"Because you ordered this servant. You will still be punished, I will take away your power right now, no monthly budget for three months and after that all budgets are restricted!" Deptian pointed at Elisabet face, she still looked very angry."What?" Elisabet did not look unhappy."Why, you don't accept the decision I made?" snapped Deptian in a high tone."No, I'm just ...." Elisabet did not continue her sentence, she looked away."Good. You must realize that the position of a hostess in a noble family is not to be taken lightly! So I'll leave this task to Regina, after all she has to learn to take care of everything when she becomes a countess!" Deptian quickly left Regina's room.Paying no attention to his wife, who was still sitting on the cold floor, Deptian continued to walk quickly.Regina chuckled, but Elisabet did not hear it because she was lost in thought.'It may not be what I want, but the important thing is that she can't do anything for these three months!' Regina said
The very different-looking servant left immediately, hurrying to the room where Elisabet was."Madam, may I come in?" She knocked softly on the door, afraid that someone might see her.The door opened, revealing Elisabet with a disheveled appearance and puffy eyes. The madam looked at the servant with a blank expression."Why are you here, Pio?" Elisabet asked, closing the door to her room before allowing Pio to enter."I have something important to tell you," Pio whispered softly as she glanced around, worried that someone might be watching."What?!" Elisabet asked sarcastically. She didn’t like anyone seeing her in her current state."Let me in first, Madam," Pio pleaded with a desperate expression.Reluctantly, Elisabet let Pio in, even though she truly didn’t want anyone in her room except her son.Elisabet walked in first while Pio closed the door behind her."Tell me quickly!" Elisabet demanded, glaring at Pio. She was impatient to hear what the servant had to say."I heard that
"If the Countess has agreed, it means that the Count has agreed with me. As I said, I will take care of everything. Of course, I will do it with as much fanfare as possible," Hertia said, looking happy to hear the Countess' answer.Deptian could say nothing more. He could only sigh at his wife's actions. Had he known, he would have locked Elisabet in her room on the pretext that she was ill.But it was too late, so Deptian just accepted it. After Hertia left, he planned to scold Elisabet for interrupting him while he was talking.All talks went well, and Hertia decided to look around the Count's residence, as she wanted to talk to Regina alone."Very well. If the Grand Duke would like to look around with Regina," Deptian said, giving permission.Regina nodded and approached her future fiancé. They went out together."Are you satisfied?" Deptian said curtly and left Elisabet alone.Deptian was reluctant to scold Elisabet because Hertia was still in her residence."I didn't expect you t
Regina hit her face with the pillow hard, startling Merry, who was still in the room."Miss, you'll get hurt!" Merry scolded with a panicked expression."Haha... Merry, you're so funny, saying I'll get hurt from this soft pillow." Regina staggered as her head felt too dizzy."I already told you, Miss," Merry said, quickly helping her back to bed.Regina couldn't argue with what Merry said. In fact, as far as she remembered, she had only hit the pillow lightly."Are you feeling better, Miss? If so, we should change into something more comfortable first," Merry suggested.Regina nodded and followed Merry's suggestion. After all, there was no way she was going to wear this heavy dress to bed. It was uncomfortable, distracting, and would make her too hot all night.Painstakingly, Merry helped Regina change into her nightwear. All this time, Merry had been trying her best to serve her mistress. She often sought guidance from Cellin, the butler, to improve her skills."Grand Duke, why are y
Elisabet looked very scary to Selina as she threw everything in her room while screaming hysterically.Selina cried out in fear. She didn't dare to move, just cowering in the corner of the room, hoping not to be hit by her mother's thrown objects."Kyaa!" cried Selina as one of the objects hit her.Selina cried as red liquid flowed from her head."Selina," shouted Elisabet, who came to her senses after hearing her daughter's cries.She went over, but Selina buried her face in her knees as her body shook."Child, don't be afraid of me. I'm not going to hurt you, so just calm down," Elisabet said softly as she stroked Selina's head.Selina raised her head and looked up at her mother with tear-filled eyes. "Are you going to kill me?"With shaking hands, Elisabet wiped away the rest of Selina's tears. "No, why would I kill you? You are my dearest child."Elisabet hugged Selina tightly, occasionally wiping away the tears that continued to stream down her face."I'm sorry," she said softly.
