“Huh?” Liana thought for a moment and knew what Miss Anna meant. Usually, you’re the one teasing me. This time, it’s my turn!

“That’s right. Haven’t you achieved your goal?” Liana said with a laugh.

“Ah...” Loraviel’s face turned red at a visible rate. Her Highness actually told my mother about this!

What should I do now! What should I say?

“Loraviel is a very outstanding maid. She handles many things very well. I am very satisfied,” Liana said.

She also knew that she couldn’t continue like this, otherwise Loraviel would really tell the truth.

Loraviel quickly realized that they were not talking about the same thing. Her Highness was teasing her!

As a result, her face turned even redder. She glared at Liana resentfully, which made Liana’s heart tighten. Crap, Loraviel is going to take fierce revenge on me!

“What’s wrong?” Anna didn’t know what their exchange was about, only that her daughter’s face was very red.

“Nothing...” Loraviel composed herself. “When did you see Princess Liana, Mother?”

“When you were surrounded by the children, I saw her standing in the distance watching, and I stood there watching with her,” Anna said.

“You saw me from the beginning... why didn’t you greet me?” Loraviel was a little frustrated. “And you, Your Highness. Didn’t you know? Why didn’t you tell me...”

“How are you speaking to Her Highness!” Anna reprimanded.

“Eh...” Loraviel had a grievance she couldn’t voice. Because she was in front of her family, she had relaxed a lot. “You are right to scold me, Mother.”

Liana could barely hold back her laughter. It was too rare to see Loraviel at such a loss.

Loraviel found a chance to glare at Liana. She would get her revenge later. Even if Her Highness begged for mercy, it would be useless!

“I won’t disturb you two. I’ll just get out of the way for a bit,” Liana said with a smile, leaving before the other could speak.

She knew that they certainly wouldn’t let her slip away, but she didn’t want to disturb their mother-daughter reunion.

Liana sat on a tree. How nice...

She was a little envious. The bond between a mother and daughter... whether in the past or now, the two words “familial affection” were very foreign to her.

So she was a little envious of their relationship. Although they didn’t express any special emotions, just a few simple sentences were enough for her to feel it.

“...Mother Ambis, when will you be back?” Liana looked at the sky, her vision a little blurry.

But after she comes back, how should I face her? She didn’t know.

Even now, she didn’t know how to explain her relationship with Loraviel to Miss Anna.

“Her Highness Liana has left.” Anna was about to speak, but Liana was already gone.

“Mom! What were you talking about just now! You scared me to death!” Loraviel complained.

“Wasn’t I right? Isn’t it your dream to become Her Highness’ servant? What’s there to be embarrassed about?” Anna said.

“That’s true, but...” Loraviel couldn’t come up with a proper retort.

“Don’t casually talk about me in front of Her Highness! It’s so embarrassing!” she complained.

“So, Loraviel, you haven’t given up on that idea yet?” Anna asked.

“...” Loraviel calmed down. She looked at her mother. “Do you think I should give up?”

Before, her mother knew that she liked Princess Liana. But at that time, the matter between Her Highness and Princess Mephilia hadn’t come out. At most, they were just on good terms. But now, it was completely different.

Their relationship was known to everyone, and her mother was no exception.

“If you want to give up, you will give up no matter what I say. You are just looking for comfort from me. If you don’t want to give up, you won’t give up no matter what I say. You are just looking for support from me,” Anna said.

“I won’t give you any advice. But no matter what decision you make, I will support you. As long as you don’t regret it yourself.”

Anna stroked Loraviel’s small head. “It must be a lot of pressure to be around so many young ladies. You must have gone through a lot of effort to stand out from all the competitors, right?”

Anna didn’t know what Loraviel had been through. Even if she asked, she wouldn’t tell her. But she was sure that becoming Her Highness’ maid was definitely not a simple matter.

The maids of ordinary nobles had to go through layers of selection, let alone someone with a special status like Liana.

