After picking her herbs and finishing her work Clarissa headed off to the washing area to clean up first. Her clothes were dirty and her hands and feet soily. As she was walking she saw uncle Josh a distance away and he seemed to be going to the medical garden.
He was an alchemist in the capital and as long as he was at the mansion he'll spend most of his time in the garden.
Donna came out of the east wing where the servants quarters was. She was just a few metres from Clarissa. Clarissa quickly removed a small needle from her space and positioned it between her fingers then swiftly walked towards Donna's direction. She lowered her head and aimed her body directly into Donna and swiftly pricked her.
Donna hastily pushed Clarissa down. Clarissa rolled down on the ground and started crying pitifully.
Clarissa: " miss Donna, I'm so sorry I didn't mean to bump into you like this."
Donna was infuriated at the disgusting girl who was wailing so loudly. She looked at her dirtied dress and was driven into blind rage. Donna ran to the apologizing Clarissa and began slapping and hitting her while insulting her.
Donna: " how dare you a slave pump into me. Do you know how much this dress is? Even your worthless life cannot buy this dress. You shameless sl*t, I'm going to kill you today. There's no need for a worthless scum like you continue living.'
Clarissa didn't even shield herself. The beatings were a bit painful because Donna was at the fifth qi condensation realm but she gritted her teeth and let this mad woman beat her. At the corner of her eyes she saw uncle Josh approach then she pitifully cried as she begged for forgiveness.
Uncle Josh was not surprised by what he saw because the weak were prey to the strong. Since he was passing by he aught to ask what was going on.
Uncle Josh: " what is going on here?"
Donna was alarmed by the owner of the voice and stopped her shrewd behavior. Clarissa who was on the ground quickly knelt on the ground and started begging for forgiveness.
Clarissa: " Sir, I beg for forgiveness for bumping into miss Donna.... I won't do it again... Please I don't want to die. I'm still young please for the sake of my moth..."
Donna quickly interrupted her.
Donna: " grandmaster Josh please forgive me for my behavior I promise to solve this problem as quietly as possible. Please forgive me."
Donna bowed her head while giving Clarissa a warning look. Clarissa knew why Donna didn't want her to speak of her adoptive mother but she wouldn't let this chance pass her by. Uncle Josh quickly walked past them, heading to the medical garden. Clarissa then shouted at the top of her voice.
Clarissa: " please forgive me for the sake of my mother Lucia. She saved a master of this household."
Donna quickly tried to clump her mouth shut but uncle Josh had already heard her . He turned back and looked at Clarissa sharply as if trying to see through her.
Uncle Josh: " whom did you say your mother was?"
Clarissa hastily replied, "my mother's name is Lucia she saved a master of this household a long time ago. Sir I only ask for forgiveness for bumping into miss Donna I don't even want my status as a slave removed please don't let me die.... (crying) I'm so young even though I've had a rough life ever since my mother died I still don't want to die yet."
Uncle Josh was astounded at the words of the girl. He remembered the gentle woman who saved him from death. He was poisoned by a poisonous spider and since he was unfamiliar with it he couldn't cure the poison immediately.
By chance Lucia passed by and recognized the poison. She quickly made a paste from some herbs she found around. The paste stopped the spread of the poison then she took him to her home and brought a doctor to treat him.
He would have never walked out of such a dangerous situation if not for Lucia. To repay her kindness he asked her to come back to his home where he would offer her a job. Her living conditions were not good especially when she had a small baby with her and so she agreed to come back.
After a few years he heard the news of her death and he was devastated. He asked about her daughter and was assured of her safety but now the daughter of his savior was a slave in his household and on top of it she was being assaulted right before his eyes. What was more painful was that he had decided to let her to a merciless fate of death.
Uncle Josh approached the kneeling girl but she quickly flinched back from him. He sighed deeply at the trauma this girl has been facing all this years. He helped Clarissa to her feet. Clarissa continued crying and sniffling time to time she knew that she had made this great uncle feel guilty towards her.
She just hoped that through his guilt she can get her status as a slave removed. This world was cruel to people with humble beginnings and it's more worse to slaves. When she heard that uncle Josh was around she had already planned on how to guilt trip him to helping her get her status of a slave removed but she didn't know that Donna would present a perfect opportunity.
By letting Donna beat her mercilessly was a great way to show uncle Josh of the treatment she has been receiving all this years. If this man doesn't help her get her freedom then she would know how ungrateful he is. Uncle Josh didn't know what she was thinking. He quickly took out a healing pill and gave it to her. The pill took effect immediately it dissolved into her mouth.
Uncle Josh: " take her to her room so that she can rest. And find her some food and clothes for her."
When he mentioned a room, Donna and the other maids looked on the ground. No one responding to his words.
Clarissa inwardly sneered.
Clarissa: " but sir I don't have a room. I sleep in the pigsty. "