Ancient Cindrella

Althea nodded her head as she looked at things with fascination. That was why she loved these kinds of games. It show her the world that could never exist in the real world

As the crystal balls were brought, it was shining brightly. As if it was a modern day camera with so many flash lights attached to it.

She could see the image of her room forming in its mirror. It looked worse from the mirror that she frowned.

Why had she become the Cinderella of the ancient times when she had chosen the strongest character of the game and why is it not ending.

Could it be that time passed in the game was faster than the real world and day here only meant minutes there?

She nodded her head at that possibility when everyone scoffed at her expressions.

She was a perfect illiterate who had never seen anything good and would drool just with such cheap things.

The guards did not wait for her permission anymore as they started to look around but there was not much to look around at the first place.

The room only had a small bed, a closet and a small study table that had a few books arranged properly.

An attached bathroom but even that was empty with only a small bathtub and a few toiletry that could be found in the house of even a commoner.

No one would believe that it was the room of a highest noble.

"I am embarrassed to show you such a room. I didn't even have space for the guests to sit." since sitting on the bed of the maiden was taken as sin.

Every maiden had a few chairs or sofas in her room for the guests but she only had one chair attached with a study table so she did not offer it to anyone.

"It is alright, we will leave soon anyways." assured the head with an embarrassed look as he was shocked to see the condition of her room too.

Not only he stared at the mother daughter pair with shock but even the way he looked at the marquis changed.

Her step mother was tormenting him was understandable but even her fiance neglected her that much!

That was such a despicable thing to do.

The man looked away, feeling the eyes of the head of the justice department and stared at Jenny instead who still had an assuring smile as she nodded her head giving him some relief.

The bed and the room was checked in a few minutes and now the man walked to the closet when the smile on the face of the duchess and her daughters widened.

They looked so relaxed that they did not notice that the eyes of the meek girl had turned darker and sharper than the two whirlpools that could suck them at once.

The guard opened the closet with some confidence and opened the third drawer without checking at other places but his face turned confused when it was empty.

He looked around and started to open all the drawers but there was nothing except the clothes of a woman.

He frowned and started throwing all the things on the closet out on the ground.

"You! Go and look into the bathroom." he asked the other who nodded his head with worry and ran towards the bathroom.

They have been told to look at particular places and capture the proof. But they were not there anymore?

The man upside down the bathroom but did not find anything there too confusing them and worrying them.

"Are you done?" she asked in a meek and soft voice as everything was fallen on the ground and most of them were rags embarrassing her further.

"I am very sorry. I never thought that my new clothes would be thrown out too." she said as she fidgeted in her place when everyone looked at the clothes again.

Even a blind could see their condition.

"Oh! Not that drawer please!" She walked with a worried face and sipped the guard who was about to open the last drawer when the duchess, who had lost all her hopes, smiled.

"Why? Why are you stopping him now? Do you finally have a guilty conscience?" she asked in an accusing voice but the girl just bowed her head and shook it.

"No! That is not it.. But.." she fidgeted and stuttered again when the head came forward.

"You can not stop the investigation lady." and then looked at the knight who nodded his head and opened the drawer.

Things that were not placed well came tumbling out of the drawer.

"What… What is all this?" asked the guard with confusion.

"Oh! These are the precious gifts given to me by my fiance. I did not want others to show them as I am very embarrassed but I understand that you need to search everything.

But please handle them nicely. These are my treasures." she said with heart in her eyes when they looked shocked.

Treasures! Their ruins were treasures?

There was a small couple model that could be found on the streets. A broken set of pen that looked too common to even find by a marquis.

It was rather the belonging of his servant and books that are too basic. There were no jewels or clothes that were mostly gifted and not even something that looked romantic.

The man took a step back. He wanted to hide in a hole but at the same time kick the girl. Who would have thought that she was such a fool to even collect such things.

It was all her mistake now he had to bear the responsibility of it!

"The whole room is checked. There is nothing which could even be taken as a suspicious thing, master. The lady is clean."

"Oh my, is it done already?" said Althea with a worried smile, "like promised, i can keep the crystal ball right?"