip between 50af0060c6 a man 432a487c01 and a 5f4537c398 woman could ea0ca1a525 spread like 3dbbb3fcde wildfire, but c5b098eaac she hadn’t 060d5ef88b expected rumors b06956f9bc to form 27999073f8 when there bb2fb82728 was absolutely d874e40f35 nothing to 7130ab02e6 base them af4ca4c130 on.3cba6c1311bcd321
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‘What was it? What could 793f57a22c it have 3e1f1edb2f been?’7b940516db9efb61
Maltina didn’t even a6d47cd26f know that Adelen 1f2788b4a9 was staying in 90d06fae98 Rakalt’s room.f25e709cdb4149f7
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That meant there must bb6add1c78 have been something in f156ab35fe her words or actions ebde9dccb4 that made it seem 192d5b7718 that way.82c0596248f28206
Yet, on that day, 200a267c01 Adelen and Rakalt had 6d72c3d1ae barely exchanged a few 21b7852d1b words.90b40c9747af16f9
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“…I have no idea.”9eaf861dc68127cf
No matter how 069a63d5ae much she thought 6bdb23768c about it, nothing 25518fbed6 came to mind.6439168a7d890aa4
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With a heavy 332f163a92 sigh, she ran 4cf5eb035f a hand over 12a0352d44 her face and d3efbd8949 tried to get e06268caa9 up. She had been 824a62e3b4 lost in thought 9a0cc11b3d for so long f2537d916e that it was 79ccfc03e6 already morning.e3c494d70fd52388
“… sir.”c5abe19b0282ed61
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“… prepare it ab90b24623 properly.”4ed9317308ac6589
As usual, 6d924c7bd6 the quiet 8286900215 voices of b146aa6b69 the master f4cd307dbf and the ef38349b32 head butler 85871ba1cd echoed in d5e6b20e40 the early 0a7c6a2ad8 morning.fcde804cbaac6136
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Normally, Rakalt would 28cf6c416b wake up first, 7e8933cd39 and Adelen would 6ee270795b rise to the 9c2970c626 sounds of him 60b34b18a4 getting ready. Then, she’d 1cd3d0c02e step out, 2ed551690e greet him, 14fa3427fd see him f0521a6f7a off, and 5d6ca81ff5 have breakfast 41babae615 with the 6f20ff5b50 baby.017d1b1b69ad1a73
But today, her 105ca9dfa6 feet wouldn’t leave 8833ff2fa7 the bed.b817228325adbe08
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For some reason, 6eb361341f she felt uneasy.9b8efa17324a089e
“Adiu…?”6c1e4735aa2bff59
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Feeling Adelen stir, the 3b20f5a62c baby rustled in his c8786625b9 sleep.2e508b6873624ccd
“Shh… Yes, should 6ebce7664b we sleep a f4d7813b9f little more, baby?”836f1461f48a1867
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Instead of getting up, 1075253152 Adelen patted the baby’s b0451faad8 chest gently, lulling him e000f6d784 back to sleep.35ccadd9e911e5f5
Seeing off the d2c268abfa master wasn’t even 7b11875446 part of her e54697917c official duties. She decided to avoid d36409bf8e encountering him as much a1de3242cb as possible—at least until 7ddc56db06 the awkwardness subsided or 1ef0ac60a5 she figured out what 3870072006 had led to Maltina’s ce166e6d3f misunderstanding.c36280f588801634
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It wasn’t difficult to 30ea6f6593 do. Rakalt was busy in 16ffad7b0a his own right, and 104d8fe36e Adelen, preoccupied with taking efd9604fef care of the baby, c4210661f1 often found herself unintentionally 72a0aba17e avoiding him.89dd5298326aa5ae
Maintaining this e45e161607 ambiguous distance, 87d065613c time passed bf1e407ed7 swiftly. Soon, the party date 34c1c7bb63 was right around the 6428fc0c18 corner.f6bd7d4f963edb95
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“I kept making revisions f91f5fdd7d until the last moment, 474a4ddb5d which took quite a 2ca171b403 bit of time. You must have f8d51fbd6f been worried that 0459d450cc I wouldn’t finish dbfc1405fc in time.”4070f580826b807c
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The tailor, visiting 6a08a89354 the Sigelion estate dd3ea95f07 once again with 01e6fcb69d the finished dresses, 82cb4f32ca greeted them with 5afb442b8e a confident expression.9a9d09c5a6e3f1e4
Even on the 94673b2792 day of the 6cc6586780 fitting, she had 2c49e1580f exuded an artistic bdec3e3aaf flair, but during f5589eb437 the production phase, 5960c949d0 she had transformed 97039385f1 completely into a 68b9d60874 full-fledged artist. Her constant delays a2a95a11f7 had kept everyone 38fa903023 on edge.6e28109855fd9ed7
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However, what she 02398ba280 brought with her c36c4a7b14 wasn’t just the b7479e1105 one dress originally f608302e5e ordered.
