Chapter 102 - Rebel

"I want Levine to be assigned as my personal maid," Geraldine smiled to Jerome who is standing before her. They are currently in the living room and he could see the dust everywhere but Geraldine doesn't mind it as she sits on the dirty sofa.

"Very well, I will assign her as your personal servant today. Also, I'll assign some maid to clean this house and replaced the old things with new ones in your liking," Jerome bowed down as Geraldine nodded her head in approval. She also wanted her own house to be cleaned as she can't look at how thick the dust is forming everywhere. 

"Okay, I hope this will be done as fast as possible. You may leave." Geraldine stands up and was about to go when Jerome spoke.

"Young miss, you really did change. I thought you were an imposter because of how you act but you just matured," Jerome said as if he's gonna cry.

Geraldine was dumbfounded by what he said as what she remembered. She was still the same and her attitude never changed.

"You've met me four years ago, Jerome. I don't know what you mean that I changed." She said and got curious to what he's gonna answer.

"Yes, when you came back to the residence. You were acting different but we don't acknowledge it that time since we thought you were just repenting to the troubles you have done in the past," He replied.

"Uhuh… My memory is kinds blurry for the past few days. Can you give me a scenario where I give troubles to the family?" Geraldine asked. In her mind, she hasn't done anything that was against the family's rules. She would always follow and obey them for the sake of love and attention she can get if she became a good girl.

Jerome was taken back by her words and thought for a while before clearing his throat, "At the Annual Hunt Day, you brought a crossbow to the noble's gatherings and started firing arrows when you get into a fight to a group of ladies but luckily, nobody get hurt. Then you were banned from attending that event for one year but since you were gone for a long time. You haven't attended that event 4x even though your ban has been lifted."

Geraldine was standing there with her mouth opened in disbelief, "But I haven't attended a single Annual Hunt Day," Sh whispered to herself.

"What is it young miss?"

"Oh, nothing. Thank you for reminding me, you can go now," Geraldine waved with an awkward smile and waited for Jerome to leave.

"I'll take my leave and process what's needed to be done today. Please rest well young miss," Jerome bowed once again and leave the door and because he puts too much strength. The door detached itself to the wall.

"I'll fix this as well," He laughed with embarrassment and slowly put the door on the side and jog out of her house.

Geraldine sighs and went back to her room as her bed is the only thing that is clean. She slumps down and buried her head on the pillow and scream.

"What is happening!?" She punched her pillow a few times before trying to dig memories inside her brain but no matter how she squeeze it. There's no event that had happened.

"What's going on? Both Jerome and Amos said something that has been done before. Why are they keep saying I did that, I did this when I haven't done any of those actions before!" Geraldine sighs in frustration and thought about the time that she transported back to her past life at 14 years old.

"Did something happened that I lost some of my memories? But I'm sure that I haven't done those crazy stuff they said. What have you done almighty one?" Geraldine spoke with worry on her voice as another problem came into her way.

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After a week, the house has been flourished and renovated into a new one. It looks simple yet elegant but Geraldine can't appreciate it's beauty as she's been locking herself on her room for the whole day or she's on the main library and reading all the history books that is available and the further she tried to search for answers. The more she got confused.

There are things happening similar to her past but there's also differences that is a complete opposite of what she lived before. Also, she has been indirectly asking some of the staff inside the mansion of what are their perception of her and she has been able to gather evidences and facts that concludes to one thing.

"I'm a f*cking rebel as a way to gain attention!" Geraldine grabs a bunch of her hair strands and pull it from her scalp.

"No, that's not what I did before," she paced inside her room while talking to herself, "I did everything they told me to do and did my best to excel both academic and skill to make them proud that is why I accepted the Emperor's approval to become his spear. So what is this rebellious act they are saying to me? I need answers!"

It might look like a simple change that happened to her but it also indicate something else, "What if Alexjin is not the Alexjin from my time… what if--" She wasn't able to continue her words as she shakes her head and patted her cheeks to wake her up to reality.

"No, no. I've trained him so well for the past four years. I think I did a good job. My plan has finally started and I need to focus than being disrupted by these changes!"

"AHHH!"

Geraldine screamed in frustration as she used her pillow as a punching bag. A knock on the door interrupt he session and appeared a scared Levine.

"Young miss, I've brought tea and cookies," She peeked inside to see what her owner has been doing.

"Oh, come in and put it in the table," Geraldine pointed at the right side as she put the pillow on the bed and went to sit on the chair and enjoyed the tea Levine brought.

Levine stand at the side with a worried look on her face. For a week that Geraldine imprisoned herself on her room, all she could her every time are muffled screams and sounds of objects falling in a loud stud. She wanted to asked to see if her owner has some trouble but she's also scared that if she crossed the line. She will get fired.

She only entered the mansion the few days before news spread around that the young miss of the family has arrived four years ago and she was the one who was task to serve her with Orea. She has done well at that time and survived but she didn't expect that she has been chosen to be the personal maid of Geraldine.

The gossips of how Geraldine fired all her staff has been famous among the workers and starting that time, they are afraid to serve her as they might get fired as well but because they can't do anything if they are put under her wing. So, those who are serving the family for a long time warned them not to mess with Geraldine and always be cautious of their own move so that they could not feel her wrath.

It is also famous at how Geraldine is deemed the crazy one. Even crazier than Gavril. It has been circulating that there are times that she's been in a calm manner for months then she would switched into a different character and what stayed the most is her rebellious attitude that has been going on for years but even if she acted like a wild animal. She was seen as an idiot and pathetic even by the servants because she has no one to lean on if there's trouble coming to her way. She's all alone that is why some servants would play pranks on her and in the end it was all blamed on her rebellious, wild and uncontrollable behavior.

But since the day she arrived in the mansion, she has been disciplined and well behave and even acted like a real noble lady which surprised everyone. That's why some still won't believe that she's the real Geraldine but the Duke himself approved that she's the real one even though a few months ago, they announced that their daughter is already dead to them.

Those gossips make Levine pity the owner in front of her, "Young miss, what are you doing for the past years that your away from the mansion?" She gasp when she loudly blurted out the words that was supposed to stay on her mind.

Geraldine looked at her in dazed but understand as she knows everyone is curious about her.

"I enjoyed my freedom and venture the lands that I haven't visited and also learn to use my power even if the Empire deemed it useless."