His Personal Maid — Chapter 26

Desire and Ying got back to the mansion hours later and Desire couldn’t hide how happy she was to return to this place. The mansion might not have had good memories but this place was home. Her friends were here especially the assistant court lady, Lady Nor who was like a mother to her and all other girls.

Unknown to Desire, the Mansion had increased in number and out of those new faces were those that welcomed her and those that didn’t.

Immediately Desire stepped into the house, about five girls ran to meet her, held her hand and told her of how much they’ve missed her.

“You look so beautiful, Desire” one of the girls, named Fei complimented and Desire could only smile.

“So do you, My friend” Desire politely replied.

“Where have you been? I thought the master banished you. Even some evil people said the master had killed you or have you sent to the Harem '' Another girl asked.

They were all curious to know where Desire had been for her to look so radiant and beautiful. She was not as bony as before, her cheeks were now rounded, her boobs bigger and her hips had widened. Even her white skin was glowing.

“I’ve been fine, everyone. I’ll tell you all about it later” Desire replied politely while smiling at all of them.

Ying suddenly appeared in front of her and gave her the bag that contained all of her stuff, once more, the girls were curious as to why Desire had such a bag. It was rare to be seen among the poor.

“Thank you, Ying” Desire thanked him, not just for the bag but also for everything he had done so far. Ying nodded in understanding and walked away.

“Who was that man that just came here? Is he your lover? He’s so handsome”

They all asked one question after the other and it was difficult for Desire to answer them all. They hadn’t even allowed her to move an inch or sit. They all were eager to hear her story.

“He’s not my lover and don’t let our master hear you say that. He’s our master’s very good friend and he’s a nice person but no, he’s not my lover” Desire explained strictly and the girls nodded.

“Your hair is so soft and shiny, what type of cream have you been using, Desire?” Another set of questions came in, getting Desire exhausted already. She needed to rest from the long journey but she knew it wasn’t going to be possible at any time.

“Do any of you wish to spend the night in the dark room?” The girls all trembled at the sound of the voice.

They knew who it was but they didn’t dare to turn around and look.

It was the court lady,

Out of fear, they remained standing still at a point and even a particular was shaking in fear as a result of the bad memory she has of the dark room.

“We’re sorry, my lady. We were only trying to welcome Desire back into the mansion” One of them explained.

“Because she just came back from the mission of saving the King’s head, right?” She asked screaming at the naive girls.

“I apologize on their behalf, my lady. We’re sorry we caused such a ruckus in the mansion, we’ll all get back to our duty immediately” Desire intervened, trying to put out the fire.

“I never asked you to speak, you little wench” The woman insulted Desire, reminding her of the first Queen.

Desire smiled and said nothing in return.

“We’re sorry, my lady” They all chorused together hoping that’ll calm her down.

“Now back to your duties and you, Desire, drop your bag in your room and join those cooking the master’s dinner” Desire nodded and left with the rest of the girls, each separating on the way to attend to their various activities.

Desire washed her hands and face before joining them in the kitchen. She thought about Sylvester for a minute but quickly controlled herself and reminded herself that she was back at the mansion and she should know her status.

She threw her hands around the waist of the first person she saw, the one person she misses most in the mansion; Lady Nor.

“Bless me God! Is this my girl? Desire! I thought something bad had happened to you, little one” Lady Nor cried out, glad she was able to see Desiree again.

“As you can see, I’m fine ma” She replied smiling.

“Yes, you are and I’m so glad. Bless you my child. You look just as beautiful as always”

“Thanks ma” the woman touched her face with her palm and kissed her forehead.

“Now let’s get to work before the snow queen freezes us with her coldness” She joked earning a laugh from Desire.

She instructed Desire on what to do; she had to chop the vegetables properly at precise sizes to avoid annoying their master.

She was washing the vegetables when a strange girl walked into the kitchen, looking around suspiciously at everything they were doing.

She was putting on a different housemaiden uniform, with her blonde hair tied with a rope that had the same color as her cloth. Her face was heavy with different colors reminding Desire of the peacock she saw at the king’s birthday.

“Make sure you wash those vegetables properly and do not make a mistake of misplacing any of them. I heard your clumsiness sent you out of this place at first, so be careful this time because the master might kill you”

She threatened and walked out of the kitchen as Fei trailed after her with disgust.

“Who is that?” Desire asked Fei who had joined them in the kitchen.

“Someone I’ll derive joy in pushing down a well. She calls herself Gin and she’s a housemaiden for a different household but the problem is she thinks she owns this place. I’m patiently waiting for the day she clashes with the court lady, that’ll be my happiest day but since the court lady is avoiding her mistress’s wrath, we just have to seal our lips” Fei explained.

“Who is her mistress?” Desire transferred the vegetables from the washing basin to the cutting board.

“A visitor of the mansion. She sought our master and had to go on a short trip since the master took so long to return. I heard she should be back by tonight” Lady Nor explained.

“I even heard that she’s the master’s betrothed” Desire stopped cutting the vegetables as soon as Fei said the word betrothed.

“I heard one of master’s men talking to the other that they’ve been betrothed since they were teenagers”