The Punishment Time (2)

"You dare to eat without permission…ha! Hit her again."

Evelyn breathed sharply as the stick hit her knees this time. The sweat covered her forehead and she clenched her fists tightly as she lay down on the ground with her hands and feet tied with a rope.

Her body curled up in a ball when the stick fell on her again.

It was painful.

In the end, she would have the fate of being beaten like a slave regardless of where she was.

"Stop!"

A voice stopped the head-maid and the maid who was beating Evelyn.

The head-maid was shocked when she saw Prince Rex stepping inside the kitchen.

"What are you doing?"

Rex asked coldly as he looked at Evelyn all curled up on the ground. He frowned deeply when he saw the stick in the maid's hands.

"When did Royal Palace allow such cruelty to anyone?"

He asked the head-maid sharply who bowed her head and said in a low voice.

"Your Highness, I was just disciplining her. She dared to have lunch when lunchtime has already ended for slaves. She is just trying to run away from the chores and eat freely. "

Rex had an incredulous expression on his face when he heard this and said

"You are beating her just because she had some food? Does Royal Palace lack food?"

The head-maid frowned as she wanted to say many things but stayed silent. She could sense that nothing she will say would calm down the prince.

It was true that beating someone like this without holding a trial was not allowed but she thought that no one would dare question her as she was the head-maid.

She had not thought that Rex would suddenly appear.

"Untie her."

Rex said sharply and the maid immediately kneeled down and freed Evelyn's hands.

He had been on his way to Regan's chambers to wait for him to come back when he heard the chaos while passing through the kitchen so came inside. When had he thought, he would see such a scene?

He looked at the head-maid coldly as he saw how Evelyn had the difficulty in even sitting up on the ground.

"You don't even know what a storm you would invite if he got to know. Don't you know that she is Regan's slave?"

The head-maid's head was lowered and she was filled with confusion.

Was it not just a slave?

Why would Prince Regan concern himself with such a small matter? In fact, she found Prince Rex too much.

Rex shook his head and ordered the maid to help Evelyn.

He was about to say more when a guard came there to find him and said

"Your Highness, His Majesty wishes to talk to His Highness, Prince Regan."

Rex sighed heavily when he heard this.

Why does his father have such a wish so suddenly when he knows very well that Regan would not agree to even see him let alone talk?

He needs to talk to the old man.

Rex sighed for the umpteenth time. He looked at Evelyn and warned the head–maid, not to beat her again before he left in hurry.

On the other hand, the head-maid glared at Evelyn and left from there with the maid.

The cook immediately helped Evelyn in getting up from the ground.

"Let me give you the ointment. Apply it and then start to do work lest you want to anger her more."

Evelyn suppressed the tears that were threatening to come out of her eyes and nodded her head lightly.

The cook gave her the ointment and she went to the bathroom to apply it.

After this, Evelyn returned to the kitchen despite the pain she was feeling all over her body.

The head-maid was still angry and intentionally gave the hard chores to Evelyn.

Evelyn didn't complain at all. Her knees hurt when she kneeled down to wipe the floor and washed the clothes. Her hands had wounds that hurt because of the cold water but she bore through the pain and completed all the chores slowly.

Soon it was night time and the head-maid called her to bring the dinner to the prince's room.

It was hard for her to look away from the delicious dishes on the tray as she was feeling very hungry but she calmly looked away from the food and walked to the prince's chambers.

Perhaps she would be able to have her dinner if she didn't anger the head-maid anymore.

The prince had returned and when she stepped inside the chambers, he was reading a book while sitting on the bed.

She bowed her head respectfully and spoke politely.

"Your Highness, dinner is ready."

Regan raised his head when he heard this and looked at her bowed head.

After a few moments, he was seated at the table to have his dinner.

As he used the fork to stab the chicken, he asked Evelyn coldly

"Where were you?"

"This slave was doing chores."

Regan paused when he heard this. Without raising his head, he asked with a frown on his forehead.

"What chores?"

Evelyn was silent for a moment before she answered

"This slave had been mopping the floor and washing the clothes.."

The frown on the prince's head deepened as he said coldly

"Who told you to do all these chores?"

Regan waited for a long time but didn't receive any answer. His eyes flashed with impatience and he raised his head to look at his one and only slave…only to witness her slowly sliding down to the floor with her eyes closed.