The Evil Empress Adores Me-Chapter 7

The Empress stared at my face for a long time before she left with the head maid.

...Wait. Didn’t the Empress just say, "I’ll see you again tomorrow"?

‘No, no way. I must have heard that wrong.’

I shook off these unnecessary thoughts; today would be the last time I’d be involved with the Empress.

I tried to dismiss the thought.

That night, I had a dream.

In my dream, I was running away to a quiet corner of the palace, far from where people passed by.

I crawled under the shade of a sprawling rose bush and hid my body.

Trying to hold back my tears, I took deep, ragged breaths.

Hello, why are you crying?

Someone suddenly popped their head into my view.

I widened my eyes in surprise.

Ugh, sob, who... who are you?

Ah, me?

The girl paused for a moment.

She seemed to be thinking about something, then gave a vague smile and answered.

My name is Rose.

Rose.

It was a name that suited the girl, even more beautiful than the blooming rose itself.

I hurriedly stood up.

A-Are you a lady visiting the palace? If so, I can guide you to your destination...

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No, no! I’m, well, I’m... a maid!

A maid?

Yes, I’m on vacation, so I haven’t had a chance to change out of my clothes after returning from my outing.

Ah, I see. A vacation, that must be nice.

I nodded lightly.

She looked at me with a puzzled gaze.

But why are you crying here?

Oh, it’s nothing...

I couldn’t tell her that the trainee maids were bullying me, so I just mumbled.

The girl’s eyes deepened as she looked at me.

If it’s hard to talk about, you don’t have to say anything.

She spread a handkerchief on the ground, then sat down with her legs crossed.

The warmth from her presence felt comforting.

But at least you can tell me your name, right?

...It’s Charlize. I’m a commoner, so I don’t have a surname.

Looking back on it now, it was strange.

Normally, I wouldn’t have answered such a question, but I easily told this girl my name.

She repeated my name softly a few times.

It’s a very pretty name. Can I call you Charles from now on?

Are we going to meet again?

Of course! We’re both maids, we’ll see each other many times.

My cheeks turned a deep shade of pink.

So I would get to meet this kind and beautiful Unni again.

But as she looked at me with a fond expression, she began to fade away.

I widened my eyes in shock.

"Unni, Rose Unni...!"

Where are you going? Don’t leave me!

In that moment, I woke up with a jolt.

My hands were reaching out into the air.

The night was eerily quiet.

Tears that had gathered around my eyes trickled down my cheeks.

‘...I didn’t want to have a dream like this.’

As I reflected on the dream, I clenched my teeth tightly.

That day, when I was tormented by the other trainee maids, I had run away in despair and met Rose Unni for the first time.

She was the only one who worried about me, sympathized with me, and shared affection with me.

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But...

"Rose Unni... is gone now."

I bit my lips until they bled.

The Rose Unni I had loved... was a fake from the beginning.

‘Honestly, I want to ask her why she deceived me, but...’

How could I dare ask the Empress that?

I could hardly breathe.

I gasped for air.

"Your Majesty."

It’s truly strange.

The fact that I’m involved with the Empress, who will one day cruelly kill me, isn’t as shocking as the fact that my Rose Unni has disappeared.

I didn’t want to think about it anymore, so I buried my face in the pillow.

And the next day.

I was called by the head maid early in the morning.

When I arrived with swollen eyes from crying all night, the head maid looked at me with strange eyes and said something that hit me like a thunderbolt.

"Charlize, you’ve been assigned to the Empress’s Palace starting today."

...What?

I felt my vision go dark.

No, the Empress...

‘Did she really mean when she said, "I’ll see you again tomorrow"? Was she serious!?