章 31: A curse he would chant for years

Cosette was pacing back and forth in her room nervously, unaware that she had been biting the tip of her thumb. She wanted to join Conrad and Maxen just to make sure her father wouldn't say anything that might trigger the villain in the making. All the efforts in getting Maxen's trust would all go down the drain if that happened.

"Young Miss, here's your…" Lucia trailed off as she entered the young miss's room, catching the latter pace back and forth without even noticing her presence. She sighed, but then smiled subtly.

"Young Miss," she called softly as she entered the room while carrying a tray with a glass of milk on top of it. Her call caused Cosette to flinch back to the current lapse.

"Nanny Lucia!" came out an exclaim, patting her chest as she didn't notice Lucia until she caught her shadow stretching to her feet. "Goodness! Since when have you been here?"