Chapter 111: Officially His Slave
Noticing the glum and distressed look on Edna’s face, Lily quickly added, "As I said, I might be reading too much into it. She hasn’t given any orders or spoken about your refusal. Besides, you can’t even leave here in the first place."
Edna nodded absentmindedly. "You’re right," she smiled. "Thank you."
"I want more than thanks," Lily replied, glowering at her. She glanced at Rose but quickly looked away.
Rose was a little uncomfortable with the looks Lily kept sending her way. It almost seemed like she was worried and was just saying this so Edna would not panic. Rose truly hoped Lily was right and that nothing would likely come of this.
"Yes, yes, I know," Edna said, rolling her eyes and shaking her head, but there was a hint of a smile on her face. "I will take on some of your chores once I am out of here. In the meantime, don’t forget to get us meals during lunch and dinner. Also, I need you to boil some herbs for me during lunch."
Lily narrowed her eyes. "Just because I offered to help doesn’t mean you can use me however you like. I’m sure you can ask the other girls."
"But I trust you, Lily," she pouted.
Lily looked at her with disgust written on her face as she escaped Edna’s touch. "Nobody will be stupid enough to try anything after what happened to Martha."
Edna stopped. "What happened to Martha?" she asked.
Rose adjusted as she strained to listen to the conversation. She was equally curious, but only because Lily didn’t sound like what happened was good.