Chapter 63 – Maid of the Black Dahlia Family (1)
5 o’clock in the morning.
Jean Frederica, the maid of the Black Dahlia family, opened her eyes.
The sun hasn’t risen yet, but the maid’s morning comes early.
Especially like FredericaChief maid, chief butler, chief security guardAnd so on… 17 positions excluding chefIn the case of holding concurrent positions, it had to be even faster.
Frederica muttered as she checked out her window as she changed from her pajamas into her maid uniform.
“…I guess I’ll have to call the gardener soon.”
Sigh-
A huge pile of documents piled up on the office desk.
If the Black Dahlia family had not liquidated most of its businesses and left only the rental business behind, Frederica would have collapsed from overwork a long time ago.
Despite her crazy workload, Frederica never thought about leaving the Black Dahlia family.
Because of money?
It wasn’t.
Sure, she was getting paid an incredible salary for a maid, but money wasn’t that important to Frederica.
As evidence, she did not touch a single penny, even though Frederica, who was effectively the head of the Black Dahlia family, could embezzle as much of her wealth as she wanted.
So why does Frederica remain in the Black Dahlia?
“…Matriarch.”
Her loyalty was to the Black Dahlia family.
It was Gilbert, the previous head of the Black Dahlia family, who saved Frederica from being beaten to death after being caught pickpocketing.
Even Gilbert didn’t just save us.
She allowed Frederica to stay in her mansion without any compensation, and even hired a tutor for her, allowing her to learn letters and other knowledge needed for living.
At that time, because of the excellent education, the child from a humble back alley was nowGeneral manager of Black DahliaWas able to work as a
‘Gilbert probably didn’t anticipate this situation and acted…’
Of course, Frederica was as loyal to Estelle as she was to her Gilbert.
From the young lady’s perspective, she had reason to be angry because something she didn’t even know about had come into the house and shared the attention of the matriarch and madam…
‘Huh?…It’s Frederica!’
‘…Sister?’
‘Yes!…Sister!’
The young lady was so kind and funny that she was not jealous at all, and she called herself her older sister and treated her like her real sister.
But…
The once bright young lady changed completely after the previous head of the family and his wife died in a carriage accident.
‘Ah!…Ah!…Ugh!…Aaaaah!!..Nooo!…Aaaaah!!…Uh…Mom!…Ah…Dad..!! ..Ahhhhh..!!..Ah, no!…No!…No!!..! I don’t like it!!..Ah..Eye patch..!…Ah…Pa. …Mom…Nooooo…!’
Frederica will never forget the sight of Estelle holding onto her coffin with her young body and screaming for her mom and dad.
‘…Fre…Derica…Sister…!..Ok…I…I…What should I do…I…I…I’m…Alone…Ok. Ugh!…I’m left alone…’
‘…Are you okay. Lady, I am with you. And look. A letter arrived. Her little father is coming to pick her up. Perhaps she will be adopted by you if you go over there.’
‘…This…Adoption?…Sigh…I…I…Don’t…Leave…I…No…!’
‘Miss… I understand your feelings, but I’ve often heard good things about Geoffrey. ‘I donate a lot to orphanages and often go to volunteer work. And since you are still young, I think it would be good for you to be with your family.’
‘Keuhu…Ugh…Well, then…What about your older sister?…Ugh..If..I..Go for adoption…Uh..My older sister too…Dad…And…Mom. Like…Disappearing?’
Kkook-
‘…Do not worry. I will follow you too. ‘I will be by your side until the end.’
‘Ah…!Ahh…!…Huh…Huhhh!…WH!…Huh…Huh…Uh…Sister!’
Some time later, Jeffrey came to visit with her family to adopt the young lady…
‘…It was a lot of hard work. Estelle. From now on, I will be your father. Even though I can’t replace you… I promise I’ll do my best.’
Jeffrey’s familyHe was killed in someone’s attack.
A tragic scene where an entire family was murdered.
In particular, what happened to Geoffrey?Left legExcept he didn’t even find the body.
The young lady who lost her entire family and was left alone inherited a huge fortune…
‘…Uh…Sister?…I…Well…Something is…Strange.’
Compared to the misfortune that befell the young lady, even if I were given all the gold in the world, it would not be enough.
‘I…I…Kkkk! …’
‘It’s okay… I’ll make sure you get better… Wait… I was just surprised… That’s all…’
From that day on, Frederica tried with all her might to treat Estelle’s leg, but she failed.
The death of his parents, the massacre of his uncle’s family, and paralysis from the waist down.
Did a series of unbearable misfortunes change the young lady?
Sigh-!
‘…I hurt my body because I couldn’t even brush my hair properly!!!’
At some point, the gentle girl disappeared, and her employees began to punish her excessively, unable to tolerate even the slightest mistake.
The employees, who could not bear to see the young lady’s deterioration getting worse day by day, gradually left, but Frederica stayed until the end.
Then one day…
Clink!
