The Two-Faced Duchess

Vol. 1: Duchess of Another World, Chapter 8

Dusk came at once and Shin Hye was just in her room, pondering the whole day. As she lied down on that large bed, she can't helps but sighed in frustrations as she messed her hair in anger.

"Boredom!" she let out all of her frustrations in thin air.

[ No internet, no cellphone, no entertainment. What in the world should I do in this middle - aged world? ]

As she lied down on the bed, she suddenly went silent. She raised her hand and as light passed through the gaps between her thin fingers, she let out another sigh.

[ Everything that happened felt surreal. Is this really okay for me to take? ]

She let down her hands and scratched her itchy eyes with her arms. As she closed her eyes for a bit, deep sleep came knocking into her door. She felt tired and drained so easily compared to her previous body. She never realized that being on the bottom of the chain was really hard even for a person like her who briefly took a peek on what's on top. To gain more power, it's necessary to be cruel. She can't gain power with just kindness and goodwill. The proofs were already laid in her eyes.

[ If you act nice, they'll think you're a pushover. Even in here, people still doesn't change. To gain power and assured to never get fooled again, being evil might be the best option. Gaining the upper hand by threatening to maintain my authority, not bad of an option. In the end, I still didn't need to change myself. I'll act the same just like what I did back on Earth, but more openly than before. ]

At that night, there's only one thing that made Shin Hye determined to do and that's cleaning the mansion. Right before she transmigrated, the Faques Family was already filled with eyes and ears from other estate. To plan her grand scheme, eliminating these eyes and ears were highly prioritized. She called all of the servants mainly for this reason. To move freely and openly, she decided to iniate this plan as soon as possible.

A sudden knocked on the door made Shin Hyw snapped out of her deep sleep. She was irritated at first but in the end, she gave in as the one knocking on the other side of the door was her trusted maid, Grace.

"Her Excellency, this is Grace. May I come in?" despite Grace's fragile body, her voice was loudly heard by Shin Hye.

[ So it's Grace. Is she here because of what I asked? ]

After transmigrating, the only thing that she doesn't know all this time was her own background. Even on her first official day, the servants and the other nobles kept on addressing me as Her Excellency and sometimes madam. Shin Hye wanted to know what her real name from now on. ( Also for me, as I kept on addressing her as Shin Hye throughout the entire 8 chapters. )

"You may come in," Shin Hye rose up from the bed and walked towards the couch.

Grace opened the large door and bowed down right after closing it.

"Her Majesty, I brought what you need," she uttered as she walked towards Shin Hye.

"Continue," Shin Hye barely maintained her elegancy as she properly tried acting as a duchess.

[ I should get used in being a duchess. The way I walk, the way I speak, the way I command. I need to get used to all of it. ]

Grace stood still in front of the mini table made with glass and took out a bunch of notes. She browsed over her notes and stated what she had found.

"Her Excellency's name is Roselia Faques, former Roselia Rykeld, third daughter of Baron Rolandus Rykeld and the late Baroness Christiana Rykeld. The Baron originally had two daughters but he adopted his third daughter 10 years ago for some certain reasons," she briefly looked at Shin Hye as she stopped. She hid half of her face with the notes she's holding.