Chapter 4-6 (1/2)

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The chapters for 'Modern Cinderella' are very short so we get three chapters each time Huzzah? Huzzah!

The story is told in very strict POVs between Fredericka and Volker, mostly Fredericka's So there would be a feinds, like in the next chapter

4 Volker: Was it alright to

return it as it is?

When we reached the carriage, I

noted the coat of arhter

I stared at the fairy in ed to the

heir to the Duke of Cájes But it wasn’t so I paid particular attention

to (Zuben: No…?)

Keeping my face neutral, I laid her

on the carriage seat She whi

(Zuben: She has fallen asleep)

I turned to the maid, who bowed low

and curtsied deeply

‘Thank you so much for your kindness,

sir, I apologise for our ihter

to Viscount Castley I am Marie May I ask your name?’

‘There is no need for gratitude I

am Volker Brennan, security officer for the ball Please send your mistress to

rest quickly’

Marie ot

into the carriage

I went to the guards and had them

escort the carriage until it was in Castley grounds

‘Are they thieves?’ one of the

guards asked I glared at the fool, and he quickly corrected his posture

I returned tomy rounds at

the ball, but I realised the ate Usually it was supposed to

be light and breezy but there was tension in the air and it felt like a secret

s of a lively ball were there; the orchestra were playing, the servants were busily

running about with drinks and nibbles, there wereabout, but only a few couples were dancing, instead, roups chatting, but it didn’t seem like they were

having fun

I called over one of the guards

posted in the ball roo man saluted

In a low tone, I asked for a

report

‘I will begin: Twenty o,

Eugene Cajes attended the ball with a young lady as a commoner, who had

not been invited He declared that he was cancelling his engagement with Lady

Fredericka Castley She accepted it and left the ball After that everyone has

been gossiping That is all, your Excellency’

‘Is that true?’

The thought that such a thing

happened to her so publicly made me more sullen than I expected But I could

not care about such things

‘I saw the whole thing with my own

eyes and heard it all with these eyes I a’

‘I see Return to your post’

As I walked on, my fists were

clenched tightly andand furious

Lady Fredericka’s engagement was

broken She accepted it and left the ball How hard it must have been for her

to be humiliated in public like that My head felt hot

I had heard that Lord Eugene had

a princely character, and he had a reputation of not being lofty, which had

earned hi Ladies of Society

But when Lady Fredericka saw her

fiancé escorting someone else to the ball, she must have been hurt (Zuben:

LOL, he’s fallen so hard)

She buried the pain deeply and ran

aithout crying I suddenly remembered the handkerchief I had in my pocket

and the tightness in my heart ceased I wonder why

It was hard to iine that she

would have fainted just because she ran into me, but if that was the case, I suppose

I should make her acquaintance (Zuben: So you should, heheheheh)

But the case of Lady Fredericka was

a strange one indeed

Even though I didn’t know about the

situation, I wish I had done more for her Surely, the delicate Fredericka

would take to her bed for a time I wondered if I should send her flowers or a

letter or visit? I heard a voice behind hts were interrupted

I consciously put Lady Fredericka

in the back of my mind

The ball continued on till late

But everyone returned to their hohtful I

watched the young people go expressionlessly

I remember Lady Fredericka’s eyes,

and thought that I wanted to see that fresh green glitter brightly

♢

‘Welcome back, my Lord’ My butler

greeted with a bow as I enteredand

walked with me as I returned to my rooms When I entered my room, I made to

take off my coat and remembered the item in my pocket Fredericka’s lost

handkerchief I wondered if I should return it back with flowersI reached into my pocket absently and handed

the item to the butler,

‘Zuzie, please have this washed’

My butler froze at the item I held

in my hand Then he cleared his throat and asked, ‘Master, would you really

like aze fixed on the item I held out to him

I looked at his worried expression and looked

at the handkerchief It was not a handkerchief; it was a lady’s undergarment, a

nothing of light pink silk ribbons and lace

I could feel the heat growing on my

face as a blush crept up

‘No, that isn’t it’ I said in a

bit of a panic

‘Master, what does this mean? Why

do you have a lady’s undergarotten yourself? How did this?!’

I heldto calm

him down

‘I don’t knohat you are

thinking, but it is not it’ I took back the underwear and searched my

pockets again; there was nothing but the undies I could not understand it

(Zuben: The power of the mind)

It was supposed to be a

handkerchief that Lady Fredericka had dropped, I may not have seen it clearly

but I recognise the size and colour No one could have crept up on my and

replaced the handkerchief with underwear, unless they were ical

So then…

I had picked up underwear from the

start?!

How?

No matter how I think about it, I

didn’t know (Zuben: Well you were busy falling for the fairy in your arms)

What do I do?

‘Master, do not be embarrassed You

can give me the underwear’

I released the breath I was

holding, and handed Xavier the e item

♢

After a bath, I was having a stiff

drink and talking to Zuzie, really Xavier, about the item I had retrieved We

decided it was Lady Fredericka’s

‘I noticed that one of the cords

had broken, therefore it would have fallen off’

So that meant…I covered my face

with my hand

‘That means…’

‘It means that Lady Fredericka was

wearing it when you met her’ Zuzie announced How could he say such

eht face?

Despite e, I haven’t dated

many women But I am very confident about my experiences Yet, I don’t think

any woet my attention

‘She will be embarrassed e

return this to her’ I said

‘Yes’

‘But it would not be good to keep

silent about it’

‘That is correct’

‘But could it really be sent back?’

‘Maybe’

‘Should we dispose of it?’

‘In the event it is a treasured

item, I don’t knohether we can take responsibility’

‘I don’t wish for that Even though it would be washed by

athat a arment

'And with the engagement cancellation,

she ht have a distrust of men’ Xavier added quietly

‘But she should have noticed the