Chapter 18 First day at work
The next morning, at the Lawrence mansion, after a long and tiring day just passed like yesterday, it seems that Jane still has not fully recovered, she still feels sleepy and lies on her warm bed. To the extent that Jane fell asleep without realizing it, it was past time to wake up to work a servant’s work, so Mrs. Bonie had been at Jane’s door since early morning. She kept banging on the door and shouting:
“Jane, you’re such a lazy servant, wake up now.”
Jane was still sleepy when she heard Bonie’s shouting outside, she was startled to wake up, she panicked, looked at the clock on the wall and hurriedly walked into the bathroom to clean herself. She hurriedly replied,
“Sorry, I’ll be right out.”
Bonie snorted lightly and left to another place, before she left, she did not forget to remind the clumsy girl:
“Follow the things listed on the list, I’ll check on you at the end of the hour.”
Jane replied quickly:
“Yes madam.”
Jane dressed in a servant’s uniform, stood in front of the mirror, tied her hair up neatly, and applied some powder and lipstick to her lips from the makeup case Brian had so thoughtfully sent yesterday. They make Jane become fresher and more radiant, covering up tired eyes from crying too much and a few small bruises left on her face.
Jane then went to the kitchen to receive Brian’s breakfast, having just arrived Jane was reminded by the chef why she was late, affecting his cooking mood. Jane was given a small tray, it was her breakfast. Jane took it and went to a small table to eat quickly then she quickly brought the breakfast to Brian.
When she had just stepped into Brian’s large room, she noticed that it was dark around, without any light, because it was tightly covered with large curtains and tightly closed windows from the inside. But there was still a slight blur of the outside light that made the room appear dim in the dark. So Jane walked slowly and gently to carefully lift her legs, avoid colliding with the surrounding objects so that they don’t cause her trouble, Jane conveniently placed the tray of food on a small table near Brian’s bed.
Although Jane was up late on her first day of work, Brian woke up later than she did. He was still burying his head in the warm blanket, unaware that someone was entering his room. Jane looked at him for a moment, she didn’t have the heart to wake Brian up because he was sleeping so soundly when Jane saw Brian’s relaxed face, no longer scowling as usual in his sleep.
But she must complete her work, otherwise Jane will be reprimanded and severely punished by Mrs. Bonie. Jane immediately went to the window and pulled aside the large curtains to let the morning light in, a clever act of awakening that Jane could think of at this moment. It seemed to have worked, as the light entering the room made Brian feel a little uncomfortable. He opened his sleepy eyes and opened his mouth, saying:
“Pull the curtains, I want more sleep.”
When Jane heard that, she gently replied:
“Master, now is the time to wake up. You need to have breakfast and take medicine.”
Brian fumbled for the clock on the table and looked at it, he said to himself:
“Is it that late already?”
He rubbed his eyes and sat up on the bed, Jane quickly giving him a hand. She took Brian to the bathroom so he could clean himself. Brian told Jane to wait outside, when he called, she would come in and help him out. After a while, Brian was done with personal hygiene, she helped him to sit on the bed and pulled the breakfast table over for him to have breakfast. Brian looked at Jane happily as he ate, and after a while he motioned for her to sit down next to him and said:
“I want you to eat with me. Come here.”
Jane shyly sat next to Brian, who used his fork to pin the deliciously chopped beef and put it in her mouth. Jane cannot refuse this action, because she is afraid that she will make him angry by her denying, he will continue to bully Jane like yesterday, so she obediently accepted the food from Brian. He ate while praising:
“Very good. You listen to me better today.”
While Jane was eating, she accidentally let food stick to her mouth, Brian saw it and gently wiped her with his hand. His actions made the little girl shy and turn her face away. He noticed that and chuckled happily enjoying the meal.
When the master finished his breakfast, she was responsible for tidying them up to the side and taking out a set of clothes from the closet instead of Brian. He sat on the bed silently watching the young girl who was dedicated to doing her job well, Jane was truly the best servant he had, she was very gentle and considerate despite his tormenting her brutally. Brian smiled and stroked her hair lightly.
“Jane, do you hate me?”
Jane avoided his gaze who was looking at her and replied:
“No, my lord.”
Brian was surprised by that answer, he toss his hair, tilting his head to look at Jane attentively:
“It’s nice to have you say that.”
After a while of struggling to change Brian’s clothes, Jane also finished the job, Brian dressed elegantly and luxuriously sat in front of her with a light blue shirt and smooth black pants with a leg injury was carefully changed and bandaged. Jane was about to help Brian go to the self-study room in the order of work that Jane was assigned to, when Brian signaled to stop her, he said:Belongs to (N)ôvel/Drama.Org.
“Going to the self-study room again today? I don’t want to.”
Jane was a little scared if she didn’t do the right task, so she quickly replied:
“That’s what Mr. Wibul wants you to do, I can’t go against it. If you don’t come, I’m afraid I’ll be punished.”
Brian said in a reassuring voice:
“Don’t worry, he’s just good at scaring people. You are my servant, I will protect you no matter what, I won’t let you get punished.”
Jane was silent and said nothing, he continued to say as he adjusted his sleeve to make it comfortable:
“Let’s play a game today, as said yesterday.”
Jane did not know what her master wanted to play, she was afraid of what he would do to her, so she worriedly asked:
“Yes. So what are the rules of the game?
Brian knew that she was not comfortable with this game, so he slowly explained it in detail to give her peace of mind:
“Wait a minute, I’ll tell you the rules of the game.”
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