Be My Heroine Chapter 22
MY FIRST DANCE TO YOU (2)
Translator: Rhyme_Bean
Editor: Aurum (SilverandGold)
There were a variety of scented oils placed orderly in display, but Beth decided to use Claire’s favorite lavender scented oil to bathe her. Because if she were to allow the little child to choose from this many oils, it would be exhausting for her.
Claire took her time with a relaxing bath in warm water. Her cheeks were dyed red and after softly drying her long wet blond hair with a big towel, Beth arranged it with a comb.
“Kedrick, you wait here with her.”
Even if she didn’t say it to Claire, she was sure that Claire would behave and remain in the room, but towards Kedrick who was less reliable than the 8 year old kid, she wasn’t sure.
Kedric nodded his head with his usual good-mannered smile. Beth shot Kedrick a glance and went out of the room.
The last purchased dress from Cheryl was not put in Claire’s dressing room.
Just in case, Beth sent out the dress for dry cleaning and told them beforehand that the dress would be collected on the day of the party. Beth, who went to Petit Salon everyday in the morning for a while, now only went to retrieve the dress.
“.……..?”
As she moved closer to the room where the dress was left in care, the surrounding became noisy.
“.…..??”
A dress was messily left on the floor unattended. That was the same dress designed by April Boutique that Claire was to wear tonight.
The maids only stood there as they muttered without even a care for the situation. Beth lifted the dress which was absolutely impossible to wear.
“What is going on?”
The cold voice of Beth immediately silenced the noisy room. Even the low whispers also completely disappeared.
“Can’t you see?”A maid with a haughty tone came forward. Beth identified her as the maid in charge of the Countess as well as the person who came to this mansion long before her.
In short, she was a maid, senior to her.
“It’s just that the dress doesn’t seem to match Miss Claire~.”
“.…..”
What was so joyful that she was laughing so brightly? Beth thought. What gave her confidence to act like this?
The romance novels she often read in her previous life also had such scenes. The scenes where the illegitimate child was often bullied by the maids.
Beth could not understand this action of theirs. With what confidence does a commoner slight a nobility in this feudal society?
“Why are your eyes so wide open? If you have any dissatisfaction, go on, say it.”
“I have yet to learn how to open my eyes wide.” Beth said out briefly. “If you teach me, I will try to do it.”
“What….!”
“What do you mean what?”
When she saw that Beth’s reaction was dull, different than she expected, she attempted to refute her words but Beth cut through.
“What was your name by the way?”
“It’s Jenny! There are no repeated letters.”
“That’s not important. Jenny, you are madame’s lady’s maid right?”
Originally this was all to incite Beth. Jenny disliked Beth very much. She had been here longer than Beth, but still Beth gained trust of the head maid as well as affection of many other servants. Beth behaved like she was uninterested in their affection and she hated it.
She did everything with a dull face. No matter how things turned out, she would act as if she was only concerned with her own job – and acted if it’s natural for her to act like that.
Beth didn’t even remember her name which was hateful. Beth knew that she was the Lady maid of Madame but she didn’t know her name. Completely oblivious to her thoughts, Beth opened her mouth with her usual expressionless face.
“You are Madame’s lady maid, right?”
“Th,that’s right!”
Beth asked without any fluctuation in her voice as if it was just a casual conformation, for which Jenny stuttered to answer. Jenny felt that the surroundings mocked her and she felt frozen in her spot.
“You are Madame’s hands and legs….”
Beth looked down at her dress in her hands without any expression and flicked at the dust on the dress.
“You must be the maid doing errands for Madame, right?”
“Yes, that’s right! So if you do something to me, the Madame will know it!”
Then you will get punished, Jenny exclaimed triumphantly. Beth still only looked at her with her usual blank expression.
“You did well.”
“…What?”
“I said you did well…. In the future too, I hope you will always implement Madame’s will.” With that, Beth held the messily thrown out dress in her bosom and went away. Everyone was stirred. They watched Beth walk away, but Beth didn’t pause or look back.
Beth walked straight to Claire’s room with sturdy steps in her usual manner. The dress was unwearable now. She looked at the dress in her arms with an indifferent gaze. Unlike one expected, her thoughts were cool and composed.
Beth already had a thought that the dress Dana made to show her good will matched Claire more than Cheryl’s. But they already placed an order from Cheryl in advance and other than her loose mouth, she was very much recognized by the upper class society. So it was impossible to change the dress.
Now I already have a justification.
To Claire, it would be okay to say that some problems occurred by the dry-cleaning. And to Cheryl, she will disclose everything that happened without leaving out a word.
“Beth!”
As soon as she opened the door, Claire who was reading and playing with Kedrick, abruptly stood up and ran towards Beth. Kedrick looked at such a Claire with some loss in his gaze and likewise walked up to Beth.
Beth felt that both their actions are strangely similar. Though the empathy she felt for the two was different.
Seeing the dirty dress in Beth’s hands, Kedrick’s gaze turned like he understood something. Before Claire’s eyes fell on the dress, she stuffed it into Kedrick and stood before it and hid Claire before she could see it.
“Miss, I am sorry.”
“Um? Why?What happened?”
When she saw Beth apologize to her out of blue, Claire felt anxious. Anxious about things like, by any chance, if Beth were to say, she won’t be able to be with her from now on?
