12 Chapter 12: Lady Jade

Swan dipped her feet slowly into the bathtub, It was quite hot for her, who was used to taking a cold shower every day, even during winter. But it didn't take her long to adjust and dipped her entire body up to her neck.

She began reorganizing her thoughts once more as she realized that she hadn't been abandoned by Gale after he took her virginity Considering how she was still allowed to keep her attendants, Myra and Maya, this meant that Gale still cared about her.

'But why?"

That question lingered in her mind.

'Why would he still care about me after he had what he wanted? What use do I have

now?

She had been living in the maid's quarter her whole life. She realized that once a maid wasn't useful anymore, be it getting hurt to the point of being unable to do normal servant duty or getting too old, they would be kicked out of the palace to live on their

OWN.

Wouldn't that be the case for Swan as well?

"I don't understand him at all,” Swan muttered.

Swan cleaned after herself in the warm bathtub, and once she was done, she sat on a stool, drying herself while staring at the reflection of her nude body in the mirror.

She had always been thin and petite even though she was already twenty years old this year. Aria was taller than her and had a fuller body, which made her look beautiful in any dress she wore.

Meanwhile, she had her rib cage protruding given how little she ate throughout the

years.

There were many love bites and hickeys all across her body after last night's affair. She felt disgust creeping up in her.

the hickeys and love

was disgusted with

attractive face, would be lustful enough to give her so many hickeys? Was he drunk? Or he simply pitied her and didn't

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had many unanswered questions about him, and she was left hanging. confused

the bathroom. It wasn't hers, because hers

perfumed. It was so soft. This kind of dress would fit someone with soft skin like Aria, not

refused to wear it, Gale might

decided to wear

on her own, so she had found a way to wear a dress

she used

bathroom.

long

her head, and saw a beautiful lady wearing a purple dress, sitting at the table with all the assorted breakfast

Swan of her mother, Queen Anastasia, who often

nervousness.

you?"

room, obviously. Don't you see

instantly, and she lowered her head, “P–pardon me, L–Lady.

"So gullible. This is Gale's room. But he personally carried you here, so this room

this lady was playing a trick on her. She didn't want to suffer another beating, just like when Aria tricked her into saying something, and she'd call the guards to stomp on her legs as

and sit with me. I have a

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since he and I grew up together. I'm sure you have a lot of questions about your

swayed by the idea, since she wanted to know her situation here

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