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.
embroidery, Eliza felt another piece of her already fragile peace
that handled such restorations had already closed for the day. She had to plead with the security guard for a while
to agree to come
the cold wind for two hours before the manager
this?" she asked, handing over the
manager examined the blood-stained piece and hesitated for a moment. "It can be restored, but... it's a big project. Even with overtime, it'll take at least ten to fifteen days. And
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 afford it. "Could you give me an estimate?" "Around fifty
no small sum for
retrieved the embroidery. "I'll... think
not cheap, so take your time to
"Alright, thank you."
on the
had just paid her mother's hospital bills, and her balance was nowhere
returned home, clutching the damaged embroidery. The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. Why should she bear the
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