THE VILLAINESS TURNS THE HOURGLASS

Chapter 60. Testing And Trial, Part I

Chapter 60. Testing And Trial, Part I

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She would be meeting with Sarah, who would soon have a huge rise in status. Sarah would tell her the story of meeting Marquis Vincent at the coming-of-age ceremony. Sarah had been born a noblewoman, but her family was not powerful, so to Annie, she would seem more like the countess, her mother.

Annie would be envious and jealous of her after facing that reality. Then, the only one Annie would be able to hang on to would be Aria, the only person who would take her away from the gruesome life of a maid and make her wear fancy jewelry.

"To do that, you'll have to take good care of yourself from now on."

Aria ordered Jessie to bring some perfume water from the melted herbs concoction. It was water used mostly by aristocratic ladies when their skin was damaged, a valuable item that would give them a distinctly glossy skin if used only two or three times.

Annie, who was still young and ignorant, was easy prey for Aria. In the past, Aria had frequently used those products since her skin had deteriorated from drinking every night.

"Your skin must be the kind that works well with the product," Aria said, simply impressed by how Annie's rough skin had cleared with one application of the product.

Come to think of it, this was worth it. Given that Annie would only have been able to see someone about her skin as a last resort, when would she have ever received such high-quality skin care? The sudden supply of nutrients in deficiency must have had a great effect.

Annie fell into ecstasy, touching her lotioned face again and again.

"Oh, come to think of it, I have a question."

Aria was giving Annie a second chance. This was also an opportunity for her to repay the grace that she had just received and the wealth that she would enjoy in the future.

Staring coldly at Annie as if she would not give her a second chance if she did not answer correctly that time, Aria asked, "Mielle's embroidery skills have improved significantly. Do you know why?"

It wasn't very important information. Annie could tell her that as if she were telling her a light tale. Nevertheless, that was the information Aria wanted to know most of all.

No wonder that Annie, who had been graced by Aria several times, did not hesitate. "Ah, well... Miss Mielle had a hard time at first, but she suddenly improved her skills after changing her teachers. I watched the lessons a couple of times, and the teacher's explanations were very simple, so I understood it quickly."

"She changed teachers?"

'That was it? Mielle's changed teachers a lot. What kind of teacher is she?'

"Yes, the new teacher was someone Miss Mielle nearly never saw. She was going to go out of the country to marry, but Miss Mielle managed to find her before that and bring her here. Miss Mielle said that if she had been a few months late, she wouldn't even have known her name."

That meant that, in the past, since she had started her embroidery lessons a bit later, she would not have known of the teacher. But, she was able to meet the teacher this time around.

Yes, because the timing had advanced, she had gained a variable. Regardless, all that work didn't matter much because there would be no more embroidery competition between them. Anyway, Aria had already beaten her to a draw.

"So, that's what happened. That's very fortunate."

Aria gently swept Annie's hair. It was the price of betraying her master and siding with the wicked woman against her master. Then, Aria gave her a golden brooch. She seemed to recognize her fault and become anxious, but the golden brooch glowed brightly in contrast with the maid's gray uniform.