17. David

She left the garden after she finished cleaning the floor, she realized that it was dark already.

"He couldn't even say anything before leaving." She scoffed. She went out of the garden and walked through a path that leads to the maid's quarters. She was about to enter when someone suddenly pulled her into a corridor. She wanted to push the man, who was covering his face with a cloth, or injure him, but the man was just too strong for her.

Uncle! She called out in surprise when she saw the man remove the cloth. "What are you doing here? What if someone finds you here?" She asked, looking around to see if anyone was there.

"You don't have to worry about that, no one is going to come." The man said. "You should have sent me a message about what was happening." He said sternly, without wasting time.

"I'm sorry uncle." She said, it was only her uncle she has ever apologized saying I'm sorry to. Even when she apologized to the prince, she only said Forgive me because she was not regretful