Chow!
Kanna’e eyes widened at the cold sensation that poured over her face.
“My lady, what are you doing without getting up?”
It's a dream. Kanna woke up from her dream and narrowed her eyes.
The first thing I see is the height and splendid ceiling, and the pure white silk canopy.
‘I’m really back.’
This is not Korea. It was the bedroom of the Duke of Valentino’s family. Damn!
‘By the way, what’s spilled on my face?’
It was her. I knew what had happened when I noticed a maid holding a vase by the bed.
That maid has been waking up Kanna - that is, ‘Lee Joo-hwa’ - by sprinkling water in a vase, pulling off the blanket, and sometimes even slapping her cheek.
So far, Joo-hwa has not been able to resist anything and has been meekly accepted to look good to the Duke.
The maid had been working for Valentino's family for a long time, and she thought that if Kanna looked wrong, she could spread bad rumors.
So Lee Joo-hwa endured it all.
‘Lee Joo-hwa, you’re such an idiot.’
Kanna wiped her wet face with her hand.
“What is your name?”
Is this an unexpected reaction? The maid is startled.
‘Of course I know the name.’
According to the memory Lee Joo-hwa bought with this body, the maid’s name is Mary. She is about 40 years old. She was a respected maid who had been with the Valentino family for a very long time.
“My name is Mary Goldian, young lady. Did you suddenly forget? Isn’t that what happened to your hair?”
Mary promptly responded vigorously.
“Stop the nonsense and wake up! It’s time to go say hello to the madam!”
In an instant, an intense headache split my head.
‘Okay. Come to think of it, Valentino’s stepmother lived with me in this mansion.’
The current duke, Sylvien’s stepmother, Josephine.
She asked her daughter -in-law, Kanna, to send her greetings three times a day, morning, noon and evening.
‘It’s crazy. This makes no sense not only in Korea, but also in this world. But Lee Joo-hwa has been faithful so far. Expecting to catch Sylvien’s attention someday.
But now I have no intention of doing that.
“I’m not going.”
“...Yes?”
“I'm not going. Damn regards.”
“My lady, what is that!”
“Who is the lady? I am the Duchess of Valentino and the hostess of this mansion. So call me Madam.”
Mary’s face froze. It was her sign of doubting her own ears. She was different from ‘Kanna’ who always had a forced smile and tried to win other's love.
‘What? Did you eat anything strange?’
But soon Mary’s lips went up. She seems to be a noblewoman and wants to pretend to be a noblewoman.
But no one treats Kanna as an aristocrat.
Who is Kanna? She is a duchess who is treated as a non-existent person by her husband, Duke Valentino. And that wasn't all.
Kanna had black eyes and black hair, a symbol of the ‘Black Mist’.
A long time ago, a black must that suddenly appeared one day and engulfed the entire southern continent and destroyed it. Because of its ominous color, Kanna has been pointed at by people since childhood.
No wonder her parents treated her as a lump of filth!
“The hostess of this mansion is Josephine. My only mistress is Josephine.”
Even if others openly insult you like this, you'll be laughing and scratching your head. As she had been for the past few years. Sure enough, Kanna didn’t say anything. She just stared at her blankly, then thrust out her hand.
“Give it to me.”
“Yes?”
“That vase. Does it still have water left?”
Kanna picked up the vase Mary was holding and checked how much water was left inside, and…
Splash!
“Like this cheeky squire.”
Drops of water fell in Mary’s face.
Even though her face was soaked, Mary did not realize what had been done to her.
No, I couldn't believe it.
“You’ll come to your senses only when you’re properly scolded. You there, go get the cane.”
Kanna spoke to the maid who was watching from outside the door. She raised her voice when the startled maid didn't know what to do.
“What are you doing if you don't bring it? Do you want to fit in too? If you don’t bring it right away, I know you’ll be beaten first!”
“Hey, wait!”
Moments later, Kanna said to Mary, who still had a puzzled face after accepting the cane brought by the maid.
“Roll up your calves.”
Mary’s face turned blue.
How dare someone like Kanna do this to herself, who has worked for Valentino for a long time!
“What are you doing, lady? Have you forgotten who I am?
“...”
“I have his highness’s trust, and I worked in this mansion for a long time…!”
“A maid.”
Kanna coldly cut her words off.
“The crazy maid who dared to splash water on her master’s face. That’s you, Mary.”
“That…”
“And I am Duchess Valentino, the mistress of a family who deserves to discipline such a maid. I will give you an order with that authority. Kick your calves.”
“Ha, but.”
“If you don’t walk, I’ll beat the other maids as well. Furthermore, we should hold the butler accountable for not properly educating the maids.”
“...!”
“Are you going to be alone? Or will you fit with all the hirelings in the mansion?”
Mary’s face went pale. Even the other maid who had brought the cane to Kanna was frightened and looked at her. After a while, Mary lifted up the hem of her skirt with trembling hands.
‘I was so scared.’
Hey, it must be scary to suddenly change into someone else and try to whip her with a cane.
Kanna tilted her head and looked at Mary.
This is enough, so let's see…
“When you punish someone, but sure to punish them, Lee Joo-hwa.”
I’ve never lost money by listening to my mother, so let’s do that.
Kanna raised the cane and stuck it straight down.
Slap!
It was one.
But it was a very strong beating. In one breath, a red line ran down Mary’s calf, and her body staggered. A shock in the first beating.
Slap!
“Aargh!
Pain on the second. And in the third slap,
“Okay, I was wrong!”
Beg for your fault.
As Mary prayed, rubbing her hands together, Kanna put down the cane.
“Wrong? What are you doing wrong?”
“I-I dared to sprinkle water on the lady…!”
Kanna smiled softly.
“Not only that. Have you ever woken me up by slapping me?”
Lee Joo-hwa, people look at this fool laughing all the time. No matter how much you get bullied, you just laugh. If you step on an earthworm, you have to wriggle, but you just get hit without any resistance. Just like the old time. Just like me before possessing you.
“Okay, I was wrong, lady.”
“Lady?”
When Kanna tilted her head, Mary was startled and shook her shoulders,
“On, no! Lady! No, Madam! I won’t do that again.”
“You will have to. Because next time you act so arrogant again, it won’t end with just three.”
Kanna tossed that cane and gestured.
“Get out.”
Mary sniffled and stood up.
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