Chapter One

It was her first day at work.

Standing in the majestic and spacious living room, Y/n was extremely apprehensive that she didn't know where to place her hands and feet.

The new maid eased her head down, detecting her old pair of black shoes. Although the shoes were worn out with a few small slots on the surface, they were neat and even her dark clothes were washed to the degree of losing their colour and fade.

The main maiden gazed at her up and down, her sharp eyes eyed at the girl attentively.

She stood there like a junior middle school student. Her hair was smoothed and combed well into a ponytail, her clothes were clean but rather poor.

In the maiden's eyes, she was pretty and clean and had the look of an obedient youthful girl.

"How old are you my dear?"

"E-Eighteen." The little girl was very nervous, her anxiousness had got the better of her gentle and timid voice.

The lady shimmered gently and said, "I'm the housekeeper here. Just call me Sarah or address me as your sister. Don't be nervous. Our old Master and Lady are very considerate and generous to servants. However, you're lucky their daughter The young lady is easy to get along with. But the young master has some special rules that you need to remember."

Sarah took two steps ahead and stood in front of Y/n as she proceeded to count " First and foremost, The young master likes to be quiet so you should stay away from the west wing you will only find his room there. Second, If he doesn't call anyone, try not to appear in his sight as much as possible Also, you can't enter his room or mess with his things without his order. There is nothing else for now and other servants here are also good-tempered. You should get along well with them in the future as much as you can to avoid any problems within the mansion"

"Yes, Onee-Sama I understand."

"You have just come here and have no prior experience. So might as well start by cleaning the front yard. There is a tremendous white roses tree in there. When autumn comes, leaves fall everywhere. The Ladyship doesn't like that. Make sure you do a good cleaning job."

"Yes, Onee-sama, I remember." Y/n bowed down respectfully and Sarah gestured for her to go, the small girl voice filled with shyness.

"There's our Butler Sebastian, he would take you to your room and find a uniform for you, Sebastian!" Sarah called out for the back haired male who turned with a very elegant smile adorning his intimidating features and the small girl greeted politely enough to draw his attention to her petite figure him from behind nodding her head softly which he nodded back adjusting his white gloves.

"Leave that to me Sarah" The butler ushered for Y/n to follow her which she dutifully followed after him like a lost all kitten... He smiled at her and bent down to pick up her luggage.

Y/n gulped as she rushed to pick it up herself, very flustered by his kind gesticulation "I—I'll do that myself."

"It's okay. I'll take it for you." Sebastian felt a little pity for her when she saw her poor and timid appearance.

Y/n insisted on taking back her suitcase from his hands.

"I see you quite treasure your bag ? Is there any gem hidden there that you keep such a close eye on it ?"

Her face warmed up instantly, and her voice was faint as a delicate breeze of a clear night.

"No, Good sir"

Sebastian hummed, very amused by her timorousness and bashfulness, said, "She's new here and so young. Don't tease her Sarah take good care of her in the future."

"Don't worry, Sabastian, she's in good hand"

Y/n followed the butler and chirped around like a petite mouse.

When she first arrived, she kept her head down. Now that she saw everything, she felt as if she was a very ancient and striking castle of a king... High carved hall, clear Italian crystal chandelier, glorious European furniture graved with gold and marble floor as clean as a mirror, she felt bad for walking on the very polished floor, she gazed at her reflection for quite while amazed by it.

Not daring to spoil the clear floor. Y/n waddled on tiptoes, afraid that she would leave footprints on them.

Sebastian brought her to the servant's room.

He twisted the doorknob of the small room only to enter then Y/n after him. The room was well taken care of and smell nice, very cosy and abundant complimenting her personality.

The butler referred to an empty bed and announced "You will sleep here from now on."

It was a one-meter-wide single bed with sugary light sheets and pillows. The coverlet spread on the mattress, although it was not a new one Y/n felt content and appreciative for it since she never had a bed before, she could recall her former days in her old village.

She would sleep on the ground of a wooden floor, her family was underprivileged to afford such a mattress to sleep on. They were at least better than home conditions.

Just as she was about to bend over and get her luggage under the bed.

Sebastian stopped her and pointed to the wardrobe by the wall and said, "That's your wardrobe. You can put your things in it young lady, no need to hide it under the bed."

Y/n was very astonished, not expecting to have a wardrobe of her own since she had been given such a comfortable bed and now a wardrobe.

