Chapter 39 - See The Difference

"Come with me! I will apply ointment on your face. You will feel better than," 'and then i will probe the names from you!' added hazel in her head but Elie's eyes widened when she heard her mistress. How could a mistress take care of her servant!? It had never been in history!

How could she be brazen enough to ask her mistress to apply cream on her face!

"My lady. You did not need to worry about it. I will apply the cream later. You should rest! If you wanted to have tea now, i can brew it for you too so that you could have a good sleep." said Elie as she tried to turn towards the table in front of the sofa but hazel held her wrist before she could do so

"So you even have the audacity to cut my words and refuse to obey my orders. Huh?"

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"So you even have the audacity to cut my words and refuse to obey my orders. Huh?"

"......" Elie could not deny hazel when she put it that way! She looked embarrassed but did not refute further. Hazel let go of the flustered girl and walked towards the shelf to take out the first aid box. It did not even take him a few minutes to find the box and come back.

She came back and sat in front of Elie. her face contorted and turned full of rage when she saw her injuries from closer. There is no way that it could be an accident. She has been beaten. And it was because Hazel had chosen her. The girl may not know, but Hazel knew very well how vicious Amelia was. She must have been furious that Jonathan was rebuked or she was not able to get rid of hazel. That was why she was taking out her anger on the poor young girl!

Elie looked at the worried and concerned face of hazel, it was looking like she would burn the whole palace for her. And her heart melted. She had always thought that Amelia was kinder and sweeter! How wrong she was! Amelia even slept soundly when she was getting beaten because of a misunderstanding. She could have instructed her staff to not touch Elie. Yet she did nothing.

Tears welled in her eyes again and hazel stopped. Her hands halted in the mid air as she looked at the crying girl! Panic filled her eyes as she asked in a worried tone,

"Did it hurt too much?'' Hazel moved her hands away and tried to blow gently on her wounds. Her eyes had turned panicky and her brows furrowed into a thin line.

Eli shook her head. She did not cry because it was painful. Her eyes melted by the warmth and love her mistress was providing her.

"No! It is completely fine. I promise." the girl replied as she did not want to keep hazel worrying. Hazel shook her head.

When Hazel stared at her, she turned flustered and bowed her head like a kid who had made a mistake and was started by her mother! Hazel sighed when she looked at the embarrassed face of the girl. She was sure if she would raise even a bit of a voice, Elie would start crying.

Hazel's voice softened as she patted the head of the little girl.

"You can tell me if it is painful. I will take care of you, Elie. Like you took care of me." she had tried her best to keep her voice soft and gentle so that the young girl did not feel fear anymore.

Elie nodded with red ears and blushing cheeks. She looked away when her eyes fell on the teacups on the table.

"My lady, your tea will turn cold. Shall I brew it first for you?`` Hazel blinked and then shook her head.

"I do not feel like drinking tea anymore. Why don't you have it? It will help you in sleeping and sleep in my room tonight. You do not need to go to the quarters.'' Hazel kept her tone authoritative and her face blank as she knew that Elie would not listen to her otherwise. Eli's eyes widened but when she looked at the narrowed eyes of hazel she closed her mouth instantly. The words, 'how could that be? You are my mistress and I should not forget my place by drinking the tea made for you!!' died in her throat.

"But.. my lady!!" she wanted to tell her that she was fine and hazel did not need to worry about her so much but hazel was strict enough.

"Are you trying to defy my orders again? Huh?" This was enough to scare the girl to death! She shook her head like a rattle drum.

"No! No! That was not what I meant, my lady! I.. I will do as you say!" her whole face turned red as she looked down. But she could not help but feel warm in her heart.

Finally Hazel was done with applying medicine on her face. She chuckled as she looked at the flustered girl whose cheeks had turned red. She wanted to tease Elie further but stopped herself looking at how exhausted and beaten she was.

"Now go and sleep on the sofa. I would have offered you a bed but I know that you will not take it!" replied hazel rolling her eyes. She knew how stubborn ass Elie could be when it comes to status and master- servant relationship. She wanted to tell the young girl that she was not treated better than a servant in the palace. But she did not want to keep her awake and worried at night.

"How.. how could that be! It was already a great deal that I am sleeping in your room! How could I even think of sleeping on the sofa or bed.. The floor is fine for me. That carpet is warm enough!"