Chapter 167
The head maid believed that the woman Leroy had set his heart on couldn’t possibly be a bad person.
She thought that the woman her master loved must be worthy of that love and that she would cherish and respect him just as much in return...
In her own way, she was wishing for her master’s happiness.
“Well, as long as they’re happy, that’s all that matters in marriage.”
Muttering with a sense of relief, the head maid turned on her heel to find the butler, who had disappeared in the meantime.
She was eager to share the good news with her colleagues, who must have been worried sick seeing their master suddenly return as a married man.
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Something felt off.
“Madam, please try this too. It’s a pie made from Birne berries, a local specialty. They’re in season now, so they’re very sweet.”