"Stop helping Elisabet, because I know that everything she plans to do has your hand in it!" "If I don't do what you say, then what, Miss?" Nin put her glasses back on and gave the lady a sharp look. "Then be prepared that you won't be able to fulfill your dream!" Regina threatened with a horrible grin. Her beautiful face twisted into a malicious smile, making Regina look completely different from usual. Even Nin was startled by the change, and the bespectacled man swallowed hard. "The whole world will know that Doctor Nin is the illegitimate son of a countess of common birth. How do you think the other nobles will react? Maybe you can open a modest practice, but how could any noble with pride visit a bastard's small clinic?" Regina turned her face away but watched Nin’s reaction through the large mirror in her room. Nobles had high self-esteem. They would never seek care in a small practice, especially one run by an illegitimate child. To them, illegitimate children were like p
"Every time I take a bath in the morning, it feels so refreshing." Regina rested her head on the tub.She really enjoyed soaking in the tub of warm water every time she took a bath. Besides, Merry was very attentive as her servant."I hope you will take better care of your body from now on. I don't want you to be sick like yesterday," Merry murmured quietly.The waitress loved her mistress so much that she couldn't bear to see Regina lying sick."Merry, you know that incident was out of my hands. I didn't know anyone had put anything there.""Yes, Miss. That's because I didn't check the food before you ate it," Merry said, justifying and blaming herself."I've finished my bath, so I'd better get out of here quickly so we can have breakfast together." Regina stood up and took the towel Merry handed her.She dried her whole body with the soft towel and then put on the robe Merry had given her. Merry quickly helped the lady fix her hair and then helped Regina get ready for breakfast."Lo
"What are the two of you doing here alone?" Selina came over with an annoyed look on her face."What do you look like?" Regina replied with a cute smile."What, isn't big sister getting married to the Grand Duke? But, why are you doing something that will cause others to misunderstand?" Selina crossed her arms over her chest, looking worried about Regina."Marriage?" Lion muttered quietly."What could go wrong, Selina? I was only speaking to Lion, as a lady, of course, and as one of the soldiers in his own house. Is that something that would cause others to misunderstand?" Regina walked over to Selina, pressing hard on the woman's shoulder."Ugh, that hurts!" Selina winced in pain, pushing Regina's hand away roughly."I only touched you lightly, Selina. But you're already wincing in pain, like I'm hurting you." Regina covered her mouth with her hand, a faint smile forming on her lips.Regina loved the sound of Selina's pain and mocked the woman at the same time, because she knew that
"Mom?" Regina stared intently at the beautiful woman who looked familiar to her.The woman stretched out her arms, asking for a hug. "Right, this is Mom. Sorry for making you wait so long."Regina immediately rushed into the arms of Lily, the woman who was her mother. Tears continued to flow because she missed her biological mother for a long time."Are you okay so far? I'm so sad to see you suffering from up there." Lily's eyes glazed over at her daughter, looking very sad."Yes, I'm fine now, Mom. So don't worry about me, and rest in peace." Regina tightened her hug to her mother, a warm embrace that she missed so much."Thank goodness you're okay. Mommy will always try to protect you no matter what, so you don't have to feel alone anymore." Lily stroked Regina's hair lightly, as a mother would treat her young child."Don't tell me Mom made me go back in time?" Regina looked up at her mother, and Lily answered with a nod of her head. "So you turned back time to make me come back to
"This is delicious." Regina was very happy to eat the meal that Mira made for her."I'm glad you like it. Eat more." Hertia supported he chin with one hand as he continued to watch he wife."Didn't you have breakfast?" Regina paused her meal, and looked up at her husband, who had been watching her."Just looking at you fills me up, so I don't need breakfast anymore," Hertia replied. Regina immediately responded with bulging eyes."You have to have breakfast! If you don't, I'll stop eating it." Regina pushed the bowl of soup away from her, even though she glanced at it a few times while she ate quickly, but she still held back so that Hertia would join her for breakfast.Hertia smiled at he wife, knowing that Regina still wanted the soup, so he kept looking at it. "Mira, did you cook a lot of soup? I want to eat only that soup because if I eat something else, I'm afraid it will make my wife no longer eager to eat the soup.""There's plenty, Duje. I'll get some more." Mira walked into t
"No, Duke! Let me stay there. Gera doesn't have to come because I'm the guilty one here." Sira held onto the master's legs, hoping he would forgive he.Gera wanted to say something, but she felt tight in the chest from hitting the wall, and it was hard for he to speak."If that's what you want, I won't stop you. Hurry, and pack your things because I don't want to see you before sunrise tomorrow! But if you realize the mistake you made, I will accept you back here, though I won't restore your position." Hertia approached he wife again, ignoring the two man.Sira immediately carried Gera to be treated, and Mira, who saw this, felt sorry for her and chose to help."I hope you learn from this," Mira said as they left.Hertia stroked his wife's stomach, occasionally kissing Regina's forehead gently. With every kiss, he felt regret for not being stricter with her."I'm sorry, Regina. If I had disciplined her properly, maybe you wouldn't have experienced something like this. Oh, I'm sorry! M
"I only said what needed to be said, Auntie. Because no matter what, Duchess would have found out," Sira argued, not wanting to be blamed."Ugh!" Regina cried out while holding her stomach, causing everyone to look at her."I'll get a doctor, Duchess!" Terri immediately ran out to call the doctor.Regina continued to whimper while holding her stomach, where she felt cramps.Mira, and Sira, who were there, approached the woman, trying to ease her pain."I came with the doctor you requested." Terri came by, holding the doctor's hand, and approached the madam.The doctor examined Regina's condition, asking questions that surprised everyone."Please forgive my lack of thoroughness in examining you, Duchess. I only examined the wound on the outside." The doctor bowed his head in guilt."No problem. What happened to me?" Regina looked at the doctor in surprise. She was now very confused as to what illness she was suffering from."You are pregnant, and I think the baby is only two weeks old.
