I walked quickly towards the horse carriage that was waiting for me in front of the Earl's house, then without paying attention to the guards and the coachman, I immediately got on the carriage which immediately ordered to leave.
I was silent on the carriage while neutralizing my heart which was still beating fast because of the countess' words earlier,
"How does he know? Is he someone just like me or has a memory of a previous life? But if he's not one of those, how can he know about Korea and the earth?" I said to myself
Indeed, I was a little surprised when he said Korean, because what my husband said was a lot of stories or comics with genre about reincarnation, isekai, cross-dimensional, and second life.
And it all comes from Korea, Japan and China, where the stories are usually about people from that country, then transferred to another world.
But why am I from Indonesia? can you move here huh ?,
"Ah ..... dizzy" I said briefly
So I better think about the question that the countess thought earlier, and adjust the good answer so that it doesn't look like a lie.
"Because I don't want to take a lot of risks that could endanger my safety or my family as well" I muttered to myself, massaging my dizzy forehead.
When I arrived at the Duke's residence which could be said to be my home, I immediately got off the train and walked quickly towards the room, but on the way I accidentally bumped into the Duke.
So like it or not I have to salute him, when I finished saluting, he suddenly asked to speak
"Where did you go?" His voice was flat
"Why do you want to know?" I replied casually
"I just wanted to ask," he said coldly
I relented and answered
"I have attended a tea party held by other nobles"
"Did you do anything strange?"
"Not at all" I replied sure
Then he fell silent and watched me from toe to head and suddenly snorted irritably and then left my face.
I who saw that incident suddenly felt confused
"Huh? What's wrong with him? Did he hit his head with something?" I said to myself then continued my journey to my room,
When I got to the room I kicked out all the maids, and immediately lay down on the bed, it's a tiring day because suddenly I got a surprise from someone like that countess and also the attitude of the Duke who suddenly greeted him.
My head throbbed again I finally decided to call Mery,
"Mery !!!" I shouted loudly so that it could be heard out of the room
"Yes, Madame, what's wrong?" she replied outside the room, I said again
"Please bring me a lot of water magic stones and a small cloth or towel."
"All right, madam" he replied from outside the room, after a few minutes later he came carrying a basin filled with water magic stones and a small towel.
I thanked him and he bowed his head and went outside, then I wrapped the magic stones in a towel and put them on my hot head,
"I think I'm going crazy today," I complained to myself
"Oh yeah, I thought about the attitude of the waitress named Mery earlier ...." I muttered again
"why did he change huh?"
Whereas back then this body still belonged to Florence who was still timid, and arguably a burden on the Duke's family who needed medicine for Albert's curse.
He treats Florence arbitrarily, also no matter what with her, even her food is equated with the food of evil slaves, even though she is not the one who brings the food anyway, but it is the same as she closes her eyes and keeps her mouth shut about whatever is happening. happen.
"Maybe ..... next time I'll take care of him, and ask why?" My murmurs
.....
When dinner arrived, as usual Albert and Edward did not wait for Florence at the dinner table, they even continued to eat their food casually.
But somehow the two of them repeatedly looked at the entrance to the dining room, and instead began to slow down slowly in chewing their food.
"What's wrong with Florence, did she decide to eat in her room or even was crying like that time because we were the ones who always preceded her to eat at dinner?" Said the Duke to himself
"That smelly beggar is not here even though dinner time will be over soon, he is getting weird today, even though yesterday he went to the dining room more quickly than the two of us," Albert said to himself.
"Huffttt ...." The two of them sighed heavily at the same time, and finally they met each other's eyes then said in unison.
"You....."
"Father..."
"Why?"
They rolled their eyes at each other then said another one at the same time
"Father first"
"You first"
They repeated the incident, said in unison again, then Edward decided to ask why he was sighing like an adult,
And he replied if there was nothing, then Albert also asked the same thing, why did he sigh like he had a big problem, then Edward replied that it was not a child's business like him,
And the conversation between the two ended with competing gazes triggered by the sigh earlier.
......
