Eliza kept quiet, her fingers slowly curling into fists.

Nova let out a breath, feeling a surge of satisfaction. "I need to change into a stunning dress. I'll be joining Casper at the banquet later."

A servant brought in a wheelchair. Nova tossed aside her crutch and settled into the wheelchair, heading upstairs.

Feeling a wave of guilt, Marian took a deep breath before approaching Eliza. "I'm really sorry, ma'am."

"You have nothing to be sorry for, Marian. Adapting to the situation is your right." Eliza's words were soft but distant, lacking her usual warmth. Marian, troubled, fidgeted with the hem of her dress before quickly fetching the first aid kit and offering it to Eliza. "Let me take care of your wound, ma'am." "No thank you, Marian."

Nova had control over this household. Aside from the title Mrs. Welton, Eliza was treated worse than a servant.

She cleaned her wound with alcohol. It wasn't too deep, but it throbbed painfully.

After roughly bandaging it, she picked up the broken screen from the floor, found a bag to put it in, and left the house.

She had gone with Audrey to order this screen. She knew where it could be fixed.

and the stained embroidery, Eliza felt another piece of her

day. She had to plead

kind enough to agree

cold wind for two

you fix this?" she asked, handing over the

piece and hesitated for a moment. "It can be restored, but... it's a big project. Even with overtime, it'll take at least

tens of thousands of dollars." Such top-tier craftsmanship always came with a hefty price tag. Eliza didn't have much money. She wasn't sure if she could

That was no

think

It's not cheap, so

"Alright, thank you."

parting ways with the manager, Eliza sat on the curb, staring at the

balance on her phone. She had just paid her mother's hospital bills, and her balance was nowhere near fifty thousand. It was clear

the damaged embroidery. The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. Why should she bear the cost for something she

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found an empty cupboard and stored the embroidery

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