Chapter 6: Volume 1 - CH 6

Everyone’s eyes widened when they heard the word “monastery.”

“What do you mean, monastery, my Lady? You can’t possibly go to such a rough place!”

Penny did, in a small way, dissuade me.

“In such a place, a soft girl like you will not last a day. I’m not going to stop you if you’re really determined.”

Cedric seemed to want to see if I was serious about going.

“Are you, by any chance, insane?”

Shannon spit out her inner thoughts without filtering them.

“I am so sorry for upsetting you, Shannon.”

I moved closer to Shannon, hugging her shoulders as she stiffened like a straw doll.

“I will return with some reflection, so please forget about everything you’ve been upset about.”

“……”

“Since you’re the only sister I have. Okay?”

Let’s engage like we’re the best sisters in the world. Shannon looks like she was watching the poop-eating dog show.

She fixed her gaze on me.

I managed to keep my laughter in check because Emma, who was stunned by her side, fidgeting with Shannon’s dyed blonde hair. Then I opened my mouth.

“Shannon, go up to your room. Mother will arrive soon.”

Shannon’s hair was a tangle because she was called out so early in the morning.

“Mother wouldn’t appreciate it if you greeted her with this hair.”

“…… Ah!”

Shannon, who had been stiff, hurriedly greeted Cedric and went up to her bedroom.

“So then, I’ll go pack my luggage.”

“Do you really want to go to the monastery right away tomorrow, Selina?”

“No, I’ll go today.”

“No, but why did you leave so quickly……”

Why did he obfuscate the end of his sentence?

He told me to leave when I was ready, but when I said I was leaving right away, he seemed embarrassed.

“The martial arts event is keeping the monastery very busy right now. So it would be preferable if I arrived as soon as possible.”

“…… for something so insignificant, it takes a month to reflect…… You are not required to stay there that long.”

“It’s okay uncle. Then, I’ll go there and make my decision later.”

Cedric looked a little disturbed when I said I might stay a little longer.

The monastery served as a shelter for those who had nowhere else to go, and also as a place for the troubled children of aristocrats to be educated.

A place where devout servants of God perform penance to prove their sincerity.

It was understandable that he was concerned.

“I’m sorry, uncle, but……”

I naturally looked back at him as I ascended the stairs.

“I have a request for you.”

“…… request? You?”

Cedric’s face hardened for a moment before he hurriedly opened his mouth again.

“Tell me what your request is, and I’ll do whatever I can.”

“May I dress Penny up as a maid?”

Camilla could have taken Penny and beaten her when she returned.

I know that Cedric or Butler is not the type of man to be concerned about such matters, so I wanted to make certain that she was safe.

Because she’s the skillful servant who cured the Count’s Legal Successor’s stuttering habit.

Despite her status as a commoner, it was not difficult to hire her as a maid.

Cedric glanced at Penny and soon nodded.

“Yes, you could do it as you want.”

Penny burst into tears at the short answer, her mouth wide open.

“Th-thank you very much, my Lady! Thank you very much, my Lord!”

Penny inhaled deeply through her chest, as if paralyzed.

She was so moved that she couldn’t tell whether it was a dream.

‘She’ll make a lot more money as a maid than she does now.’

It’s a special promotion.

So, even if she leaves the Count’s mansion, her career will make it easy for her to find a new job.

Then at the time, Cedric recited it as if it were intended for me to hear it.

“I am glad you’re back to your…… normal self, just like when you were still a child.”

At the time, I felt strange.

After a brief pause, I proceeded to the bedroom without saying anything.

Somehow, I wasn’t pleased with the compliment.

‘Was Selina originally a brute girl just the way I am now?’

It is not a crime for the original Selina to be timid and uptight.

But, unlike the original Selina, I am no longer a woman who could previously be used by anyone, such as Camila.

“My lady, you end up making me your maid of honor! Even after I die, I will never forget this grace!”

Penny tried to embrace me as usual in front of the two of us, but then lowered her head in surprise.

“Please accept my apologies. How could I……”

“How old were you, Penny?”

