Even though Xiao Yunhua overheard that Dominic would stay at an inn, she was still disappointed to find out that he left quickly after their meeting in the next day. Xiao Yunhua was sure he had forgotten her so everything went back to normal, including the little village that was buzzing with the fervor that a n.o.bleman had stayed at their inn. A week later, Xiao Yunhua had thoroughly adjusted to Juliet"s life. The life consisted of holding back her tongue from snapping back at Evelyn, doing ch.o.r.es...and more ch.o.r.es! Her precious technology, phone, books, novels, movies, magazines, everything did not exist here. Xiao Yunhua never realized how much she had taken those everyday things for granted. Other than her ch.o.r.es, she was dying of boredom!
Speaking of ch.o.r.es, she had made a schedule to which she finished them quickly in the beginning to have free time. But Evelyn quickly noticed and made sure to give her more to occupy her time. So instead, now she spread out her ch.o.r.es evenly without showing Evelyn she had spare time. Plus it helped ease her boredom a little bit. Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click for visiting.
The other kids in the village had tried to invite her to play a few times, but as Juliet was shy, she declined. Instead, Evelyn took the liberty to go in her stead, "doing her a favor" as the spoiled girl said.
Even Ingrid didn"t nag at her much after her first day in this world because she didn"t mess up much. Xiao Yunhua wanted to sneak to the capital of GKY—which was called Verglas because of its chilly winters—because her target"s family lived there. But she saw the realistic sense of her situation: she was seven, a peasant, and poor. Most importantly, she was a girl. This wasn"t the modern times where she could get a job—as a teenager—or go to school...this was a time where women were considered inferior and couldn"t do anything that would be deemed too much for their "fragile" selves. So that was out of the question and she was stuck, waiting for an opportunity to present itself.
And one month later, it did.
The news spread that the Duke of Warrington had been attacked and his only daughter, Vivienne Rosalind Warrington, had been killed in the process. The Warrington Household had been devastated with the news and it had spread so far and wide that it reached their small village. In reality, Xiao Yunhua didn"t care and neither did anyone else in the village. But exactly a week after the incident, the Warrington Household sent a carriage to Hillwood Village and stunned the villagers when it stopped in front of where Evelyn lived at.
All three ladies—Ingrid, Evelyn and Juliet—were frozen as they came out and saw the majestic emblem of the Warrington Clan proudly displayed in front of them. A proud man came out and looked at the three of them in displeasure and a hint of arrogance. He introduced himself as Alistair Ainsworth, the Butler of the Warrington Household. People had already started to gather and soon enough, practically everyone in their small village had gathered over to watch.
He pulled out a letter, wax-sealed with the exclusive symbol of the Warrington that could only be used by the Duke himself. Xiao Yunhua suddenly got a bad feeling and her dread turned out to be for good reason once Alistair began to speak. "By the order of His Grace, the Duke of Warrington, Miss Evelyn Warring is to a.s.sume her true ident.i.ty as a Lady of Warrington under her real name, Lady Violetta Charlotte Warrington, the daughter of Duke of Warrington." He paused and allowed the words to sink in. The other people with him did not dare raise their heads and obediently stood by the carriage. As for Alastair, he briefly looked towards them and didn"t bother with them again. He found all three irrelevant, including the daughter. He was surprised to see two identical girls with long, blonde hair but didn"t care to distinguish which was which. As everyone realized the meaning of his words, whispers broke out and the three people that the words were said in front of had three different expressions.
Ingrid looked worried because the Duke had finally exposed his relations.h.i.+p with Evelyn and how she was his second daughter; his illegitimate daughter.
Evelyn was beyond happy to know that she had the status of a Duke"s daughter, but she didn"t know she was an illegitimate one. Neither did she know the cruel standing she was holding as an illegitimate daughter because she was too young. All she figured was that she would now get money and anything she wanted.
As for Xiao Yunhua, she was shocked and a bit scared. The little tyrant was also so annoying without her backing being exposed...imagine her life as a Duke"s daughter. However, the more Xiao Yunhua thought, the more she began to figure out that Evelyn was probably not welcome too much; seeing how the Duke had hidden her away for so long. If it hadn"t been the news of the first daughter—the legitimate daughter—pa.s.sing away, then would Evelyn ever have this chance to enter the capital and take the status as Violetta? But as much as it brought Xiao Yunhua dread, it also meant that she now had a chance to get to Verglas without hurting her head to think of a method. She had already wasted enough time here in the village; no matter what, she had to make Evelyn take "Juliet" with her to the capital.
Which wouldn"t be hard seeing how Evelyn loved to make life a living h.e.l.l for her and couldn"t let go of her servant.
Ingrid saw that Alastair was growing annoyed with Evelyn"s dumbfounded look and nudged her with her shoulder, telling her to accept the order. Evelyn accepted and sloppily curtsied, earning a dissatisfied look from Alastair.
The rest of the people got over their stupor and left, cursing what rotten luck the little tyrant had to be so lucky in her life. Ingrid offered hospitality to Alastair and the rest of the crew that came with him, but they disdainfully looked at the home with their noses scrunched up in disgust. Instead, they decided to sleep in the inn and allowed for the three ladies to pack.
By the next day, they were ready and set off to the capital. The letter was with Evelyn"s hands because she cherished it so much for changing her life and finally giving her a family. However, Ingrid has convinced her to let her keep the letter because she was much more responsible. Evelyn didn"t want to, but she did it anyways because she didn"t want her irresponsibility to lead to her stupidity and destroy her chances...