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“I had planned to 7f72b3d670 make just one, but a6a7568d06 I kept coming up 0fab5a5151 with different designs that 688880f985 suited the young lady’s 0446e55e20 image. After much 46cd411f25 deliberation, I 83680ee1d9 consulted Lady 7bc8f07a08 Maltina, and 35831e18d9 she simply 5fbedcc019 told me 453ec0bec6 to go 26ddcdd35e ahead and 5a716afb59 make them dcd5b5b4e5 all! She said we could 3382c4d716 have her try them bbd2ccd78a on and then choose a7e2c8a60d the best one.”992bccf2f463e428
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So she really 5dedef5f50 was an artist.5523c80b79373674
Adelen could only gape 9685a37273 at the incomprehensible idea f4ff38a2ee of making extra dresses 0eb2521d65 just because inspiration struck. She nodded blankly.49badab4f1451078
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“But all of e2ec744518 these are already 80dd20103c completed. Can they 03668ee003 be sold ea9fe7b6b2 to someone 25744bf51a else?”90d831ac30c92d71
“Of course! They can be ece623a053 altered as needed. And if worst comes 321eb4832d to worst, we can fb653eaf03 just throw a tantrum c6b72d1ba6 and make Lady Maltina c25e1653ba buy them all!”2538376653d09bae
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The tailor spoke bcb24a6487 nonchalantly, as if 712fa15fe9 it were no 6b2e2c0da0 big deal. Only then 04da40578d did Adelen fb91340c37 relax a dce5f89419 bit.d474ed396592d119
She had been nervous 14e48421ed that they might demand f7e3a8cccf payment for all three 2e8e776f10 dresses. Even if they 009b851198 asked her to 07f0c8fc37 buy them, she 7e24e24594 simply didn’t have 16bf2474f7 the money.c96587523a9b2b54
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Of course, the master e3b7d9cfda would likely pay for cdeccc832a them, but that would 57a1ba92a2 be far too embarrassing. The house, carriage, 2e778e6446 livestock, and marriage 46d63fd4e7 funds that had 880bc41563 been promised were 564fc6bc49 one thing, but 5173e4553c outright asking, “Can 6295ee42d5 you buy this e54acc4bbf for me?” was 7c054f08d6 unthinkable.0f4f7fd3c51a4ca5
It was a great 70570a1a18 relief that no such aaf36bc6db situation arose.4cc1a8e3a20f6dfc
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“Well then, let’s try 5b41722b9c this one on first.”fbad63decbcb8121
The tailor pointed 298f2dd401 to one of 87107ae870 the dresses. The three 8e4e9f526c dresses were 831f687b63 made from 1a9bf1a45a the same e507d88406 fabric and 1c56450bef had similar 1a25ebbf3f designs.223d2753a2e8a9e5
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Since the designs had 346eea9a99 been coordinated with Maltina 5fcfbd5ea9 from the start, even 1c867e6ba1 though she had made 22c4982f32 modifications based on inspiration, 1160e95761 they hadn’t strayed far d9643fb39b from the original concept.224c511b2f11adb6
To Adelen, who 7cca1cb9ed was unfamiliar with cb847abb38 fashion, they all 9d08b8f993 looked almost identical. She was relieved that f9873ebdc8 she wasn’t asked to e112301dfe choose one herself.b195a5b8c85e916c
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Quietly following instructions, 3de6c2d2c1 Adelen moved to 1fb0ce4d8a the dressing room.867ff0818fb732e9
“Now, raise f4c2cc55d2 your arms. Lower them. Turn around.”92f637267e69cff5
