The Two-Faced Duchess

Vol. 1: Duchess of Another World, Chapter 4

[ I have children? Me? A woman who got zero experience at all? How in the world can I digest something shocking like this? ]

"Grace? How old do you think I am?" she asked desperately refuting reality.

[ I don't know anything about this body at all. I've read once before in a famous web novel that main characters who transmigrated, got the memories of the previous owner but why isn't my case like that? ]

Doubting nothing, Grace responded naturally, "It's been a year since Her Excellency had her debutante ball so you're already 17 years old. Are you testing my loyalty, Her Excellency?" she continued scrubbing Shin Hye's skin.

What Shin Hye heard felt like thunder strikes.

[ What? 17 years old? And I have a children in the age of 17? ]

Shin Hye lost all of her strength and comfortably lied down in the tub. Still recuperating from the sudden emotional distress, Grace launched another surprise attack.

"Ah! Isn't it time for the Twin Masters to enter the social circle, Her Excellency? They've already been held back for 2 years you know," Grace unintentionally blurted out with confidence.

[ Huh? Twins? Social gathering? What the fuck?! ]

Totally exhausted, Shin Hye asked with no emotions attached, "So what do you think we should do, Grace?"

Grace thought that she was upset making her reluctant to answer. She took a glimpse and just like what she had expected, Grace was really troubled by it. A maid casually talking to her master is a disgraceful and incompetent act worthy of death.

To ease Grace's burden, Shin Hye smiled softly, "Feel free to speak out what you think. I can listen to any suggestions anytime," she assured.

[ Talking craps and smiling might become a habit of mine if I continue doing this. This is really a bother. ]

Still won't speak up, Shin Hye didn't stop smiling and instead she looked at her with conviction making Grace felt more burdened than before.

As she felt really drained, Shin Hye unintentionally released this "Don't speak and you're dead" aura around her.

With her lips quivering in fear, Grace shifted her head and looked at her looking pretty horrified.

[ Huh? Why is her expression like that? I'm smiling though? I'm slightly pissed but I'm not obvious right? ]

"Won't you speak up your mind now?" Shin Hye felt weary but still she suppressed a smile.

"It's not my place to talk about this but the Twin Masters were already 8 years old so isn't it time for Her Excellency to let them enter the social circle?" she stuttered and blinked swiftly in discomfort.

Shin Hye was dumbfounded. She didn't expected to be punched by Grace three times in a row. She immediately picked her ears thinking she misheard her words.

[ I gave birth when I was 9? Isn't that a crime?! Having s*x with a minor,  no -- a child? Is being a phidophile just normal here? What a mess up world. Disgusting. ]

Shin Hye sighed hopelessly and didn't give a shit anymore. She felt stupified from everything she'd heard.

[ I'm 17 years old with an 8 year old twins. Why did I suddenly became a duchess with a twisted life? I can barely managed to take care of myself now she's telling me I have an 8 year old twins to take care of? ]

While in deep thinking and cursing her ill fated tragedy, Grace asked worriedly, "Are you okay Her Excellency? You looked pale. Should we get out of the bath now?"