The Retribution of the Ice Cold Maiden

17- What's loyalty worth these days?

"Don't move a muscle..." Maid Petra said to herself as she sat across the First Young Lady of the Booker Manor in a carriage.

Maid Petra was the one who saw Teacher Walker fall down from the upper floor after being used as a punching bag by Lady Selena. After seeing such a gruesome scene, She was so terrified that she ran away. However, knowing that she was a witness to the incident, she reluctantly came back only to see Claire Walker being taken away in a stretcher and the Marquis and Teacher Ren holding their heads in distress. Before she could make sense of what was happening, Selena approached her and said, "Come with me..."

Maid Petra felt extreme panic and wanted to run away but seeing the state at which Claire Walker was taken away, she did not dare to run away. So she ended up in the carriage with Lady Selena.

Lady Selena stared blankly at the maid because she was in deep thought. However, Petra didn't know that and she felt as if she was a prey, being eyed by a ferocious wild animal. Petra felt like crying on the spot but feared that if she moved, Selena would might just eat her alive.

Petra looked at the maid sitting beside her. Selena had brought along two maids with her. One was Petra, and the other was a delicate-looking girl. Unlike Petra, who looked like she would drop dead from fright from Selena's stare, the other maid was blushing slightly with her head bowed down, as if stared by a lover.

'Huh? The hell's wrong with you, Gwen? Why are you blushing? That's the woman who beat up her teacher. Why the hell are you not scared? If you were a mouse, would you blush at the sight of an approaching Snake?' Maid Petra felt like tearing her own hair out due to frustration.

Unbeknownst to Maid Petra, Gwen was the same maid who spilled tea on Selena's Dress due to her clumsiness yesterday. Maid Gwen had also heard about Lady Selena's temperament and she was terrified about how would Selena punish her. She quickly kneeled down on all fours and apologized profusely. But contrary to what she expected, Selena picked her up quickly and said, "Forget about it. It's just a dress."

This froze Maid Gwen. She had always been a bit clumsy and she rarely took delicate jobs, but since the other maids were busy, she was tasked with bringing tea to Lady Selena. A Young Lady of any manor cares greatly about their appearances. It would have been normal for Gwen to receive several lashes and kicked out of the mansion for this. But surprisingly, Selena casually threw away her crime by saying, "It's just a dress..."

"You are hurt... Get the first aid kit." Selena spotted the injuries on Maid Gwen's knees when the latter kneeled down to apologize, unaware of the broken shards of the teacup beneath her. Selena quickly ordered another maid to bring in the first aid kit.

While the other maid was applying the medicine, Selena told Maid Gwen, "Next time, when you make a mistake, don't hurt yourself. Try to find a way to fix it. Who knows, maybe you will accomplish something you never expected to."

This made Maid Gwen almost cry. Like the whole country, she also knew about everything that happened to Selena at the Prince's Birthday party. It was obvious that Lady Selena was speaking from experience and it made Gwen realize how strong the young lady was to brave through it. This made Maid Gwen respect Lady Selena a whole another level, which is why she blushed after being stared at by her hero.

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Unaware of the contrasting thought process of her two maids, Selena stared blankly at the front while having a discussion with Soul.

"So, can you do it?" Selena asked Soul via her thoughts.

"I think so, but I honestly don't know how much data I can save. This form of mine does not come with a manual." Soul replied.