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Evelyn stayed still in her bed, waiting for the suitable moment to open her eyes. She listened carefully to the sounds outside her chamber. Thankfully, there were no signs of anyone that could come barging into her room. She waited for another few minutes though, just to be sure.

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I stepped out of the room, not actually sure what to feel. Yes, Tora Igarashi's sudden kiss did apparently distract me but I'm certain that I wasn't shaken by it. At least, I don't think I was.

I patted my uniform and continued walking to my room.

I couldn't stop my eyes from furrowing as I unwantingly thought of the absurd man.

If this is the man Tora Igarashi truly is, then... the man that my mistress sees is definitely a hypocrite. There's no doubting it.

"Truly a man, they say," I scoffed, "Rubbish."

I stepped into my room and changed into my sleeping attire. There wasn't any work left for me to do so, I decided to lie on my bed. Only then did I realise how fatigue I was.

I rested my eyes and unknowingly, my mind drifted into thinking of the disingenuous Tora Igarashi once again.

I covered my face under my pillow. The bastard is... irritating me.

I opened my eyes. Come to think of it, when was the last time I've felt irritated by someone?

I couldn't answer my question because my eyes were already shutting by themselves. And strangely, my last thought was of my mistress.

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There was an extremely loud banging on my door. I ignored it which was very unlike me. But my eyes immediately opened when I heard a familiar voice.

"Avril, open the door, please," said Greta hurriedly.

I got off my bed and went to the door. There, I found Greta with a worried expression showed on her face.

She pursed her lips, "My mistress wishes to see you, it's urgent."

I was surprised but I didn't have a choice. Inevitably, I followed her out of the room.

"Greta, do you know why Lady Redcliffe wants to see me?" I waited for her answer.

Greta stayed quiet. She then looked at me with her eyes emitting a soft yet guilty feeling, "I'm sorry, Avril. But I'm not permitted to tell you."

I smiled, not wanting to make her upset, "It's alright, Greta." But, it didn't stop me from feeling uneasy.

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As I entered Lady Redcliffe's private library (which you can say is a tremendous privilege for a maid like me), I prepared myself for the worst as I knew that I wasn't called with amiable intentions.

I cleared my throat, "Your Ladyship wishes to see me?"

She took a sip of her morning tea, "Yes, you are Avril, I presume?" Her tone was sharp.

I nodded, "Yes, Your Ladyship."

Lady Redcliffe put down her teacup, still not meeting my eyes, "You are Evelyn's personal maid?"

"Yes," I answered immediately, for my mistress was now brought into the discussion.

Lady Redcilffe turned to Greta as she took an envelope on her desk and gave it to her, "Pass this to the maid."

Greta followed obediently and passed it to me.

I examined the envelope and was let down when I saw that it was preserved directly for me but was already opened. Nevertheless, my mind was filled with misfitted anticipation as I opened the envelope and revealed its neatly folded paper inside.

There, it said,

Dear Avril,

It seems that I've garnered enough courage.

Your Friend,

Evelyn.

Dear Reader(s),

I hope you've enjoyed reading this chapter! I've been pretty busy lately since my exams are coming up but, I will not leave this story hanging. Please review!

Yours Faithfully,

Obsession Delavoix.