Chapter 45 (2/2)

“My maid’s put on some tea. How about you have some with me?”

“I apologise, but I must head to Fiiru-sama.”

“Just a little break is fine, right? Don’t you need a breather too?”

“My apologies. I must serve Fiiru-sama, and so…”

“I see… What a busy girl you are. If you find some time, can you make me some tea too? Let’s have a bit of refined fun.”

“Yes, if I find the time.”

With that, Lynette bowed once more before leaving.

Count Jalousie was a relative of Her Highness the Queen, and ignoring his fief, he spent his days loitering about the palace.

And as for his reputation amongst the servants, you would be hard-pressed to call it good. He would order servants about like it was his place, and cause them trouble. But because he was a relative of the Queen, n.o.body could caution him.

But the reason for Lynette’s disgust and fear was different.

It felt like his gaze for her was indecent. And not only that, he was over 30 years older than her…

Lynette wanted to believe that it was just her imagination, but she found it impossible to believe.

“I’ll be looking forward to it.”

Lynette’s hairs stood on end.

He had touched her below the hips.

“Yes…”

Her voice seemed to have withered away.

After that, she told herself that she needed to head to Fiiru-sama and urged herself forward.

She asked her mother for advice before.

But instead, these were the words she was met with.

“It’s just your imagination. It was so hard to become Fiiru-sama’s attendant. You can’t start any problems. Just endure a little.”

(I have to endure…)

Lynette felt the tears welling up as she walked, but she tried her best to stop them. It wouldn’t do to appear in front of Fiiru-sama like that. She would surely worry for her, after all.

She couldn’t talk to Fiiru-sama about this either…

(It’s fine. It’s true that I’m busy as Fiiru-sama’s maid. As long as I refuse all his invitations, it’ll be fine. It has to be…)

And like that, Lynette continued to convince herself.

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