Chapter 3

Levine gently walked back into the basement. In the memory of Ashley, there was 180 staff bedroom for the maids and guards in the chamber. None of the maids were allowed to live in the palace except from the royal family trusted guards who protects the palace.

With no one looking, Levine entered her bedroom and went into the bathroom immediately. She took of the black bathrobe she stole and threw it aside, stepping into the small bathtub to bath.

Half an hour later, she walked out of the bathroom, dressed in a maid dress. She stood in front of the mirror, staring at the unfamiliar slender figure that appeared before her eyes.

Although, the clothes she wore were low-class, it still didn't hide her attractive look.

If she came from a very rich family, she would look extraordinarily stunning.

She turned her head when she heard the sound of the door opening and saw a young lady who seemed to be in her early twenties come in. "Ashley, where were you last night? You didn't come here to sleep"

The young lady's voice was soft and cool. Even though,she was still in her early twenties,she sounded matured and that made Ashley love her and respected her. Although, Ashley was 2 years younger than her, she didn't treat her like her junior, but as a friend.

When Ashley first arrived at the palace, it was this same young lady who allowed her to stay in the same room with her. Besides, no one wanted the new comers to take their position. Every maid valued their position in the palace.

When Ashley started cleaning the eldest prince room, jealousy, envy and hatred arose around her. The other maids started bullying her, but this young lady had always been the one who stood up for her all the time.

Prince Damon didn't know who cleaned his room daily and he didn't care, so that gave them more right to bully her. At least, the prince didn't recognize her.

Ashley ran her fingers through her hair and smiled, trying to conceal the anxious look on her face. "Elsher, you are back"

Elsher looked at Ashley as if trying to get what she was hiding. She narrowed her eyes slightly. Ashley felt her heart beat quickened as she lowered her eyes, looking nervous. She was thankful that her uniform covered her chest and the collar covered her nape if not, she would have been questioned.

"Where were you last night?" 

Ashley heart skipped a beat as she felt Elsher moved closer. She subconsciously took a step back. "Elsher, I… uhm…I didn't feel like sleeping here, so I slept with one of the maids in the other room"

"You did?" Elsher was still suspicious. "How come I didn't see you with them when they all came out?"

"I was still sleeping" When Ashley raised her head, her beautiful deep blue eyes landed on Elsher face and she smiled calmly.

Elsher froze. She wouldn't lie that she had fallen for Ashley's beautiful eyes. They looked so attractive and sparkling during the day and at night, they glowed like fireflies.

She sighed and waved her hand, saying her words worriedly, "I was just scared that those people would bully you. I'm not stopping you from making friends and you are even free to do so"

Ashley nodded her head. She understood why Elsher was worried about her, but she didn't have friends apart from Elsher. And she couldn't tell anyone that she slept with the eldest prince.

She would be stoned to death by those jealous maids.

"Are you going to clean prince Damon's room now?"

Elsher didn't know how Ashley was able to survive cleaning the prince room. Everyone knew Prince Damon as someone who was ruthless and many thought that she would have been killed a very long time because of his temper, but she was still alive and well which made many confused.

Ashley's heart skipped a beat and her body trembled. She remembered leaving the prince on the bed earlier and she wasn't sure if he had woken up. 

She began to panic thinking of this. If she met him in the room, wouldn't he recognized her as the shameless maid that slept with him?

She opened her mouth to talk, but no words came out. She finally nodded her head and moved her stiffed body out of the room. Elsher was confused at her abnormal behavior, but she thought it was because she was going to clean the prince room, so she didn't think much about it.

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In the royal family dining table. 

The Salvatore was a very big family to begin with. In their family line, the king always had more that two wives and had many kids, but this king, Jasper Salvatore, had only one wife, Damon Salvatore's mother.

Damon had always been the last person to arrive at the dining room and everyone was used to it. When he arrived, he bowed and said, "Greetings your royal highness"

Then, he sat on his chair beside his dad.

A choking sound rang out in the room, followed by a coughing sound. 

Damon raised his head, his dark gaze scanning everyone in the room and his lips curled up.

More coughing sound rang out, this time, not only one person, but two.

"Prince Damon, did you just smile? Like this is a genuine smile, right? Or are you planning to do something again?"

Damon looked at the person that just spoke and raised a brow. It was his younger sister, Solace. Her gray eyes were big and round, her tall nose that resembled Damon's and her features were exquisite. Her entire body exuded nobility.

Damon opened his mouth and spoke up, his voice was cold, yet deep and calm. "Why are you surprised?"

"Because you don't smile on a normal day. Did something happen overnight?" She leaned her body over the table, waiting to hear from Damon, and her eyes were sparkling with excitement.

There was a sudden knock on the table, making Solace straightened her back and sat up straight. "Your royal highness, I was just asking prince Damon some questions"

Solace pouted her lips when she looked at her father. Jasper had a cold look that wasn't different from Damon's. "Princess Solace, you are on the dining, so you act like a princess"

At this moment, a man came in and announced, "Royal Princess Adair is here!"