The Male Lead’s Attached Maid Is Too Competent - Chapter 2

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The Male Lead’s Devoted Maid is Too Competent Episode 002

“Gasp!”

When I opened my eyes wide, I found myself sleeping with my head buried in the bed.

I quickly lifted my head, but I was alone in the room.

Christen tends to wake up early in the morning… no, that’s not it. I was the one who woke up late. When I checked the time, it was almost 11 o’clock.

I rubbed my face and lifted my stiff body. I was definitely dozing off leaning against the chair.

This chair really is a sleep-inducing chair. Even the chair used by the company president at my old workplace probably wasn’t better than this?

I felt like I shouldn’t stay in this room any longer, so I quietly slipped out of the bedroom to fulfill my duties as a maid(?).

Where should I go? According to the original story, there should be a separate room for me to stay in. Since I went straight to the Grand Duke’s bedroom upon arriving at the castle, I had no idea where my room was.

In the original story, I heard that Roella had a wary and sensitive personality, so she couldn’t sleep a wink while staying with Christen. And when morning came, she would return to her own room, lock the door, and sleep alone.

She was completely opposite to me, who falls asleep the moment my head hits anything.

“Where is it?”

I muttered quietly while looking around. I wanted to go to the room I would use and rest some more.

“Turn left from there, and it’s the first room immediately.”

“Ah!”

At the sudden voice, I unconsciously screamed and quickly turned my head. Clutching my pounding heart, I looked behind me to see an elderly woman in a neat and modest dress staring at me.

Her wrinkled eyes visible through her glasses were sternly hardened. I gulped.

She looked much scarier than the orphanage director where I used to live.

I smiled awkwardly while straightening my back. I probably looked like a thief who had snuck into someone else’s house, right?

“Hahaha, thank you. What should I call you…?”

“It seems my introduction yesterday was insufficient. You may call me Lady Rosette.”

Ah. Lady Rosette. She was in a position to oversee and take responsibility for the Grand Duke’s Castle. And she was also someone Christen trusted and relied on.

She played an important role in the original story too. It was Rosette who saved Christen after the original Roella poisoned him, and it was also Rosette who helped the female protagonist adapt when she arrived later.

So… the real power behind the Grand Duke’s Castle?

“Yes, Lady Rosette. I must have been tired, so I was a bit out of it.”

I’m also quite flustered by this sudden possession situation. Who would have known I’d wake up in the Grand Duke’s room?

“I imagine so. Since you skipped breakfast, you must be hungry.”

“Ah, well…”

Grumble.

My stomach magnificently made its presence known.

I clutched my stomach tightly. How tactless, can’t you stay quiet! Waking up late from oversleeping, and on top of being sold here, now I’m complaining about food?

Roella’s position in this manor was very ambiguous.

Apart from serving as a medium for channeling the Grand Duke’s magic power, there wasn’t really anything else for her to do.

So the other maids in the Grand Duke’s Castle thought very poorly of her. They gossiped that the daughter of a ruined baronet house who was sold here was living luxuriously without doing anything.

Thanks to that, Roella was treated like an ugly duckling. That made Roella even more irritated.

Moreover, I knew that dirty rumors had spread in the Northern Territory that Roella was selling her body. So she couldn’t develop even a bit of affection for the Grand Duke’s Castle and the Grand Duke, and was deceived by words promising to save her, leading her to poison Christen’s food without hesitation.

“…I am hungry though.”

“Yes, I’ve prepared a meal in the dining hall.”

“Th-thank you. Um, what should I do after eating?”

“Miss Roella’s role is only to serve His Grace the Grand Duke. She has no other obligations.”

Well, in the original story, they didn’t make Roella do anything either. They just called her to the bedroom at night.

Still, I’m basically a maid. I didn’t want to do nothing and end up hated and wrapped up in strange rumors just like the original Roella.

“I don’t think I can do nothing all day. If there’s anything I can do, please let me help with whatever it is.”

Lady Rosette narrowed her eyes and spoke.

“Then I’ll think about whether there’s work for you to do. First, before eating, you should wash up… get yourself ready.”

“Yes, I’ll do that.”

I probably look terrible since I just woke up, right? I was about to go to my room to wash up when I hesitated.

“Um, where is the dining hall? I should know the way if I’m going to find it after washing up…”

“I’ll come to escort you in an hour.”

“Thank you, Lady Rosette.”

I smiled awkwardly. What a real inconvenience this is. I need to quickly memorize the layout of the Grand Duke’s Castle and adapt.

Anyway, I was destined not to escape until the Female Protagonist arrived.

If I ran away, they would use any means necessary to find me. Would they let a suitable candidate they worked so hard to find just escape?

Besides, how deep is the loyalty of the Grand Ducal House and the people of the Northern Territory to Christen.

Sigh.

I, who was an ordinary office worker, have now become an employee(?) of the Grand Ducal House. And I was sold, already received an advance on my salary, so I can’t even get paid anymore – I’m stuck working for free.

Others get to possess golden spoon characters, but what the hell is this for me?

I can’t even run away as I please, can’t save money. So when the female protagonist appears, will I be kicked out penniless?

My previous job where I got paid regularly was better! This is really heartbreaking, absolutely heartbreaking.

I walked with slumped shoulders, dragging my feet.

I didn’t even notice Lady Rosette watching my retreating figure intently.

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After that, Christen had almost no opportunities to have conversations with Roella. Roella had a quiet personality. She did strange things sometimes, but other than that, there was nothing bothersome about her. She would quietly hold Christen’s hand and…

No, she was quite strange indeed.

Christen frowned. He remembered that small face that would fall asleep holding his hand before he even fell asleep, showing no sense of tension.

According to Lady Rosette, who always followed her around, she was sociable, skilled with her hands, and intelligent.

And she had no contact with the outside world whatsoever.

It had only been a week since Roella arrived, but so far it was fine.

Most importantly, Christen’s body had definitely become lighter. The headaches that seemed like they would painfully tear him apart had subsided. He no longer coughed up blood either.

‘I’ll need to observe a bit longer though.’

Christen organized his thoughts and checked the documents. They were documents recording this month’s financial situation.

Christen, who was flipping through the documents, paused and blinked slowly. Then he opened the previous page again and raised his head.

“Aidan.”

“Yes, Your Grace.”

“Did you organize this too? The method has changed. It’s much easier to read. It’s clear at a glance.”

“It’s also easy to check where money is leaking, isn’t it? I was surprised too.”

Christen frowned slightly.

“If it wasn’t you, then did Lady Rosette do it?”

“No. According to Lady Rosette… she says Miss Roella did it.”

He paused once again at the completely unexpected name. Christen slowly lowered his head to stare at the documents.

This? That woman who slept burying her face in his palm and even drooling…?

It was a completely unbelievable fact. Christen let out a quiet laugh.

“You must be mistaken.”

He couldn’t think for even a moment that this was something Roella, who always seemed absent-minded, could do. Christen slammed the documents shut and said.

“Find out who really did it, Aidan.”

“When I find them?”

“I want to hire them immediately. Stop joking around and be serious. Don’t give me nonsense about Miss Roella.”

Christen spoke very firmly.

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