"Tell me, did you plan all this?" Mira snapped at her niece, causing Sira to nod her head slowly. "I don't know what made you do it, but I'm not going to do anything. I just don't know what the Grand Duke will do to you later. I won't protect you, even though I promised Zena, your mother, that I would."Mira left Sira without saying anything else, not caring that the young woman had said she was sorry for what she had done. In Mira's opinion, now that her niece had done something wrong, it could not be forgiven.Of course, the punishment would wait for the Grand Duke, because no matter what, the victim was Regina. Besides, the culprit was Sira, the butler of the residence itself. Mira could not have made the decision alone without the master."You will send a message to the Grand Duke about Duchess condition, but there's no need to go into too much detail about what happened. I will explain it to the lord personally!" Mira ordered the man who usually delivered messages or letters.In
Sira sat limply on the ground, almost buried in thick snow, but Regina was down there instead. Sira, realizing this, immediately got up from her seat to approach the buried mistress."Duchess, can you still hear me?" Sira dug through the snow with both hands, hoping to get Regina out quickly.But unfortunately, it was impossible to get her out alone, especially without using tools. Even if she could, it would take a long time, and Regina would freeze to death.Sira realized she would have to ask for help from people nearby, hoping someone would help her get the mistress out. Running around looking for people, she came across Mira, her aunt."Auntie, help me!" Sira said in a trembling tone."What's wrong? Tell me what happened?" Mira looked at her niece intently, searching for answers."Duchess was buried by a pile of snow that fell from a tree while she was watching the snow fall." Sira pointed to where the mistress was trembling.Mira was shocked but quickly called for someone to hel
Mira shook her head slightly."No problem, Duchess. You're the Duke wife, after all, so there's no way Duke will be angry that you're here," Mira said, reassuring Regina."Then let's eat this dessert together," Regina invited all the maid present with a sweet smile.Not many servers were present; some were busy, and did not like sweet food. Regina couldn't force them; the most important thing was that the maid came to eat with her.Besides, Sira was there; wasn't it the young butler who disliked her too much? So Regina tried to take the woman's heart slowly, like a sweet dish.Sira seemed reluctant to take the dish, but her eyes kept falling on the chocolate dessert next to Regina. It seemed she wanted the dessert but was embarrassed to say so."Sira, this is for you." Regina handed Sira the dessert, knowing she wanted it.Sira looked embarrassed but finally took the dessert with her usual unfriendly face. Her eyes lit up, and she swallowed a few times, trying to consume it in one bi
An older maid came over to Regina, the woman looking at the mistress with a sombre expression. "Duchess, please forgive Sira for her rude behaviour." The woman prostrated herself at Regina's feet."Why do you prostrate yourself at my feet? Please stand up, it's so dirty in here!" Regina helped the middle-aged woman to her feet."My name is Mira; I apologize for my rudeness. But I only ask you not to punish Sira, even though she's like this; she's a good woman, just too childish," Mira said with a glance at Sira, who was still not bothered by the commotion she had caused."Why are you so sure I will punish her? She was just sleeping," Regina asked, staring at Mira intently, her eyes full of curiosity as to why the servant in front of her was so sure she would do that."Forgive me for making such a bold accusation! It's just that I'm very worried about this child, nothing more," Mira replied, looking very worried."No problem, Mira. I understand your concern, but I won't punish her bec
Sira, and Gera laughed in the dining room, not caring that many ears would hear their conversation now. The most important thing was to say they did not like the newly arrived mistress."Hertia, it seems that some of them don't like me," Regina said when they were in the room."Tell me, who dared to do that to you?" Hertia gritted he teeth, a sign that she was holding back anger."Would you do something to him if I told you who it was?" Regina asked her husband a question instead of answering."Of course, I will punish them all; who would dare to do such a thing to a grand duchess?!" Hertia's voice rose, unable to contain the anger in he chest."Sira, the butler who works here!" replied Regina flatly.Hertia's face was shocked, but then sighed heavily. "I'm sorry! I'll reprimand her tomorrow so she won't do anything to you. Her mother never taught her to be impolite, but why is she acting like that?""Don't! Just let her do what she wants as long as it doesn't hurt me; as long as she