“Something happened in the Dry Cleaning process, the dress designed by the April Boutique, Miss won’t be able to wear it in today’s party.”
“Ah…..”
It was not about her leaving. Then only Claire gave a nod with a relieved face. For the current Claire what she feared most was to say goodbye to Beth forever.
“Fortunately there is still a dress given by Miss Brian, Miss can wear that…..”
“Mm.”
If something was chosen by Beth, then Claire would like it without a doubt. With a bright smile Claire nodded her head. Seeing such a smile, Beth felt that Claire too liked Dana’s dress better and Beth too bloomed with a smile. ….. Kedric just grinned. As he always did.
“Since the dress has been changed, the hair style should also be changed.”
Hair style, ornaments, even shoes were prepared to match the dress designed by Cheryl. There were no other maids assigned to Claire, so Beth blew onto Claire’s bangs and rolled it.
“Please wait a moment.”
“Um?”
To tell the truth, if someone was to ask her, if she can do it all alone, Beth would surely answer that she can. But, if there were some more hands to help, it would be much easier. And she also needed some help whenever she left her position.
I will need to move here and there after the party starts, and I need to prepare.
As she left behind the absent-minded Claire and flirty Kedric, Beth left the room in hurried steps and went towards the backyard where the laundry was hung.
“Beth?”
“Julia.”
“What’s going on? Ear . . .earlier….”
“See me for a sec.”
“What?”
Beth nimbly took away the empty laundry basket held in Julia’s hands and in a practiced manner threw it to a distance. Even if she didn’t look at it, the basket went into its original place. From somewhere a slight sound of clapping was heard. Beth took out the agreement paper given by the Earl from her pocket and showed it to Julia.
“As a proxy of the Elder master, there is something I want to assign you. Don’t just stand there blabbering uh? Follow me.”
“Uh?”
“Don’t.”
After she told Julia to stand by on the top floor, Beth strode ahead to some other place.
The kitchen was busy. Beth looked around and grabbed the shoulders of a maid with copper colored hair.
“Anne.”
“Beth, why are you here?”
“Busy?”
Anne carried a basket of soil covered potatoes, which were yet to be washed. Beth took away the basket and said, “Go and wait for me on the top floor.”
“What?”
“Go and wait. I have something to assign you.”
When she saw the firm face of Beth, Ann left the Kitchen at snail’s pace . The newly arrived Head Cook stood there as he foolishly watched such a sight. He wanted to ask what she was doing, but when he looked at the paper taken out by Beth, he couldn’t speak out a word.
After all, she was a proxy assigned by the Earl himself with his signed document as evidence.
And it was also this same Beth that came for him, who at that time worked in a village restaurant. First she ordered some food, then at once she got him a position at the Earl mansion. Because of that, he felt a bit feeble before Beth. When Beth saw him be hesitant, she said in an indifferent tone “Just wash these potatoes.”
“What”
“Why can’t the people here can’t understand what is being said to them? I will ask once again. Do these need to be washed?”
“Yes, yes! B,but are you not busy…?”
Overwhelmed by Beth’s pressure, unconsciously the head cook who was higher in level than her used formal speech with cold sweat on his back. Beth said in a calm manner with a blank face.
“If I won’t do it, then some other who is also busy will need to take it over. Also I am faster.”
Beth lifted the basket and threw the potatoes into the water and brushed off the soil on it. With her fast hands, the water soon turned muddy and the floor couldn’t be seen. The cleaned potatoes glowed yellow.
Other than on her hands and the hem of her pinafore, there was not a drop of water on Beth. As if nothing had happened, she nodded towards the head cook and left the kitchen.
Others just stood there with their mouths wide open when they saw Beth handle the work with dexterous and quick hands. The head cook felt it a pity that such a worker was not assigned to the kitchen.
On her way back, she hooked her hands around the neck of Catherine who carried a duster. When she saw Beth taking away Catherine, the head maid wanted to open her mouth, but as expected nothing came out after she saw paper proving her proxy status.
That proxy certificate made things quite convenient.
In the top floor, the three maids were completely ignorant, and a single maid who caused all of this. They were like statues that stood in the hallway watching each other.
“Some of you must have known, Miss’s dress was ruined.”
When Beth said that Julia nodded in understanding, Catherine had a completely ignorant expression, Anne was shocked at this statement.
“So for me taking care of it all alone, the time is tight. I would appreciate it if you 3 could give me a hand.”
Beth has asked for help, that too, to them! As they secretly felt quite proud about themselves, they promised their help for whatever Beth asked, as they stuck out their chests.
After that they were so busy that they felt as if they were going crazy. The four clung onto Claire without a minute with not even a second of rest. Claire too looked dazed and dizzy. The only person who was relaxed was Kedrick.
“Rather than rotting away your time, go to the town and buy accessories matching this dress.” Like that the relaxed mood of Kedrick also disappeared.
Only when the sun was on the verge to sink down, did they breath out a relaxed breath.
“It’s finished.”
With a proud face they looked at the little Miss that stood in front of them. Claire looked absolutely adorable, more than ever. Her milky cheeks were flushed red as she raised her eyes towards Beth.
“Beth…How do I look?”
Beth bloomed with a smile when she saw Claire.
“So adorable.” For Beth she was always adorable.
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