Chapter 2: Chapter 1: Villainess
...Out of the blue, the white door in front of me opened without knocking and a woman in her thirties could be seen entering my room casually
"*Gasp... M-my lady!" She said in surprise, as she looks at me....
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A tray filled with water and towel fell as she looked at me, eyes widened. Before I had time to ask anything, I heard another woman's voice, but this one sounded more like a teenager.
"What's the commotion!?" A teenage's voice was heard from outside the room.
That woman who looked to be in her mid-thirties earlier approached me quickly, her face visibly look agitated.
"M-my lady... you must hurry and pretend to sleep now!" The woman loudly whispered to me while pushing me to lie down by force.
I was a little surprised and annoyed at her sudden action but I didn't have enough energy and tact to fight her back. So, in the end I just followed her instructions obidiently.
*BANG!
The door to the room opened with a loud bang. Being curious, I tried to peek a little out of the corner of my eye. Peeking, it looks like a girl dressed in a western maid uniform that I once once saw in movies on my previous life entered the room.
The teenage girl looked to be eighteen years old, her dark brown hair neatly braided. Holding a broom, she hazel eyes looked angry upon entering this room.
'What with this brat...? Come inside the room without knocking then suddenly get angry...' I thought in my mind as I peek.
"Why did you come in noisily and make a fuss? You know right that Lady Yvonne is sick right now." The woman who was closer to me scolded that teenage girl with a cold voice looking really angry, the dark brown teenager's eyes widened at first when she saw the older woman but her haughty face still didn't seem to leave her.
"*Tsk... I thought that this troublesome princess has suddenly woke up when I heard the loud noise from outside of the room earlier... hmm... maybe I'm just imagining it... *sigh anyway, forgive me for disturbing the head maid's work." She said to the older woman in a rather casual tone.
"Do you want me to help you to clean up this mess?" She asked while pointing at the spilled water.
"No, you may leave now." Replied the woman in monotone.
"Fine..." She said to the teenage girl then glancing at my direction before leaving the room.
*BANG
Another loud bang on the door could be heard.
"*tsk What a rude girl..." I said as I tried to sit up on the bed.
"M-my lady... please don't force yourself to sit up... You just woke up after almost a week since you get poisoned..." the woman said while sobbing, hugging me.
"Poison... what do you mean by that?" I asked in confused.
"W-well... Prince Theadore allegedly poisoned you when he invited you to a tea party a couple of weeks ago. He said that he did this because he was angry when he heard a rumors that you were bullying Her Highness, Princess Ophelia." The woman explained to me in a clear tone.
"B-but...! he should be given a heavier punishment instead of just not being allowed to meet m-my lady again!" She grunted as she look at my face with pity.
'W-wait a second... at first I didn't notice when she only said my name which was Yvonne... since that was my real name in my previous life. But when she also mentioned the names of Prince Theadore and Princess Ophelia... aren't those the names of characters in the otome games that were always being the talk by my classmates before I died... ahahaha... I didn't think that I would be reincarnated in this otome game... sadly, I am not being reincarnated as that one lucky princess that always have caring people by her side. In fact, I become the most hated person in the nobles and royalty circles because of my well-known jealous personality and angry nature, which is no other than the villainess.' I thought in my puzzled mind deeply.
"M-my lady... are you okay?..." asked the woman when she saw me brooding in silent for a long time.
"Ah... nothing... you don't have to worry about me..." I replied with a warm smile.
"A-anyway... can you tell me about yourself and a little bit about this place... I think I've lost my memories a little..." I said to the woman as I tried to act like having a headache and in confused.
"What! N-no way... poor my lady..." She said as I could see tears welling up in her green eyes.
"*Snivel... F-fine... I'll tell you everything but please don't tell anyone else that you've lost your memory... I'm afraid they'll take advantage of my lady's predicament." She said seriously to me.
"Alright... as I said earlier, you don't have to worry..." I said while giving her a warm smile, my thumb couldn't help but reach her green eyes and wipe away her tears.
She was staring at my actions then slowly I notice that the tip of her ear somehow looking bright red.
"*Ehem... your name given by my lady's late mother is Yvonne Estella. My lady is Duke Estella's only daughter. After a few years since my lady's late mother had died due to give birth to my lady, Duke Estella married a woman from an ordinary family named Diana. I don't even know as to why Duke Estella chose such a cruel woman to marry... You have been hit by your own adoptive mother since she moved into this mansion. *sigh... Lady Diana has two twin daughters with her ex-husband named Lady Liliya and Lady Olivia. The Kingdom that we are living in now is called The Kingdom of Hecate (magic). Most people here were born with a blessing from the goddess of Moirai (fate). It is said that a lucky soul will be born with their own elemental magic. My lady has not yet shown signs of any magic in my lady body... but! I am sure that my lady will eventually get one considering that my lady is the first daughter of Duke Estella who is said to be the strongest knight with fire magic in this Kingdom. And finally, I would like to introduce myself... greeting to my lady, my name is Madeline, head maid in this mansion. My lady can call me by any name you are comfortable with..." Madeline said while patting my back after bowing.
"I see now... hmm... I think you can go first... thank you for willingly explaining all this to me." I said to Maldeline as I gave her another warm smile.
"B-but... I came here to wipe my lady's body actually... should I get new hot water?" Said Madeline to me.
'Hot water...' I thought in my mind.
"Wait. Let me see your arms now." I command Madeline as I noticed that she had been hiding her arm all this time.
"You don't have to... haha... it doesn't matter, I think I should go first, my lady." Madeline said, trying to escape from me.
I pulled her slim waist closer to me so she couldn't escape. She then fall and sat on my lap. Looking, I was surprised when I saw that her arm was burnt from the hot water that fell earlier. I then gently blew on the burn mark on her arm. Madeline's face looked really red then immediately she excused herself and said that she have to take a leave and she will take care of her arm so I don't have to worry. Then, after she closed the door slowly, I sit. alone in the room again.
"*Sigh... then, I'll just go take a bath." I said to myself while smirking when I remember looking at Madeline cute face expression earlier.
I stood up from the bed then walked to the bathroom. But what shocked me was when I undressed myself, I was speechless as I slowly going down and sat on the bathroom floor.
To be continue...
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