The head maid shuddered.

It was extremely hot outside, yet she felt like it was freezing.

She raised her head only to meet Angelina's cold as ice eyes.

The head maid kowtowed three times and continued to beg for forgiveness.

"Please forgive this lowly servant! This lowly servant has made a mistake! This lowly servant will never do it again!"

Tina's legs went soft. She has never seen the head maid in such a state.

The head maid always kept her head high. She always acted high and mighty.

It was as if she ran the mansion and the mansion belonged to her. She acted like she was in charged.

There was a moment of silence.

Tina and the head maid, with their heart beating incredibly fast, waited for Angelina's response.

Fortunately, Angelina seemed to forgive the head maid. But she didn't let the head maid go without a warning.

"I'll let you go this time, head maid. But don't do it again. Just because I let you go this time doesn't mean I'll let you go again the second time."

"Marie is my people. If there are any problems, you must report it to me. Don't decide things on your own. "

Angelina bent down to the head maid's eye level. So the head maid could not avoid Angelina's eyes.

"Don't challenge my authority. In some cases you are in charge of the mansion's servants. But don't forget who you work for."

"You might be above the other servants. But I'm above you and you listen to my orders. Don't expect me to bow down to you."

"Know your place" Angelina got up with the help of Marie's hand for support.

"Yes, miss" the maid was extremely embarrassed and angry.

Angelina didn't even glance at the head maid before leaving with Marie.

"Head maid....." Tina prepared herself for the head maid's anger outburst.

As soon as the head maid got up, she cursed Angelina in her heart.

"Head maid.....uh...what should we do...?"

"Make sure this doesn't reach the ears of the duke and duchess"

"Uh yes, head maid"

Tina was sort of like the head maid's little assistant.

The reason for why she is the head maid's assistant is just her ambition.

The head maid used to be a regular maid, but she was promoted because she would suck up the duchess or the previous head maid.

When the previous head maid retired, she was promoted to become the new head maid.

Tina also had the ambition to get promoted.

"That little wench....she thinks she's all that....what did she do to deserve being born in such a good family..." The head maid muttered.

Ever since the head maid, Shirley was promoted, she acted overly arrogant and cocky.

It seemed the power went to her head.

She was still quite young. Currently she is only 36 years old.

She believed she was decent looking. So everytime a rich noble would come to the mansion, she would always try to gain their attention. Unfortunately for her, it never worked.

Sometimes she had the thought of seducing the duke or the young master and become their mistress to climb up the rank.

The duke and his son however showed no interest to her.

The head maid was frustrated, but she never gave up. She was determined to live a better life..

She was so confident in herself that she actually created the delusion that the mansion belonged to her and she was the duchess.

She hated everytime she had to bow to the duchess or the the two young ladies.

So she felt extremely humiliated and irritated when Angelina warned and threatened her.

"How dare she speak to me like that......just you wait, wench...." The head maid kept muttering to herself.

*******

Angelina and Marie went back to Angelina's bedroom.

"Marie, are....you alright?"

"Huh? Gasp!! Is miss worrying about me!" Marie said excitedly.

"I-....uh....well....of course...." Angelina felt a little bit shy. She never acted very affectionate with anyone exept for Chase and the Bailey family.

"Aww!" Marie's expression brightened. "I'm alright, miss!"

"........" Angelina felt a little bit embarrassed.

"Miss's maid is just a little tired"

"Hm alright. You should go rest, Marie. I'll just be painting"

For the past two days, Angelina locked herself in her room, painting.

" alright! If miss needs anything, just call me!"

After Marie left, Angelina took out a blank canvas and began painting.

Painting takes a lot of time. So Angelina has only made a few paintings.

The first few paintings had already been delivered to the shop. Angelina decided to paint a minimal of 10 paintings before reopening the shop.

After the shop has been completed repaired and renovated, they will replace all the previous paintings to Angelina's paintings.

Although the shop was quite successful before, it still wasn't very popular.

However Angelina is confident she could improve the shop.

After all she learned from the best of the best when she was Lilith. Even the emperor himself!

If Angelina couldn't use anything she was taught, well she might as well just die.

This time, Angelina painted a girl with black hair looking out the window.

The girl represented her, Lilith. Angelina remembered back when she would stare out at the flower garden at the Bailey mansion.

The white roses in the garden looked beautiful during the sunset.

Just remembering it made Lilith's heart feel warm.

She remembered that she would look out the window and think about how grateful she was being adopted into the Bailey family.

And even now...she still felt grateful.

Because she was adopted into the noble Bailey family, she was able to learn many things that is extremely useful.

And there was one more thing....

Angelina felt something was missing, but when she tried to think about it, her head started to hurt.

"Maybe it's nothing..." Angelina continued to paint

********

Evelina was sitting on her bed, while willing her tea. Eric was kneeling in front of her.

"Have you still not found a way!?"

"......no, master"

Evelina threw her teacup and it shattered beside Eric.

"Useless trash!"

Eric flinched when the cup shattered but he stayed silent.

"What good are you for then!? It's just a thirteen year old girl! Are you that weak!?" Evelina looked extremely furious.

Carol who was standing near Eric was trembling.

"I don't care how you'll do it. As long as you accomplish it, I'll thing about forgiving you!"

"Yes master..."

"Hmph!" Evelina got up and left with Carol. Leaving Eric alone.

Inside Eric's kind, he was quite confused.

Angelina seemed quite nice. She did appear quite cold, but at least she was more compassionate than the maids who bullied him.

She was quite different from how Evelina described her to be.

Evelina said Angelina was an evil and cunning woman who abused her personal maid and schemed countlessly.

But he wasn't too suprised when he found out his master was lying.

He had spent years with Evelina and knew she lied a lot. At this point it didn't really shock him.

He had grown numb to Evelina's beating, scolding, and lying.

But..who else could he trust?

Evelina took him in since young and he is only able to live this long because of her.

He was a mere slave that could use magic. That was his only worth. If he fails again, he's afraid he would be kicked out and be left starving to death.

Eric sighed. He didn't know anymore.

He didn't want to do it.

But his master told him that 'she' was an enemy and 'she' is getting in his master's way.

He didn't want to live life as a murderer.

He didn't want to curse Angelina and send her to death.

But he couldn't disobey Evelina because of that oath...