{Episode 2}

“…Yes.”

But, Diana couldn’t disobey the Miss’ words.

Sadly, her unfortunate hunch was correct.

By the time she had finished her business in the boutique, the sun had already set. There wasn’t even one carriage that went to the Bordeaux territory. In the dark night, Diana walked alone on the spooky path, relying on the moonlight to see.

‘I-it’s scary.’

She wiped away the tears around her eyes and hurried her steps. She cried, but no one helped her.

Dina clasped the pendant on her chest. The pendant, which had a small but detailed portrait on it, was her mother’s only relic. The feeling of the metal gave her a sense of relief.

The Miss, Atticia Bordeaux, didn’t torment her at the start.

When her mother was alive, Diana was actually Miss Atticia’s playmate. She had clear memories of romping around and studying with her.

But, when Diana was seven years old, her mother died. So, Baron Bordeaux took in the young girl. Diana quickly got over the shock of losing her mother. No, she actually had no choice but to quickly get over it.

A child that’s difficult to deal with.

If she was like that, she would’ve long been sent to the orphanage, and to Diana, that was terrifying. There were a lot of bad rumors about the orphanage. Moreover, she didn’t want to leave the place where the memories of her and her mother were.

The Bordeaux Mansion was Diana’s world.

In order to not be seen as a troublesome child, Diana soon began to help the maids. And just like that, Diana stayed in the ambiguous position of Atticia’s friend and maid.

Diana, who was just a skinny little girl, grew up to be a pretty girl.

Her hair, which used to be a murky gray, became a shiny silver, and her dull brown eyes became a bright and vivid scarlet. With this, the way people looked at Diana slowly changed.

Then one day, during Atticia’s eleventh birthday party, Atticia’s fiance visited the Baron Bordeaux family.

Atticia, who was beautifully groomed, waited for her fiance’s escort, but his gaze did not fall on her at all. Instead, he stared at Diana.

[What is that maid’s name?]

Leaving his fiance behind.

From that day on, Atticia’s torment started.

A series of dull hitting sounds came from the corner of the dark street.

The black shadows gathered together and looked like nothing but a lump, but as Diana got closer, she heard a little bit of coarse swearing. Somehow she felt like she shouldn’t have gone any closer.

But, this was the only road that led back to the mansion.

Just as Diana halted her steps because she felt she couldn’t go any further, a voice rang out.

“Hold onto this jerk. I’m going to look around. If this person gets helped right now, I think I’ll lose my mind…”

One of the men turned around dusting his clothes.

“What…?”

Their eyes met.

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