Getting spoiled in a woman dominating world-Chapter 231: A little commotion [1]

Seonhwa walked down the long corridor toward the servants’ wing.

In her hands, she carried the now-empty kettle and tea cups.

’Master came back after a while... but now he is about to leave so soon...?’

She was humming softly under her breath as she walked down the corridor.

But as she stepped into the large shared kitchen for the maids, her humming slowly faded.

Across the room, three women were huddled together near the counter, pointing toward her and laughing under their breath.

Seonhwa’s dark eyes narrowed slightly as she recognized them.

They were the same three who had always looked down on her since the day she became a personal maid to the Herald himself.

Their envy was obvious; they hated that someone like her, a quiet nobody, had been chosen to serve the most important figure in the Church.

She glanced away calmly, ignoring them, and made her way to the counter.

Setting down the kettle and cups, she turned on the tap and began to rinse them.

’It doesn’t matter... they always talk. I don’t need to care.’

But just as she was about to scrub the kettle, the sound of hurried footsteps echoed through the kitchen.

"Seonhwa! Seonhwa!"

Seonhwa turned her head in surprise.

It was Miyu, a fellow maid and one of the very few people she considered a friend.

Miyu’s face was pale with panic as she rushed straight toward her, clutching the sides of her apron.

"Miyu?" Seonhwa asked softly but seeing the panic in her friend’s eyes, she frowned "What happened, Miyu?"

Miyu grabbed her wrist and whispered urgently, "It’s Lirra... she did something. I overheard her talking after you left with the tea..."

Seonhwa’s gaze sharpened, "...What did she do?" 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Miyu bit her lip and glanced over her shoulder, making sure no one was close enough to listen.

Then she leaned closer "S-She put salt in your tea. I heard her and the others laughing about it after you left. They said something like ’Let’s see how the Herald reacts when she serves him that tea.’"

For a moment, Seonhwa’s mind went blank.

Salt?

She turned her head slightly, looking back toward the corner of the kitchen where Lirra and the other two stood, still snickering to themselves.

Her fingers slowly tightened on the kettle handle.

Seonhwa looked down at the kettle and there was still a tiny bit of tea left inside.

Miyu blinked "...Seonhwa?"

Seonhwa carefully picked up the kettle and without a word, she poured the last of the remaining tea into a small cup nearby.

Slowly, she lifted the cup to her lips.

"Wait- Seonhwa, don’t!" Miyu tried to grab her wrist, but Seonhwa gently shook her off and took a small sip.

The taste hit her instantly.

It wasn’t just salty; it was excessively salty, almost to the point of being nauseating.

The bitterness clung to her tongue, making her throat tighten as she forced herself to swallow.

Her stomach churned slightly from the sharp, unpleasant aftertaste.

So it was true.

Those women had deliberately humiliated her... no, not just her, but also the Herald himself.

She set the cup down with quiet care and her expression turned cold.

Her Master drank that tea without a single complaint.

’He knew. And he still drank it for my sake.’

Her chest tightened.

She could still see the way his eyes softened when she asked him if he liked it.

Behind her, Lirra laughed loudly at some whispered comment from the other two.

Miyu placed a worried hand on Seonhwa’s shoulder "Seonhwa...?"

Seonhwa turned around and walked to the women.

Lirra, the ringleader, smirked lazily as she leaned back against the counter "Oh, look who it is. The favorite of the Herald himself. Did you enjoy serving him that tea?"

Her two companions snickered, clearly waiting to see Seonhwa’s reaction.

But Seonhwa didn’t speak.

Her face was completely blank and then-

CRACK!

Seonhwa’s fist shot out and her knuckles slammed across Lirra’s cheekbone with a sharp, echoing thud.

The force of the blow sent Lirra stumbling sideways into the counter and her smug smile was wiped clean as her head whipped violently from the impact.

"What the-?!" one of the other maids gasped.

But before anyone could even process it, Seonhwa grabbed Lirra by the collar and pulled her back upright.

"W-Wait-" Lirra managed to stammer, but she didn’t even finish the word before-

BAM!

Another punch, this time straight to her nose.

"Aughhh!" A spray of blood spattered across the clean white counter as Lirra shrieked in pain, clutching her face.

The two other bullies froze in shock for half a second before one of them lunged forward. "You crazy bit-"

THUD!

Seonhwa pivoted without even looking and drove her fist into the woman’s gut.

"Gughhh..." The air left her lungs in a wheeze as she folded over, gagging and clutching her stomach.

The third maid panicked and grabbed Seonhwa’s arm "Stop it! Are you insane?!"

Seonhwa’s eyes flicked toward her and with a swift twist of her wrist, she shoved the woman back and slammed her elbow into her jaw with a sickening crack.

"Ughh!" The third maid went down instantly, collapsing onto the floor with a strangled cry.

"Stop! Stop this!" Other maids rushed forward, trying to pull Seonhwa back.

But Seonhwa was already beyond reason.

She grabbed Lirra again, who was still dazed with her nose bleeding heavily, and slammed her head against the edge of the counter.

BANG!

Blood trickled down the side of Lirra’s face as she whimpered weakly.

Two maids tried to grab Seonhwa’s arms from behind, but she jerked her body with surprising strength, throwing them off.

Her knee drove into the gut of the second bully again, so hard she collapsed against the floor, coughing up saliva and bile.

"Guaagh.. augh..."

"Stop! Please, stop!" someone screamed, but the kitchen was already in chaos.

The third maid, with blood dripping from her split lip, tried crawling away, but Seonhwa stepped forward and stomped down on her hand.

"Arrr..." The woman shrieked in pain, tears mixing with blood as Seonhwa crouched down, grabbed her hair, and slammed her face into the tile floor.

SMASH.

Blood pooled beneath her nose.

Lirra tried to crawl away too, but Seonhwa caught her ankle and pulled her back like a predator dragging prey.

Without hesitation, she punched her relentlessly, one after another.

BAM. BAM. BAM.

"THIS-"

BAM!

"-IS FOR-"

BAM!

"-HIM."