“Don’t treat me like a child,” Loraviel said dismissively, but a happy expression appeared on her face. “Her Highness is very good to me. And when I’m with her, I feel very happy. I can be sure that this is something only she can give me. So, even if it’s like this, I won’t give up.”

“Then you’ll have to work hard. I can’t help you with anything.” Anna’s tone was a little self-reproachful. She couldn’t give Loraviel any help. The greatest help she could give was not to cause her any trouble and just take care of herself.

“You have already helped me a lot. If you hadn’t always encouraged me to go out, I wouldn’t have met Her Highness, let alone have changed so much,” Loraviel said with a laugh.

“Is Her Highness staying for dinner? Should I go and prepare? Shall I go buy something?” Anna asked. “Will Her Highness not be used to the food from the countryside?”

“Leave these to me. I am Her Highness’ maid, after all. And she is not very picky. I know what she likes to eat and what she dislikes. Mother should also get some good rest and see how much I’ve improved during this time,” Loraviel said.

“Okay.” Anna nodded.

“Then I’ll go and find Her Highness first.” Loraviel stood up.

“Be good to Her Highness.”

“I know!” Loraviel walked towards the door, sniffed the scent, and quickly determined her location.

“Her Highness Liana! I found you!” Loraviel suddenly appeared in front of her.

And then...

Fell from the tree.

“?” Loraviel quickly jumped down and came before her. “Your Highness, what’s wrong with you!”

“What happened? Who bullied you? Could it be that a demon appeared?” Loraviel’s nerves were tense. She didn’t feel any injuries on Liana, and there was no strange aura around.

“Loraviel, what are you doing? You scared me,” Liana said, wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes. Her eyes were a little red.

“What do you mean, I scared you! Aren’t you the one scaring me! What on earth happened! Why were you crying, Your Highness?” Loraviel’s heart was about to break.

Liana’s pitiful appearance, without knowing what had happened, made her very anxious.

“It’s nothing,” Liana said, rubbing her eyes. “It’s just... I was just feeling melancholic.”

Loraviel looked at her. “Melancholic? Could it be...”

“Mm, I was thinking of my parents,” Liana said.

Loraviel didn’t know how to comfort her for a moment. She also knew that Her Highness had thought of these things because she had seen her interaction with her mother.

She hugged Liana. “Lady Ambis and Lord Ryan will be back /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ soon. Before that, you can try acting spoiled with my mother? She is very gentle. And she can be considered your family now, right?”

“Eh?” Liana’s face, which had been pressed against Loraviel’s chest, suddenly popped out. “You’ve already told Miss Anna about our relationship?!”

“Isn’t that why we came back this time?” Loraviel said.

“I knew it. You must be doing this to get back at me for what I did just now, right? I don’t believe you!” Liana quickly realized this.

“Yes, yes, Her Highness is so smart!” Loraviel said with a laugh. “Then shall we go in?”

“No, no! Did you really tell her about this?! Tell me clearly!” The fact that Loraviel had admitted it so generously made Liana feel that something was wrong.

“I really didn’t say anything, Your Highness,” Loraviel said.

“No! you definitely did!” Loraviel is definitely trying to get back at me for what I did just now!

“This is my revenge, Your Highness,” Loraviel said, pinching her nose. “How could I possibly tell my mother about this without any discussion? You are such an idiot.”

“You’d better not have said anything!” Liana was still a little skeptical.

“I really didn’t say anything. Besides, weren’t you waiting for me, Your Highness?” Loraviel said. “You were waiting for me, waiting for us to say this together, right?”

“Mm.” Liana didn’t try to be stubborn at this point.

“I deceived my mother just now to keep the secret.”

“It can’t be helped... we’ll explain it clearly to her in a little while,” Liana said.

“Mm. But before that, we need to prepare some dinner.”

“Together?” Liana extended her hand and took Loraviel’s. “I have to show a reliable side in front of Miss Anna. Otherwise, she won’t be at ease entrusting her precious daughter to me.”