The way to the Albrecht mansion was silent. Suzie glanced at Jonathan who was in the passenger seat. The man was probably in his late twenties. He looked dignified but polite. Perhaps, Suzie could gain information from him. "How long have you been working for the Albrecht family?" Jonathan slightly glanced at Suzie through the rearview mirror and answered, "I have been living in the Albrecht Mansion since birth. I grew up there and started working officially as soon as I could read and write. My whole life is dedicated to the Albrecht family as my previous generation did." Suzie: "...." 'What is this royalty?' A superior family was served by another family loyally as if the latter were bound by life contract. Suzie thought this kind of arrangement ended a long time ago. It's the modern era now. As someone who lived a commoner's life, Suzie doesn't understand how these wealthy families work. But this was great. This man named Jonathan must know everything in the Albrecht f
Although it was said that the eldest son was about to die, Suzie would still live with him until his breath his last. And she wished that during that time, she could take advantage of the Albretch's wealth while being their daughter-in-law. Not live in some old cabin with a sickly husband while waiting for his death. Where's the benefit in that? She turned to look at Jonathan with hope. However, the latter failed her expectations. "This is the place allocated for you and for Sir by the masters. It doesn't look like much. But everything you need is inside. If you are in need of help, you can call someone from the worker's building. We will accommodate you as much as possible." Suzie: "...." So this was really where her husband lives?! "...There are plenty of buildings so why...why a person recuperating is being treated here?" She probed, hoping all her guesses were wrong. But her intuition never failed her. Jonathan avoided her question, "...Madame will learn things after livin
Suzie never had a childhood. With only her irresponsible grandmother as her guardian, the young Suzie had no choice but to mature early and do some trivial work so they won't starve to death.In the village where Suzie lives, a lot of families who owned huge lands needed more hands to do farm work. So even though her hands were smaller than others, she was given the 'privilege' to work. But her income was the smallest. Only ten pounds of rice every week.For that ten pounds of rice, the six-year-old Suzie had to wake up before the sun rises. She had to look after the livestock, tend to some crops or be the runner of other workers all day. She could only go home when the sky started to darken. It was such a tiring and exhausting life that the young Suzie had no time to play with other kids or have the leisure time of her own.The only moment that the young Suzie felt like a child was when the once-a-year festival of their village comes. Everyone was not allowed to work. So she had ti
"What do you mean there will be no maids or nurses that will attend to my husband?" Suzie asked in disbelief.After seeing her comatose husband, she went down to inquire Jonathan about the maids of this house and her husband's caretakerBut she never expected that not a single person would be allocated here! Jonathan looked apologetic as he answered, "This is the order of the Madame. From now on, all maids and nurses that are assigned to eldest Sir have been withdrawn. According to Madame's words, since eldest Sir's wife is here she will take care of the eldest Sir, fulfilling her role as his wife."Suzie felt a thunder had struck her."....You mean all the house chores, cooking, cleaning, and taking care of that comatose man have now fallen into my shoulders? Without even one single helper at all?""Yes.""I won't complain about the maids since this place doesn't look like they are taking care of it. There was nothing much difference if they exist or not. But at least a doctor shoul
Javier had wanted to push away the hands that were wiping his face. But his limbs remained unmoving.He could only curse.No matter how much time had passed, he could not get used to other hands touching him. He could only be helpless as the other party do what they want to him."I'll be taking off your shirt." The soft voice of the woman sounded above him. Unlike the others who had taken care of him before, this newcomer was too noisy.What did she say her name was?Ah, right Suzie.This woman just came out of nowhere and told him that she was his wife. How did the Thomson family allow their precious daughter to marry someone a half-dead like him?Was the Thomson family in decline?However, thinking back, wasn't the Thomson family's only daughter named Bianca?So who is this Suzie?Javier had a lot of time. And the only way for that endless time to pass was to think. His world was only darkness. He had no concept of time or day here which made him confused. If not for the sound of
Javier could not see her. But he could hear her.Unlike the maids who had 'taken' care of him, this woman's hand was rather cautious. He felt her opening his shirt's button slowly. When the third button was off, she suddenly stopped."Ah, Is there any spare shirt?" There was a ruffled sound.The woman seemed to stand up and rummaged around the room.He then heard her mutter in shock. "Why is everything here so empty? There's not even a shirt or underwear here. Don't tell me he hasn't changed his inner garments for years?"Javier: "...."Although he could not remember the last time he was changed, it was surely not a year ago! Besides, his clothes were constantly changed while the maids were taking advantage of him.And he didn't smell since he didn't sweat!The woman continued to rummage on the drawers. But they were all empty. Javier wanted to coldly tell her that everything that could be used and has value in this room was stolen by the maids here a week ago. So there's no use in f
.....Suzie started to clean the house. She first started to clean the kitchen and the bathroom. She wasn't able to clean the whole place because everything here was a mess and full of dust. Especially the second floor. Except for the master's bedroom where the elder master was, everything was dirty.Before the sun completely set, Suzie started to prepare her dinner. She used the pot that she had scrubbed many times and cooked rice.The old fridge was empty. Fortunately, she saw some plants growing in the front yard. She believed the potatoes there hadn't been dug up.So she took a rusty sickle from the storage downstairs and dug up a potato. While digging up, she realized that the soil here was fertile and that a lot of edible plants were planted here. Such as onions, garlic, and chilies.Suzie believed that the previous tenant of this old cabin planted all these here for self-sustaining. Perhaps that's why there was a bamboo wall and bamboo gate with the height of the human's waist
Javier could hear the loud noise from the second floor, The place around the old cabin was quiet. With his sensitive ears, he occasionally hears the sound of cricket and the whistling of the wind. So naturally, the earth-shattering shouts of the maid below reached his ears. Javier harrumhped. He already expected these people would come here to show their superiority to his wife. Not even a day passed, and they came to their door with the purpose of bullying. Javier listened closely. Would that woman cry? Or would she plead to that maid to take her away from here? However, Javier could not hear any loud cries. He only heard the loud sound of the door slamming and the maids curses. After a while, everything turned quiet. Javier: "...." What happened? Did the woman left? He waited patiently. But there was no noise afterward. He was curious and many things came to his mind. If only he could move his body and check, he would figure out what was going on. Javier once again r