Chapter 12

I cover my face as I sit on the chair of my bedroom, with Phoenix sitting right across from me.

“You don’t have to be so dejected.” He tries to comfort me but somehow I can feel him laughing at me at the same time.

“They avoided me like the plague.” I point out.

“That’s because Rosanna is infamous even in her own house.” Lord Phoenix chuckles.

I didn’t expect the range of her infamy to be so… so terrible!

“The maids run away the moment they see me, the butlers all bow and don’t dare to look at me, and even the gardener shielded himself with his arm!” I cry.

The only one who won't run is the rude maid from yesterday but her blunt and blank disposition isn't any comfort.

Perhaps I'm overreacting, but it's so baffling to me. I've never had to face such reactions before, it's overwhelming.

I'm really starting to understand how fortunate I was.