Bertino Mansion on Harrods Street
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Looking at Moira, who was agonizing a little over a cup of tea, in case she didn't quite understand, Juliet pretended not to know and said, as if regretting the good medicine: “I'll tell the head maid frankly that I drank it.
When the boss scolds me, you have to tell her that you told me to drink.”
Juliet, who knew it wouldn't do much harm to drink a cup of contraceptive tea anyway, was willing to drink it.
However, if she was caught, she would be expelled.
When she reached out to take the tea away from Moira, who was tilting her head, Moira swallowed the red tea with a sour expression.
It would be good if it was to protect her body, and even if it was tea to prevent her from getting pregnant, she couldn't help but drink it because the maid said she would tell the head maid if she didn't drink it.
While drinking the tea, Moira looked at the maid threateningly.
She was deceived, although she knew better, for she could not leave the Prince's side.
Juliet intentionally made a very pitiful face, looking at Moira who drank, her expression full of complaints.
Looking at the expression on his face, Moira believed that this maid actually thought the tea was healthy.
When she handed over the empty teacup, Juliet accepted it with absolute politeness.
Moira liked Juliet, who treated her more like a queen than the maids who always looked down on her.
“I want you to serve tea from now on.”
Juliet's face hardened at the way Moira spoke, as if she was giving her a great grace.
It was because she was irritated that she was taking on unnecessary work.
However, as she was unable to show her inner thoughts, she immediately bowed her head deeply to express her gratitude and left the room.
Anna, however, ran to the head maid after ordering Juliet to do the work.
“Head of the maid, Juliet broke the order and took the tea to Lady Moira’s room.”
Johanna was consulting the chef about the prince's breakfast menu and looked back at Anna's words.
“What are you talking about?
I told the girl not to show herself in front of the guests, what is Nicole doing?”
“I don't know.
I saw her enter the Lady's room and came to inform her immediately.
It would be a big problem if the Lady didn't drink the tea.
I think you should go.”
“What the hell is wrong with her?
No matter how she brought a letter of recommendation from Marquis Rhodius, I will have to expel her immediately.”
Knowing that there would be a fight every time she sent tea to Moira's room, Johanna ran nervously down the hall.
When she arrived in front of Moira's room in the innermost part of the hallway, she saw Juliet coming out of the door.
As soon as she saw Juliet, Johanna dragged her out the door, far away, and was furious.
She thought she had failed because she couldn't have made her drink the tea in this short space of time.
“Who dares to enter and leave the Lady’s room?
How long have you been here?
You have already mocked my orders.
Give me the tea, go upstairs and pack your belongings immediately.”
Anna laughed at Juliet, her arms crossed.
Juliet was surprised by the sudden shout:
‘How dare you get too cocky, you ugly girl!’
She was so relieved that she wouldn't have to look at that horrible figure after today.
Juliet realized what had happened when she saw Anna behind Johanna terribly pressing.
It was obvious that she had done the tea task to kick her out.
Juliet politely handed the empty teacup to Johanna, who was looking at her, to calm her anger, letting her know that she had completed her mission.
Johanna stopped her anger after looking at the clean teacup, where not a drop was left, and asked, "Don't tell me, did Madam drink all of this?"
“Yes, ma’am.”
Anna checked the teacup over Johanna's shoulder and quickly went inside.
“It can't be like that.
Head maid, you know that.
It takes a while to get her to drink a cup of tea.
I’m sure she drank it or threw it away because she was afraid of being reprimanded.”
At Anna's words, Johanna asked Juliet.
“Are you sure the Lady drank?”
“Yes, ma'am.
“You mean she told you to serve her with tea?”
"Yes."
Johanna was surprised inside by Juliet's words.
She thought Juliet was better than expected, so she thought she had disobeyed her order, but she thought it shouldn't happen again and opened her mouth to say something.
“You must have been very good to the Lady.
Still, I can't let you break my order.
If this happens again, you will be kicked out of this mansion.”
Juliet looked at Johanna saying in a calm voice, as if her anger had subsided.
“Head maid, I have never disobeyed your orders.
I just did what Anna told me to do.”
Juliet's words made Anna jump.
“She is lying.
Why would I do something like that if it’s not even my job?”
“So how did I know after working in this mansion for so long, and how did I walk into this room with a tea full of contraceptives?”
Johanna alternately looked at the two and clapped her hands to get the attention of Anna and Juliet, who were staring each other to death.
“Stop.
I'll end this here.
But if that happens again, you two will be kicked out of the mansion immediately, you can be sure.”
Johanna put her words to both of them and returned to the kitchen.
Anna whispered to Juliet so she couldn't hear, “Bah, you know you're lucky today.
I will definitely kick her out, so just wait.”
“No matter how much you think.
Do you think I’m just going to get beaten up?”
"All good.
Let’s see who wins.”
* * * * *
It had been three months since Julietta started working at the Bertino mansion.
The day after her first payment arrived, she went to Maribel, the theater owner, paid the first month's amount, and had only about eight terns of money on hand.
It was the first money she had in her current life.
Julieta bought a pen she wanted with the money she had earned from her work, she was so excited that she was able to buy whatever she wanted on her own that she almost burst into tears.
She cursed shitty Manny like she was going through a ritual, having given her a situation that was hard to cry about.
Having received the third week's payment yesterday, she was heading back to the mansion today, paying Maribel back this month's amount, meeting Lilian, Amelia and Sophie for the first time in a long time and having fun.
Juliet, who arrived at the mansion around dusk, was walking along the long driveway from the main gate to the front door.
The mansion's garden, which had just entered spring, offered a stunning view of various sprouts and flower buds.
She was walking slowly, enjoying the garden, thinking that her eyes could enjoy the luxurious view these days, but she heard the sound of a carriage behind her.
Few people visited Bertino's mansion, except the Prince, who usually visited once or twice a week, and his wife, who came with him as an afterthought.
Juliet, who was already wondering if it was time for him to pay a visit, calmly backed away to avoid being seen by the carriage owner.
As she turned off the street and waited with her head bowed, a purple carriage pulled by four menacing black horses passed by.
Seeing the colorful silver and purple patterns carved on the carriage door, Juliet casually raised her head, and when she found the prince inside through the window, she frowned unknowingly.
Her first meeting with the Prince, who she never wanted to face again after that day of trouble, brought back the memory she wanted to erase.
Shaking her head quickly and completely blocking out her growing thoughts, she got back to her feet, thinking that the mansion would be noisy again today.
Sa-chan
Sa-chan
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