Chapter 2069

The servants would either lounge around gossiping or treat Serelith with contempt. Whenever she made even the smallest request, they would roll their eyes at her and mock her subtly. More than once, she'd had to do everything herself. During her three-day confinement, they'd vanished entirely. Serelith hadn't meant to freeze to death, and it had only happened because someone removed her charcoal. She'd caught a cold from the chill and burned with fever for a day and a night. Thirsty, she tried calling for someone, but no one came, and there wasn't a single drop of water to be found. She'd been so weakened that she collapsed onto the floor and froze to death. Now, the group of maids stormed in and declared, "Lady Serelith, Lady Elysia heard you've fallen ill, so she sent us to take you to the countryside manor for a while. It'll help you recover and spare the family from catching your illness." The words sounded kind enough, but in truth, it meant not letting her recuperate at ho