Chapter 17 - 17

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The sun was bright, the birds were chirping, and there was Lady Melissa sleeping late because she had too much wine to drink.

Lady Melissa never had many chances to drink in her past life, so this time she wasn't going to let the opportunity of drinking pass.

And after a few glasses, she started getting a little tipsy, but she was addicted to the taste of the wine, and so she had a few more, and now here we are.

Lady Melissa was suffering a terrible hangover, though she didn't regret anything. The wine was too good for her to regret her actions.

Though her head hurt like absolute shit right now.

"Ugh, what time is it?"

Lady Melissa didn't care anymore whether she woke up late or was late for her lessons. She was too dizzy to care anymore.

"LADY MELISSAAAA!LADY MELISSAAAA WAKE UPPP!"

That sounded like a familiar voice to Lady Melissa, but now it seemed as if she was dreaming, she had accidentally closed her eyes, and before she knew it, she had fallen asleep yet once more.

It seemed as if Lady Melissa was trapped in some dark space. With no one there, she was alone.

Was she perhaps reliving the isolation and pain she had felt in her past life?

Suddenly her surroundings changed, and it was now the Crown Prince talking to a girl. They were acting intimate with one another.

Once again, her surroundings had changed. This time it was to the Crown Prince cursing out Lady Melissa.

"That dumb girl! Why can't she listen to my orders like the stupid person she is? Now I have to suck up to her again."

He had said this while being comforted by yet the same woman, and Lady Melissa felt discomfort by the brunette-haired woman.

Who was that woman? Out of all the times the Crown Prince had been caught being intimate with another girl, Lady Melissa had never seen this girl's face before, yet she couldn't help but feel some familiarity with the girl.

It was almost as if she knew the girl, yet Lady Melissa couldn't put her finger on it. The brunette-haired girl then looked directly into Lady Melissa and said, "You will be next."

The brunette-haired girl said this with an eerie smile, and the surroundings had grown darker.

Lady Melissa woke up in cold sweat. Why was she so afraid of the girl? When she had never even met her, it was most likely one of the Crown Prince's hookups, yet there was just something about the girl that had brought her great discomfort.

"Lady Melissa, are you okay? I've been calling for you for the past 5 minutes. Oh, my G-D, do you need some water, Lady Melissa?"

Lady Melissa had not even answered the maid. Yet, the maid had already rushed out of her bedroom chambers and into the kitchen, rushing to find a glass of water.

Lady Melissa wanted to say no, but the maid had already left her all alone.

"Here, Lady Melissa! Here's some water for you!"

The maid was genuinely concerned for Lady Melissa. This was the first time she had seen Lady Melissa so scared after her 180 on her personality.

"Thank you, though I don't need it."

Lady Melissa tried to convince the maid that she didn't need the water, but within a few minutes, Lady Melissa had finally given in to the maid, drinking the glass of water.

The maid's worries were eased after seeing Lady Melissa drinking the glass of water.

"Do you need to take a rest today, Lady Melissa? I can tell the Duke and Duchess to free your whole schedule today so you can rest."

"No, I'm fine."

Lady Melissa wasn't entirely convincing in the least; based on her voice, she was still shaken regarding her nightmare, yet she tried her best not to show it.

However, the maid had seen right through her. It wasn't that hard as Lady Melissa was shaken all over her body. Her body was stunning, her legs were shaking, and even her hands were shaking.

Lady Melissa was anxiously biting her fingernails, an old habit she had in her past life, which she thought she had stopped doing, yet she couldn't help but bite her nails when she was anxious.

She couldn't help herself; she was anxious about what would happen and what COULD happen.

Lady Melissa, in a matter of seconds, regained her confidence. She couldn't show her vulnerable side to the maid, as rumors could spread.

'Action Plan Pretend as nothing happened to start!"

That was what Lady Melissa had thought of in her brain, pretend as if nothing had happened and acted normally like how she used to.

"No worries! I'm fine!"

Lady Melissa gave the maid a cheerful smile and winking her eye to the maid, and this was one of Lady Melissa's most desperate moments in her entire life. She absolutely couldn't let the maid spread rumors.

She would rather have the maid spread rumors that Lady Melissa was crazy than Lady Melissa was crying. The latter option was a depressing one. It would gain pity from many nobles, but she would also be a punching bag for many other nobles. She would be a toy for them.

For them to humiliate, for them to lash out.

That was what had happened in her past life; Lady Melissa was a toy for the noblewoman.

She didn't want a repeat of her past life, especially after all the hard work and dedication she had put into this life.

She even went so far as to host a ball and inviting 35 guests to meet three people.

She wouldn't let her reputation go down so quickly, and it had only been a few weeks since she had gotten into her new life. She couldn't ruin her reputation so quickly.

Besides, she needed the public to be by her side so that they would pity her in the future.. She wanted them to be by her side while knowing she could defend herself.

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