"Huh ....." I stared at the food in front of me with no passion, even though the shape and taste were sure to be delicious but somehow I didn't want to, I ate it half trying not to spit it out, then told the waiter to take it out.
"I think I'm catching a cold so I can eat anything, but if on earth even though I catch a cold, I can still eat one food, namely noodles," I thought, imagining a bowl full of spicy noodles in this rainy season.
Next to my bed, there were 2 servants who yesterday followed me to practice, the two of them are now my personal servants with long hair named Lionna, while the one with short hair is named Red.
I looked at them and said "you guys go rest because I'm going to sleep too"
"okay miss"
"But if you come out please call Mery here, okay?" My message was short
"Oh well madam !!!" They saluted and left the room
I stand up maybe now is the right time to interrogate him because if something like that can't be delayed.
He came knocking on the door, I told him to come in and we sat across from the sofa in my room.
"Mery, I want to ask what's wrong with you lately. You don't treat me arbitrarily? And also always obey the orders I give?"
"E .... that mistress"
"Pfft ..., you don't like to serve me, do you? How about I fire it? Ah ... No no, you better be an ordinary servant, what do you think?"
"No, madam !!! I don't want to be fired or demoted to become an ordinary servant"
"HM ....? Because the wages are reduced, huh, and if you are fired or leave by yourself, it becomes difficult for you to find work again even if you use a recommendation letter, because nowadays there are rarely job vacancies."
"That's not it, Madame ....." He said in panic as he lowered his head deeply
"Or not I will find another job and you will get compensation money / lowered with a fixed salary like when you were a personal servant?"
"No I don't want both"
"Huffttt ....." I snorted lazily
"Then what do you want huh ?, You serve me reluctantly, don't want to be fired and resign yourself, then also don't want to be demoted as an ordinary servant"
"I ... I want to serve you properly and sincerely now, if you want to punish me, I accept it !!! As long as you continue to put me in this position" he said in front of a melas voice,
"If you punish me to death you will not be beside me anymore" I scare you back, he was silent but his face was pale, then I continued my words again,
"What if you do things that are no longer good to me, even if my food is rotten or not like that time !!!" My emotions rose from saying such things while imagining Florence eating her food first,
Even though food is not necessarily healthy, because it could be that eating is mixed with disease and if I imagine myself being treated by the servants like that I will immediately punish him to the commission for the protection of human rights.
And made him the prisoner for his life, I glared angrily at Mery who looked down, holding her cold sweaty hands.
Even her body trembled with fear,
"I have a reason, madam !!!" He shouted boldly as he looked into my eyes,
I glared at him and said
"Say ..."
"Because I was ordained by the previous mistress to be beside you and keep you Duke and young master Albert close at hand"
"Then???"
"But you are destroying my expectations, that you can build a strong family that can not be damaged and disturbed by outsiders, so I did that to make you aware of the dangers that surround you that come without knowing the time"
He said with his head down and his tone resigned, as if he saw the final decision I was going to give him ended badly.
"Huh ..... You really make my head hurt more. Mery, OK I will give punishment to you, you must swear loyalty to me and become my accomplice until the end of your life, no matter you will die if you carry out my duties. , are you ready ?! "
"Hah?!"
A little confused by what I said, then he realized and immediately said excitedly
"Fine! Alright mistress I swear I will give my whole life for you" he said, looking down and bending one knee.
I made him stand up then he looked at me with a happy face and said
"Can I ask you something"
"Well tell me what it is"
"I want you to hug me and stroke my head for a moment"
I was silent for a while because of her request, then I understood that because Mery was a slave who was freed by the previous Duchess and loved like her own son, I know something like that from Florence's memory from the rumors that were spread long ago.
I nodded and he smiled happily then approached and I hugged him, like hugging his own child and stroking his head slowly not for long, I let him go back and his face now turns bright and happy
"Thank you, and I say goodbye" I replied and he went out of the room.
I smiled happily and went to bed I struggled for a moment then said to myself
"One problem resolved"
After that I fell asleep soundly.