Serenity wipe the sweat on her forehead as she stopped shoveling the field that was left for her from her family.
Her family, she smiled bitterly at the thought...
Ever since her parents were killed, her uncle seize her family property and kicked her out from her own home.
Her cousin also steal her jewelries from her claiming that her father was a traitor and that's why she had no rights in everything her parents owned.
Ever since she was little her uncle's family had always been so indifferent towards her when her parents are not looking, and now that they are gone, they even took ever.
"My lady..."
I looked at my personal maid who never left me even if I was kicked out from the house.
Leta said that my mother left me with her and she can't break her promise to my mother whom she served when they were young.
"What was it Leta?"
I asked as I looked at the food that she brought with her.
"Lady Janelle just went here..."
I stopped from looking at the food when I heard the name.
Janelle was my cousin, a distant cousin.
She was the daughter of my uncle, my uncle who coveted all the things that belongs to my family.
"What does she want?"
I asked as I looked at all the crops that I made.
It has been three months since my parents died and I was stripped of my title and my priveleges, even our house was taken away from me.
All because of the damned emperor. He just ascended and stripped me of my title just because he favoured Janelle, Damned that bastard he was even my fiancee at one point aand yet he fancies someone?
That brute I only saw him once when we were kids and it was for our engagement that time, my father and the late emperor are childhood friends and made a deal to marry us to strengthen the bond, but that brute back then was nothing but a cry baby.
Who knows if all the rumors about him being excellent in swordmanship is real or it was just a story to raise his popularity and honor.
"She said she wanted to invite you at her ball in the old Morris mansion."
Leta said as she was hesitating to say the name of the place.
Damned that stupid branch of family, if only I had the evidence that could clear out my family's name, I should have done it.
I should have ask my maternal grandfather's help, but he to wasn't here at this moment.
My mother was his only relative, but due to him always away because of the border needs some protectors from the other people from another empire, he was always away and he rarely contacts us.
"She's not inviting me, she just want to show off the she and her family made me lose everything."
I said as I drink the drink she brought with her.
It's good thing when father and mother was still receiving some death threats they arranged things for me as they never knew when they will attack.
The night their carriage was ambushed by some unknown men, they were about to meet someone who had knew something about the treason.
But my good relatives pinned everything to my father saying that the day he died was when he was about to meet those people he was planning some treasons, and the stupid emperor just issued some edict to confiscate all of my family's assets,
While I was spared saying that I am too young to be involve with things.
No one from the noble houses dared to stand with my family as they were too afraid to stand up against the emperor who they call tyrant now.
Tyrant my ass...
He was just some prick who wanted to please my spoiled cousin.
And now she found me here in the countryside and trying to ruin my peace by inviting me to her nonsense ball?
Nah...
My time is to precious and I would rather stay here in my house with my babies who needs my care.
I smiled as I looked at my plants, oh I missed my garden from our old house.
My mother and father used to plant some plants with me.
We may be from a prestigous house of dukedome, but I always love planting , that's why I never once attended and accept any invitations from other people.
I hate those noisy things.
And the stupid cousin of mine whom I didn't see for years dare to invite me?
"B-but my L-"
Leta didn't finished her words as I cut her off by waving my hand.
"No buts, Leta you know those people are just eager to mocked me for being the traitors daughter, and besides I don't want to face that bald man again."
I said, I really hate that person. I wish I had the right to strungle him so he would stop mocking my late parents.
He was just a dog back then always wagging its tail whenever he sees my parents, and now he betrayed them and took all the things that was ours.
"By the way Leta have you got any news?"
I asked as I looked at her while she was eating the bread that she brought with her awhile ago.
"Still no news my lady,Jervis and other still haven't find any news about that person."
She said while she was chewing her own food.
"Just tell them to report once they've got some news."
I said as I also took a piece of bread.
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After I ate my lunch with Leta, I went straight to my back aread of my farm where I was raising my farm animals there.
This is what I dreamt of doing with my parent, but that stupid bald man took them away from me.
I was back to my senses when I feel something wet on my hand and when I looked at I saw my dog licking it to call my attention.
I look at the dog and smiled at him.
He was the last gift that my parents gave me before they passed away aside.
I was just glad that they didn't took him away from me or else I would lose him and lose everything that has my parents memories.
"Brixx"
I called his name as I pat his head. The dog wags it's tail as a sign of him being happy.
I looked at Brixx as he layed down on the ground and rolled over.
I laughed as he always do this to make me feel happy whenever he sense that I am missing my mother and father.
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