Chapter 112 - Bullied

"Ah!" Levine groaned in pain as she tried to stand up but a feet that pushed her body down prevented her to raise up.

"This must be that dog noble's servant huh!" One of the servants pull her hair up to look into Levine's face.

Levine glare at her and using her hand, she holds on the servants leg and pull it to her and bit it with too much force that it draws out blood.

"AHH! THIS B*TCH!!!" 

The other servants helps separates both of them. Levine spit out the blood and skin she bit from the servant and look at them with a killing intent.

"B*tch! Just because that murderer makes you dress nicely doesn't mean you're above all of us here. You are still a lowly servant!"

After that, the servants who are jealous of Levine grouped together and started kicking her body and all Levine could do is cover her head to prevent major injuries.

It took more than fifteen minutes before they got bored and started to go away while looking at the work they did to Levine's body but even though she received a heavy amount of beatings.. She was still able to move her body and lift her head to look at them with her eyes full of anger.

"Yo - you're all jea -jealous of ho - how my ow - owner tre - treats me," Levine stuttered and slowly lift her body using her trembling hands then she started laughing like a maniac.

Among the servants present at that place, Levine is the only one who is wearing beautiful clothes that is quite expensive that no servants could afford even if they spend all their savings of a lifetime. At first, when they saw her, they thought that Levine is a noble because of what she wears but when she introduced herself as a servant that's when all hell break lose. The other servants thought and feels that they are left behind and belittled themselves and wanted what Levine have. 

When they know that Levine serves Geraldine as her personal maid. They even got jealous because she's a servant from the Duke's residence but lost their respect from her because they know that Geraldine is like an abandoned child on her own home with no one to protect her.

Meaning she's serving the lowest rank among the nobles in the Duke's residence and that makes the servants who serve the Duke and the two brothers to create distance between them. Even though they saw Levine getting bullied, they just stand at the corner and eat their food.

Nobody dared to help Levine and even laughed at her state because the pretty dress she's wearing are now full of dirt and mud. They weren't even scared if Geraldine will know what happened to Levine as in their mind, Geraldine could not do anything as she will tarnish the family's name again if she caused another scene.

"Jealous!? Why would we be jealous to a girl full of dirt! Look at yourself HAHAHA!"

Everyone joined the laughter and they begun throwing some of their bread pieces to Levine who is still sitting on the ground as she can't lift her feet because it hurts every time she tried to move it. So, she couldn't do anything and bare the pain of their insults and waited for them to get bored and leave her alone.

"What's happening?" A soft voice spoke from behind of the crowd.

"Ah, we're punishing a servant so she will know her place!" A man replied unconsciously and continued shouting and throwing food towards Levine whose head has been lowered while taking all of the shame they do to her.

"Ah, so what gives you all the right to harm my servant!?" 

A loud piercing voice came from behind them and all movement came to halt and the servants turned their heads behind and saw Geraldine with a soft smile on her lips.

Some servants step back because of her but some don't and even look at Geraldine with a taunting look.

"Don't be afraid. She's just nothing but a noble in name. That girl has no power or authority in hand and for sure, her family wouldn't even dare to look back if she's drenched in pork blood!" A servant stepped in front with a tough face and even spit in front of Geraldine as an insult.

Her minions joined her from behind and pull those servants to join with their group. The leader look at Geraldine from top to bottom and laughed sarcastically.

"You're not even a beauty. Tsk, the noble title is useless to a person like you," The leader who has light brown hair and navy eyes laughed and the rest joined.

"Listen everyone, even if our masters are lower than the Duke's nobility. This girl right here doesn't have any of those, she can't even have her own family by her side." The girl spoke with so much venom in her voice as if Geraldine had done something ill towards her in the past.

Geraldine remained silent with a smile plastered on her face making the other servants irritated because all their insults aren't affecting Geraldine and she doesn't even act like a wild dog just like before which is their intention to do in the first place so that Geraldine will be scolded again by her family or worst, get banned from the even again. For them, a noble with no power is their play thing as it boost their self - esteem from being a servant all their life. It was their sort of revenge to those rich and powerful in the Empire.

"You - young miss.." Levine whispered when she saw a glimpse of Geraldine's figure. She tried to stand up but her broken legs prevented her from doing. So, she crawl instead and when Geraldine see it. She got extremely pissed off but didn't show it on the outside.

"Levine, don't move and just stay on your spot," She spoke firmly, making Levine stopped moving with a shock expression. She thought that Geraldine will get angry at her for being weak and useless.

"I - I'm so - sorry," Levine muttered and softly sob as she prevented her tears not to fall.

Other servants watching the scene decided to go away as they doesn't want to get involved with a noble when multiples knights appear surrounding the servants area. They all wears a silver armor and a red cape draped on their right shoulder and a lion symbol with a crown on their chest.

"The Duke's knight!" 

Some of the nobles got scared of their life and that's the sign that what they have done comes back to them.

"Young miss, we haven't done anything against your servant. Please spare our lives!"

"Young miss, they are the only one who hurt your servant. We haven't done anything wrong. Please let us go, young miss!"

Several servants pleaded for their lives and some even kneel on the crowd, scared that the blades of the knights will cut their throat.

"Young miss," Bolgo went to Geraldine's side and waited for the command.

Geraldine remained silent as her smile grew wider and stepped forward, "You must be pinky, hmm?" 

Geraldine refer to the girl who acted like their leader. Pinky raised her head since she's shorted than Geraldine and even stepped forward and shows her dominance.

"And what is your problem with that, girl?" Pinky snapped back as her mouth twitches in anger.

"Are you the one who hurt my servant first?" Geraldine ask kindly while Bolgo listened behind her as witness.

"YES! I'm the one who teach your servant a lesson to let her know her place because her owner is incapable of doing so!" Pinky snapped back and spit on Geraldine's clothes.

"You heard it right," Geraldine spoke softly and Bolgo nodded his head.

"Well, since you confessed about harming my servant and not lie about it. I'll set you free and all of you here who got involved and the bystanders. Enjoy your meal." Geraldine smiled and gestured for Bolgo to carry Levine.

Levines's groan of pain echoed in the clearing as Bolgo carefully lifted her up and they went away. The knights surrounding them also backed out as they followed Geraldine back to their tent.

"Young miss, shouldn't we do something about them? They hurt your servant." Bolgo whispered and look at Geraldine who still have a smile plastered on her face.

"Bolgo, I don't want to tarnish my family's name," Geraldine answered and both of them remained silent until they arrived at her tent.

They placed Levine at the floor and left her there to Geraldine's care. Her heart aches upon the sight of Levine, she even lost her consciousness because of extreme pain she felt on her body.

Geraldine didn't waste any moment takes out the healing pill that she creates. Even though that it's extremely rare, she used it to Levine to fasten her recovery. After that she changed her dirty clothes into clean ones and scrub the dirt off her skin.