Chapter 22 - A Certain Chef Apprentice POV (part 5)

Early in the morning, I quickly tidy myself and went to the kitchen. I do my usual routine before I try to cook as my lady said before. It turned out to be delicious. It is more delicious than the head chef's best dishes.

When the head chef saw me put the uncooked egg into the mashed potatoes, an evil grin appears on his face.

"I never thought you were this clever to try to get the Viscountess's favour."

I did not say anything to him and only bow my head to prevent my anger from being seen.

"Took it all to them and don't let other people taste it. It will be trouble if they got sick because of it."

As my lady predicts, he really told me to give this delicious food to both of them. The first place is the slave living quarter. I was surprised to see that even the other slave also discriminated against my lady's mother.

It was still early morning and they were ordering her around while they are eating their breakfast. She could only take a break when I arrived and told them the Viscountess order.

Although she looks similar to her daughter, but there is one distinctive difference between the two of them. And it was how she was more expressive than my lady.

After she took a bite, she quicken her eating pace.

'I think she likes it.'

I feel relief.

"Did my dear daughter, Renne suggest it to the Viscountess?"

"Why are you saying that?" I was curious about how much my lady mother know about her secret.

"Because I know that my daughter is a bit special. She will have a great future. Because I know about her heavy fate."

I was surprised after hearing her answer. I wonder how much she knew about her secret.

"It seems that you did not have any bad intentions for her. I beg you to be able to help her when I'm not beside her. Please help me." She suddenly bows her head.

"Please don't do this, Ma'am. I was able to make this food because my lady help me. Of course, I will help her. But please make this our secret. If they know about it, they might be doing something that will prevent other people from helping her." I say in a small voice.

She told me about her daughter's story. From her story, I'm able to know that my lady has shown that she was a genius from the time she was born.

After she finished eating, I decided to go to my lady's room.

As I arrived at the most abandoned part of the mansion, I quickly went to the room at the edge of the building. When I arrived in front of my lady's room,

"Argh!"

I heard my lady screaming from inside.

My hand automatically moved and knocking the door.

Knock…

Knock, knock…

I thought someone is doing something to her but didn't long after I knock, the door was opened.

I saw no one in the room and my lady seems to just wake up.

"Don't tell me that you didn't sleep last night. And did something happen? I heard you screaming earlier." I said with a cold tone.

"It can't be helped because I need to finish reading this book before today's class. Nothing happened. I just have a nightmare." She made an excuse while showing me the books on the bed.

"So you said that you really reading all of these books in just two days?"

I don't know what to say after looking at the thickness of the books.

"Is that my breakfast?" She asked and took the bowl and spoon from my hands.

She sits on the bed and blows the hot food before eating.

"I followed your advice and this was the result. I never thought that adding an egg yolk would change the texture and the taste." I make my reports about what I did.

"Did the head chef taste it too?" She stops blowing and asks.

"Nope. He just said that I have gone crazy for adding the uncooked egg yolks into the mashed potato and scolding me to follow the existing recipes and learn some common sense. I think he never thought that heating the eggs will make them safe for consuming it raw." I answer while remembering the head chef's reaction.

She took the first bite to taste it.

"It's delicious, but we still have to make more improvements. Thank you, Brother Winslow!" She sounds happy as she quickens her movement.

"You are really similar quickens mother." I can't help but giggle at the similar scene I just saw before.

'Both of them are truly parent and child.'

"Hmm? You have met with my mom?" She stop her movement and asked.

"Have you forgotten about what you asked to the head chef?" I reminded her.

"Right! I also asked for my mother to be able to taste your food. I am glad she likes it." She realized what I means and nodded.

"How can you be sure that she likes it?" I asked to tease her.

"Because you said that she had the same reaction as me," She answered and eat quicker.

"Eat slowly. You will choke if you eat like that." I warn her because she suddenly makes me remember my younger siblings.

"I can't do it. I still need to clean and tidy myself before going to attend my class. I am overslept and I don't want to get more punishment." She stop eating and answered before continuing to eat.

"I will help you to get some water. With how small you are, you won't be able to get the water from the well." I said and leave her room.

It didn't take a long time for me to take a bucket of water from the nearest well. But as I brought it to her room I realized how inhumane they were.

When I arrived at her room, she just finished her breakfast.

"Here, you need to arrive before your tutor enters the class, right."

I put the bucket inside the room and leave the room. When I close the door, I can hear her quickly shout.

"Wait! I still have something that I want to say."

"I will wait outside," I answer her.

I could hear the splashing and rustling sound from outside of the room.

"Brother Winslow, can I ask you to give me the unused white eggs and if you can, can you add some honey and lemon juice to it? And can you give me some salt?" She suddenly asked.

"Are you going to make another recipe?" I feel interested after listening to the list of the ingredients that she said.

"No, but I need it for something. Can you give it to me?"

But she denies it.

"OK, I'll try to ask the head chef. I will give you after dinner time. Do you have anything else?"

I feel interested in what she will do with those ingredients.

"Brother Winslow, I need to warn you that you need to stay away from me and not to care about what they do to me. We can still talk when no one is around. I don't want you to get their animosity because you are helping me." She suddenly said it with a serious face.

"I saw how the maids pour cold water on you and push you yesterday. Why do they hate you so much?" I feel angry as she told me like that. I lied to her and said I saw it but actually I heard it directly from the maids. I can't believe they were able to speak about it proudly.

"Sometimes there is something that didn't have an answer."

She suddenly said as she try to take the thick books.

"Let me help you." I decided to help her.

"W-w-what are you doing!? I told you not to help me for your own good. Why do you still help me?" She suddenly shouted as if she was panicking.

"Didn't you also say that you don't want to be late for your class? I just do what you say." I look at her and try to give her a reason to take my help.

"…" She gapped her mouth for a moment.

"Un, let's go. Thank you, Brother Winslow." Then she thanks me.

As I looked at her face, I realized how pale she was.

It makes me feel something is wrong.

***

After I finished my work for breakfast time, I decided to check my lady's condition. Something bugging me.

But when I got near her room, I saw she looks like arguing with a maid. As I got closer, I could hear their conversation.

"I just don't want anyone to be punished for helping me…"

I heard her shout at the maid.

"Why do you help me?" She continued.

"I don't want you to get hurt because you help me."

She raises her voice as her tears started to drop from her eyes.

"I don't want to hurt anyone."

Her voice trembled.

"Don't help me."

"It's much better if you act like the other servants."

"Don't be kind to me. It's annoying! You just make me feel more guilty..."

"Just leave me alone!!"

She shouted and pushed the maid's hands that trying to comfort her before her body collapsed.

"She's hot!" The maid realized that Renneshia is having a fever.

Before she could take her to her room and lay her on her bed, I came closer.

"What did you do to her? Why does she was in that condition?" I want to know how it turned into this situation.

"I-I didn't do anything. Please believe me. I don't know why she started crying...ugh...maybe it was because of my thoughtless words." The maid tries to explain while fidgeting.

"Hmm!? Just tell me what happened while we let her rest for now."

I look at my lady's condition and realized her face is red and when I touched it, it was so hot. She has a fever. Maybe because they pour the cold water. Damn.

"Take care of her. I will be back after I finish my work. I will also get your lunch." I said before leaving the room and going to the kitchen.