For a moment, my breathing stopped and my heart sank, crushed at the thought of the Empress abandoning me.
“If you think about it, she’s a clever one.” said Becky.
“I’m smart?” whispered Charlize.
“Think about it, anyone not close to her got kicked out, remember? She had us discarded like we were nothing, taking what should have been rightfully ours, our privilege.”
Becky had more to say but reminiscing made her more bitter, so she stood in silence for a moment.
Calming down, she spoke softly to the maids in hushed tones, wanting to lighten the mood, the pain she felt was ever-present, still fresh within her mind as if played on loop. Nevertheless, she cracked a joke.
“In the end, she took advantage of the Empress’s favor, did she not?”
“What exactly am I listening to?” said Charlize.
“Right. Being really young and already manipulating others … …”
Loud laughter erupted from the maids.
When I heard the laughter, I instinctively raised my shoulders to protect myself as if I had been beaten with a whip.
It’s not like that.
But how can I explain anything to them in this situation?
No matter how much I could say, they wouldn’t even listen to me.
I was discouraged.
But then.
“And you’re right, since when has the Crown Prince been recognized as the Crown Prince?”
… … What?!
In an instant, my eyes flared at the knowledge that Damian was being talked badly about.
I raised my head up defiantly, my mind racing on what to do, thinking of every conceivable action.
“That’s right. There’s a lot of rumors that he’s going to be an abandoned prince.”
“Right! But I think he’s already exempted from inheriting the crown and only holds the title by name!”
“They’re serving at the crown prince’s palace but it’s still not enough. Isn’t this too far, how can you all be so full of yourselves?” said Charlize in her thoughts.
“Why does this brat have to bother us so much, doesn’t he know we’re the only maids that serve him? He should be on his knees, thankful to have us!”
“We should give the brat a piece of our mind! Teach him a lesson to put him in his place!”
“What did you say about Damian! No, you’ll tell only me!” yelled Charlize internally.