Despite my expectations, the reality was quite different.
âWhatâs going on here?â
I was having a meal with Catalina at the moment.
âWhy are we suddenly having a meal?â
To explain why, I had to go back a while ago.
âRoselina!â
Catalina, who called my name loudly, strode and stood in front of me.
Then she examined me from head to toe.
âWe are going to argue right now, arenât we? â
Thatâs good!
I was eager at the thought of picking a fight with Catalina.
âHow come youâve lost so much weight? Youâre so skinny. Are you protesting because youâve been struggling?â
I was stunned by the sudden turn of events.
âWhat do you mean, I lost weight?â
My weight remained the same.
âDid you have lunch?â
âWhat?â
âDid you have lunch?â
In addition, Catalina even checked if I already had a meal.
âNo, not yetâ¦â¦â¦â¦.â
âWhat? How could that happen? Didnât I tell you that you have to eat no matter what? Youâre stupid and all you have is your health, so you should take care of your health!â
As she spoke, I was unable to discern whether she was cursing me or caring for me.
Catalina, who was making a fuss, eventually ordered the chef to prepare a meal right away.
I came to the dining room with Catalina.
Perhaps due to Catalinaâs order, a grand meal was served immediately.
âWow, it looks delicious.ââ
Brightonâs mansion served excellent meals, but Palesdonâs mansionâs food was far superior.
Catalina talked to me again while I was cutting and eating the steak that melted in my mouth.
âWhy are you not eating so much? Doesnât it suit your taste?â
âIs it so tasteless that you canât even say it?! I want to have a word with the chef right now.â¦â¦!â
At this point, I should correct her.
Itâs not that itâs tasteless that I canât speak, but that itâs so delicious that I canât.
I just swallowed all the steak and tried to talk.
For courtesy.
But Catalina was furious that she thought I was forcing myself to eat something so horribly tasteless.
âRoselina has been the mistress of Palesdon for years!â
ââ¦â¦â¦â¦Lady Catalina.â
âBut you canât even please Roselina? Youâve been neglecting your work!â
âLady Catalina!â
Eventually, I had to raise my voice to Catalina.
No. I originally intended to be in a loud argument with Catalina anyway, so isnât this a good thing?
Now that Iâve come to this, Iâve just decided to go all out with Catalina.
âIâm eating well. Itâs good. Why do you keep saying things like that? I canât take it when someone keeps talking while Iâm eating!â
Catalina was the kind of person who got mad at me for not answering because I was eating steak.
âIf I said this much, sheâd be so angry that her eyes would turn upside down, right?â
However, my expectations were shattered.
âYes! If someone has something to say, they should look straight in my eyes and say it confidently! Itâs been a while since Iâve liked it.â
Rather, Catalina seemed satisfied.
âWhy in the worldâ¦â¦??â
Or is she playing with me?
She was confusing me.
In the end, I openly talked back to Catalina.
âAnd what does it matter if I eat or not? Iâll take care of it, so donât worry about it! Argention and I are getting divorced! Weâre strangers now!â
âBut youâre still Palesdon! Of course I care if youâre Palesdon!â
Catalinaâs scolding distracted me.
Although I tried my best to squeeze and pick a fight, she immediately resolved the issue with just one word.
It was the first time I was so speechless since I was possessed.
âIs this why the person with the loudest voice wins the fight?â
In Catalinaâs obstinate logic, I raised my white flag.
Then I sat quietly and concentrated on my meal.
âThatâs right! You eat well! All right, clear it all up! You donât know how to do anything, so you have to eat well!â
I still didnât know if her words were a curse or a compliment.
I sighed inside and gave Violet a sign.
âYou should get out of here and steal what I said.â
Violet, who received my signal, answered with a wink.
She quietly retreated from the dining room.
âWho are you?â
However, Violet was caught in Catalinaâs view.
