"You have done well, Lady!" The maids, who had prepared Eleonora with all their might, were overjoyed to see her fiancé and the woman who had come with him come out red-faced.
"Who is she?" asked Eleonora.
"The lady from earlier?" Aisya asked for more clues. The maids tilted their heads to the right and the other to the left. She thought it was a very sweet gesture.
She nodded and then waited patiently for the maids, who seemed to be on her side, to tell her.
"She is the lady of the Damanda family, Lady Eleonora. Her name is Ebe Damanda. She is always conspicuous both in her dress and her beauty. She's always been a nuisance to young nobles with wealthy families. Before Lady and the Crown Prince got engaged, Lady Ebe was very close to the Crown Prince. There were rumors that the Crown Prince loved her very much and would make her the Crown Princess."
"Ah, so my suspicion was right!" Eleonora nodded slowly. She giggled amusedly at the flushed faces of the two men as she shooed them all out. "She dared to come and mock me? How annoying!"
Eleonora's maids glanced at each other. Until she felt they were still hiding something. So she told them to tell her everything they knew without hesitation.
"Just tell me if there's anything else you know."
"Lady, you won't be angry with us, will you?" asked Bianca suddenly. The girl rubbed her palms against the skirt she was wearing. Bianca turned to her two friends with a warning glare.
She smiled. "Wasn't I the one who asked you to tell me everything? I really won't get mad!" But it seemed that her maids were not at all convinced. "After almost dying, and now that I can't even remember what my relationship with the Crown Prince was like, I don't want to repeat the same mistake. Don't you think that the person who tried to kill me must also be the one hanging around this house?"
"Lady, don't say such bad things! You have done nothing wrong. You're just in love!" Aisya looked at Eleonora with teary eyes.
"No! I just want to change. So don't tell me anything!" She wanted to know. She had already died once as Cristy, who was stabbed by her boyfriend just one day before her wedding. She did not want to experience the same horror again.
"You allowed Lady Damanda to come to this residence with the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince said that Lady Damanda could be your interlocutor here!" Bianca said.
"So she has free access to the residence?" Her head hurt. She thought that as a noble raised in luxury, this body should have greater responsibilities. What kind of love made her so stupid? "Is there anything else stupid I did?"
"You also let Lady Damanda do whatever she wants in this residence. Last week, Lady Damanda called a tailor to order some clothes for you. But when I checked the delivery, it was delivered to the residence!" Bell told us something even more shocking.
Even when she was Cristy, no one could take her money without her permission. And this woman named Ebe was using her wealth so easily. "Who gave her permission?"
"The crown prince, lady. You permitted him to do many things in this mansion!" Bell told her again.
Her head ached even more. "Eleonora, how can you be blinded by love?" he whispered.
"Yes, Lady?" Maybe her servants thought she was scolding them. She felt bad.
"No, I'm not angry with you! I'm just...!" She wondered aloud if a noble like her could curse the demons in human form who had tricked the owner of her body. "That can't be allowed, can it?" she asked her maids, who looked on with concern.
"You are right, Lady! How can this be tolerated? You must be firm with Lady Ebe!" This passionate sentiment was conveyed by Aisya. The faces of the three maids were now quite bright after she conveyed her feelings.
The three maids again helped her to change into more casual clothes. The clothes she wore when she met Gerome were quite heavy for someone who had just risen from the dead. After that, the three maids went out and only Aisha returned with a tray of food. Aisha placed all the food she had brought on the tea table. Then she helped Eleonor return to it from her comfortable bed.
The food on the table was tasteless porridge, finely chopped vegetables with a sprinkling of peanuts, and olive oil, which was also tasteless. It seemed that food for the sick did not thrive here. If only the food had more flavor, Eleonora would have managed to eat a lot of it.
Tea was served at the same table by Bell and Bianca. This time the tea was milky and fruity. The nausea from forcing down the bland food disappeared in one gulp. The tea served today would be her favorite.
"Afterwards, would you like to take a walk in the garden, Lady? The sun is warm outside. It will certainly help Lady recover more quickly!" Bell made an excellent suggestion.
A walk in the sun right now would make her feel better. She would also be able to think clearly as she breathed in the fresh air. "Good idea! Please prepare everything, Bell!" His order seemed to make Bell very happy.
The girl nodded vigorously and ran to the closet. Bianca, who was nearby, followed. They argued outside about which hat she should wear. Aisya arrived soon after and quickly won the debate. The shoes for going out were also put on. They had soft padding and a flat heel.
They were quite slow to decide. The winner of the debate was Bianca, who proudly wore the result of her efforts. She wore them very well on her head. Finally, the door to the room opened. Eleonora stepped out of the room for the first time since her arrival. The floats bowed respectfully as they slowly passed her. Some of them did not.
Whenever that happened, Eleonora would ask who the servant was, and Aisya would answer in a half-whisper, "He's a servant sent by the concubine, lady!"
She felt sorry for Eleonora's body, which was so stupid all the time. Didn't she see the irregularities in the behavior of the people who served her? Ah, surely Eleonora's formerly sober soul would have thrown all those spies out.
"Remind me to check on everyone once they're properly healed," she said to Aisha.
Aisha, the maid who followed her at a slow pace, nodded. "I'll do it when you're completely healed, lady! But I'll make you lie back longer if you try harder!"
She chuckled at that.
They reached the garden and found the flowers in bloom. "Is it spring?" she asked curiously.
Even spring wouldn't be able to make all the flowers in the garden bloom at the same time. Surely the gardeners in this place had done their best to make the flowers look so pretty.
"Yes, Lady!"
Most of the flowers in the garden were roses. The edges were covered with chrysanthemums. Her eyes were fixed on a group of camellias near the tea stand.
"Did I choose all the flowers in this garden?" asked Eleonora.
"No, my lady, the roses and chrysanthemums were the prince's choice, while the camellias were specially planted by Lord Andrew."
Eleonora licked her lips. She had no idea who Andrew was. For now, she would use her ability to feign amnesia. "My father?"
Aisya laughed out loud. "You're being funny, lady, Lord Andrew is your childhood friend. He planted that flower just before you got engaged to the prince." Aisya informed.