"How are you feeling now, my precious daughter?" her whole body stiffened when she felt the touch of her father. The touch she had carved for all her life! She felt nothing when she finally got that love and concern.
She knew it was nothing but an act to show the staff yet she felt nauseous with the touch. She wanted to jerk his hands away but she controlled. Her grip on the sheet tightens when she nodded her head.
"The pain is too much to bear, father." she replied faking the pain in her voice but the man only nodded.
"Then you should rest. Do not leave the room until the physician says you are better." he said in the same monotonous voice and she sneered.
'You mean until you cover up the matter and hide everything. Ha! To think that you would give me justice even for the sake of your reputation. But I would not let that happen! These gossip had ruined my life once, now this gossip would help me in getting justice too,' she had determined to get revenge and give due punishment to everyone they deserve.
"Yes, father." the man nodded and left the room and she finally took her face out of the blanket.
Her eyes were filled with tears as she continued to look at the door where he left.
"My lady, do not worry, you will be fine soon" assured the physician while all the maids continued to look at her.
"I.. I am fine.I beg you do no disturb my father. He had a lot of things to do and had my little sister to take care of. I do not want to burden him due to me." She shivered as she said that and they all exchanged glances.
"But my lady, young Miss, is fine. She did not need care like you do." They looked at Hazel's injured hands but she shook her head as if she was afraid that they would go and call her father this instant.
"No.. I am fine. I did not deserve the love because I am not as beautiful or smart as my sister. That is the reason that I was not even taught and I have never been admitted to any class." 'though the events always happened in front of them. They were always influenced by my mother who had told me and other again and again that i am incompetent and i did not have manners that was why they were ashamed to introduce me to the society.
Even when a lie had been told every time. If became truth and ingrained in the mind of persons subconsciously. That is why they also started looking at me with disdain. Now I will use the same method to get my image back and get my revenge.' Hazel trembled as she thought of all that and then closed her eyes as tear started to brim in her eyes again.,
The servants exchanged glances as they looked at her with sympathy. How in the past they never realized how pathetic she was! And she was more beautiful than Amelia, but the lack of care and love had broken her self esteem. This was the first time that the servants realized how pitiful she was!
Hazel looked at them from her peripheral vision and smirked. But when they looked at her there were only tears and a hidden face.
"My lady. Do not think too much. Would you like to have some warm soup? I will ask the chef to make his best soup for you with a lot of herbs that will nourish your health." cheered the maid and Hazel looked at her gratefully but then shook her head.
"Oh! It would be too troublesome for all of you." she replied as she looked down and then held her stomach tightly. But it only increased the sympathy of the maid.
"Not at all. I will bring the meal in a few minutes." with that she left and so did other maids and the physician.
Once left alone, Hazel laughed. She was glad that she had finally found an idea on how to fight against them. She wanted to thank the knights and so as the wolf who had created this situation.
She laid on the bed while her mind started making future plans. She had to find more opportunities like there where she could get more sympathy from others and show the true face of their family.
"My lady," she looked at the servant who had come in. She knew her too well. She was the personal maid of her loving sister Amelia. That was the only servant which they both had to serve them, a personal maid. Yet she had a young and energetic girl while Hazel had an old lady who was hardly able to work on the name that an experienced maid would be better to serve her.
"Yes," Hazel asked in a painful voice. As if even moving a bit or talking was also painful for her.
"Young Miss wanted to meet you. She is so worried about your condition that she came running here when she came to know about the incident. But she did not want to disturb your rest. So, she asked me to take your permission first." Hazel raised a brow. That was the queen of acting and she had to learn from her to be perfect in her acts.
She wanted to throw both of them out. But that was not the time, she had to behave like a meek girl! So, she nodded.
"What are you saying, even when i am in too much pain, i would never deny my little sister to meet me. After all, she loved me so much that she came running to meet me.. Right?" The maid frowned as she did not understand why Hazel was repeating her words but she nodded with a relief that she was able to convince Hazel.