Her Maid, His Obsession

Synopsis

A new girl arrived at the brothel, and she kept spouting dangerous ideas about equality. We all thought some nobleman would have her killed for running her mouth, but Edward Hastings took an interest in her instead. He liked that she had a spine, something rare in a place like ours. Edward wanted to buy her freedom and make her his mistress, and all of us were green with envy. But Lillian Monroe refused him to his face."I'd rather work as a maid than be some man's mistress," she said. "If I'm going to marry, I'll be a proper wife or nothing at all." Edward laughed at her audacity and pointed at me without a second thought. "Fine. I'll buy this one as my mistress and you can be her maid. That way you'll come home with me either way." I couldn't believe my luck. One moment I was nobody, and the next I was Edward's mistress. Lillian became my maid on paper, but in reality, I was the one who had to grovel and please her. Every time she and Edward fought, he'd drag me to his bed to blow off steam. Afterwards, he'd kick me out like I was nothing. Eventually, Edward decided to dismiss his entire household to make Lillian happy. He handed me a severance payment and said, "I bought you a house on Pear Lane. As long as you stay out of Lillian's sight, I can still support you." I nodded obediently, but the moment I left, I took the money and boarded a ship heading south.