All the colors left her face slowly. Her eyes bulged out to the limit that they may fall at any moment.
"... pardon. I didn't understand what you were asking about." yes! There was no way that a naive woman like her would know.
She had hidden it well. It must be her maids that bitched! She was going to change them later and teach a lesson to them.
But before that, she had to act well to make sure that she left a good impression. Her motherly aura returned as she smiled warmly.
"Your grace. There are many who are jealous of my position. Since I didn't hold any title, they think I am not competent enough to be their head. But I assure you that I am doing my best and you would never complain about me from his grace or young lord." did a woman not want their family to be cared for?
