Chapter 50 [Bonus chapter] Claim the Duties!

“My lady, it has been three days since the cakes were bought and then thrown in the evening. If you do not like this flavor, shall I ask the chef to change the flavor or type?”

“It is not about the flower but the sender of the cake! Who knows what he had mixed in it!” she muttered under her breath.

“Pardon!”

“Ahem, I am not that fond of sweet food. So ask the chef to stop sending the cakes or any other food!” the eyes of the maid widened as the food was sent personally by the lord, denying it would be refusing his grace!

“But my lady..” Hazel raised a brow as she started the maid with a cold face.

“Are you denying me?” The words were more like a threat, for a second the maid felt it was Rafael who spoke them and she shook her head.

“No! No, my lady! How could I dare to.. I immediately go and do as you asked me!” she turned and left the room and Hazel sighed!

As he had said, both of the maids who had given her bath and the one who brought her sandals were killed.

But like always, Scarlet did not come to argue with her. Neither had seen Diana or Damien come looking for her.

If that was still acceptable then even Rafael had not come even once. As if he had forgotten about her existence completely, except the blueberry cakes that were supplied to her on time.

She felt relieved but at the same time bored while staying in the room all day! Isn’t there any work that the empress was supposed to do?

She took another sigh as she slumped on the sofa and stared at the ceiling! She had been staring at it for so long that she even remembered how many flowers were drawn in the painting. How many tiles were on the floor and how many flowers were used daily to decorate it.,

If it continued she would die by boredom first than anything else!

“No! This would not do!” She stood up abruptly, surprising the maids who were still standing beside her.

“Do you need anything, my lady?” they came forward instantly when they saw her blazing eyes with a timid look on their faces.

“Hmm, I want to go to the library!” Since she could not interfere in the working of the palace yet, it would be better to read a book to spend time.

The maids looked at each other but nodded their head since it would not affect the other vampires sharing the palace with her. There was hardly anyone who went to the library, so it should be fine!

They nodded and followed Hazel to the library!

“Oh my, the girl was in the room the whole night. I think the magic of the empress had worn down since my lord is back on his old ways of spending the night with other girls and I heard that he had not visited his own room after the wedding party!”

“I have told you it must have been because of the councilman who was sharing the palace, since he was gone. The new empress is nothing but an old vase to decorate a corner of the palace!”

“Well! At least she is lucky to survive, unlike others!”

Hearing the sound of footsteps, they turned only to froze in their places. How unlucky could they be to get caught by the person they were bad mouthing about even though they were in the most deserted corner of the palace!

Who would have thought that she would visit the library after getting cooped up in her room for all these days!

“My.. my lady!” feeling the cold stare of her, they all bowed down hurriedly with guilty eyes.

“You all seem to have a lot of free time in your hands to gossip and spread rumors! I want all of you to go and pull the weeds from my garden!”

“But my lady! It is still snowing out there!” They have never attended to the garden when it snows as the flowers end up freezing only except the back garden of my lord!

“Are you refusing to follow my commands!” she raised a brow but asked in a gentle tone that just mimicked Rafael.

It was enough to leave shudders in their bodies as they shook their heads hurriedly.

“Then go now! And you!” she tilted her head as she stared at one of the maids who had followed her,

“Go with them and make sure they complete the given task by the evening, or you would be the one to be punished!” The maid bowed her head and all of them left.

Taking a deep breath, Hazel walked into the library but even the splendor of such a large collection was not able to take her mind away from the words she had heard!

All this time, she wanted Rafael to leave her alone. But now that she had heard, he had forgotten about her and was spending time with another woman, why was she annoyed!?

Of course, if it continued, she would have a pathetic life here. No one would take her seriously and slowly they would start tormenting her, thinking that she did not have any backup.

Was she going to stay like a miserable empress here? No! That would not do! Even if she could not get the attention of the lord, at least, she can take her position as the empress and perform her duties to have some powers in her hands!

In that way even if Rafael never contacted her, she would have a way to protect herself. She could not live her life depended on him just because of a promise, he could forget anytime!

With that thought in her eyes, she clenched her fists and stood up abruptly again surprising her maids,

“Are we going back, my lady?”

“Yes, but not to my room. We are going to the empress office!!”