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

disgusted with

many hickeys? Was he drunk? Or he simply pitied her and didn't want to embarrass her while they were

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him, and she was left hanging. confused with the

the maids for her in the bathroom. It wasn't hers, because hers had many patches and were black and white colored, since they were just old maid

dress that had been perfumed. It was so soft. This

refused to wear it, Gale might

decided to

was used to doing stuff on her own, so she

was done with everything, she used her crutches and

bathroom.

long enough,

the corner of her room. She turned her head, and saw a beautiful lady wearing a purple dress, sitting at the table with all the assorted

of her mother, Queen Anastasia, who often smiled, but

nervousness.

you?"

of this room, obviously. Don't you see my

beat. She got pale instantly, and she lowered her head, “P–pardon

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

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

tense. Come and sit with me. I have a

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together. I'm sure you have a

idea, since she wanted to know her situation here

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