Since Maya had no one else to follow, Maya obediently only followed Sarah as the woman hurriedly walked towards Finola's room. After the woman took Maya to her room, and no one else was around, she stopped pretending to be nice as she sneered at Maya in a very annoying manner.
"Why are you so shameless? I picked you up, but you did not even want to save my face in front of the doctor. What do you think would have happened if I had not picked you up earlier huh? You will get into trouble. And you, may have to go home on foot in the future!" said the woman angrily. But the thought of how scary Maya's face yesterday made her unconsciously say nothing more than that. Sarah snorted, as she turned to leave the room when she had finished saying what she really wanted to say.
"Reflect yourself properly, or you would not get dinner for today!" threatened the woman, before she closed and locked the door to Maya's room as she pleased.
Maya raised her leg to kick her own bedroom door randomly to vent her own annoyance. The girl hissed slightly, as a feeling of pain rose from the leg she had previously used to kick the thick door. Even when she was a nobody in her previous world, Maya never allowed anyone to treat her like how they wanted. Maya really wanted to rip off Sarah's annoying face earlier. A woman who usually only bullied weak girls like Finola, her figure was far worse than trash in Maya's eyes.
Maya was trying so hard to contain her emotions as she looked around her new room. After Sarah decided to lock her from the outside, her main priority right now was to check whether the situation of the room was suitable for human habitation or not. Maya did not inherit all the memories of the original body owner. But judging from the harsh treatment from the people around Finola, Maya was only afraid that she was forced to sleep in the smelly dirty warehouse for now.
But not. The room turned out to be a nice simple room in general. The room was mostly painted white, simple and clean without much furniture in it. The room is not too big, but the furniture is very complete according to Maya. The room was even connected to a private bathroom, something Maya never had in her previous life.
At least they did not treat Finola like a piece of trash too much. The facilities she got were indeed far more worse than those her stepsisters got. But for Maya who had always lived a difficult life, this small and clean room was more than enough for her to stay in for a while.
The first thing Maya did after she finished circling the simple room was to take a shower. Maya randomly picked up whatever simple clothes were in Finola's wardrobe. The girl was very excited as she stepped into the bathroom, trying out a shower she had not felt in a long time.
Since water was a rare item after apocalypse, it was not surprising at all that many people did not have the opportunity to bathe in such a harsh world. She herself, only gets a bath once every few days even though her loot was always the most among the others. Maya often had to bathe in an abandoned houses. That is also if, the meteor residue does not poison the water sources in there.
When water began to flow from the shower above Maya's head, the girl subconsciously started humming to represent her current good mood. Despite living in a miserable family, Finola did not seem to lack the slightest resources of the rich family. They at least still give Finola proper soap and shampoo. Maya also likes the smell that these items give off. Her body became clean and fragrant. "No wonder," Maya thought. "Finola real body had really been very pretty all along."
After bathing, Maya had just finished drying her hair when a heavy drowsiness suddenly attacked the girl. It seems that because she is still taking medicine from the doctor, there will be times when she really can not hold back her sleepiness anymore. Maya looked around her with a tired face. The door to her room was also closed. She could not do anything for now. So instead of daydreaming, Maya preferred that she lay down on a bed that no less soft than the one in the hospital. Maya fell asleep easily, leaving any worries that were still on her slender shoulders.
***
Maya wakes up again when she hears someone trying to open the door to her own room. When Maya opened her eyes and saw the white ceiling, she was momentarily stunned as she herself could not believe she could sleep so soundly in her current situation. It took her a while to react, before she lazily got up from her sleeping position.
"Why don't you answer me when you're awake? Want to play dead again after Mom locked you up in your bedroom?"
Maya was just sitting on the bed when the door was pushed open by someone. A beautiful girl with a luxurious appearance walked to her bed and frowned at her. Her beautiful figure, really did not match her bad temper which was so annoying.
The girl snorted when she saw Maya had just woken up from her sleep. "Pretend to be dead? Don't try to die in our house again even if you really want to die. You've made Mom and Dad go through a tough time. We've been feeding you all this time not so you can act on your own. You have to do your job first. After that, even if you die, we won't care anymore you know."
