Beast King'S Crippled Mate

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.

because of the hickeys and

disgusted with

King of Beasts-who had such an attractive face, would be lustful enough to give her so many hickeys? Was he drunk? Or he simply pitied her and didn't want to embarrass

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had many unanswered questions about him, and

her in the bathroom. It wasn't hers, because hers had

was so soft. This kind of dress would fit someone

she refused to wear it, Gale might

she decided

to doing stuff on her own, so she had found a

she used her crutches and walked out of

bathroom.

long enough,

She turned her head, and saw a beautiful lady wearing a purple dress, sitting at

smile reminded Swan of her mother, Queen Anastasia, who often smiled, but always had something devious in mind,

nervousness.

you?"

you

beat. She got pale instantly, and she lowered her head, “P–pardon me, L–Lady. I didn't know this was your

But he personally carried

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

and sit with

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and I grew up together. I'm sure you have a lot

she