𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝: Lady Dimitrescu x Female Reader [COMPLETED]

Chapter 9: Underneath Her Touch

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Rewritten Version

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The weeks seemed to pass before your eyes, and you became less aware of the bandage around your neck the more time passed. Bela would frequently come to you in the midst of the day to inform you about her approval, and her delighted giggles would always shine across her face anytime you praised her work. Although your days were filled with duties and responsibilities, the lady never seemed to leave your wandering thoughts. It's been now two weeks since you last saw her. Her chamber was empty this evening when you came to clean it, while she was the one who requested you for the task, her absent presence led you to think that she might be avoiding you since Loana informed you that she had seen her just this very morning, so why was it that you never got to see her.

The lady's absence was swiftly filled by her daughters sabotaging you every day for the past few weeks. Cassandra was the worst at bullying and insulting you practically every hour of the day, tossing things over on purpose to blame you or even smearing blood across the walls so you would have to clean up her silly behaviors over and over. You had no idea why she was the one who picked on you the most, threatening to drink you dry of your own blood or hang you from the ceiling only to torture you for her own pleasure. It was really terrifying, and you did your best to avoid her every chance you had.

You developed a close, trustworthy friendship with Loana, who took great care of you. She was the head maid for all the maids, and everyone admired her with much respect. She herself had a close connection with the mistress, but she never revealed much about her, it was something you needed to earn from the lady herself. Catalin, on the other hand, who was in charge of all duties and the arrangings around the castle, would tell you minor details about the castle and, on occasion, the lady's daughters.

After a few weeks, Loana introduced you to the maids' brooches, which you had always wondered about because everyone, except you, seemed to wear one on their attire. There were four varieties of brooches that the maidens might gain, the castle's essential leaders wore the golden rose brooch with an engraved crimson ruby, which only Loana and Catalin could wear.

You, on the other hand, received a golden rose with three small carved crystals surrounding it, a ruby in red, yellow, and green. It was odd to realize that you were the only maiden who wore this type of brooch, whereas the rest of the servants wore a silver brooch with a single white ruby in the center.

Then there was the personal chamber maid's brooch, which no one wore on their garment because no one was privileged enough to earn it from the mistress. Your brooch appeared almost identical to the personal chamber maiden, the only difference was that the personal chamber had a shining white pearl engraved in the heart of the golden rose, but if you were the lady's personal maid, she would have told you, right? You wondered, tossing the freshly washed sheet over the long string outside the sunny noon.

You brushed the wrinkled edges with your palm as a voice approached from behind. "You've finished this fast." Loana said with an impressed chuckle, glancing around the hanging white sheets.

You chuckled with a nod. "It is rather sunny today, they should dry in a couple of hours."

Loana looked up at the clear blue sky before returning her attention to you. "That's good, but before you do that, could you assist me in the lords meeting?"

You nodded, taking the basket from the grass as you followed her back inside. "Yes, no problem. What is exactly the lords meeting?" You asked out of curiosity, putting the basket back in the cabinet.