After a moment of hesitation, she walked over and opened the wardrobe. It was empty, and there was a good smell of wood. She gently touched the wood plate with her hand. It was very smooth and dull and pleasant to touch.

There was no burr at all so clothes would not get worn out.

"Put all your clothes in the wardrobe Dear"

He urged her. "I'll get you a uniform so that you can change your clothes," he explained only for her to nod at him.

Y/n turned to look at him with an uneasy smile.

She murmured faintly but Sebastian managed to hear her inevitably since his hearing was intense her voice reminisced him of a stray kitten. "Thank you Good sir for your help"

"I'm only doing my Job dear," Said this and left the room, when he brought her the uniform, Y/n had moved and tidied all her clothes in the wardrobe. She didn't have many clothes, to begin with, and they only inhabited a small intersection of the wardrobe.

Sebastian pulled the dark curtains by the corner of the room and asked her to change her clothes.

While changing, the butler sat on the chair at the table, telling her the rules and terms of employment: maids got up at six in the morning; they could only use the public restrooms. Breakfast was at 6:25, lunch at 11:30, and dinner at 4:30. "If you were late, there would be no dishes left or leftover since the workers here attend to eat all food, You could take one day off each week, you could stay in the room or hang out. On your birthday, the master and the lady would give you envelopes with an amount of money aside from your monthly payment. During any occasions, you would receive them aslo not only from the master and the lady but also from the young master and young lady…." He added "All the Kambe's family are good people and easy to get along with, especially the kindhearted leadership Sayuri Kambe who chanted prayers and meditated nearly every day. The old master Shigemaru Kambe's ill and also need to be taken care of so better keep your distance, and do whatever he asks you. The young lady Suzue kambe is lively and cheerful. She works for a big company of her own and was seldom at home. The young master Daisuke Kambe is a good man as well, but he's too busy. Usually, He doesn't talk nor laugh a lot. So, it would be better not to hang around before him. Sarah the housekeeper is the fairest person beside me, whenever you felt you were unfairly treated ask for help from either me or her. Anyway, as long as you did a good job here, you could live comfortably."

Y/n listened to him carefully as she kept all his words in mind.

She could only think back to her aunt words who had told her to be especially meticulous when working for an elite family is to be cautious, have a good memory and do quick errands whenever she was told to and be less talkative.

These were the tips.

Her aunt had begged to get the job for her, so she must cherish the chance and not let the old lady down.

When she pushed the curtain aside and got out, Sebastian examined her maid outfit.

"I got the smallest size, but it's still big on you. All right, just wear it for now. You can have additional clothes under the uniform when it's cold. And the next time we have new uniforms, I will ask the tailor to take your body measurements."

Y/n lowered her head and uneasily pulled her clothes. They were a little too big but were brand-new. It was the first time she had put on new clothes, and she felt so nervous that she grabbed the apron with her hand. When she let go, she saw the wrinkles, so she tried to get rid of the wrinkles by pulling and scraping.

On the other hand, Sebastian could not help but chuckle when he saw how nervous she was. He took her hand and squeeze it lightly, said, "It's all right. Clothes will wrinkle. I beg of you do not worry, later on, I'll ask other servant wash and iron them for you"

With her head down, Y/n was still hesitant but since the man insisted with an extraordinary influential demeanour making her feel smaller and she agreed...

"Thank you Sir" She kept tugging her robe, hoping that with more exertions, the creases would vanish.

"Very well young lady" Sebastian led her out and showed her around the enormous mansion. The living-rooms, the dining hall, the kitchen, the grocery room, the wing-rooms where the masters' bedrooms, the library, the study, the wine cellar, the indoor temperature-controlled swimming pool, basement and finally the garage.

After an outing inside the house, they went out through a lateral door of the dining room.

There was a gorgeous garden that had a set of carved stone tables and stools.

It was just the beginning of autumn when summer flowers had not subsided yet and autumn flowers had proceeded to blossom, so the garden looked glamorous and luxuriant, rich with very vibrant colours that do, please

The small girl was instantly captivated by it.

But Sebastian didn't let her stay long and tugged her to the left, suggesting to the swimming pool and tennis court.

Then they took off around back to where they had just passed by. There was an enormous terrace, which was surrounded by a brick-paved path, on which both people and cars could get on.