Dress up
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Contrary to her concerns, Juliet was well aware of her situation:
‘An ordinary girl with an ordinary face, without a guardian or family, will easily become a target for entertainment for one night and end her life as a prostitute.’
Even if she was lucky enough to serve as the mistress of nobles like her mother, she would be abandoned when she got older.
Few people knew that sixteen-year-old Natasha, who had joined the theater company as an apprentice and was now playing a minor role, was raped in old Michelle's private room a few months ago.
Upon seeing Natasha, who came to the props room with her clothes torn and bleeding between her legs, Julieta realized the situation of the theater members, about whom she had only heard.
‘They despise her like that, but when she becomes a popular actress, they date her, send her gifts and are ruthless
in your praise.’
Juliet realized how miserable it was for those who didn't have money, fame, power or renown to live in the world after seeing Natasha, who couldn't protest even after being treated like that.
Since then, Juliet was hiding more completely in a deserted place.
Amelie scolded her for running around and being brainless and reckless, but she was just trying to avoid people as much as possible.
‘I will never be like Natasha or my mother, Stella.’
A life in the hands of others was enough when she was five.
Juliet fixed her pants and tried to take them to Jacob, but changed her mind.
She called one of the orphaned children who had stayed at the theater since he was a child, handed him a cookie she had hidden and sent it to the message.
Julietta was increasingly disturbed by the amorous gazes of the male members of the theater and the eyes of the nobles who came and went, realizing that it was time to effect an agreement outside of Maribel's establishment for her future.
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It was one day, thirteen years ago…
A few days ago, Juliet, who turned five after her birthday, murmured her small pink lips as she couldn't believe the ordeal she was facing.
Marquise Anais, of whom she had only heard, came to look for them in the morning and, in an elegant manner, ordered them to take Stella and Juliet with nothing.
The first meeting between the two women, who had never met before, ended in a perfect victory for the marquise.
Stella, who was crying and screaming, fainted and lay in the shade of the street.
The doorman, who felt sorry for the mother and daughter who were sent out in indoor clothes without coats to cover themselves, approached Juliet and talked to her.
“My young miss, you are just unconscious, so don’t worry.
By the way, isn't it cold?
It’s still early spring, so it’s very cold.”
Juliet smiled widely as she looked at the doorman, who was worried about whether he should take off his clothes and hand them to her.
“It's okay, Zimmer.
But why is the marquise suddenly expelling us?”
The doorman wiped his nose as if it was difficult to respond, looking into the vivid green eyes that resemble fresh sprouts.
“I heard that the marquise finally gave birth to a successor this time; I guess that’s why Your Highness and Madame were expelled.
”
Without further explanation, the two words “successor” and “birth” alone were enough to make her guess.
“Aha, the main wife who gave birth to a son kicked out the concubine she hated in the meantime?”
As he couldn't believe that she was called Your Young Miss, the doorman was embarrassed and coughed quickly at the five-year-old girl's smart words.
“That’s why I haven’t seen the Marquis in months.” As she shook her head so seriously with her hands on her chin, she could hear a rustling sound, as Stella came to her senses.
“Julie?
Baby?”
Stella, who could barely lift her upper body, began to cry at the same time as she felt relieved to find her daughter squatting a little away from her.
“Oh, Julie.
Baby, what are we going to do now?”
Seeing her mother crying, Juliet, who was frustrated, stood up.
“Mom, we can’t stay here, so we must think of a place to go.
It will be dark soon.”
With words, Stella couldn't say anything, shedding tears.While Julita got a little nervous watching her mother and struggled to figure out what to do, Stella, who could barely stand up, hugged Juliet.
“Yes, let's move for now.
There's nothing we can do to stay here.
Why couldn’t I have guessed this would happen?”
Stella, who mumbled impatiently, took Juliet's hand and walked forward, and Zimmer, who was looking at them, said: “Ma'am, it's time for me to go home soon.
If you wait a little while inside the guard post, I will take you to a place where you can stay.”
A weak-hearted Zimmer did the favor on the mother and daughter's lonely backs.
“Thank you.
It’s a long way to the main street, but thank you very much.” Stella thanked the doorman for his kindness and lamented her situation, in which she had lost her home in a moment.
Juliet's mansion was on Harrods Street, where beautiful concubines of high-ranking aristocrats lived.
Harrods Street was an upscale residential area about thirty minutes south by carriage from Eloz Street, the busiest street in the Austern Empire.
Stella, who suddenly lost her place after being expelled, named her destination as a theater on Eloz Street, where she made a name for herself as an actress.
Meanwhile, Jenna, a young Korean woman who now possessed Juliet's body, had been stunned by the situation in a completely different way than she thought, as she was the Marquis's bastard and there would be no shortage of trouble in the future.
She was being kicked out onto the street a month after being placed in a child's body!
With the girl's body, which had not exercised before, she struggled in the old doorman's carriage and finally became sick.
The woman, called mother, who just cried and went crazy, just looked at her little daughter, who was distressed, as if she had no desire to take care of herself.
It was a relief to see her telling the doorman where to go, but she had no choice but to be depressed at the thought that her future life would be like a candle in the wind.
‘You fucking dog!
If you intended to give a gift to me, you have to give a suitable gift, not a useless one.
That’s how I would use it in this situation.’
Jenna, who couldn't give up her hatred for the dog that left her like this even when she was exhausted, cursed deeply inside.
In the meantime, she could feel the carriage stopping; he had finally arrived at his destination.
“Madam, my young miss, we are here.”
She stumbled with her staggering body and managed to get out of the carriage.
The dark street was full of loud noises and bright lights.
Looking at the five-story building in front of her, Stella grabbed Juliet's hand.
“Come on.
It's where your mother worked.
I’ll ask you to let us stay for a while until we find a place to go.”
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“Are you going to say that again?” A colorful-featured woman with light brown hair frowned as she dropped the long pipe she was holding.
“I asked how much compensation money you will receive, the amount of money you should receive from Duke Miguel.”
At the look of Juliet who spat out the words with her head raised boldly, Maribel smiled and picked up the pipe she had dropped.
“Why?
Can you get the money if I tell you?” “I will try as much as I can.
You won't miss anything.
Isn’t it the same money whether you take it from Duke Miguel or me?”
Sa-chan
Sa-chan
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