After she said that, the girl threw herself to sit on Maya's bed as if the room was her own.
"Dad said you must apologize to your future husband today. Even if you have to kneel or lick his feet, you must make sure that this crippled dying man will still marry you in the future."
Maya's face turned expressionless as she looked at her stepsister. Not only did she dare to disturb her sleep, she also dared to act so arrogantly in front of her. When Maya was silent, the girl was actually trying really hard to hold back her urge to slap the unknowing girl right now. To Maya who has reached adulthood, Finola's sister only appears as a useless child in her eyes.
Maya did not feel she had any obligation to obey the words of a useless person like that girl. Her gaze was clearly condescending. But maybe because the girl was too big-headed, she did not even notice that her sister who was always cowering in fear looked downright scary right now.
But when it comes to apologizing, Maya knows she may have been wrong and has an obligation to apologize to her future husband. Being with that man was definitely better than staying in this messy house. Maya can not mess things up, if she wants to get out of this annoying family in the end.
"I will go. But you do not deserve to insult my future husband like that. In the future, I hope you can correct that bad attitude of yours or no one will fall for you later."
Grace was a little dumbfounded, her heart felt inexplicable when she was finally able to look at Maya's face which currently had a threatening expression on her pretty face. In her entire life, Grace had never seen Finola reveal any expression of resistance to her. They were all too used to Finola's cautious, weak, and obedient appearance to whatever they told her. Even if it was insults, or a smack when they were not in a very good mood.
"What are you doing? Looks like Mom was right. You have lost your mind since the suicide attempt!" Grace roared, her tone higher than before as the tone in the end sharpened slightly. "Let me remind you again. We have been willing to take care of an illegitimate child like you all this time, but now you have the courage to pray something bad will be happening to me? Where is your gratitude huh?! And just so you know. For me who is a legitimate child, I don't even need to be betrothed to a dying crippled man because many men would be willing to come to me without I should be looking!"
Maya's eyes narrowed as she could not hold back her laughter anymore. For her to hear that there was such a confident girl on earth, Maya really felt that this new family was a complete joke.
How confident Grace really is!
Although Maya did have to admit that Grace was quite beautiful as a young girl, this outrageous attitude of hers would definitely be a hindrance to her in the future. Not to mention that her own heart is always as dark as the night sky. Maya doubted that someone would still want to be the girl's partner if Grace really showed someone her true face.
When Maya laughed, it looked like a direct mockery in Grace's eyes. She was so angry that she took a step forward, raising her hand, before intending to slap Maya right on the cheek like she always do. But unfortunately for Grace, Maya's hard life in the zombie era is definitely no match for the girl at all. Maya easily dodged the weak slap, causing Grace to take several steps forward without her control. Her high heels could not stand firm, until she finally fell to the ground due to her unbalanced standing position.
"Oh my, that's why you better not wear high heels when you're inside the house."
Grace's face was bright red when she heard Maya's taunt uttered in a relaxed tone. The girl quickly stood up. Grace took off one of her heels and was about to hit Maya with it.
"How dare-"
"Oh my God... You really are an excessive girl aren't you?"
With a swift movement, Maya parried the attack with one of her hands. This time, the shoe flew towards Grace and hit the girl in the face. Grace covered her face and froze. With tearful eyes, she pointed right at Maya's hand while shaking violently. "You even dare to hurt me at right now? You dare to hit me?! Just wait until I report you to Mom and Dad, you bastard!"
The girl stood up, as she screamed like a child in front of Maya. When Grace finally reached the door, her footsteps stopped, and she turned around as she said in a loud voice. "I pray that you marry that crippled man soon! I pray that you will suffer there! Marry a person who will not love you for the rest of his life! You bastard child, how dare you hurt me and mock me like this!"
The door made a loud sound as the heavy wood hit the door frame quite hard. Maya calmly stared at the closed door again. Maya just shrugged her shoulders as a sign that she didn't care at all about Grace's threats, before she went to look for more appropriate clothes in her closet.
She will meet her future husband again. This time, Maya wanted to make sure that she left a good impression on her future husband's mind.