Chapter 5

Victoria stared at me for a long time. Then she stood up without a word and hurried off with her maids.

She looked almost pathetic, like someone running away from a fight she had lost.

I picked up the cup of tea she hadn't touched and drank it all in one go.

The tea had gone a little cold, like my mood at that moment.

In my first real showdown with Victoria, I won completely.

I knew that from today on, she wouldn't dare look down on me again.

She would use me, but she would also fear me more…