Chapter 3: Fight

On my second day at Elixir's house, my life was not peaceful because of Susan. That Susan, who is a maid but pretends to be a queen. I felt sorry for her. This was when she taunted the old woman and when she slapped the boy washing the dishes in the sink. I wanted to fight her, but it occurred to me that I shouldn't bother her.

One's assistant who tortures me when Elixir isn't around. I'm just scrubbing the floor here at the back of the mansion. She made me do her job as a slave. I am currently cleaning the dog kennel; the dogs are not here because, as far as I know, they have been moved first because their kennel will be cleaned.

I'm sweating with the heat and add to that the smell of it which is really stinky. I have nothing but my hands, a small brush, and a bucket with a bit of water. I wasn't wearing a mask either, so I could feel its stench penetrating my lungs.

There were some shoe footsteps, but I didn't look at them. I just continued scrubbing the floor but she stopped me when she stepped on my hand so I stopped what I was doing.

"This job is for you. You're a poop cleaner, after all, you come from a poor family," she said sharply but I didn't look up to look at her.

But she stepped on my hand and she pressed it harder so I winced. I want to cry when I see blood coming out of it.

"Oops! Sorry, I did not mean to," She stomped on it again before retreating completely.

I felt a deep rage, consumed by anger because of her contempt for me. I just saw myself standing up quickly and approaching her. I carelessly pulled her hair and dragged her out of this place.

"Let go of me! Ahhh! I will report you to Caiden!” My ears tingled even more when she shouted.

She just screamed. Her two friends tried to approach but I just glared at them so they retreated in fear. She was still shouting, so I noticed some people coming out, especially the twins Daxel and Dexel who were still having coffee.

"What! Let's Ahhh!"

She dived into the mud near the water where there is mud so I let her dive in as she requested. I heard a few laughs from people watching us.

"You! B*tch!” she yelled before attacking me but I dodged it so he dived into the mud again.

Some kind of anger built up inside me so I couldn't control myself. Every move I make is controlled by some identity.

“You are not the queen here, Susan! Yesterday, I was holding back on your behavior and your abuse of those who are weaker than you! ” I walked towards her after saying that.

She was kneeling with dirt covering her body and face. She clearly has hatred in her eyes, but I don't care about her anger.

"I'm the queen here!" she shrieked delirously.

I was the one who was embarrassed by what she shouted, so the people who were watching us booed. A smirk tugged at my lips unconsciously.

"Then why are you still wearing that? The queen is not a poor servant who acts as queen when the king is not around,” I said sharply.

The people watching us made noise again but this time I turned my attention to the twins, Daxel and Dexel. They had smiles on their faces and looked pleased with what was happening. I just grinned back at them so they were slightly surprised and their faces turned serious again.

"I'm the queen here!" She continues to believe in herself.

"I'm the wife," I suddenly said, shocking her but not the twins.

"Haha! You're crazy, Celeste! Are you Caiden's wife? Haha!” she said madly and was accompanied by a laugh that hurt my ears.

My smile disappeared even further when she noticed that no one was laughing along with her.

"N-No! You're just one of his toys! I know your marriage is fake! How many times have I witnessed this? You're not the only wife!"

I didn't pay attention to what she said but I stared at her seriously. She can't scare me like that anymore. I also put up with her queen-like behavior for a few days.

"Why don't you ask him?" I challenged her.

“I know he doesn't love you! You are the fourth wife! He will kill you too! You will only be like those shameful girls!” she shouted.

There was some surprise in what she shouted, but I didn't know anything either. My mind kept wondering if she was telling the truth or if she was just scaring me so she could get out of it. I can't escape, no matter what I do. I'm married to a person who's not like the rest. I just need to gain his trust so that I can somehow return to my old life.

"Honestly, I don't know the least bit about what you are saying. You will die before me from what you are doing."

Her statement surprised me: "He won't kill me because I warm his nights when he's grumpy!"

What a shameless woman she was. Is she proud of being a whore? She disgusts me.

She thought maybe what she said would affect me. I don't care if they both f*ck. She grinned at me and I wanted to erase that grin because my eyes hurt so much.

"Are you proud of that?" I asked her teasingly.

"If only you knew how he would f*ck me! How can he eat me whole? I winced when she said those shameless words.

"Are you proud that he f*cked you like a dog? Are you proud that you are like a dog finding someone who is scared because you're a sl*t?" I blurted out.

She just grinned at me and raised her right hand. She caressed her neck, her breasts, and her womanhood.

"If only you knew how he ate this, which you will never experience,"

She could really feel it because there was flirting in her voice and she was still aware of something. She's really disgusting.

I can't take this anymore. I want to vomit thinking about what the hell they did.

"Stop." She turned when I said this.

I didn't pay attention to her anymore so I turned back but I was only two steps away when she shouted again.

“I will kill you! Celeste! You will die!” I dodged the knife she was holding which somehow hit my arm.

I was surprised by the speed of my body's reflexes and I easily grabbed the knife she was holding. I pulled her hair towards me and hit her hard with my knee.

"Aarggh!" She whined as she lay writhing on the ground.

If there was someone cheering earlier, they are no longer there. Everyone watched silently. There was something in me and the knife I was holding was thrown in Dexel's direction.

It was an easy catch. "F*ck!" he shouted.

I just gave him a silly look while he gave me evil looks. I saw how they became more serious but I didn't bother with it anymore. I turned back to Susan who was still lying on the floor.

I turned around and walked away, but as I walked, my vision suddenly became blurred. I was still holding my head but it only got worse until I felt myself falling.

I don't know what happened next, as long as the last thing I remember was blue eyes filled with worry as my name was called.