Chapter 7 (2/2)

“Well!  Somehow I feel that method is appealing!” Involuntarily left my mouth.

I hate poverty, not the people!

However, as expected of a butler, and this time without breaking his facial expression,

“That’s out of the question! Mistress please eat the things the kitchen made”

I was again firmly told.

“But I don’t need this much~ it’ll ruin my stomach”

But still, to me who was hanging on,

“……”

Lotus diverted his eyes and finally sunk into silence, so I reluctantly decided to start to eat.

munch munch munch

……

clank

……

munch munch

……

……

clunk

It’s too quiet. Why does food that was supposed to be delicious not feel delicious?!

“uu……” (T/N: sniffle)

“““What is wrong?! Mistress!”””

Lotus, Dahlia and Mimosa rushed over in a panic to me as I suddenly dropped my cutlery on the table and started crying a flood of tears.

“But, it’s lonely~! Until now I was used to eating and getting along well with my five family members and several servants at the dining table. Despite this, in this unfamiliar house in solitude……”

“Mistress……”

All three people wipe at the corners of their eyes.

“So, I want to eat together with everyone”

Let’s appeal while crying, it may be able to managed it somehow or another this way. I gaze at the nearby Lotus.

“Even with that said……”

Lotus however is still worried.

“I will not tell you to eat in this dining room, so rather if you bring me to the area where everyone else eats, that would be fine”

“Still……”

Dahlia and Mimosa exchange glances, hesitating.

I give it one more try,

“Please……”

“Please……”

I beg with a prayer pose and upturned eyes as large drops of tears spill.

Ahh, how many times have I done this begging pose today? It’s not at all my character though☆

The next morning.

I am in high spirits. I had breakfast in the kitchen staff’s dining room together with the maids☆

That’s right, yesterday I did not see the Duke.

I wonder if he returned immediately to the detached building? Well, I will stop enquiring. If I enquire about him too much it will be a violation of the contract.

Authors note:

Thank you again for today (*＾－＾*）

She has known that the Duke would be absent from the start so she is not desolate but the people surrounding her (the maids and Lotus etc.) think that Viola is lonely from the distance of the Duke（＾－＾）