I Thought a Villainess' Divorce Would Be Easy

“Oh my, you are truly an angel!”

Anthea continued to whisper to Bianca, who was screaming with joy.

“You are still not used to the dukedom, so you have a lot to learn from Julie and Ellie.”

“Yes, ma’am. Thank you. You can learn from now on. Just let me do it.”

“I am glad you are motivated. But you still have to finish the remaining work well. Say goodbye to your friends.”

“Ah… Not quite friends… Yes, ma’am! Thank you for your consideration.”

Bianca, who had been mumbling to herself that she was not a friend, quickly smiled brightly and bowed to Anthea. Then she immediately turned around and ran to the maids in the laundry room.

“B-Bianca. What if you come here when the maid is still here?”

The bewildered maids looked at Anthea and fidgeted. Anthea thought that she had already said everything she had to say, so she turned around. As Anthea moved away from the maids, the maids who had been watching her clung to Bianca.

“Bianca, is it true that the madam came all the way here to find you?”

“Yes. Lira, Sasha. The madam suggested that I become her dedicated maid.”

The new maids’ eyes widened at the unexpected story.

“What, what? A dedicated maid? You who just came in the day before yesterday?”

“Yes. It was thanks to the madam that I was able to enter the duke’s household, and now you’re making me a dedicated maid when I don’t know anything.

The madam was truly an amazing person.”

Bianca, who had said that Anthea was like an angel, looked at the maids with wonder, saying that she was amazing.

“Oh, that’s right. She really is an amazing person…”

“Oh… Congratulations, Bianca.”

“Thank you. I’m so happy that you guys are happy too.”

Even though the congratulations were somewhat dampened, Bianca was grateful with eyes filled with anticipation as if she were dreaming. The two maids who suddenly came to their senses quickly became friendly with Bianca.

“Bianca, even if you become the madam’s dedicated maid, you can’t pretend not to know us.”

“Yes, don’t forget us. We’re the Laundry Sisters. If something good happens, call us too.”

Bianca nodded with a bright smile at the maids who were secretly hanging on to her with a shallow friendship of only two days. Since Bianca had no authority anyway, she could say yes without hesitation.

“Yeah. If the madam says she needs more maids, I’ll tell you.”

“Really? As expected, Bianca is not only pretty, but also kind.”

“That’s right. By the way, Bianca, give us your laundry. You have a new job starting tomorrow, so take a break.”

“Oh, no. But it’s my job, so I feel bad.”

“It’s okay. Just go to the mistress and tell her not to forget us.”

As the two shared the laundry, Bianca carefully took out the handkerchief she had put in her bag. When the maids’ curious gazes caught her eye, Bianca simply blushed and carefully soaked the handkerchief in soapy water.

In the end, the maid couldn’t stand it anymore and asked, and Bianca tried to hide it but explained in detail her chance encounter with Richard.

Bianca said it was just a coincidence and told stories about how she received a music box as a gift from Richard and how Anthea mistook her for a mistress.

The two maids listened to Bianca’s story with their eyes wide open, not even noticing that their hands were freezing to the cold laundry.

Bianca tried to cover up this incident several times by saying it was a coincidence, but to the maids, it sounded like a fateful encounter and the beginning of love between a noble and a commoner.

Above all, Bianca’s careful handkerchief in her hand was the Duke’s and she couldn’t help but look at him with even more suspicion because she didn’t tell him how she got it.

In reality, it was a handkerchief that Anthea had just handed over, but Bianca’s seemingly secretive attitude was enough to cause a meaningful misunderstanding.

Bianca was delighted by the maids’ reasonable consideration to leave the finishing touches to them after washing, and returned to her room to rest.

Unlike the maids who shared a room with others, Bianca had a small but private room. Bianca realized how lucky she was when she saw the other maids’ rooms.

The room that was similar in size to Bianca’s room, with a full bunk bed and clothes covering the walls in a messy manner, was the maids’ room.

Bianca was used to her life always being followed by luck.

“I was going to call you anyway, but I guess you finished work early.”

“Oh, maid.”

That was why Bianca was not surprised or afraid when she saw Rosa, the head maid, visiting her room. Rather, she was happy.

Rosa was someone who did not spare advice for Bianca. And she was also the only person with whom Bianca could comfortably talk about the Duke.

“Maid, look at this. It’s the Duke’s handkerchief.”

When she quickly took out the handkerchief she had received from Anthea and showed it to Rosa, who glanced at it and nodded.

