“Pardon? N-No, I will just come back next time, Young Master.”
“You said it’s urgent. Or if not, then were you just lying?”
If she said that it really wasn’t urgent, then it would seem like she was trying to kick Salvier out of the room for something trivial.
Feeling the cold sweat trickle down, Angela answered laboriously.
“It’s a matter of utmost secrecy…”
“So you’re saying there’s some kind of secret that you, the Head Maid, knows but I don’t?”
As Salvier’s eyes glinted with a dangerous look, Angela desperately turned to the grand duchess to implore her wordlessly.
The grand duchess looked at Salvier for a moment, then with the most affectionate and benevolent expression, she spoke.
“It’s alright. You can say it now.”
“M-Madam.”
“If you tell me later instead, won’t it look like I’m hiding something from my own family?”
At that, Angela was thrown into a sea of confusion.
‘But isn’t this supposed to be a secret? If this gets revealed, there will be a huge blow to the Madam’s image.’
Angela thought it over quickly. Then, at the same time, it finally clicked.
Come to think of it, Salvier extremely disliked Bunny.
No, it’s not just dislike per se. Just saying the first syllable of Bunny’s name in his presence would be enough to make him grit his teeth.
It’s true that he helped let Bunny into the main mansion and also helped drive out Princess Ophelia’s exclusive maids, but this was all for Princess Ophelia’s sake.
In fact, he must have wanted to get rid of Bunny as soon as possible.
‘Wouldn’t he be the one who’ll be happy to hear this more than anyone else?’
Angela concluded so.
But the thing is, there’s also the matter of Salvier ordering the chefs to cook for Bunny, regardless of whether she gave it all to the servants or not.
Angela didn’t hear anything about this at all.
‘Yeah, this should be something I can say in front of him, right?’
Perhaps this would make the young master be more aggressive.
Since Angela’s and his interests were aligned, she just might gain another strong backer here.
Laughing inwardly, Angela quickly spoke.
“To be honest, I’ve assigned new maids for the fake Princess. I don’t know what else to call it other than my masterful handiwork. To control it well, I appointed the maids who are very good at discreet bullying.”
“……”
Salvier’s expression was cold and stiff. Even the mocking smirk he had just now was completely gone.
Unaware of this fact, Angela bowed and continued speaking without a hint of hesitation.
“Regardless of what that fake does, I assure you that I’ll report her every move. It won’t be possible to do anything drastic since she’s in the main residence, but I believe we can prevent her contacting anyone outside. It’ll be easy to isolate her and discipline her with food.”
“Her food, her movements, huh.”
“Yes.”
“How?”
Angela proudly answered.
“If she doesn’t listen, she will be starved, and—”