“This year…… I’m turning 20 years old, my Lady.”

Twenty. It was a sweet age.

Such a young girl has become the head of the family, and she needs to hear all of my problems.

She is just as pitiful as Selina.

“Congratulations, Penny. You’ll now be dressed in a maid’s uniform.”

“Thank you, my lady. I will be loyal to you for the rest of my life!”

“Could you please calm down and sit down for a while?”

“Yes!”

I sat in the chair, my eyes twinkling, and stroked my head calmly.

‘She looks like a bloodbath.’

Her ruddy cheeks were plump like babies, but her skinned hands were rough.

I remembered the chamomile oil in the drawer just in time and tried to apply it to her hands.

Penny refused, taken aback.

“No, my Lady! You have to save it!! The maid wouldn’t give you this any longer……”

“Do you think so?”

Penny shook her head slowly, as if she was nervously looking into my eyes.

“No, the maids will no longer be able to treat you like that.”

I could tell she trusted me by the tone of her voice.

“When my mother returns from the hunting grounds, she’ll call you.”

“Yes, but I’m going to say that I don’t know anything. Whatever she asks!”

I know.

Because that’s something Penny has always said.

As a result, she was hit every time that thing happened.

Despite the fact that Selina had not planned anything.

But Penny was not usually foolish enough to witness herself being hit every time.

“This time, Penny, be honest and just say the truth.”

“What?”

“Say that Lady Selina has been insane since she took some medicine.”

I toned down my voice.

“But even when it’s just the two of us, she stutters and cries like a fool.”

“Yes?”

“And there’s something you need to do while I’m at the monastery.”

“Are you not going to take me with you?”

“Why would I take you with me when we would have a hard time on our way there?”

“But……”

“If my mother calls you while I’m away, please go to William first if you suspect you’ll be beaten.”

“To Lord Spencer? But, my Lady, since when did you become friends with him?”

“I don’t, but I believe he’ll assist you for some reason.”

I had a good feeling.

Maybe it was because I had gone to so many auditions, but my gut instinct was pretty accurate and reliable.

“And bring some maid clothing fabric when you get a maid’s suit. With no one knowing.”

“The maid clothing fabric? But why?”

“My mother might question you about who tore my dress.”

“……”

“So you can show that fabric to her.”

Penny’s eyes looking up at me were completely frightened.

“Tell her that you found the cloth fallen on the floor where the incidents happened.”

“Lady, I…… I can’t lie.”

“It is not a lie. It has the possibility of becoming the truth. Shannon was the perpetrator of this incident because she had already admitted to the previous incidents.”

It was fantastic logic, but it worked for Penny, who was terrified.

“Shannon, on the other hand, didn’t seem to do it directly this time. So, who do you believe it is?”

It’s got to be one of Shannon’s maids.

“Emma. I’m sure she is the one who did it.”

It made sense because they were the ones who were always treating and looking down on Selina in a ridiculous manner.

“That is why you aren’t lying. You’re simply helping them in receiving their fair and equitable punishment.”

“All right, my Lady, I’ll do it.”

Shannon’s maids have also victimized Penny.

‘More than Selina, not less.’

Penny, who had vowed to avenge, raised her head as expected.

“Should I have to say that I saw Emma do it?”

“Don’t point at her. Since we have no idea who it is.”

“No matter how hard I try, it looks like Emma…… but all right, I’ll do what my Lady tells me to do!”

Emma’s got a lot going on, doesn’t she?

I was laughing on the inside, but I kept a solemn expression on my face.

“And if you ever have the chance to leave my uncle, pretend you have a cold.”

” Why should I pretend that I’ve caught a cold……”

“Yes, because we can’t stay in this freezing annex forever.

“Only this annex on this mansion that feels like Siberia.”

“What? Sibelle?”

(T/N: Siberia -an area at Russia- and sibelle -cursing words in korean- sounds similar)

Penny, who had been startled, quickly recited as if she was delighted.

“Oh, my God, my Lady now knows how to curse…… Yes, I will do that, my Lady!”

I didn’t have time to correct her misunderstandings, so I just smiled and began packing.