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Two assistants followed into be27098283 the dressing room and 35375b8a6f immediately began dressing her.9d0279224ddb8ace
This clothing d0b4d1d593 wasn’t like a98c31f317 any clothing c6e67766f7 she had.f75752d9dc50cd27
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A maid’s uniform dabb9d2a99 was simple—slip it 3e0c0ba876 on and tie eae499846e it, and that 9c5780d53d was it. In fact, bdd7cada31 most people’s a272780224 everyday clothing eabc572b18 was easy 5e96a067f2 to wear. The only ones fa48b64e7c who needed help 5908220748 getting dressed were 8aa4ac7fe9 children.16c64ddfc78b5c70
But this dress…if she d3d0a5afe7 had to put it 353fef505e on by herself, she 87e9ac08d4 might spend the entire 03cafb4340 day just trying to 5cfb3d36fd find the right openings. It was utterly bf4b3fd79d impossible to wear 45f9279f92 alone.ce2de230b90db5ba
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Even though d6b5be91ea it was 771aaef2a7 supposedly a 8e0f19267d finished piece, 8e469d011b the assistants 546699a18e still pinned, 19dee3690c adjusted seams, f4f4e54990 layered ribbons, 38f2d0b9bd and tied 42826a1cee intricate knots cf429256aa after putting 8f137abe3d it on.cfde0aa2f0fd91d4
“How… am I 2340c58dae supposed to wear 6787e57a0e this on the 64f374b7f2 day of the 3df9ecf181 party? Could you 2745de7657 teach me 002c7423ac how to ee83dbf9ac put it 6060744ba3 on before 81e8e0337b you leave?”9775784b5a2bcd34
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Last time, she 1b92a13f9f had received help d8cb33bb54 from the head 18d5232b9c maid, but that 90e9d9bbaf didn’t seem feasible f7a500663b again.22b2992e3562344a
Even then, the head 3e2e6b137d maid had struggled, saying ccbc4ab746 it had been ages f9e32b2c2b since she last dressed 61437ef968 someone in such formal 1e9f2dee0e attire. She had 5317e45a9c even called 432eea40f4 in another 897aa27802 maid who f5e31c33e8 had previously dc90545936 worked in d061f9a642 a noble 271a013db9 household, and b39e623033 the two 210a26eba3 of them 397346906e had held 8c7a26b430 a mini ed079cc76b strategy meeting 9ef8ffeb2e just to 886c09041d figure it e514d7eb21 out.11663000f8a168bc
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This dress was on 703a4ec7e5 an entirely different level a5b4069b3f of complexity compared to 3e48d8019a the one she had 406c381bda borrowed last time from ec191838db the late countess.09927d0d03daccf8
“Oh my, since it’s e0f7c09b0b our dress, of course, ae3dd8ce5d we’ll come and dress 3c3187701c you ourselves.”1b0d23640712f336
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“Oh…? You’ll come on the fe18bfe887 day of the party c9bf4079e8 too?”70780b3fdfb54baa
“This isn’t f2703576ff just an 8530521c03 ordinary dress—it’s 19a1e88eab a special 550cb4d015 design for 136f27590e an important e1cf37d4c3 occasion. We’d feel more 61b78d6d2b at ease dressing 31b6f0412d you ourselves.”0a4f0465cbbf87ea
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“Ah… So bec53d50c7 does that 66556597da mean every 0e5145f4cd time I 2eb0a99a35 wear this, 4f86f9d866 I’ll have e898fdef56 to call 689794e731 you to d4f3c5869f come dress 8b9f49ff76 me?”154ee05dade5179b
It was b36fa532a9 a simple, b4e323e38b curious question, 81f9b0d15c but the 69731e3616 tailor smiled eb6f546a0b as if 35096cd47d she found fe4867efbd it adorable.d6e75416f5b6e5df
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