âWell, Iâm a maid of Ms. Baâ, no, Lady Roselina.â
âThen you sit down and eat, too!â
âYesâ¦â¦â¦â¦?â
âIf you want to serve Palesdon sincerely, the employees should also eat well! Hey, give me one more!â
Violet and I looked each other in the eyes.
âWhat? Am I the only one who canât believe this situation?â
âWe didnât talk about anything like this, Ms. Banker.â
âI didnât know either.â
What was even more interesting was the servants of Palesdonâs mansion.
Everyone seemed familiar with Catalinaâs attitude and her unconventional way of having a meal with a servant.
âWhat is it?â
Is she just a person who has no social skills and pursues work efficiency to the limit?
First of all, Violet and I finished our meal in front of Catalina.
âWeâll start the operation after we finish eating.â
But again, the plan did not push through.
âIâm glad you came! Iâve collected some rags, so take them!â
Catalina said loudly as soon as I finished eating.
I got used to this level of volume after listening to her over and over.
âYes.â
Letâs just do as we are told and achieve my goal.
But I was surprised as I followed Catalina.
âYou said these were ragsâ¦â¦â¦â¦?â
The large dressing room was filled with new dresses.
There was also a dress made by the Empireâs best boutique, which was said to be difficult to schedule an appointment with even with a simple dress after waiting a year.
It was not only that.
âTake the scrappy shoes that donât fit me while youâre collecting the rags I intended to throw away!â
âI will deliver to you old-fashioned jewelry that is out of style!â
In her words that seemed to be teasing me, Catalina kept giving me expensive and luxurious things one by one.
In addition, when I said I wanted to take a rest, she scolded me and told me to go to an empty room.
âThe only positive thing you had was physical strength and pedigree, but now thereâs only one thing left!â
Coming into the room, I was in awe.
âWow, Brighton is by no means a poor family, but this is another level.â
Perhaps even more luxurious than the Imperial Palace.
A room approximately the size of a hall with a golden canopy over the bed.
Elegantly hanging chandeliers and decorative works of art.
I couldnât bear to lie on the bed so I flopped down on the fluffy sofa instead.
I took a short breath and Violet came in.
âMs. Banker, this place is really fun.â
âBut you shouldnât touch the stuff at Palesdonâs mansion. Youâre going to be dragged away.â
âI know. Even a child who doesnât know anything doesnât touch Palesdon.â
Violet sat next to me, chattering.
âThe godfather was a little strange, wasnât she?â
âOh, Iâm sorry. Itâs been a long time since I saw her, so I forgot that she was like that.â
âBut when I heard about her, it was understandable.â
âWhere did you hear that again?â
âItâs my specialty.â
Violet smiled and carried on.
âThe previous Duke and Duchess of Paledon left her in charge of the family at a very early age. She has no experience and sheâs young, and she must have been ignored because she was a woman.â
âAhâ¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â
âShe had to work, but she was left out and excluded, so she ended up talking like a man. As time passed by, she started to speak harshly, and now sheâs in this situation.â
It was the inside story of Catalina that I had no idea of.
âHer tone is rough, but her words are warm. Well, she pretended not to be, but she focused on Ms. Banker to eat well.â
What Violet said was true.
Catalinaâs reaction was immediate after I ate the salad twice.
âThereâs so much food here, how can you only eat the same thing? I told you to eat everything!â
At the same time, she pushed the salad plate toward me.
âI heard that the treatment of servants is also the finest. Thereâs no place that takes care of them so well. I think Iâll get a job here someday, too.â
âHow about the plan? Did it go well?â
I felt a guilty conscience.
So I changed the subject in a hurry.
âDonât you know me? Iâm Violet from the back streets.â
Violet opened her hand with a broad smile.
There was a small object placed on Violetâs hand, which had nothing on it until a short time ago.
I answered after checking carefully.
âYes, you did well.â
The thing I instructed Violet to steal was the seal of Palesdon.