She then made some changes to the magnolia-shaped brooch’s design before sending it to the jeweller with a request to finish it as quickly as possible.

Since she was unable to make it due to her current situation, she had someone else do it for her.

Next, Millie set about picking out an outfit to wear to Claudia’s birthday party.

After much deliberation, she settled on a dress in a lovely pastel purple with a shade that was just right—not too dull, yet not too vibrant.

Unbeknownst to her, Bria was standing guard outside the bedroom as she did some tidying up.

“Fuck,” Bria muttered. “What a shame to see such a lovely dress on someone with a hideous face.”

As she closed the door to the bathroom, Bria pulled out a pair of scissors from her pocket. She took a quick look around, tiptoed into the bedroom, and

Upon further inspection, she concluded that it had been snipped with scissors. She frowned. Who could be so vicious

Gemma entered the room to water the flowers and gasped at the sight

she asked with a horrified expression on her

clean this area?” Millie asked. She had a suspicion that the culprit for her ruined dress was the one in

for a while

then remembered the middle-aged, shrewd-looking woman who had brought her food before. Indeed, if there was a servant who would be audacious enough to butcher her dress, it would be Bria. Millie had no idea why she would do

I’ll call her here,” Gemma

the servant’s wrist to stop her and shook her head. “We have no proof. She won’t admit

especially since she had not wom it yet. When Millie spotted the golden threads on the table, an idea occurred to her. The damaged area of the dress could be concealed by embroidering a flower out of golden thread and

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