Chapter 119

Chapter 119

Your Highness.

Carynne said, her voice stifled. She felt so suffocated that she didnt need to act as if she was. Her voice resembled Donnas.

She recalled the serial murders and numerous disappearances of women in the capital. So many people had disappeared like that, and yet why was the investigation not going well? Why were the articles in the newspapers about these incidents always just written about so sparsely?

Baron Ein should have been the culprit, so why.Gét latest novel chapters on nov(e)lbj/n(.)c/om

Carynne thought of the reason.

Baron Ein was supposedly caught as a suspect after he gambled away his money, lost to Carynne and went bankrupt. His trial got dragged on strangely, but he was eventually released due to lack of evidence.

She speculated that Baron Ein had prepared money elsewhere to create witnesses to his defense, but in the end, this was not the case.

Crown Prince Gueuze gave money to Baron Ein.

Baron Ein isnt the kind of man whod kill.

Raymond was right.

She made eye contact with Donna. Tears were streaming down the maids eyes.

Carynne should have brought Donnas hand hereso she could connect it back to her.

No, no. Come back to your senses.

However.

May I scream?

Even to Carynne, what she said just now sounded so idiotic.

Shit, what did I just say? Carynne wants to cry. No, a few teardrops were already escaping in the first place.

I would like to scream. May I?

Please, please.

Crown Prince Gueuze, generous as he was, allowed it.

And so, Carynne screamed.

It was a scream that she herself could not even comprehend. She felt that she wouldnt be able to endure any longer letting out this scream.

Crown Prince Gueuze laughed, Carynne screamed.

They were in each others arms, laughing and screaming, as they danced a waltz, going round and round.

The royal dance instructors might be proud to see Crown Prince Gueuze at this moment. Even with a screaming woman in his embrace, he danced adeptly. There was no music, and yet he led her to perfection, never missing a beat.

Perfect, yes, though the instructors would still be ashamed of him nonetheless. There was a smile so undignified and so distorted pasted on his lips. He couldnt control his glee, looking as if he was almost drooling in his riotous laughter.

Hehehehe!

As the female lead who had rejected her happy ending, was this what she deserved to receive?

Carynne had this fleeting thought.

You must have been very shocked.

Im alright now.

In the end, no matter what happened, she couldnt possibly scream all day.

Carynne regained her composure. Just in her mind, of course. Perhaps the situation was too frightening for her body to be calm as well.

Carynne continued to look at Donna. Their eyes met.

Carynne genuinely felt upset when she saw Donna. She didnt feel this terrible when she had chopped up Thomas body, or even when she watched the mans body go rotten.

It felt so strange to see a woman, still alive, have her body be mutilated like this.

Did the difference lie with their genders, because one was a man and one was a woman? Or was it because Carynne herself was still soft? As expected, she seemed to have a weak stomach.

After observing Carynnes reaction, Gueuze turned back towards Donna.

In fact, your master had killed the Fief Lordher father. I wonder how you feel now that you know about it.

Gueuze brought a hand under Donnas chin, and as she looked up, her eyes went wide and she opened her mouth. Uh, uh there came the terrible sound of her voice.

Uh.

She had no tongue.

No, scratch that. She still had a tongue, but it looked like it had been crushed. Carynne almost bit her own tongue.

Staring at Carynnes face, Gueuze patted her back as if he was feeling sorry for her. He did it ever so gently, just like how he had patted the head of the maid.

Then, he spoke softly.

I didnt do it on purpose. I value communication. Being able to talk to one another is an invaluable gift and privilege that God has bestowed upon us. She had bitten her tongue on her own.

Gueuze shrugged and grabbed Donnas cheek. This time, it was a rough gesture that was different from the touch he gave Carynne. Donna let out a pained groan.

How had she kept silent since earlier when she was suffering so gravely like that? Did she faint? Carynne wished that the maid just remained unconscious. Carynne did not want to look at Donna.

Observing Carynnes face, Crown Prince Gueuze spoke once more.

Anyway, Im curious about what this child thinks of you now. Hm?

Ah.

An afterimage of Tom flashed through Carynnes mind. It felt cruel to see someone not being able to speak. And it was miserable for one to give up on the words that could never be said.

However, Crown Prince Gueuze spoke on behalf of Donna with a smooth voice.

This child sold information about you.

Carynne looked at Donna. Donna looked back at Carynne as well. The two women did not talk. They just looked at each other.

What time you sleep, what time you wake up, what kinds of dishes you like eating, what kind of worries you talk about, which people you like All those things.

Donna would have thought that it would be alright to divulge those things. Shed have thought that it wasnt a big deal. Its just Carynnes daily life.

Carynne looked at Donna. And she thought of her own rough hands, of the days when she had to live alone in the mansion.

All sorts of thoughts tend to pass through anyones mind whenever theyre alone. And while Carynne was working for Isella Evans in her mansion, she had lived a harsher life than Donna.

Dear lady who needed to be protected, dear lady who lived such a pitiful life, dear lady who had lost her parents and was being abused by her enemies.

Even so, Carynne had Raymond.

The knight fell in love with the pretty lady, defeated the villains, and lived happily ever after with her.

Happy ending.

The lady was beautiful, pitiful.

The knight was brave, valiant.

The ladys maid, too, would have received a higher wage. She would have become a better paid maid.