“I see. You must have been quite well-received by the master.”

“It was given to me by the lady, but I am wondering if I should return it to the Duke and make a chance to meet him.”

“Of course I should take advantage of the opportunity to meet him. If I become the master’s lover, I can have more than a handkerchief, so why worry about a piece of cloth?”

At Rosa’s calm remark, Bianca smiled brightly and folded the handkerchief carefully.

“Starting tomorrow, I will be your dedicated maid, so you will be able to see the Duke often.”

Rosa planned to somehow place Bianca around the Duke sooner or later. However, Rosa had no choice but to make an effort, and Anthea had already made Bianca, who was her lover, her dedicated maid.

Anthea’s foolishness made her laugh.

Bianca smiled even brighter at Rosa’s laughter.

“As the maid said, the Duke is a lonely and lonely person, and if you don’t know that, I can fill it.”

Rosa told Bianca some false information about the Duke.

She felt sorry for the Duke, who had a wife who was like a foolish child who knew nothing, and for the Duke to hide his feelings and focus only on work, and that it was a stroke of luck that he met Bianca at a time when he needed a woman to comfort him. In some ways, it was absurd, but Bianca believed the maid’s words. There was no reason to doubt that Bianca could be the savior for the duke and duchess.

Bianca had always been loved.

Ever since she was young, she had a very lovely appearance and bright personality, and she lived a smooth and happy life without any difficulties, as if she had been blessed by God.

Even her small mistakes were easily overlooked because of her loveliness. Even people who met her for the first time praised her for being lovely and kind.

A child created by the god of love. Anyone who sees you will fall in love.

Bianca never doubted those words. She thought to herself that there was no one who took people’s attention for granted and did not pay attention to herself.

She thought it was natural that Anthea offered to be her maid when they first met and that Rosa favored Bianca over the other maids.

Why? Because she was a lovely person.

When she heard the story of the duke and duchess from Rosa, she naturally thought that if Bianca herself stepped forward, it would be beneficial for both the duke and the madam.

She even had the somewhat absurd thought that if she comforted the lonely and struggling Duke and took on the difficult tasks for the young Madame, both of them would be pleased.

“The Duke will definitely fall in love with me.”

Rosa felt that Bianca, who had been completely fooled by her lies, was a convenient and amusing tool.

“Your positive thinking is not bad, but you should hurry up and not be hostile. The Master is a very busy person and won’t be staying at the mansion for long. You should make use of everything you have.”

“Oh, I see. Thank you for letting me know. As expected, the head maid is on my side.”

“…Yes. Don’t forget to report. Do I have to come all the way here?”

She shook her head and shook off her doubts.

How dare she doubt him? It was presumptuous of her to think so.

If she followed his words, things had gone in a good direction so far, so she had no choice but to just do it this time. The dice had already been cast and the cards had been dealt, so he had to somehow resolve the matter with what he had in his hands.

If a lowly bloodline was going to enter the duke’s family anyway, he had to be obedient.

A beauty like this would be easy for a duke who had already spent the first night with a woman.

Bianca was also of the lowest bloodline, just like Anthea, so she didn’t like it, but it was his order, so it was right to follow.

Rosa’s position became more solid every time she followed his words. And more than anything, unlike the reckless Anthea, the innocent Bianca was an easy opponent for Rosa to control.

Rosa’s lips curled up, hoping that her prediction would be right. The day when she would see Anthea, whom she hated to see, crying was not far off.

* * *

Bianca, who had become Anthea’s dedicated maid, faithfully took care of Anthea’s errands.

“Bianca. Could you please ask the Duke when he is coming?”

“Yes, ma’am.”

Bianca moved more actively than when she was asked to do anything. She answered and slammed the door shut. After quite a bit longer than expected, Bianca returned with the aforementioned expression.

“Ma’am, the Duke said he would be here around 4 o’clock.”

There were less than 30 minutes left until 4 o’clock.

As soon as she heard Bianca’s answer, Anthea left the room with Julie and Ellie. Anthea did not forget to give Bianca a task with a kind smile as she followed her.

“Bianca. Could you tell the Duke to wait a moment when he comes? I would like to make him tea, but if you don’t know how, I can leave Julie behind…”

“I can. I learned it from the head maid.”

A new maid who had only been in the mansion for two days learned how to make tea from none other than the head maid.

At this point, it seemed safe to assume that there was something going on between Bianca and the maid.

 

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