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Ch. 39 : Messenger Raven
After so many days the Duchess began to have her tea or a meal in front of me, smiling as she was served by the maids that were truly surprised to see me there. She would purposefully stare at me as she ate, picking her meal apart and tossing bits she deemed unsatisfactory to the floor beside her. I could feel my stomach groan and twist at the sight of the wasted food, but I kept my expression empty, knowing that she was looking forward to seeing me distressed.
“Mother.” Samuel walked in looking for her one day as her maids cleaned up the meal she had just finished. “Rosanna’s back.”
“What?” She bolted up and neared her son, glancing at me coldly for a moment. “But the competition… why is she here?!” She moved as if she was about to walk around her son but another pair of heels clicked towards us and
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