Save Me

When the pricking pain became bearable to some extent, I removed my palm from my head and opened my eyes

My eyes met with the maid who was by my side and she took a step back.

“Why are you sleeping here, Miss?”

“… the kettle didn’t have any more water in it”

Even I could hear that my voice was horrible. I coughed to try and fix my voice but it didn’t make it wasn’t very effective.

“That’s why you went out on your own? You should have called for me.”

The maid was talking to me as if she was scolding a child, As her voice echoed through my head it made my head hurt again. I made a gesture towards her as if trying to get rid of a fly, and said in a low voice

“Shut up, please just help me get up”

“Ah? Okay”

Thanks to her help I was able to enter my room safely, sitting on the bed I stared towards the window. The curtains were closed so there wasn’t any light coming in.

The maid followed my gaze and quickly removed the curtains. It was still dark outside

“What time is it?”

“It’s 6 o’clock in the morning.”

“I have to start getting ready”

I gently pressed under my eye, today I had to be the most beautiful and gorgeous girl in the world.

I would be Charlotte. Usually It didn’t take much time for me to prepare, I always had to get up early in the morning and dress myself up from head to toe

It was no wonder that the maids gathered in my room so early in the morning. There was no sign of me getting my voice back so I slowly got up and picked up a kettle that was nearby.

Naturally, the kettle felt light.

“My Lady, I…..”

The maid who pulled open the curtains came towards me. I raised the kettle high while quietly looking at her face that was approaching me.

The maid looked embarrassed as I tilted the kettle over her head while looking at her eyes, It looked as if i was pouring water on her head

At that moment, the maid froze. But no one got wet

“I told you there is no water”

“…. I see”

“Is that all you are going to say?”

Seeing me, who haven’t had many outside relationships since I was adopted, others might have suspected that they weren’t allowed to see even a strand of my hair due to the Duke of Linne raising me with care
(T/n: This sentence was a bit confusing, it either says with care or on behalf of the fallen daughter, but i chose care because of the next sentence)

However, the reality is way different from imagination. I was raised for the sake of today

A pretty doll that could be thrown away at anytime, a loyal dog made to obey any words that comes from the family.

My intention wasn’t to scold her in the first place.

For many people, the nobles were those who had a unapproachable status. If the royal family was considered to be gods, then the nobles and the duke were in a position similar to that.

Although I was born a commoner and got adopted, I was still considered a Linne. Negligence of work deserved a punishment.

But the moment I entered this house, this was always how I got treated, and I even took it for granted.

The maid infront of me wasn’t the only person to ignore me, everyone who lived and breathed in the mansion of Linne was no different than the maid who stood in front of me

If you belatedly asked for the price of milk for what should be taken as granted, you have to put forward the authority you have with only the name

I was still a noble, so I wouldn’t be blamed even if I punished a maid or two. But I never did anything

It was a mistake I had done in the past, a trace of the me who knew nothing.

“Then what are you afraid of?”

“What does it look like I am afraid of?”

I returned his question with another question

The me, who had never asked a question before suddenly asked one without obediently answering hers, my mother, who was staring at my eyes, sighed.