2 Chapter 2

Lily was already late for the meeting because she was running late for her new job, so she slipped to the duke's study.

"I see you're an hour late as scheduled," the Duke said. "I'm sorry sir, I was lost," Lily panted. "I expect no excuses the next time we meet," the Duke said. "Yes, my Lord," Lily said, bowing.

"Fine, you'll be serving my son rather than me," the Duke said.

"Your son?" Lisa inquired.

"Yes, you will serve Sir Matthew, and I expect good results from your efforts, understood," the Duke said.

"Yes, Sir," Lily replied.

"Good, go to the mansion next to the garden; there you will reside and work as his maid," the Duke said, taking his coat. "I will be leaving for Scotland and will return in a month. Please give me a report to the head maid and don't get caught by my wife, she severely punished her worker the last time she made a mistake."

"Understood," Lily shook her head. She was thinking about Lady Morrison as she walked. As she walked, she noticed a man smoking his cigar. He was a tall and slender man who has short combed blonde hair, and clear black eyes. He wears a properly unbuttoned shirt , and tailored suit and trousers brought by the top tailors. He was seen smoking near a tree and tossing papers into the fire.

"Hey you!" exclaimed Lily. The man gave her a look.

"Yes you, can't you see your burning in front of the garden?" Lily asked.

"So what!" exclaimed the man.

"What do you mean so what, you'll make a mess," Lily replied.

"I don't care," he says, throwing more papers.

Lily walks away and then throws water at him.

"Why you little..." she slaps him before he can finish his sentence.

"I don't care if you're rich or poor, we're poor and have to do this work, but we can manage, but what about them?" Lily sobbed.

"Them?" inquired the man.

She points to a tree where there is a nest and chicks. "You people treat life as a joke, but there are beings who struggle to survive," he says as he walks away.

Later She walks into the mansion and waits for the Duke; when the door opens, the head maid walks in, followed by the Duke. It's the man she slapped, much to her surprise.

"This is Lily, she has been assigned by your father," the head maid says as he sits.

"I see, give my regards to him," Matthew said.

"Certainly, Sir, if I catch the maid who threw water, your mother has stated that she will severely punish her," said the head maid.

"Tell mother not to worry, it was just a false alarm, it was the bird who hit me when I was throwing the water in the fire, it thought I was harming her chicks," Matthew says to Lily.

"I see sir, I'll inform the lady," the head maid said.

"Leave now, I'd like to speak with my maid," Matthew wrote on his notes.

"Certainly, have a good day," said the head maid, turning to Lily and saying, "All the best," before leaving.

There was silence in the room now, only the Duke and her.

Lily trembles and falls to her knees, saying, "I'm sorry, my lord, please forgive me."

The Duke puts down his pen and stands up, holding Lily and saying, "the past will remain past, the present will remain present."

"Yes," Lily said tremblingly.

" Fine, go now, tell Rovanna to bring me my tea, and then speak to the head maid, and tomorrow you should be with me 24 hours a day, don't be late." Matthew returned to his table.

"Yes," Lily replied.

As she walks away from the door, the door yells, "Stop!.."

"Yes sir," she says as she comes to a halt and slowly turns around.

"I'm sorry!" exclaimed the Duke.

" Why are you apologizing, Sir?" Lily stated

"It's about the tree; I had no idea there was a nest," The Duke explained.

"I'm sorry for slapping you as well," Lily said, bowing.

"It's fine, go, and I'll see you tomorrow," the Duke said.

"Yes, sir," Lily and the leaves replied.

"What an interesting girl, can't wait to see what's next for her, finally got my plaything," Matthew said as he looked out the window at Lily.

That night, she started thinking about the Duke, "he looked so cute," and she started rolling in her bed. " Focus Lily, you're a commoner and he's a noble, we can't be together," she says to herself as she covers herself with a pillow.

"I can't wait for tomorrow, I hope I don't get kicked out now," Lily said before falling asleep, "Good night Duke."

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