“What’s the matter, Milady? Why do you look so serious?”
“Huh? Does it look that way?”
I didn’t realize, but I guess I was frowning. Realizing that, I quickly relaxed my features and donned a smile.
“Yes, just now.”
Rona nodded.
“If you have any concerns, please don’t hesitate to tell me. I’ll help you in any way I can.”
“It’s nothing you can help with, really.”
I shook my hand in the air as if to dismiss her, but I suddenly felt a chill.
“Milady…”
In front of me, Rona suddenly burst into tears.
“What’s wrong? Why are you crying all of a sudden?”
“I can’t be of any help…”
“Huh? What are you talking about?” I said, taking out a handkerchief and wiped away Rona’s tears.
“I’m always ready to help you, Milady, but you think I’m useless…”
Whimpering, Rona sniffed and blew her nose on the handkerchief.
“That’s not it, Rona,” I said, trying to calm her down. “Would I ever think of you like that, hm?”
Nevertheless, her sobbing continued.
“I just thought that Milady is finally being so confident and energetic, so I wanted to help you somehow…I want to help you become the real madam of this house.”
“…How come?”
It didn’t feel like she was lying, though, at the same time, I couldn’t fully believe Rona’s words.
In this vast mansion, the only person I could trust was myself.
“Milady, y-you saved me.”
“…You still remember that?”
That happened a relatively long time ago. It was when I first entered this household, and during an outing given once a month so I could see my siblings. As I passed through an alley in the carriage I was riding, I could hear someone screaming.
When I tried to see where it came from, I saw Rona there, being dragged away by her hair. And then, she was thrown into a black carriage that sped away quickly.
Even though Camilla laughed as she said this, all I felt was a chill running down my spine.
“I thought they’d give you a better carriage since Milady has been getting along with the Duke recently, but…I really don’t know.”
“I wouldn’t have ridden it even if you managed to get it for me. You know the Duchess wouldn’t let it slide. She’ll hate it for sure.”
“Still… This is such a shabby carriage, Milady. Even the carriage that Dr. Raymond uses is much better than this.”
“That’s because Raymond is an important guest of the estate.”
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“Then, what about you, Milady?”
Me?
I couldn’t say anything in return.
‘Really, I was worse off than an outsider.’
After being slapped with reality yet again, I felt my heart sink.