
The next morning, Eve woke up early, even ahead of the usual cock crowing in front of her house in the village. This caused his servant to be in a mess because he had not prepared warm water for soaking and the dress that Eve would wear today. Seeing the panic of her servant, Eve could only faintly shake her head while getting up from her soft bed in a lazy motion.
"Good morning, My Lady. Today is your second day here, right. I hope you can learn a lot."
She was Mia, the waiter who was about the age of Margaret was trying to display her best smile in front of Eve but again failed. His sinister face could not be covered at all let alone with a thin smile.
"Thank you, Mia." Eve returned Mia's smile. Forcing the corners of his lips to be pulled upwards. "Said Frederick, I can ask you my daily agenda. So, do I have any activities today?"
Mia nodded. Along with the fading smile that he forced, the more his creepy face was seen. "This morning we started with piano lessons. Dedicated piano teacher, someone who once taught the Crown Prince to play music it will teach you today, Lord Bernardi Lincoln."
Eve prayed in her heart. May Lord Bernardi Lincoln be different from Mr. The basset he was avoiding. If until they similarly blow it, Eve will not hesitate to ditch. Again. No matter what people said later, if Eve did not like it, she would come clean to Frederick and ask other teachers to teach him to play the piano.
And now, this is where Eve is. In a garden behind the castle which is spread widely Japanese grass plants whose green color is very spoil the eyes. A large piano was placed in the middle of the garden. For those who play it, it looks so fresh and stunning especially the park is surrounded by daisy flowers that bloom.
"That's Lord Bernardi," said Mia with eyes looking straight ahead, toward a man sitting on one of the benches, seemed busy with a piece of paper on his thigh while occasionally seeming to cross out something.
Maybe he's making music. With high curiosity, Eve finally stepped closer to the man.
"What are you doing, Lord Bernardi?"
The young lord gasped in shock at the greeting. The greeting that sounded so foreign in his ears. But as soon as he looked up, his eyes collided directly with Eve's blue bead. The god smiled faintly before he put away his busyness, then got up and kissed Eve's glove-covered palm.
Mia cleared her throat, "It's not like it's her way of greeting someone who's even stronger than you, My Lady."
"No problem. I know Lady Luvena still needs to learn." Not Eve, it was Lord Bernardi who answered her. His eyes looked back at Eve, "Isn't that right, My Lady?"
"Eh? Um, so that was ... I can't do that, huh?" Eve nodded in understanding. "Actually I don't want to blame anyone, but my carelessness just now resulted from the teacher's delay in manners in teaching, right? Where's that teacher?"
Mia back to thumping. This time it was harder even the soldiers standing guard in front of the park were taken by surprise. The woman's voice boomed. Maybe no one can match Mia if she switched profession as a seriosa teacher.
"You're breaking manners again, My Lady. Each of your sentences should contain a lot of meaning, not blatantly swearing."
Eve glares. Argh, difficult. Talk is arranged!
Instead of supporting Mia, Lord Bernardi laughed melodiously. It really came off like a canary singing free from its cage. Now Eve pouted with a cobbled heart. So outrageous.
"What are you laughing at, My Lord?"
"none. We better start our piano lessons."
"And so is Mia." Eve turned to look at her personal servant. "Why do you just manage myself, can't this, can't it. While Lord Bernardi who clearly laughed like a gorilla, you never rebuked. Is that fair?"
Bernardi's laughter stopped instantly. Wait— gorilla?!
"My Lady ...." Mia grimacing. He wanted to smother Eve's mouth so tightly that she could no longer say carelessly. Eve spoke, but Mia was the one who was now afraid that this Baronette* one was offended and went home angry.
"No problem. I understand your feelings, My Lady." Bernardi, instead of being offended, was more eager to teach his new students. Eve is very different from most noble women who always keep the image even spend hours in front of the mirror just to go to piano practice. The language Eve used felt friendly, without any arrogant or insulting style. Bernardi likes that.
"What song have you played, My Lady?" ask Bernardi before they start learning.
Eve scratched her nape. Does this guy not know if Eve is from the village? Let alone memorize the notes of the song numbers, holding the piano has never been.
"Let me try first."
"Please."
Eve pressed the white buttons at random. Each key makes a different sound. The more to the right, the higher the voice shrieked.
"I've performed a song. But there was never one person I allowed to listen to. As a first person, will you listen to my music?"
Bernardi's eyebrows shot up. With both hands folded in front of her chest, she finally replied, "Happyly, My Lady. Your music game must be really good because I know you're not a regular guy like that girl out there."
Eve grinned. As soon as she got permission to play a song, Eve raised her fingers then just any keys at will. Instead of producing melodic strains, Eve actually made Bernardi and Mia turn a deaf ear because the game was amazingly bad. Exactly like the sound of a cat having its stomach pinched against a door.
"Lady Luvena, stop!"
"Oh my God, My Lady. His Grace will not forgive this! Quickly stop your actions before Lord Bernardi regrets having worked as a piano teacher!"
Eve chuckled when she heard Mia's words just now. Far up there, the birds were no less dizzy so that the flapping of their wings slowed down while occasionally losing balance. Not sane indeed, but Eve liked this.
Away from the park, Declan once again notices Eve's activities secretly. Now it's not power, but Eve's cheerful laughter is her priority. Margaret must have expected herself to take good care of Eve here. Therefore, he would try his best to keep Eve's happiness from fading away after knowing how dark the noble side of life was.
His face was still flat with no expression, the same as usual. A few meters behind Declan, Helios, his right hand can only shake resignedly with the state of the superior he considered too wary.
"Rather than watching from afar like this, you better invite him to chat, My Lord," said the man for the umpteenth time.
And Declan's answer remains the same. In response, he shook his head faintly, "Since staying here, I can see the lightning of hatred behind his blue eyes, Helios. He hates me, it's natural. Especially after I heard it straight from her mouth, when she questioned my service to mother. It all scares me. Afraid that Eve wouldn't accept me as her brother."
Helios. It's a very rare thing to hear Declan talk that long.
"So .. will you forever be a stalker like this? Watching Lady Luvena wherever she goes?" sindir Helios later.
"If it can make Eve's hatred of me fade, why not?"
Declan loves Eve. Very, moreover, they were siblings. But unfortunately, Declan's guts are not ready with all the mistakes Eve will bring to him. Just like the girl once did to Ethan who she thought was 'Declan'.
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*the title of nobleman under the baron.
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