To be reborn as a porcelain doll Part 11

After getting back into the same luxurious car, silence prevailed until the news of their arrival at the palace. As Felix took Mary, he bid farewell to the Emperor and Empress in Traxist dialect. On their way to the palace, Felix whispered to Valnric.

Felix's peaceful expression turned into a frown, furrowing his brows. In a low voice, he said, "Give me the names of those involved in the incident."

Mary was pleased to hear a language she could understand. Later, as she began to think about what had happened, Alyysia was left behind. If there was anyone who could disturb Felix's expression, it was Alyysia. Moreover, Felix's reactions and speech did not seem to indicate that something good had happened.

Mary initially thought it wasn't a significant matter since she didn't feel a warm current running through her body when the incident occurred. However, because she didn't want her valuable pawn, Alyysia, to be harmed, she still wondered what had happened.

Felix held Mary a bit tighter, causing her to feel a slight pain in her left arm. Felix swiftly entered the room and they placed Mary in front of the display case. Then, Felix closed the glass door.

Later, as he sat down at the table, Felix rested his face in his hand and drummed his fingers on the table in deep contemplation. Shortly after, Alyysia and the other servants entered the room, looking embarrassed. Mary quickly understood that Alyysia had been mistreated and began to watch to determine if there would be any benefits to the situation.

"Why are you locking your own affairs onto others? If you can't even fulfill the tasks assigned to you, what's the reason for us to pay you?" Felix's voice echoed throughout the room, and the servants immediately lowered their heads. Besides Alyysia, the others wore expressions of injustice. Alyysia's expression seemed more embarrassed, as if she were apologizing for the events that transpired. Malliat stepped forward and spoke.

"Alyssia herself said she could fulfill any requests we might have, or else we would never force her to do our work!"

After hearing Malliat's words, Felix looked at Alyysia. Alyysia, trembling with her head bowed, said, "I felt a great sense of guilt for soiling the dress my sisters washed for me, and I apologized, expressing my willingness to fulfill any requests they might have. If I had known that it would put them in a difficult situation, I would never have made such a request!"

Alyysia raised her head, her eyes filled with tears, and looked at Felix. Seeing Alyysia's tearful eyes, Felix's level of anger surged, and he began to drum his fingers on the table again.

After a few minutes of contemplation, Felix, apart from Alyysia, who seemed to be the only one remaining unfazed, all the other servants were trembling in fear. Felix rubbed his face with his hand, deep in thought, and then came to a decision.

"Apart from the tasks assigned to Alyssia, none of you should perform tasks that others are supposed to do, no matter what. Alyssia will only receive a warning since she wanted to wash these clothes of her own free will."

Alyssia quickly lowered her head, her face slightly upset, biting her lip, thinking, "Why wasn't there any punishment?"

Then she heard a whisper in her ear, "Don't change your facial expression. Right now, this warning will prevent others from easily dealing with you unless they make significant mistakes. Normally, a simple matter like this would be covered up, but because you are favored by Felix, this issue was brought up, and those who dealt with you received a warning. So don't be sad about why they weren't punished; even receiving this warning shows how valuable you are in Felix's eyes!"

Alyssia's morale immediately improved, and she corrected her facial expression, appearing as if she felt guilty for causing trouble for her friends in difficult situations.

"You can leave."

As Felix told them to leave, they all went out one by one. Later, Alyssia heard a whisper in her ear, "Apologize for causing trouble and praise them. They don't trust their environment right now because they got into a difficult situation. As a third party, you can easily gain their approval by stroking their egos. Remember, people always form unity and community for security. The birth of the state is based on strict rules because only through such rules can they trust each other."

Alyssia nodded her head as if she understood, then approached the servants.

"Sisters, I apologize for causing trouble! It's all my fault, please forgive this humble one! Wise and generous people like you will surely understand an ignorant servant like me," she said, bowing. Malliat and the other servants wrinkled their noses and frowned, looking at Alyssia disdainfully.

"No problem," said Malliat, but the angry expressions on the faces of Malliat and the other servants were evident.

Alyssia apologized again, bowed, and quickly fled. Although Malliat and the other servants didn't like Alyssia, they didn't hate her either. The anger on their faces was directed at the servant who had betrayed their group just to please Valnric.

Additionally, Alyssia hadn't figured out the events she experienced, but the servant in the laundry room seemed to have taken advantage of a great opportunity, immediately betraying Malliat and the others by reporting the incident to Valnric. However, since Alyssia didn't see them surrounding her at the entrance of her room, the servant didn't disclose the incident.

Malliat was relieved that the informant hadn't seen the incident, but the hatred in her heart grew. "If I don't make you pay for this, they shouldn't call me Malliat!"

Mary felt disappointed when she realized that warmth didn't surge through her body. She knew it wasn't a significant event, but she had hoped to feel that magical warmth again. After staying in the room for a while, Felix left to handle paperwork.

Felix, after entering the palace again and leaving for paperwork, sparked a question in Mary's mind: "While the Crown Prince is working so hard, I wonder what the Emperor and Empress are doing?"

Mary began her exercises of moving her left arm, and a week passed without much happening. In this period, Alyssia and Felix had grown even closer, and the effect of the love perfume had reached its maximum. Now, Mary couldn't see any progress from these closeness, and she hadn't anticipated her power advancement coming to a halt. While shaping new plans in her mind, an idea occurred to her.

She believed that the Love perfume given by the system affected the hypothalamus in the brain, as the hypothalamus regulates emotions and sexual behavior. If she could develop a perfume or elixir that influenced the limbic system, she might achieve even more significant results.

"Hahahaha."

While Mary let out a twisted laughter in the room, no sound escaped outside.