Frederica, who was handling the employees’ work on her own, dropped her teacup due to accumulated fatigue.
‘Ah! …Oh, miss!…I’m sorry! Where was the injury…’
Sigh-!
‘Don’t touch my body dirty!! Disappear from before my eyes right now!!
‘…Miss?’
‘Noisy!! Don’t you hear me tell you to disappear? Fired! ‘Get out now!’
‘…Why…Why…Are you doing this…Miss…So…Don’t…I…Did…Wrong…This.. Now…Don’t…Make…A mistake…’
‘Why? Are you saying that? ‘Shouldn’t you be grateful that I’ve been able to keep a bitch like you who used to eat in the back alleys until now?’
‘…’
‘Hah… I guess you want to stay at home even after hearing these words? Yes, I guess so. Where else would they accept a lowly person like you? Good. If you want to stay, stay. Instead, don’t let me see you again.’
‘…Yes. Miss.’
Even now, Frederica doesn’t know why the young lady said that.
But one thing…
She knew that she didn’t mean what she said that day.
Tiring─ Tiring─
“…Miss!?!”
Frederica jumped up from her seat at the sound of the call bell, which she couldn’t remember the last time it rang.
There was still a lot of work and paperwork to be done, but nothing was more important to Frederica than the young lady’s call.
“…Whew.”
Frederica sighed deeply as she arrived in front of Estelle’s door.
When I was young, I went into this room so naturally, but now I was afraid to even knock on the door.
Smart-
“…Come in.”
“Excuse me.”
The young lady’s face, which I had not seen in a long time, was noticeably brighter than when I last saw her.
“…Frederica.”
“Miss…”
“…Long time no see.”
“…Yes. Iknow, right. Long time no see.”
Frederica felt like she was going to burst into tears as she was having a conversation with her young lady for the first time in a long time, but she didn’t want to ruin this moment, so she forced herself to swallow it down.
“Ah! But what’s going on? “Do you need anything?”
“…Huh. There is.”
“Just say anything! “If you want, I will pick up a star from the night sky.”
“…That’s okay… Just…”
The young lady blurted out the last words and spoke in a low voice.
“…I just…Want…To learn…How to…Make…Macarons…”
“…?…!!”
Red ears, tense voice, sudden calls,Above all, soon‘St. Ellis’ Day.’
Ding! Ding! Ding!
The moment the puzzle pieces came together, a bell sounded in Frederica’s head.
“Miss!!! “No way… It’s soon… St. Ellis’s Day… Joe, have you found someone you like?!!!”
“..!!”
Even without hearing the young lady’s answer, Frederica was able to know her correct answer.
The moment she was asked that question, not only her ears but also her face immediately turned red and hearts poured out.
It was hard to believe that she was the same person as the girl who had made a painful expression that day, spitting out harsh words that she didn’t even know what to say.
“Who, who is it! “Who is that lucky person who captured the young lady’s heart!!”
“…You didn’t tell me you found someone you like yet.”
“You know it when you see it! Or rather, why macarons? When it comes to Alice’s day, it’s chocolate, of course!! If you’re going to convey your feelings, you should do it with chocolate!!”
Match-!
Frederica continued by clapping her hands.
“Is it so! Just like macarons ‘Special’Rather than conveying a message, it is chocolate‘Love’“I’d better confess.”
“…No. “I’m…Just…That’s it…No chocolate…”
“Why! What is missing from you? Droughty! Appearance! Her body… Hmm, anyway, if she were a young lady, men would be lining up!! Let’s make it chocolate!”
“…Frederica…Stop…The macarons…Are too much.”
“Tsk…!!”
When Estelle called her name, Frederica trembled.
-Rattle
She was pretending not to care what had happened that day as Frederica made a fuss about her, but she looked traumatized too.
“Haha…I’m sorry…Miss. “I guess I was too excited.”
In the end, Frederica took a step back and apologized.
No matter how much she knew she didn’t mean it, her heart would break if she heard those words from the young lady again.
“…Are you okay. Then… Can you get the recipe for making macarons from Uncle Ramsay? “If you prepare ingredients for the restaurant… I would be grateful.”
“Yes! Okay. Ah! But… Can I help you make it too?”
“…”
Of course she thought she would refuse, but Frederica swallowed her saliva at the sight of Estelle thinking longer than she thought.
“…No…That’s…No…Let’s not…Run into each other as much as possible from now on, just like we did so far.”
“Ah… Haha… Is that so too? “I just said that too.”
Through this opportunity, she thought it would be nice to be able to spend time with the young lady like before…
“…Sorry…”
“Oh, no! There’s no need for you to apologize. I was just saying this too. Haha…”
“…Huh. Still…Frederica.”
“Yes… Miss…”
“…Sometimes…Very…Sometimes… Will you talk to me like this?”
Hwaaaaah-!
Frederica responded to Estelle’s last words with a wide smile.
“Of course, miss!”
